Last week, France started the pullout from Niger following the overthrow in July of president Mohamed Bazoum, a key ally of Paris in the region, which threw French strategy for the Sahel into disarray.
Last week, France started the pullout from Niger following the overthrow in July of president Mohamed Bazoum, a key ally of Paris in the region, which threw French strategy for the Sahel into disarray.
A French defences source said a first group of soldiers that were considered priority for evacuation for health or humanitarian reasons had already flown out of Niger on Monday.