Niger's ruling junta ordered U.S. forces out of the country in the wake of last July's ouster of the country's democratically elected president by mutinous soldiers. French forces had also been asked to leave as the junta turned tothe Russian mercenary group Wagnerfor securi...
teen Natalee Holloway Page 9 Troops shocked, amazed during African journey PHOTOS BY CHARLIE COON/Stars and Stripes Top: Nigeriens along the road watch Thursday as the convoy of Team Niger passes through their town in southwestern Niger. The soldiers of Team Niger are there for Flintlock 05, ...
This left only ethnic Albanians and other small minorities elected to mayoral and assembly posts. When they came to take office, Serbs protested in front of municipal buildings to stop them from getting in. Image:Polish troops from the NATO peacekeeping force in northern Kosovo this year. Pic:...
he assured that the European soldiers present in Mali would be redeployed in Niger on the side of the so-called three-border (Niger-Burkina Faso-Mali) region. This withdrawal, according to Paris, must be spread
The majority of the military forces will be provided by Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Niger, and the proposed one year mandate would begin after a vote by the United Nations in coming weeks. Islamists linked to al Qaeda wrested control of Timbuktu and northern Mali following a military coup in...