Regarding Haiti, Ecuadorian Isabelle Salvador de BINUH, whose country is also facing extreme violence, should ask the Security Council on Monday to accelerate the deployment of a non-UN mission on the national territory, plunged in the “planned” violence of terrorist gangs serving the PHTK power since 2011 supported by the UN.
US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell met with Niger Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine on Friday and they agreed – after Niger’s demands – that the US would withdraw militarily from the country, according to a State Department official .
In the coming days, discussions on the timing of the withdrawal will take place with the defense ministry, the official added.
This significant withdrawal will have a significant impact on the presence of American troops on the African continent, and this decision comes at a time when the United States is very concerned about the country’s increasingly close relations with Russia and the Iran. The New York Times was the first to report this expected withdrawal.
Mr. Campbell’s meeting with Mr. Zeine was the second this week, while he was in Washington, DC, for the World Bank’s spring meetings.
Last month, Niger said it was revoking its military cooperation agreement with the United States, and the conversations follow contentious interactions between officials from the two countries in recent months. Last summer, U.S. troops stationed in Niger became inactive following a military coup that ousted democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum and installed a military junta.
Throughout the conversation with Mr. Campbell this week, Mr. Zeine emphasized the desire to continue the partnership with the United States and tried to differentiate that situation from that of the French, the department official said. of state. Nevertheless, it appears that both countries will be militarily forced to leave the country within a year. The United States will maintain a diplomatic presence in the country.
Earlier this week in Niger, a high-ranking airman filed a formal complaint, warning that the U.S. ambassador to Niger and defense attaché had “intentionally suppressed intelligence” in an effort to “maintain the facade of an excellent country-to-country relationship.”
Last week, U.S. forces on the continent suffered another blow when Chadian authorities threatened to rescind the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), which determines the rules and conditions under which U.S. military personnel can operate in the country. Although the letter did not directly order the U.S. military to leave Chad, officials told CNN it indicated that all U.S. forces should leave a French base in N’Djamena.
