In Africa, the United States fails in “containment” of Russia. Nigerien military denounced the defense agreements between the two countries.
Washington was a key ally for the former Nigerien regime, overthrown on July 26 by the army. Starting in 2016, the U.S. began construction, for $110 million, of a base in Agadez. The site from which their drones have taken off since 2019 to travel throughout North Africa is the heart of an operation involving more than 1,100 American soldiers positioned in Niger.