Niger Finishes Kicking Out US Military After Signing AES Confederation Pact

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The era of the West dictating and influencing how African countries should be is gradually coming to a close. As Captain Traore once said “Westerners consider that we belong to them and our wealth also belongs to them. They think that they are the ones who must continue to tell us what is good for our states. This era is gone forever. Our resources will remain for us and our population.” Although this notion has not yet spread across the whole continent, it has taken deep root in the Sahel. Since the coup occurred in the Sahel, France’s influence which used to be the ultimate power, exploiting resources, and influencing politics, has been reduced drastically. Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have all kicked out French forces and ended diplomatic relations with them. However, it's not just France facing this backlash. The superpower of the West, the United States is also facing the same heat. At first, when France was being hit, it seemed like the US was protected but all of a sudden everything changed.

It's no longer news that in March 2024, after a hiGh-profile meeting between the authorities in Niger and military officials from the US Army, the military leader of Niger, General Tianu through his spokesman announced to the shock of the world, that it had ended the status of force agreement which allowed the US military to settle in the country. You see the US military has been in Niger since 2012 and they established two military bases. One is known as Airbase 101 in Niamey and another is known as Airbase 201 in Agadez which was built six years ago and is regarded as the most expensive US base in Africa. The US government spent millions of dollars outfitting the base and according to the commander of the U.S. Africa Command, if this base is lost, then the U.S. would lose its eyes and ears in the Sahel. Essentially, this base is very important to the US military because it is its spy base for West Africa.