Niger’s military rulers have said a first convoy of French troops will on Tuesday begin preparations to leave the Sahel country, after the leaders of a coup ordered them out.
The announcement comes as Algeria decided to “postpone” mediation efforts to find a way out of the crisis.
French President Emmanuel Macron, who had sought to make a special ally of Niger, said in September that the troops would exit “by the end of the year”, complying with a demand by the new regime.After some meetings and “exchanges between our authorities and the French side, a timetable for the withdrawal of their troops has been determined with mutual agreement”, Monday’s statement said.
The French troops have been living with uncertainty since the new regime began demanding their departure, withThe way out for troops in Niger remains unclear with land borders with Benin and Nigeria closed.
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