US says Niger cooperation beneficial as it awaits answers

The United States on Monday described military ties with Niger, home to a major drone base, as mutually beneficial as it said it was awaiting clarification on an announcement severing…

Sonko and Diomaye: Senegal’s anti-establishment figureheads

Ousmane Sonko and Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Senegal’s leading opposition figures who were released from prison late Thursday, are key elements of an anti-establishment movement hoping to win the presidential vote…

Senegal president urges immediate amnesty 10 days before polls

Senegal’s President Macky Sall has told his government to enact an amnesty law as soon as it is officially published, amid hope a jailed main opposition candidate could be released…

Trump set to clinch enough votes for Republican nomination

Donald Trump can mathematically lock up the Republican nomination in primary voting Tuesday, which includes the key swing state of Georgia where he faces racketeering charges over an alleged conspiracy to…

Turbulent chapters in Haiti’s history

Haiti, where Ariel Henry resigned as prime minister this week, has a long history of unrest and violence. Gangs run much of the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country, and in recent…

Fall of Ariel Henry, disputed prime minister of Haiti

Ariel Henry, a renowned doctor but controversial political leader who resigned on Monday, became prime minister of Haiti after the 2021 assassination of president Jovenel Moise, but never managed to…

Putin set for election coronation in vote with no opposition

Vladimir Putin is set to secure another six-year term as Russian leader this weekend in a vote the Kremlin says will show society is fully behind his assault on Ukraine.…

Biden and Trump spar on immigration, age in battleground Georgia

US President Joe Biden and presumptive White House challenger Donald Trump traded barbs Saturday on the key topics of age and immigration, as they targeted the battleground state of Georgia.…

Biden to give high-stakes address as Trump rematch looms

US President Joe Biden prepared for one of the most critical moments of his political career Thursday, with a State of the Union speech aimed at convincing skeptical voters the…

Trump hails Super Tuesday wins in race to the White House

Donald Trump celebrated an “amazing night” as he closed in on the Republican presidential nomination with easy wins in the Super Tuesday primaries, setting up an all-but-certain rematch with President…