(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 ...
Prior to the 2023 coup, Niger was housing a $100 million American drone base and roughly 1,000 US troops. The Russian deployment to Air base 101 in the capital Niamey puts Russian and American ...
BERLIN/ROME/NIAMEY (own report) - The German armed forces are now, for the time being at least, able to maintain a military ...
The new leaders have ordered American and French troops out, and in some cases invited Russian mercenaries in to take their ...
Niger's decision to ask for the removal of U.S. troops came after a meeting in Niamey in mid-March, when senior U.S.
Niger and the United States have agreed to withdraw American troops from Niger by Sept. 15, emphasizing mutual efforts, ...
According to the report, the US is seeking to redirect its efforts to countries in coastal West Africa, namely Nigeria and Ivory Coast ...
The U.S.-led Flintlock operation is meant to help African forces combat terrorism - and African leaders resist "instant ...
China, France, and Spain are the largest extractors of uranium in Niger. China is also the single largest harvester of ...
Germany will keep its military air transport hub in Niger's capital Niamey open for now, the defence ministry in Berlin said ...
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 ...