The end of the German military presence in Niger

The German Ministry of Defense announced in a statement: Following the failure of negotiations between Berlin and Niamey regarding the extension of the agreement on the deployment of German military forces at the country’s airbase in Niger, Berlin will continue its military presence It will end in Niger.

According to the Sunday morning report of the Barons website, the statement of the German Ministry of Defense states: The German army has until August 31 (10 September) to withdraw all its soldiers stationed at this air base. return to the country.

According to the statement of the German Ministry of Defense, with the evacuation of this air base, the military cooperation between Germany and Niger will end.

According to Barron’s website, Germany and Niger reached an interim agreement in late May that would allow the German military to keep its air base in Niger’s capital until the end of August, but the two countries are negotiating for an extension. This agreement did not come to fruition, especially because German soldiers no longer enjoyed immunity from prosecution in this African country.

In recent months, Berlin has been using its airbase in Niamey specifically to return its nationals from African countries to Germany.

The government of Niger had previously announced in a statement that this country has canceled the military agreement with the United States. On the other hand, at the end of last year, the government of Niger also canceled the military cooperation agreements with France and forced this country to withdraw its troops. He did it from Niger on December 22 last year.