French foreign, defence ministers in Niger as Mali pullout nears
Key ministers from France and Niger met on Friday as French forces revamp their mission in the Sahel following a ...
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US military lose second drone in Niger
The US military in Niger said Thursday they had lost a second drone in two months, both through technical failure ...
63 ‘terrorists’, 25 others killed in Niger army base attack
Heavily armed assailants stormed a military base in Niger on Thursday killing 25 people and leading to fierce clashes that ...
Pentagon probe finds training, command issues in Niger ambush
A comprehensive probe into last year's deadly attack on US and local forces in Niger uncovered a series of avoidable ...
US mission in Niger not what US commanders say it was: report
The military operation that left four US commandos dead in Niger was actually a mission to capture or kill a ...
France sends backup to Niger after 16 troops killed
France is to send a contingent of counterterror forces to help the army in Niger after militants ambushed a military ...
Niger: New Drone Base Highlights A Shift In US-West African Relations
By Jody Ray Bennett In January 2013, US military officials finalized a Status of Forces (SOFA) agreement with the government ...
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