The United States had around 650 soldiers in Niger as part of anti-jihadist missions in several Sahel nations of West Africa

The U.S. military commander in Niger says all American forces and equipment will leave a small base in the West African country this weekend and fewer than 500 remaining troops will be out of a critic

U.S. troops formally withdrew from a major air base in Niger on Monday, the first of two bases to be evacuated by American forces after Niamey fell to a military coup in 2023 and Nigerien

The United States troops have withdrawn from their base in Niger’s capital of Niamey and will fully depart from Agadez in the north before a September 15 deadline set by the country’s military rulers.

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 US until Sept. 15 to remove troops from its territory. In April, Russia sent military trainers to Niger.

US troops have finished withdrawing from their base in Niamey, Niger’s capital, and are set to fully vacate their base in Agadez in the north before a September 15 deadline imposed by Niger’s military rulers,

The U.S. is set to complete its withdrawal of forces and equipment Sunday from an air base in Niamey, the capital of the West African country of Niger, with a joint ceremony marking the occasion. Next on the U.S. agenda is its exit from a Niger drone base that is scheduled to be completed in August.

Niger’s ouster of American troops following a coup last year has broad ramifications for the U.S. because it is forcing troops to abandon the critical drone base that was used for counterterrorism mis

The U.S. military commander in Niger says all American forces and equipment will leave a small base in the West African country this weekend.

The U.S. military withdrew its personnel from Niger's Air Base 101 near the airport in the capital, Niamey. This move precedes the planned exit from a major drone base near the desert city of Agadez in the coming weeks,