Several demonstrations are planned this Thursday to celebrate the 63rd anniversary of Niger’s independence, a week after the coup by the junta, which intends to stay in power despite growing pressure.
The operation to evacuate French and foreign nationals from Niger, launched on Tuesday by the French government, announced the French Minister for the Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornu.
“The evacuation of our nationals from Niger has just been completed”, he said in a message posted on X (ex-Twitter), specifying that 1,079 French and foreign nationals, including Europeans, “are now in security “. The exact number of French evacuees is not communicated.
Several demonstrations are planned for Thursday to celebrate the 63rd anniversary of Niger’s independence, prompting France to ask to guarantee the security of foreign embassies, a week after the coup d’etat by a junta that intends to stay in power despite being under increasing pressure.
“While several calls to demonstrate are being issued for August 3rd, France recalls that the security of rights of way and diplomatic personnel are obligations under international law, and in particular the Vienna Conventions”, underlined the French Ministry of Affairs.