Africa

A U.S. Army team transfers the remains of Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright, 29, of Lyons, Ga., at Dover Air Force Base, Del., on Oct. 5. Wright was one of four U.S. troops killed in an ambush in Niger.

The Military Doesn't Advertise It, But U.S. Troops Are All Over Africa

1:33pm April 28, 2018

by Greg Myre

The U.S. military has some 20 missions across the continent. Most are for training African armies not combat. But there are risks as U.S. troops venture into the field.

Four American soldiers were killed in Niger last Oct 4. From left, they are Staff Sgt. Bryan C. Black, 35, of Puyallup, Wash.; Staff Sgt. Jeremiah W. Johnson, 39, of Springboro, Ohio; Sgt. La David Johnson of Miami Gardens, Fla.; and Staff Sgt. Dustin M.

Pentagon Acknowledges Mistakes As It Briefs Families Of Troops Killed In Niger

4:23pm April 27, 2018

by Greg Myre

The military has completed an investigation into the ambush that killed four U.S. soldiers last October. The report has not been released, but the military is briefing families of those killed.

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Senegalese Army Gen. Amadou Kane (left) receives the 2016 Flintlock flag from U.S. Army Gen. Donald Bolduc during the inauguration of a military base in Thiès, Senegal, in February 2016, during a three-week joint military exercise between African, U.S. a

The U.S. Has No Clear Strategy For Africa. Here's Why It Really Needs One

8:47am April 27, 2018

by Donald C. Bolduc

The U.S. relies on a threat-focused approach, when the international community should also support economic and governance development in the region, argues the ex-special forces commander for Africa.

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Caster Semenya of South Africa crosses the line to win gold in the Women's 800 meters during athletics on Day 9 of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia.

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IAAF Sets New Limits On Testosterone Levels In Women

8:33pm April 26, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

Track and field's world governing body announced new restrictions on female athletes who naturally produce higher-than-normal levels of testosterone.

France Mukantagazwa, who lost her father and other relatives in the Rwanda genocide and believes their bodies may be in the newly found graves, cries as she speaks to reporters at the site on Thursday.

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Mass Graves Discovered 24 Years After Rwandan Genocide

6:00pm April 26, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

Up to 3,000 bodies are thought to be buried in the graves, victims of a 100-day massacre that left 800,000 people dead. Survivors wonder why the sites are just being uncovered.

Ronnie Moipolai, an artist featured on the compilation I'm Not Here to Hunt Rabbits.

Where Did The Unique Style Of Botswana's Guitarists Come From? Nobody Seems To Know

7:00am April 26, 2018

by Andy Hermann

Thanks in part to the efforts of Dutch ex-pat, this unique playing style has been documented in a new compilation of Botswanan folk music.

Pentagon Outlines Missteps That Led To Ambush Of U.S. Troops In Niger

6:14am April 26, 2018

New details are emerging about what happened in Niger last October when an ambush left four American soldiers dead. Rachel Martin talks to retired Army Brigadier General Donald C. Bolduc.

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Pentagon Report: Cascade Of Errors Led To Niger Ambush, Deaths Of 4 Americans

11:35pm April 25, 2018

by Tom Bowman

The classified report sent to Congress, says the special forces team was retasked from a simple mission to a more dangerous one for which it was not equipped or trained — without notifying higher-ups.

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A U.S. Army team transfers the remains of Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright, 29, of Lyons, Ga., at Dover Air Force Base, Del., on Oct. 5, 2017. Wright was one of four U.S. troops killed in an ambush in Niger.

Pentagon Cites Multiple Missteps That Led To Ambush Of U.S. Troops In Niger

11:15pm April 25, 2018

by Greg Myre

The report says U.S. troops wound up on a more dangerous mission than planned and were exposed and vulnerable when attacked by Islamist extremists in a remote corner of the African nation.

MV FWN Rapide shown in a photo from the website MarineTraffic.com. The vessel was reportedly attacked by suspected pirates over the weekend and most of its crew kidnapped.

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Suspected Pirates Board Dutch Cargo Ship Off Nigeria, Seize Crew

6:54am April 24, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Twelve crewmembers of the MV FWN Rapide were reportedly taken hostage over the weekend. The ship's manager says it is working to gain their release.