The protest comes a day after Niger junta issued ultimatum for French ambassador to leave the country for reportedly ignoring an invitation for a meeting at the Foreign Ministry.
Supporters of Niger's National Council for Safeguard of the Homeland gather at the general Seyni Kountche stadium in Niamey. / Photo: AFP
Like previous protests, demonstrators carried placards on Saturday with anti-French slogans and accused France of interfering in the country’s affairs, according to social video footage. "We have the right to choose the partners we want," said Ramatou Ibrahim Boubacar, wearing Nigerien flags from head to toe.
France maintains about 1,500 personnel in Niger as part of a counter-insurgency force in the Sahel region, fighting militants affiliated with Daesh and al Qaeda.Earlier this month, the military administration said it had revoked several military accords Niger signed with France, a move Paris dismissed and said military leaders have no legitimate authority to do so.
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