Deadline arrives for Niger juntas to reinstate president but tensions remain
Some passing cars honked in support. Some people called for solidarity among African nations.
The most favorable scenario for an intervention would be a force coming in with the help of those on the inside, he said. The United States, France and European countries have poured hundreds of millions of dollars of military assistance into Niger. France has 1,500 soldiers in the country, though their fate is now in question. The U.S. has 1,100 military personnel also in Niger where they operate an important drone base in the city of Agadez.
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