Gut zwei Monate nach dem Militärputsch in Niger hat Frankreich mit dem Abzug seiner Truppen aus dem westafrikanischen Staat begonnen. Der Generalstab bestätigte der Nachrichtenagentur dpa, dass der Rückzug heute losgegangen sei.
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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.
Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso Leaders Form Military Alliance Against ECOWAS, Sign Defence Pact
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.
Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger sign pact to counter ECOWAS
All three states were members of the France-supported G5 Sahel alliance joint force with Chad and Mauritania, launched in 2017 to tackle extremists in the region.
Mali has since left the dormant organisation after a military coup, while deposed Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum said in May last year that the force is now “dead” following Mali’s departure.