Thousands of supporters of the military regime that emerged from a coup in Niger gathered near the French military base in Niamey on Friday and shouted anti-France slogans, AFP journalists noted.
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#Niger: Supporters of the putschists gathered on the way to the airport, at the squadron roundabout, near the French military base in Niamey, where 1,500 soldiers are deployed in the fight against jihadism #Sahel. pic.twitter.com/ZgoumREzo2
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“Down with France, down with ECOWAS,” chanted protesters during the rally, which came the day after an Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) summit that gave the green light to possible military intervention to reinstate the ousted president on March 26. July, Mohamed Bazoum.