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Niger breaks off military cooperation with US, as junta moves closer to Russia (www.scmp.com)

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 10 months ago

This is also where the US has/had the largest military drone base in the world.

Seems like a pretty big deal, specially with Burkina Faso seeming like it's going in a socialist direction again.

Also Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traore: “Today, our relationship with Russia is primarily strategic. With Russia, there are no restrictions on the equipment we want to purchase. Others impose restrictions on us. They support us in terms of training, logistics, tactical training, and everything else. They provide support in these aspects."