- Fighting threatens regional stability as the Confederation of Sahel States bloc forms, involving Niger and Burkina Faso.
- Niger officially joined the Alliance of Sahel States, with Larissa Kojoué commenting on the situation.
- Russia held ministerial meetings in Niger and is involved in the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) bloc.
Russia's Africa Corps provided support to local forces in Niger, led by junta leader Abdourahamane Tchiani.
25 reports, 7 independent
Updated Sep 14
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What happened
Russia's Africa Corps provided support to local forces in Niger, led by junta leader Abdourahamane Tchiani.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Niger
sovereign state in western Africa
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Abdourahamane Tchiani
Nigerien army general and commander of the Nigerien presidential guard
Nothing else this week.
Related events
- Instability in Niger, linked to Russia's Africa Corps involvement, began affecting Nigeria's security perimeter.
- Russia's Africa Corps provided support to local forces in Niger.
- Algeria deployed jets and ordered the deployment of assets to support Niger's army.
- Military operations are focused on border security issues with Niger, and the Governor urged the military to intensify operations against bandits.
Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- theconversation.com
- winnipegfreepress.com
- premiumtimesng.com
- local10.com
- netscape.com
- hindustantimes.com
- bbc.co.uk