U.S. Withdraws Troops from Niger

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After recent challenges, US looks to rethink AFRICOM, aid initiatives

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U.S. military completed one of last major troop departures from Niger ahead of military junta-imposed September 15 deadline.

Representative Michael McCaul : "There's not much we can do if the country doesn't want us out of Mali , they kicked the French out of the Sahel regions, they’re gone" McCaul says AFRICOM 's role in coordinating with State Department and USAID is to provide security piece.

The AFRICOM General [ Michael] Langley warned that the loss of U.S. bases in the Sahel will “degrade our ability to do active watching and warning, including for the homeland defense.

Right now, the terrorist organizations in Africa are more focused on Africa and not external operations, Langley said.

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