Niger military junta revokes agreements with France
The military junta that seized power in Niger after the coup d'état announced on Friday the revocation of agreements previously signed with France in the area of defense. teleSUR
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00:00 Niger's new military board said on Thursday night it will break military agreements with
00:05 France, its former colonial ruler.
00:07 In a TV statement, the spokesperson of the National Coup Council for the Safeguarding
00:12 of the Homeland, Amadou Abdelmany, announced the termination of five military pacts with
00:18 France dated between 1977 and 2020.
00:22 As a result, France will have to withdraw between 1,000 and 1,500 military personnel
00:28 deployed in the country.
00:30 In addition, the military board also withdrew the powers of the ambassadors of France, Togo,
00:35 Nigeria and the United States.
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