France to Withdraw Ambassador, Troops from Niger
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday announced that the country’s Ambassador to Niger will return to Paris in the next hours, and that French troops will fully withdraw from the west African country “by the end of the year.” Macron’s announcement came two months after confrontation with the Niger military junta that ousted the president. In an interview on France 2 television on Sunday night, Macron said, “Our ambassador and several diplomats will return to France,” also affirming that Paris will end its military cooperation with Niger.
Source: aawsat.com
