POWDER KEG AFRICA: US Troops Will Leave Niger in a Blow to Counterterrorism and Security Policy in the Sahel Region
After Emmanuel Macron’s France was forced to withdraw all his troops from the Sahel nations, in a major humiliation for the post-colonial power, ..... .... It has been reported that US sources have admitted that more than 1,000 American military personnel will leave Niger in the coming months.
The void left by the departure of the Western powers has been filled by Russia.
That move was in keeping with a recent pattern by countries in the Sahel region, an arid area south of the Sahara, of breaking ties with Western countries. Increasingly, they are partnering with Russia instead.
the french can only blame themselves for being kicked out of niger - and losing their influence in africa .. their african colonies may have gained independence - but that was in name only - as france exerted total control
