While the U.S. has long had a much smaller presence in Chad, Niger’s neighbor in the region of central Africa known as the Sahel, those troops may soon be under pressure to leave as well.

Washington DC US to pull troops from Chad and Niger as the African nations question its counterterrorism role Majority of the 1,000 U.S. military personnel in Niger, 100 in Chad, are expected to ...

The majority of the 1,000 U.S. personnel assigned in Niger are expected to depart, the Pentagon said Thursday, April 25, 2024. (U.S. Army) The United States will pull the majority of its troops ...

Nigeria has joined Cameroon, Chad, Niger Republic and the Central African Republic (CAR) to launch a synchronised vaccination campaign in a major push to eliminate the circulating variant ...

Niger is home to a major U.S. air base in the city of Agadez, about 920 kilometers (550 miles) from the capital, which is used for manned and unmanned surveillance flights and other operations.

Mutinuous soldiers in Niger have overthrown the nation's democratically elected government, adding it to a growing list of countries in West Africa's Sahel region where military regimes rule ...

Niger and Chad are two of the poorest countries on the planet. The first is administered by a military junta that deposed the democratically elected president ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will pull the majority of its troops from Chad and Niger as it works to restore key agreements governing what role there might be there for the American ...