The status of a $110 million air base in the desert remains unclear as the West African country deepens its…
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Trainers and equipment from Russia landed in the West African nation this week, putting the continued presence of 1,000 U.S.…
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The West African country’s military junta said the presence of U.S. forces was “illegal.” Increasingly, West Africans are questioning the…
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On a barren swath of land in the Sahara, U.S. Air Base 201 stands far from public sight, on the…
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The Biden administration had sidestepped the label for months because the word “coup” has major policy implications.
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Russia has quietly been distributing its own flags throughout West Africa, where they are now considered “so cool.”
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In an interview with The New York Times, a civilian leader of the junta sounded a conciliatory tone. He also…
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A bloc of other West African nations gave the military junta a deadline to reinstate the ousted president. That limit…
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This past week’s military takeover in Niger completed a domino chain of countries ruled by leaders who seized power by…
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