UK nationals evacuated from Niger on Spanish flight
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group of British nationals have been evacuated from Niger on a flight to Spain following a army coup within the West African nation.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) on Friday stated they’d departed that morning and could be supported by officers from the division on arrival in Madrid.
The UK’s ambassador to Niger Catherine Inglehearn and a “core team” stay within the nation, the FCDO stated.
A primary group of Britons arrived in France on Wednesday after being evacuated from Niger.
Violence has damaged out in Niger after troopers detained President Mohamed Bazoum and seized energy final week.
The takeover has been condemned by Western nations and West African leaders who’ve threatened to forcibly take away the ruling junta if it doesn’t hand again energy to Mr Bazoum.
Hundreds of anti-Western protesters rallied within the capital Niamey on Thursday after the army leaders and civil society teams known as on folks to mobilise to struggle for the nation’s freedom and reject international interference.
The march fell on the day Niger marked its independence from its former colonial ruler, France, with which junta stated it’s severing army ties.
Many European nations have moved to evacuate their residents as pressure elevated within the capital and elsewhere.
An FCDO spokesperson stated: “A group of British nationals has left Niger on a Spanish flight this morning. We have a team in Madrid ready to support them on landing. The UK’s Ambassador and a core team remain in Niger.
“We are grateful to Spain for their help in this evacuation.”