Illustration – The Niger government announced the cancellation “with immediate effect” of the military cooperation agreement with the United States.(AFP) Niger’s government announced it was terminating “with immediate effect” its military cooperation agreement with the United States. The statement came just a day after a senior US delegation left Niger, following a three-day visit to … Read more
“The US presence on the territory of Niger is illegal and violates all constitutional and democratic rules…,” junta spokesman Amadou Abdramane said on national television. The agency reported on the events in the country BBC. According to Reuters, there were around 1,100 American soldiers in the country of 28 million last year. The Americans have … Read more
Russia continues to strengthen its ties with Africa and, in particular, with the Sahel. Last week, Niger became the latest African country to sign a military cooperation agreement with Moscow. There are already more than 40 nations that receive training, advice and, above all, material from the Russian army or from one of the private … Read more
2023-12-06 21:37:56 Published on : 06/12/2023 – 22:37 In DR Congo, the campaign continues almost two weeks before the election. The outgoing president continues his tour in the southwest of the country… He was in Lubumbashi in Haut Katanga on Tuesday… A strategic province because it is also the stronghold of Moise Katumbi, one of … Read more
2023-12-06 21:42:15 Mauritania and Chad sign the death certificate of the G5 Sahel. This weekend, Niger and Burkina Faso announced that they were leaving this military coalition. Mali had already slammed the door in May 2022. In a joint press release released Wednesday morning, the presidencies of Mauritania and Chad therefore announced that they were … Read more
2023-12-05 17:05:59 Published on: 05/12/2023 – 18:05Modified on: 05/12/2023 – 18:10 01:51 After Mali and Burkina Faso, it is Niger’s turn to slam the door of the G5 Sahel. The anti-jihadist organization seems doomed to disappear, nine years after its creation. Of the five countries, only Mauritania and Chad remain. Details from our correspondent in … Read more
2023-11-23 21:44:49 Published on : 23/11/2023 – 22:44Modified : 23/11/2023 – 22:46 In DR Congo, six presidential candidates will file a complaint against the president of the electoral commission, Denis Kadima and the deputy prime minister of the Interior, Peter Kazadi. For his part, Moïse Katumbi held a meeting in Goma where he criticized the … Read more
2023-11-21 21:10:15 The increase from 32 to 48 teams for the 2026 World Cup simplifies the qualification method for African teams. The confederation saw its number of qualified selections increase from 5 to 9. Gone are the three-phase qualifiers (round-trip preliminary round between the weakest nations, group stage, play-offs), make way for a more readable … Read more