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The Niger Army, which includes 33,000 personnel as of 2023, is the land component of Niger's armed forces. [10] Niger's special forces consists of two special operations companies and 9 intervention commando battalions. [10] Niger Army's manoeuvre forces include 14 combined arms infantry battalions and a single amphibious riverine company. [10]
The military ranks of Niger are the military insignia used by the Niger Armed Forces. Niger is a landlocked country, and does therefore not possess a navy. Being a former colony of France , Niger shares a rank structure similar to that of France.
The National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (Arabic: المجلس الوطني لحماية الوطن, romanized: al-Majlis al-Waṭanī li-Ḥimāyat al-Waṭan; French: Conseil national pour la sauvegarde de la patrie, CNSP) is the ruling military junta of Niger, following the 2023 Nigerien coup d'état which overthrew Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou's government.
Despite Niger’s status as one of the poorest countries in the world, it is a major global supplier of natural uranium. Pro-junta demonstrators set the French Embassy in Niamey on fire on Sunday.
France has started talks with some Niger army officials over withdrawing some troops from the African country following a coup in July, Le Monde reported on Tuesday. At this stage, neither the ...
Salifou Modi (Arabic: ساليفو مودي, romanized: Sālyfw Mwdy; born 12 October 1962) is a Nigerien Army divisional general who is the vice-president [1] of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, the military junta of Niger. He served as the Chief of staff of the Armed Forces of Niger from 2020 to 2023. [2]
Hundreds of protesters have been camping outside a French military base in Niger's capital Niamey for the past six days to demand the troops' departure, the latest sign of swelling anti-French ...
Barmou received training in the United States, both at Fort Moore and the National Defense University. [2]In 2015, Barmou, who at the time was the Head of Niger's special forces, stated in an interview that Niger was conducting operations against Boko Haram to ensure security and peace.