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flag Niger accuses France of backing attackers near Niamey airport, citing weapons, money, and mercenaries since April 2025.

flag Niger's President Abdourahamane Tchiani accused France on February 14, 2026, of supporting an armed attack near Niamey's Diori Hamani International Airport, alleging French intelligence and special forces supplied weapons and 300 million CFA francs—about $542,000—to armed groups in the Liptako-Gourma region since April 2025. flag He claimed France backed mercenaries behind the January 28–29 assault, resulting in 20 alleged attackers neutralized and 11 arrested, and asserted Niger’s forces are ready to respond to any further aggression. flag France has not commented.

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