France will end its military presence in Niger and pull its ambassador, Macron says The change comes after Niger's democratically elected president was deposed in a coup. French troops pulled out ...

France will end its military presence in Niger by the end of 2023, French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday, marking the latest major development amid high tensions between the two countries ...

He said France’s military presence was in response to a request from Niger’s government at the time. That military cooperation between France and Niger had been suspended since the coup, however.

France will withdraw nearly 1,500 troops from the West African nation of Niger by the end of the year, President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday, a decision that could upend the West’s security ...

French uranium miner Orano has warned that its majority-owned joint venture in Niger is nearing bankruptcy. ・French uranium ...

The coup in Niger is injecting fresh tension into the France-U.S. alliance. The two countries are at odds over how to respond to the ouster of the West African country’s president in July.

France is expanding its defense role in the Middle East by forming stronger military partnerships with the United Arab Emirates (UAE). France Strengthens Its Naval Presence in the Gulf According ...

However, France is not alone in recognizing Djibouti's strategic value, as the country hosts at least eight foreign military bases, including those of the US, China, and Japan.

Chad had been a key link in France’s military presence in Africa and its last foothold in the wider Sahel region after the withdrawal of French troops from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger in the ...

The U.S. has announced that it has handed over its last military base in the African nation of Niger. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Defense and the Department of National Defense of the ...

France set up a joint commission with Senegal last month to organize the withdrawal, and the French army recently announced it had dismissed 162 Senegalese who worked on military bases in Dakar.