Niger
US to withdraw from Niger after security pact fails in strategic victory for Russia
Politics
The US will withdraw more than 1,000 military personnel from Niger in a move that will force the Biden administration to rethink ...
After coups, West African nations hurry to leave the regional bloc that opposed military takeovers
World
FILE – The defense chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries excluding Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea and ...
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso quit West African bloc
World
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have announced they are leaving the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas). The junta-led countries had ...
Double-edged sword of overturning Niger’s ban
World
The recent lifting of Niger’s people-smuggling ban has been welcomed by many in Agadez, a city on the edge of the Sahara ...
France closes Niger embassy after row with military junta
World
France is closing its embassy in Niger indefinitely as tensions between the two countries escalate. The embassy says it is “no longer ...
Niger and Burkina Faso leave anti-Islamist force
World
Burkina Faso and Niger have followed Mali in announcing they are to withdraw from an international force known as the G5 that ...
US Senate rejects bid to remove troops from Niger
Politics
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly rejected legislation that would have forced President Joe Biden to ...
Niger’s ousted president Bazoum detained in secret location
U.S.
DAKAR (Reuters) – Niger’s ousted President Mohamed Bazoum is being held in a secret location by the junta that seized power in ...
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