France has completed the withdrawal of troops from a northern base in Niger as part of a planned departure from the West African country in the wake of July's military coup. Nearly 200 troops, 28 trucks and two dozen armored vehicles left the Ouallam military base, which has been handed…
The first French road convoy of troops withdrawing from Niger following the overthrow of its president has arrived in neighbouring Chad's capital, the French military said on Thursday. The convoy "has arrived without any particular problems" in N'Djamena after 10 days on the road and in coordination with Nigerien forces, army spokesman Pierre Gaudilliere told AFP.
The troops will depart by air from Chad to France, with the pullout expected to be completed by the end of December.
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