[Daily Trust] As farmers begin preparation for the next planting season, farmers in Niger State have lamented the rising cost of yam seedlings in the market.

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[People's Dispatch] Only months after forcing its former colonizer France to withdraw its troops, Niger, West Africa's largest country, has said the presence of US troops is illegal. This could be a major blow to the US military's power-projection ca...

[The Conversation Africa] Niger - a landlocked country of 25 million people in one of the most unstable parts of the world - recently announced it was suspending military cooperation with the United States.

[allAfrica] Washington, DC -- The military regime in Niger on Saturday revoked "with immediate effect" the military cooperation agreement with the United States dating from 2012. The decision followed several days of tense discussions involving a del...

[DOD] Washington, DC -- Last week, a U.S. delegation met with Nigerien officials, expressing concerns over Niger's potential relationships with Russia and Iran, as well as the status of U.S. forces in the country, said Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary...

[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- Analysts in West Africa are raising concerns about U.S. military operations across the Sahel after Niger ended military cooperation with the United States on Saturday. The U.S has hundreds of troops stationed at a drone base i...

[VOA] Pentagon -- The United States is not ruling out a continued military presence in Niger, despite a statement by the country's ruling military junta that it was ending an agreement allowing for the presence of American forces engaged in counterte...

[DW] The US operated a major drone base near Agadez to combat Islamist militants. But since a coup last year, Niger's ruling junta has cut ties with Western powers and moved closer towards Russia.

[The Conversation Africa] On 11 February 2024, the head of Niger's ruling military junta, General Abdourahmane Tiani, spoke of the possible creation of a common currency with Burkina Faso and Mali. "The currency is a first step toward breaking free f...

[ISS] With ECOWAS sanctions lifted, the military authorities must rapidly set the course for Niger to return to civilian rule.