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U.S. donates second C-130 to Niger to support enduring Sahel operations

12:00 AM12/7/2021

Niger received the first of the three scheduled C-130 aircraft deliveries by the U.S. in January 2021, and has employed the mobility platform for various humanitarian assistance operations and United Nations troop and vehicle movements.

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U.S. Africa Command leaders visit Mauritania to highlight cooperation and importance of G5 Sahel

3:35 PM7/16/2021

Amb. Andrew Young and Lt. Gen. Kirk Smith from U.S. Africa Command visited Mauritania to discuss the potential for greater partnership and engagement during a visit to the nation’s capital, Nouakchott, July 13-15, where they met with President Ghazouani. The delegation also met with the Mauritanian Minister of Defense, Chief of Defense, military service chiefs, and students at both the G5 Sahel Defense College and Mauritanian Air Force air traffic control training center.

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U.S. Africa Command leaders visit Mauritania to highlight cooperation and importance of G5 Sahel

3:29 PM7/16/2021

A U.S. Africa Command senior leader delegation met with Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani to discuss the potential for greater partnership and engagement during a visit to the nation’s capital, Nouakchott, July 13-15.

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U.S. donates $8M in military equipment to Niger

3:30 PM8/14/2020

The equipment will aid the West African nation and its G5 Sahel Joint Force partners in the fight against terrorism in the region.

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Military equipment enables the G5 Joint Force Sahel fight against terrorism

1:43 PM8/14/2020

The Joint Force’s missions include combating counterterrorism, transnational organized crime, and trafficking in the Sahel, a region that has seen an increase in violence since 2017.

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U.S. donates $8M in military equipment to Niger

12:53 PM8/14/2020

The equipment will aid the West African nation and its G5 Sahel Joint Force partners in the fight against terrorism in the region.

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U.S., Mali sign agreement for fuel donation

12:00 AM4/10/2020

Close cooperation and support from the U.S. for the Republic of Mali and the G5 Sahel Force supports fight against terrorism in the Sahel.

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AFRICOM hosts high level discussions on G5 Sahel region

10:09 AM10/17/2019

Whitney Baird, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for West Africa and Security Affairs in the Bureau of African Affairs, met with the U.S. Ambassadors to Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger to discuss field perspectives and an overall approach for the Sahel region of Africa, in Stuttgart, Germany, Oct. 8, 2019.

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US Delivers Tactical Equipment to Niger

2:00 PM6/10/2019

The Office of Security Cooperation Niger held a G5 Sahel Equipment Handover Ceremony at the Direction Centrale du Materiel in Niamey, Niger, June 6, 2019.

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U.S. donates second C-130 to Niger to support enduring Sahel operations

12:00 AM12/7/2021

Niger received the first of the three scheduled C-130 aircraft deliveries by the U.S. in January 2021, and has employed the mobility platform for various humanitarian assistance operations and United Nations troop and vehicle movements.

U.S. Africa Command leaders visit Mauritania to highlight cooperation and importance of G5 Sahel

3:35 PM7/16/2021

U.S. Africa Command leaders visit Mauritania to highlight cooperation and importance of G5 Sahel

3:29 PM7/16/2021

A U.S. Africa Command senior leader delegation met with Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani to discuss the potential for greater partnership and engagement during a visit to the nation’s capital, Nouakchott, July 13-15.

U.S. donates $8M in military equipment to Niger

3:30 PM8/14/2020

The equipment will aid the West African nation and its G5 Sahel Joint Force partners in the fight against terrorism in the region.

Military equipment enables the G5 Joint Force Sahel fight against terrorism

1:43 PM8/14/2020

The Joint Force’s missions include combating counterterrorism, transnational organized crime, and trafficking in the Sahel, a region that has seen an increase in violence since 2017.

U.S. donates $8M in military equipment to Niger

12:53 PM8/14/2020

The equipment will aid the West African nation and its G5 Sahel Joint Force partners in the fight against terrorism in the region.

U.S., Mali sign agreement for fuel donation

12:00 AM4/10/2020

Close cooperation and support from the U.S. for the Republic of Mali and the G5 Sahel Force supports fight against terrorism in the Sahel.

AFRICOM hosts high level discussions on G5 Sahel region

10:09 AM10/17/2019

US Delivers Tactical Equipment to Niger

2:00 PM6/10/2019

The Office of Security Cooperation Niger held a G5 Sahel Equipment Handover Ceremony at the Direction Centrale du Materiel in Niamey, Niger, June 6, 2019.