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Niamey - Niger

US forces reportedly ordered to be combat-ready as Russian troops arrive in Niger.

It remains unclear when the Russian troops, who have been in Niger for weeks, were deployed to Airbase 101, which is next to Diori Hamani international airport in Niamey. It is also unclear how many troops are on the ground.

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🟢 "Vert de rage"

L' uranium de la colère

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Afrique 50 - René Vautier

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By Tanupriya Singh

On Sunday, people poured into the General Seyni Kountche stadium in Niamey, the latest in a series of mass actions against imperialism and foreign intervention held in the country over the past week.

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SOMMET DES DIRIGEANTS DE L’AES AU NIGER: La rupture définitivement consommée avec la Cédéao à Niamey ?

En se réunissant à Niamey (Niger) le 6 juillet 2024, les chefs d’Etat de l’Alliance des Etats du Sahel (AES) ont  sans doute douché le maigre espoir qui existait par rapport à un possible retour du Mali, du Burkina Faso et du Niger au sein de la Communauté économique des Etats de l’Afrique de l’ouest (CEDEAO) qui s’est aussi réunit le lendemain, dimanche 7 juillet 2024 à Abuja, au Nigeria. Dans…

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https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/us-troops-pull-out-nigers-air-base-101-2024-07-07/

NIAMEY, July 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. military withdrew its personnel from Niger's Air Base 101 near the airport in the capital Niamey on Sunday, ahead of its exit from a major drone base near the desert city of Agadez in the coming weeks.

Niger's ruling junta in April ordered the U.S. to withdraw its nearly 1,000 military personnel from the country following a coup last year in the West African nation.

"Thanks to effective cooperation and communication between the Nigerian and American armed forces, this operation was completed ahead of schedule and without any complications," Niger's defence ministry and the U.S. Department of Defense said in a joint statement.

The focus will next shift to withdrawal from the $100 million drone base near Agadez in central Niger, which had provided crucial intelligence about jihadist-linked groups, U.S. Air Force Major General Kenneth Ekman said on Friday.

The pullout from that base, known as Air Base 201, will likely take place in August, he said.

Niger's ruling junta has given the U.S. until Sept. 15 to remove troops from its territory.

In April, Russia sent military trainers to Niger.

Niger and its military-led neighbours Mali and Burkina Faso signed a confederation treaty on Saturday, signalling an ever-closer alignment between the countries in the insurgency-torn central Sahel.

They have torn up defence agreements with U.S., European and United Nations forces.

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ISRAEL ALONE

I wrote my blog yesterday and titled it.  The Economist arrived last night — its cover (above) was also titled “Israel Alone.” – Editor Israel is taking quite a battering lately, mostly from its friends, including the US. Israel is decidedly alone.   — Editor In my article last week, I wrote that America was abandoning Israel. Today, the Biden administration wrote its name in the annals of…

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Niger : Mohamed Toumba considère que la réinstaller Mohamed Bazoum au poste de président est une idée « fantasmatique » au Niger.

#Niger : L'objectif de la #CEDEAO de réinstaller Mohamed Bazoum en tant que président est utopique et peut même être considéré comme « fantasmé »

Le général Mohamed Toumba, le ministre nigérien de l’intérieur, considère que l’objectif de la CEDEAO de réinstaller Mohamed Bazoum en tant que président est utopique et peut même être considéré comme « fantasmé ». Lors de son discours au sommet de Lomé sur la paix et la sécurité, le général Mohamed Toumba a expliqué les conséquences néfastes du projet d’intervention militaire initié par la…

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Niger: Expulsé, l’ambassadeur de France refuse de quitter Niamey

Sylvain Itté ne va pas quitter le Niger. Expulsé par les nouvelles autorités nigériennes, le diplomate français compte bien rester en poste. Dans un communiqué publié vendredi 25 août, le ministère nigérien des affaires étrangères a sommé l’ambassadeur de France, Sylvain Itté de quitter Niamey dans les 48H qui suivent. Le gouvernement nigérien de transition justifie sa décision par le « refus de…

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STAND WITH NIGER 🇳🇪💪

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Sunset over Niger River by Marc Neilson Via Flickr:

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INTERVENTION MILITAIRE AU NIGER: «CE NE SERA PAS UNE PROMENADE DE SANTÉ», MENACE LE GÉNÉRAL TIANI.

Dans un message à la nation ce samedi 19 août 2023, le Général Abdourahamane Tiani, Président du Conseil national de la sauvegarde de la patrie (CNSP) au Niger, a mis en garde la CEDEAO contre toute intervention militaire et a annoncé l’organisation d’un dialogue national inclusif. Tout en condamnant les sanctions « inhumaines » prises par la CEDEAO, le Général Abdourahamane Tiani a remercié…

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Secretary Antony J. Blinken in Niger with Moussa Yahaya of TeleSahel

  US Secretary of State and Moussa Yahaya in Niamey, Niger.

