West Africa Monthly Report: September 2026
September marked another turbulant period for West African countries.
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Remembering El Fasher
By Mohamed Zakaria October 26, 2026 The city I knew and the atrocities that changed it. We must preserve the record of what happened without letting it define the city I love. This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian. To many people, the Sudanese city of El Fasher – where I was born, raised, and spent my professional working life – is now a place synonymous with hunger and death. For 500 devastating days beginning in May 2024 it was besieged by the Rapid Su
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Argentina Designates Criminal Groups As Terrorist Organizations
By Almudena Calatrava October 23, 2026 President Donald Trump, center left, shakes hands with Javier Milei, President of Argentina, during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci,File) BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina has designated five Latin American criminal and guerrilla groups, including Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel, as terrorist organizations, aligning itself with the security polici
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New UN initiative will aim to tackle the military uses of AI
By Edith M. Lederer October 20, 2026 The United Nations is launching a new initiative on the military uses of artificial intelligence, aimed at addressing some dire concerns about the threat the rapidly developing technology could pose to humanity. Credit: Staff Sgt. Renee Seruntine/US Army National Guard The United Nations is launching a new initiative on the military uses of artificial intelligence, aimed at addressing some dire concerns about the threat the rapidly develop
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Doctors fight anti-trans measure requiring genital exams for student athletes
By Claire Wang October 21, 2026 A Washington referendum has drawn broad opposition from adults who work with queer and trans teens. Credit: Jose Luis Raota/Getty Images For Kelsey Gellner, a Seattle-based pediatric nurse, a statewide proposal to bar trans girls from sports participation feels like a violation of her duty as a medical professional. The ballot initiative includes a requirement she calls “invasive and extreme”: all students who wish to compete on girls’ teams wo
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Togo Country Report - April 2026
Togo has faced political crisis since its controversial 2024 constitutional reform, which the opposition widely views as President Faure Gnassingbé’s attempt to extend his 20-year rule. In May 2025, Gnassingbé assumed the post of President of the Council of Ministers without a popular vote.
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