The U.S. has agreed to withdraw its forces from the West African nation ofNiger, an official confirmed to CBS News Friday. A state department official told CBS News in a statement that in a meeting Friday, Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and Nigerian Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine...
military withdrew its personnel from Niger's Air Base 101 near the airport in the capital Niamey on Sunday, ahead of its exit from a major drone base near the desert city of Agadez in the coming weeks. Niger's ruling junta in April ordered the U.S. to withdraw its nearly 1,000 ...
All of the remaining U.S. troops based in Niger will leave the country no later than mid-September, according to U.S. officials and a joint statement from the two countries. Both sides mutually agreed to a withdrawal deadline of September 15 after several days ...
French Minister of Armed Forces Florence Parly told reporters during a joint press briefing at the Pentagon Monday, that U.S. assistance in West Africa and the Sahel was critical. France has nearly 4,000 troops helping combat militant groups across Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso as part of Oper...
currently under military rule. All three have since followed through on their intentions to expel foreign forces. Chad is effectively the last country in the Sahel region that plays host to foreign soldiers. Niger, which was also home to US personnel, requested thatthe US withdrawits troops in...
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s ruling junta is demanding the immediate departure of French and European forces, a day after France announced that it will withdraw its troops from the West African country. “The government invites the French authorities to withdraw without delay,” Malian govern...
Over the last few months, heavy rains have floodedevery one of Chad's 23 provinces, burst a dam in northern Nigeria, damaged ancient buildings in Niger's desert town of Agadez, and killed more than 1,460 people in the countries on the fringes of the Sahara, according to ...
Both Niger and Mali have battled militant insurgencies while Libya's civil war has created space for jihadist groups to operate. MORE: Places the U.S. Government Warns Not to Travel Right Now In late February, Moroccan Prime Minister Saad Dine El Otmani took part in a Sahel security summit ...