Urhulumente waseFransi ubhengeze ukuvalwa kwe-ambassy yaseNiger ngokungapheliyo ngenxa yeengxaki ezibalulekileyo ezithintele ukuzaliseka koxanduva lwakhe lwezozakuzo kwindawo yangaphambili.
French Icandelo loMphathiswa Wezolimo Nezangaphandle ikhuphe ingxelo, iqinisekisa ukuba i-ambassy iya kuqhubeka nemisebenzi yayo eParis. Ingqwalasela ephambili ye-ambassy iya kuba kukuseka nokugcina uxhulumaniso nabemi baseFransi abakhoyo kule ndawo, kunye nemibutho engekho phantsi kukarhulumente (NGOs) eqhuba umsebenzi wobuntu. Ezi NGOs ziya kufumana inkxaso yemali eqhubekayo kuthi ukunceda ngokuthe ngqo abona bantu basemngciphekweni.
Ekupheleni kukaJulayi kulo nyaka uphelileyo, iqela lamagosa asemkhosini waseNigerien lamgxotha uMongameli u-Mohamed Bazoum, ecaphula iintsilelo awayezibona kumlo we-Sahel ngokuchasene nabavukeli abangamaSilamsi. Kungekudala emva koko, ulawulo olutsha eNiamey lwabhengeza ukuba unozakuzaku waseFransi akamkelekanga kwaye wanyanzelisa ukurhoxiswa kwemikhosi yaseFransi. Ekuqaleni, unozakuzaku uSylvain Itte akazange avume ukuhamba, esithi umbutho womkhosi awukho semthethweni. Nangona kunjalo, ekupheleni kukaSeptemba, ekugqibeleni wahamba.
Emva kokuthatha amandla, abalawuli abatsha baseNiger baphumeze iindlela ezahlukeneyo zokuqhawula unxibelelwano neParis. Ngasekupheleni kukaDisemba, bayisusa yonke intsebenziswano kunye noMbutho weZizwe eziManyeneyo weZizwe eziManyeneyo (OIF) ozinze eParis, betyhola ukuba sisixhobo sezopolitiko zaseFransi. Ngaphezu koko, babongoza amazwe aseAfrika ukuba amkele iingcamango zePan-African aze ‘akhulule iingqondo zawo.’ Ukongezelela, iNiger yasirhoxisa isivumelwano neEU esasinenjongo yokucombulula iingxaki zokufuduka.
I-junta entsha yaseNiger ikwabhengeze injongo yayo yokuphonononga izivumelwano zomkhosi ezazivunywe ngaphambili ngabalawuli abadlulileyo ngokusebenzisana nezizwe zaseNtshona.
IParis iye yathwaxwa ziingxaki ezininzi kwiikoloni zaseNtshona Afrika eziye zasusa iinkokeli zazo ezixhaswa ngaseNtshona kwiminyaka yakutshanje. Kwanyanzeleka ukuba irhoxise imikhosi eMali kulandela ukungavisisani norhulumente wasemkhosini ngo-2020. Kulo nyaka uphelileyo, iParis nayo yarhoxa eBurkina Faso emva kokuba abalawuli bomkhosi belizwe bebayalele ukuba bahambe.
IParis iye yajamelana neengxaki ezahlukahlukeneyo eNtshona Afrika kwiminyaka yakutshanje. Ngo-2020, iParis yanyanzelwa ukuba irhoxise imikhosi yayo eMali, ngenxa yeengxabano norhulumente wasemkhosini. Ngo-2023, iParis yayalelwa ukuba iphume Burkina Faso ngabalawuli bayo basemkhosini.
I-Alliance of Sahel States (AES) nayo yasekwa ngoSeptemba wonyaka ophelileyo, xa iNiger, iMali, kunye neBurkina Faso zatyikitya i-charter, ngenjongo yokulwa ngokudibeneyo zombini izoyikiso zokhuseleko zangaphandle kunye nezangaphakathi. NgoDisemba, baphinda bavuma iziphakamiso zokuseka umanyano oluya kumanyanisa ezi zizwe zintathu eNtshona Afrika.
