Niger Suspends Military Agreement With US

• Niger has suspended its military agreement with the United States “with immediate effect”.    The decision, announced on Saturday, came after senior US officials – led by Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee and US Africa Command head General Michael Langley – visited the West African country earlier this week to discuss democratic transition.

• Niger is the centre of US operations in west and North Africa, notably at its Air Base 201, the most expensive construction project ever undertaken by the US government.

• Washington officially designated the military takeover as a coup. But in December, the top US envoy for Africa, Phee, said the US was willing to restore aid and security ties if Niger met certain conditions.

• The suspension follows an earlier move that has seen thousands of French soldiers exit the West African nation.

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Published date : 18 Mar 2024 05:54PM