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style="text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;line-height:1.5em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Niger_army_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6f/Niger_army_logo.svg/180px-Niger_army_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="235" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6f/Niger_army_logo.svg/270px-Niger_army_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6f/Niger_army_logo.svg/360px-Niger_army_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="273" data-file-height="357" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Seal of the Niger Armed Forces</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1 August 1961</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Military_branch" title="Military branch">Service branches</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="#Niger_Army">Army</a><br /><a href="#Niger_Air_Force">Air Force</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Gendarmerie_Nationale_(Niger)" title="Gendarmerie Nationale (Niger)">National Gendarmerie</a><br /><a href="/wiki/National_Guard_of_Niger" title="National Guard of Niger">National Guard</a> (GNN)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Headquarters#Military" title="Headquarters">Headquarters</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Niamey" title="Niamey">Niamey</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_leadership" title="Category:Military leadership">Leadership</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Commander-in-Chief</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Brigade_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Brigade General">Brigade General</a> <a href="/wiki/Abdourahamane_Tchiani" title="Abdourahamane Tchiani">Abdourahamane Tchiani</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Chief of Staff</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Divisional_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Divisional General">Divisional General</a> <a href="/wiki/Abdou_Sidikou_Issa" title="Abdou Sidikou Issa">Abdou Sidikou Issa</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Personnel</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Military age</th><td class="infobox-data">18–49</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Conscription" title="Conscription">Conscription</a></th><td class="infobox-data">2 year compulsory<sup id="cite_ref-Niger_—_the_World_Factbook_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Niger_—_the_World_Factbook-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Available for<br />military service</th><td class="infobox-data">2,135,680 (2005 est.), age 15–49</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Fit for<br />military service</th><td class="infobox-data">1,155,054 (2000 est.), age 15–49</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Active personnel</th><td class="infobox-data">25,000 (2020 est.) <sup id="cite_ref-Niger:_les_effectifs_de_l’armée_vont_doubler_d'ici_cinq_ans_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Niger:_les_effectifs_de_l’armée_vont_doubler_d'ici_cinq_ans-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Expenditure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Gross_domestic_product" title="Gross domestic product">Percent of GDP</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1.8% (2017 est.) <sup id="cite_ref-Niger_—_the_World_Factbook_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Niger_—_the_World_Factbook-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><a href="/wiki/Military_acquisition" title="Military acquisition">Industry</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Foreign suppliers</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/North_Korea" title="North Korea">North Korea</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a><br /><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Algeria" title="Algeria">Algeria</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Georgia_(country)" title="Georgia (country)">Georgia (country)</a> <div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div>Historical:</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> <sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Related articles</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">History</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tuareg_rebellion_(1990%E2%80%931995)" title="Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995)">Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995)</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Tuareg_rebellion_(2007%E2%80%932009)" title="Tuareg rebellion (2007–2009)">Tuareg rebellion (2007–2009)</a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Operation_in_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire" title="United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire">United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire</a><sup id="cite_ref-desert_warriors_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-desert_warriors-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Boko_Haram_insurgency" title="Boko Haram insurgency">Boko Haram insurgency</a><sup id="cite_ref-desert_warriors_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-desert_warriors-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Islamist_insurgency_in_the_Sahel" title="Islamist insurgency in the Sahel">Islamist insurgency in the Sahel</a><sup id="cite_ref-desert_warriors_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-desert_warriors-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/2023_Nigerien_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" title="2023 Nigerien coup d'état">2023 Nigerien coup d'état</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Nigerien_crisis_(2023%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nigerien crisis (2023–present)">Nigerien crisis</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Military_rank" title="Military rank">Ranks</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Niger" title="Military ranks of Niger">Military ranks of Niger</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Niger_Army_322nd_Parachute_Regiment.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Niger_Army_322nd_Parachute_Regiment.jpg/220px-Niger_Army_322nd_Parachute_Regiment.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Niger_Army_322nd_Parachute_Regiment.jpg/330px-Niger_Army_322nd_Parachute_Regiment.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Niger_Army_322nd_Parachute_Regiment.jpg/440px-Niger_Army_322nd_Parachute_Regiment.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="1500" /></a><figcaption>Soldiers from the 322nd Parachute Regiment practice field tactics with the U.S. Army, 2007</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>Niger Armed Forces</b> (<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Forces armées nigériennes</i>, <b>FAN</b>) includes military armed force service branches (<a href="#Niger_Army">Niger Army</a> and <a href="#Niger_Air_Force">Niger Air Force</a>), paramilitary services branches (<a href="/wiki/Gendarmerie_Nationale_(Niger)" title="Gendarmerie Nationale (Niger)">National Gendarmerie of Niger</a> and <a href="/wiki/National_Guard_of_Niger" title="National Guard of Niger">National Guard of Niger</a>) and the <a href="/wiki/National_Police_of_Niger" title="National Police of Niger">National Police of Niger</a>. The Army, Air Force and the National Gendarmerie are under the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defense_(Niger)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ministry of Defense (Niger) (page does not exist)">Ministry of Defense</a> whereas the National Guard and the National Police fall under the command of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Interior_(Niger)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ministry of Interior (Niger) (page does not exist)">Ministry of Interior</a>. With the exception of the National Police, all military and paramilitary forces are <a href="/wiki/Military_education_and_training" title="Military education and training">trained in military fashion</a>. The <a href="/wiki/President_of_Niger" class="mw-redirect" title="President of Niger">President of Niger</a> is the supreme commander of the entire armed forces. The <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Niger)" title="National Assembly (Niger)">National Assembly of Niger</a> passed a statute for the Army of Niger in November 2020, planning for the army's size to increase from 25,000 personnel in 2020, to 50,000 in 2025 and finally 100,000 in 2030.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Military_armed_forces">Military armed forces</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Military armed forces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The two military service branches (Niger Army and Niger Air Force) are each headed by their respective Chiefs of Staff who serve as adjunct to the Joint Chiefs of Staff of Military Armed Forces (French: <i lang="fr">Chef d'État Major des Armées</i>). Military operations are headed from the Joint Staff Office (French: <i lang="fr">État Major Général des Armées</i>). In addition, each military branch has its own Staff Office. The Joint Chief of Staff has operational command of all the military forces and is under the command of civilian <a href="/w/index.php?title=Minister_of_Defense_(Niger)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Minister of Defense (Niger) (page does not exist)">Minister of Defense</a>, who reports to the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Niger" class="mw-redirect" title="President of Niger">President of Niger</a>. This system closely resembles the <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(France)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (France)">French Armed forces model</a>. </p><p>The President also appoints the Special Chief of Staff at the President Office and the head of the Presidential Guard who answer directly to the President. The Special Chief of Staff and the head of the Presidential Guard sit on the Joint Staff.