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Partnering with Russian troops unlikely to bring security benefits for Niger after US pullout, analysts say


Partnering with Russian troops unlikely to bring security benefits for Niger after US pullout, analysts say
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U.S. officials are negotiating the removal of American troops from Niger after the country's military junta ended a longstanding pact. Niger is the latest Sahel country to eject Western forces and replace them with Russian troops. Analysts say similar moves have not improved military security for Niger's neighbors Mali and Burkina Faso. Henry Wilkins reports.

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