Russia has sent an air defence system and 100 military trainers to the Niger Republic.

Military personnel from the Russian Ministry of Defence are to install the system and train Niger’s soldiers in its use, the Nigerien state broadcaster RTN reported late on Thursday.

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

Until the military coup last July, 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.

In March, the junta ended its military cooperation with the U.S. in the fight against terrorism.

The German Armed Forces operate 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.

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

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 neighbours Mali and Burkina Faso before it, Niger is turning away from its Western partners, in particular ex-colonial power France, and towards Russia.

All three countries have been ruled by the military following coups.

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Until this coup, I didn’t know Niger was this strategic to both US, France and Germany.

Meanwhile, when did they say we are invading Niger again?

Putin na talk and do type of man, unlike some countries that have president that knows how to make noise and blame people for his failure with frog eye

Go Putin
God be with you and mother Russia
God bless us here, too.

Penguin2:
Until this coup, I didn’t know Niger was this strategic to both US, France and Germany.

Meanwhile, when did they say we are invading Niger again?

You ipob are damn too funny. The emergency lover of Niger, whereas if Government decided to link a project to Niger, like railway, gas pipeline etc, you still the same people that would start crying. I advise you guys to stay somewhere so that thunder will know the location to go.

ECOWAS is full of old corrupt power drunk car!m!nals

Under your nose, Russia has taken Niger 🇳🇪 and you all are busy with baseless and fruitless meetings all the time

Putin should come rule Nigeria for only 4yrs, please.

The clown cannot defeat ordinary Ukraine, lmao. Short man syndrome.

Tinupoo and his war mongering online empty chest beaters will develop hypertension today😂

Putin putting it in their body wotowoto😂😂

PressMyButton:

You ipob are damn too funny. The emergency lover of Niger, whereas if Government decided to link a project to Niger, like railway, gas pipeline etc, you still the same people that would start crying. I advise you guys to stay somewhere so that thunder will know the location to go.

Go and sit down and stop making phool out of yourself

PressMyButton:

You ipob are damn too funny. The emergency lover of Niger, whereas if Government decided to link a project to Niger, like railway, gas pipeline etc, you still the same people that would start crying. I advise you guys to stay somewhere so that thunder will know the location to go.

; emergency lovers of North, Niger, El -rufai and gummi

PressMyButton:

You ipob are damn too funny. The emergency lover of Niger, whereas if Government decided to link a project to Niger, like railway, gas pipeline etc, you still the same people that would start crying. I advise you guys to stay somewhere so that thunder will know the location to go.

Emergency hater of niger...same you that applauded buhari when he was wasting our scarce resources building rail ways and gas pipeline.

What changed?? Eh agbadorian?

garykoeman:


; emergency lovers of North, Niger, El -rufai and gummi

Same thing here, emergency haters of niger, El rufai and Gummi


Same people you asslicked for 8yrs under buhari, what happened?

PressMyButton:

You ipob are damn too funny. The emergency lover of Niger, whereas if Government decided to link a project to Niger, like railway, gas pipeline etc, you still the same people that would start crying. I advise you guys to stay somewhere so that thunder will know the location to go.

what this is saying so because we like Niger or not Nigeria should use our common wealth for them to show that we like them.

You are just like a f...l who don't know his left and right.

By the way how do you know the OP is ipob "coward".

Ozommadu:


Emergency hater of niger...same you that applauded buhari when he was wasting our scarce resources building rail ways and gas pipeline.

What changed?? Eh agbadorian?

Don't project your hate-filled mentality on others, everyone knows who are the children of h8te. Sane people are only against the military coup in Niger which headless mobs celebrated because their Agulu fraud lost the election. We genuinely love Niger and we insist the military return to democracy.

PressMyButton:

Don't project your hate-filled mentality on others, everyone knows who are the children of h8te. Sane people are only against the military coup in Niger which headless mobs celebrated because their Agulu fraud lost the election. We genuinely love Niger and we insist the military return to democracy.

Stop being incoherent...did you not love and support Niger rail way and gas pipeline when buhari was building it then? For 8yrs.

Why the sudden hate??

Ozommadu:

Tinupoo and his war mongering online empty chest beaters will develop hypertension today😂

Putin putting it in their body wotowoto😂😂

Putin no be Okuama o😂

PressMyButton:

You ipob are damn too funny. The emergency lover of Niger, whereas if Government decided to link a project to Niger, like railway, gas pipeline etc, you still the same people that would start crying. I advise you guys to stay somewhere so that thunder will know the location to go.

If any group of people has been inconsistent, it’s you.

We have been consistent in the matters of Niger Republic.

Economically, we argued that Nigeria is yet to be covered by rail network, why go building a rail to Niger. Our argument is allow Niger develop Niger; don’t use our meagre resources to develop Niger.

