We also saw developments in international relations, with a North Korean missile landing in Ukraine and Russian troops entering a US military base in Niger. Let’s dive into the details.
located next to Diori Hamani International Airport in Niger’s capital Niamey. However, Russia’s deployment of military personnel to the base puts US and Moscow forces in close proximity at a ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered that the Russian army grow by 180,000 active-duty troops for a total of 1.5 million ...
The move comes after Niger's military rulers ordered the US to withdraw troops who had been countering Islamic insurgents in the region. Russian forces were present at the base in Niger's capital ...
"Airbase 101 where our forces [are], is a Nigerien air force base that is co ... News of the Russian deployment to the airbase follows after Niger’s military rulers told Washington in March ...
A U.S. Defense Department official says the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Niger is complete. A Pentagon spokesperson said ...
Dozens of Russian ... air defence system. They are expected to install the system and teach Niger's army how to use it. The West African country is one of several in the Sahel region ruled by ...
The complete withdrawal of US troops from Niger marks a significant change in US and Western military strategy in West Africa ...
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The U.S. handed over its last military base in Niger ... In April, Russian military trainers arrived in Niger to reinforce the country’s air defenses.
Niger is among the countries in the Sahel region to have strengthened military ties with Russia ... probably the reason for the supply of a Russian air defence system, rather than to help suppress ...