There are no more American soldiers on the Niamey base in Niger. A first contingent of American soldiers in the Sahelian country has left. There are only 200 left on site who will also leave.
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At over $100 million to build, it’s understandable that the United States wants to enjoy it for as long as possible. $100 million is what the Pentagon invested to build Base 201 in Agadez, in the center of the country, and that’s where the last 200 American soldiers stationed in Niger are located. They will leave in mid-Septemberin accordance with the agreement signed by the United States with the junta in power in Niamey.
On Sunday evening, American General Ken Ekman was also present in Niamey, for the departure of the last American soldiers stationed on another air base, base 101, in the capital of the country. There are more than 700 soldiers who have left Niger to date. Soldiers and tons of equipment, such as helicopters and drones, stationed there as part of the fight against jihadism.
It is also for this purpose that the Agadez base was built, which will therefore be the next to be ceded. And the United States should hand over the keys to the junta after having also carefully emptied it of all its equipment. We can readily imagine that the Pentagon will be keen not to leave much other than the walls to a Nigerien power that has grown closer to Russia.