Last French Troops to Bow Out of Africa's Sahel
The last French troops are to withdraw from Niger on Friday, marking an end to more than a decade of French operations in west Africa's Sahel region.The French exit from Niger leaves hundreds of US military personnel, and a number of Italian and German troops, remaining in the country.France said it would pull out its roughly 1,500 soldiers and pilots from Niger after the former French colony's new ruling generals demanded they depart following the coup on July 26, AFP said.It was the third time in less than 18 months that French troops were sent packing from a country in the Sahel.T...
Source: aawsat.com