President Macron of France says the country will withdraw its troops from Niger at the end of this year. The relationship between France and Niger has deteriorated rapidly since the coup in the African country, Nigeria’s neigbour to the North. First, the French ambassador will leave immediately while the troops will leave end of year. The current Niger authorities welcome the French decision to leave the country. Since the Coup in July, a military intervention by ECOWAS to restore the democratically elected President Bazoum has not been implemented.
