The Embassy of France in Niger is now closed till additional discover. For the previous 5 months, our Embassy has been subjected to main obstacles which have made it unimaginable to do its job: a blockade across the Embassy, restrictions on worker actions, and the turning away of all diplomatic personnel who have been purported to arrive in Niger, in clear violation of the Vienna Conference on Diplomatic Relations.
The Embassy will proceed working from Paris. It can keep ties with French nationals in Niger and with the NGOs that work within the humanitarian sector and which we proceed to fund, straight benefiting probably the most nation’s weak folks. Consular actions will probably be carried out by our consulates within the area.
