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Niger closes air space citing 'threat of intervention'
https://www.monitor.co.ug ^ | August 07, 2023 | afp

Posted on 08/06/2023 7:03:42 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19

Nigers coup leaders said they closed die country's airspace shortly before the expiration of a deadline fron¡\the West African bloc ECOWAS for them to hand back power or face possible military intervention.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: africa; agadez; air; burkinafaso; china; force; france; mali; niger; nigerflap; russia; sahel; uranium
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From China to Canada, companies eye Niger uranium operations
21 posted on 08/07/2023 3:43:54 AM PDT by mewzilla (We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Wonder if Macron will invade Niger now.


22 posted on 08/07/2023 3:48:48 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: McGruff

“ US troops in Niger have been restricted to the American military bases and US embassy in Niger”

I think I see the problem here.

Two words, repeated twice in a sentence. “In Niger”.

Let’s have “US troops in Brownsville” or “US troops in El Paso” instead.


23 posted on 08/07/2023 4:23:29 AM PDT by Jim Noble (He who saves the nation breaks no law)
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To: McGruff

If it sticks a finger in the eye of DC and Macron, I approve. Maybe when those two despotic regimes are gone, we can start building a different reality.


24 posted on 08/07/2023 7:55:17 AM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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