Niger Court Orders the Expulsion of French Ambassador
- France’s Macron had rejected a demand to recall his ambassador
- Development comes after a military coup disrupted relations
Nigerien soldiers guard as supporters of Niger's National Council of Safeguard of the Homeland protest in Niamey, on Sept. 2.
Source: -/AFP/Getty Images
This article is for subscribers only.
Niger’s top court approved the immediate expulsion of France’s ambassador, revoking his diplomatic immunity, according to a request addressed to the court’s president.
The development comes after France’s President Emmanuel Macron rejected the ruling junta’s demand to recall his ambassador a month after a coup disrupted relations between the two former allies.