The expulsion of 15 European soldiers on mission in the country, French citizens returned on their arrival at the airport in Niamey… The troops in power, who announced this Sunday, January 28, to leave ECOWAS, along with Mali and Burkina Faso. , last weekend stepped up retaliatory measures against members of the European Community and two separate procedures were implemented by the authorities.
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The first measure targets the EUCAP Sahel – a European mission of 120 people – created in 2012 to strengthen internal security, budget 72 million for the period 2022-2024. The ruling military called for an end to the process last December. The return of 15 soldiers from this mission to Niamey on 24 January angered the junta.
On 26 January, the Nigerian Minister of Interior, General Tumba, ordered his ouster. He left Niger on Sunday evening. The head of EUCAP, German Katja Dominik, returned on his arrival at Niamey airport during the night from Saturday to Sunday.
The second step concerns French citizens, at least five according to our information, who have been expelled from the region since last Thursday. On Saturday morning, it was specifically the person in charge of the World Food Program (WFP) in Niger who, despite having a United Nations diplomatic passport, had to stay on the bridge before boarding the same plane to Paris via Ankara, Turkey.
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