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To boost its fight against various Islamists militants groups that the army is battling, Niger announced a plan to recruit 5,000 soldiers this year.
The 3,000 more recruits are more than the army’s usual annual intake.
The recruitment of those aged between 18 and 25 would be done in May, the military said.
The West African nation is contending with Boko Haram fighters in the south, near its border with Nigeria and militants linked to Islamic State groups and al-Qaeda in the west, bordering Mali and Burkina Faso.
