France To End Its Military Presence In Niger After Coup
President Emmanuel Macron's announcement is a significant blow to France’s policy in Africa, after French troops pulled out of neighboring Mali and Burkina Faso.
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President Emmanuel Macron's announcement is a significant blow to France’s policy in Africa, after French troops pulled out of neighboring Mali and Burkina Faso.
French president says ambassador will leave and all military cooperation will end in "the months to come".
President Emmanuel Macron announced Sunday that France will end its military presence in Niger and pull its ambassador out of the country after its democratically elected president was deposed in a coup.
Tensions between France and Niger, a former French colony, have mounted and French president Emmanuel Macron said recently that diplomats were surviving on military rations.
France has backed down on its hardline stance against the coupists who overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger Republic in July. The colonial power had kicked against the coup and insisted on the reinstatement of Bazoum. It had also refused to recognise the junta, which announced that Niger had severed ties with its colonial master.…