France is ending its military cooperation with Niger and intends to evacuate its troops by the end of 2023, French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview on TF1 and France 2.

“We were at the request of Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, on their territory to fight against terrorism. These countries have been hit by coups. (…) France has decided to recall its ambassador and we are ending our military cooperation with Niger,” he declared.

According to him, the evacuation of troops will be organized in the coming weeks and months and will be completed by the end of 2023.

Source: Burkina Information Agency