ATHENS: Under Niger’s new military administration, France’s ambassador has effectively been “taken hostage,” said President Emmanuel Macron.
“In Niger, as I speak to you, we have an ambassador and diplomatic members who are literally taken hostage at the French Embassy,” Emmanuel Macron said during a visit to the northwestern town of Semur-en-Auxois, Anadolu Agency reported according to broadcaster BFMTV.As Niger’s leaders do not allow fresh supplies into the embassy compound, the ambassador is forced to eat only military rations, he added.
Daily Express members: Enjoy 1 for 1 signature cocktails and more at Hyatt Centric Kota Kinabalu Kota Kinabalu: DAILY EXPRESS is partnering with Hyatt Centric Kota Kinabalu to offer an exclusive deal for our members. Read more At the end of August, Niger’s military administration ordered the expulsion of ambassador Sylvain Itte, but Paris refused. Military administrations also took power in neighbouring Burkina Faso in 2022 and in Mali in 2020.
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