Niger: Niamey Revokes Military Cooperation Agreement with the United States After Tense Bilateral Talks

[allAfrica] Washington, DC -- he military regime in Niger on Saturday revoked "with immediate effect" the military cooperation agreement with the United States dating from 2012. The decision followed several days of tense discussions involving a delegation of senior American officials who visited the capital Niamey last week - a trip apparently triggered by growing concerns that Niger was moving towards an uranium sales deal with Iran.