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Niger intelligence agents expelled from France in sign of diplomatic strain

Protesters take down the sign from the French embassy in Niamey on 30 July 2023. Relations between Niger and France have deteriorated sharply since a 2023 coup.
Protesters take down the sign from the French embassy in Niamey on 30 July 2023. Relations between Niger and France have deteriorated sharply since a 2023 coup. © AFP

Two Nigerien intelligence officers were forced to leave France last month, French daily Le Monde has revealed, with one agent suspected of monitoring opposition figures on French soil. It is the latest sign of the deterioration in relations between the two countries since Niger’s 2023 military coup.

France expelled two Nigerien intelligence officers posted at Niger’s embassy in Paris last month, a diplomatic source told French news agency AFP.

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