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What’s next as ‘heavy-handed’ US negotiates pullout from Niger?
Al Jazeera· 10 hours 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· 9 hours agoAround 1,000 troops in Niger are expected to eventually withdraw from the country after the conclusion of ongoing high-level talks between Niamey and Washington following ...
US withdrawal from Niger demonstrates America’s coup confusion
The Hill· 6 days agoThis withdrawal wasn’t the result of domestic pressure, but instead the culmination of rising...
Departure of Yank Troops From African Strongholds Undercuts America’s Soft Power, Former World Bank...
The New York Sun· 8 hours agoAmerican troops will soon withdraw from counterterrorist strongholds in Niger and Chad, paving the...
U.S. Losing Foothold in Northwestern Africa
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 day agoNiger itself has seen five coups since gaining independence from France in 1960—before last week, the most recent military coup occurred ...
Mali Claims Death of Terrorist Who Helped Lead Deadly Ambush in Niger
New York Times· 1 day agoThe West African country said it killed Abu Huzeifa, a commander in an Islamic State affiliate who...
Malian army says it killed an Islamic State group commander who attacked U.S., Niger forces
WIVB Buffalo· 1 day agoBAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A senior Islamic State group commander wanted in connection with the deaths of U.S. forces in Niger was killed in an operation by Malian state forces, the country’s army s…
US to withdraw troops from Niger after military deal revoked
ABC News· 6 days agoThe United States and Niger are discussing plans to withdraw American troops from the West African...
Armed groups besieging towns in northeastern Mali driving residents, many children, to hunger
AOL· 1 hour agoA humanitarian crisis is worsening in northeastern Mali where armed groups linked to Islamic State have besieged major towns leaving residents including some 80,000 children vulnerable to malnutrition ...
The U.S. Military Is Getting Kicked Out of Niger
Foreign Policy Magazine· 5 days agoThe withdrawal at the request of the country’s ruling military junta, which seized power in a coup last July, comes despite significant diplomatic...
