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US begins pulling military equipment from Niger ahead of withdrawal deadline
CNN.com· 11 hours agoThe US began pulling military equipment and additional personnel out of Niger on Friday after...
US military begins slow transition out of Niger ahead of troop withdrawal
The Hill via AOL· 6 hours agoThe U.S. has begun a slow transition of its exit from Niger in in preparation for a troop...
After Training African Coup Leaders, Pentagon Blames Russia for African Coups
The Intercept· 2 days agoRussia is to blame for coups in the African Sahel, according to a new analysis by the Pentagon’s top...
Russia's foreign minister again visits Africa, this time in Guinea, as some ties cool with the West
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 days agoRussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived Monday in Guinea on his latest visit to West Africa,...
Russia Is Said to Seek French-Held Uranium Assets in Niger
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 6 days ago(Bloomberg) -- Russia is seeking to take over uranium assets in Niger held by a state-controlled...
Benin-Niger spat deepens with arrests at crude pipeline terminal
AOL· 2 days agoA prosecutor in Benin said authorities had detained on Wednesday five Niger nationals for allegedly entering Benin's Seme-Kpodji pipeline terminal under false pretences, deepening ...
Despite fears in Europe, no migrant surge after Niger junta scrapped ban
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 days agoNiger's military leaders in November scrapped a European Union-backed law that criminalised people...
Congo Failed Coup
The Herald Journal· 6 days agoFILE - Rebecca Higbee the mother of Tyler Thompson, points to her son and his friend Marcel during his 21st birthday with his family on Thursday, May 30,...
Niger to set up protection force for 'strategic' sites
AFP via Yahoo News· 4 days agoNiger's army says it is creating a special force to protect "strategic" sites, including uranium...
U.S. Confronts Failures as Terrorism Spreads in West Africa
New York Times· 2 days agoGroups that have declared allegiance to Al Qaeda and the Islamic State are on the march. Military...