First French troops depart Niger as military junta beds in
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The first French soldiers have departed from Niger as part of a withdrawal demanded by the country's ruling military junta. According to several security sources, the troops departed in a ground convoy under local escort, leaving from the west of the country.
Niger's generals first demanded that France pull all troops out of the country shortly after they came to power in a coup at the end of July, and French President Emmanuel Macron announced their departure at the end of September.
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