Thousands protest outside French embassy in Niger Capital amid coup
Thousands of pro-junta protesters gathered outside the French embassy in Niger’s capital Niamey on Sunday after Paris suspended aid over a coup, some trying to enter the building, an AFP journalist saw.
Some demonstrators ripped off and stamped on a plaque bearing the words “Embassy of France in Niger,” replacing it with Niger and Russian flags, while others shouted “long live Russia,” “long live Putin” and “down with France.”