French Troops in Niger Told To ’Pack Bags and Go Home’. Women In Niger Now Support.

French Soldiers to Leave Niger after protest by Women. French soldiers stationed in Niger have received a thunderous order to pack their bags and go home as a sign of growing opposition to their presence there. The French military has been stationed in Niger since 2013, but in recent months, criticism of their presence has grown throughout the country. A coalition of women’s rights organizations, who charged France with failing to safeguard citizens, destabilizing their democracy, and fueling the unrest in the area, staged the protest. Several hundred women gathered at the military installation in Niamey, the country’s capital, in an audacious and potent demonstration of their unhappiness. Their argument was well-made. They clamored for the French forces to leave Niger. The increasing agitation against the foreign military presence in the nation reached a turning point with this demonstration. Other videos you should watch about military coups in Africa; Who is Gabon’s New Military Leader: The End of French Regime in Africa: FOOTAGE licensed through Storyblocks