French soldiers have started to withdraw from their bases in Niger, with the first convoy of troops escorted out of the country by Niger’s military as it travelled in the “direction of Chad”, authorities in the capital Niamey said.
In a statement read on state television, Niger’s military called on citizens to cooperate with the troop movements, which it said would involve some of the one thousand five hundred French soldiers leaving Niger by road to Chad.
In addition to the departure by land, “three special flights” have been registered at the airport in Niamey, two for the departure of “ninety-seven special forces elements” and one “dedicated to logistics”.
Meanwhile, the United States on Tuesday also formally declared that Niger’s democratically-elected president was removed in a military coup, which results in officially suspending assistance to Niger.
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