Sierra Leone

Visiting Niger this week, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken hailed the Western military partner as a model of democracy in a region battling jihadist insurgencies. He also announced a $150 million humanitarian aid package for the wider Sahel region."Niger is a young democracy in a challenging part of the world," Blinken told a news conference in the capital, Niamey, after talks with President Mohamed Bazoum o

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