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Military · NigerA senior U.S. Air Force leader deployed in Niger is raising an alarm over the Biden administration’s reluctance to heed an eviction notice from the military junta that last year overthrew the West African nation’s democratically elected government.
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Defying Niger exit order leaves U.S. troops vulnerable, whistleblower says
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
United Nations · Democratic Republic of the CongoExtremist-linked rebels attacked villages in eastern Congo over the weekend, killing at least 11 people, torching vehicles and taking possessions, a local official said.See the Story
Islamic State-linked attackers kill at least 11 people and torch vehicles in eastern Congo
57% Left coverage: 7 sources
International · United StatesA U.S. judge has tossed out a series of civil lawsuits against a Libyan military commander who used to live in Virginia and was accused of killing innocent civilians in that country’s civil war.See the Story
US judge tosses out lawsuits against Libyan commander accused of war crimes
61% Center coverage: 18 sources
Boko Haram · NigeriaChristianity is in deadly crisis in more than half of Africa’s 54 countries, sources say. Christian groups contacted by Fox News Digital say the faithful are being persecuted, killed and displaced in 28 countries on the continent. The situation is the worst in Nigeria. Mission group Open Doors US told Fox News Digital its research reports that "nine out of 10 Christians killed for their faith in 2023 were in Nigeria. However, this number is likely higher, as many deaths go unreported." "Nigeria is one of the deadliest places on earth to be a Christian," Ryan Brown, Open Doors US CEO, told Fox News Digital. "Of the nearly 5,000 Christians killed for their faith in 2023 worldwide, a staggering 82% of them were in Nigeria."See the Story
Christians in Africa face worrying rise in killings, persecution and displacement
100% Right coverage: 1 sources
Asylum Seekers · United KingdomCharities supporting asylum seekers plan to launch legal challenges "as quickly as possible" against moving people to Rwanda, after a new law passes in the coming days. Legislation to declare Rwanda safe is likely to pass its final parliamentary hurdles this week. Downing Street hopes this will allow the first flights to take off before the end of spring. Ministers hope to strike similar removal deals with other countries. But Charity Care4Calais - which helped block flights to Rwanda last year - said it had recruited hundreds of volunteers to identify people who are set to be removed to the east-central African countrySee the Story
Rwanda: Charities plan legal challenges to removals as law set to pass
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
