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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaRussian troops arrive in Niger as military agreement beginsPublished2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsSahel Islamist insurgencyImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Niger is among the countries in the Sahel region to have strengthened military ties with RussiaBy Chris Ewokor in Abuja & Kathryn Armstrong in LondonBBC NewsDozens of Russian military instructors have arrived in Niger as part of a new agreement with the country’s junta, which has cut links with the West. State media reported that they arrived along with a state-of-the-art air defence system.They are expected to install the system and teach Niger’s army how to use it. The West African country is one several in the Sahel region ruled by military authorities to have recently strengthened ties with Russia.A spokesperson for Niger’s military government on Friday said the Russians were in the country to train soldiers. Africa Live: Updates on this and other storiesHow Russia has rebranded Wagner in Africa ‘France takes us for idiots’ – Inside coup-hit NigerThe Russian Defence Ministry’s paramilitary group Africa Corps, also known as the Russian Expeditionary Corps (REK), wrote on Telegram that this was the first group of servicemen and volunteers to go to Niger.In an attached video, a serviceman of the corps said in French that they were there to “develop military cooperation” between the countries and had brought “various special military equipment” to help with training.Footage of the Russian instructors unloading a cargo plane full of equipment was broadcast on Niger’s state television. Ulf Laessing, a specialist in the Sahel region for the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, which promotes democracy, told the BBC World Service’s Newsday programme that the military supplies appeared to be part of a “regime survival package”. Niger’s democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown last year by the junta, which has since cut military and diplomatic ties with France – the former colonial power – and revoked an agreement with the US. The European Union suspended its security cooperation with the country in the wake of the coup. Mr Laessing said the military government was still concerned about some form of physical interference in Niger by the political and economic alliance of West African states, known as Ecowas. He added that this is probably the reason for the supply of a Russian air defence system, rather than to help suppress Islamist fighters. “I don’t have any other explanations because jihadists don’t have planes,” Mr Laessing said. Kabir Adamu, of the intelligence organisation Beacon Security, said Niger was moving closer to countries outside the Western bloc including Russia, China and Iran. He said he feared the alliance with Russia could encourage the junta to further delay a return to civilian rule, as has happened in neighbouring Mali.Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Supporters of Niger’s military leader, Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani, took to the streets of Niamey in September after the coupAbdel-Fatau Musa, Ecowas commissioner for political affairs, peace and security, noted that Niger was following in the footsteps of Mali and Burkina Faso – the three countries have formed a military alliance.Niger had already been suspended from Ecowas – which has been urging the country to return to democratic rule along with Burkina Faso and Mali – but in January, the junta-led countries announced they would quit the bloc.He expressed fears of a long period of conflict in the Sahel region.”Our position is clear. We shall hold the country of origin responsible for any egregious human rights violations. “We urge countries in the region not to facilitate another cycle of proxy wars in Africa,” Mr Musa told the BBC, although he said sovereign states had a right to choose their international partners.Niger has been facing increased violence by the Islamic State group, as well as the continuing threat of Boko Haram militants along its border with Nigeria. Earlier this week, at least six soldiers were killed in a blast in the Tillabery region near the border with Mali. Niger’s defence ministry, which confirmed the attack, said an army patrol vehicle hit a landmine near the south-western village of Tingara earlier this week, killing some of the soldiers. Others were wounded and were taken to hospital. The ministry said it had carried out an air strike to neutralise those responsible for planting the homemade landmine.While the military government cited worsening insecurity in Niger as the reason for the coup, reports indicate that insurgents have continued to carry out attacks in parts of the country – almost on a monthly basis – especially in the Tillabery region.You may also be interested in:Inside Wagner’s African ‘success story’Why young Africans are celebrating military takeoversIs France to blame for coups in West Africa?Related TopicsRussiaSahel Islamist insurgencyNigerAfricaAround the BBCFocus on Africa podcastAfrica Daily podcastTop StoriesAngela Rayner: I will step down if I committed criminal offencePublished20 minutes agoEx-Post Office boss regrets ‘subbies with their hand in the till’ emailPublished4 hours agoScientists discover cause of brightest-ever burst of lightPublished9 hours agoFeaturesSuicide is on the rise for young Americans. 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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaMoscow concert attack: Relatives of missing desperately seek answersPublished22 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, ShutterstockImage caption, People gathered outside the Crocus venue to pay their respects to the victims of the attack on 22 MarchBy Victoria Safronova and Ido VockBBC NewsDozens of people are still missing following the attack on the Crocus City Hall music venue in Moscow, raising fears that the death toll could rise higher than the current 143.Some relatives of the missing have been attempting to track down their loved ones in hospitals around the capital. The fire which destroyed much of the venue is believed to have made many victims’ remains unrecognisable.143 people are still missing, Russian investigators said on Wednesday.42-year-old Oleg Shikhovtsev from Lyubertsy, near Moscow, was at the concert by the band Picnic with his wife and 19-year-old daughter. The family was sitting towards the front of the venue when the attack began. Mr Shikhovtsev protected his wife, who was wounded in the back. His daughter was also injured.Mr Shikhovtsev’s wife was able to get her daughter out of the hall. On the street, they were picked up by strangers passing by Crocus by car and taken to the hospital. Doctors operated on his daughter, pulling a bullet out of her body. But since the attack, Oleg’s relatives have not been able to reach him, they told the BBC. Calls to his phone have gone unanswered. 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[ad_1] 42-year-old Oleg Shikhovtsev from Lyubertsy, near Moscow, was at the concert by the band Picnic with his wife and 19-year-old daughter. The family was sitting towards the front of…