<sup id="cite_ref-actuniger.com_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-actuniger.com-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nigerdiaspora.info_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nigerdiaspora.info-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Niger_Army">Niger Army</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Niger Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Niger Army, which includes 33,000 personnel as of 2023, is the land component of Niger's armed forces.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEIISS2023468_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEIISS2023468-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Niger's special forces consists of two special operations companies and 9 intervention commando battalions.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEIISS2023468_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEIISS2023468-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Niger Army's manoeuvre forces include 14 combined arms infantry battalions and a single amphibious riverine company.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEIISS2023468_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEIISS2023468-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Army also has one engineer company, one logistics group and one air defence company.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEIISS2023468_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEIISS2023468-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Each of the combined arms battalions comprises a logistics and engineering or <i>génie</i> company, a fire fighter company, an infantry company, be it airborne or land, an armoured squadron and an artillery company. </p><p>In 2006, the following combined arms battalions existed in the Niger Army: 12th, 13th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 32nd, 33rd, 42nd, 43rd, 52nd, 53rd, 62nd, 63rd, 72nd and 73rd.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, there was the Artillery Battalion of the Niger Armed Forces.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Army is commanded by the Chief of Staff of the Army in Niamey through appointed commandeers of each of the nine "Defense Zones", which largely overlap each of the civilian <a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Niger" title="Regions of Niger">Regions of Niger</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-actuniger.com_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-actuniger.com-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nigerdiaspora.info_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nigerdiaspora.info-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="History">History</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Niger Army was created on 28 July 1960 by decree. At the time, the National Police was a subsection of the military. Initially, units of the army were created from three companies of the <a href="/wiki/French_Colonial_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="French Colonial Forces">French Colonial Forces</a> made of Nigérien soldiers officered by Frenchmen who agreed to take joint French-Nigerien citizenship. In 1960, there were only ten African officers in the Nigérien army, all of low ranks. As Nigérien officers gradually assumed command roles, President <a href="/wiki/Hamani_Diori" title="Hamani Diori">Hamani Diori</a> signed legislation to end the employment of expatriate military officers in 1965. However, French military personnel remained in Niger both to serve in the Niger Army and in the <i>4<sup>e</sup> Régiment Interarmes d'Outre-Mer</i> (<a href="/wiki/Troupes_de_marine" title="Troupes de marine">Troupes de Marine</a>) with bases at <a href="/wiki/Niamey" title="Niamey">Niamey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zinder" title="Zinder">Zinder</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Bilaro&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bilaro (page does not exist)">Bilaro</a> and <a href="/wiki/Agadez" title="Agadez">Agadez</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the late 1970s, a smaller French force returned again to Niger. After the 1974 military coup, all French military personnel were evacuated although a smaller French force returned in the late 1970s. </p><p>In 1970, the army was reorganised and divided into four Infantry battalions, one paratroop company, one light armored company, a camel corps, and a number of support units. It was reorganized in 2003 to create the <a href="/wiki/Niger_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Niger Air Force">Niger Air Force</a> as a distinct service branch. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Training">Training</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Training"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Basic training is carried out at Niamey at the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Tondibiah&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tondibiah (page does not exist)">Tondibiah</a> base and at Agadez. Other special training centers include the National Officers Training School (French: <i>École de Formation des Forces Armées Nigériennes</i> or EFOFAN) and The Paramedical Personnel Training School (EPPAN) both based at the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Tondibiah&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tondibiah (page does not exist)">Tondibiah</a> base.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to training in Niger, army officers also train in France at the <a href="/wiki/%C3%89cole_sp%C3%A9ciale_militaire_de_Saint-Cyr" title="École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr">École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr</a>, in Morocco at the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Acad%C3%A9mie_Royale_Militaire_de_Mekn%C3%A8s_(ARM)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Académie Royale Militaire de Meknès (ARM) (page does not exist)">Royal Military Academy of Meknès</a>, in Algeria and the US. With the growing cross-border threats of terrorism in West Africa, the Niger Army has benefited from training exercises with France and the U.S. The Niger Army has participated in the U.S. led Flintlock Exercise which it hosted in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-africom1_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-africom1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Equipment">Equipment</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Equipment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The army of Niger is poorly equipped with armored vehicles and tanks. With the exception of two armored vehicles purchased from China in 2009, most armoured vehicles are at least 20 years old.<sup id="cite_ref-traderegistry_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-traderegistry-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The army is however well-stocked with 4x4 <a href="/wiki/Toyota_Land_Cruiser_(J70)" title="Toyota Land Cruiser (J70)">Toyota Land Cruisers</a> mounted with various caliber machine guns. Logistically, fuel and water transportation tanks, and ambulances have been recently improved to help in long-distance patrol missions as well as with general increased logistic capacity of the army.<sup id="cite_ref-jeuneafrik_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jeuneafrik-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_niger_armed_forces_obv.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Flag_of_niger_armed_forces_obv.jpg/220px-Flag_of_niger_armed_forces_obv.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="197" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Flag_of_niger_armed_forces_obv.jpg/330px-Flag_of_niger_armed_forces_obv.