In June 2023, U.S. Army Lieutenant General Jonathon Braga met with Niger’s Brigadier General Moussa Salaou Barmou at Air Base 101, a site bolstered by $158 million in U.S. arms sales since 2017. Just weeks later, General Barmou led a military coup that ousted Niger’s democratically elected president, reportedly using U.S.-provided weapons. Sub-Saharan Africa is… Read more »