Niamey, Niger – AFP The US troop withdrawal from Niger, at the demand of the West African nation’s military rulers, has begun and will be over by September 15 “at the latest”, a joint statement said Sunday. The two sides announced they had reached a disengagement agreement and US forces deployed as part of an […]
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) announced Sunday that it has begun the second phase of a drawdown of its peacekeeping troops from Somalia. ATMIS said the second phase of its withdrawal started with the handover of the Biyo Cadde Forward Operating Base to the Somali National Armed Forces. ...
