Niger’s military junta says it's cutting military ties with France, its former colonial ruler

The announcement deepens the post-coup isolation for what had been the United States’ and allies’ last major security partner in the Sahel.

NIGER’S MILITARY JUNTA says it is severing military agreements with France, its former colonial ruler, firing some of the previous government’s key ambassadors and warning citizens of the West African nation to watch for foreign armies and spies.

Niger’s mutinous soldiers face a Sunday deadline set by the regional bloc known as Ecowas, whose envoys arrived yesterday for talks. “In our hour of need, I call on the US government and the entire international community to help us restore our constitutional order,” he wrote. Niger’s roughly 25 million people live in one of the poorest countries in the world, and any cuts in foreign aid could be disastrous.

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