The Nigerien navy authorities has disengaged from a number of international companions for the reason that coup in July.
Niger has suspended all cooperation with the International Organisation of Francophone nations (OIF), its navy leaders mentioned, because it progressively severs ties with former colonial ruler France.
The 88-member physique “has always been used by France as an instrument to defend French interests”, a spokesperson for Niger’s navy authorities mentioned on nationwide tv late on Sunday.
The navy seized energy in a coup in July which was strongly condemned by France and different Western allies. It quickly kicked out French troops which had been serving to to struggle a decade-old armed riot within the West African nation.
The OIF had already suspended most cooperation with Niger final week due to the coup however mentioned it could preserve these programmes “directly benefiting civilian populations, and those contributing to the restoration of democracy”.
The organisation’s acknowledged mission is to advertise the French language, help peace and democracy, and encourage training and improvement in Francophone international locations all over the world, a lot of that are former French colonies.
“The government of Niger calls on the African people to decolonise their minds and promote their own national languages in accordance with the ideas of the founding fathers of Pan-Africanism,” mentioned the federal government’s assertion.
The authorities mentioned in a separate assertion on Sunday that it had not but determined how lengthy it could maintain on to energy, however that the size of the transition could be decided after an inclusive nationwide dialogue. It didn’t say when the dialogue would happen.
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