Germany ends military operations in Niger

The German army on August 30 vacated an airbase in junta-run Niger, completing a withdrawal of Bundeswehr troops from the restive junta-run Sahel nation, Report informs referring to AFP.

At the end of May, Germany and Niger reached an interim agreement allowing the German military to continue operating its airbase in the capital Niamey until the end of August.

But negotiations to extend that agreement broke down, notably because the base’s personnel would no longer benefit from immunity from prosecution.