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US/France threaten intervention in resource-rich Niger - Fears of war in West Africa

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The US Is Spending Hundreds of Millions of Dollars on High Tech Technology in Niger

Niger is an important strategic base for the US neo colonial military presence on the African continent. The US clearly sees Niger or at least it saw the Nigerian government as a key ally against China and Russia because US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Niger in March. And here's a report in democracy now noting Blinken visits Niger home to US drone base as Biden moves to counter China and Russia in Africa.

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