Since the coup d’état of July 26 which overthrew elected president Mohamed Bazoum, the generals in power have gradually broken the links established with their Western partners such as France, whose presence in the country is contested.
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France announces in a document obtained by the international editorial staff of Radio France that it is closing “for an indefinite period” her embassy in Niamey, Niger, where she “finds himself today unable to exercise fullness” of its missions. The embassy indeed mentions “restrictions imposed by the Nigerien authorities” which prevent it from functioning normally.
“Despite our repeated requests, the competent Nigerien authorities have not responded favorably to maintaining the activities of the French embassy in Niger under normal conditions”, regrets the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in this document. Faced with this situation, the Quai d’Orsay is therefore forced to close its embassy “with regret” And this “for an indefinite period”.
The links established with France broken
Since the coup d’état of July 26 which overthrew the elected president Mohamed Bazoum, the Nigerien generals in power have gradually broken the links established with certain Western partners, such as France by denouncing several military agreements concluded between Paris and Niamey.
On December 12, the Nigerien army, for example, announced the definitive departure of “all French soldiers” present on its territory as part of the anti-jihadist fight “by December 22”, i.e. Friday December 22. This withdrawal of around 1,500 soldiers was first announced on December 31 by Emmanuel Macron at the end of September.
