{"id":26811,"date":"2024-04-12T11:00:31","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T11:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/russia-sends-military-trainers-equipment-to-niger-republic\/"},"modified":"2024-04-12T11:00:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T11:00:31","slug":"russia-sends-military-trainers-equipment-to-niger-republic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/russia-sends-military-trainers-equipment-to-niger-republic\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia sends military trainers, equipment to Niger Republic"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a bid to deepen security ties with Niger Republic, Russia has sent some military trainers, air defence systems and other equipment to the West African nation.<\/p>\n

In January, Niger\u2019s military government agreed to step up military cooperation with Russia, after expelling French forces that were helping fight armed rebellions in several Sahel nations.<\/p>\n

However, Broadcaster Tele Sahel showed a Russian transport plane arriving at Niamey airport, as it reported late on Thursday that \u201cthe latest military equipment and military instructors\u201d from Russia\u2019s Ministry of Defence had landed in the capital.<\/p>\n

Russia will help \u201cinstall an air defence system \u2026 to ensure complete control of our airspace\u201d, the report said.<\/p>\n

State-run Radio Television du Niger said on its Facebook page that 100 Russian military instructors had arrived in Niamey.<\/p>\n

There was no immediate comment from Russia, which has been seeking to boost its influence in Africa, promoting itself as a friendly country without a colonial background on the continent.<\/p>\n

Niger, one of the world\u2019s poorest countries, had been a front-line partner of the West in battling armed fighters in the Sahel but has turned to Russia since a coup last July overthrew elected President Mohamed Bazoum.<\/p>\n

Russia sends military trainers, equipment to Niger Republic<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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