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French Troops in Niger Restricted to Niamey Base
French Troops in Niger Restricted to Niamey Base
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On July 26, Niger's presidential guard removed President Mohamed Bazoum from power. The coup leadership afterwards denounced several military pacts with... 13.08.2023, Sputnik Africa
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French troops stationed in rebel-run Niger have been restricted to a military base in the national capital of Niamey, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the scene. French forces have not left the base or ventured into the streets of the western African city for days, the correspondent said. Rebel military convoys have been routinely passing the facility without incident. Thousands of anti-French demonstrators rallied outside the base on Friday to demand that Niger’s former colonial master end its military presence in the country. An adviser to the ousted Nigerien president, Mohamed Bazoum, told Sputnik on Wednesday that France had refused to pull troops from the country after the coup leaders called for their withdrawal.
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French Troops in Niger Restricted to Niamey Base
On July 26, Niger's presidential guard removed President Mohamed Bazoum from power. The coup leadership afterwards denounced several military pacts with France, its former colonial master.
French troops stationed in rebel-run Niger have been restricted to a military base in the national capital of Niamey, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the scene.
French forces have not left the base or ventured into the streets of the western African city for days, the correspondent said. Rebel military convoys have been routinely passing the facility without incident.
Thousands of anti-French demonstrators
rallied outside the base on Friday to demand that Niger’s former colonial master end its military presence in the country.
An adviser to the ousted Nigerien president, Mohamed Bazoum, told
Sputnik on Wednesday that
France had refused to pull troops from the country after the coup leaders called for their withdrawal.
