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Pentagon looks to keep troops in Niger as junta orders departure

The Pentagon is working with Niger officials, seeking a way for U.S. troops to stay in the country — a key base for counterterrorism operations in sub-Saharan Africa — following a weekend directive that they leave. Last week a high level-delegation of U.S. officials, including Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee, Assistant

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Myanmar junta to free 9,652 prisoners on humanitarian grounds

Myanmar’s military government will release 9,652 prisoners, including 114 foreigners, under an amnesty to mark the country’s independence day, state media reported on Thursday. The Southeast Asian nation has been in turmoil since the military seized power in February 2021, reversing a decade-long democratic experiment, and used deadly force to crush protests. “With the intention

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Burmese junta claims China brokered peace talks with ethnic rebels

Burma’s military government confirmed Monday that Beijing-brokered talks with ethnic rebel forces are taking place. The rebels, aligned with the Three Brotherhood Alliance, have claimed significant amounts of territory in the conflict-ravaged Southeast Asian nation. Burma has been run by a highly-contested military dictatorship since the successful ouster of State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi

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Niger’s military junta requests sanctions relief from West African court

Niger’s military junta on Tuesday requested that West Africa’s regional court order the lifting of sanctions imposed on the country over the summer. ECOWAS, West Africa’s regional bloc, joined numerous other international governments in imposing sanctions on Niamey following a successful coup against the elected government of Mohamed Bazoum. “There is no sector of the

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