:quality(85)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/MY7KXL4GXRC5NFVW5BV5QUDAFE.jpg "The UK evacuated the Embassy in Niger for security reasons")
The UK has announced the evacuation of all diplomatic personnel remaining at the Embassy in Niger for security reasons ahead of a possible military intervention against a coup d’etat in the country. “We have temporarily withdrawn British staff from Niger. Our embassy is now working remotely. The British Deputy High Commissioner in Lagos will continue to provide limited consular assistance,” the UK Foreign Office said in a statement. London also reminded that it is not advisable to travel to Niger, including its capital, Niamey, for security reasons. The total evacuation was carried out after the Ministry announced at the beginning of the month that it was reducing its diplomatic personnel, accompanied by a warning against the trip of its citizens to the country. The chiefs of staff of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries have decided on the “D-day” for military intervention in Niger, but they still hope for a negotiated solution to the crisis. The coup that began on July 25 after a group of Niger soldiers staged a coup and kidnapped the country’s president, Mohamed Bazoum, has once again sparked fears of political instability in Niger, a country that has been rocked by four other countries. -now five- coups since gaining independence from France in 1960, as well as several failed attempts, the last one in 2021, days before Bazoum takes office.
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