POWDER KEG AFRICA: US Troops Will Leave Niger in a Blow to Counterterrorism and Security Policy in the Sahel Region
The saga of the geopolitical realignment in the African Sahel region seems far from over.
After a string of coups ushered a number of military juntas into power in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso, the power and influence of the Western powers – notably France and the US – crumbled at a rapid pace.
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, now it’s time for the American forces to also depart Niger, in a considerable setback for its counterterrorism and security policy in the tumultuous Sahel region of Africa.
It has been reported that US sources have admitted that more than 1,000 American military personnel will leave Niger in the coming months.
