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Russia To Launch Satellites For Niger, Mali & Burkina Faso (Photos) by WriterNig(op): 8:05pm On Sep 24, 2024
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The West African bloc of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso is working with 🇷🇺 Russia to launch at least two satellites, an official statement said on Tuesday.

Col. Assimi Goita, the president of Mali and current chair of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), discussed the project with Ilya Tarasenko, the head of Russian space company Glavkosmos, along with officials from Niger and Burkina Faso in Mali’s capital Bamako on Monday.

The project comes in response “to the challenges of sovereignty, security and development of the region,” said the statement.

The AES is an alliance of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger formed last September. The three nations withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, which had threatened to intervene militarily in Niger following a coup in that country last year.

The statement said the satellites, including one for communications and another for remote sensing, will “strengthen the digital infrastructure through better internet coverage, as well as the broadcasting of radio and television in the AES countries.”

It added the constellation of earth observation satellites will provide high-resolution satellite imagery for various strategic sectors such as agriculture, health, education, as well as security and defense, particularly for border control and risk and disaster prevention.

The AES states are also planning to train local experts in space technology.

“It is not only a question of benefiting from Russian technologies, but of training local experts who, in the long term, will ensure autonomous management of these infrastructures,” said Nigerien Communications Minister Sidi Mohamed Raliou.
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Re: Russia To Launch Satellites For Niger, Mali & Burkina Faso (Photos) by WriterNig(op):
👍🏻 Like for Russia-Africa, share for USA/Nazi/NATO
Re: Russia To Launch Satellites For Niger, Mali & Burkina Faso (Photos) by MaziX(m): 8:12pm On Sep 24, 2024
Shuperu
Re: Russia To Launch Satellites For Niger, Mali & Burkina Faso (Photos) by XerXers: 8:14pm On Sep 24, 2024
When will Tinubu invade Niger?
Re: Russia To Launch Satellites For Niger, Mali & Burkina Faso (Photos) by Debater(m): 8:18pm On Sep 24, 2024
XerXers:
When will Tinubu invade Niger?
Tinubu. invade. Niger 🪖🇳🇪
Russia. evaporate. Nigeria 🇳🇬💥

Your man is scared of Putin grin
Re: Russia To Launch Satellites For Niger, Mali & Burkina Faso (Photos) by Debater(m): 8:21pm On Sep 24, 2024
African leaders are unashamedly puppets to the West.
Trust me when I say 90% of you don't understand how deep and diabolical all this is.

But these countries, look at them, they've chased all the hungry whites, and things are improving for them.
Re: Russia To Launch Satellites For Niger, Mali & Burkina Faso (Photos) by ALTERNATEID: 8:24pm On Sep 24, 2024
This is not looking good. The satellite will be used to spy on Nigeria and hence a security threat to us. About time Nigeria work with other West African countries and western powers to dismantle the puppet regimes in Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso before they do more harm to the sub region.
Re: Russia To Launch Satellites For Niger, Mali & Burkina Faso (Photos) by YeyeGbami: 8:24pm On Sep 24, 2024
Re: Russia To Launch Satellites For Niger, Mali & Burkina Faso (Photos) by CJStarz: 8:25pm On Sep 24, 2024
XerXers:
When will Tinubu invade Niger?
Guy you funny o🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Re: Russia To Launch Satellites For Niger, Mali & Burkina Faso (Photos) by Nobody: 8:26pm On Sep 24, 2024
Please don't let our Northern brothers hear this news. Most of them are already sympathetic to anything Russia because of their love for those three military junta. If they hear this one now, they may start something through their brothers at the barracks. I didn't mention coup before any ediot here start calling me out.

Re: Russia To Launch Satellites For Niger, Mali & Burkina Faso (Photos) by CJStarz: 8:26pm On Sep 24, 2024
Debater:
Tinubu. invade. Niger 🪖🇳🇪
Russia. evaporate. Nigeria 🇳🇬💥

