Live: US says readying plans to evacuate Niger drone bases; no decisions made The US is making precautionary plans to evacuate two key drone and counter-terror bases in Niger if that becomes necessary under the West African nation's new ruling junta, the Air Force commander for Africa said Friday. The news comes as ECOWAS defence chiefs continued their talks in Ghana on the crisis in Niger after coup leaders there ignored the West African bloc’s deadline to step down. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments on the situation in Niger. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
