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US forces lose strategic African position in Niger
AFP via Yahoo News· 15 hours 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...
Nigerien leader blames US threats for break in military ties
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 days agoNiger’s prime minister blamed the U.S. for the deterioration of relations between the two countries...
Chad’s Mahamat Deby confirmed as winner of disputed presidential election
Al Jazeera· 4 hours agoThe oil-producing country is the first of a string of coup-hit states in West and Central Africa’s...
Pentagon orders all US combat troops to withdraw from Niger
Politico via Yahoo News· 6 days agoSince the coup, Russian forces, including former members of the Wagner group, have begun.... soldiers, POLITICO reported. A U.S. delegation is in Niger ...
How Russia is winning in Africa: Wave of military coups gains Putin new allies
Salon via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIn an ironic parallel, both Burhan and Putin abruptly broke with militia leaders that each had...
US hopes to maintain some forces in Niger as talks on withdrawal continue, officials say
CNN via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe US is trying to negotiate an agreement with the military junta that took over Niger last July to...
Chad junta chief officially wins election
AFP via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoChad's junta leader General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno won the African nation's May 6 presidential election with 61 percent of the vote, according to final...
Murphy's Law: Fatal Reaction to Coups in Africa
Strategy Page· 4 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 government in Africa ...
US threats led to rupture of vital military ties, Nigerien leader says
Stars and Stripes· 3 days agoA crucial military relationship between the United States and its closest West African ally, the...
Opinion | Why Russia Seeks to Dominate Africa
The Wall Street Journal· 3 days agoPutin makes money and evades sanctions in a continent the U.S. disdains.
