Last week, Italy evacuated 36 of its nationals as well as dozens more citizens of other countries, leaving about 40 Italian civilians, mostly NGO workers, still present in Niger.
West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS has threatened military intervention in Niger unless a July 26 military coup is reversed. A deadline for the deposed president, Mohamed Bazoum, to be reinstated expires on Sunday.
The airlift was arranged to increase the"logistical autonomy" of the Italian military base,"optimising its accommodation capacity, if it becomes necessary to take in civilian compatriots and, in an emergency, evacuate them."
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