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00:00 Meanwhile, the United States is talking to Niger about how best to pull out more than
00:04 1,000 American personnel in the country.
00:07 Niger has been a key base for regional counter-terrorism operations, but earlier this year, Niamey
00:13 called time on that with Washington.
00:16 Raoul Girard tells us more.
00:20 Sunday was the second demonstration against American military presence in Niger.
00:25 The first one was in the capital, Niamey, which some military junta members attended.
00:32 USA has agreed on Saturday to the Niger's demand that they move their troops out from
00:38 the country.
00:39 A huge political loss for the Biden administration as the American military bases in Agadez cost
00:50 more than $120 million.
00:55 Americans also invested $100 million in strategic cooperation with Niger forces, in training
01:04 sessions with those forces and in military equipment to fight terrorism inside the region.
01:15 We the people of Agadez and Niger as a whole, we're not convinced that foreign military
01:24 bases in our country can ensure our security.
01:27 This is a new form of colonialism that we can't accept.
01:30 We're rebuilding our country.
01:38 French soldiers were thrown out by Niger's military junta whilst American diplomacy tried
01:45 to find an agreement to keep their troops on the ground.
01:48 Today, 1,100 American soldiers are set to leave Niger even if several Nigerian security
01:55 experts and some of the population fear that their exit will do little to support the country's
02:02 battle against armed extremists.
02:06 Just last week, at least six Nigerian soldiers were killed in a terrorist attack in the west
02:12 part of the country.