Burkina Faso: How U.S. Policy Shift Towards West African Juntas Counters Rising Russian Influence
In a dramatic policy reversal, the United States has announced a new approach to Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, three West African nations now ruled by military juntas that have distanced themselves from France and embraced Russia as a security partner. As reported by BBC News, Nick Checker, head of the State Department’s Bureau of…