BBC World · WorldNews · 2026-09-05
Russia's Africa Corps helped Nigerien loyalist forces to regain control of Air
Russia's Africa Corps helped Nigerien loyalist forces to regain control of Air Base 101 at Diori Hamani International Airport. Russia's ambassador to Niger, Viktor Voropaev, publicly acknowledged the weekend intervention, saying his country's forces had helped "repress a mutiny" The thwarted mutiny highlights something the ruling junta may not want to admit - just how dependent on Moscow it has become for security. Russian forces were brought in to help defeat jihadists but they also defend the military leadership in Niger.
Why it matters. Why it matters: Russia's Africa Corps helped Nigerien loyalist forces to regain control of Air Base 101 at Diori Hamani International Airport.
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