The Worst Dictatorship You’ve Never Heard Of

April 22, 2016 0

By Jeffrey Smith  |  FP/ Since taking power in a bloodless coup in 1994, Yahya Jammeh has presided over the worst dictatorship you’ve never heard of. The eccentric Gambian president, who performs ritual exorcisms and 25

The brutal toll of Boko Haram’s attacks on civilians

April 4, 2016 0

By Kevin Uhrmacher and Mary Beth Sheridan  |  WP As the Islamic State’s attacks in Europe have captured the world’s attention, an ISIS-affiliated group has been waging an even deadlier campaign in Africa. Hundreds killed when 20 attackers 25

THE ‘WIVES’ OF BOKO HARAM

April 1, 2016 0

BY ANDY SPYRA  |  Foreignpolicy Laraba Bitrus was working in a small grocer’s shop in the northeastern Nigerian town of Gwoza when Boko Haram militants invaded. With nowhere to run, the armed men took her 25

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