Your man is scared of Putin grin
Una comments dey make tears comot for my eyes as I dey laff. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Re: Russia To Launch Satellites For Niger, Mali & Burkina Faso (Photos) by allen113: 8:26pm On Sep 24, 2024
Of what benefit is this to these countries? Will it help them fight insecurity or will it lead to any meaningful development. Nigeria way get satellite since wetin we dn achieve with am?
Re: Russia To Launch Satellites For Niger, Mali & Burkina Faso (Photos) by silento(m): 8:26pm On Sep 24, 2024
People thing the west and it's allies want best for Africa
Re: Russia To Launch Satellites For Niger, Mali & Burkina Faso (Photos) by REALretep(m): 8:26pm On Sep 24, 2024
[color=indigo] What if Niger invades Nigeria and sacks Balablu from Aso Rock with Russian support huh
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Re: Russia To Launch Satellites For Niger, Mali & Burkina Faso (Photos) by INTEGRITYA1(m): 8:26pm On Sep 24, 2024
Russia is as well battling with Ukraine.
Re: Russia To Launch Satellites For Niger, Mali & Burkina Faso (Photos) by CJStarz: 8:26pm On Sep 24, 2024
Afonjudas:
Arm those satellites with lasers and beam it to Aso Rock.
Whyyyy🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Re: Russia To Launch Satellites For Niger, Mali & Burkina Faso (Photos) by Tayorshd87(m): 8:27pm On Sep 24, 2024
HE NO CONCER ME ABEG
Re: Russia To Launch Satellites For Niger, Mali & Burkina Faso (Photos) by Afobaba33(m): 8:27pm On Sep 24, 2024
Very good
Re: Russia To Launch Satellites For Niger, Mali & Burkina Faso (Photos) by CJStarz: 8:27pm On Sep 24, 2024
ALTERNATEID:
This is not looking good. The satellite will be used to spy on Nigeria and hence a security threat to us. About time Nigeria work with other West African countries and western powers to dismantle the puppet regimes in Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso before they do more harm to the sub region.
Dey play
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Re: Russia To Launch Satellites For Niger, Mali & Burkina Faso (Photos) by chukwuibuipob: 8:27pm On Sep 24, 2024
Make dem put one mumu in the control tower and mistakenly touch/press one system lipsrsealed embarassed grin
Re: Russia To Launch Satellites For Niger, Mali & Burkina Faso (Photos) by diamond68: 8:28pm On Sep 24, 2024
cheesy
Re: Russia To Launch Satellites For Niger, Mali & Burkina Faso (Photos) by Angelfrost(m): 8:29pm On Sep 24, 2024
Sigh... Africans and their countries sha.

From one slave master to another.
Re: Russia To Launch Satellites For Niger, Mali & Burkina Faso (Photos) by princepee:
cool nice one!
But at what price, because there is no free food even in Freetown..
But sincerely am loving this Sahel alliance.
So no to exploiting colonial master.
The French will not be happy.
Re: Russia To Launch Satellites For Niger, Mali & Burkina Faso (Photos) by almarthins(m): 8:29pm On Sep 24, 2024
Debater:
African leaders are unashamedly puppets to the West.
Trust me when I say 90% of you don't understand how deep and diabolical all this is.

But these countries, look at them, they've chased all the hungry whites, and things are improving for them.
I doubt it sha, why are they hastily launching satellite for Africans while Syria needs such satellite more.

There is something Russia is upto, time will expose it all.
Re: Russia To Launch Satellites For Niger, Mali & Burkina Faso (Photos) by Oakenshield: 8:30pm On Sep 24, 2024
West Africa bloc should just close borders with this guys and let all their supplies comes from Russia. No more giving them light and let Russia send electricity directly to them
Re: Russia To Launch Satellites For Niger, Mali & Burkina Faso (Photos) by Father4all: 8:30pm On Sep 24, 2024
Mother RUSSIA
Re: Russia To Launch Satellites For Niger, Mali & Burkina Faso (Photos) by chukwuibuipob: 8:30pm On Sep 24, 2024
grin Spy on Nigeria? When every useless people dey entered Nig,commit one crime and 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️ go back to their country. Nah God dey help us in Naija
ALTERNATEID:
This is not looking good. The satellite will be used to spy on Nigeria and hence a security threat to us. About time Nigeria work with other West African countries and western powers to dismantle the puppet regimes in Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso before they do more harm to the sub region.
Re: Russia To Launch Satellites For Niger, Mali & Burkina Faso (Photos) by techbro1: 8:30pm On Sep 24, 2024
Russian influence is clearly better than US influence. The Americans come to steal and destroy. Russia and China will invest in you
Re: Russia To Launch Satellites For Niger, Mali & Burkina Faso (Photos) by Ulogwe1: 8:30pm On Sep 24, 2024
chukwuibuipob:
...
Wait a minute.
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