Search results
Nigerien leader blames US threats for break in military ties
The Hill via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoNiger’s prime minister blamed the U.S. for the deterioration of relations between the two countries...
Niger Junta Escalates Benin Border Spat Blocking Chinese Oil Exports
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 3 days ago(Bloomberg) -- The prime minister of Niger said neighboring Benin had violated trade agreements...
US troops’ Niger exit should spur better strategy
Stars and Stripes· 1 day 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...
GOP senators blast Biden admin moves in Africa as Russia looks to fill vacuum
Fox News via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoSenior GOP senators are voicing concern over President Biden's Africa policy. This follows Niger and...
US threats led to rupture of vital military ties, Nigerien leader says
Stars and Stripes· 1 day agoA crucial military relationship between the United States and its closest West African ally, the...
Benin blocks Niger oil exports in border row
BBC via AOL· 6 days agoMr Talon accused Niger of treating its neighbour like an “enemy”. Relations between the two nations soured after the military staged a coup in ...
Pentagon orders withdrawal of all 1,000 US troops from Niger: Report
Just the News· 5 days agoThe withdrawal is expected to take place over several months, a U.S. official told Politico on...
US hopes to maintain some forces in Niger as talks on withdrawal continue, officials say
CNN via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe US is trying to negotiate an agreement with the military junta that took over Niger last July to...
Pentagon orders all US combat troops to withdraw from Niger
Politico via Yahoo News· 5 days 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 coup
Benin Blocks First Shipment of Niger Crude Over Border Feud
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 7 days ago(Bloomberg) -- Benin has blocked export of Niger crude from its port after the landlocked West...