Evacuation of French nationals from Niger: the underside of an express operation

2023-08-02 02:00:45

It was at dawn that the news fell: France launched, on Tuesday August 1, an operation to evacuate French and European nationals who would like to leave Niger. This announcement from Paris comes as the showdown between the putschist military junta, which has seized power, and ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States), which is demanding the release of President Mohamed Bazoum and does not exclude the use of force, continues.