Residents of the city of Agadez in Niger held a protest demanding that US forces leave the country, Aïr Info Agadez reported on April 21.
“We, the people of Agadez and all of Niger, are convinced that the presence of any foreign military base on our territory cannot be beneficial for our security and constitutes a form of neocolonialism.”“said one of the activists in a video published by the resource.
Let us remember that previously the military in Niger broke the military agreement with the United States, which allowed the American military to be in the country. Then information appeared that Washington would soon withdraw a thousand of its troops from the country.
Participants reportedly brought flags from Niger, Mali and Russia to the protest. The protesters came out with signs saying that the US base needed to be removed. For example, “This is Agadez, not Washington. US Army, leave.”
Source: Rossa Primavera
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