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U.S. Military Strategy in Africa Remains ‘Partnership-Centric’ – Africom’s General Langley
Monrovia — The head of the U.S-Africa Command (Africom) - a unit of the U.S. military responsible for operations on the continent - said...
Niger to Supply Mali with Cheap Diesel Under a New Deal
Mali is to receive 150 million litres of diesel from Niger, as a result of a partnership agreement signed between the two countries.The diesel...
Military Specialists from Russia to Train Nigerien Army
Russian military instructors have arrived in Niger to train the national army, as Moscow continues to bolster its influence in the troubled Sahel region...
U.S. Withdrawal From Niger Signals a Shift in Western Influence in the Sahel
On March 16, observers of peace and security in the Sahel region were taken aback by the sudden announcement by Niger’s military spokesperson Colonel Major...
BREAKING: ECOWAS Lifts Sanctions on Niger, Burkina Faso, Others as it Considers Dialogue
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is lifting sanctions imposed on Niger, Guinea, Burkina Faso and Mali over recent unrests and coups...
Ecowas Co-Founder Urges Bloc to Lift Sanctions On Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso
A former Nigerian Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, who was one of the founders of ECOWAS as Nigeria's military head of state in May...
Niger Military Junta Bans Flights To or From Nigeria
The military government in Niger Republic has restated its ban on flights from Nigeria, stating that flights from Nigeria would not be allowed to...
ECOWAS Gives Niger Junta Seven Days To Quit, Release and Reinstate President Baz
Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS on Sunday in Abuja called for the immediate release and reinstatement of President Mohamed Bazoum as the...