(MENAFN) United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has acknowledged the presence of Russian troops sharing a base with American forces in Niger, signaling a complex geopolitical development ...
Niger's junta, which seized power last July, said in March it was ending a military cooperation agreement with Washington, which has agreed to withdraw its troops and sent a delegation to Niamey ...
The US began pulling military equipment and additional personnel out of Niger on Friday after waiting months for the ruling ...
BERLIN/ROME/NIAMEY (own report) - The German armed forces are now, for the time being at least, able to maintain a military ...
Germany will keep its military air transport hub in Niger's capital Niamey open for now, the defence ministry in Berlin said ...
The U.S.-led Flintlock operation is meant to help African forces combat terrorism - and African leaders resist "instant ...
According to the report, the US is seeking to redirect its efforts to countries in coastal West Africa, namely Nigeria and Ivory Coast ...
In the shadow of the 9/11 attacks, the United States rushed troops and military aid to a swath of West Africa to help French ...
Analysis - After Mali in September 2021, Burkina Faso in October 2022, Niger in March 2023, the Russian paramilitary company, Wagner, landed in Chad this April 2024. Of the five member countries of ...
African nations make up the largest voting bloc at the United Nations and have been more divided than any other group on ...
On Day 28, a defense official said Russian troops north of Kyiv are digging in. The Pentagon has been providing daily updates on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Ukraine's efforts to resist.