International Criminal Court says Mali, Burkina, Niger withdrawals undermine justice
The executive body of the International Criminal Court Wednesday voiced concern over the recent withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, saying it undermined the global pursuit of justice.
Daughter of ousted Niger leader calls predecessor coup ‘mastermind’
“It is very painful for us to know that their oppressors are people we knew and with whom we had cordial relations.”
US agrees to pull troops from key drone host Niger
The United States agreed Friday to withdraw its more than 1,000 troops from Niger, officials said, upending its posture in West Africa where the country was home to a major drone base.
US officials due in Niger next week after demand for troop withdrawal
A US delegation will visit Niger next week for talks with the military regime which has broken off a military agreement with Washington, state television announced Friday.
Thousands protest in Niger for US troops to leave
Thousands of people in Niger’s capital on Saturday protested for the immediate departure of US soldiers from the north, after the military junta in Niamey said it was withdrawing from a military agreement with Washington.
Russian air defence system, trainers arrive in Niger
Russian military instructors have arrived in Niger with an air defence system and other equipment as part of the West African nation’s deepening security ties with Moscow, state television announced late Thursday.
