Former colonial power France still has 1,500 soldiers based in Niger.
The demonstration involving thousands of Nigeriens comes after a month of rising tensions and anti-France protests in the country.
They had been helping the deposed President Mohamed Bazoum in the fight against jihadist forces active there – before military officers toppled him in the July 26 coup. “We don’t want the French army in Niger,” said one demonstrator, Abou Kountche. “Let the French leave.” On Saturday, some 20,000 people rallied in the Senyi Kountche stadium to support the country’s new military rulers and called for the removal of French soldiers.
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