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US military to resume talks with Chad on keeping troops after 6 May election

Talks between the US military and Chad’s government aiming to revise the security partnership agreement between both countries are set to begin within a month, just as US officials are negotiating the withdrawal of American troops from neighboring Niger after the country’s military junta ended a longstanding pact. The US military has withdrawn its about […]

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Niger: protest held in Niamey demanding withdrawal of US troops

Hundreds of demonstrators took part in a protest on Saturday (13 April) to demand the departure of the US troops after the military junta in Niamey further shifted its strategy by recently withdrawing from a military accord with the United States and welcoming Russian military personnel. The rally took place in the center of the […]

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US revokes ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda’s visa

The United States has revoked the entry visa of the international criminal court’s chief prosecutor, her office has said on Thursday. Fatou Bensouda has been investigating allegations of war crimes by US forces and their allies in Afghanistan despite a warning issued by Washington last month to refuse or revoke visas to any ICC staff […]