Niger has been home to a major U.S. airbase in the city of Agadez, some 550 miles from the capital Niamey, using it for manned and unmanned surveillance flights and other operations. The U.S. has also invested hundreds of millions of dollars in training Niger's military since it began ...
A top Pentagon official says that the U.S. has not received a formal request from Niger’s junta to depart the country, saying instead it has received mixed signals on whether the hundreds of U.S. troops based there are no longer welcome.
— -- The back and forth about PresidentDonald Trump's condolence calls to the families of four fallen American soldiers inNigerhas raised questions about the U.S. military presence in the West African country. Here are some answers to questions you might have about the U.S. military presenc...
The arrival of Russian trainers in the West African country about three weeks ago came in the wake of Niger’s decision to order out all U.S. troops. The order dealt a blow to U.S. military operations in the Sahel, a vast region south of the Sahara desert where groups ...
Russian military personnel have entered an airbase in Niger where some U.S. troops are located, two U.S. officials confirmed to CBS News on Thursday. Russians have been in Niger for several weeks as the U.S.negotiates the withdrawalof its troops from two airbases in the country, one of...
Hours after Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin rebelled against his country’s top military leaders, his private army’s biggest client in Africa panicked and turned for help to his foe in the West.
Algeria and Niger in order to prepare for any advances from al-Qaeda linked groups. Americans will also train and equip forces in Kenya and Somalia, reportedly, in order to stand up to al-Shabab militants. Despite the troops being deployed to more than half of the countries in Africa, thou...
Operations Task Force. Yet, it has supported the French missions with intelligence, drones, and air refueling. Nevertheless,the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SEATF-AF) recently coordinated for the delivery of 16 Mamba Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs)to the Niger military. ...
Niger’s repudiation of the US is just the latest blow to Washington’s sputtering counterterrorism efforts in the region.
US security co-operation operations with Niger are currently “suspended” in light of the military coup in the country, the Pentagon said. “We continue to stay in contact with the Niger military but in terms of training, for example, those types of things, that’s been suspended,” Pentag...