The US has yet to announce plans for an evacuation, but some of its citizens have left the country with the help of the Europeans
Demonstrators march after talks with the government failed. Pic/AP
Foreign nationals lined up outside an airport in Niger’s capital on Wednesday morning to wait for a French military evacuation flight, while a regional bloc continued talks about its response to the last week’s military coup.
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France, Italy and Spain all announced evacuations for their citizens and other Europeans in the capital, Niamey, following concerns that they could become trapped after soldiers detained President Mohamed Bazoum and seized power. The US has yet to announce plans for an evacuation, but some of its citizens have left the country with the help of the Europeans.
France’s first two flights evacuated more than 350 French nationals as well as other people from Niger and at least 10 other countries, the French Foreign Ministry said. Two more evacuation flights are scheduled to land in Paris on Wednesday afternoon. Meanwhile, an Italian military aircraft landed in Rome on Wednesday with 99 passengers, including 21 American national and civilians from other countries.
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