{"id":70447,"date":"2024-03-19T19:28:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T19:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/03\/19\/us-weighing-options-in-africa-after-niger-junta-orders-departure\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:44:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:44:52","slug":"us-weighing-options-in-africa-after-niger-junta-orders-departure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2024\/03\/19\/us-weighing-options-in-africa-after-niger-junta-orders-departure\/","title":{"rendered":"US weighing options in Africa after Niger junta orders departure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon is working with Niger officials, seeking a way for U.S. troops to stay in the country \u2014 a key base for counterterrorism operations in sub-Saharan Africa \u2014 following a weekend directive that U.S. personnel leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week a high level-delegation of U.S. officials, including Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Celeste Wallander and the head of U.S. Africa Command Gen. 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Meanwhile, Insa Garba Saidou, a local activist who assists Niger\u2019s military rulers with their communications, criticized U.S. efforts to force the junta to pick between strategic partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe American bases and civilian personnel cannot stay on Nigerien soil any longer,\u201d he told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Singh said the U.S. was aware of the March 16 statement \u201cannouncing the end of the status of forces agreement between Niger and the United States. We are working through diplomatic channels to seek clarification. These are ongoing discussions and we don\u2019t have more to share at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">State Department spokesman Vedant Patel said the discussions were prompted by Niger\u2019s \u201ctrajectory.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are in touch with transition authorities to seek clarification of their comments and discuss additional next steps,\u201d Patel said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The junta has largely been in control in Niger since July when&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/niger-tensions-presidential-guard-96f8f63b838af5467d4c95ba7b998b32\" target=\"_blank\">mutinous soldiers ousted the country\u2019s democratically elected president<\/a>&nbsp;and months later&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/france-niger-coup-military-withdrawal-bfa3afe3fdfa034dabe3dce265540411\" target=\"_blank\">asked French forces to leave<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. military still had some 650 troops working in Niger in December, largely consolidated at a base farther away from Niamey, Niger\u2019s capital. 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