U.S. President Barack Obama hosted the leaders of Cape Verde, Malawi, Senegal and Sierra Leone at the White House Thursday, praising their countries’ economic strides and progress in strengthening democratic rule.

Mr. Obama noted that all of his African guests faced difficult political challenges at home, but said those struggles — including Sierra Leone’s civil war, Malawi’s recent constitutional crisis and political turmoil in Senegal — had been largely supplanted by stability … [Read More]

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Source: VOA News: War and Conflict