Anarchy unbound: the new scramble for Africa
Caught between climate change, migration and social upheaval, Niger and the Sahel are the crucible of Western failure.
By Robert D Kaplan
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If you want to explain this coup, look to Paris, not just Moscow.
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For many West Africans, the word is synonymous with economic and political asphyxiation.
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Is the future of Christianity African?
How immigration is revitalising British churches.
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