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Pro-Turkey Syria mercenaries head to Niger to earn cash
AFP via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoLike hundreds of other pro-Turkish fighters, Omar left northern Syria for mineral-rich Niger last...
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...
US hopes to maintain some forces in Niger as talks on withdrawal continue, officials say
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe US is trying to negotiate an agreement with the military junta that took over Niger last July to...
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...
How Russia is winning in Africa: Wave of military coups gains Putin new allies
Salon via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIn neighboring Burkina Faso, another former French colony, Wagner arrived after a military coup in...
US threats led to rupture of vital military ties, Nigerien leader says
Stars and Stripes· 2 days agoA crucial military relationship between the United States and its closest West African ally, the...
Chad’s military ruler declared winner of presidential election, while opposition disputes the result
The Washington Times· 6 days agoN’DJAMENA, Chad — Chad’s military leader, Mahamat Deby Itno, was declared the winner of this week’s...
US troops’ Niger exit should spur better strategy
Stars and Stripes· 2 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...
Murphy's Law: Fatal Reaction to Coups in Africa
Strategy Page· 3 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 ...
Benin blocks Niger oil exports in border row
BBC via Yahoo News· 7 days agoMr Talon accused Niger of treating its neighbour like an “enemy”. Relations between the two nations soured after the military staged a coup< ...