Niger Ends Security And Defence Partnerships With The EU
Niger’s military leaders said Monday that they were ending two European Union security and defence missions in the country, after earlier in the day agreeing to strengthen military cooperation with Russia.
The Nigerien foreign ministry said that it was ending the agreement between Niger and the EU regarding the Niamey-based civilian capacity-building mission called EUCAP Sahel Niger.
The mission, launched in 2012, supports Niger’s internal security forces, authorities and non-governmental actors.
Niger’s foreign ministry also announced in a press statement the withdrawal of consent for the deployment of an EU military partnership mission (EUMPM) in Niger.
The West African nation is battling two jihadist insurgencies — a spillover in its southeast from a long-running conflict in neighbouring Nigeria, and an offensive in the west by militants crossing from Mali and Burkina Faso.
Niger Ends Security And Defence Partnerships With The EU
The Nigerien foreign ministry said that it was ending the agreement between Niger and the EU regarding the Niamey-based civilian capacity-building mission called EUCAP Sahel Niger.
The mission, launched in 2012, supports Niger’s internal security forces, authorities and non-governmental actors.
Niger’s foreign ministry also announced in a press statement the withdrawal of consent for the deployment of an EU military partnership mission (EUMPM) in Niger.
The West African nation is battling two jihadist insurgencies — a spillover in its southeast from a long-running conflict in neighbouring Nigeria, and an offensive in the west by militants crossing from Mali and Burkina Faso.
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