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US confirms Russian forces have entered airbase in Niger where US troops are stationed
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The US secretary of defence, Lloyd Austin, has confirmed Russian security forces have been deployed to the same airbase as American troops in the Nigerien capital, Niamey.
It remains unclear when the Russian troops, who have been in Niger for weeks, were deployed to Airbase 101, which is next to Diori Hamani international airport in Niamey.
In response to news of the deployment, the Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters in Moscow on Friday that Russia was “developing ties with various African countries in all areas, including in the military one”.
Russia is continuing to make inroads into parts of the continent, reawakening cold war-era relations in recent years and in some cases presenting “regime stabilisation” packages to African leaders.
“With the fraying of democracy and stressed economies within the region, countries will fall in and out of both blocs with a frequency that will keep Washington and Moscow busy for years to come,” he added.
Washington is concerned about jihadists in the Sahel region possibly expanding their sphere of influence without western-led counterinsurgency activity, especially in intelligence.
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