Departure of French forces from Niger key demand of military officers who seized power in July
Supporters of the military junta protest against the French military presence near the French base in Niamey, Niger. Photograph: Issifou Djibo/EPA’s junta said late on Thursday that 400 French soldiers based in the southwestern town of Ouallam would be the first to pack up in a withdrawal that is dealing a further blow to France’s influence in the conflict-hit Sahel region.
“The 400 French soldiers based in Ouallam will be the first to pack up and go,” the junta said in a statement read out on national radio. Paris said on Thursday that the withdrawal from Niger would begin this week and be completed by the end of the year, but did not provide further details.
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