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...

SUDANESE ARMY TAKES CONTROL OF KEY AREA IN WEST KORDOFAN. (PHOTO).


 Sudanese army takes control of key area in West Kordofan


The Sudanese army and allied forces took control of Ayyal Bakhit in West Kordofan state on after clashes with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), military sources told Anadolu.


The sources said the army and allied armed movements fighting as part of the Joint Force had secured the area after driving out the RSF. Sudanese soldiers also released videos announcing that they had taken control of the area.


Ayyal Bakhit lies in the northwestern part of Al Khuwei locality, near the border with North Kordofan and north of Al Nuhud in West Kordofan.


The military sources said the army was continuing to advance across North, West and South Kordofan, where fighting between the army and the paramilitary RSF has intensified since October 25. On Thursday, the army said it had seized four areas in North and South Kordofan, destroyed 40 RSF combat vehicles and captured 43 others.


On Tuesday, the army announced that it had taken control of Umm Marahik, also in Al Khuwei locality. In recent weeks, it has reported taking control of 11 areas in North Kordofan.

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