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France to withdraw ambassador, troops from Niger after coup: Macron

 Published: 11:19, 25 September 2023

France to withdraw ambassador, troops from Niger after coup: Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron has said that his country will withdraw its ambassador and troops from Niger in the wake of the July coup that overthrew democratically-elected President Mohamed Bazoum.

“France has decided to withdraw its ambassador. In the next hours our ambassador and several diplomats will return to France,” Macron said in a televised interview on Sunday.

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