Thousands of junta supporters gathered in Niamey and Agadez

” Down with France “,” No to penalties “,” Stop military intervention These are some of the slogans chanted today by the demonstrators gathered at the Place de la Concertine in Niamey. They waved Russian and Nigerian flags, and some had Chinese and Indian flags.

Their message: that France leave Niger. Ibrahim Nmaiwa is one of the organizers of Sunday’s march. ” We have set priorities: first the French abroad, and then we will discuss the status of other foreign powers. Because what we care about is the full sovereignty of the people. We will do it case by case to try to recover what was confiscated from us for years by foreign soldiers invading our country. »

Today, it is not only France that has been identified. The United States is now too. And in Agadez, in the center of the country, hundreds of people gathered near the airport, where the large American base is located, to demand the departure of American soldiers.

Washington has a force of 1,300 men in Niger, and its military base in Agadez is one of the largest on the African continent. So far, the Pentagon announced Maintaining its forces in NigerIn his view, it is necessary to fight the jihadist groups in the region.

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