We will respond as long as the French are touched in Niger - France France has warned that it will respond as long as the French are attack...
We will respond as long as the French are touched in Niger - France
France has warned that it will respond as long as the French are attacked in the Republic of Niger after protesters tried to break into its embassy in Yamai.
A statement issued by the French President Emmanuel Macron's office said that as long as someone attacks the French, the country's army, its ambassadors or its interests in Niger, there is no doubt that it will respond immediately and in a difficult situation.
France also said that it supports all measures taken by the West African Economic Development Organization (ECOWAS) to restore law and order in the country and return President Mohamed Bazoum to his seat that the army separated him from.
Yesterday, Saturday, France stopped all funding for national development and to fill the budget gap that it is giving to the Republic of Niger as a result of the military coup against President Bazoum.
In 2021, the French Development Agency allocated 97 million euros to the Republic of Niger, a country that is among the poorest countries in the world.
Niger, on the other hand, is the last country in the Sahel region that continues to cooperate with France at the same time that the region continues to suffer from insecurity and attacks by fighters who claim to be jihadists.
At the beginning of this year, France ended its anti-terrorism operation in Mali and withdrew its troops after the country's military government requested it.
Now there are 1,500 French soldiers living in the Republic of Niger, where they are working in cooperation with their counterparts in the country.
The military coup in Yamai is the third seen in the Sahel region since 2020 after those seen in Mali and Burkina Faso.