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After Pullout From Niger, US Reportedly Plans to Deploy Troops to Other African Countries
After Pullout From Niger, US Reportedly Plans to Deploy Troops to Other African Countries
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In May, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the Pentagon was working with the State Department to establish a US military presence in coastal West Africa... 11.09.2024, Sputnik Africa
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The United States is working on a plan to deploy its military, previously withdrawn from Niger, to a number of African countries along the Atlantic coast, US media reported on Wednesday.According to the report, the US is providing $4 million to upgrade airports in Benin to accommodate its helicopters.In addition, a team of US Army Special Forces, colloquially known as "Green Berets," has been deployed to Cote d'Ivoire to train local forces. According to Ekman, US surveillance aircraft are flying out of Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire's largest city, to provide intelligence to the local military.The major general is also seeking the possible restoration of the US regional headquarters in Chad and the deployment of Green Berets there after the end of military cooperation between the two countries, according to the media.At the same time, Ekman believes that the US is unlikely to succeed in creating a "counter-terrorism force" in these countries, similar to the one Washington had in Niger.Earlier, Niger had initiated the termination of military cooperation with the US. The authorities of Niger and the US agreed to complete the withdrawal of US troops from this African country by September 15 at the latest. The Pentagon later announced that part of the US contingent would be withdrawn from Chad, which had initiated a review of its security cooperation with the US. The withdrawal affected about 75 US military personnel.The total number of US military personnel in Niger was reported to be about 1,100 and in Chad about 100.
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After Pullout From Niger, US Reportedly Plans to Deploy Troops to Other African Countries
12:07 11.09.2024 (Updated: 13:07 11.09.2024) Muhammad Nooh Osman
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In May, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the Pentagon was working with the State Department to establish a US military presence in coastal West Africa in order to become a more significant partner with the countries there. His words followed Niger's expulsion of US troops and Chad's review of its security cooperation with the US.
The United States is working on a plan to deploy its military, previously withdrawn from Niger, to a number of African countries
along the Atlantic coast, US media reported on Wednesday.
"The Pentagon’s Africa Command has assigned a 10-person team under Maj. Gen. Kenneth Ekman to figure out how to redistribute some of the 1,100 US troops ejected from Niger," the report said.
According to the report, the US is providing $4 million to upgrade airports in Benin to accommodate its helicopters.
In addition, a team of US Army Special Forces, colloquially known as "Green Berets," has been deployed to Cote d'Ivoire to train local forces. According to Ekman, US surveillance aircraft are flying out of Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire's largest city, to provide intelligence to the local military.
The major general is also seeking the possible restoration of the US regional headquarters in Chad and the deployment of Green Berets there after the end of military cooperation between the two countries, according to the media.
At the same time, Ekman believes that the US is unlikely to succeed in creating a "counter-terrorism force" in these countries,
similar to the one Washington had in Niger.
Earlier, Niger had initiated the termination of military cooperation with the US. The authorities of Niger and the US agreed to complete the withdrawal of US troops from this African country by September 15 at the latest. The Pentagon later announced that part of the US contingent would be withdrawn from Chad, which had initiated a review of its security cooperation with the US. The withdrawal affected about 75 US military personnel.
The total number of US military personnel in Niger was reported to be about 1,100 and in Chad about 100.
