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Several Democrats have taken steps in recent days to get an early jump on the 2020 presidential race. Democrats expect a large field of candidates will compete to take on President Donald Trump when he runs for re-election next year. But many analysts believe that as of now there is no clear front-runner in the Democratic field.

“U.S. political leaders and the media have ignored us long enough.” That’s the message thousands of international indigenous activists brought to Washington Friday for the first ever Indigenous Peoples March.

VIDEO: Peshmerga forces in the Kurdistan region are warning about the rising number of Islamic State fighters taking refuge on Mount Qarachokh near Makhmour, southwest of Irbil. 

VIDEO: Ghana produces about 900,000 tons of cocoa every year. This makes it the world’s second-biggest exporter of the cocoa bean, second only to Ivory Coast. Until recently, most of that cocoa went straight out of Ghana, but today, local farmers want to keep it at home.

Once again, the Somalia-based militant group al-Shabab appears to have struck Kenya. This time, the attack was on the Dusit D2 hotel and office complex in the capital, Nairobi. VOA spoke with insurgency experts, who explain why Kenya is a target for al-Shabab.