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An Italian military aircraft landed at an airport near Rome with 99 passengers evacuated from Niger. The passengers evacuated included 36 Italians, 21 U.S. citizens, and others from various countries. Before the evacuation, there were some 100 Italian civilians in Niger, in addition to some 350 Italian military members stationed there
An Italian military aircraft landed at an airport near Rome with 99 passengers evacuated from Niger. The passengers evacuated included 36 Italians, 21 U.S. citizens, and others from various countries. Before the evacuation, there were some 100 Italian civilians in Niger, in addition to some 350 Italian military members stationed there.
Several European countries are continuing to evacuate foreign nationals from Niger, with a third French military flight expected to depart the capital as defense chiefs from West Africa’s regional bloc are set to meet to discuss last week’s coup.
France, Italy, and Spain all announced evacuations for their citizens and other European nationals, concerned that they risked becoming trapped by the coup that won backing Tuesday from three other West African nations also ruled by mutinous soldiers.
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In the meantime, Niger’s land and air borders with five neighboring countries have been reopened, almost a week after they were closed in a coup that overthrew elected president Mohamed Bazoum. The European Union (EU), France, and Germany have suspended aid to a country economically dependent on foreign allies.
