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Niamey and French airship maker A-NSE clash over military contract

The French airship manufacturer A-NSE is planning to take legal action against Niger's defence ministry headed by General Salifou Modi over a contract signed in 2018 for the delivery of two T-C60L surveillance airships to the Nigerien Armed Forces. [...]

Published on 05/09/2024 at 04:40 GMT

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General Khalifa Haftar (left) and General Abdourahamane Tchiani.

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Border security key to junta's rapprochement with Moscow

Closer cooperation on border security was one of the main subjects raised by the Nigerien delegation taken to Moscow in mid-January by prime minister Lamine Zeine.

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Niger PM Ali Lamine Zeine in Niamey, Niger on 29 December 2023.

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Niger
Niamey and French airship maker A-NSE clash over military contract

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US withholds armoured vehicles after junta ends military cooperation

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