The United States has officially designated the July military takeover in Niger as a coup, a decision that limits U.S. military aid and coordination with a country the Pentagon has called a critical counter-terrorism partner in the region.
"We're taking this action because over the last two months, we've exhausted all available avenues to preserve constitutional order in Niger," a senior Biden administration official told reporters Tuesday.
At this point, the U.S. has no indication on when the president might be released by the military coup leaders. "That's something that we have not made any decisions about right now," a second administration official said. Current and former U.S. officials have raised concerns that the limited intelligence, reconnaissance, and surveillance will hurt international efforts to help local security forces fight terrorist organizations. Officials have long considered Niger a hub for counter-terror operations in West Africa, and the U.S. spent millions on a new drone base in Agadez, Niger,
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