France completes military withdrawal from Niger, leaving a gap in the terror fight in the Sahel

France on Friday completed the withdrawal of its troops after they were asked to leave Niger by the country’s new junta, ending years of on-the-ground military support and raising concerns from analysts about a gap in the fight against jihadi violence across the Sahel region of Africa.

Source: France completes military withdrawal from Niger, leaving a gap in the terror fight in the Sahel