Editing Niger (section)

=== Military ===
{{Further|Niger Armed Forces}}
[[File:Niger Army 322nd Parachute Regiment.jpg|thumb|right|Soldiers from the 322nd Parachute Regiment practice field tactics with the U.S. Army, 2007]]
The Niger Armed Forces (Forces armées nigériennes) are the military and paramilitary forces of Niger, under the president as supreme commander. They consist of the Niger Army (Armée de Terre), the Niger Air Force (Armée de l'Air) and the auxiliary paramilitary forces, such as the [[Gendarmerie Nationale (Niger)|National Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie nationale)]] and the [[National Guard of Niger|National Guard (Garde nationale)]]. Both paramilitary forces are trained in military fashion and have some military responsibilities in wartime. In peace time their duties are mostly policing duties.

The armed forces are composed of approximately 12,900 personnel, including 3,700 [[Gendarmerie Nationale (Niger)|gendarmes]], 3,200 [[National Guard of Niger|national guards]], 300 air force personnel, and 6,000 army personnel. The armed forces of Niger have been involved in several military coups over the years with the [[2023 Nigerien coup d'état|most recent in 2023]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Soldiers announce coup in Niger – DW – 07/28/2023 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/niger-army-declares-support-for-coup-leaders/video-66361471 |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=dw.com |language=en }}{{Dead link|date=April 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Niger's armed forces have a long history of military cooperation with France and the United States. From 2013, Niamey was home to a U.S. drone base. On 16 March 2024, Niger's government announced that it was breaking off "with immediate effect" its military cooperation agreement with the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/niger-revokes-military-accord-with-us-junta-spokesperson-says-2024-03-16/ |title=Niger revokes military accord with US, junta spokesperson says |last1=Balima |first1=Boureima |last2=Felix |first2=Bate |date=16 March 2024 |work=Reuters |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326095805/https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/niger-revokes-military-accord-with-us-junta-spokesperson-says-2024-03-16/ |archive-date=26 March 2024}}</ref>