American and Nigerien defense officials say U.S. troops ordered out of Niger by its ruling junta will complete their withdrawal from the West African country by the middle of September
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Russian trainers move to Niger airbase where small number of U.S. troops remain
The arrival of Russian trainers in the West African country about 3 weeks ago came in the wake of Niger’s decision to order out all U.S. troops.
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Some of nearly 300 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria’s north are freed after weeks in captivity
Officials in Nigeria say 137 of nearly 300 schoolchildren have been released more than two weeks after they were seized in the northwestern state of Kaduna and marched into the forests
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President Macron says France will end its military presence in Niger and pull ambassador after coup
France has maintained some 1,500 troops in Niger since the July coup and refused a request by the new junta for its ambassador to leave.
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Niger’s junta invites Mali and Burkina Faso to aid its defense, asks French ambassador to leave
The move further escalates the international crisis in the West African nation stemming from a coup that ousted the West African nation’s democratically elected president.
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A scramble of last-ditch diplomacy aims at finding a peaceful solution to Niger’s deepening crisis
A delegation from regional nations has arrived in Niger in a last-ditch diplomatic effort to reach a peaceful solution with mutinous soldiers who ousted the country’s president last month
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Niger’s junta gains the upper hand over the regional bloc threatening military force, analysts say
One week after a deadline passed for mutinous soldiers in Niger to reinstate the country’s ousted president or face military intervention, the junta has not acquiesced
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Tensions rise as West African nations prepare to send troops to restore democracy in Niger
The junta responsible for spearheading the coup, led by Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani, has exploited anti-French sentiment among the population to shore up its support.
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Western officials: Niger junta warned they’d kill deposed president after any military intervention
Mohamed Bazoum, who was deposed on July 26, says he is being held hostage at his residence.
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A deadline arrives for Niger’s junta to reinstate the president. Citizens cheer and fear what’s next
Hours before Sunday’s deadline, hundreds of youth joined security forces in the darkened streets of the capital to stand guard at a dozen roundabouts until morning.