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Flag_of_niger_armed_forces_obv.jpg/440px-Flag_of_niger_armed_forces_obv.jpg 2x" data-file-width="725" data-file-height="650" /></a><figcaption><span class="nowrap">Flag of the Niger Armed Forces<span style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>nb 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Armor">Armor</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Armor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;">Name </th> <th style="text-align: center; background:#aabccc;">Origin </th> <th style="text-align:l center; background:#aabccc;">Type </th> <th style="text-align:l center; background:#aabccc;">In service </th> <th style="text-align: center; background:#aabccc;">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5" style="align: center; background: lavender;"><a href="/wiki/Armored_fighting_vehicle" class="mw-redirect" title="Armored fighting vehicle">Armored fighting vehicle</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/ZFB-05" title="ZFB-05">ZFB-05</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Armoured_personnel_carrier" title="Armoured personnel carrier">Armoured personnel carrier</a> </td> <td>8<sup id="cite_ref-armyrecognition_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-armyrecognition-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WZ-523" title="WZ-523">WZ-523</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a> </td> <td>Armoured personnel carrier </td> <td>2<sup id="cite_ref-armyrecognition_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-armyrecognition-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thyssen_Henschel_UR-416" title="Thyssen Henschel UR-416">UR-416</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/West_Germany" title="West Germany">West Germany</a> </td> <td>Armoured personnel carrier </td> <td>8<sup id="cite_ref-armyrecognition_20-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-armyrecognition-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mamba_APC" title="Mamba APC">Mamba Mk7</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> </td> <td>Armoured personnel carrier </td> <td>35<sup id="cite_ref-traderegistry_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-traderegistry-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Puma_M36&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Puma M36 (page does not exist)">Puma M36</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> </td> <td>Armoured personnel carrier </td> <td>11<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/V%C3%A9hicule_Blind%C3%A9_L%C3%A9ger" title="Véhicule Blindé Léger">Panhard VBL</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Armored_car_(military)" title="Armored car (military)">Armored car</a> </td> <td>7<sup id="cite_ref-armyrecognition_20-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-armyrecognition-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Panhard_AML" title="Panhard AML">AML 60/90</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td>Armored car </td> <td>125 <sup id="cite_ref-traderegistry_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-traderegistry-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dweb_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dweb-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Panhard_M3" title="Panhard M3">Panhard M3</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td>Armoured personnel carrier </td> <td>32<sup id="cite_ref-traderegistry_16-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-traderegistry-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nurol_Ejder" title="Nurol Ejder">Nurol Ejder</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/23px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/35px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/45px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MRAP" class="mw-redirect" title="MRAP">Mine-resistant ambush protected</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>On order.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Niger_Air_Force">Niger Air Force</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Niger Air Force"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="History_2">History</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The predecessor of the Niger Air Force, the Niger National Escadrille (Escadrille Nationale du Niger) was first formed in 1961.<sup id="cite_ref-shael82011_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shael82011-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was later restructured into the National Air Wing (Groupement Aérien National)<sup id="cite_ref-desert_warriors_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-desert_warriors-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in 1989. Prior to 2003, the armed forces of Niger (<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Forces armées nigériennes</i> or FAN) were grouped in one branch with one Chief of Staff overseeing both the ground forces and the National Air Wing. Following an organizational restructuring in 2003, the armed forces of Niger were structured into two main service branches: Niger Army (French: armée de terre) for all ground forces and Niger Air Force (Armée de l'air). Each branch was headed by a Chief of Staff answerable to the Joint Chief of Staff of military armed forces.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> As part of this new structure, the National Air Wing was renamed as Niger Air Force (Force Aérienne du Niger) on December 17, 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-desert_warriors_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-desert_warriors-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Niger Air Force is led by the Air Force Chief of staff, answerable to the Joint Chief and the Defense Minister.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Structure">Structure</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Organizationally, the air force is composed a Chief of Staff Office, operation units (French: <i>escadrons</i>), technical units, an infantry company (<i>compagnie de fusilliers</i>) and generalized staff.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Chief of Staff of the Niger Air Force is the colonel <a href="/w/index.php?title=Abdoul_Kader_Amirou&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Abdoul Kader Amirou (page does not exist)">Abdoul Kader Amirou</a><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<i>chef d'état major</i>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Training_2">Training</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Training"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the moment, there is no air force special training facilities in Niger. Basic training of Air Force recruits is conducted at the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Tondibiah&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tondibiah (page does not exist)">Tondibiah</a> base along with recruits of other military service branches. Air force officers, pilots and mechanics are additionally trained in France, the United States and other North African countries like Morocco at the <a href="/w/index.php?title=%C3%89cole_royale_de_l%27air_de_Marrakech&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="École royale de l'air de Marrakech (page does not exist)">Royal Air Force School of Marrakech</a> and Algeria.<sup id="cite_ref-dweb_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dweb-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, local training activities are undertaken with foreign partners (United States, France etc.) to update skills. In 2014, a logistic company was trained and equipped by the United States with fuel and water trucks, ambulances and 4x4 unarmed vehicles.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> has a presence both at Nigerien Air Base 101 near Niamey and <a href="/wiki/Nigerien_Air_Base_201" class="mw-redirect" title="Nigerien Air Base 201">Nigerien Air Base 201</a> at <a href="/wiki/Agadez" title="Agadez">Agadez</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aircraft_inventory">Aircraft inventory</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Aircraft inventory"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The aircraft inventory of the Niger Air Force is modest though it has increased with new acquisitions beginning in 2008, and further assistance from France and the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-traderegistry_16-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-traderegistry-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This expansion in capacity is guided by the need for better border patrol following the crisis in <a href="/wiki/Libya" title="Libya">Libya</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mali" title="Mali">Mali</a>. </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Roundel_of_Niger.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Roundel_of_Niger.svg/210px-Roundel_of_Niger.svg.png" decoding="async" width="210" height="210" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Roundel_of_Niger.svg/315px-Roundel_of_Niger.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Roundel_of_Niger.svg/420px-Roundel_of_Niger.