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'We are still engaged with West African juntas' - US Africom head Gen Michael Langley
BBC via AOL· 3 hours agoGen Langley said that violent extremist organisations were the biggest threat to Africa's stability....
US losing ground to Russia in geopolitical battle over Africa
The Hill via AOL· 1 day agoThe expected withdrawal of U.S. forces from Niger will endanger U.S. counter-terrorism operations...
What’s next as ‘heavy-handed’ US negotiates pullout from Niger?
Al Jazeera· 1 day agoNiger announced in March that it was breaking off its defence agreement with the US “with immediate...
US Says Still Talking To Niger About Army Pullout
International Business Times· 3 days agoThere were "still discussions ... between the US and Niger, the governing body there in Niger," General Michael Langley told a press conference....
U.S. Losing Foothold in Northwestern Africa
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe withdrawal comes as the U....Schueller) The Sahel—a strip of semi-arid land that runs the width of Africa below the Sahara Desert—has been plagued by...
US pulling troops from Chad, Niger
The Hill via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe U.S. is expected to begin pulling troops out of Chad and Niger following deteriorating relations with both of the African countries, including...
US says it will return to Chad for talks to keep troops in the country
Midland Reporter-Telegram· 1 day agoThis followed Niger's decision to order all U.S. troops out of the country, dealing a blow to U.S. military operations in the...U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, the ...
US to pull troops from Chad and Niger as the African nations question its counterterrorism role -...
7 News Miami· 7 days agoBoth African countries have been integral to the U.S. military’s efforts to counter violent extremist organizations across the Sahel region, but Niger’s ...
Russia has tightened its hold over the Sahel region – and now it’s looking to Africa’s west coast
The Conversation· 4 days agoThe following months were rife with speculation that the military government would align with Moscow and possibly form ties with the Russian military or its associates. It marked the beginning ...
The U.S. Military Is Getting Kicked Out of Niger
Foreign Policy Magazine· 6 days agoThe drawdown follows the withdrawal of French troops from the country late last year, as a rash of military coups across the Sahel have upended Western...
