March 17, 2024

Niger's government announced on Saturday that it was breaking off its military cooperation agreement with the United States "with immediate effect."

The declaration came just a day after a senior U.S. delegation left Niger following a three-day visit to renew contact with the ruling military council, the National Council for the Protection of the Homeland (CNSP), which ousted the president and moved closer to Russia.

Speaking on television in the West African nation, Amadou Abdramane, the CNSP's spokesperson, said that the U.S. delegation did not follow diplomatic protocol, and that Niger was not informed about the composition of the delegation, the date of its arrival or the agenda.

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