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Russian military advisors and trainers have touched down in Niger, presumably a more official presence then that of the African Corps, the new name for the rebranded Wagner PMC's who are already operating in Niger in some numbers...

The United States looks likely to depart Niger in the near future. Apparently negotiations for ongoing basing rights has broken down. Niger states that America has a condescending attitude towards Niger and their alleged closer relationship to other West African countries that launched coups, as...

Just because the country is 99% Muslim doesn't make it an Islamic enough State for some folks. These Islamists are aligned with the whole Islamic State of West Africa (ISWAP) organization for the most part. Active in Niger and Mali and Nigeria and a bunch of other countries in West Africa.

Apparently there was a massive ambush of Niger forces in the Sahel region of the country carried out by Islamic State aligned militants. The death count rapidly rose, with over two hundred reportedly killed, sixteen vehicles destroyed, over twenty vehicles missing/captured along with large...

Niger has given the French Ambassador 48 hours to leave the country, but France has refused, stating the "Putschists" have no authority to demand they leave. https://businessday.ng/africa/article/france-insists-niger-military-junta-cannot-expel-its-ambassador/ There were erroneous reports that...

Al Qaeda and other militant forces are still active in Niger. A recent attack reportedly resulted in the death of 17 Nigerian soldiers and the capture of a small arsenal of light weapons. Meanwhile talks with ECOWAS and Niger continues, with an ECOWAS delegation reportedly finally getting the...

Whelp... As long as there's an excuse for pursuing diplomacy, it can really help mitigate the whole potential of War thing. Not too helpful if either side closes off that avenue completely though.

The ECOWAS deadline has passed and there's still no real traction on military action as the Nigerian Senate hasn't even been asked to authorize military force. Instead ECOWAS is sending another delegation to Niger to discuss diplomatic options. Burkina Faso and Mali have also restated their...

Here was the latest article in Western media about him from the Financial Times. https://www.ft.com/content/605566e8-4542-426a-af90-f5ceb8d6d7e7 https://archive.is/KTyVS Probably disregard that last line... Furthermore there has been more public expressing of support for President Barzoum as...

I hope ECOWAS doesn't interfere in Niger. Military coup it might be, spreading the War around likely won't help IMHO. Islamic/Salafist activity has increased in the Sahel Region regardless of the Coup or not so investing more military power against each other instead of the Islamists obviously...

Time to go! https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/02/united-states-embassy-niger-coup-00109408 While no final decision has been made on the Embassy evacuation itself, foreign citizens and aid workers have been departing the country. French, British and Italian contingents are coordinating with...

ECOWAS or the Economic Community of West African States, demanded that the military coup leadership cede power within the week with an implied threat of use of force if they don't and in response the military dictatorships of Burkina Faso and Mali stated they would defend Niger's new military...

Damn Niger State Media is undergoing it's own revolution! Slava Niger! 💪

Making a lot of these threads lol... Niger next! https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1684851348431400960.html The military seems to have already taken control with General Abdourahamane Tchiani (don't worry, he also goes by Omar) citing the 'deteriorating security situation' as the reason for...