QUESTION:  Secretary of State, good evening.  It’s an honor to having you for an interview at the occasion of your passage here in Niger.  So first of all, how is the cooperation between United States and Niger? SECRETARY BLINKEN:  The cooperation is very excellent, and the more and more it is about a quantity – not only in quantity but in quality. We had the visit of the President Bazoum during the U.S.-African summit, and we had some discussion with President Biden and some – with some colleagues. And for me, it’s an occasion to be as well here to Niger to follow up and so that we can discuss about what we discussed in Washington, and also to deepen the partnership for the development and whether it’s in democracy, whether it’s in terms of security. QUESTION:  Security was of course – according to your administration, what is the place of Niger in the layout of the established of – but most of the – how do you appreciate the role of Niger? SECRETARY BLINKEN:  The role that Niger play is really essential, but at many levels. The fact that Niger is a model of democracy in a region which has difficulties at this moment – model because they’re working on, they’re focusing on their governance, the importance of institution and the importance of development; importance of giving really the – a choice. This example is really important, not only, first of all, for the people of Niger, but also in contrasting about what is happening in the region. QUESTION:  So talking about development, countries like Niger, to be developed they most of the time go to the fossil energy – which is not, I mean, on fashion right now – to develop their country, which is create also climate change. At your administration, with the diplomacy that you handle, is – can you help Niger, countries like Niger to be heard? SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Of course.  I’m going to – talking about a lot of things.  At the level of development, we have really important projects; also the program that we have that are funded by Millennium Challenge Corporation, of course in the – for agriculture area, and it’s in two areas. It’s to create access to the market, which is so important for the agricultures – for the farmers, and also (inaudible), which is also important, of course, and all the necessary tactics to have sustainable projects here in Niger. But at the same time, it’s to create a resilience against the impact of the climate change. And this is one thing which is about energy I think that we have here in Niger, which is important opportunities where we have discussed with the president, and there as well we will have some investment that will be great. But what we can see already in the investment projects like Millennium Challenge is to create an organization or a system, a cultural system, that creates employment and creates merchants and also creates links with the neighbor countries like Benin. And now we have a common market that is being – drawing with the roads that have been – that are created to be – created so that we can link the markets and the countries.  

Storage building in Sumy after shelling during Russian invasion, 18 March 2022. Photo by State Emergency Service of Ukraine. Wikimedia.   QUESTION:  So what is your views about the war that we are having currently in Ukraine and that have impacted, like, countries like ours through – in the area of – economic area? Do you want to think of, like, a near end or just to control in terms of military?  And – and on the area in terms of diplomacy? SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Before this war that Russia led in Ukraine, we have the food crisis in Africa and elsewhere, and which is climate change and COVID that’s creating an impact, and other conflicts. And we have to add on this, this Russian invasion into Ukraine, and where we know that Ukraine have a lot of agricultural products and at the same time it creates – because these products and the cereals are being traded by this conflict that we’re having in Russia, it’s really impacted clearly on Africa. So – and we – if we have done since this – I mean, conflict, we have very important investment into the food security, that we have given about 13 billion U.S. dollars, and at the same time that we have (inaudible) capacity so that we can for the mid and the long term and the – with this Russian aggression, a lot of cereals have been blocked, and the Russian have been blocked the ports. The United Nations and Türkiye have been – have created a scheme so that this grain can come out, a kind of corridor, and throughout the Black Sea, and which is very important because when the product was coming in Africa. So we have – this has – needs to be supported, but unfortunately, the Russians is threatening to block this project, and we’re insisting so that this project can continue, so that this project come here in Africa. And even though it’s not going to come in Africa, in other countries, but it will impact – will give, I mean, product international, and the price will be reduced.  

Secretary Blinken in Africa. Photo by U.S. Embassy Nigeria. Flickr.   QUESTION:  Last question of actually news, right, that we have.  So it has been intercepted to Black Sea.  What can you say about that? SECRETARY BLINKEN:  So I think that the images that we can see now on the televisions will just talk themself.  It’s really clear that we have some Russians which is – they are accountable for this, and we have some additional risks. So it’s a true problem, but so we are just having a discussion on the details, so I’ll just come back on the question of which has more importance this war led by the Russians in Ukraine. We think that it will end maybe tomorrow, so we’ve tried to stop that and for – before the beginning of the aggression. But unfortunately for Mr. Putin, it’s an imperial project.  According to him, Ukraine doesn’t exist.  It needs to – just a part of the Russia, that be part of Ukraine. I think this is a problem for us.  Currently we have some principles which is very important that are – play a key role in the integrity, territorial integrity of a country. For a lot of African countries that have been victim of imperialism in the past, I think that it’s really clear that we have to just stop this aggression and the support – I mean working on this. I hope that Russia will stop the aggression very soon.  For now, unfortunately, we don’t see any sign, positive sign to support Ukraine. But at the same time, with all the aid that we have, that we have into Ukraine, we are the first country to give humanitarian aid for development in Africa – 55 billion of U.S. dollars. And we were talking about the security, food security, and we are the first give the donors for the World Food Program.  And also we just give about 50 percent of the budget and give (inaudible). This is a direct impact on the life of our friends, a friend (inaudible) countries in Africa. QUESTION:  Thank you very much, Mr. Secretary of State.  It’s an honor for me. SECRETARY BLINKEN:  It’s a pleasure.  Thank you very much.  

Binken at the Africa Summit. U.S. Secretary of Defense. Wikipedia.   Sources: THX News & US Dept. of State. Read the full article

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Première session du Collège des Chefs d’État de l’Alliance des États du Sahel (AES) à Niamey : Une nouvelle ère de coopération régionale

Niamey, 05 juillet 2024 – La capitale nigérienne accueille ce 6 juillet 2024, la première session du Collège des Chefs d’État de l’Alliance des États du Sahel (AES), marquant une étape cruciale pour cette organisation régionale. Cette rencontre historique réunira le Président de la Transition du Mali, le Colonel Assimi GOÏTA, ainsi que ses homologues du Burkina Faso et du Niger, afin de discuter…