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How Europeans Can Help Stabilize the Sahel October 15, 2024

A decade of military, humanitarian, and developmental European interventions in the Sahelian states of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have failed comprehensively. Coups have swept the region. Burkina Faso is close to complete collapse. ...

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U.S. Lost the Sahel but Russia Is No Savior October 05, 2024

In lieu of strategic military partnerships with the West, Sahelian regimes from Burkina Faso to Niger have pivoted to Moscow. ...

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The U.S. Misadventure in Niger September 25, 2024

Congress owes it to the country to retake its war powers from the executive. ...

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Mali, Burkina and Niger to Launch Biometric Passports Under New Alliance September 16, 2024

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‘Ending in Rabat’: France's Moroccan Pivot and the Future of Western Sahara September 09, 2024

A saying oft repeated in discussions of French diplomacy stipulates that “a French president's mandate begins in Algiers and ends in Rabat.” This axiom has proven strikingly prescient. Consider the letter French President Emmanuel Macron recently sen...

The Fall of the Sahel: A Generational Foreign Policy Failure July 18, 2024

U.S. troops just withdrew from Niger’s Air Base 101—the latest phase in an ongoing complete evacuation of U.S. forces that began following a coup in the African nation one year ago. As an isolated incident this would be troubling enough: however, Nig...

America’s Africa Dilemma July 18, 2024

Despite setbacks in Africa, U.S. policy must resist the urge to imitate Russian and Chinese strategies. ...

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African Juntas’ Defense Pact Makes Mockery of Us Policy July 11, 2024

Lectures from Washington about democracy and Russia fell on deaf ears in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso ...

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The Right Way for U.S. to Counter Russia in Africa July 09, 2024

The Kremlin is on a roll in large parts of Africa. In April, the Pentagon announced withdrawals of U.S. military forces from Chad and Niger, two key U.S. partners in counterterrorism efforts in the Sahel that are now turning to Russia for security as...

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Can Senegal Play Peacemaker in a Splintered ECOWAS? July 04, 2024

Experts say ECOWAS’s tensions with Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso could roll back years of regional diplomacy and affect security partnerships. ...

U.S. Must Adapt, Not Abandon the Sahel June 12, 2024

The U.S. has been engaged in Niger for nearly two decades, significantly ramping up its presence in 2013, when it established a drone base. There was a recognition of the strategic importance of Niger due to its location and the escalating threat of ...

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Why Washington Failed in Niger June 03, 2024

Nigerien Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine pulled no punches in explaining the country’s decision to expel U.S. forces: “The Americans stayed on our soil, doing nothing while the terrorists killed people and burned towns. It is not a sign of fr...

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Americans Go Home in Both Niger and Chad April 29, 2024

American troop withdrawals this week reflect growing anti-Western sentiment and associated strategic shifts...

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Resetting U.S. West Africa Policy April 29, 2024

After a setback in Niger, the United States must forge more resilient alliances in Africa to secure long-term interests. ...

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U.S. To Pull Troops From Chad and Niger April 26, 2024

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 military and its counterterrorism operations, the Pentagon said Thursday....

The U.S. Is in Retreat in a Crucial Part of the World April 24, 2024

For boosters of U.S. security interests in Africa, the past few days carried grim tidings....

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More Anarchy Awaits in Africa April 24, 2024

“God Loves You.” An accusing finger looms out of the billboard, pointing directly at passers-by. Lord Kitchener has been press-ganged into a different kind of national service. ...

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New Crisis Unfolds in Africa as U.S. Troops Withdrawal April 23, 2024

Most of the troops are stationed at a U.S. airbase that is less than a decade old and is valued at $110 million and costs about $1 million a month to run. ...

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U.S. To Pull Its Troops From Niger April 22, 2024

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Russian Military Arrive in Niger April 13, 2024

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Niger Walks Away From the West April 12, 2024

Russia is actively expanding ties with Niger’s military junta to consolidate control over resource-rich assets and to push out Western influence. ...

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What Washington Got Wrong About Niger and Russia April 11, 2024

The ruling junta recently called on American troops to leave the country after a meeting where US officials warned against partnering with Moscow ...

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Niger’s Pivot to Moscow April 08, 2024

On March 12, a delegation of US officials arrived in Niamey in a highly anticipated meeting on the future of US-Niger relations. ...

A Shift in Western Influence in the Sahel April 02, 2024

U.S. withdrawal from Niger could pose significant obstacles to counter-terrorism efforts in the Sahel region with repercussions for the entire continent. ...

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Niger Ends Military Agreement With US, Calls It ‘Profoundly Unfair’ March 18, 2024

Niger’s military government announced that it has ended an accord with the US that allowed military personnel and civilian staff from the Department of Defense to operate in Niger – days after holding high-level talks with US diplomatic and military ...

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