Niger Armed Forces
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The Niger Armed Forces includes military armed force service branches, paramilitary services branches and the National Police of Niger. The Army, Air Force and the National Gendarmerie are under the M
Flag of the armed forces
Soldiers from the 322nd Parachute Regiment practice field tactics with the U.S. Army, 2007
Nigerien Panhard AML light armored cars with 90mm guns stand in a holding area during Operation Desert Shield.
Niger
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Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state bordered by Libya to the northeast, Chad to the east, Nigeria to the south, Benin and Burkina
Niger Armed Forces
…more training required between promotions have been instituted. Annual recruitment for the Army and the Gendarmerie now stands at one thousand each. Niger's defense budget is modest, accounting for about 1.6% of government expenditures. France provides the largest share of military assistance to Niger…
Rock engraving showing herds of giraffe, ibex, and other animals in the southern Sahara near Tiguidit, Niger
The Grand Mosque of Agadez
Overlooking the town of Zinder and the Sultan's Palace from the French fort (1906). The arrival of the French spelled an end for precolonial states like the Sultanate of Damagaram which carried on only as ceremonial "chiefs" appointed by the colonial government.
French West Africa in 1949