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>Roundel of the Niger Air Force</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:center; background:#acc;">Aircraft </th> <th style="text-align: center; background:#acc;">Origin </th> <th style="text-align:l center; background:#acc;">Type </th> <th style="text-align:left; background:#acc;">Variant </th> <th style="text-align:center; background:#acc;">In service </th> <th style="text-align: center; background:#acc;">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Combat_aircraft" class="mw-redirect" title="Combat aircraft">Combat aircraft</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-25" title="Sukhoi Su-25">Sukhoi Su-25</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Attack_aircraft" title="Attack aircraft">Attack</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>2<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2025_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2025-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6" style="align: center; background: lavender;"><a href="/wiki/Military_transport_aircraft" title="Military transport aircraft">Transport</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dornier_228" title="Dornier 228">Dornier 228</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Military_transport_aircraft" title="Military transport aircraft">Transport</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2025_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2025-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cessna_208_Caravan" title="Cessna 208 Caravan">Cessna 208</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Utility_aircraft" title="Utility aircraft">Utility</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>4<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2025_30-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2025-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>2 units are used for <a href="/wiki/Reconnaissance_aircraft" title="Reconnaissance aircraft">reconnaissance</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_Super_King_Air" title="Beechcraft Super King Air">Beechcraft Super King Air</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>Transport </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_Super_King_Air#Variants" title="Beechcraft Super King Air">350</a> </td> <td>1<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2025_30-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2025-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-130_Hercules" title="Lockheed C-130 Hercules">Lockheed C-130 Hercules</a> </td> <td>United States </td> <td>Transport </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-130_Hercules#Variants" title="Lockheed C-130 Hercules">C-130H</a> </td> <td>3<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2025_30-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2025-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Helicopters" class="mw-redirect" title="Helicopters">Helicopters</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bell_412" title="Bell 412">Bell 412</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> </td> <td>Transport / <a href="/wiki/Search_and_rescue" title="Search and rescue">SAR</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bell_412#Variants" title="Bell 412">AB-412</a> </td> <td>4<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2025_30-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2025-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mil_Mi-17" title="Mil Mi-17">Mil Mi-17</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a> </td> <td>Transport </td> <td> </td> <td>2<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2025_30-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2025-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mil_Mi-24" title="Mil Mi-24">Mil Mi-24</a> </td> <td>Russia </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Attack_helicopter" title="Attack helicopter">Attack</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Mil_Mi-24_variants#List_of_variants" title="List of Mil Mi-24 variants">Mi-35</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>2 on order<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2025_30-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2025-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/A%C3%A9rospatiale_Gazelle" title="Aérospatiale Gazelle">Aérospatiale Gazelle</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td>Scout / <a href="/wiki/Anti-tank_warfare#Helicopter" title="Anti-tank warfare">Anti-armor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A%C3%A9rospatiale_Gazelle#Variants" title="Aérospatiale Gazelle">SA342</a> </td> <td>5<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2025_30-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2025-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Trainer_aircraft" title="Trainer aircraft">Trainer aircraft</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/TAI_H%C3%BCrku%C5%9F" title="TAI Hürkuş">TAI Hürkuş</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trainer_aircraft#Basic_training" title="Trainer aircraft">Basic trainer</a> </td> <td>B </td> <td>2<sup id="cite_ref-World_Air_Forces_2025_30-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Air_Forces_2025-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle" title="Unmanned aerial vehicle">Unmanned aerial vehicle</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vestel_Karayel" title="Vestel Karayel">Vestel Karayel</a> </td> <td>Turkey </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Unmanned_combat_aerial_vehicle" title="Unmanned combat aerial vehicle">UCAV</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>. </td> <td>5 on order </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bayraktar_TB2" title="Bayraktar TB2">Bayraktar TB2</a> </td> <td>Turkey </td> <td>UCAV </td> <td> </td> <td>6<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>- </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Paramilitary_forces">Paramilitary forces</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Paramilitary forces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are two paramilitary services branches: (<a href="/wiki/National_Gendarmerie_of_Niger" class="mw-redirect" title="National Gendarmerie of Niger">National Gendarmerie of Niger</a> under the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defense_(Niger)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ministry of Defense (Niger) (page does not exist)">Ministry of Defense</a> and the <a href="/wiki/National_Guard_of_Niger" title="National Guard of Niger">National Guard of Niger</a>) under the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Interior_(Niger)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ministry of Interior (Niger) (page does not exist)">Ministry of Interior</a>. Each of these branches are headed by Chief of Staff answerable to the overseeing ministry. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_Gendarmerie">National Gendarmerie</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: National Gendarmerie"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Gendarmerie_Nationale_(Niger)" title="Gendarmerie Nationale (Niger)">National Gendarmerie of Niger</a></div> <p>The National Gendarmerie is commanded by the Superior Commander of the National Gendarmerie. Unlike the National Police and the National Guard, the National Gendarmerie is under the control of the Ministry of Defense of Niger. It is divided between territorial brigades and mobile brigades. In addition to territorial defense and maintaining public order, it provides military and paramilitary justice to other corps of the armed forces and participates to the judicial and the surveillance police activities. It is regarded as an elite force due to its stringent recruitment criteria of all armed forces. Due to increasing cross-border traffic of weapons and drugs, its activities have increased border areas. The national gendarmerie, unlike the Army or the National Guard, has never been directly involved in an attempt to seize or control power by force.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_Guard">National Guard</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: National Guard"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/National_Guard_of_Niger" title="National Guard of Niger">National Guard of Niger</a></div> <p>Formerly known as the National Forces of Intervention and Security, the National Guard of Niger is responsible for security in rural areas where the national police is absent. It is overseen by the superior commander of the National Guard who reports to the Ministry of Interior. This body is responsible for: border and territorial surveillance of the country, public safety, maintaining and restoring of order, protecting public buildings and institutions, people and their property, the execution of the administrative police in rural and pastoral areas, management and monitoring of prisons, humanitarian actions in the case of national disaster or crisis and protection of the environment. It is also responsible for providing security to administrative authorities and the diplomatic and consular representations of Niger abroad.<sup id="cite_ref-unicef2012_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-unicef2012-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="National_Police">National Police</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: National Police"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/National_Police_of_Niger" title="National Police of Niger">The National Police of Niger</a></div> <p>The General Directorate of <a href="/wiki/National_Police_(Niger)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Police (Niger)">National Police</a>, headquartered in Niamey was until the 1999 Constitution under the command of the Armed Forces and Ministry of Defense. Today, only the <i>National Gendarmerie</i> reports to the Ministry of Defense, with the National Police and its Para-Military Arm—FNIS—moved to the <a href="/wiki/Nigerien_Interior_Ministry" class="mw-redirect" title="Nigerien Interior Ministry">Nigérien Interior Ministry</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Gendarmerie_Nationale_(Niger)" title="Gendarmerie Nationale (Niger)">National Gendarmerie</a> (modeled on the French <a href="/wiki/Gendarmerie" title="Gendarmerie">Gendarmerie</a>) and the <a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Forces_for_Intervention_and_Security_(FNIS)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Forces for Intervention and Security (FNIS) (page does not exist)">National Forces for Intervention and Security (FNIS)</a> (<i>Forces nigérienne d'intervention et de sécurité</i> - FNIS) count a combined 3,700 member <a href="/wiki/Gendarmerie" title="Gendarmerie">paramilitary police</a> force. The FNIS, along with some special units of the Gendarmerie, are armed and trained in military fashion, similar to the <a href="/wiki/Internal_Troops" class="mw-redirect" title="Internal Troops">Internal Troops</a> of the nations of the former Soviet Union.