Politics and Current
Niger is the latest African country to cut ties with the US military and other Western forces

In a swift move that sent tremors through U.S. foreign relations in West Africa, Niger’s military junta ended an agreement that allowed U.S. military personnel to operate in its country.
The announcement, made by junta spokesman Col. Amadou Abdramane in a televised speech on March 16, got here days after an official visit to the capital of Niamey by U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Molly Phee and Gen. Michael E. Langley, the head of U.S. military operations in Africa.
“American presence in the territory of the Republic of Niger is illegal” – Abdramane he statedadding that it “violates all constitutional and democratic principles that would require consultation with a sovereign nation – especially through its elected officials – regarding the deployment of a foreign military to its territory.”

Additionally, the junta has condemned “a condescending attitude accompanied by threats of retaliation from the head of the American delegation against the government and people of Niger.”
U.S. officials have previously expressed concerns about Niger’s political direction on domestic and foreign affairs.
At a March 18 news conference hosted by White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, the official referred to the U.S. delegation’s visit to Niamey before the junta’s announcement and asserted that the United States’ goal was to “explore how we are able to chart a typical path forward and our concerns about the lack of progress towards a democratic transition and operational considerations in order that we are able to maintain a long-term security partnership.”
The “democratic transition” likely refers to Niger’s domestic politics and the struggle to stabilize government affairs.
In a military coup in July 2023, Niger’s army removed democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum from office and replaced him with Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani, the previous commander of Nigeria’s presidential guard. The United States, a generous donor of humanitarian aid and a long-time contractor of counterterrorism operations in Niger, declared the coup illegal.
Additionally, America is monitoring Niger’s relations with other foreign powers and recent allies.
“U.S. officials have expressed concern about Niger’s potential relations with Russia and Iran,” he added. he stated Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh.
However, this evaluation was poorly received by Niger’s recent leaders, which became a part of the justification for the decision to break off military relations with the US stating that “Niger deplores the U.S. delegation’s intention to deny the sovereign Nigerian nation the right to choose partners and the types of partnerships that can truly help it in the fight against terrorism.”
The junta also condemned what the US delegation called a failure to respect diplomatic protocol. Abdramane he stated that the delegation violated diplomatic convention by not informing Niger of its composition, date of arrival or agenda.
An estimated 600 to 1,000 U.S. troops are stationed in Niger, a landlocked country on Nigeria’s northern border that also hosts two U.S. bases. Of these, U.S. Air Base 201 is a six-year-old, $110 million drone air base near Agadez tasked with monitoring jihadist activities.
Among the first U.S. officials to respond to Niger’s announcement was State Department spokesman Matthew Miller published in October: “We are aware of the CNSP’s announcement in Niger, which follows candid discussions at senior levels in Niamey this week about our concerns about the CNSP’s trajectory.” The CNSP is the Conseil National pour la sauvegarde de la patrie, the ruling military junta in Niger.
Days later, U.S. officials were reportedly in search of closed-door talks to see if they may maintain some security presence in Niger.
In terms of this trajectory, reports allude to Niger’s strengthening relations with Russia since the military coup in July 2023. Since then, senior Russian defense officials, including Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-bek Yevkurov, have visited the country to meet with the head of the junta. Similarly, junta officials visited Moscow in January to pave the way for military cooperation, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
U.S. officials were also concerned about the prospect of a secret deal with Iran that might likely give Tehran access to a few of Niger’s vast uranium reserves.
This is not the first time Niger has cut military ties with a Western nation in hopes of asserting autonomy over its internal security efforts. In December 2023, former colonial power France withdrew almost 1,500 soldiers at the request of the junta.
France, namely President Emmanuel Macron, who has long supported ousted Nigerian President Bazouma, loudly condemned the July 2023 coup. The condemnation prompted motion by Niger’s recent military rulers, who decided to make a drastic change in strategy and ordered French forces to leave Niger.
Hailed as a “new era” for Nigerians, the decision was celebrated as a break from dependence on certain Western powers. “Niger stands proud and the security of our homeland will no longer depend on foreign presence,” it alleged announced.
After years of military support, some experts fear the removal of Western-aligned troops could leave a vacuum in counterterrorism efforts in Niger and the Sahel.
As such, foreign troops from France, Italy, Germany, the United States, and the European Union were dispatched to lead counterterrorism efforts in the region and provide military training to various countries that were experiencing political and governmental upheaval.
But with recent partnerships and allies on the horizon, Niger is becoming considered one of several West African countries reassessing its ties with Western powers.
The deterioration of Burkina Faso’s relations with France has been increasing since 2022, culminating in the expulsion of the military counselor of the French embassy for “subversive activities.”
Mali also saw the gradual withdrawal of French troops following the military coup in Mali, in addition to the arrival of controversial Russian mercenaries, the Wagner Group.
Under the leadership of the Junta, Mali and Burkina Faso, in addition to Niger announced their departure from the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) earlier this yr, distancing themselves from the alleged influence of external forces and “illegal, illegitimate and inhumane” sanctions that threaten to reverse their coups.
After leaving the 15-member coalition, southern countries announced the creation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), which is able to provide a “path to sovereignty.” AES might be represented by leaders from each country: Ibrahim Traoré from Burkina Faso, Assimi Goïta from Mali and Abdourahamane Tiani from Niger.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene called “Butch Body Body”, Black Protester appointed by the police in the town hall

