Daily Archives: 29. September 2023
Die #Bundeswehr ist im Norden Malis mit dem Abzug ihrer Truppen bis Jahresende beschäftigt. Danach sollte Niger als stabiler Partner in der Schlüsselregion Sahel dienen. Doch nach dem Militärputsch hängt die Strategie der Bundesregierung in der Schwebe.
US Has Resumed Drone Operations Out of Niger, Top General Says
(Sept. 13, 2023)
The Biden administration has not officially declared the removal of President Mohammad Bazoum a coup, a legal move that would require the U.S. to cut off military assistance under U.S. law.
Since the coup, current and former U.S. officials have stressed that there might still be some hope the U.S. could reach an agreement to resume counterterrorism efforts.
France‘s decision to pull troops out of Niger does not change US posture -State Dept
(25.09.2023)
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday 1,500 troops would withdraw by the end of the year, dealing a huge blow to French influence and counter-insurgency operations in the Sahel region.
France will end its military presence in Niger by the end of 2023, Macron says
(September 25, 2023)
“We are putting an end to our military cooperation with the de facto authorities of Niger because they don’t want to fight terrorism anymore,” Macron said regarding the military leaders who took over rule of the northwest African country.
Burkina Faso junta detains four officers after thwarted coup
(September 28, 2023)
Burkina‘s military leaders earlier this month signed a mutual defence pact with counterparts in Mali and Niger.
Burkina Faso’s junta says its intelligence and security services have foiled a coup attempt
(September 28, 2023)
Since the country’s first coup in January 2022, the number of people killed by Islamic extremists has nearly tripled compared with the 18 months before, according to a recent report by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso Leaders Form Military Alliance Against ECOWAS, Sign Defence Pact
(17.09.2023)
All three countries have undergone coups since 2020, most recently Niger, where soldiers in July overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum.
The West African regional bloc ECOWAS has threatened to intervene militarily in Niger over the coup.
Mali and Burkina Faso quickly responded by saying that any such operation would be deemed a “declaration of war” against them.
Why Burkina Faso just had its second coup in 8 months
(12 Oct 2022)
On September 30, Captain Ibrahim Traore led a coup to become Burkina Faso’s new leader, deposing Paul Henri-Damiba, who had only come to power in January through his own coup.