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France Sponsors Mercenaries Destabilizing Sahel States: Nigerien President

France Sponsors Mercenaries Destabilizing Sahel States: Nigerien President

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France Sponsors Mercenaries Destabilizing Sahel States: Nigerien PresidentRecent attackers at the Niamey airport are mercenaries on the payroll of France, the... 26.07.2026, Sputnik Africa

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France Sponsors Mercenaries Destabilizing Sahel States: Nigerien PresidentRecent attackers at the Niamey airport are mercenaries on the payroll of France, the EU, or the West more generally, Abdourahamane Tiani told media.France financed, trained, and equipped the January and June attacks on the airport, supplying assailants with French intelligence communication tools, he noted.President Tiani also accused Paris of waging an information war, adding that before France's withdrawal from Niger, Emmanuel Macron aimed to overthrow the country's sovereign government for choosing the path of independence and good governance.Subscribe to @sputnik_africa Sputnik Africa | X

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