Protesters slaughtered a goat carrying the French flag France - which colonized Niger - is struggling to find ways to improve relations wit...
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Protesters slaughtered a goat carrying the French flag
France - which colonized Niger - is struggling to find ways to improve relations with Niger while the country's citizens are eager to cut ties.
On Saturday, tens of thousands of protesters stormed into the Escadrille air base where French troops are stationed, carrying boxes with different inscriptions.
Some slaughtered a goat carrying the French flag, while others walked around late in the evening covered with the French flag. French flags were also burned there.
All of them did this after breaking down the barricade that the Niger army had erected at the entrance to the camp to prevent them from entering.
France, on the other hand, refused to recognize the soldiers who overthrew the government of Mohamed Bazoum, where President Macron reiterated on Thursday that they support the president.
Also, its military forces and its ambassador in Niger will not leave the country as promised by the government forces "because they are not a legitimate government" in its area.
The soldiers have already removed the French ambassador's protective clothing and ordered the national police to force him out.