US Admits Warned Niger On Ties With Russia, Iran Days Before Junta Revoked Military Accord

The US says it expressed concerns to Niger’s junta about potential development of ties to Russia and Iran. The US officials that traveled to Naimey last week had “direct and frank“ conversations with the ruling Junta there, as per the Pentagon The US State Department said that those talks were meant to address “Niger’s return to a democratic path.” Pentagon said the US government was continuing to communicate with Niger’s ruling military council known as the CNSP. #biden #niger #russia #usa #africa #westafrica #Sahel #putin #whitehouse n18oc_world n18oc_crux 0:00 INTRODUCTION 3:45 US RATTLED BY NIGER’S GROWING TIES TO MOSCOW, TEHRAN CRUX is your daily video news guide to the big events that are shaping our world. We track news, geopolitics, diplomacy and defence strategies and explain how they shape national policies. Crux makes sense of global developments, and analyses their impact on daily lives. Follow CRUX on Telegram: