**Niger’s Security Crisis:** US Troops Face Uncertain Future After Junta Move
DAKAR, Senegal – In a recent turn of events, American officials are engaged in discussions to negotiate the possibility of maintaining a security presence in Niger, where the presence of U.S. troops has been deemed ‘illegal’ by the military junta. The United States has considered Niger its closest regional ally, with about 1,000 troops and a large drone base located in the country’s north at Agadez to combat Islamist militancy in the region. The junta …