Coup leaders in Niger said they would end military cooperation with France, as the clock ticked down to a deadline set by other West African states for the ousted president to be reinstated
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/niger-coup-leaders-end-military-cooperation-with-france-deepening-concerns-over-anti-western-turn-e7fae57eMove to cut ties with former colonial power came amid threats of a military intervention by other West African statesEuropean governments and the U.S. ordered the evacuation of their citizens from Niger after last week’s coup in the West African country. The leader of the junta said the military won’t bow to pressure to reinstate ousted president Mohamed Bazoum.
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