French forces to start leaving Niger – Junta

The military government in Niger says that French soldiers will start leaving their country on Tuesday.

The two countries have had problems since a group took control in July and removed the elected leader, who was a friend of France, Mohamed Bazoum.

The military leaders said they would accompany the first group of French soldiers as they leave the country. We don’t know how they will be leaving.

The borders between the country and Benin and Nigeria are closed.

However, the markets in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Chad, which are also controlled by the military, are still available for business.

Around 1,500 soldiers from France are assisting the Nigerien forces in their fight against militants connected to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group.

The military leaders asked the French to go away in August, saying they believed the French were trying to use force to bring back President Bazoum.

For many weeks, people have been protesting outside a military base in the capital city, Niamey, where French soldiers are staying.

The French President, Emmanuel Macron, didn’t want to bring the troops back at first, but he later agreed to the request last month. He said that the troops would leave by the end of the year.

Niger was considered as one of the West’s remaining friends in the Sahel area in the fight against terrorism.

France’s power has been decreasing in those places after there were many times when the governments were suddenly and illegally taken over in some countries that used to be controlled by France.