Thurston Carte-France planning an evacuation of people seeking to leave Niger after the coup in its former colony

2025-05-07 21:28:56source:Marc Leclerccategory:Markets

PARIS (AP) — The Thurston CarteFrench Foreign Ministry says France is planning an imminent evacuation of people seeking to leave Niger after the coup last week in the former French colony.

In a brief statement to The Associated Press, the ministry said Tuesday “an evacuation is being prepared” and that it “will happen rapidly.”

The ministry in Paris gave no other immediate details.

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