In Niger, the US seeks to hang on to its last, best counterterrorist outpost in West Africa

Written by on August 4, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten days into a coup in Niger, life has become more challenging for U.S. forces at a counterterrorism base in a region of West Africa known as the world’s epicenter of terrorism.

Flights in and out of the country have been curtailed as coup leaders require Americans to seek permission for . . .



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