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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...
US lays out plans for withdrawing troops from Niger
Stars and Stripes· 3 days agoThe discussions represent a significant development in the months-long standoff over the U.S. military presence there and the nature of the two...
Pro-Turkey Syria mercenaries head to Niger to earn cash
AFP via Yahoo News· 2 days agoLike hundreds of other pro-Turkish fighters, Omar left northern Syria for mineral-rich Niger last...
Murphy's Law: Fatal Reaction to Coups in Africa
Strategy Page· 5 days agoThis was condemned by just about every government in Africa and beyond. The only American military presence in Niger are two UAV bases, one in central & ...
US hopes to maintain some forces in Niger as talks on withdrawal continue, officials say
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe US is trying to negotiate an agreement with the military junta that took over Niger last July to...
U.S. threats led to rupture of vital military ties, Nigerien leader says
Anchorage Daily News· 3 days agoA crucial military relationship between the United States and its closest West African ally, the...
Senegal's PM Sonko questions future of French military presence in Dakar
RFI via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoSenegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has raised the possibility of closing French military bases...
US troops’ Niger exit should spur better strategy
Stars and Stripes· 4 days agoNiger, ending a decade of U.S. operations against local affiliates of al-Qaida and Islamic State. Niger is now turning to Russia for help. In a brazen (...
Is Joe Biden even aware of the catastrophic damage he has done?
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJoe Biden is the worst US president since Jimmy Carter. He specialises in betraying America’s...
Biden's Latest Policy Failure: West Africa
Newsweek· 3 days agoIn March, the government of Niger, a military junta that overthrew that country's democratic government in July 2023, demanded that the United States...
