On 03 Feb SFS Il-62M CLASSIC RA-86495 RFF7263 took off from Moscow (CKL) and flew to Algiers DZA departing later and flying south. This aircraft was last in Africa at the end of Nov 2025 when it flew to Niamtougou and Lomé TGO.

On 26 Nov SFS Il-62M CLASSIC RA-86495 RFF7243 flew to Lomé TGO, It later departed and flew to Niamtougou returning to Lomé on 28 Nov. It departed and is now likely en route back to RUS.

The airport at Niamtougou is not large and the population is 23000. I wonder if the flight there was connected to Russia's Afrika Corps (FKA ‘Wagner’). I believe this flight was military vice government as the Il-62 used a military ICAO code (RFF) and originated from Moscow (CKL) military airfield.

Flintlock rifle, miquelet system.
late 17th-mid 18th century
Niamtougou, Togo.
-Quai Branly

Percussion rifle
late 19th century
Casamance, Senegal
-Quai Branly

Sarracolet-Bakiri. War costume
ca. 1846, lithograph by JBA Raffenel
Senegal

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Au Nord du Togo, la ville de Niamtougou abrite aujourd'hui la Foire ouest africaine des semences paysannes. Cette mobilisation place le Togo au centre des échanges régionaux sur l’agroécologie et la souveraineté semencière.
www.togofirst.com/fr/agro/1012...

11/ #Ankara a en effet déployé des dizaines d'éléments de la société sécuritaire #SADAT dans le nord du Togo, fournissant également plusieurs drones #Bayraktar TB2 déployés sur la base de #Niamtougou dans le cadre de la lutte contre les groupes djihadistes qui opèrent dans la région des #Savanes.

A #Togo🇹🇬 Air Force Mil Mi-8 helicopter (cs 7680100 & test hex 1FFFFF) flew this afternoon from Lomé to #Niamtougou Air Base in the north of the country. About 2 hours later, the helicopter flew further north into #BurkinaFaso's🇧🇫 airspace, likely heading towards Ouagadougou.

With Russian contractors reportedly escorting the convoy and its route through TGO, it looks more and more like the flights of RA-86495 to Lomé and Niamtougou could be connected.

🎉 ​Mil gracias a la CGT, por dejarnos el local, y a todas las asistentes. Vuestra solidaridad se convierte en becas para el Hogar San Francisco de Asís de Niamtougou (Togo). 🇹🇬 Gracias por apoyar la formación y el futuro de las jóvenes togolesas. 💪❤️

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Extreme Crosswind
ICAO: DXNG, Airport: Niamtougou International Airport
Best Runway: 03
Crosswind: 24.47
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Extreme Crosswind
ICAO: DXNG, Airport: Niamtougou International Airport
Best Runway: 03
Crosswind: 24.47
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Extreme Crosswind
ICAO: DXNG, Airport: Niamtougou International Airport
Best Runway: 21
Crosswind: 32.89
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Wind Gusts
ICAO: DXNG, Airport: Niamtougou International Airport
Best Runway: 03
Crosswind: 12.76
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