France has begun withdrawing its troops from Niger after being ordered out of the West African nation by the leaders of the July coup that ousted the pro-Paris president. Pickup trucks and armored personnel carriers laden with French troops drove through the dusty outskirts of the capital Niamey on Tuesday after the junta late on Monday said the withdrawal would kick off the following day. In a statement, the military government said the movement would involve some of the 1,500 French soldiers leaving Niger via road to Chad, a journey of hundreds of kilometers through sometimes insecure territory. A few dozen French servicemen flew out of Niger on a military plane on Monday. French President Emmanuel Macron, who had sought to make a special ally of Niger, said in September that the troops would exit "by the end of the year", complying with a demand by the coup leaders. __________________ ShanghaiEye focuses on producing top-quality contents. Nobody knows SHANGHAI better than us. Please subscribe to us ☻☻☻ __________________ For more stories, please click ■ What's up today in Shanghai, the most updated news of the city https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeyl7CQ2A5MNjpE4hspSVry8dR555getN ■ Amazing Shanghai, exploring the unknown corners of the city, learning the people, food and stories behind them https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeyl7CQ2A5MMVTWr-zIXjsS4hhSQPmyes ■ What Chinese people's lives are like during the post COVID-19 period https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeyl7CQ2A5MPrPTmIirpfgETu6VKVESXe ■ Views of foreign scholars on China and its affairs https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeyl7CQ2A5MO9ua_nSK6slRPdUl-ovjRe ■ Foreign faces in Shanghai, people living in this city sharing their true feelings https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeyl7CQ2A5MP0vJDSw23_1MCPJhAfGbiG ■ Mini-docs showing why China is the country it is today https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeyl7CQ2A5MOreRu2AbZ3ziIUyCcdBLwX __________________ ☎Leave us messages if you have any suggestions or questions! Thank you!