Niger junta revokes military deals with France

Niger's junta revoked a raft of military cooperation agreements with France on Thursday (August 3) - a decision that could drastically reshape a fight against Islamist insurgents in the region after the ouster of President Mohamed Bazoum last week. A decision about the revocation of five military deals dating between 1977 and 2020 was read out on national television by junta representative Amadou Abdramane.