2023-08-02 11:51:59
France has begun airlifting civilians from Niger. Two planes have already landed in Paris, on the night of Tuesday August 1 to Wednesday August 2, carrying more than 350 French nationals, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Belgian, Indian, Canadian, American, Austrian and German passengers were also evacuated by the French. Two other planes are mobilized, “one of which arose (in Niamey) and the other still in flight”, added in the early morning the staff of the French armies. Of the approximately 1,200 French people registered on the consular lists in Niger, 600 nationals would like to return to France. Follow our live.
Italy evacuated around 100 foreign nationals. A hundred foreign nationals residing in Niger arrived in Rome on Wednesday morning, the Italian authorities also announced. “Safe return of 99 passengers, Italians and foreigners, who left Niger”welcomed the Minister of Defense, Guido Crosetto, on Twitter.
Niamey reopens its land and air borders with five countries. Niger’s land and air borders with five neighboring countries have been reopened, nearly a week following they were closed during the coup, one of the putschists told national television on Tuesday. “The land and air borders with Algeria, Burkina Faso, Libya, Mali and Chad are reopened” To “count from this day”did he declare.
LECOWAS chiefs of staff meet from Wednesday to Friday. The chiefs of staff of the countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are meeting from Wednesday to Friday in Abuja on the subject of the putsch in Niger, the organization announced in a press release on Tuesday. .
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