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'Good Initiative': Beninese Analyst on Arrival of Russian Military Instructors in Niger
'Good Initiative': Beninese Analyst on Arrival of Russian Military Instructors in Niger
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On Friday, Russian specialists arrived in Niger to train the local force on combatting terrorism, Sputnik's correspondent reported. According to local media... 13.04.2024, Sputnik Africa
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"A good initiative," a Beninese analyst Suleiman Amzat commented on the arrival of Russian military instructors in Niger.The specialists arrived to train military personnel "so that they can withstand this asymmetric war, which is the war against terrorism," he noted.Their presence is essential to train local forces to operate this equipment, he stressed. Unlike Western troops in Africa, "who were often on the opposite side of the fighting" in the Central African Republic, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, "Russian troops have helped various states involved to regain their territory," he added.According to the Kremlin, recently, military cooperation between the two countries was discussed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and the chairman of Niger’s National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, Abdourahmane Tiani, in a phone conversation.
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'Good Initiative': Beninese Analyst on Arrival of Russian Military Instructors in Niger
On Friday, Russian specialists arrived in Niger to train the local force on combatting terrorism, Sputnik's correspondent reported. According to local media, the instructors are also to install an air defense system and to provide quality training for Nigerien military personnel on effectively operating the system.
"A good initiative," a Beninese analyst Suleiman Amzat commented on the arrival of Russian military instructors in
Niger.The specialists arrived to train military personnel "so that they can withstand this asymmetric war, which is the war against terrorism," he noted.
"They came with the latest generation of equipment, equipment that allows you to defensively protect and cover the territory," he told Sputnik Africa.
Their presence is essential to train local forces to operate this equipment, he stressed. Unlike
Western troops in Africa, "who were often on the opposite side of the fighting" in the Central African Republic, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, "Russian troops have helped various states involved to regain their territory," he added.
"The trainers are welcome. The population is happy and takes this cooperation seriously," Amzat concluded.
According to the Kremlin, recently, military cooperation between the two countries
was discussed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and the chairman of Niger’s National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, Abdourahmane Tiani, in a phone conversation.
