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Nigerian security forces free hundreds of abductees
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Nigerian security forces free hundreds of abductees

Abductions by armed groups, including Boko Haram-linked militants, have become increasingly common to extract ransom payments.

Malian soldiers stand near a truck during a patrol following the attack on Mali's main military base in Kati, Mali, on April 27, 2026.
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Mali’s wretched security crisis gets worse, Israel’s opposition leaders join forces in bid to oust Netanyahu, Romania’s PM on the brink

Jihadist insurgents and Tuareg secessionists assassinated Mali’s Defense Minister Sadio Camara at his home in Kati during coordinated attacks across the West African country on Saturday.

​Israa Mukhtar, a witness of the RSF attack in April 2025 on a medical clinic, sits inside a tent in Tawila, North Darfur, Sudan, on June 13, 2025.
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Hard Numbers: Brutal attack in Sudan, France set to reverse Macron’s flagship law, Burkina Faso holds Nigerian soldiers, the last Danish Christmas cards

​Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with US Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll in Kyiv, Ukraine, on November 20, 2025.
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What We’re Watching: Kyiv gets a nugget US peace plan, Election day in Guinea-Bissau, Two men from Queens meet at the White House

​A psychologist comforts a resident in front of an apartment building that was hit yesterday by a Russian missile, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Ternopil, Ukraine, November 20, 2025.
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What We’re Watching: US and Russia’s peace framework, West Africa on edge, Iran asks Saudi Arabia to put in a good word with Trump

US and Russia reportedly draft new Ukraine peace framework

​US President Donald Trump and Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán shake hands in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on October 13, 2025.
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What We’re Watching: Orbán seeks Russian oil carveout from Trump, Nigerien uranium to pass through risky area, Israel hits southern Lebanon

​People gather at a petrol station in Bamako, Mali, on November 1, 2025, amid a fuel blockade imposed by al Qaeda-linked insurgents.
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Mali’s insurgency spells trouble for West Africa

Mali is on the verge of falling to an Islamist group that has pledged to transform the country into a pre-modern caliphate. The militant group’s momentum has Mali’s neighbors worried.

Election season is here
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Election season is here

As we race toward the end of 2025, voters in over a dozen countries will head to the polls for elections that have major implications for their populations and political movements globally.

​Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz hold a press conference during a visit to the Airbus factory in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, Britain, July 17, 2025.
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What We’re Watching: UK and Germany sign historic defense pact, US Senate cuts public media funds, Togo heads to polls

​Nigeriens gather in a street to protest against the U.S. military presence, in Niamey, Niger April 13, 2024.
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Niger Pivots from the Eagle to the Bear

Hundreds demonstrated in Niger's capital, Niamey, on Saturday to demand the removal of US troops, much as they called for the exit of French forces last year.