The commander of U.S. Africa Command told the House Armed Services Committee Tuesday that Russia is using the African continent as Vladimir Putin's "purse" to bankroll the Ukraine war, while a decade of American military drawdowns has left the United States functionally blind across the region.
Amid reports of an Ebola outbreak in Africa, the State Department has shut down several embassies, while the CDC has paused people in the affected countries from entering the United States.
Just days after American and Nigerian forces killed the second most powerful leader of the Islamic State worldwide, the two nations launched another successful strike against the terror group's fighters in West Africa.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky alleged Monday that Russian forces fighting in Kharkiv included foreign mercenaries from multiple countries, including China, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and several African nations. Zelensky made the accusation during a visit to frontline units, where he claimed Ukrainian troops had encountered non-Russian fighters on the battlefield.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are now endangered after being stranded in Djibouti after a federal judge blocked migrant deportations to South Sudan.
A federal agency tasked with aiding African development has been exposed for redirecting taxpayer funds through African entities to benefit Washington insiders.
