France will repatriate its ambassador in Niger in the “coming hours” and withdraw the 1,500 soldiers it has based there by the end of the year as it moves to end a diplomatic stand-off with the junta that seized power in the west African country in July.
President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview on France 2 television on Sunday night that he had informed the deposed president Mohamed Bazoum, who remains under house arrest, of the decisions.
“Our ambassador and several diplomats will return to France,” Macron said.
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