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US forces lose strategic African position in Niger
AFP via Yahoo News· 1 day agoA US delegation is discussing the withdrawal of its troops from military-led Niger as Washington prepares to abandon its strategic position in the Sahel...
Pro-Turkey Syria mercenaries head to Niger to earn cash
AFP via Yahoo News· 1 day agoLike hundreds of other pro-Turkish fighters, Omar left northern Syria for mineral-rich Niger last...
US hopes to maintain some forces in Niger as talks on withdrawal continue, officials say
WKBT La Crosse· 6 days agoWhile some US officials have started conversations with Niger about what the withdrawal will look like, the civilian head of US special operations told CNN this week that ...
Murphy's Law: Fatal Reaction to Coups in Africa
Strategy Page· 5 days agoAugust 29, 2023: On July 26th the central African nation of Niger experienced a military takeover of the government. This was condemned by just about every ...
GOP senators blast Biden admin moves in Africa as Russia looks to fill vacuum
Fox News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSenior GOP senators are voicing concern over President Biden's Africa policy. This follows Niger and...
US troops’ Niger exit should spur better strategy
Stars and Stripes· 3 days agoU.S. troops are withdrawing from Niger, ending a decade of U.S. operations against local affiliates of al-Qaida and Islamic State. Niger is now turning...
How Russia is winning in Africa: Wave of military coups gains Putin new allies
Salon via Yahoo News· 6 days agoBy most accounts, there have been at least seven military coups in West and Central Africa since...
Pentagon orders all US combat troops to withdraw from Niger
Politico via Yahoo News· 7 days agoAfrica Command, the U.S. Embassy in Niger and others, are engaged in “ongoing frank discussions with the CNSP authorities in Niger,” ...
Biden's Latest Policy Failure: West Africa
Newsweek· 3 days agoWhile the Biden administration's feckless foreign policy team continues to flounder in the Middle East, in sub-Saharan Africa it has invited humiliations...
Belief in democracy is on the decline in Africa - EconoTimes
EconoTimes· 1 day agoDemocracy in Africa has not had a good year. Afrobarometer, an organisation that polls respondents...