Macron says he will withdraw French forces from Niger

French President Emmanuel Macron said today, Sunday (September 24, 2023), that it will be held “Organized exit” In the coming months, French soldiers will leave Niger, a country that suffered a coup in July.

This came in an interview with French television stations TF1. Macron said that France had decided to put an end to this “Military cooperation with Niger” Is that, “In the next few hours”The French ambassador to the country will return to Paris.

According to the news agency News agencyFrance has kept about 1,500 soldiers in Niger since the July coup, saying that France does not recognize the legitimacy of the coup leaders.

Macron’s announcement also comes in response to the new rule Asena (The Air Navigation Safety Agency in Africa and Madagascar), which prevented French aircraft from flying in Niger, according to the French newspaper. Le Monde.

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In July, Nigerien army officials announced the dismissal of President Mohamed Bazoum. The announcement was made live on state television.

According to the army, armed forces stormed the government headquarters in the capital, Niamey, and surprised Bazoum. The group said it dissolved the constitution, suspended institutions, and closed the country’s borders. A mandatory ring has also been enacted from 10pm to 5am.

Colonel Amadou Abderrahmane announced to the nation alongside 9 other officers and warned the international community against interference.

“We, the Defense and Security Forces, gathered in the National Council for the Protection of the Homeland, have decided to put an end to the regime you know, the security situation, and the poor economic and social management.”The army spokesman said.

A few days later, Nigerien army officials appointed General Abderrahmane Tiani as the country’s new president. The general said in statements broadcast on state television that he had been appointed head of the National Council for the Protection of the Homeland, and stated that the military coup occurred in order to… “Preserve the country” Due to the economic and social mismanagement that Al-Bazum is experiencing in the Republican Palace.