Junta in Niger, Echoing the American Retreat From Kabul, Gives the Yanks Four Months To Leave Country

The new powers-that-be at Niamey have already sent France packing, and, on Biden’s watch, it appears that America will be next, while Moscow waits.

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Supporters of Niger's ruling junta gather for a protest called to fight for the country's freedom and push back against foreign interference, at Niamey, Niger, August 3, 2023. AP/Sam Mednick, file

As of now there are about a thousand American soldiers deployed in Niger as part of the fight against jihadist forces in the region, but by the middle of September they will likely all be gone. The ruling junta has given Washington four months to vacate everyone from Niger Air Base 201, a $100 million drone air base that is near the remote town Agadez. It is owned by Niger but financed, and was built, by America.

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