U.S. forces were expelled from both Niger and Chad this week, dealing a serious blow to the Biden administration’s diplomacy and counter-terrorism policies in Africa.
Last Friday, the administration of leftist President Joe Biden announced that over a thousand U.S. military personnel would be withdrawn from Niger. The civilian government of Niger was overthrown in a July 2023 coup, leaving power in the hands of Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani.
Western powers and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) soon ostracized the junta. ECOWAS imposed sanctions against the Tchiani regime but lifted them in February 2024 due to humanitarian concerns.
Niger formed a coalition with two other military-controlled governments, Burkina Faso and Mali, which collectively had enough clout to face down ECOWAS and
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