TÜRKIYE IS PLANNING TO ESTABLISH LOCAL DEFENCE PRODUCTION FACILITIES AND MILITARY TRAINING CENTRES IN NIGERIA AS PART OF EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN SECURITY COOPERATION AND INCREASE BILATERAL TRADE TO $5 BILLION.(PHOTO).

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 Türkiye is planning to establish local defence production facilities and military training centres in Nigeria as part of efforts to strengthen security cooperation and increase bilateral trade to $5 billion. Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Mehmet Poroy, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja, saying the proposed facilities would enable Türkiye to support local military equipment production rather than simply supplying weapons and equipment. He also revealed that 200 Nigerian special forces personnel were undergoing a two-month training programme in Türkiye, with plans underway to establish a similar facility in Nigeria. “We are planning to have some local production unit also in that context, not only selling to Nigeria the tools, equipment, the arms that it needs, but also the possibility of having local production here in Nigeria,” Poroy said. On trade, the ambassador said bilateral trade currently stood at approximately $2 billion, including oil and gas, but both countries were targe...

RUSSIA MOVES TO RE-OPEN MULTIPLE EMBASSIES ACROSS AFRICA IN STRATEGIC DIPLOMATIC PUSH. (PHOTO).


 Russia Moves to Re-Open Multiple Embassies Across Africa in Strategic Diplomatic Push


Russia has announced plans to re-open approximately ten embassies across African countries, signalling a renewed diplomatic expansion on the continent at a time of intensifying global geopolitical competition.


Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow intends to restore diplomatic missions that were previously closed, with personnel expected to be redeployed from scaled-down operations in Europe.


 The move is widely viewed as part of Russia’s broader strategy to strengthen political, economic and security ties with African nations.


Over the past three years, Russia has increased engagement with several African governments through security cooperation agreements, energy partnerships, grain diplomacy and high-level summits.


 The decision to expand its diplomatic footprint now underscores the continent’s growing strategic importance in global power alignments.


Analysts say the development reflects a shifting international order in which African states are increasingly central to discussions around trade, security, energy and multilateral reform. It also comes amid continued Western diplomatic efforts to maintain influence across the region.


For African governments, the expansion presents both opportunity and complexity , offering alternative partnerships while requiring careful navigation of global rivalries.


More details, including which specific countries will host the reopened embassies, are expected in the coming weeks.

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