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The recent NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, left the world asking a hard question: “Are we in a new Cold War with Russia?” Our answer is to a different, and harder, and more important question: Is Russia already at war with the West?

Thomas Sankara was 33 years old when he became president of Burkina Faso. By that point he had already served as minister of information and prime minister of what was then Upper Volta.

Provides an overview of Burkina Faso, including key dates and facts about this West African nation.

Provides an overview of Burkina Faso, including key dates and facts about this West African nation.

All the best Hearts of Iron 4 console commands, how to use them, country tags and releasable country tags.

We have reached the middle of July! This weekend, we are continuing our look back at July of 1973 – 50 years ago.

  Chidi Anselm Odinkalu On July 3, 2023, Senegal’s president, Macky Sall, in power since 2012, publicly renounced his aspiration for a constitutionally prohibited third term, sparking a synchronised outbreak of ostentatious back-slapping. Nigeria’s former president, Goodluck Jonathan, convener of the impressively-named West African Elders Forum (WAEF), fired off a letter describing Macky Sall as…

Today is the 193rd day of 2023. There are 172 days left in the year. TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT 2007: French First Lady Cecilia Sarkozy visits five Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death in Libya for al...

In Senegal, Macky Sall’s ambitions stalled in the face of many factors. He could not rely on the army, he had no overwhelming foreign backers and Senegal’s fragility was becoming evident in the face of stout popular resistance. In the end, the people forced him to back down. The plaudits here clearly belong to the people of Senegal.

From the blog of Martin Sherman at The Times of Israel