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Niger and the United States have reached an agreement on the withdrawal of American troops from the West African country, a process that has already begun and will be finished by Sept. 15, they said in a joint statement. Niger's ruling junta last month told the US to withdraw its nearly 1,000 military personnel from the country. Until a coup last year Niger had been a key partner in Washington's fight against insurgents in the Sahel region of Africa, who have killed thousands of people and displaced millions more.

By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS 10-man Nigeria defeated Niger Republic 1-0 in a Group B encounter at the WAFU B U-17 Championship on Sunday. It was the Golden Eaglets first win of the competition following last Friday's barren draw against Burkina Faso. Rapha Adams scored the winning goal from a header on 31 minutes. The former

The US and Niger have agreed that American troops will leave the country "no later" than 15 September, they announced in a joint statement on Sunday.

The plan is to remove all lethal, hazardous or classified equipment before the last U.S. troops depart, but items that are determined to be too expensive to fly out could be left for the Nigerien military to use instead, the officials said.

Niger announced in March it was ending a military cooperation agreement with US, claiming the presence of US soldiers was now "illegal".