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Nigerien soldiers patrol at the border with neighbouring Nigeria near the town of Diffa.

Why the US military is building a drone base in Niger

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The $110 million drone base is slated to open later this year. Residents of the city of Algadez have a lot of conspiracy theories about exactly why US troops are nearby.

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