Tag: Niger

Russia has agreed to supply arms and military training to a newly established 5000-strong joint force formed by Mali, Niger, ...

Niger has officially withdrawn from the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), a regional coalition established in 2015 to combat Islamist ...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, member countries of the Confederation of Sahel States (AES), also known as the Alliance of ...

Niger is set to strengthen its military capabilities with an imminent order for five Turkish-made Lentatek "Karayel-SU" drones and associated ...

Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have announced a landmark agreement with Russia to acquire telecommunications and surveillance satellites. This deal ...

Commercial satellite services played a crucial role in supporting the withdrawal of U.S. forces from air bases in Niger this ...

The U.S. military said on Monday it had completed its withdrawal from Niger. The West African nation's ruling junta in ...

Nigeria’s top military commander has met Niger’s army chief to strengthen security cooperation as violence from a Sahel jihadist war ...

Germany have concluded their eight-year mission in Niger, relinquishing control of a key airbase in Niamey. A military plane carrying ...

Mali has severed diplomatic ties with Ukraine, accusing a senior official of having admitted Kyiv’s role in a heavy defeat ...

Germany can no longer cooperate militarily with Niger because of a lack of “trust” in relations with the West African ...

Syrian mercenaries have been deployed to Niger, raising eyebrows and concerns in the international community. The Recruitment Process Hundreds of ...

Defense chiefs of West Africa on Thursday, June 27 proposed a plan to deploy a 5,000-strong “standby force” to fight ...

US forces withdraw from NigerThe United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) recently confirmed the start of US forces’ withdrawal from Niger, ...

This week, the Pentagon issued a formal directive for the withdrawal of all 1,000 U.S. combat troops from Niger, marking ...

The United States agreed last Friday to withdraw its more than 1,000 troops from Niger, officials said, upending its posture in ...

Russia increases its influence in the troubled Sahel region of West Africa with military instructors from the country arriving in ...

In a move that has sent ripples across international military and diplomatic circles, the junta in Niger has officially ended ...

A Nigerien air force Mi-17 transport helicopter has crashed in the city of Kantchari, located in eastern Burkina Faso near ...

The United States is pursuing a new strategy to counter the dual threats of China and Islamist militants in West ...

Russia and Nigér have agreed to strengthen their military cooperation, as the West African country faces a security and political ...

Burkina Faso and Nigér have announced their withdrawal from the G5 Sahel force, a regional anti-jihadist coalition that was set ...

French military forces have begun their withdrawal from Niger, with the first group of troops departing for France under the ...

In the wake of a recent coup in Niger, the United States and France are actively exploring alternative countries to ...

France Withdraws Ambassador and Ends Military Cooperation with Niger Following Coup. Nigér bans French flights over its airspace French President ...