BREAKING-U.S. Troops 107km From Niger's Border

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:46:41 +0000

⁣BREAKING: U.S. TROOPS DEPLOYED 170KM FROM NIGER BORDER — THE RECOLONISATION HAS BEGUN.

On February 13th, 2026, 100 United States military personnel landed in Maiduguri, northeastern Nigeria — just 170 kilometres from the border with Niger Republic. Within 24 hours, multiple military aircraft, including C-17 heavy cargo planes and a C-130J-30, were visible on the ground. Equipment was offloaded. According to a U.S. Department of Defense official, these flights are “the vanguard” of what will become a stream of deployments into three main locations across Nigeria.

Three locations. Not one.

This comes less than two years after AFRICOM was forced out of Niger and shut down Air Base 201 in Agadez. Now, heavy military cargo, precision munitions, and U.S. 3rd Special Forces personnel are positioned at the doorstep of the Alliance of Sahel States — the same alliance that expelled Western forces and declared a general mobilisation.

At the same time in Munich, Western leaders were openly discussing hard power, mineral supply chains, and the return of big power politics. Europe is “awakening.” The old order “no longer exists.” A new scramble for resources is underway.

Meanwhile in Addis Ababa, the African Union adopted a resolution classifying colonialism as a crime against humanity. President Cyril Ramaphosa warned against a “new form of colonialism” targeting Africa’s minerals and called for unity and strategic leverage.

So which direction is Africa heading?

Is this deployment about counterterrorism — or is Maiduguri becoming a forward operating platform for something much larger?

Watch the full breakdown and decide for yourself.