INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
in recent years after coups there
France had stationed thousands of troops in the Sahel region at the request of African leaders to fight Islamic extremist groups.France has
maintained some 1,500 troops in Niger since the July coup, and had repeatedly refused an order by the new junta for its ambassador to leave,
former French colony, and Macron said recently that French diplomats were surviving on military rations as they holed up in the
That military cooperation between France and Niger had been suspended since the coup, however
communications, said they would continue to monitor developments until the French ambassador leaves the country
However, we are going to take it with a lot of reservation because I no longer believe in Mr
After the deadline expired without France recalling him, the coup leaders then revoked his diplomatic immunity.In New York on Friday, the
military government that seized power in Niger accused U.N
in order to appease France and its allies.Experts say that after repeated military interventions in its former colonies in recent decades,
possibly put some limits on the U.S
deployments in Niger, though as we have seen, the U.S
2020 coup, and more recently from Burkina Faso, for similar reasons
Both African countries had asked for the French forces to leave.France also suspended military operations with Central African Republic,
