France's ambassador to Niger Sylvain Itté and several diplomatic staff left Niger in September France is closing its embassy in Niger indefinitely as tensions between the two countries escalate.

Days after Mining Minister Ousmane Abarchi said that Niger was actively seeking to attract Russian investment in natural ...

The embassy's closure – an extremely rare measure – was decided at the same time as the withdrawal of the last French soldiers deployed in Niger on December 22. Paris and Niamey have had an ...

PARIS: France has closed down its embassy in Niger until further notice, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday, barely two weeks after the last French troops left the country in the wake of a coup ...

They also set fire to the walls of the embassy compound. France sent planes because the closure of Niger's airspace has made it impossible for people to leave by their own means. There are an ...

TASS/. Russia is working on the practical steps to open an embassy in Niger, with the process of appointing an ambassador to the country already underway, Russian Presidential Special Envoy for ...

Niger’s National Council for the Safeguard ... remains committed to its pledge to protect the French Embassy in the African country’s capital, Niamey, the news website Asharq reported, citing ...