US Africa Command said on Monday that it had completed its withdrawal from Niger by the September 15 deadline. The command said that the withdrawal of approximately 1,000 military personnel began in May. AFRICOM completed its withdrawal from Air Base 101 in Niamey on...
The US military announced Monday that its forces have completed a withdrawal from Air Base 201 in Niger well ahead of a September 15 deadline for US forces to exit the country. "The US Department of Defense and the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of Niger...
US Africa Command announced on Saturday that it has begun the process of withdrawing military assets from Niger as the US has a September 15 deadline to get out of the country. "The US Department of Defense and the Nigerien Ministry of National Defense of the Republic...
US troops ordered to leave Niger will complete the withdrawal by mid-September under an agreement reached in talks between US and Nigerien officials. The Pentagon released a joint statement with Niger's Defense Ministry that said the two nations "have reached a...
Russian troops have entered a military base in Niger that houses US military personnel, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing a senior US defense official. The official said that the Russian troops were at Airbase 101 in Niger's capital Niamey but were using a separate...
The US will withdraw 75 US Army Special Forces personnel from Chad in the coming days, The New York Times reported on Thursday, citing US officials. The Pentagon later said the move was "temporary" as the US is looking to sign a new deal to continue its military...
A top US military official told The Associated Press that the US has still made no final decision on withdrawing from Niger despite the State Department saying it had agreed to the Nigerien government's request to leave. The official said the US also hasn't decided to...
Chad is threatening to scrap an agreement with the US that allows American troops to operate in the country, signaling the US might lose even more of its military footprint in Africa after Niger ordered a US withdrawal. According to CNN, Chad's government sent a...
The Biden administration has agreed to a request from Niger's military-led government to withdraw US troops from the West African nation. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell told Nigerien Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine that the US planned to leave during a...
The Biden administration's refusal to withdraw from Niger despite an order from the post-coup government to leave has put US troops in the country in danger, a senior Air Force leader said in a letter to Congress that was obtained by The Washington Post. The...
