The coup in Niger is "a setback that aggravates the complex development challenges in the country and in the Sahel further," German development minister Svenja Schulze said on Tuesday during a ...

The U.S. military still had some 650 personnel working in Niger in December, according to a White House report to Congress. The Niger base is used for both manned and unmanned surveillance operations.

The U.S. military turned over control of its last base in Niger to local forces on Monday, ending a yearslong counterterrorism mission in the West African country even as violent extremism remains ...

Coup in Niger puts U.S. efforts to thwart terrorism in Africa’s Sahel region at risk Jul 27, 2023 6:35 PM EDT ...

The coup in Niger, once seen as the cornerstone of U.S. counterterrorism efforts in West Africa, now threatens wider regional instability and could potentially open the door to further Russian ...

The July coup that overthrew Niger’s democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum marks the latest setback for democracy and regional stability in the Sahel, a central-Saharan-desert region ...

The U.S. finished its withdrawal from its last military base in Niger this week, and bad actors are already filling the vacuum. The consequences will extend far beyond Africa’s troubled Sahel ...

Niger's interior minister last month stated that at least 273 were dead and more than 700,000 affected as extreme weather slammed the Sahel nation. As of September 23, ...

U.S. military operations across the Sahel region at risk after Niger ends cooperation. Col. Maj. Amadou Abdramane, front center, makes a statement on July 26, 2023, in Niamey, ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The United States scrambled on Sunday to assess the future of its counterterrorism operations in the Sahel after Niger’s junta said it was ending its yearslong military ...