Niger: Washington awaits explanations after the brutal end of military cooperation. The military regime, which came to power in Niger thanks to a coup d'état on July 26, announced Saturday evening in a press release read on national television that it was denouncing "with immediate effect" The United States has some 1,000 soldiers in Niger, engaged in the anti-jihadist fight in the Sahel, and has a large drone base in Agadez (north) U.S.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a rare visit to Niger a year ago to try to support President-elect Mohamed Bazoum.