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Gendarmerie has law enforcement jurisdiction outside the <a href="/wiki/Communes_of_Niger" title="Communes of Niger">Urban Communes</a> of Niger, while the National police patrols towns. Special internal security operations may be carried out by the Military, the FNIS, the Gendarmerie, or whatever forces tasked by the Government of Niger. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Domestic_conflicts">Domestic conflicts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Domestic conflicts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Niger_Rebel-Leader-fighting-01apr08.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/Niger_Rebel-Leader-fighting-01apr08.jpg" decoding="async" width="198" height="190" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="198" data-file-height="190" /></a><figcaption>Member of the rebel MNJ, northern Niger, 2008</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_First_Tuareg_Rebellion_of_1985–1995"><span id="The_First_Tuareg_Rebellion_of_1985.E2.80.931995"></span>The First Tuareg Rebellion of 1985–1995</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: The First Tuareg Rebellion of 1985–1995"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From 1985 to 1995, the armed forces of Niger were engaged in armed fights with the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Popular_Front_for_the_Liberation_of_Niger&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Popular Front for the Liberation of Niger (page does not exist)">Popular Front for the Liberation of Niger</a> (FPLN). An armed attack by FPLN members in <a href="/wiki/Tchin-Tabaradene" class="mw-redirect" title="Tchin-Tabaradene">Tchin - Tabaradene</a> in 1985 sparked the closing of the borders with Libya and Algeria, and the resettlement of thousands of Tuareg and other nomads away from the area. Failed promises by the government of <a href="/wiki/Ali_Sa%C3%AFbou" class="mw-redirect" title="Ali Saïbou">Ali Saïbou</a> fueled growing Tuareg discontent leading to an attack on a police station in <a href="/wiki/Tchin-Tabaradene" class="mw-redirect" title="Tchin-Tabaradene">Tchin - Tabaradene</a> in May 1990. The Niger Army violently responded in May 1990, arresting, torturing, and killing several hundred Tuareg civilians in <a href="/wiki/Tchin-Tabaradene" class="mw-redirect" title="Tchin-Tabaradene">Tchin - Tabaradene</a>, Gharo and <a href="/wiki/In-Gall" title="In-Gall">In-Gall</a> in what is known as the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Tchin-Tabaradene_massacre&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tchin-Tabaradene massacre (page does not exist)">Tchin - Tabaradene massacre</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tuareg outrage sparked the creation of two armed insurgent groups: the <a href="/wiki/Front_for_the_Liberation_of_A%C3%AFr_and_Azaouak" title="Front for the Liberation of Aïr and Azaouak">Front for the Liberation of Aïr and Azaouak</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Front_for_the_Liberation_of_Tamoust" class="mw-redirect" title="Front for the Liberation of Tamoust">Front for the Liberation of Tamoust</a> and continued armed fights until 1995 when a peace agreement end fighting. The Nigérien Armed Forces has been extensively involved in politics since independence, and has been denounced at several points for broad abrogation of human rights and unlawful detentions and killings. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Second_Tuareg_Rebellion_of_2007–2009"><span id="The_Second_Tuareg_Rebellion_of_2007.E2.80.932009"></span>The Second Tuareg Rebellion of 2007–2009</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: The Second Tuareg Rebellion of 2007–2009"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Nigerien Armed Forces were involved from 2007 to 2009 in an insurgency in the north of the country, labeled the <a href="/wiki/Second_Tuareg_Rebellion" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Tuareg Rebellion">Second Tuareg Rebellion</a>. A previously unknown group, the <a href="/wiki/Niger_Movement_for_Justice" title="Niger Movement for Justice">Mouvement des Nigériens pour la Justice</a> (MNJ), emerged in February 2007. The predominantly Tuareg group has issued a number of demands, mainly related to development in the north. It has attacked military and other facilities and laid landmines in the north. The resulting insecurity has devastated Niger's tourist industry and deterred investment in mining and oil. The government has labeled the MNJ criminals and traffickers, and refuses to negotiate with the group until it disarms. As of July 2008, some 100 to 160 Nigérien troops have been killed in the ongoing conflict.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The second tuareg rebellion ended in 2009 with Peace Talks hosted by Libya. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Jihadist_insurgency_in_Niger">Jihadist insurgency in Niger</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Jihadist insurgency in Niger"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Jihadist_insurgency_in_Niger" title="Jihadist insurgency in Niger">Jihadist insurgency in Niger</a></div> <p>On 10 December 2019, a large group of fighters belonging to the <a href="/wiki/Islamic_State_in_the_Greater_Sahara" class="mw-redirect" title="Islamic State in the Greater Sahara">Islamic State in the Greater Sahara</a> (IS-GS) <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Inates" title="Battle of Inates">attacked</a> a military post in <a href="/wiki/Inates" title="Inates">Inates</a>, Niger,<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> killing over seventy soldiers and kidnapping others.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The attack was the deadliest single incident Niger's military has ever experienced.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 9 January 2020, a large group of IS-GS militants <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Chinagodrar" title="Battle of Chinagodrar">assaulted</a> a Nigerien military base at Chinagodrar, in Niger's <a href="/wiki/Tillab%C3%A9ri_Region" title="Tillabéri Region">Tillabéri Region</a>. At least 89 Nigerien soldiers were confirmed to have been killed in the attack, with more casualties suspected, making it the worst attack on the army since the start of the insurgency.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Foreign_missions">Foreign missions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Foreign missions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1991, Niger sent a 400-man military contingent to join the American-led allied forces against <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_War" title="Gulf War">Gulf War</a>. Niger provides a battalion of peace-keeping forces to the UN Mission in <a href="/wiki/Ivory_Coast" title="Ivory Coast">Ivory Coast</a>. As of 2003, the FAN had troops deployed in the following foreign missions:<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ECOMOG" class="mw-redirect" title="ECOMOG">ECOMOG</a>: <a href="/wiki/Liberia" title="Liberia">Liberia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guin%C3%A9e-Bissau" class="mw-redirect" title="Guinée-Bissau">Guinée-Bissau</a>;</li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Union" title="African Union">African Union</a>: <a href="/wiki/Burundi" title="Burundi">Burundi</a> (MIOB), <a href="/wiki/Comoros" title="Comoros">Comoros</a> (MIOC), <a href="/wiki/Mali" title="Mali">Mali</a> (AFISMA);</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a>: <a href="/wiki/Rwanda" title="Rwanda">Rwanda</a> (MINURCA), <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_Congo" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Republic of Congo">Democratic Republic of Congo</a> (MONUC); <a href="/wiki/Mali" title="Mali">Mali</a> (MINUSMA)</li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Niger_Panhard_AML.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Niger_Panhard_AML.JPG/220px-Niger_Panhard_AML.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Niger_Panhard_AML.JPG/330px-Niger_Panhard_AML.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Niger_Panhard_AML.JPG/440px-Niger_Panhard_AML.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2850" data-file-height="1910" /></a><figcaption>Nigerien <a href="/wiki/Panhard_AML" title="Panhard AML">Panhard AML</a> light armored cars with 90mm guns stand in a holding area during Operation Desert Shield.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Defense_cooperation">Defense cooperation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Defense cooperation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Niger defense forces have a long history of military cooperation with neighboring countries in the region, France, the United States, China as well as many other countries. