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US begins pulling military equipment from Niger ahead of withdrawal deadline
CNN via AOL· 5 days 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· 5 days agoThe U.S. has begun a slow transition of its exit from Niger in in preparation for a troop...
Mali: The North Is Lost
Strategy Page· 23 minutes agoSeptember 27, 2023: Islamic terrorist violence in the north has left nearly 200 dead in the last month. The military government of Mali was dismayed to discover that the expensive ...
Despite fears in Europe, no migrant surge after Niger junta scrapped ban
Reuters via AOL· 6 days agoNiger's military leaders in November scrapped a European Union-backed law that criminalised people...
Benin-Niger spat deepens with arrests at crude pipeline terminal
WSAU Wausau· 7 days agoBy Pulcherie Adjoha and Boureima Balima COTONOU/NIAMEY (Reuters) - A prosecutor in Benin said authorities had detained on Wednesday five Niger nationals for allegedly entering ...
Why another coup is so unlikely in Nigeria
BBC via AOL· 1 day agoVery soon after coming to power, the president was faced with dealing with the coup in neighbouring Niger and was quick to condemn it and threatened ...
China and Russia Are Beating the US in Africa
Bloomberg· 15 hours agoJames Stavridis is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist, a retired US Navy admiral, former supreme allied commander of NATO, and dean emeritus of the Fletcher...
Russia Ukraine War
The Herald Journal· 6 days agoUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a military honor ceremony, Friday, June 7, 2024 at the Invalides monument in Paris. U.S. President Joe...
WNY lawmakers press defense, state depts. on status of NF Guard Unit Troops in Niger, Africa
WGRZ-TV Buffalo· 2 days agoLast fall, members of the 107th Attack Wing of the Air National Guard at the Niagara Falls airbase...
U.S. Confronts Failures as Terrorism Spreads in West Africa
The New York Times via Yahoo News· 6 days agoTAKORADI, Ghana — In the shadow of the 9/11 attacks, the United States rushed troops and military...