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Niger: Russia Sends Military Trainers, Troops to Niger

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Russian military personnel arrived in Niamey to train their soldiers and set up an air defense system. Russia has been trying to build stronger ties with several African nations currently ruled by military juntas.

The channel showed people and goods being unloaded from a military cargo plane, with images showing Russian Ilyushin-76 aircraft.

The Nigerien junta in March said it has revoked an accord with the US government which allowed American troops to operate on two of its bases Russia has ramped up efforts to build stronger relations with African nations, positioning itself as a military power without a colonial past.

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