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This time, he’s bailing on a key drone base in Niger. Thr Russkies will be likely taking over:

https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20240420-us-agr...

The long-expected move effectively marks a new regional gain for Russia, which has ramped up its focus on Africa and backed military regimes in neighboring Mali and Burkina Faso.

Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell accepted the call to remove troops in a meeting in Washington with the prime minister of the junta, Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, US officials told AFP on condition of anonymity.

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Niger was long a linchpin in the US and French strategy to combat jihadists in West Africa. The United States built a base in the desert city of Agadez at the cost of $100 million to fly a fleet of drones.

The wins. Can’t you see them piling up?
For those who don’t know, that base was used to target ISIS.

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