French President Emmanuel Macron decided in July 2020 to change the blue third of the flag to a darker shade. According to French news site CNews, the color change is a return to a darker navy ...

French embassy in Niger is attacked as protesters waving Russian flags march through capital by: SAM MEDNICK, Associated Press Posted: Jul 30, 2023 / 02:48 PM CDT Updated: Jul 30, 2023 / 02:52 PM CDT ...

Thousands of people backing the coup in Niger marched through the streets of the capital denouncing the country’s former colonial power and lighting a door at the French Embassy on fire Sunday ...

France has 1,500 soldiers in the country who conduct joint operations with the Nigeriens. The United States and other European countries have helped train the nation’s troops.