Niger: Mutiny within a garrison based in Termit, Sahara

What is happening in the military garrison in Termit, in the middle of Niger's Sahara, more than 1,500 km from Niamey? Since 8 May, soldiers have mutated against their hierarchy in Termit, a garrison where they were recently installed and where they are cut off from everything and virtually without communication with the rest of the country. There is a climate of exasperation in the ranks of the troops.

Since 8 May, soldiers have mutated against their hierarchy in Termit, a garrison where they have been stationed, cut off from everything and virtually without communication with the rest of the country. In Niger, military sources have learned that the battalion of Termit, named after the mountain massif that surrounds it more than 1,500 km from the capital Niamey, has been angry and mutiny for five days. The garrison commander was arrested in th…