France evacuates over 1,000 people from Niger

The number of citizens evacuated by French Air and Space Forces from Niger has reached 1,079, including representatives of 50 countries, reads a statement of the French Foreign Ministry, published on August 3, Report informs referring to TASS.

The statement notes that the decision to evacuate was made after the attacks on the French embassy and the closure of Niger’s airspace. In total, 1,200 citizens of the republic were registered in Niger, however, according to the Foreign Ministry, only 600 people were subject to voluntary evacuation.

In total, France facilitated the evacuation of citizens from 50 EU countries, the UK, the US, Canada, Japan, Türkiye, Georgia, etc.