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France says withdrawing envoy from Niger, military cooperation with Niamey over
Sep 25, 2023 09:11France's President Emmanuel Macron says Paris is imminently withdrawing its ambassador from Niger followed by its troops, putting an end to military cooperation with Niamey.
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Niger military: France deploying forces in West Africa for ‘aggression’
Sep 10, 2023 09:14Niger’s junta leaders say France is deploying its military forces to West African countries with a plan for “aggression” against its former colony.
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France in talks with Niger officials over troops exit
Sep 05, 2023 15:41France has started talks with Nigerien officials over the withdrawal of "illegal" French troops from the country.
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Thousands protest in Niger to demand France’s exit from country
Sep 02, 2023 12:41Thousands of people in Niger have protested near a French military base in the capital Niamey to express their support for the military government and demand the immediate withdrawal of French troops and diplomats from the West African country.
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Niger's military rulers orders police to kick out French ambassador after ultimatum
Sep 01, 2023 09:19Niger's military rulers have revoked the diplomatic immunity of France's ambassador and ordered police to expel him from the African country, according to a statement.
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Nigerien women call for France to remove troops from the country
Aug 31, 2023 07:07Hundreds of Nigerien women protested outside the French embassy on Wednesday (August 30) morning, calling for France to remove its troops and military bases from the country.
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Niger protesters vow to storm French base if troops do not leave within a week
Aug 28, 2023 07:35Thousands of protesters in Niger have staged a rally near a French military base in the capital Niamey to voice their support for the military government and demand the immediate withdrawal of French troops from the West African country.
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Niger troops on 'maximum alert' in face of military threat
Aug 26, 2023 15:53Niger's military government has ordered its armed forces to go on the highest alert in the face of an increased threat of military action by a West African regional bloc that is calling for the restoration of the country’s deposed president, Mohamed Bazoum.
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Niger allows Mali, Burkina Faso to intervene in case of attack on its territory
Aug 25, 2023 09:11Amid an ongoing threat by West Africa's main regional bloc to take military action to reverse the coup in Niger, the country allows Mali and Burkina Faso to intervene militarily in case of an attack on its soil.
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Thousands of protesters throng Niger’s capital; slam France, ECOWAS
Aug 21, 2023 10:55Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets in the Nigerien capital to voice their support for the country's military leaders, who seized power from pro-Western officials last month.