Town Hall at Georgia District of USA Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene broke out on Tuesday in several explosions, which ends up in arguments with the police and later arrests. The republican legislator was also offended by a slogan, which was infamous by the democratic representative of Jasmine Crockett.
Greene, a conservative brand of the bonfire strictly in line with President Donald Trump and his master’s movement, met with tensions during the town hall in Cobb in the state of Ga., Where the police forcibly removed the interference and directed one black protesting to use from some participants.
As Rep. Greene discussed immigration – the major feature of the magician program – and what she described as the dangers of undocumented people in the United States, disturbed the black protesting woman. In the film Published On X, the woman looked as if it would cause “KKK”, which she called the “terrorist group”, which “follows black and brown people.” When the protester was physically escorted from the town hall by an officer, she called Greene a “body biggot” – a reference to the phrase used by Crockett’s congressmen during a viral exchange from Greene on Capitol.
During the next meeting with the black male protest, the case increased to physically fight officers, and eventually he was convinced by the police. Some participants of the town hall might be applauded when a person was directed to the ground and faraway from the room. There could also be several dozen subsequent protesters seen Standing along the pavement in front of the town hall of Greene Congressmen.
Marjorie Taylor Greene to the protesting in her town hall: “The protest is outside. Pa. Have fun there.”
Protester: “You body body bigot!” pic.twitter.com/2danf2slyg
– Republicans against Trump (@rpsagainsttrump) April 16, 2025
A well -known Russian advantage and a full of life prehistoric specimen, Marjorie Taylor Greene, had a Trump security attack and defeated his voters during the town hall, attacked them due to their investigations. Most were pulled out, and only black ingredients were reserved. pic.twitter.com/odsb8xogfb
– Anonymous (@youranoncental) April 16, 2025
The major protests in the Congress Town Halls have recently develop into regular, especially in the protests of republican legislators, because voters express the indignation of some major financing cuts and federal terms of employees conducted by the Trump administration, which affect critical agencies, including the Department of Education and Social Security Administration.
Democratic members of the Congress tried to make use of the unpopularity of Trump’s actions and their support from the Republicans. When many Republicans refused to maintain the town hall due to the constant protests from indignant voters, some democrats kept their very own town hall in republican districts.
Congressmenka said that “very unfortunate that so many people would be hurt and have already been injured in this process, so I’m very concerned.” However, Democrat said that she believed that her party “will win the next round.”
She added: “We intend to take this government back and do for people we are trying to do now. And what we have to do is make sure that everyone has a decent quality of life. We hope to do it.”
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China revealing brands as “not made in America” in connection with the trade war

Calling what is occurring online “fire” doesn’t even start to elucidate what is occurring during the trade war between the United States and China. Gloves have dropped out since President Donald Trump threatened to use as much as 125% tariffs to all Chinese imports. Now producers in China are exposing American brands for what they call “hypocrisy” amongst the trade war.
When issuing American brands, a few of the largest producers in China claim that although American corporations claim that they’re “produced in the US”, they quietly produce goods in Chinese factories. According to movies published on Tiktok, a few of these alleged great names are Michael Kors, a handbag coach, Levi jeans and Lulhed.
According to 1 creator of the brand content, they run away from marking things as “made in America” or “Made in Welies”. For example, most bags are produced in China before it is distributed to a designer or brand. The designer will add ending or logo, enabling brands to characterize items as “produced” in response to the country.
“I am surprised that more people do not know this. The quality of Chinese products is equally good,” said the creator of Tiktok. “We have always had the assumption that Chinese goods are not good, but all this is propaganda.”
In one other film, published by China Yiw Factor, says that Birkenstocks is just USD 10 and asks people to contact him in the event that they need to cooperate with him.
Consumers corresponding to Chinese producers revealing American brands
One person published on China Yiwu Factor: “Chinese producers are driving luxury brands is my new favorite tiktok.”
Other people praise Chinese producers for “playing chess”, while Trump “plays him in fish” and encourages these producers to directly sell to consumers.
The escalating trade war between the United States and China appears after Trump said that there’s an imbalance of trade between two nations. He said that America has bought lots from China for years, but it surely was not reciprocated, reports. Trump said American Company goes beyond compliance with the rules of the communist party, But Chinese corporations haven’t got the same barriers.
His second argument concerns national security. America is predicated on China in terms of electronic chips, pharmaceutical components and rare lands. However, China has recently suspended the critical export of rare lands, and American corporations do not need an alternate supplier.
Tariffs are an try to make China negotiating friendly trade principles with the United States. If this doesn’t work, Trump’s administration hopes that it forces corporations to seek out other places, mainly in the United States, to amass and create their products.
While China is the major exporter to the USA, this is not any longer the first. The United States sent a record export of dollars to China to China in 2024. China, on the other hand, He exported $ 463 billion in goods and services to the United States, Third behind Mexico and Canada, Associated Pressreported.
The best export in the USA to China in 2024 included soy, planes, pharmaceuticals and semiconductors. Last 12 months, the major export from China included cell phones, computers, toys and clothing.
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Congresmen GOP shows the “depth of his loyalty” to Donald Trump with Bill, who would allow Trump only to block Obama, Bush and Clinton

