The Pentagon on Monday said United States officials traveled to Niger last week to express concerns about the country's potential development of ties to Russia and Iran. This comes after the country’s ruling military junta had revoked the US’s military operations on its soil. VOA’s Esther Githui-Ewart spoke to Ibrahima Kane, a West African political analyst, for more on why the junta decided to cut ties with the US and what it will mean going forward with the country’s military engagements.