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regional_defense_cooperation">Regional defense cooperation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Regional defense cooperation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Through <a href="/wiki/ECOWAS" title="ECOWAS">ECOWAS</a> and the <a href="/wiki/African_Union" title="African Union">African Union</a>, Niger defense forces have been involved in multiple missions in the Africa and the West Africa. Niger has been a supporter and volunteered to participate in the African Union future rapid intervention forces.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, with the growing threat of Boko Haram, defense forces of Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad have intensified cooperation to address the trans-border threat of this organization.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Counter-terrorism_defense_cooperation">Counter-terrorism defense cooperation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Counter-terrorism defense cooperation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>U.S. and France defense cooperation with Niger has intensified post 9/11 as part of the Global War on Terror.<sup id="cite_ref-jeuneafrique_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jeuneafrique-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Niger defense forces along with forces from <a href="/wiki/Chad" title="Chad">Chad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mali" title="Mali">Mali</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mauritania" title="Mauritania">Mauritania</a> have become major partners of France and the United States in counter-terrorism efforts in Africa. The counter-terrorism efforts focused mainly on <a href="/wiki/Al-Qaeda" title="Al-Qaeda">Al-Qaïda</a> affiliated groups in Africa, in particular the Algerian Group for Call and Combat which will later become AQMI. The collapse of the <a href="/wiki/Muammar_Gaddafi" title="Muammar Gaddafi">Gaddafi</a> regime, followed with the disbandment of his arsenal in the region, accentuated the precarious situation of many sahelian nations. The <a href="/wiki/Northern_Mali_conflict" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Mali conflict">Northern Mali conflict</a> and beginning of <a href="/wiki/Operation_Serval" title="Operation Serval">Operation Serval</a> to free northern Mali of Islamic militant groups solidified the role of Niger in counter-terrorism activities in the region. Following an agreement with the Niger government, the air force base 101 of Niamey became a permanent drone hub for French and U.S. forces since 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-jeuneafrique_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jeuneafrique-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Drone intelligence gathering activities in Mali and the region were carried out from this base during <a href="/wiki/Operation_Serval" title="Operation Serval">Serval</a>. Niamey has become the Intelligence gathering pole of French and U.S. forces in the region.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2024, Niger announced it was ending its security relationship with the United States, which had been in place since 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to Niger, the security pact violated Niger's constitution.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_49-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a report issued by United States member of Congress <a href="/wiki/Matt_Gaetz" title="Matt Gaetz">Matt Gaetz</a> the following month, Gaetz stated that the United States embassy in Niger was suppressing information related to the decay of <a href="/wiki/Niger%E2%80%93United_States_relations" title="Niger–United States relations">Niger-United States diplomatic relations</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_49-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to Gaetz's report, Niger has not authorized flights for United States Department of Defense efforts, including the sending of food, equipment, mail, or medical supplies.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_49-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_involvement">Political involvement</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Political involvement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1974 General <a href="/wiki/Seyni_Kountch%C3%A9" title="Seyni Kountché">Seyni Kountché</a> overthrew the first president of Niger <a href="/wiki/Hamani_Diori" title="Hamani Diori">Hamani Diori</a>. The military regime that followed, while plagued by coup attempts of its own, survived until 1991. While a period of relative prosperity, the military government of the period allowed little free expression and engaged in arbitrary imprisonment and killing.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Niger_soldier-89-07307.JPEG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Niger_soldier-89-07307.JPEG/220px-Niger_soldier-89-07307.JPEG" decoding="async" width="220" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Niger_soldier-89-07307.JPEG/330px-Niger_soldier-89-07307.JPEG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Niger_soldier-89-07307.JPEG/440px-Niger_soldier-89-07307.JPEG 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="2700" /></a><figcaption>A paratrooper of the <b>FAN</b> Parachute Company armed with an Israeli-made <a href="/wiki/Uzi" title="Uzi">Uzi</a> submachine gun, 1988</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1996, a former officer under Kountché and the then chief of staff, <a href="/wiki/Ibrahim_Bar%C3%A9_Ma%C3%AFnassara" title="Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara">Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara</a>, staged his own coup, placing the military again in power. During the Maïnassara regime, human rights abuses were reported by foreign NGOs, including the discovery of 150 dead bodies in a mass grave at Boultoungoure, thought to be <a href="/wiki/Toubou" class="mw-redirect" title="Toubou">Toubou</a> rebels. In April 1999, the third coup led by <a href="/w/index.php?title=Douada_Mallam_Wank%C3%A9&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Douada Mallam Wanké (page does not exist)">Douada Mallam Wanké</a> was staged leading to murder of President <a href="/wiki/Ibrahim_Bar%C3%A9_Ma%C3%AFnassara" title="Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara">Baré</a> by his own guards. To date, the authors this crime have been prosecuted.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Major <a href="/wiki/Daouda_Mallam_Wanke" class="mw-redirect" title="Daouda Mallam Wanke">Daouda Mallam Wanke</a>, commander of the Niamey-based military region and the head of the Republican Guard assumed power, but returned the nation to civilian rule within the year.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The military regime of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Douada_Mallam_Wank%C3%A9&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Douada Mallam Wanké (page does not exist)">Douada Mallam Wanké</a> ended with the election of <a href="/wiki/Mamadou_Tandja" title="Mamadou Tandja">Mamadou Tandja</a> in 1999 who deposed ten years later by another military coup, the fourth in the history of the country. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cultural_sponsorships">Cultural sponsorships</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Cultural sponsorships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Army, National Guard and the National Police sponsor semi-professional <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">football</a> clubs, <a href="/wiki/ASFAN" class="mw-redirect" title="ASFAN">ASFAN</a>, <a href="/wiki/AS-FNIS" class="mw-redirect" title="AS-FNIS">AS-FNIS</a> and <a href="/wiki/AS_Police_(Niamey)" title="AS Police (Niamey)">AS Police</a>, which play in the <a href="/wiki/Niger_Premier_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Niger Premier League">Niger Premier League</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professionalisation">Professionalisation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Professionalisation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Armed Forces—which includes the National Gendarmerie—have undergone a series of structural changes aimed at professionalisation of the ranks and the retaining of more skilled recruits. Greater emphasis on recruiting officers and NCOs, lessening recruitment of lower ranks, and more training required between promotions have been instituted. Annual recruitment for the Army and the Gendarmerie now stands at one thousand each.