Germany withdrew its troops from Niger

According to RCO News Agency, the last 60 German soldiers left in the region left the country’s army air base in Niamey, Niger and entered Germany.

Representatives of the Ministries of Defense of Niger and Germany announced the withdrawal of German troops and equipment from this African country in a ceremony held in the capital of Niger.

According to the Deutsche Welle News channel, the second German transport plane took the military equipment out of Niger. The base of the German forces in Niger had 120 personnel. This place served as a logistics center for the UN peacekeeping mission in Niger, which ceased operations in 2023. A total of 3,200 German soldiers worked in this place during the deployment in Niger.

Niger has long been a reliable partner for Europe and the United States in the fight against terrorism, but last year, the African country was involved in a coup and is now ruled by the military.

Berlin initially announced the withdrawal of its forces in July 2024 and noted that no agreement has been reached with the new government in Niger.

The leaders of Niger, like other countries in the Sahel region, have turned to Russia for help.

Niger has stationed a number of Russian military trainers in Niamey. Mali and Burkina Faso cooperate with Moscow. Germany withdrew its forces from Mali in July 2023.

The German military said it hoped that its former airbase in Niamey would continue to be used as a logistics center for the distribution of humanitarian goods.

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