Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye announced on 31 December 2024 that all foreign military bases in his country would close by 2025. On the same day, the Ivorian president said France would ...

"The presence of France is changing ... after the forced departure of its troops from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, where military-led governments hostile to Paris have seized power.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — France handed control of two military facilities to Senegal on Friday, beginning the formal process of withdrawing its military presence ... Chad, Niger and Burkina Faso ...

Mahamadou Hamidou/REUTERS Niger has experienced five military coups since it became independent from France in 1960 and Grit Lenz, coordinator of the Berlin-based Fokus Sahel group, told DW that ...

Niger's military ruler has been sworn in as the ... All four countries have severed ties with former colonial power France and forged new alliances with Russia. And all except Guinea, have pulled ...

Niger's military junta leader Abdourahamane Tiani was sworn in as the country's transitional president on Wednesday. A senior government official said Tiani will head the nation over a five-year ...

The charter also addressed the presence of foreign forces ... officials in Niger expelled France’s Barkhane military operation and other European forces, and turned to Russia to help fight ...

Niger has experienced five military coups since it became independent from France in 1960 and Grit Lenz ... so they can keep some semblance of presence in Niger, which posesses oil, uranium and gold.