French Ambassador Being ‘Held Hostage’ by Niger Military Junta, Emmanuel Macron Says

Posted on September 16, 2023

(AFP) — President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that France’s envoy to Niger is living like a hostage in the French embassy and accused military rulers of blocking food deliveries to the mission. The ambassador is living off “military rations”,

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