General Abdourahamane Tiani, leader of the military junta that took power in Niamey, stated on Wednesday that the French “have no objective reason to leave Niger,” at a time when several hundred of them are being evacuated by Paris.
General Tiani, who spoke on the occasion of Niger’s Independence Day, firmly rejected the sanctions imposed by ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States). According to him, these sanctions are “unjust and inhumane” and aim to “impoverish” the Nigerien people.
He also asserted that he refuses to “yield to any threat, no matter where it comes from.” General Abdourahamane Tiani reiterated on Wednesday that the French “have no objective reason to leave Niger,” even as several hundred of them are being evacuated by Paris.
French citizens “have never been the subject of any threat” and they have “no objective reason to leave Niger,” General Tiani declared in a televised speech on the eve of the country’s Independence Day.
992 people evacuated by France, including 560 French nationals As a fifth plane arrived in Niger for evacuations following the coup d’état, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday evening that 992 people have been able to leave the country on aircraft provided by France. The Quai d’Orsay added that a total of 560 French nationals have been repatriated.
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