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Oct- 2023 -19 OctoberAfrica
French Navy Carrier Patrols Gulf of Guinea
France deployed a warship to the Gulf of Guinea to help curb piracy and drug trafficking, but the timing amid tensions over a coup in Niger has sparked speculation.
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7 OctoberAfrica
French Army to Begin Niger Pullout ‘This Week’
France said it would start withdrawing its troops from Niger this week after a falling-out with the post-coup regime.
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5 OctoberAfrica
French Army Says to Begin Niger Withdrawal ‘This Week’
French troops will begin withdrawing from Niger "this week," Paris said, after a falling-out with the military junta in power since a July coup.
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3 OctoberAfrica
29 Niger Soldiers Killed by Suspected Jihadists: Defense Ministry
Twenty-nine soldiers were killed in western Niger in an attack by suspected jihadists, the defense ministry said, declaring a three-day national mourning period.
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Sep- 2023 -29 SeptemberAfrica
7 Nigerien Soldiers Killed in Jihadist Attack, 5 More in Ensuing Accident
Seven soldiers were killed in Niger's southwest in an attack by suspected jihadists, and five others died in a traffic accident while trying to respond to the assault.
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20 SeptemberAfrica
Burkina Approves Law for Sending Troops to Post-Coup Niger
Burkina Faso's transitional legislature approved a law authorizing the dispatch of troops to neighboring Niger, which faces threatened military intervention to restore civilian rule following a coup.
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16 SeptemberAfrica
Mali, Niger, Burkina Sign Mutual Defense Pact
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger signed a mutual defense pact, ministerial delegations from the three Sahel countries announced.
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16 SeptemberAfrica
Macron Says Ambassador to Niger ‘Literally Held Hostage’
President Emmanuel Macron said France's envoy to Niger is living like a hostage in the French embassy.
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15 SeptemberAfrica
US Military Resumes Surveillance Flights Over Niger
The US has resumed surveillance flights over Niger that were halted in the wake of the military takeover there but other activities remain paused.
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8 SeptemberAfrica
US Conducting ‘Precautionary’ Repositioning of Forces in Niger
The United States is moving some of its troops from a base in Niger's capital Niamey — where rebel officers seized power in a July coup.
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