The end of the French military presence in Niger

According to the report of Fars International News Agency, the French army announced on Friday the completion of the process of withdrawing its forces from Niger in response to the request of the military council that governs this West African country.

According to the Associated Press news agency, the General Staff of the French Army announced in an e-mailed statement that the last group of French soldiers and military aircraft on December 22 (1st of Day), the deadline set by the rulers The Niger military was appointed to withdraw the French army forces, they left the Niger territory. Niamey’s envoy has announced that the embassy will be closed “for an indefinite period”. with some changes” will still be involved in the “Sahara Coast” region in Africa.

Macron stated: “I made decisions about a series of important changes. We will continue to protect our interests there, but our military is not going to have a permanent presence there, it will be more mobile and less vulnerable to attack.”

The Military Council of Niger, in response to the completion of the withdrawal of French soldiers from the country, called this event the beginning of “a new era” for the people of Niger. : “Niger is still standing and the security of our land will no longer depend on the presence of foreigners. We are determined to face the challenges in front of us by consolidating our national strategic and military capabilities.” They started their withdrawal from Niger from October.

This development is the climax of Niger’s disconnection with France since the current military council on July 26 (4th of August) of the government of “Mohammed Bazum”, the former president of Niger, is considered to have been removed by a coup d’état.

The military rulers of Niger immediately after they took power, the departure of 1500 French soldiers who were under the pretext of fighting Militant groups had established themselves in this country and canceled several military agreements with Paris.

After a long dispute, France accepted this request and “Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, said before the December 22 deadline that the withdrawal of French troops from Niger would be completed by the end of this year.

The first convoy of French soldiers in They left the territory of Niger on October 10 (18 Mehr).

The military rulers of Niger, since they accused the government of Muhammad Bazum of corruption and dismissed them, gradually cut off relations with this country in the western region. Africa has dealt with its western partners.

Niger in early December also ended the activities of two security and defense delegations of the European Union in this country after the military council welcomed a delegation of Russian officials. announced.

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