French Departure From Niger Underscores Fading Influence - New Delhi Times - India's Only International Newspaper - Empowering Global Vision, Empathizing with India
France closes 2023 with a diminished presence in Africa’s restive Sahel region, after withdrawing troops from three once-staunch allied countries collectively fighting an Islamist insurgency, and seeing its influence increasingly replaced by other powers, including Russia. The last French soldiers left Niger earlier this month, with Paris taking the unusual step of closing its embassy…
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