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Russians sent to Niger airbase occupied by US troops
BBC via AOL· 5 days agoMr Melly told the BBC the Americans had tried hard to remain in Niger, but that the country's military leadership had rebuffed their attempts to link...
Austin confirms Russians deployed to airbase housing US military in Niger
Al Jazeera· 5 days agoUS Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has confirmed that Russian military personnel have entered an...
What’s next as ‘heavy-handed’ US negotiates pullout from Niger?
Al Jazeera· 7 days agoNiger announced in March that it was breaking off its defence agreement with the US “with immediate...
US losing ground to Russia in geopolitical battle over Africa
The Hill via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe expected withdrawal of U.S. forces from Niger will endanger U.S. counter-terrorism operations...
Junta-led Chad counts votes in first for coup-hit region
Digital Journal· 1 day agoThe vote will decide whether to extend three decades of Deby family rule, in a country crucial to...
Chad’s Great-Power Balancing Act
Foreign Policy Magazine· 7 days agoThe highlights this week: Burkina Faso bans more foreign publications, citizens of Togo head to the polls following passage of a controversial new law,...
Fox squirrels larger, more colorful than grey cousins
The Albany Herald, Ga. via Yahoo News· 4 days agoALBANY — Georgia is home to the largest species of tree squirrel living in North America. The fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) can regularly be seen in southwest Georgia sitting ...
Africa represents an important often overlooked security challenge
The Times of Northwest Indiana· 3 days agoARTHUR CYR:
Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas is indicted on bribery charges
NPR· 4 days agoChad told the U.S. it would be renegotiating its military agreements, and the U.S. announced a temporary withdrawal of roughly 100 troops based there. It came after neighboring Niger ...
Oil-rich Chad’s junta leader set to win vote as US ties fray
Stars and Stripes· 4 days agoChad’s military ruler Mahamat Deby is almost certain to win the country’s May 6 presidential...
