President Putin Sends Russian Soldiers To Niger Republic

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Just arrived over 100+ Russian Soldiers Are Now In West Africa Niger Republic To Train an Armed Niger Military Force​

Breaking: Russia has sent an air defense system and 100 military trainers to the Niger Republic. The Military personnel came all the way from Russia as stated by the Russian Ministry of Defense

They came to the West Africa Country (Niger Republic) to install the defense system and also train Niger’s soldiers in its use, the Nigerien state broadcaster RTN and other notable media reported this late on Thursday night being yesterday.

This was preceded by a telephone conversation between the head of the Niger Republic military junta, Abdourahamane Tchiani, and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the end of March.

Until the military coup last year July 2023 took place, Niger was the last democratic ally of the U.S., France, and other European countries in the fight against Islamist militias in the Sahel region, where jihadists are continuing to gain influence, with hundreds to thousands people already dead and million misplaced

In March, the junta ended its military cooperation with the U.S. in the fight against terrorism and corruption, and then the German Armed Forces operated an air base in Niamey, the future of which is still unclear.

State television showed images of a Russian Ilyushin-76 aircraft that had landed at Niamey airport on Wednesday with the Russian military personnel, with some advanced defense system.

They made their arrival known to the public​

“ We are here to train the Niger army using the military equipment that has arrived here also,” a masked, fair-skinned man in military uniform said in heavily accented French in the broadcast." as they are welcomed

It will interest you to know, since the military seized power on July 26, Niger has embarked on a new path leading to the diversification of its partners to assert its sovereignty vis-à-vis the world, the report continued.

Messrs Putin and Tchiani had discussed “strengthening cross-sectoral and comprehensive strategic cooperation between Niger and Russia to deal with current threats, especially in the security field.”

Like its neighbors Mali and Burkina Faso before it, Niger is turning away from its Western partners, including face-off west ECOWAS, in particular ex-colonial power France, and towards Russia. All three countries have been ruled by the military following coups.

Many are saying, until this July 2023 coup, they didn’t know that Niger was this strategic to both US, France, and Germany. Not after one of her neighboring countries Nigeria Threatened last year to invade Niger: Sign Up To AfricaChoice Here for more