Niger is terminating diplomatic relations with Ukraine due to Kiev's aggression against Mali, the representative of Niger's transitional military government, Amadou Abdraman, announced. This decision followed after Western media reported that Mali had cut off diplomatic relations with Ukraine. As reported, the reason is that Kiev supports terrorists in Mali. -In view of...
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A branch of al-Qaeda in the Sahel region of West Africa said it had taken two Russian citizens hostage in Niger. Al-Qaeda's branch, Jamaa Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimeen (JNIM), released a video yesterday in which two men say they were captured while working for a Russian company in southwestern Niger, British media reported. The two men...
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The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger today ratified their union under the "confederation" solution at their first summit in Niger's capital, Niamey, marking their break with the rest of the West African bloc, French media reported. . The heads of state of the three countries (soldiers who came to power with...
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Germany will withdraw its forces from an air base in Niger after failing to reach an agreement with the Nigerian authorities on the legal immunity of its military personnel, the Defense Ministry told parliament in Berlin, DPA reported. Niamey Air Base, a key factor in the West's efforts to prevent terrorism in the region, will be closed on 31...
More than 1.000 US troops will leave Niger in the coming months, the New York Times reported. American sources have confirmed that an agreement has already been reached between US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and Niger's leadership, reports BTA. The US military in Niger is stationed at two bases, including the drone base...
