PARIS/DAKAR, Sept 25 (Reuters) - France's decision to pull 1,500 troops from Niger leaves a gaping hole in Western efforts to counter a decade-long Islamist insurgency and could bolster Russian influence across the vast, insecure scrublands of West Africa, analysts and diplomats said. Niger was the West's last key ally in the central Sahel region…
Niger has hailed France’s withdrawal as a ‘step towards sovereignty.’ But experts argue that celebrations are premature as the move has broad implications for the country, the Sahel, ECOWAS and beyond.
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France s decision to pull 1,500 troops from Niger leaves a gaping hole in Western efforts to counter a decade-long Islamist insurgency and could bolster Russian influence across the vast, insecure. -September 25, 2023 at 01:02 pm EDT
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PARIS/ France's decision to pull 1,500 troops from Niger leaves a gaping hole in Western efforts to counter a decade-long Islamist insurgency and could bolster Russian influence across the vast, insecure scrublands of West Africa, analysts and diplomats said. Read more at straitstimes.com.