Niger’s defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region against rising extremist violence.

Libya deported more than 600 men from Niger last month as North African countries — financed by the European Union to tackle migration — have ramped up expulsions of sub-Saharan Africans.

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Vantage with Palki Sharma French President Emmanuel Macron has picked a fight with the numerous African nations who have expelled France's soldiers. Macron says the African countries "forgot to thank France" for sending troops to help fight terrorism in the Sahel.

Holders Senegal will face a resurgent Nigeria and Sudan in Group D of the rescheduled African Nations Championship (Chan) being co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda in August.

West African leaders considered military intervention to stop Niger from falling under the sway of a junta following a coup.

After expelling the French military, the people of Niger are fighting to overthrow the remaining colonial structures

France’s military and exploitative economic strangleholds were expelled from the African continent through actions in Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso where military coups have been responsible for regime ch

Niger's defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region to face rising extremist violence.

Security in the Sahel, one of the world's most dynamic regions, requires concerted effort by all concerned countries.More effort and investment must be directed toward international cross-border initiatives such as the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF),

Nigeria to tackle Senegal, Congo, Sudan in group stage 2018 silver-medallists Nigeria will be up against Senegal, Sudan and the Republic of Congo in group D of the 8th African Nations Championship, which has now been moved to August 2025,

Over the past decade, France has been forced out of over 70 percent of the African nations where it once maintained a military presence, news network France 24 reported. "Budget constraints and shifting geopolitical priorities have driven the wave of France's withdrawal of military presence in Africa," Li said.