On Friday, the United States reached an agreement with the authorities in Niger, according to which it would withdraw its forces from the African country that witnessed a military coup in July 2023. The agreement reached between US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and the leadership of Niger stipulates sending an American delegation to Niamey in the coming days. To agree on the details of withdrawal.
One thousand American soldiers are participating in Niger in the fight against jihadists in the Sahel region, and they have a large base for marches in Agadez.
A number of American officials said that Washington agreed on Friday to withdraw its forces, numbering more than a thousand soldiers, from Niger, where they are participating in the fight against the militants.
US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell agreed to the Niamey authorities’ request to withdraw troops, during a meeting in Washington with Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zein, who took power following the coup last July, according to US officials.
