The 48-hour deadline that the authorities of Niger gave French Ambassador Sylvain Itte to depart the country expired on Sunday.
According to reports on social media, the coup administration cut off water and electricity to the French embassy in Niamey and forbid food delivery to the facility when the ultimatum expired.
Furthermore, any associates who keep assisting the French in the supply of goods and services would be considered "enemies of the sovereign people," the reports stressed, citing Elh Issa Hassoumi Boureima, the President of the National Support Committee for the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Country.
Niger's rebel-formed National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland told the media that it is entitled to demand that the country's ambassador leave the West African nation in line with the Vienna Agreement.
In response, the French Foreign Ministry reportedly stated that the mutineers had no right to demand that the French Envoy leave Niger, since "the Ambassador's agrement is issued solely by the legitimate authorities of Niger."
In late July, Niger's military announced on national television the ouster of the country's elected president, Mohamed Bazoum. Leaders of most Western countries including France, as well as the regional organization ECOWAS, condemned the coup.
Following the coup, numerous demonstrations took place outside the French base in Niamey, demanding that the former colonial master of Niger end its military presence in the country.