the becoming of the public. >> translator: we are showing up to tell leader macron from france that niger belongs to us. it's up to us to do what we want with niger. what we want, we deal with who we want and how we want. we form support for the army. >> reporter: a sea of people outside of niger's parliament, denouncing france and some raising russian flags as anti-france sentiment has grown in the country, many have warmed up to russia. "long live putin" and "long live russia" the protesters say, demanding that foreign armies leave the country. france has about 1,500 troops in niger, a key ally in the fight against terrorism in the sahara. the u.s. has 1,000 troops in the count involved in counterterrorism operations. >> translator: as citizens of niger we're against french bases, american bases, canadian