Niger Junta Severs US Military Cooperation Agreement, Orders Troops and Civilian Personnel Out of the Country
By Paul Serran Mar. 17, 2024 7:00 PM
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” Neighboring Sahel nations Mali and Burkina Faso have turned to Moscow for security support.
In Niger, the military also turned to the Russian mercenary group Wagner for help. “
“Cameron Hudson, who served with the Central Intelligence Agency and State Department in Africa, said the incident shows the diminution of U.S. leverage in the region and that Niger was angered by Washington’s attempt to pressure the junta to steer clear of Russia. ‘This is ironic since one mantra of the Biden Administration has been that Africans are free to choose their partners’, he said.”
” Major Amadou Abdramane, speaking on state television, said junta leaders met the U.S. delegation only out of courtesy and described their tone as condescending. “
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