The U.S. invested more than $3 billion in Sahel’s security and trained nearly 86,000 counterterrorism troops in the region over the last two decades. Russia’s military presence is linked with aggravated violence and war crimes.
An unidentified purported Russian military trainer speaks to the media next to an airplane, in Niamey, Niger , April 10, 2024. “…Unlike Western troops which were always often on the opposite side of the fighting in the Central African Republic , Burkina Faso , Mali , and Niger , Russian troops have helped various states to regain the territory.’’April 23. There is no timeline set for the exit and the U.S.
To expand its influence in the African region, Russia has launched a complex of diplomatic, economic, and military initiatives, from hosting annual African forums under President Vladimir Putin’s patronage to funding , which on April 13 featured an interview with a Beninese analyst Suleiman Azmat, who praised Niger’s transition towards Russia.
. This does not include humanitarian, medical, and economic aid. Between 2001 and 2020 the U.S. trained at least 86,000 counterterrorism troops in the region, including nearly 18,000 in Niger. Operation Barkhane, which helped killing Adnan Abou Walid al-Sahrawi, head of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara.
Wagner forces “used indiscriminate killing, abductions and rape to gain control of a key mining area near the city of Bambari, with survivors describing the attacks in detail.”A year after Russia’s arrival, the situation in Mali worsened, with at least 2,000 civilians killed in surging violent attacks,
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