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Niger Mutiny: Another U.S.-Trained Military Officer Led Coup

The Intercept Briefing

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Wagner's Operation in Mali

Wagner has paid $11 million a month for trainers and advisors, but really their troops on the ground who are conducting military operations. They also have been given access to mineral resources, specifically artisanal gold mines,. So there's great mineral wealth to be had in the Western Sahel. I think it's going to be a very delicate dance by the United States to condemn this coup, but use every possible method to keep some sort of aid going.

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