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The Daily Signal covers Africa with reporting and conservative commentary on terrorism in the Sahel, Islamic extremism, Chinese Belt and Road expansion, humanitarian challenges, failed states, and America’s strategic interests in countering adversary influence on the continent.
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    The Obama Administration Needs to Stop Ignoring Africa: Seven Ways the U.S. Could Help
    African leaders and citizens had great expectations in 2008 that the election of President Barack Obama would elevate the prominence of Africa and its concerns in U.S. government deliberations. These expectations have not been met. Shortly before the 2008 election, a senior Obama campaign Africa policy adviser outlined an agenda of (1) accelerating Africa’s integration…
    Brett Schaefer | Charlotte Florance | Anthony B. Kim
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    Q&A: Ebola in Africa Not Yet a National Security Issue
    This latest outbreak of the Ebola virus is getting a great deal of attention, as it should. Here are some questions that need to be asked and some answers you need to know: What is Ebola? The Ebola virus is a severe, often fatal disease that is in the hemorrhagic fever category. The symptoms include…
    Charlotte Florance | Steven Bucci
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    West African Countries Finally Create a Coordinated Intelligence Unit
    After years of disconnected and uncoordinated counterterrorism efforts in West Africa and the Sahel, recent attacks by Al-Shabaab, Boko Haram, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Ansaru, and other al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist groups in Africa have pushed many countries to accept the need for a coordinated intelligence effort. Al-Shabaab, Boko Haram, and many other al-Qaeda affiliates act…
    Lauren Aragon | Charlotte Florance
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