Tag: Niger

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.

Canada to supply uranium to India

The agreement to enable Canada sell its uranium to India came into force in end-September after Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid met Canadian Minister of Natural Resources, Joe Oliver. Both New Delhi and Ottawa are keen to begin supplies at the earliest.