US forces complete exit from African state

Soldiers and military equipment have been removed from Air Base 201 in central Niger, according to a joint statement

The US Army has finished withdrawing from its last base in Niger, the Pentagon and the West African nation’s authorities announced on Monday, marking the end of Washington’s counterterrorism mission in a country plagued by jihadist insurgencies.

A joint statement from the US Department of Defense and the Nigerien Ministry...