The Republican Congressmen of Tennessee jumped on an early role in the race for the most Trump-Sykophantic member of the American Chamber of Representatives.
US representative Andy Ogles, who had previously introduced the provisions that would give President Donald Trump to the Appendix to the Greenland attachment, proposed Bill This will change the twenty second amendment, which establishes the current two -sided limit for presidents.

The Ogles act would allow each president to take the third term if their first two dates weren’t consistent. In the history of America, only two presidents met with this threshold: Donald Trump and Grover Cleveland, who lost their re -election offer with Benjamin Harrison in 1888, but won the rematch 4 years later.
“It is necessary to provide President Trump with every resource necessary to correct the catastrophic course specified by the Biden administration,” said Ogles in a press release. “He is devoted to the restoration of the Republic and saving our country, and we, as the legislator and as the state, must do everything in our power to support it.”
Ogles’s plan prohibits the third term, if the first two were subsequent – which implies former presidents of Bush, Obama and Clinton, they may not search for a return to the office. The bill would also deny the third full term of office for anyone who served over two years of someone’s term.
Here is 22. Amendment, in her present country:
“No person will be elected to the office of the president more than twice, and no person who was the president of the president or acted as a president, for over two years of a term of office, to which some other person was elected, he will be elected to the office of the president more than once.”
Ratified in 1951. The amendment took place after Democrat Franklin Delano Roosevelt ran to the election in 1932 and won the elected 3 times before, which makes him the only president who served greater than two terms. And yes, these were further conditions.
Now the metamover Ogles is proposed, which is just not ever happened:
“No person will be elected to the office of the president more than three times, nor will he be elected for any additional term after election for two subsequent conditions, and no person who held the office of the president or acted as the president, for over two years of the term to which another person will be elected to the office of president more than twice.”
Ogles amendment would require the approval of two -thirds of each Congress houses and three -quarters of countries which are to be ratified, which should explain why our structure has so few changes.
As Axios noted in his report, the act served as “the deep’s deep tag, which he enjoys the new president at the GOP house.”
Ogles is a member of the Chamber of Freedom Caucus, consisting of Trump’s most loyal loyalists. But there may be one more reason why Congresmen Tennessee is so difficult to be Trump’s biggest licking.
He is examined By House Ethics Committee regarding the discrepancy in its disclosure of campaign financing – particularly in relation to a private loan of USD 320,000, which was reported by the Federal Electoral Commission. Ogles, who pushed last yr Provisions regarding the sending of protesters of pro-Palestinian students He later modified the disclosure to Gaza as a “penalty” that reduced a private loan to USD 20,000. He refused to cooperate with the federal probe.
Review of the Congress Ethics Office stated that “there was an important reason to think that Rep. Ogles omitted or misled the required information” about his financial disclosure.
In addition, the assessment stated “an important reason to think that the Ogles REP. Campaign Committee could accept an excessive contribution that was reported as personal loans and candidate contributions.”
“I do not think that he wanted to talk about fraud regarding the financing of the campaign, which he is accused and would like us to focus on what Trump syndrome is,” said the democratic representative of Becca Balint with Vermont Axios. “Really pathetic. Tennessee voters deserve a lot better.
In a press release, a colleague from Tennessan Steve Cohen, a democrat, wrote: “2 terms are sufficient chaos for every nation to survive.”
Each of them is unlikely to cause serious damage to Ogles’s political profession. He easily won the re -election in 2024 despite ethical scandal and many other scandals, including false statements About his skilled and educational origin and about what happened $ 25,000 collected at Gofundme for a kid’s funeral garden, which never materialized.
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