Category: Global Politics
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🇨🇳🇲🇱 Inside a thriving Chinatown neighborhood in the heart of West Africa
Chinese migrants have created a lively community in the Malian capital of Bamako, but the advance of Islamist militants has some questioning their future there. BAMAKO, Mali — Drive through downtown in this West African capital, past traditional markets and mosques, and you arrive, unexpectedly, in a neighborhood with bubble tea shops and Chinese boutiques,…
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North Texas Men Accused of Plotting Atrocities on Haitian Island
In a case that echoes the darkest chapters of colonial violence, two North Texas men have been indicted for allegedly conspiring to invade a Haitian island, murder its male population, and enslave women and children for sexual purposes. The detailed plot, described by one criminologist as the most bizarre he has encountered in nearly three…
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Fugees rapper Pras Michel sentenced to 14 years in prison over illegal donations to Obama campaign
Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of the Fugees was sentenced on Thursday to 14 years in prison for a case in which he was convicted of illegally funneling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to former President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign. Michel, 52, declined to address the court before US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly…
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Judge calls Trump official’s testimony on Abrego Garcia’s potential removal “a zero, in my view”
Greenbelt, Md. — A federal judge on Thursday expressed frustration with the Trump administration over the testimony provided by a top immigration official who was called to address the steps the Trump administration has taken to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the West African country of Liberia. John Cantú, a senior official at Enforcement and…
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🇬🇦Gabon’s Former First Lady and Son Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Corruption
November 19, 2025 LIBREVILLE, Gabon – In a landmark verdict that marks the latest chapter in Gabon’s political transformation, a special criminal court has sentenced former first lady Sylvia Bongo and her son Noureddin Bongo Valentin to 20 years in prison for their roles in a massive corruption scheme during former president Ali Bongo’s administration…
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🇧🇫🇷🇺 Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
🇧🇫🇷🇺 Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs: partnership with Russia in the energy sector will allow doubling the volumes of electricity produced in the country. This was stated by the head of Burkina Faso’s foreign ministry, Karamoko Jean-Marie Traore, during the presentation for ratification of the agreement with the state corporation “Rosatom” on partnership in…
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🇳🇪 Niger to Invest $106 Mln in Agro-Industrial Center in Maradi Irrigation Zone
The center will be located in the “Djirataoua hydro-agricultural perimeter,” a polyculture zone near the city of Maradi, benefiting from a year-round production system, President Abdourahamane Tiani announced during his national tour. Covering over 600 hectares, the area produces bananas, eggplants, moringa, corn, sorghum, and millet, as well as processed peanut-based products. President Tiani also…
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🇸🇱 From Plenty to Prosperity: Ending Africa’s Resource Paradox
A Continent Blessed, Yet Its People Denied By Her Excellency Dr. Fatima Maada Bio, First Lady of the Republic of Sierra Leone and President of the Organisation of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD) Today, our continent, Africa, stands as a testament to a painful and persistent paradox. We are cradles of civilization, endowed with…
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🌍 Timbuktu’s ancient manuscripts return after years away
In a room at the Ahmed Baba Institute in Timbuktu, staff photograph and scan fragile manuscripts, page by page.These texts, some dating back hundreds of years, contain knowledge that scholars say exists nowhere else. Thirteen years ago, when al-Qaida-connected fighters swept into the city, staff and local families smuggled tens of thousands of manuscripts south…
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🇲🇱 Mali: A major militant crushed
The leader of the terrorist group “Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb” (AQIM) has been killed. At least, that’s what is reported in the West and what American officials hope. According to assumptions by Jamestown, based in Washington, Abu Ubaida Yusuf al-Annabi was eliminated back in July, when the Malian Armed Forces claimed to have eliminated…