Achieving Peace in Sahel Requires Multilateral Support for Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger -By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh – Opinion Nigeria
The United States has roughly 1,000 military personnel and civilian contractors deployed to Niger, most of them clustered near the town of Agadez, on the southern fringe of the Sahara desert, at Air Base 201. Known locally as “Base Americaine” - the outpost serves as the linchpin of the military's archipelago of bases in North and West Africa and a key part of America's wide-ranging surveillance and security efforts in the region. Since the 2010s, the United States has sunk roughly a quarter billion dollars into the outpost. It has trained several military personnel for Niger.
Source: opinionnigeria.com
