Scores march in Niger for US troops to exit

Marching arm in arm through central Niamey, the crowd waved Nigerien flags, recalling anti-French protests that spurred the withdrawal of France’s forces from Niger last year after an army coup

Scores march in Niger for US troops to exit

Nigerians demanding the withdrawal of US troops. Pic/X

Hundreds of people erupted in protest on the streets of the Niger capital, demanding the withdrawal of US troops after the military rulers further shifted their strategy by ending a defence accord with the US and welcoming Russian military instructors, Al Jazeera reported on Saturday.

Marching arm in arm through central Niamey, the crowd waved Nigerien flags, recalling anti-French protests that spurred the withdrawal of France’s forces from Niger last year after an army coup.

One handwritten sign in English read “USA rush out of Niger”, in a show of support for the military government and its decision in mid-March to revoke an accord that had allowed US personnel to operate on its territory.

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