Tag Archives: GUINEA BISSAU

NIGERIAN ARMY TRAINING ANOTHER BATTALION FOR AFISMA OPERATIONS; EARMARK 2 BATTALIONS IN THE LAGOS AREA FOR ECOMIB OPERATIONS IN GUINEA BISSAU, MEDICAL UNIT FOR ONUCI OPERATIONS IN COTE D’IVOIRE

Posted on March 3, 2013 by

Troops of 323 Air Defence Artillery Regiment conclude pre-deployment training preparatory to deploying in Darfur. 4 January, 2013 PHOTO CREDIT: NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA PAN AFRICAN NEWS AGENCY 28 February, 2013 Nigeria has earmarked troops from two battalions in Ojo … Continue reading →

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186 NIGERIAN SOLDIERS FOR ECOMIB PEACEKEEPING MISSION IN GUINEA BISSAU

Posted on November 22, 2012 by

A batch of graduands from the Nigerian Army’s 4-week Basic CTCOIN Proficiency programme who were thereafter deployed to Guinea Bissau for ECOMIB operations, earlier on in the year DAILY TRUST Written by Maryam Ahmadu-Suka Kaduna Thursday, 22 November 2012 One … Continue reading →

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NIGERIA POLICE FORCE DEPLOY 140 PEACEKEEPERS, 5 APCs AND 12 PATROL VEHICLES TO GUINEA BISSAU

Posted on June 11, 2012 by

Men of the Police Mobile Force(MOPOL) atop an Otokar Cobra APC NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA 10 June, 2012 The Nigeria police have deployed 140 personnel to Guinea Bissau for peacekeeping operations, a statement said. The statement, issued by the Deputy … Continue reading →

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ANGOLAN TROOPS FINISH GUINEA BISSAU PULLOUT

Posted on June 10, 2012 by

Angolan troops prepare to depart from Bissau as West African ECOMIB troops settle in AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE 9 June,2012 Angolan troops, whose presence in Guinea-Bissau angered local soldiers and prompted a coup in April, ended their pullout from the west … Continue reading →

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AFTERMATH OF WEST AFRICAN ECOMIB FORCES DEPLOYMENT: CONTENTIOUS ANGOLAN TROOPS BEGIN GUINEA BISSAU PULLOUT

Posted on June 7, 2012 by

Angolan troops prepare to depart from Bissau AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE 6 June, 2012 Angolan troops, whose presence angered local soldiers and prompted a coup in April, on Wednesday began leaving Guinea-Bissau, an AFP journalist witnessed. An Angolan cargo plane left … Continue reading →

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ECOMIB: NIGERIAN TROOPS ARRIVE IN GUINEA BISSAU

Posted on May 28, 2012 by

Nigerian troops disembark from a chartered flight at Bissau Airport 26 May, 2012

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WEST AFRICAN FORCES COMPLETE GUINEA BISSAU DEPLOYMENT

Posted on May 28, 2012 by

A Nigerian UN peacekeeper on assignment in Liberia AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE BISSAU The last batches of a 600-strong west African military force charged with restoring stability in Guinea-Bissau after an April coup arrived on Sunday in the unstable west African … Continue reading →

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NIGERIA TO SEND 142 POLICEMEN TO GUINEA BISSAU, 160 SOLDIERS TOO – IGP

Posted on May 28, 2012 by

Men of the Police Mobile Force advance in an Otokar Cobra APC PAN AFRICAN NEWS AGENCY 28 May, 2012 Lagos, Nigeria Nigeria will send 142 policemen to Guinea-Bissau as part of the ECOWAS mission, ECOMIB, being deployed to that country … Continue reading →

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NIGERIA, SENEGAL, BURKINA FASO TROOPS HEAD TO GUINEA BISSAU

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

Nigerian peacekeepers on pre-deployment training at the Nigerian Army Peacekeeping Centre, Jaji AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE BISSAU 18 May, 2012 A military force being deployed to stabilise Guinea-Bissau after an April 12 coup will be drawn from Nigeria, Burkina Faso and … Continue reading →

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WEST AFRICAN TROOPS LAND IN GUINEA-BISSAU AFTER COUP

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

Nigeria’s CDS Air Chief Marshal Petinrin with the Chairman,ECOWAS Defence Chiefs,Gen.Bakayoko of CIV ASSOCIATED PRESS BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau 17 May, 2012 The first wave of troops from the West African regional bloc have landed in Guinea-Bissau to try to restore order … Continue reading →

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