The US maintains two military air bases in Niger, called Air Base 101 and Air Base 201, the latter of which was completed in 2019 at a cost of over $100 million. However, it looks highly unlikely ...

"Niger has been really an anchor for our counterterrorism ... Located near the central city of Agadez, Air Base 201 was once ...

A $110 million Nigerien air base constructed by the US will finally begin counterterrorism operations using intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) drones after delays due to ...

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At a time when Africa is convulsed by various threats and American interests could be at risk, United States influence is in retreat.

1st Class Jeremiah Johnson, was one of four U.S. special operations soldiers killed in Niger on October 4 ... pass by a U.S. soldier on the air base outside Agadez. Outlays for local labor ...

following a recent decision by Niger’s military rulers to expel US troops from the country. "Airbase 101 where our forces [are], is a Nigerien air force base that is co-located with an ...

Russian military instructors have arrived in Niger with an air defence system and other equipment as part of the West African nation's deepening security ties with Moscow, state television ...

The Rivers State Government has donated an Agusta Westland (AW) 139 helicopter to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF).

The governor, who handed over the AW 139 helicopter to the Chief of Air Staff at the Air Force Base Port Harcourt on ... security within the state and the Niger Delta. The governor recalled ...

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has received AgustaWestland (AW) 139 helicopters donated by the Rivers State Government to ...