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President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday announced that France would withdraw its ambassador from Niger, followed by the French military contingent in the coming months, a move welcomed by Niger's military leaders as a "step towards sovereignty".
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.
Tensions had soared between France and Niger in recent weeks with French diplomats surviving on rations while holed up in the embassy after being ordered to leave by junta leaders.
The change comes after Niger's democratically elected president was deposed in a coup. French troops pulled out of neighboring Mali and Burkina Faso in recent years after coups there.
President Emmanuel Macron says 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.