2023-10-09 22:26:01
Operations for the withdrawal of French soldiers present in Niger will begin on Tuesday, under escort of the Nigerien army, the military regime which came to power in a coup at the end of July announced in a press release on Monday evening.
The withdrawal of some 1,400 tricolor troops from the Sahel country was demanded by the Nigerien generals quickly after their coming to power, and French President Emmanuel Macron announced their departure at the end of September.
Already several convoys this weekend
“Operations for the departure of the first convoy under escort of our Defense and Security Forces will begin tomorrow, Tuesday October 10,” indicates the document, read by a journalist during the television news. “After meetings” and “exchanges between our authorities and the French side, a timetable for withdrawal of their troops was determined by mutual agreement,” specifies the regime.
This weekend, several convoys took place between the advanced bases in the northwest, where 400 soldiers are deployed, and the capital Niamey, AFP learned from Nigerien and French security sources. At least two convoys had since allowed the bases of Ouallam and Tabarey-Barey to be supplied and several French soldiers considered as priorities to be transported to Niamey.
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