Thousands Protest In Niger Republic For US Troops To Leave(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Thousands of people in Niger’s capital on Saturday protested for the immediate departure of US soldiers from the north, after the military junta in Niamey said it was withdrawing from a military agreement with Washington. French troops were expelled at the end of 2023, but about 1,000 American soldiers remain based in Agadez city in the north. In late March, Niger said the US would submit a proposal to “disengage” its soldiers from the country. “They said they (the Americans) were going to leave, so let them leave in peace and quickly,” shouted Sheikh Ahmadou Mamoudou, a well-known religious leader. Flags from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Russia were visible but organisers asked demonstrators to refrain from slogans insulting the US or burning its flags.