“They no longer had a reason to be present”: France expelled two agents of the Nigerien intelligence services

France declared two Nigerien intelligence agents stationed at the Niger embassy in Paris “persona non grata” on September 16, forcing them to leave French territory, we learned on Friday from a diplomatic source.

“Two agents from the Niger embassy in Paris were declared “persona non grata” on September 16 and left French territory,” said this source, confirming information from the daily Le Monde.

“These are two agents of the Nigerien intelligence services who no longer had any reason to be present in the absence of cooperation” between the two countries, she said.