Louis Armstrong was sent to the Congo to promote US values. His concert was used as a smokescreen for a coup
These US musicians were recruited as 'jazz ambassadors'. Unbeknownst to them, some played a role in a coup in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1961.
Mali officials close livestock markets over suspected links to militants
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Authorities in Mali’s capital announced Thursday after a deadly attack by al-Qaida-linked militants that ...
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Liberia: A Decade Since the Sierra Leonean Court, Experts Point to Cheaper, “Right-Sized” Models
The team designing Liberia’s courts have a range of former courts to learn from. The most obvious one is Sierra Leone’s Special Court – held in our neighboring country to try crimes that resulted as a ...
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Vaccines for mpox are finally reaching Africa. But questions about the virus remain
With concerns that mpox may now spread more easily and be more severe, researchers warn that failing to curb the outbreak means “nobody is safe.” ...
JD Vance touts deportation plan in Wisconsin city where tensions flared over refugee resettlement
The flaring tension over the resettlement of refugees in Eau Claire has been repeated in many other midsize communities ...
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Congo: Three Americans among 37 people handed death sentences after botched coup attempt
Three American nationals were among 37 other individuals who were sentenced to death on Friday for their alleged involvement in a botched coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.