US begins drawing down troops in Niger after coup
By Lolita C. Baldor | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. will remove all its forces and equipment from a small base in Niger this weekend and fewer than 500 …
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West African coup juntas threaten to quit regional bloc: What it means
ACCRA, Ghana – ECOWAS flag with member flags at the second extraordinary summit on the political situation in Burkina Faso, in Accra, Ghana, on February 3, 2022. Photo by NIPAH …
World’s largest uranium producer is running short
Employee holding up yellowcake at a uranium processing facility at Turamidih Uranium Mill in India. Pallava Bagla | Corbis News | Getty Images The uranium renaissance has a slight hitch: …
Goal and Highlights: Senegal 1-0 Niger in Friendly Match | 01/08/2024
3:08 PM7 hours ago We hope you enjoyed our coverage of the Senegal vs Niger friendly match. Continue to visit the VAVEL portal to keep up to date with all …
Macron says France will end military presence in Niger
By Angela Charlton and Dalatou Mamane | Associated Press PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron announced Sunday that France will end its military presence in Niger and pull its ambassador out …
Pentagon says surveillance flights, not counterterrorism ops, have restarted in Niger
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon said on Thursday that it has not restarted counterterrorism operations in Niger, a day after the head of US airpower for Europe and Africa said those flights …
A domino effect in Africa, embarrassment in Paris
What Emmanuel Macron calls an “epidemic” of coups in Francophone Africa is spreading. Not since the Arab Spring have Paris and other Western capitals seemed so overtaken by events, as …
Niger junta orders France’s ambassador to leave within 48 hours – National
Niger’s junta, which seized power in a coup on July 26, said on Friday it had ordered French ambassador Sylvain Itte to leave the country within 48 hours, as relations between the …
Nigeriens call for mass recruitment as military faces invasion threat – National
Nigeriens are preparing for a possible invasion by countries in the region, three weeks after mutinous soldiers ousted the nation’s democratically elected president. Residents in the capital, Niamey, are calling …