Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday headed to the Middle East, the first of two senior U.S. officials to travel to the region this week as the Trump administration presses an ambitious Arab-Israeli peace push that President Donald Trump hopes will…
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US-Led Troops Withdraw From Iraq’s Taji Base
United States-led international coalition troops withdrew from Iraq’s Taji military base on Sunday and handed it over to Iraqi security forces, Reuters witnesses and the coalition said.The base, 20 kilometers north of Baghdad, had been the site of freq…
Read MoreMali Coup Highlights Unresolved Regional Issues?
A delegation of African leaders is headed to Mali, where the military junta denies it mounted a coup and rejects calls to release Mali’s president, saying that Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, also known as IBK, is safer with them for now.A U.N. human rights te…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Pandemic Will Double Number of People Facing Hunger, Aid Group Says
A humanitarian aid organization says the novel coronavirus pandemic is likely to aggravate the world’s food insecurity and hunger crisis. A report by U.S.-based CARE says the number of people around the globe facing severe food insecurity or a food cri…
Read MoreMali Coup Leaders Promise Elections in ‘Reasonable’ Time
Soldiers who toppled Mali’s president in a coup Tuesday are pledging to hold new elections within what they say is a “reasonable” time.The coup leaders call themselves the National Committee for the Salvation of the People. They went on national televi…
Read MoreMutinous? Soldiers ?Arrest Mali President, Prime Minister?
A West?African?economic bloc is sealing member states’ borders with Mali after mutinous soldiers?arrested?President?Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse?Tuesday.?? The Economic Community of West?African?States – ECOWAS – says it is a…
Read MoreUS Announces Visa Restrictions on Sudanese Entities
The United States government announced this week it will begin visa restrictions on people believed to be undermining Sudan’s civilian-led government. The order will affect former officials of ousted President Omar Al Bashir’s administration and others, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement. The Trump administration will implement visa restrictions under the […]
Read MoreProtests Continue in Mali’s Capital Calling for President to Resign
Police in Mali’s capital, Bamako, clashed with protesters early Wednesday, following a day of protests calling for President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to step down, despite international mediation efforts to resolve the political crisis. Protests led by an opposition coalition named M5-RFP have raged since June, caused by doubts about local election results and perceived government […]
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