Russian military personnel have entered an air base in Niger that has also been hosting US troops, a move that follows a decision by Niger’s junta to expel US forces. Daniel Eizenga, a research fellow at the African Center for Strategic Studies in Washington, briefs host Carol Hills about the changing priorities of junta leaders in Niger and in its neighbors, Mali and Burkina Faso, and the changing strategic role of the US in Africa’s Sahel region.
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