Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigNov 10, 2017
The U.S. military's probe of the deadly ambush in Niger will avoid answering the most critical questions—including why our soldiers are deployed there. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
By Marjorie Cohn / TruthoutNov 9, 2017
Defense Secretary James Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson say the Trump administration has all the legal authority it needs to begin hostilities. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / Informed CommentNov 4, 2017
The secretary of energy says electrification using hydrocarbons would prevent sexual assaults in rural Africa. But such fuels can just as well be blamed for mass rapes during wartime. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Vijay Prashad / AlterNetNov 1, 2017
It was surprising to hear Sen. Lindsey Graham—who is on the Armed Services Committee—say he didn’t know there were American troops in Niger. There are thousands across the continent. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Martha Waggoner / APOct 30, 2017
Rep. Walter Jones signs each letter personally as penance, he says, for voting for the Iraq war in 2002. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff and Larry Gross / TruthdigOct 29, 2017
The deaths of American soldiers in Africa have brought up questions regarding U.S. interventions; meanwhile, scientists have discovered that humans do have an autopilot. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Tim Radford / Climate News NetworkJul 8, 2017
European scientists say there is hope that a parched swath of Africa could suddenly start to receive heavy seasonal rainfall. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
China Okasi / TruthdigApr 16, 2015
The loss of hundreds of schoolgirls to Boko Haram has shown that in Nigeria, the powerful care nothing about the powerless until an international tragedy embarrasses them. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 6, 2011
Reports have a large convoy of Libyan military vehicles crossing the border into Niger, but there is no indication that Moammar Gadhafi, his family or his advisers are on board. The Los Angeles Times reports that the convoy is made up of as many as 250 vehicles, though a local source puts the number at a few dozen. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 28, 2011
The government of Niger has appealed to the international community for assistance for almost 60,000 people who have fled to Niger from Libya since fighting began in February. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 10, 2010
On Sunday, hundreds of people were killed in three Nigerian villages near the city of Jos in a retaliatory massacre that might have been thwarted, according to a local governor, had the military paid attention to warning signs before it began and distress signals once it was under way. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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