French President Emmanuel Macron says France will continue to support Mohamed Bazoum, Niger Republic’s president who was toppled by a coup.
French President Emmanuel Macron says France will continue to support Mohamed Bazoum, the Niger Republic president who was deposed last month.
Speaking to ambassadors in Paris, the French capital, on Monday, Macron said France has faced hostility in recent times owing to its policy of backing the courageous., Niger’s military junta ordered Sylvain Itte, the French ambassador, to leave the country within 48 hours. In a statement, the country’s foreign ministry said the decision to expel the ambassador stemmed from his refusal to honour an invitation by Niger’s minister of foreign affairs.The statement also added that “other actions by the French government contrary to the interests of Niger” led to the ambassador’s withdrawal.
France, the former colonial power in Niger, has been very vocal in the condemnation of the coup that ousted Bazoum. France’s position has been rebuffed by the junta which has accused French forces of freeing captured “terrorists” and breaching an air space ban.
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