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Niger crisis could worsen insecurity throughout West Africa, United Nations envoy warns
The security situation in wider West Africa could worsen if the crisis in Niger is not resolved, the top UN envoy for the region said late on Tuesday
France said it would start an evacuation effort Tuesday from Niger for its citizens and citizens of other European nations, nearly a week after a military junta seized power. France’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the decision to carry out the evacuations was prompted by violence against the French Embassy in Niamey and…
The security situation in wider West Africa could worsen if the crisis in Niger is not resolved, the top UN envoy for the region said on Tuesday. "The unfolding crisis, if not addressed, will exacerbate the deteriorating security situation in the region," Leonardo Santos Simão, the UN secretary-general's special representative…
The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for West Africa has underlined the UN’s condemnation of the attempted coup in Niger, the global body said on Monday.