Blinken heads to Niger as West’s support declines in W. Africa

The United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday will make a rare trip to Niger, as an outpost of Western support and democratic successes in West Africa as Russia makes inroads.

Blinken will be the first top US diplomat ever to visit the former French colony, a key military base for Western forces to battle extremists in the troubled Sahel region.

Blinken heads to Niger as West’s support declines in W. Africa

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