The decision was taken by the coup d’états who seized power in Niger almost a month ago on July 26.
Niger’s junta yesterday gave the ambassadors of France, Germany and the US 48 hours to leave the country.
Citing their refusal to comply with the “invitation” extended to them to attend an “interview” and “actions” by their governments “contrary to the interests of Niger”, the coup plotters asked the ambassadors of the three countries – Sylvain Ite (France), Oliver Schnakenberg (Germany) and Kathleen Fitzgibbons (USA) to leave the country, the Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports.
The French Foreign Ministry has already responded by stressing that the coup plotters do not have the right to make such a request and that the approval for the appointment of an ambassador comes from the elected leadership of Niger, namely the ousted president Mohamed Bazoum.
On Thursday, the military that seized power in Niger nearly a month ago on July 26 announced that they had authorized the armed forces of two neighboring countries, Burkina Faso and Mali, to intervene on their soil “in the event of an attack”.
The two countries are also ruled by the military, following coups between 2020 and 2022. Immediately after the July coup in Niamey, they were quick to express their solidarity when the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS or CEDEAO) threatened to proceed with military intervention in Niger to restore constitutional order.
Source :Skai
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