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France to pull troops out of junta-led Niger, ending 'untenable' standoff - FRANCE 24
President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday announced that France would withdraw its ambassador from Niger, followed by the French military contingent in the coming months, a move welcomed by Niger's military leaders as a "step towards sovereignty". FRANCE 24's international affairs editor Leela Jacinto has the details.