The US has relied on Niger as its primary base for monitoring regional jihadist activity. The military junta which seized power last year has already ordered French troops to leave, while moving ...

The US military withdrew its personnel from Niger’s Air Base 101 near the airport in the capital Niamey on Sunday (7 July), ahead of its exit from a major drone base near the desert city of ...

Since the coup, US troops are largely staying on their bases and US military ... fighters turn up in Niger it would not automatically mean US forces would have to leave. The official said a ...

Russian forces were present at the base in Niger's capital Niamey ... democratic rules," Mr Melly said. In March, Niger ordered all US troops to leave the country. Military spokesperson Col ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Niger is complete, an American official said Monday. A small number of military personnel assigned to guard the U.S. Embassy remain ...

following a recent decision by Niger’s military rulers to expel US troops from the country. "Airbase 101 where our forces [are], is a Nigerien air force base that is co-located with an ...

The U.S.-Africa summit is a failure if Americans do not treat Africans as equals NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | Distrust of the ...

Protesters react as a man holds up a sign demanding that soldiers from the United States Army leave Niger without ... in the military-ruled country, which has been a key base for regional counter ...

Chad's President Mahamat Idiss Deby says his country will pull out of the Multinational Joint Task Force of the Lake Chad ...

Nigeria's military has warned of a new insurgent group, Lakurawas, infiltrating the country's northwest region from neighbouring Niger and Mali, its spokesperson said on Thursday.

In a tragic escalation of violence near Lake Chad, approximately 40 Chadian soldiers were killed in an overnight assault on a ...

The U.S. handed over its last military bases in Niger to local authorities last month, but about two dozen American soldiers had remained in Niger, largely for administrative duties related to the ...