Africa

US and Nigerian officers enter the Office of the National Security Adviser in Abuja, Nigeria, on February 9, 2026. (US Army)

Armed members of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad are seen at the Battle d'Amachach camp in Tessalit, Mali, on May 6, 2026. (Getty Images)

A wall of screens displaying surveillance camera footage at the Counter Terrorism Operations Centre in London on February 27, 2023. (Getty Images)

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The Yayang church is seen covered in scaffolding in Wenzhou, China, on January 9, 2026. The church in eastern China was scaffolded and had its cross removed, with residents and rights groups saying multiple members had been arrested as a national crackdown on unofficial Christian organizations grew. (Getty Images)

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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar meets with Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi in Hargeisa, Somaliland, on January 6, 2026. (Getty Images)

Retired Gen. Christopher Gwabin Musa, Nigeria’s minister of defense, and Mr. Brian J. Ellis, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of war for African affairs, sign a defense cooperation roadmap in Abuja, Nigeria, on January 23, 2026. (US Army)

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Passengers ride on the back of a crowded pickup truck on November 8, 2025, as a jihadist blockade upends daily life in the capital Bamako, Mali. (Getty Images)

Taliban security personnel stand guard at a checkpoint during snowfall in Kabul on January 22, 2026. (Getty Images)