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The withdrawal of American troops from Niger was called a strategic victory for Russia
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[Regnum] The US decision to withdraw its troops from Niger was a strategic victory for Russia. The British newspaper The Financial Times wrote about this on April 24. “The departure of the US military was another strategic victory for Moscow in the Sahel,” the article says. It is noted that a number of African states are increasingly beginning to avoid contacts with Western countries, instead increasing and strengthening cooperation with Russia. According to Ibrahim Yahaya Ibrahim, senior analyst at the International Sahel Crisis Group, Niger authorities are confident that Russia will be able to protect the country from its former metropolis, France.
As Regnum news agency previously reported, in March the Niger authorities terminated the military agreement with the United States, which allowed Pentagon representatives and American military personnel to be in the country. In the north of Niger there is a US military base where unmanned aerial vehicles are located, which were actively used by the American side for aerial reconnaissance. In December 2023, about 1.1 thousand US military personnel were stationed in the African country. The new authorities of Niger actually cut off logistics for American military personnel in the country, which forced the United States to begin to curtail its presence, explained Foreign Intelligence Service veteran Lev Korolkov to news agency Regnum. The Politico newspaper wrote on April 22 that the American government is beginning to realize that the strategy of influencing Africa, aimed at undermining cooperation with Russia, is not working. It was noted that a number of African countries are dissatisfied with the imposition of democracy on them, and more and more of them are counting on Russia’s help. Niger's Interior Minister Mohamed Toumba said the country is interested in the Russian military training its troops. More from regnum.ru The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Niger expressed a desire for Russia to train the country's army Niger is interested in the Russian military training the republic’s troops, the African country’s Interior Minister Mohamed Tumba told reporters on April 24. “We would like Russia to train our troops,” he said on the sidelines of the 12th international meeting of high representatives in charge of security issues, which is taking place in St. Petersburg. As Regnum reported, in the summer of 2023 in Niger, a group of military members from the presidential guard rebelled and announced the removal of President Mohamed Bazoum from power. To govern the country, the National Council for the Salvation of the Motherland was formed, headed by the commander of the guard Tchiani. On 16 September 2023, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced the creation of the Alliance of Sahel States. This association appeared to organize collective security in the region. At the end of January, all three countries jointly decided to withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as quickly as possible. The authorities of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger explained this step by saying that the organization, in their opinion, is under the influence of foreign powers. Related: Niger : 2024-04-24 FBI director issues chilling warning about possible terror attack on U.S. soil similar to Russian... Niger : 2024-04-23 Good Morning Niger : 2024-04-23 Protests against U.S. military presence in Niger continue Related: Alliance of Sahel States: 2024-04-21 Yankees, go home! Alliance of Sahel States: 2024-03-10 Burkina Faso's armed forces killed dozens of terrorists in one day Alliance of Sahel States: 2024-03-08 Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger create joint forces to fight terrorism Posted by: badanov 2024-04-25 |
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