…before it can take effect, meaning Wednesday’s vote does not immediately change US funding to Nigeria. The vote comes after President Donald Trump redesignated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern in 2025 over allegations of Christian persecution, and after a US missile strike on Nigerian territory on Christmas D…

…military mission in Somalia on Friday after Washington announced it would end critical funding over the lack of progress against Islamist insurgents. Somalia has been battling the Al-Shabaab insurgency for around two decades but the Islamist group still controls vast swathes of the country. The African Union Support an…