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| The first French soldiers began to leave Niger |
| 2023-10-11 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The first French soldiers began to leave Niger, AFP reported on October 10, citing the country's General Staff. “The first departures (of the military) began. They are proceeding according to plan, coordination continues,” the statement says. According to the new leadership of Niger, the first to leave the country will be the military based in the city of Ouallam. As Regnum reported, a coup d'état took place in Niger on July 26. The military personnel who came to power announced that they were removing President Mohamed Bazoum from power. On August 30, the new Niger authorities demanded that Paris withdraw its troops from the territory of the republic by September 3. At the same time, on August 5, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna stated that France was not considering the issue of withdrawing troops from Niger. At the end of September, French President Emmanuel Macron said that the republic would withdraw its military by the end of 2023. |
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