Mutinous soldiers in Niger sever French military ties while ”hostage” president pleads for US help

Mutinous soldiers in Niger sever French military ties while ”hostage” president pleads for US help

Niger’s military junta says it is severing military agreements with France, its former colonial ruler, firing some of the previous government’s key ambassadors and warning citizens of the West African nation to watch for foreign Armies and spies. A regional delegation’s efforts at negotiation quickly deadlocked. The junta’s announcement on state television late on Thursday … Read more