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Why Niger’s withdrawal from Lake Chad military force matters

Niger's withdrawal from the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), which operates in the Lake Chad region, is a significant event with several important implications. This action weakens regional counterterrorism efforts, potentially impacting…

2 weeks ago

by Abiodun Ogundairo

No existential crisis despite Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger’s exit, ECOWAS commission president says

Despite Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso's exit from ECOWAS, Commission President Omar Alieu Touray told FRANCE 24 that he remains hopeful West Africa will stay united. He highlighted the bloc’s success in…

1 month ago

Africa

Why Niger’s withdrawal from Lake Chad military force matters

Niger’s exit from an international force combating armed Islamist groups in West Africa’s Lake Chad region has sent shockwaves across the region. Analysts warn this security gamble could weaken regional counterterrorism efforts,…

3 months ago

World

Nigerian traders angry after Niger restricts border entry

Nigerian traders at the Niger border are expressing their concerns about officials in Niamey rejecting ECOWAS passports. They fear that the decision could disrupt decades of essential cross-border trade. The development also…

3 months ago

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Nigerian traders angry after Niger restricts ECOWAS passports

Nigerian traders at the Niger border are expressing their concerns about officials in Niamey rejecting ECOWAS passports. They fear that this decision could disrupt decades of essential cross-border trade. This development also…

3 months ago

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U.S. troops withdraw from air base in junta-led Niger

The U.S. 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…

12 months ago

Africa

Niger: US military operations across the Sahel are at risk

Niger's military junta ended a long military cooperation with the United States, whose biggest African military base is in Niger. The move has put the US presence in the Sahel region at…

12 months ago

Africa

Niger – making a new home in a transit country

Benin's position not to allow ships carrying Nigerien crude oil to enter the ports in Benin threatened the survival of Niger's military junta. More than 90,000 barrels of crude per day were…

1 year ago

Africa·News

Russian military instructors are in Niger, along with a state-of-the-art air defence system.

The country's ruling junta is stepping up cooperation with Moscow, after expelling French troops last year. Also in the programme, at least three people have been killed in a shootout between militiamen…

1 year ago

News·World

ECOWAS: What next after Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso quit?

Coups, sanctions, and withdrawal of member states; the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) must either reform or decline, observers warn.…

1 year ago

News·World

Two million internally displaced by Sahel violence (UN)

More than two million people have been forced to flee their homes within their own countries' borders owing to violence engulfing Africa's Sahel region, according to the United Nations. The humanitarian response…

4 years ago

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Niger

Why Niger’s withdrawal from Lake Chad military force matters

No existential crisis despite Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger’s exit, ECOWAS commission president says

Why Niger’s withdrawal from Lake Chad military force matters

Nigerian traders angry after Niger restricts border entry

Nigerian traders angry after Niger restricts ECOWAS passports

U.S. troops withdraw from air base in junta-led Niger

Niger: US military operations across the Sahel are at risk

Niger – making a new home in a transit country

Russian military instructors are in Niger, along with a state-of-the-art air defence system.

ECOWAS: What next after Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso quit?

Two million internally displaced by Sahel violence (UN)

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