US agrees to withdraw troops from Niger

The United States has agreed to withdraw its troops from Niger, according to the Washington Post, Report informs referring to TASS.

The decision was sealed in a meeting between US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and Niger’s prime minister, Ali Lamine Zeine, the newspaper said.

"The prime minister has asked us to withdraw US troops, and we have agreed to do that," a senior State Department official told the newspaper on the condition of anonymity.

Last month, the rebels who seized power in Niger terminated the military agreement with the US, according to which about 1,100 US troops were stationed in the country.