Niger: France's ambassador left Niamey

2023-09-27T09:00:53.658Z

Highlights: France's ambassador to Niger, Sylvain Itté, left Niamey early Wednesday morning. He had been in the country for several weeks. He was due to return to France at the end of the week, but decided to stay for a few more days. He left with a group of six people, including his wife, a diplomatic source said. He is expected to arrive back in France in the next few days, according to reports in France and elsewhere in Africa. The French government has not commented on the departure of the ambassador.

The France ambassador to Niger, Sylvain Itté, whose expulsion the ruling military regime had been demanding for several weeks, left Niamey early Wednesday morning, said a diplomatic source in the French embassy and a source close to the Nigerien Ministry of the Interior.