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Before a coup in Niger in July 2023 led to the demand that American troops leave the country, the U.S. used two Niger airbases to fly drones on counterterrorism missions in the Sahel region of Africa.
The arrival of Russian personnel in the West African country came in the wake of a decision by Niger’s junta to expel US forces from the country.
The UN health agency, in a statement, said the vaccination campaign against the meningitis outbreak began on Thursday.
The Palestinian journalists who have been covering the devastating war in Gaza were named winners of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize on Thursday.
The Russians are said to be sharing a wing of Niger's main airport, but not mingling with US troops.