The Republic of Niger's coup leaders have announced they would end the mandates of ambassadors to four countries as they face international pressure to restore the democratically elected leader they ousted last week.
According to a delegation member, a team from the West African regional grouping, the Economic Community of West African States, left Niger without meeting the leader of the junta that seized power in a coup
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The Nigerien junta on Thursday said it had revoked various military cooperation agreements with France after ousting President Mohamed Bazoum in a coup last week. Abdramane added that a diplomatic notice will be sent to France to that effect. There was no immediate response from France. Reuters reports that France has between 1,000 and 1,500 troops in Niger that are helping to fight an insurgency by groups linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State that has spread across the region.