Niger's Interior Ministry has said that the US will submit a plan to "disengage" its troops from the West African nation, AFP reported. Earlier this month, Niger's military-led government, which took power after a July 2023 coup, said that it was ending its military...
A Pentagon official on Thursday insisted that the military-led government in Niger, known as the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP), has not formally asked US troops to leave the country despite declaring the US presence is no longer legally...
The Pentagon is looking to stay in Niger despite an order from the country's government for US forces to leave. Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh told reporters on Monday that the US was seeking "clarification" from Niger and is in talks with officials in the...
Niger announced on Saturday that it was suspending military cooperation with the US and that the US presence in the country was no longer justified, signaling Washington will have to withdraw its troops. Col. Maj. Amadou Abdramane, spokesman for the military-led...
A US official said Wednesday that the US is planning to resume its security partnership with the post-coup government of Niger, known as the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP). Niger military officers established the CNSP, which is led by Gen....
The Senate on Thursday rejected a bill that would have directed President Biden to withdraw all US troops from Niger, where a military government has been in power since a July 26 coup that removed former President Mohamed Bazoum. The bill failed overwhelmingly in a...
French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday that French will remove its troops and ambassador from Niger, as the military junta that took over the country in July wants French forces out. "France has decided to bring back its ambassador, and in the coming hours our...
The commander of US Air Forces in Europe and Africa told reporters Wednesday that the US is considering moving its drone base in Niger following the July 26 coup that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. "There are several locations I'll say that we're looking at, but...
A French source told AFP on Tuesday that France is holding talks with Niger's post-coup government on the withdrawal of "certain military elements" from the West African country. France has about 1,500 troops in Niger and has strongly backed threats from the Economic...
Niger's military junta has ordered police to expel the French ambassador from the country and revoked his diplomatic immunity. Ambassador Sylvain Itte was ordered to leave the country within 48 hours last Friday, but Paris ignored the deadline. The order for Itte to...
