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Washington's Pelletier explains US aims in west Africa
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The United States has contributed a temporary drone base in neighbouring Niger to help African and French soldiers combat armed Islamists in north Mali. But what's next for the US in west Africa? Michael Pelletier, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, gives an update on US-Africa relations, including the Nigerian Boko Haram issue, Somalia's improved status and the 100 US soldiers sent to combat Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda.
