Niger: France starts evacuation flights after coup - BBC News

France has begun evacuation flights from Niger amid unrest sweeping the West African country after last week's coup.

The coup has prompted demonstrations against the former colonial power, with the French embassy coming under attack.

It comes as the juntas in Burkina Faso and Mali warned that any forcible attempt to restore the ousted president would be seen as a declaration of war.

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