The military junta that seized power in Niger after the coup d'état announced on Friday the revocation of agreements previously signed with France in the area of defense. teleSUR
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00:00 Niger's new military board said on Thursday night it will break military agreements with
00:05 France, its former colonial ruler.
00:07 In a TV statement, the spokesperson of the National Coup Council for the Safeguarding
00:12 of the Homeland, Amadou Abdelmany, announced the termination of five military pacts with
00:18 France dated between 1977 and 2020.
00:22 As a result, France will have to withdraw between 1,000 and 1,500 military personnel
00:28 deployed in the country.
00:30 In addition, the military board also withdrew the powers of the ambassadors of France, Togo,
00:35 Nigeria and the United States.
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