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The United States has begun as a precaution to reposition its troops in Niger, the Pentagon announced recently. According to reports, the Department of Defence was engaged in repositioning part of its personnel and resources from Air Base 101 in Niamey to Air Base 201 in Agadez, a region further north
The United States has begun as a precaution to reposition its troops in Niger, the Pentagon announced recently. According to reports, the Department of Defence was engaged in repositioning part of its personnel and resources from Air Base 101 in Niamey to Air Base 201 in Agadez, a region further north.
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The defence spokesperson said a small group of essential staff would remain on the Niamey base after the transfer, while the non-essential staff and contractors had left the country several weeks ago. The American army had already suspended joint exercises with Niger’s army and American diplomacy had ordered the departure of its non-essential personnel from its embassy in Niamey in early August.
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France has around 1,500 soldiers in Niger, who are engaged in the anti-jihadist fight. However, their position is delicate after the coup leaders denounced the defence agreements linking them to Paris. They also ordered France to withdraw its soldiers.
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Paris maintained that exchanges were taking place between the Niger and French armies on withdrawing certain French military elements in Niger. However, the US defence spokesperson said that there was no link between the movement of American troops. The spokesperson further said that the United States seemed to be looking forward to the future and hoped that diplomatic discussions would continue and that the situation in Niger would be resolved diplomatically.
