After the nation’s democratically elected president was overthrown in a coup, French President Emmanuel Macron declared on Sunday that France would stop its military deployment in Niger and withdraw its ambassador from the nation.
On September 24, 2023, a live interview featuring French President Emmanuel Macron was broadcast on the evening news on French TV station TF1 and the news programme on French public broadcaster France 2.
Since the July coup, France has kept about 1,500 troops in Niger and has rejected a request from the new junta to recall its ambassador. In light of the escalating hostilities, Macron said he informed ousted President Bazoum on Sunday that “France has decided to bring back its ambassador, and in the coming hours our ambassador and several diplomats will return to France.” Additionally, we will stop working with the Niger government’s military.
He mentioned that the French military was in Niger at the time at the request of the Niger government.
(AP)
