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US to depart final base in Niger, nearly ending withdrawal
Once an emblem of the two countries' security ties, Air Base 201 will be vacated by Monday, according to two U.S. officials.
West African leaders warn it would be a ‘mistake’ to cut back US troops in Africa
U.S. Africa Command says that there are approximately 6,000 Department of Defense personnel in Africa, but those numbers could go down following a review the Pentagon is executing to reexamine U.S. troop presence in multiple areas of operations.
By Diana Stancy
Armed drones to fly out of Niger air base now operational after delayed completion
U.S. Africa Command announced Friday that intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) operations are now being conducted out of the base in Agadez, Niger, which is designed to house armed drones and other aircraft that have historically operated out of Niger’s capital, Niamey.
By Diana Stancy
Army general awards medals to Nigeriens who fought, died alongside US soldiers
The Nigerien soldiers fought in the Oct. 4, 2017, ambush that claimed the lives of four U.S. soldiers and four Nigerien soldiers.
By Kyle Rempfer
Competing and winning in Africa, a vast theater of opportunity
U.S. investment and its small U.S. defense footprint is making a difference in Africa, but the field is changing and competition is fierce.
By Col. Chris Karns
US offering $5 million bounty for attackers responsible for deadly Niger ambush that killed 4 soldiers
The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice Program is also offering a $5 million reward for information or location of Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, the leader of the ISIS offshoot known as the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara.
By Shawn Snow
Two years on, families of fallen criticize Niger ambush investigation, say soldiers’ leaders unfairly treated
Four soldiers were killed in the ambush on Oct. 4, 2017.
By Kyle Rempfer
Two years later, how one soldier lost trust in the Army after the Oct. 4, 2017, Niger ambush
Alan Van Saun, the company commander for Alpha Company at the time of the ambush, detailed how his trust in the Army deteriorated because of the incident in an op-ed penned for the New York Times, marking the two-year anniversary of the attack.
By Diana Stancy
Fallen soldiers of Niger ambush receiving Silver, Bronze Stars this week
Valor awards go to four U.S. troops with Army Special Forces ODA 3212 who were killed in the ambush.
By Kyle Rempfer
US military vehicle hits roadside bomb in Niger, no casualties
Authorities in Niger say an American military vehicle struck a roadside bomb in the troubled West African country but no one was killed.
By Howard Altman
Survivors and fallen soldiers of Niger ambush awarded valor medals, but questions linger
Team Ouallam was ambushed by an assaulting force three times their size and equipped with medium and heavy machine guns, rocket propelled grenades and mortars.
By Kyle Rempfer