Airlines serving Niamey, capital of Niger, have decided to no longer take French passengers to this destination, several of whom were recently turned away upon News
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Consular activities which were managed by the embassy will now be handed over to consulates in West Africa. According to the statement issued Tuesday (Jan. 2nd) by the French Foreign Affairs ministry, the activities of the Niger embassy will now be conducted from Paris.
Paris, Jan 2 (Prensa Latina) Paris on Tuesday said its embassy in Niamey, Niger's capital, was now closed, confirming previously reported plans, after relations between the two countries deteriorated following a military coup in the African country in July 2023.