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Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Finalize Plans for Confederation

par This Is Beirut, 18/05 15:14 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Junta-run Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have finalized plans to form a confederation after turning their backs on former colonial ruler France to seek closer ties with Russia. Their foreign ministers met Friday in Niger's capital Niamey to agree on a text establishing the Confederation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). "The objective was to ...

Twenty-One Killed in Attack in Western Niger

par This Is Beirut, 26/06 11:35 - Reading : less than a minute

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In jihadist-infested western Niger, an armed group killed 20 servicemen and one civilian on Tuesday, the Defense Ministry announced, declaring three days of national mourning. According to a ministry statement broadcast on national television, security forces were attacked by “a coalition of terrorist armed groups” close to the town of ...

US Military Completes Withdrawal from Niger

par This Is Beirut, 05/08 16:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United States military has withdrawn its forces from its final base in Niger, the Pentagon said on Monday, more than a year after military coup leaders in the African country told them to leave. The "withdrawal of US forces and assets from Air Base 201 in Agadez is complete," the Pentagon said in a joint statement with Niger's Defense ...

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