Ottawa is monitoring the unrest in Niger following last week's military coup, but has no imminent plans for evacuating the hundreds of Canadians in the West African country.
following last week's military coup, but has no imminent plans for evacuating the hundreds of Canadians in the West African country.
Global Affairs Canada says 269 people have officially registered in Ottawa's database of citizens abroad as being in, where a faction of the military claims to have overthrown democratically elected president Mohamed Bazoum. In a statement, Ottawa says it's closely monitoring “the evolving situation on the ground” and that there are no Canadian diplomats inGlobal Affairs Canada says Ottawa “is not planning any assisted departure or repatriation flights for Canadians in's main airport is closed but slated to reopen for commercial air travel Saturday.
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