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Niger's PM Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine stated in a Washington Post interview that the military junta cut ties with the US because it threatened sanctions. Niger announced in mid-March that it was ending military cooperation with the US shortly after a delegation left the country
Niger has been a key base for counter-terrorism operations in West Africa, with a major US drone base near Agadez city. PM Zeine said that Assistant Secretary of State Molly Phee had threatened sanctions if Niger sold its uranium to Iran.
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00:00 - INTRODUCTION
02:05 - “US WITHDREW FORCES IN AN ORDERLY MANNER”
03:08 - NIGER LEANING TOWARDS RUSSIA?
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