Thousands rally in Niger seeking withdrawal of French troops
by Agence France-Presse in Niamey from World news | The Guardian on (#6EDBS)
Demonstrators gather near base housing French soldiers as military junta accuses Paris of interference
Thousands of protesters rallied in Niger's capital Niamey to call for the withdrawal of French troops, as demanded by a junta that seized power in June.
The demonstrators gathered near a base housing French soldiers on Saturday, after a call by several civic organisations hostile to the French military presence in the west African country.
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