And A330 airplane of the Air Force and space has landed on Niger early this Friday to evacuate the rest of Spanish citizens who wanted to leave the country. As reported by the Ministry of Defencethe aircraft will fly back to Spain throughout the day.
The Ministry directed by Margarita Robles has been working since last Monday in coordination with foreign to obtain permits to land in Niamey. In Niger, 70 Spanish requested an evacuation after the presidential forces carried out a coup on August 26 against Mohamed Bazoum, President. Since then, several European countries have tried to remove their citizens.
France He was the one who obtained the first permits and already on Monday managed to send an A330 to evacuate its citizens. The Macron Executive offered to also remove people from other countries of the European Union. In fact, on Thursday more than 20 Spaniards boarded one of their planes, arriving in Paris at dawn and today they will fly to Spain.
USA e Italia They also worked on the extraction of their citizens, just like Spain, whose Embassy has remained open until the last moment to help the Spanish.
In Niger, a strategic place for its uranium reserves, military personnel from France and the United States will remain, who will try to help restore democracy to the country. They want to prevent Wagner paramilitary groups from entering Nigerian territory, as they are already doing. Maliand take control. Burkina Fasoanother country bordering Niger, is also governed by the military, making it the most unstable area in the world. sub-saharan africa.