And politically, we maintained that same stance - allow Niger and her people decide what happens to them. A coup occurred and the people are celebrating it but you want to invade them when we have so many insecurity problems in Nigeria that we are battling with and you want to spend men and resources in Niger.

Have you seen our stance on Niger has been consistent?

Or where is the inconsistency?

Zulu11zulu:
what this is saying so because we like Niger or not Nigeria should use our common wealth for them to show that we like them.

You are just like a f...l who don't know his left and right.

By the way how do you know the OP is ipob "coward".

You must be a slowpoke, bro. We built a border bridge with Cameroon recently and there was no wailing about it from hypocrites like you, simply because it benefits your region.

Ozommadu:


Stop being incoherent...did you not love and support Niger rail way and gas pipeline when buhari was building it then? For 8yrs.

Why the sudden hate??

We still love Niger, we love our projects in Niger but we hate the military coup. You hate everything about Niger but love the military coup. Big difference.

PressMyButton:

We still love Niger, we love our projects in Niger but we hate the military coup. You hate everything about Niger but love the military coup. Big difference.

You love Niger but wanted to wage war with them?? You don't know the effect of war on the people you love??

You love niger but cut off their electricity supply thereby causing deaths in hospitals nationwide??

This love too much oo

PressMyButton:

You must be a slowpoke, bro. We built a border bridge with Cameroon recently and there was no wailing about it from hypocrites like you, simply because it benefits your region.

some of you who are talking nonsense or supporting our government to use our common wealth to develop other countries are illegal immigrants who come to Nigeria illegally because our bothers don't have protection.
Wee can never allow it go back where you come from we don't want illegal immigrants to our country.

Zulu11zulu:
what this is saying so because we like Niger or not Nigeria should use our common wealth for them to show that we like them.

You are just like a f...l who don't know his left and right.

By the way how do you know the OP is ipob "coward".

If someone is normal and not dense like Zombidiots he will understand that IPOB apologist is the op

Penguin2:

If any group of people has been inconsistent, it’s you.

We have been consistent in the matters of Niger Republic.

Economically, we argued that Nigeria is yet to be covered by rail network, why go building a rail to Niger. Our argument is allow Niger develop Niger; don’t use our meagre resources to develop Niger.

And politically, we maintained that same stance - allow Niger and her people decide what happens to them. A coup occurred and the people are celebrating it but you want to invade them when we have so many insecurity problems in Nigeria that we are battling with and you want to spend men and resources in Niger.

Have you seen our stance on Niger has been consistent?

Or where is the inconsistency?

How hypocritical, have we connected all roads within the country before we built a border bridge with Cameroon yet you applauded it, didn't you?. why the hate against Niger railway?.

Zulu11zulu:
some of you who are talking nonsense or supporting our government to use our common wealth to develop other countries are illegal immigrants who come to Nigeria illegally because our bothers don't have protection.
Wee can never allow it go back where you come from we don't want illegal immigrants to our country.

I must have been talking to an illiterate if you don't know the importance of trans border development.

Abeg we need better source not razor gazette

Niger will not try nonsense

PressMyButton:

You ipob are damn too funny. The emergency lover of Niger, whereas if Government decided to link a project to Niger, like railway, gas pipeline etc, you still the same people that would start crying. I advise you guys to stay somewhere so that thunder will know the location to go.

Stop talking about nonsense ipob,the majority people who supported Niger Republic are Northerners,are they ipob too??
Be like se your life no fit complete if you no find who go help you do senseless tribal banters for one day bcus I know this is what your soul seeks.

PressMyButton:

I must have been talking to an illiterate if you don't know the importance of trans border development.

mugu trans border in our pocket I must be talking to an idi...t.

PressMyButton:

How hypocritical, have we connected all roads within the country before we built a border bridge with Cameroon yet you applauded it, didn't you?. why the hate against Niger railway?.

Have we moved from Niger to Cameroun now?

Okay then, show the world the evidence of us applauding the Cameroun Bridge.

helinues:
Abeg we need better source not razor gazette

Oh! Gazette is no longer a better source?

But it was the best newspaper in the world when it reported the “Yes Daddy” fake audio abi?

Hypocrisy!

Abeg we need better source not razor gazette

Get ready to learn Russian Fallas. Something Big is going to happen.. it's either we contend Russia and limit their espionage machinery deep down Niger border with Mali of we become their target for century evil plan to rip Africa off...in this case Nigeria need a rough and radical leader who will start nuclear power activities before it's too late but not with Russia.

There we go.

Tinubu wont beg so they can train Nigerian Army too, he prefers the Kyari/IRT type of training lol
AfoFunGbeMu oshi