Relationship dossier
Niger
United States
Relationship assessment
A former security partnership was sharply disrupted by Niger’s 2023 coup and the departure of U.S. forces.
Niger toward United States
-40After the 2023 coup, Niger’s military authorities ended the military cooperation agreement with the United States and demanded that U.S. forces leave Niger. U.S. forces completed their withdrawal in 2024.
United States toward Niger
+10The United States provided security assistance and maintained military operations in Niger before the 2023 coup. Following the coup, it suspended some assistance and withdrew its forces in 2024 after Niger’s authorities ended the military agreement and requested their departure.
Overall relationship
0The relationship combined years of security cooperation and U.S. assistance with a major rupture after Niger’s 2023 coup. The termination of the military agreement and withdrawal of U.S. forces substantially weakened the security partnership, while diplomatic engagement during the withdrawal kept the relationship from becoming wholly confrontational.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Niger and the United States had a substantial security partnership, including U.S. military operations and assistance in Niger. After Niger’s 2023 coup, the partnership deteriorated: Niger’s military authorities ended the military agreement and demanded the departure of U.S. forces, which withdrew in 2024. The United States suspended some assistance following the coup but also engaged with Niger’s authorities during the withdrawal.
Areas of tension
- Niger’s military authorities ended the military cooperation agreement with the United States after the 2023 coup.
- Niger’s demand for the departure of U.S. forces and the subsequent withdrawal.
Key developments
Niger’s military authorities ended the military cooperation agreement with the United States and called for U.S. forces to leave.
U.S. forces completed their withdrawal from Niger.
The United States suspended some assistance following Niger’s 2023 coup.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of U.S. assistance and security cooperation after the military withdrawal is unclear.
- The extent and durability of subsequent diplomatic engagement are uncertain.