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Tag: Niamey
US troops exit Niger’s Air Base 101 as Russia-backed Africa Corps look to expand footprint
The United States has completed the withdrawal of its military personnel from Niger’s Air Base 101 near the West African nation’s capital, Niamey, which comes ... Read More
Niger: dispute with Benin, rebel attacks force junta to look for alternative oil export routes
Niger is considering routing its oil through neighboring Chad and Cameroon, instead of using a China-backed pipeline running from Niger to Benin's coast, after protracted ... Read More
Algeria doubles down on hostile acts against Niger
Algeria’s military-led diplomacy has opted for escalation with Niger, summoning its ambassador to Algiers to say the complaints about a mistreatment of Sub-Saharan migrants were ... Read More
Three Sahel countries to create joint anti-jihadist force amid growing insecurity
Junta-led Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have agreed to create a joint force to battle security threats, most notably long-running jihadist rebellions, across their territories. ... Read More
Niger: military tribunal grants ‘provisional release’ to son of deposed president Bazoum
Salem Bazoum, the son of Niger President Mohamed Bazoum, who has been imprisoned with his parents at the presidential residence since the coup in July ... Read More
France begins pulling out its troops from Niger after junta’s order
France has begun pulling out its troops from Niger after being ordered out of the West African nation by the military junta that ousted the ... Read More
Court in Niger orders immediate release of son of deposed leader
The High Court of Niamey has ordered the immediate release of Salem Mohamed, son of Mohamed Bazoum, the Nigerien President deposed on July 26 by ... Read More
West’s waning influence in Africa laid bare as France announces withdrawal from Niger
France's decision to withdraw its ambassador and military forces from Niger, the West's last key ally in the central Sahel region, amid a wave anti-French ... Read More
U.S confirms appointment of new Ambassador to Niger
The U.S. State Department has confirmed the appointment of Kathleen FitzGibbon as Washington’s new envoy to Niger now led by a junta that toppled on ... Read More
Niger: US, ECOWAS slam junta plan to prosecute president Bazoum for ‘high treason’
The United States have expressed great concern and the West African regional bloc ECOWAS condemned on Monday (14 August) Niger's military rulers' threats to prosecute ... Read More