Tag: Mali

Germany to surrender key airbase in Niger after talks fail

An German Luftwaffe A400M military air transport aircraft stands on the tarmac of the 62nd Air Transport Wing in Wunstorf, Lower Saxony | File Photo: Ole Spata/dpa

While French troops had left the military-run country last year, the last U.S. troops are also expected to imminently depart the country, with Russian troops already on site to take their place after creating a presence in Mali and Burkina Faso, also taken over by the military.

Riding the Atlas

StratPost was invited to the annual Airbus Military Trade Media Briefing in Spain last week and, as it turned out, ended up getting a ride on the A400M. Read about the experience and check out all the pictures.