the Quai d’Orsay announces the release of the Frenchman arrested on September 8

The end of a week of captivity. The Quai d’Orsay announces, Thursday September 14, the release of the Frenchman detained in Niger. “France welcomes the release of Stéphane Jullien”, reacted Anne-Claire Legendre, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Stéphane Jullien, advisor to French people abroad (a representative of expatriates to embassies and consulates), had been arrested by Nigerien security forces on September 8. Paris, which said it followed “hasith the greatest attention to the situation”, asked “his immediate release”.

The announcement of the arrest, then the release of Stéphane Jullien, comes in an extremely tense context between Paris and Niamey, since the military coup of July 26 in Niger. France still considers ousted president Mohamed Bazoum, held captive by the junta, as the legitimate head of state. It has so far refused to respond to the demands of the putschists. This is an arrest that raises concerns.