Nigerien official radio RTN reported on Thursday that Russia had shipped military hardware to Niger, giving the African nation access to the “latest generation of anti-aircraft defense systems.”
Along with the equipment, 100 Russian military instructors arrived in Niamey on Wednesday. They will install the system and teach Nigerien soldiers how to operate it, according to RTN.
official Russian media Russian military instructors landed in Niger “to train local forces in the fight against terrorism,” according to RIA Novosti early on Friday.
From the scene, an RIA Novosti correspondent said, “This means that Russia is returning to Africa.” She also mentioned that NATO forces have been arriving in Niamey in order to take a transfer aircraft to Agadez, where “about 1,100 American soldiers are located,” at this time.
Those who back Niger’s National Niger will now have access to the “latest generation of anti-aircraft defense systems” thanks to military hardware supplied by Russia, the African nation’s official broadcaster RTN reported on Thursday.
According to RTN, 100 Russian military instructors arrived in Niamey on Wednesday with the equipment, and they will install the system and teach Nigerien soldiers on how to operate it.
state media in Russia Russian military instructors landed in Niger, according to RIA Novosti early on Friday, “to train local forces in the fight against terrorism.”
An RIA Novosti correspondent who was on the scene stated, “This means that Russia is returning to Africa.” She also mentioned that NATO forces have been arriving in Niamey in order to take a transfer aircraft to Agadez, where there are currently approximately 1,100 American soldiers stationed.
On August 26, 2023, at the General Seyni Kountche stadium in Niamey, the Council for Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP) raises the national flags of Niger and Russia.
After speaking over the phone on March 26 about “ensuring security and combating terrorism,” Russian President Vladimir Putin and Nigerien General Abdourahamane Tiani recently arrived with Russian instructors.
The junta that took over Niger last year has been moving away from the US and France and bolstering military ties with Russia.
The junta said last month that it was terminating a deal with the United States that permitted military soldiers and civilian employees of the US Department of Defense to conduct operations in Niger.
