French troops to leave Niger by year's end

Farman Abiyev
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The commander of France's forces in the Sahel said on Friday, October 20, that 1,500 French soldiers would leave Niger by December 31, a timeframe announced by French President Emmanuel Macron late last month, Report informs via Le Monde.

"The objective of presidential announcements of a departure on December 31 will be met," said French General Eric Ozanne at a joint press conference with Niger's Colonel Mamane Sani Kiaou in the capital Niamey. The Nigerien colonel added that 282 soldiers had already left the country "as of today."

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