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The United States has vital interests on the African continent and will protect those interests in concert with African nations, said the deputy assistant secretary of defense for Africa during an interview earlier this month.
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ANALYSIS: How ECOWAS should treat breakaway Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso
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US seeks new military basing in West Africa amid withdrawal from Niger
US troops are “on pace” to leave Niger by Sept. 15 deadline, according to the Pentagon’s top commander of forces in Africa. The Biden administration is seeking new bases that US troops may use in
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To support African democracy, prosperity, and security, the US government should tailor engagements in each country. Three West African coup leaders — a general, a colonel and a captain — gathered last weekend to formally