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Jihadist groups with ties to al-Qaeda or Islamic State have led an insurgency, resulting in the deaths of thousands of civilians and the displacement of millions in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. The violence has also been a significant factor in military coups since 2020. Last week, the previous two U.S. service members left Niger as part of America’s military withdrawal following the country’s July 2023 coup and agreement reached between the two countries. VOA’s Paul Ndiho spoke with Edgar Githua, an international security and diplomatic expert at Strathmore University in Nairobi, Kenya.