The U.S. security footprint in Africa has diminished in recent years, with some military partnerships being scaled down or canceled.
November 23, 2025
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trend
Observed trend in U.S. military engagement on the African continent.
Wole Soyinka won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986, becoming the first African to receive that prize in literature.
January 01, 1986
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temporal
Nobel Prize history and literary awards
The South Atlantic Anomaly is a region southeast of South America and southwest of Africa where Earth's magnetic field strength is lower than surrounding areas and the field lines dip toward the planet's surface; the anomaly was first identified in the 19th century.
January 01, 1801
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general
Geographic and historical description of the South Atlantic Anomaly.
Clade I mpox viruses can spread through sexual contact and other forms of close contact and, in Africa, clade I infections have included a broader range of people including children.
high
temporal
Transmission routes and affected demographics associated with clade I mpox