⚡🇫🇷🇳🇪 Last French troops leave Niger, ending decade of Sahel missions
The last French troops deployed in Niger left on Friday, an AFP reported, marking an end to more than a decade of French anti-jihadist operations in west Africa's Sahel region.
"Today's date marks the end of the disengagement process of French forces in the Sahel," Niger army lieutenant Salim Ibrahim said at a ceremony in Niamey marking the end of France's military presence.
The French exit from Niger leaves hundreds of US military personnel, and a number of Italian and German troops, remaining in the country.
#France #Niger
@africaintel
The last French troops deployed in Niger left on Friday, an AFP reported, marking an end to more than a decade of French anti-jihadist operations in west Africa's Sahel region.
"Today's date marks the end of the disengagement process of French forces in the Sahel," Niger army lieutenant Salim Ibrahim said at a ceremony in Niamey marking the end of France's military presence.
The French exit from Niger leaves hundreds of US military personnel, and a number of Italian and German troops, remaining in the country.
#France #Niger
@africaintel