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US hopes to maintain some forces in Niger as talks on withdrawal continue, officials say
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe US is trying to negotiate an agreement with the military junta that took over Niger last July to...
How Russia is winning in Africa: Wave of military coups gains Putin new allies
Salon via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoIn neighboring Burkina Faso, another former French colony, Wagner arrived after a military coup in...
Pentagon orders withdrawal of all 1,000 US troops from Niger: Report
Just the News· 1 day agoThe withdrawal is expected to take place over several months, a U.S. official told Politico on...
Pentagon orders all US combat troops to withdraw from Niger
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 day agoNiger, particularly a U.S.-built drone base at Agadez, had been a linchpin of that strategy until the country’s military overthrew the government in a & ...
China’s First Oil Shipment From Niger Stymied by Border Dispute
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 3 days ago(Bloomberg) -- China’s first shipment of crude from Niger has been blocked by a border dispute...
Under Joe Biden, America struggles to reassert itself in Africa
The Economist· 2 days agoAmerican efforts to nudge Sudan from military dictatorship to democracy have ended in a bloody civil...
Benin blocks Niger oil exports in border row
BBC via Yahoo News· 3 days agoMr Talon accused Niger of treating its neighbour like an “enemy”. Relations between the two nations soured after the military staged a coup< ...
America must counter Moscow’s ongoing advances in Africa
The Hill· 1 day agoFor example, the Soviets signed an agreement in 1962 with Somalia to construct a major port and ...
Chad’s Military Ruler Cements Power With US Troops’ Presence on the Line
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 1 day ago(Bloomberg) -- Chad’s military ruler Mahamat Déby was declared the winner of the nation’s...
Chad’s military ruler declared winner of presidential election, while opposition disputes the result
WJTV Jackson· 2 days agoN’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Chad’s military leader, Mahamat Deby Itno, was declared the winner of this...