Macron says France will end military presence in Niger after coup

Sun, 24 Sep, 2023 - 20:09

Associated Press reporters

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that France will end its military presence in Niger and pull its ambassador out of the country after its democratically elected president was deposed in a coup.

France has maintained some 1,500 troops in Niger since the July coup and had repeatedly refused an order by the new junta for its ambassador to leave, saying that France did not recognise the coup leaders as legitimate.