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Published on September 27, 2023 10:07 p.m
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Pierre Jacquemot, former ambassador to Kenya, Ghana and the Democratic Republic of Congo, economist and expert at the Jean Jaurès Foundation, will be present on the set of 19/20 Info on Wednesday September 27th. He sheds light on the situation in Niger.
The French ambassador had to leave Niger, where the situation had become untenable. “He was the victim of particularly painful, harassing measures, including having to provide himself and the embassy services with food. (…) It became absolutely impossible,” admits Pierre Jacquemot, former ambassador to Africa, who welcomes his stance. “brave”. “He played the role of the captain who goes down and stays until the end,” the economist continues.
Sanctions are weighing on Niger
For Pierre Jacquemot, the hostility shown by Nigerians towards France is, first and foremost, “a magnifying glass effect” that “far from reflecting the feelings of the 25 million Nigerians,” of whom he says he is “completely convinced.” .
He wants to shed light on “the hostage-taking of Nigerians themselves, who will realize the situation they find themselves in from today.” First of all, sanctions are weighing on the country, “particularly from Nigeria,” but also from Western countries, “due to the reduction or cessation of international aid.” Finally, he worries about “the insecurity that will prevail in the country after the military comes to power.”
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