NIAMEY: Niger’s ruling junta has revoked with immediate effect a military accord that allows military personnel and civilian staff from the US department of defence on its soil, junta spokesman Colonel Amadou Abdramane said on Saturday.
The decision follows a visit by US officials this week which was led by assistant secretary of state for African affairs Molly Phee and included General Michael Langley, commander of the US Africa Command.
Abdramane, speaking on television in the West African nation, said the US delegation did not follow diplomatic protocol, and that Niger was not informed about the composition of the delegation, the date of its arrival, or the agenda.
He added that the discussions were around the current military transition in Niger, military cooperation between the two countries, and Niger’s choice of partners in the fight against…
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