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US Agrees To Withdraw Troops From Niger, Its Largest Drone Base In Africa
Explaining their decision, Niger’s military authorities said that the agreement had been imposed on the country and was not in the interests of the people.
Last month, Niger broke off a military agreement with the US that saw a US drone base set up in the north of the African country.
Explaining their decision, Niger’s military authorities said that the agreement had been imposed on the country and was not in the interests of the people.
Washington is set to pull out from Niger’sterritory more than 1,000 servicemen stationed at the major US drone base in the north of the country following Niamey’s breakdown of the military cooperation agreement with the US.
The development came in the wake of Nigerien Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine’s talks with Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell in a meeting in Washington on Friday, AFP reported, citing unnamed US officials.
The two parties have reportedly agreed upon an upcoming US delegation visit to Niamey to facilitate an organized withdrawal process.
Earlier, Nigerien state media announced that the Pentagon officials would visit the West African country next week.
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