Military or belligerent occupation (hereon after referred to as simply occupation) is effective provisional control by a certain ruling power over a territory, which is not under the formal sovereignty of that entity, without the violation of the actual sovereign. The territory is then known as the occupied territory and the ruling power the occupant. …

: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_occupation

Niger has stunning natural beauty, especially in the Mountain ranges in the north of the country, but also houses a few old trading centers in the Sahara, such as Agadez and Zinder, that have a distinct mixture of arab/tuareg and black african culture.

: https://wikitravel.org/en/Niger

New Caledonia’s dazzling lagoon surrounds it with every hue of blue, green and turquoise. The light and the space simply delight your senses. By becoming a World Heritage site, the lagoon has helped bring the people together to celebrate and protect it, from village level through to government. New …

: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/new-caledonia

The islands that constitute Papua New Guinea were settled over a period of 40,000 years by the mixture of peoples who are generally referred to as Melanesians. Since the country achieved independence in 1975, one of its principal challenges has been the difficulty of governing many hundreds of …

: https://www.britannica.com/place/Papua-New-Guinea

Sierra Leone Declares National Emergency Over Rape of Young Girls . President Julius Maada Bio said a majority of the victims were under 15, and announced measures to combat sexual violence.

: https://www.nytimes.com/topic/destination/sierra-leone