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Nigerien Coup Leaders Reportedly Pressing France for Timeline on Troop Pullout
Nigerien Coup Leaders Reportedly Pressing France for Timeline on Troop Pullout
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A coup took place in Niger on July 26. Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum was ousted and detained by his own guard, led by Gen. Abdourahmane... 06.09.2023, Sputnik Africa
2023-09-06T13:34+0200
2023-09-06T13:34+0200
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Nigerien coup leaders have been pushing France to set a timeline for withdrawing its troops from the West African country, Al Arabiya news channel reported on Wednesday. Niger's National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP) called on France to clarify the future of its troops, some 1,500 of whom have been stationed in the country as part of an anti-terrorism operation in the Sahel region, the report said. Niger’s military-appointed Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine said on Monday that French forces were staying in the country illegally and called for their swift departure. French forces have been largely confined to their air base in Niger's capital, Niamey, since military ousted Paris-backed President Mohamed Bazoum in late July. The West African bloc ECOWAS threatened military intervention if Niger's military did not restore Bazoum to power.
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Nigerien Coup Leaders Reportedly Pressing France for Timeline on Troop Pullout
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A coup took place in Niger on July 26. Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum was ousted and detained by his own guard, led by Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani.
Nigerien coup leaders have been pushing France to set a timeline for withdrawing its troops from the West African country, Al Arabiya news channel reported on Wednesday.
Niger's National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP) called on France to clarify the future of its troops, some 1,500 of whom have been
stationed in the country as part of an anti-terrorism operation in the Sahel region, the report said.
Niger’s military-appointed Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine said on Monday that French forces were staying in the country illegally and called for their swift departure.
French forces have been largely confined to their air base in Niger's capital, Niamey, since military ousted Paris-backed President Mohamed Bazoum in late July.
The West African bloc ECOWAS threatened
military intervention if Niger's military did not restore Bazoum to power.
