US EditionRussian Intelligence Accuses France of Coup Plots in Africa
Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service claims Macron authorized operations to destabilize African leaders and support coups, amid rising tensions and recent attacks in the Sahel.
- On Monday, the SVR accused French President Emmanuel Macron of authorizing intelligence operations targeting `undesirable leaders` in Africa, alleging efforts to stage a `political comeback` after recent `losses`.
- The SVR said the Macron administration is `frantically` seeking a `political comeback` in Africa after recent `losses`, amid Russia's efforts to build partnerships across the continent.
- According to the agency, France was involved in an attempted coup in Burkina Faso on Jan. 3 targeting President Ibrahim Traoré, with plots extending to Mali and Madagascar involving local terrorists and the Ukrainian regime.
- Niger's military accused Benin, France and Ivory Coast of sponsoring a recent attack, while Russian forces helped repel the assault on Niamey, Diori Hamani International Airport, killing 20 attackers and capturing at least 11.
- Moscow's arms and security ties suggest Russia's African Corps replaced Wagner and prioritizes arms sales to strengthen influence over African states, the SVR said.
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Moscow: Russian Soldiers Helped to Repel Niger Airport Attack
Russian soldiers helped to repel an attack on Niger's main airport in the capital Niamey last week which was claimed by the ISIS group, Moscow said on Monday. Niger's ruling junta earlier said "Russian partners" helped to fend off the rare assault on the capital, which saw 20 attackers killed and four army soldiers wounded, AFP. "The attack was repelled through the joint efforts of the Russian Ministry of Defense's African Corps and the Nigerien…
The ruling junta in Niamey and its Russian allies of the Africa Corps suffered an unprecedented attack with the assault of the international airport on the night of 28-29 January. It was claimed by the jihadists of the Islamic State organization in the Sahel. Heni Nsaibia, a researcher at the Acled, believes that the geographical hold of ISIS continues to expand.
MFA: Russian fighters helped defend the airport in the capital of Niger from terrorists
Armed terrorists attacked the Niamey International Airport in Niger on the night of January 29. The attack was repulsed by the joint forces of the Nigerian army and the fighters of the African Corps of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
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