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France planning an evacuation of people seeking to leave Niger after the coup in its former colony
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Date:2025-04-15 08:49:21
PARIS (AP) — The French 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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