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Posts falsely claim Senegal jettisons French for Arabic as its official language
AFP via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoStrained diplomatic ties between France and its former colonies in the Sahel region have been fodder...
The escalating fight over US assistance to Haiti ahead of Ruto’s visit
Politico via Yahoo News· 14 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 ...
Chad's PM Masra resigns after disputed election, Deby confirmed winner By Reuters
Investing.com· 1 hour agoMasra, a staunch opponent of the junta, which seized power in April 2021, was appointed prime...
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...
Senegal’s new prime minister criticizes French military presence in the West African country
KOLR - KSFX Ozarks· 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 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...
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 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...
US to complete troop withdrawal from Niger by mid-September, Pentagon says
Politico via Yahoo News· 3 days agoNiger’s decision to kick out American forces dealt a blow to U.S. military operations in the Sahel,...
