The last French troops deployed in Niger to help fight a decade-old Islamist insurgency in the Sahel left the country on Friday, sealing a withdrawal that has dealt a further blow to France's influence in West Africa. Army officers who seized power in Niger in July made France's military exit one of their key demands, echoing juntas in neighbouring Burkina Faso and Mali who severed long-standing security ties with France after coups in 2020-2022. After initially pushing back, France's President Emmanuel Macron said in September that 1,500 troops would pull out of Niger by the end of the year.
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France is planning to close its embassy in Niger for an indefinite period as it is unable to carry out diplomatic tasks due to restrictions imposed by the ruling junta, a French embassy letter to. -December 21, 2023 at 03:58 pm EST
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Niger s military leaders have agreed a plan for restoring democratic rule which will be presented to regional bloc ECOWAS for approval, Togo s foreign minister Robert Dussey said. . -December 15, 2023 at 10:39 am EST
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NIAMEY (Reuters) - Niger's military leaders have agreed a plan for restoring democratic rule which will be presented to regional bloc ECOWAS for approval, Togo's foreign minister Robert Dussey said.