Chief of Staff of Niger Declares War on France
According to jeuneafrique.com, the military chief of staff of Niger, Amadou Ibro, stated that the country has entered a state of war against France.
Ibro said that although no war has yet broken out between Niger and France, preparations for war have been ongoing in accordance with a mobilization order previously approved by the government.
The French General Staff stated that the claim of declaring war is false, and "there is no issue of France intervening in Niger."
Niger's authorities had drafted documents last December to determine the procedures for implementing total mobilization.
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