🇳🇪🇫🇷 Niger junta expels French ambassador

Niger's junta said on Friday it has ordered French ambassador Sylvain Itte to leave the country within 48 hours.

In a statement, the military government's foreign ministry said the decision to expel the ambassador was a response to actions taken by the French government that were "contrary to the interests of Niger."

It said these included the envoy's refusal to respond to an invitation to meet Niger's new foreign minister.

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