Celebrating news of French troop withdrawal from Niger

Protesters in Niamey celebrate the announcement of the departure of French troops from Niger and demanded immediate withdrawal. The M62 movement, which has opposed the presence of France s military, had filed a complaint against the country s previous leadership. Paris withdrew both its troops and ambassador due to mounting antiFrench sentiment after the military takeover in Niger in July, the seventh such upheaval in West and Central Africa within three years