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Niger announced withdrawal from a key counterterrorism task force at the start of April, putting regional stability in jeopardy in the Sahel. 

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Niger announced withdrawal from a key counterterrorism task force at the start of April, putting regional stability in jeopardy in the Sahel. 

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Namibia’s First Woman President is Inaugurated
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Namibia swore in its first female president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, on the 35th anniversary of the country’s independence on March 21, per BBC. She is one of few female heads of state ever in Africa, writes the AP, and the second elected woman president in the continent.

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