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Foreign nationals evacuate Niger as regional tensions rise after coup

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NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Foreign nationals lined up outside an airport in Niger’s capital Wednesday morning to wait for a French military evacuation flight, while a regional bloc continued talks …

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  1. Omaha World-Herald

    Niger crisis deepens as European nations evacuate and coup leaders get support from other juntas (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    France, Italy and Spain have announced evacuations from Niger for their citizens and other European nationals. France told people to carry no more than a small bag for the flights

  2. Al Jazeera

    France to begin evacuation for its citizens, EU nationals in coup-hit Niger (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Statement comes as military governments of Burkina Faso and Mali warn against any intervention in neighouring Niger.

  3. Sioux City Journal

    Niger crisis deepens as France plans evacuation and coup leaders get support from neighboring juntas (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    France is preparing to evacuate French and European nationals from Niger, telling them to carry no more than a small bag, after a military coup there won backing from three

  4. Deutsche Welle

    Niger coup: German nationals urged to join French evacuation – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The French embassy has said evacuation plans are underway to airlift citizens as well as German nationals from Niger amid ongoing unrest following last week's coup.

  5. KESQ Palm Springs

    Europeans evacuated from Niger as neighboring West African juntas warn against intervention (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Joseph Ataman, Larry Madowo, Caitlin Hu, Shirin Faqiri and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — France is preparing to evacuate its citizens from Niger after a presidential coup plunged the West African nation into a political crisis that polarized neighboring countries in the region.

  6. Shore News Network

    France will start evacuation of French, EU citizens from Niger on Tuesday (opens Shore News Network)

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    By Michel Rose and Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS (Reuters) -France will evacuate French and European citizens from Niger, starting on Tuesday, its foreign

  7. Wall Street Journal

    France Prepares to Evacuate European Citizens From Coup-Hit Niger (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    The evacuation follows an attack on the French Embassy over the weekend by pro-Russian, pro-coup protesters.

  8. Deutsche Welle

    Niger coup: France says evacuation flights underway – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    France began evacuating hundreds of French and European citizens from Niger amid ongoing unrest following last week's coup.

  9. The Guardian

    France to evacuate European citizens from Niger after coup (opens The Guardian)

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    Decision comes after junta accused France of plotting to reinstate Mohamed Bazoum

  10. PBS NewsHour

    Niger coup leaders gain support from neighbors as France plans evacuation (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    In hotels in the capital, French and other European citizens, including some who have worked in the country for years, packed their bags awaiting news of where and when the evacuation would happen.

  11. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Europeans evacuated from Niger as neighboring West African juntas warn against intervention | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Joseph Ataman, Larry Madowo, Caitlin Hu, Shirin Faqiri and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — France was preparing to evacuate its citizens from Niger on

  12. France 24

    Eye on Africa - European nationals evacuated from coup hit Niger (opens France 24)

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    In tonight's edition; As the first couple of hundreds of French and European nationals are evacuated from coup-hit Niger, the military governments of Mali and Burkina Faso say any foreign armed intervention…

  13. Deutsche Welle

    Niger coup: France prepares evacuations – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The French embassy has said evacuation plans are underway to airlift citizens from Niger amid ongoing unrest following last week's coup.

  14. Voice of America

    France to Evacuate Citizens From Niger (opens Voice of America)

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    Military junta ousted president last week

  15. Shore News Network

    France evacuates citizens from Niger after neighbours warn of war (opens Shore News Network)

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    By Layli Foroudi and Zhifan Liu PARIS (Reuters) -France prepared to evacuate hundreds of French and European citizens from Niger on Tuesday, a day after

  16. KTLA Los Angeles

    Foreign nationals evacuate Niger as regional tensions rise after coup (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Foreign nationals lined up outside an airport in Niger’s capital Wednesday morning to wait for a French military evacuation flight, while a regional bloc continued talks …

  17. Deutsche Welle

    Niger coup: First evacuation flights land in Europe – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    France and Italy are evacuating hundreds of their citizens from Niger amid ongoing unrest following last week's coup.

  18. Seattle Times

    Foreign nationals evacuate Niger, as regional tensions rise (opens Seattle Times)

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    The French military is continuing to evacuate foreign nationals in Niger on Wednesday, with a third plane expected to depart the capital as defense chiefs from West Africa’s regional bloc are set to meet to discuss last week's coup against...

  19. WGN Chicago

    European militaries evacuate foreign nationals from Niger as regional tensions rise after coup (opens WGN Chicago)

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    NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Foreign nationals lined up outside an airport in Niger’s capital to wait for French military evacuation flights Wednesday as defense officials of a regional bloc gathered…

  20. PBS NewsHour

    Europe evacuates foreigners from Niger as tensions rise after coup (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    European militaries are continuing to evacuate foreign nationals in Niger, with a third French military flight expected to depart the African nation's capital.

  21. WFMZ Allentown

    Foreign nationals evacuate Niger as regional tensions rise (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    European militaries are continuing to evacuate foreign nationals in Niger on Wednesday, with a third French military flight expected to depart the capital as defense chiefs from West Africa’s regional

  22. Hawaiitribune Herald

    Niger crisis deepens as European nations evacuate and coup leaders get support from other juntas - Hawaii Tribune-Herald (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

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    NIAMEY, Niger — A French military transport plane carrying Europeans departed Niger on Tuesday in the first such evacuation flight since mutinous soldiers ousted the country’s democratically elected president nearly a week ago and shut its borders.

  23. Christian Science Monitor

    Foreigners flee Niger amid rising tensions, UN backs regional bloc (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    European militaries are evacuating foreign nationals from Niger amid threats from the pro-coup group. Meanwhile, the West African regional bloc ECOWAS, with U.N. backing, is preparing to use force against the group that ousted Niger’s elected president.

  24. NPR

    Foreign nationals are evacuating Niger as regional tensions rise (opens NPR)

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    France, Italy and Spain announced evacuations for their citizens and other Europeans. The U.S. has yet to announce evacuation plans for Americans but some have left the with the help of the Europeans.

  25. The Garden Island

    Niger crisis deepens as European nations evacuate (opens The Garden Island)

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    NIAMEY, Niger — A French military transport plane carrying Europeans from Niger arrived in Paris Wednesday, in the first such evacuation flight since mutinous soldiers ousted the country’s democratically elected president nearly a week ago and shut its borders.

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