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| Africa Live: Nigeria army vows revenge after soldiers killed in ambush - BBC News | Africa Live: Nigeria army vows revenge after soldiers killed in ambush - BBC News |
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| Hundreds of people have held a demonstration in Agadez in the north of Niger, calling for the immediate departure of the 1,000 American troops based there. | |
| The protest on Sunday was called by organisations that support the military authorities who seized power last year. | |
| It came two days after the US agreed to withdraw its forces from the Sahel nation in response to last month's decision by the military-led government in Niamey to revoke an agreement that allowed American forces to operate in the country. | |
| The US also agreed to close down a drone base from where it carries out operations against Islamist militant groups. | |
| “Our message is clear: American soldiers, pack your bags and go home,” one of the protesters told AFP news agency. | |
| Protesters were seen carrying the flags of Russia, as well as Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. | |
| Military leaders in these countries have been strengthening ties with Moscow. | |
| Niger is in Africa's Sahel region, which is considered the new global epicentre of the Islamic State group. | |
| The US has relied on Niger as its primary base for monitoring regional jihadist activity. | |
| Dozens of Russian military instructors have arrived in Niger in recent weeks, bringing with them a state-of-the-art air defence system, according to state media reports. | |
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