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Budget_and_foreign_aid">Budget and foreign aid</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Budget and foreign aid"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Niger" title="Niger">Niger</a>'s defense budget is modest, accounting for about 1.6% of government expenditures. France provides the largest share of military assistance to Niger. The <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="People's Republic of China">People's Republic of China</a> also provide military assistance. Approximately 18 French military advisers are in Niger. Many Nigérien military personnel receive training in France, and the Nigerien Armed Forces are equipped mainly with material either given by or purchased in France. United States assistance has focused on training pilots and aviation support personnel, professional military education for staff officers, and initial specialty training for junior officers. A small foreign military assistance program was initiated in 1983 and a U.S. <a href="/wiki/Defense_Attach%C3%A9_System" title="Defense Attaché System">Defense Attaché</a> office opened in June 1985. After being converted to a Security Assistance Office in 1987, it was subsequently closed in 1996, following a coup d'état. A U.S. Defense Attaché office reopened in July 2000. </p><p>The United States provided transportation and logistical assistance to Nigerien troops deployed to Ivory Coast in 2003. </p><p>Additionally, the US provided initial equipment training on vehicles and communications gear to a company of Nigerien soldiers as part of the Department of State <a href="/wiki/Pan_Sahel_Initiative" title="Pan Sahel Initiative">Pan Sahel Initiative</a>. Military to military cooperation continues via the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Trans-Saharan_Counter_Terrorism_Partnership&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Trans-Saharan Counter Terrorism Partnership (page does not exist)">Trans-Saharan Counter Terrorism Partnership</a> and other initiatives. <a href="/wiki/EUCOM" class="mw-redirect" title="EUCOM">EUCOM</a> contributes funds for humanitarian assistance construction throughout the country. In 2007, a congressional waiver was granted which allows the Niger military to participate in the <a href="/wiki/International_Military_Education_and_Training" title="International Military Education and Training">International Military Education and Training</a> (IMET) program, managed by the Security Cooperation Office. This program funded $170,000 in training in 2007. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Flag_Note">Flag Note</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Flag Note"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The reverse side of the Flag of the Niger Armed Force:<br /><figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_niger_armed_forces_rev.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_niger_armed_forces_rev.jpg/100px-Flag_of_niger_armed_forces_rev.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_niger_armed_forces_rev.jpg/150px-Flag_of_niger_armed_forces_rev.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_niger_armed_forces_rev.jpg/200px-Flag_of_niger_armed_forces_rev.jpg 2x" data-file-width="725" data-file-height="650" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Citations">Citations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Citations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626" /><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Niger_—_the_World_Factbook-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Niger_—_the_World_Factbook_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Niger_—_the_World_Factbook_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/niger/">Niger — the World Factbook</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210330032003/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/niger/">Archived</a> 2021-03-30 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. 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APA, 24 May 2007.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.jeuneafrique.com/pays/niger/article_depeche.asp?art_cle=AFP11917ifroustnati0">Iférouane, prise en étau, se vide de ses habitants</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070930184257/http://www.jeuneafrique.com/pays/niger/article_depeche.asp?art_cle=AFP11917ifroustnati0">Archived</a> 30 September 2007 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. 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Seminaire ENVR 2006, Point de Situation: Quand l'Histoire Nous Parle d'ENVR Localisation des ENVRs dans le Monde. Ministère des affaires étrangères et européennes, France (2008)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-africom1-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-africom1_15-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.africom.mil/what-we-do/exercises/flintlock">U.S. Africa Command Flintlock Exercise</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140727105840/http://www.africom.mil/what-we-do/exercises/flintlock">Archived</a> 2014-07-27 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. Yearly Flinklock Exercise in Niger in 2014 (last retrieved on July 7/26/2014)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-traderegistry-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-traderegistry_16-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-traderegistry_16-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-traderegistry_16-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-traderegistry_16-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-traderegistry_16-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php">Army trade registry</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100414022558/http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php">Archived</a> 2010-04-14 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2008-07-03</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Contact+information+for+The+General+Directorate+of+National+Police&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.afdevinfo.com%2Fhtmlreports%2Forg%2Forg_50327.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANiger+Armed+Forces" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/actions-france_830/defense-securite_9035/cooperation-militaire-defense_9037/revue-freres-armes_12582/freres-armes-254-dossier-centres-formation-au-maintien-paix_17765/actualites_17768/niger_56219.html">Déplacement du Directeur au Niger</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120214093235/http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/actions-france_830/defense-securite_9035/cooperation-militaire-defense_9037/revue-freres-armes_12582/freres-armes-254-dossier-centres-formation-au-maintien-paix_17765/actualites_17768/niger_56219.html">Archived</a> 2012-02-14 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, Ministère des Affaires étrangères (France). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files_156/niger_228/france-and-niger_5345/framework-partnership-document-france-niger-2006-2010_9121.html">Framework partnership document France - Niger (2006-2010)</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120224220034/http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files_156/niger_228/france-and-niger_5345/framework-partnership-document-france-niger-2006-2010_9121.html">Archived</a> 2012-02-24 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, Ministère des Affaires étrangères (France), 2006. Dossier Niger: Les forces armées nigériennes (FAN), Ministère des Affaires étrangères (France), 2003.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-36">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">for the Tchin-Tabaradene massacre and human rights abuse of the period in Niger, see a summary in <a href="/wiki/Amnesty_International" title="Amnesty International">Amnesty International</a>'s <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/afr43/002/1999/en/">Niger: Impunity enshrined in the constitution</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220325110854/https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/afr43/002/1999/en/">Archived</a> 2022-03-25 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. 8 September 1999. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.conflict-prevention.net/page.php?id=40&formid=73&action=show&surveyid=37">Bram Posthumus</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080511150706/http://www.conflict-prevention.net/page.php?id=40&formid=73&action=show&surveyid=37">Archived</a> 2008-05-11 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> (see below) gives the number of civilians killed as a range between 650 and 1500.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Initial text taken from November 2007 United States State Department report: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5474.htm">Bureau of African Affairs, Background Note: Niger</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190524232128/https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5474.htm">Archived</a> 2019-05-24 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-38">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://reliefweb.int/report/niger/behind-jihadist-attack-inates">"Behind the Jihadist Attack in Inates"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/ReliefWeb" title="ReliefWeb">ReliefWeb</a></i>. 13 December 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=ReliefWeb&rft.atitle=Behind+the+Jihadist+Attack+in+Inates&rft.date=2019-12-13&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Freliefweb.int%2Freport%2Fniger%2Fbehind-jihadist-attack-inates&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANiger+Armed+Forces" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-39">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.france24.com/en/20191211-niger-soldiers-killed-attack-sahel-military-camp-issoufou-keita-macron-france-tuareg-islamic-state-al-qaeda-dead">"At least 70 soldiers killed in attack on Niger military camp"</a>. <i>France 24</i>. 