Protesters in Niger call for departure of French troops
DAKAR, Senegal (AA) – Hundreds of people took to the streets of Niger capital Niamey on Sunday to protest against the presence of French troops in the country.
During the protest, which was organized by civil society organizations operating under the umbrella of the M62 movement, they marched from Toumo Square to the National Assembly.
Protesting the cost of living at the same time, they chanted slogans against the French army stationed in Niger.
The protesters held banners saying “French army get out.”
In August this year, France pulled the last of its troops out of Mali, bringing the country’s Operation Barkhane to an end.
France then made Niger the new hub for its troops, with close to a thousand soldiers based in Niamey.
Barkhane was France’s second military initiative in the Sahel, a region in Africa that includes Mali, Niger, Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Chad, Nigeria and Cameroon.
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