A large American delegation to Niger to discuss cooperation between the two countries. The objective is to renew dialogue with the junta while Niamey has in recent months moved closer to new partners, notably Russia.
A thousand American soldiers are still present in the country, in Agadez more precisely, on a drone base in which Washington has invested more than 100 million dollars. Washington will do everything to thwart the ambitions of Wagner or Africa Corps, the name of the new Russian entity in the Sahel.