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Children watch Senegalese soldiers on Friday in the town of Karang, Senegal, near the border with Gambia.

World News

Troops Poised To Remove Gambia's Leader Amid Last-Ditch Negotiations

10:53am January 20, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

West African troops have already crossed the border into Gambia and say they are prepared to remove Yahya Jammeh, who has refused to step down, by force to make way for the new leader.

American Airstrikes Destroy Group Of ISIS Military Camps In Libya

6:25pm January 19, 2017

by David Welna

American B-2 stealth bombers destroyed a nest of ISIS military camps in Libya late Wednesday, the Pentagon said. It's the latest in a long series of American airstrikes designed to set back the progress of the terror group's efforts to spread from its home base in Iraq and Syria. Libya has been in chaos since U.S. and European militaries helped depose its onetime ruler without replacing him with a viable new government.

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A convoy of Senegalese soldiers en route toward the Gambia border with Senegal on Thursday near Karang, Senegal.

World News

West African Troops Enter Gambia As Election Loser Clings To Power

5:13pm January 19, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Two men now claim to be president of Gambia — the winner of last month's election, and the longtime leader. The newly minted president, Adama Barrow, took the oath of office in neighboring Senegal.

The Pentagon says many of the ISIS fighters targeted in Wednesday's strike escaped from the former ISIS stronghold of Sirte, shown here during fighting in September.

U.S. Stealth Bombers Strike ISIS Training Camps In Libya

12:14pm January 19, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The Pentagon said the two ISIS training camps housed fighters who had escaped their former stronghold in Sirte, on Libya's central coast. It added that militants there were planning attacks in Europe.

Patients in a tuberculosis center in South Africa.

Health & Safety

Why Is Extensively Drug-Resistant TB On The Rise?

5:07pm January 18, 2017

by Jason Beaubien

There are two main theories. A new study of South African patients points to the scarier of the two.

Nigerian Funk Musician William Onyeabor Dies At 70

4:32pm January 18, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Uchenna Ikonne, a Nigerian music scholar, about Onyeabor's career and how he turned his back on music to become a born-again Christian in the 1980s.

A woman looks down an empty street Wednesday in Banjul, Gambia, hours before the end of longtime leader Yahya Jammeh's mandate.

World News

Gambia Prepares For Showdown As Foreign Troops Threaten Intervention

3:49pm January 18, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

In a few hours, longtime Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh's presidential term will expire. But he is clinging to power as troops from regional powers reportedly amass at the border.

Kenyan parliamentarian Mishi Mboko, shown here on Jan. 11, is asking female voters to withhold sex with their partners until they register to vote.

Kenyan Politician Proposes Women Withhold Sex Until Men Register To Vote

7:56pm January 17, 2017

by Eyder Peralta

"Deny them sex until they show you their voter's card," Mishi Mboko urges. The tactic is not new. Women have gone on sex strikes in the past to try to end wars and curb violence. But is it effective?

A bombing by the Nigerian air force has occurred in an internally displaced person camps in Rann, Nigeria.

World News

Nigerian Military Strike Kills Dozens In Displaced Persons Camp

4:07pm January 17, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Teams from Doctors Without Borders say they've counted 52 dead and at least 120 wounded in the bombing on the camp in Rann, Nigeria. The country's president said the air force strike was accidental.

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh sits during his final pre-election rally in November in Banjul, Gambia. He lost that vote to rival Adama Barrow but has refused to step down.

World News

Gambia Declares State Of Emergency As Leader Refuses To Cede Power

3:54pm January 17, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The president-elect is scheduled to take office on Thursday. But longtime President Yahya Jammeh has defiantly said he won't allow that to happen, citing supposed voting "irregularities."