Germany to join EU military training mission in Niger

German troops will take part in a small European Union training mission in Niger after the parliament in Berlin gave its final approval on Friday, deploying to a country seen as at risk of violence spilling over from neighbouring Mali.

Report informs via Reuters that the EU decided in December to set up a three-year military mission to Niger, one of the world's poorest countries, and has some 50-100 European troops there to help the country improve its logistics and infrastructure. Germany plans to deploy up to 60 soldiers.