Niamey, Niger, March 30, 2025 (AFP) - Niger says withdrawing from Lake Chad anti-jihadist force

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2025-03-30

Niger has withdrawn from the military coalition fighting Islamist insurgency groups in the Lake Chad region of west-central Africa, saying it will focus instead on protecting its oil operations from jihadist attacks. The announcement late Saturday comes amid rising tensions between the four countries bordering Lake Chad since a 2023 coup by Niger's military. In a bulletin read on state TV, the army said the operation under the Multinational Joint......

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