Military attack

Tensions between Niger and France have continued to escalate following the recent attack on Diori Hamani International Airport and Air Base in Niamey, an incident Niger authorities say is part of a broader destabilization campaign allegedly linked to France. Relations between the two countries have been at an alltime low following the removal of French military forces from Niger and the formation of the Alliance of Sahel States in 2023. The Nigerien authorities have consistently maintained that France bears responsibility for the airport attack, which occurred several weeks ago and heightened already strained diplomatic and security relations between the two countries.