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 ...

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

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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 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 ...