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France had stationed thousands of troops in the region at the request of African leaders to fight jihadist groups.

Macron said the post-coup authorities "no longer wanted to fight against terrorism".

Niger Coup: France To Withdraw Troops And Ambassador Who Refused To Quit - Macron

Niger's coup leaders are demanding a "negotiated framework" for former colonial ruler France to withdraw its troops, which Paris says will be completed by the end of the year.

Niger's coup leaders are demanding a "negotiated framework" for former colonial ruler France to withdraw its troops, which Paris says will be completed by the end of the year.Macron, who had sought to make a special ally of Niger, said military cooperation was "over" and French troops would withdraw in "the months and weeks to come" with a full pullout "by the end of the year".

'Our support for ECOWAS will remain steadfast,' says French spokeswoman

In New York on Friday, the military government that seized power in Niger accused U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of obstructing the West African nation's full participation at the U.N.'s annual meeting of world leaders in order to appease France and its allies.

The new military regime said in a statement read out on national TV late on Monday that the timeframe for the pullout "must be set out in a negotiated framework and by mutual agreement"

By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - Two days after French President Emmanuel Macron announced that his envoy in Niger would return within several hours af...

Macrons announcement appeared to end two months of French defiance over the coup in Niger - Copyright AFP ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDSFrancesco FONTEMAGGI, Stuart WILLIAMSPresident Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said France is imminently to withdraw its ambassador from Niger, followed by the French military contingent in the next months, in the wake of the coup in the […]