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France Seeks Pullout From Niger

© AFP 2023 / NICOLAS TUCATFrench army's soldiers of a dog team unit pose with their dogs during a day of training to show their skills at a military camp in Draguignan, south-eastern France, on April 1, 2021
French army's soldiers of a dog team unit pose with their dogs during a day of training to show their skills at a military camp in Draguignan, south-eastern France, on April 1, 2021 - Sputnik International, 1920, 08.09.2023
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - France is considering several options for a troop pullout from Niger, contacts with the Nigerien army continue and relate to operational and technical aspects, a French General Staff spokesman told a regional broadcaster.
Niger’s newly-appointed Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine said on Monday that French forces were staying in the country illegally and called for their swift departure.
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