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Farah Yusuf Nichola Mandil
BBC Monitoring, Nairobi BBC News, Juba
Niger’s ruling junta has doubled down on its demand that US troops withdraw, dealing a blow to Washington’s security interests in
the Sahel. At least three people have been killed and five others wounded after their convoy was ambushed by the South Sudanese army, local officials said.
Last month, military leader Nyinkwany Aguer Bol, the acting Minister of Information
General Abdourahamane Tiani ordered US troops to leave after ending a military agreement. in the Abyei Special Administrative Area, described the attack, which took place in
At least 650 US personnel are stationed in Niger to monitor jihadist activity. Agok on Sunday, as “an attempted assassination” targeting key officials in the Abyei government.
In a statement on Sunday, Niger's junta said they had not benefited from the US military deal as it "turned out to be a fool's bargain". The Minister of Local
It accused the Government and Law Enforcement Agencies, and Commissioner of Rum-Amer County were in the convoy.
US of exploiting Niger and interfering in its internal affairs The South Sudanese army did not respond to the BBC's request for comment.
and seeking to control its foreign relations. Mr Aguer condemned the
“How can we talk about the interests of Niger, when the Americans stationed here incident and said the presence of South Sudanese soldiers in schools in Agok and Sunday’s attack were clear indications of South Sudan army’s plan to discourage
refuse to provide us with the coordinates of the bases of the terrorists who the existence of the Abyei Administration.
mourn us daily?” the statement said. South Sudan and Sudan jointly administer Abyei, and both claim ownership to the region in a dispute that has remained unresolved since the South's independence in 2011.
“How can we Mr Aguer urged the South Sudan army leadership in the capital Juba to urgently redeploy its troops who are stationed along the
talk about the interests of Niger when the United States of America does not border of Abyei and Twic County of Warrap State.
pay a single kopeck [Russian unit of money] to Niger for stationing its forces on our territory?” In February, two armed youth groups from Warrap State in South
The US State Sudan raided Abyei, killing at least 50 people, including two UN peacekeepers.
Department and Pentagon have downplayed Niger’s rejection of the military
agreement, saying that talks between the two countries were continuing.
Niger's military junta initially appeared to have a favourable stance towards the US, but has turned
to Russia after severing ties with France last year.
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