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US forces lose strategic African position in Niger
AFP via Yahoo News· 6 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...
Pro-Turkey Syria mercenaries head to Niger to earn cash
AFP via Yahoo News· 13 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...
Pentagon orders withdrawal of all 1,000 US troops from Niger: Report
Just the News· 6 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· 6 days agoThe US is trying to negotiate an agreement with the military junta that took over Niger last July to...
US lays out plans for withdrawing troops from Niger
Stars and Stripes· 1 day agoThe discussions represent a significant development in the months-long standoff over the U.S. military presence there and the nature of the two...
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...
Pentagon orders all US combat troops to withdraw from Niger
Politico via Yahoo News· 6 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 & ...
Biden's Latest Policy Failure: West Africa
Newsweek· 2 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...