Niger junta demands head of UN mission leave the country within 72 hours

Kemi Seba, a Franco-Beninese firebrand pro-Russia activist speaks to supporters of the junta that seized power in Niger in July, during a rally near the French military base, calling for the withdrawal of French forces in Niamey, Niger September 28,2023. REUTERS/Mahamadou Hamidou/File Photo reuters_tickers

NIAMEY (Reuters) – The junta that seized power in Niger has demanded that the head of United Nations diplomatic mission leave the country within 72 hours, according to a note verbale from the West African nation’s foreign ministry seen by Reuters on Wednesday.

(Reporting by Abdel-Kader Mazou; Writing by Bate Felix; Editing by Alison Williams)