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Posts falsely claim Senegal jettisons French for Arabic as its official language
AFP via Yahoo News· 46 minutes agoStrained diplomatic ties between France and its former colonies in the Sahel region have been fodder...
US set to evacuate ‘illegal’ troops from Niger
Al Jazeera· 2 days agoThe military government, which took power last year, has already overseen the withdrawal of troops from former colonial power and traditional security...
US troops to leave Niger by mid-September
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoTensions spiked between the US and Niger after elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, was overthrown last year. Niger is in Africa's Sahel region, considered...
The new rules of geopolitics in Africa
Defense One· 3 days agoThe forced closing of two U.S. military bases in Niger and the hasty withdrawal of a much smaller group of special operations forces personnel from...
Senegal’s new prime minister criticizes French military presence in the West African country
WTNH-TV New Haven· 5 days agoDAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s new prime minister, who was freed from jail weeks before the...
Attack on tourists rocks fledgling Afghanistan tourism sector
AFP via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAn attack claimed by the Islamic State group which killed foreign tourists visiting a market in...
The escalating fight over US assistance to Haiti ahead of Ruto’s visit
Politico via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoWhile they’re expected to discuss the Biden administration’s increasingly precarious military situation in Africa’s Sahel region among other issues, Kenya’s new relationship ...
USA agrees to withdrawal terms from Niger air base
FlightGlobal· 2 days agoThe US military may soon begin evacuation flights from Niger under a new agreement covering the withdrawal of American military forces from that West...
US forces lose strategic African position in Niger
AFP via Yahoo News· 6 days 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...
After talks with China, Benin eases oil export ban against Niger
South China Morning Post· 1 day agoCNPC has invested US$4.6 billion in Niger’s petroleum industry, and its subsidiary PetroChina owns...