France will begin evacuating its nationals from Niger, the foreign ministry says after a coup there last week toppled the country's pro-Western leader
French President Emmanuel Macron vowed "immediate and uncompromising" action if French citizens or interests were attacked, after thousands rallied outside the French embassy in Niamey. / Photo: AFP
The decision to move citizens out was prompted by attacks on the French embassy in Niamey, and the closure of Niger's airspace which made regular departures impossible, the ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. Former colonial power France and the United States have between them deployed 2,600 soldiers in Niger to battle militants.
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