2019-12-11<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2023-07-09</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Reuters&rft.atitle=Niger+army+base+attack+death+toll+rises+to+at+least+89%3A+security+sources&rft.date=2020-01-11&rft.aulast=Aksar&rft.aufirst=Moussa&rft.au=Lewis%2C+David&rft.au=Balima%2C+Boureima&rft.au=Ross%2C+Aaron&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-niger-security-idUSKBN1ZA0TH&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANiger+Armed+Forces" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-42"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-42">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://pastel.diplomatie.gouv.fr/editorial/mae/freres-armes/241/1313.html">Dossier Niger: Les forces armées nigériennes (FAN)</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120214124724/https://pastel.diplomatie.gouv.fr/editorial/mae/freres-armes/241/1313.html">Archived</a> 2012-02-14 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, Ministère des Affaires étrangères (France), 2003.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-43">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rfi.fr/afrique/20140201-union-africaine-projet-caric-fait-pas-unanimite/">The Rapid Intervention Forces of the African Union</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140717135057/http://www.rfi.fr/afrique/20140201-union-africaine-projet-caric-fait-pas-unanimite/">Archived</a> 2014-07-17 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. The African Union is envisioning to create Rapid Intervention Forces at the continental or the regional levels (retrieved on 7/27/2014).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-44"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-44">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.elysee.fr/declarations/article/conclusions-du-sommet-de-paris-pour-la-securite-au-nigeria/">Summit of Paris for the Security in Nigeria</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140719204918/http://www.elysee.fr/declarations/article/conclusions-du-sommet-de-paris-pour-la-securite-au-nigeria/">Archived</a> 2014-07-19 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. Regional plan of action against Boko Haram by neighboring countries of Nigeria (retrieved on 7/27/2014).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-jeuneafrique-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-jeuneafrique_45-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-jeuneafrique_45-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.jeuneafrique.com/Article/ARTJAWEB20140325171053/">Niger - États-Unis : une coopération militaire soutenue</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221011214514/https://www.jeuneafrique.com/Article/ARTJAWEB20140325171053/">Archived</a> 2022-10-11 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> (retrieved on July 26, 2014).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-46"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-46">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140810092943/http://www.algerie1.com/actualite/mise-en-oeuvre-des-drones-us-obama-envoie-des-militaires-au-niger/">"Obama sends U.S. military to Niger (retrieved in 7/26/2014)"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.algerie1.com/actualite/mise-en-oeuvre-des-drones-us-obama-envoie-des-militaires-au-niger/">the original</a> on 2014-08-10<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2014-07-27</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Obama+sends+U.S.+military+to+Niger+%28retrieved+in+7%2F26%2F2014%29.&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.algerie1.com%2Factualite%2Fmise-en-oeuvre-des-drones-us-obama-envoie-des-militaires-au-niger%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANiger+Armed+Forces" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-47"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-47">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://nigerdiaspora.net/index.php/les-infos-du-pays/politique-niger/politique-niger/item/66122-presence-militaire-etrangere-au-niger-des-bases-s-implantent-durablement">Foreign military bases in Niger</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140727082122/http://nigerdiaspora.net/index.php/les-infos-du-pays/politique-niger/politique-niger/item/66122-presence-militaire-etrangere-au-niger-des-bases-s-implantent-durablement">Archived</a> 2014-07-27 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. Article by Nigerdiaspora.net (retrieved on 7/26/2014).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-48"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-48">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rfi.fr/afrique/20140719-niger-niamey-francois-hollande-visite-base-101-centre-drones-francais/">"Operation Barkhane (retrieved on 7/27/2014)"</a>. 19 July 2014. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140727000931/http://www.rfi.fr/afrique/20140719-niger-niamey-francois-hollande-visite-base-101-centre-drones-francais/">Archived</a> from the original on 27 July 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">27 July</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Operation+Barkhane+%28retrieved+on+7%2F27%2F2014%29.&rft.date=2014-07-19&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rfi.fr%2Fafrique%2F20140719-niger-niamey-francois-hollande-visite-base-101-centre-drones-francais%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANiger+Armed+Forces" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:02-49"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:02_49-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:02_49-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:02_49-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:02_49-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFTurse2024" class="citation web cs1">Turse, Nick (2024-04-18). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://theintercept.com/2024/04/18/niger-us-troops-stranded-gaetz-report/">"U.S. Troops in Niger Say They're "Stranded" and Can't Get Mail, Medicine"</a>. <i>The Intercept</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240420183734/https://theintercept.com/2024/04/18/niger-us-troops-stranded-gaetz-report/">Archived</a> from the original on 2024-04-20<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2024-04-21</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Intercept&rft.atitle=U.S.+Troops+in+Niger+Say+They%E2%80%99re+%E2%80%9CStranded%E2%80%9D+and+Can%E2%80%99t+Get+Mail%2C+Medicine&rft.date=2024-04-18&rft.aulast=Turse&rft.aufirst=Nick&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftheintercept.com%2F2024%2F04%2F18%2Fniger-us-troops-stranded-gaetz-report%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANiger+Armed+Forces" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-50"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-50">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">For a detailed account in english of the inner workings of the military regime, see Samuel Decalo (1990), pp.241–285.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-51"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-51">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20071019025427/http://fra.controlarms.org/library/Index/ENGAFR430032000?open&of=ENG-2F5">Niger: The people of Niger have the right to truth and justice</a>, 6 April 2000, <a href="/wiki/Amnesty_International" title="Amnesty International">Amnesty International</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/315840.stm">President Mainassara: A profile</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230728131214/https://archive.today/20071019025427/http://fra.controlarms.org/library/Index/ENGAFR430032000?open&of=ENG-2F5">Archived</a> 2023-07-28 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, BBC, April 9, 1999.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-52"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-52">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/315663.stm">Niger: A copybook coup d'etat</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200202132822/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/315663.stm">Archived</a> 2020-02-02 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, April 9, 1999, BBC. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/316037.stm">Military controls Niger </a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200202133756/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/316037.stm">Archived</a> 2020-02-02 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, April 10, 1999, BBC.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-53"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-53">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.apanews.net/apa.php?page=show_article_eng&id_article=87935">Nigerien army, security officers get new status</a>. 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Amnesty International. Published: 6 April 2000. <i>Report on Army involvement in the 1999 coup, the killing of General Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, and other human rights abuses carried out by the FAN in the period 1990–2000</i>.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.janes.com/articles/Janes-Sentinel-Security-Assessment-West-Africa/Armed-forces-Niger.html">Summary:Armed forces (Niger), Armed forces</a>. Sentinel Security Assessment - West Africa. Jane's Information Group. Oct 17, 2008.</li> <li>World aircraft information files Bright Star Publishing London File 337 Sheet 4</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFIISS2023" class="citation book cs1">IISS (2023). <i>The Military Balance 2023</i>. 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