Daily Memo: US Reaches Out to Benin, Georgia Refuses US Invite

Washington is seeking more partners in Africa as relations sour with former allies.

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Bolstering ties. The head of U.S. Africa Command, Gen. Michael Langley, is visiting Benin to strengthen relations with the West African country. The United States is looking for reliable partners in the region after the military junta in Niger demanded in March that nearly 1,000 U.S. troops based in the country leave. On Friday, Reuters […]

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