[UPDATE-Sep 1-21:00Z] Niger Army on Full Alert, Junta Ordered Diplomats to Leave the Country

Niger coup leaders demand French troops leave country before September 3 The National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, which was set up by Niger’s coup leaders, has demanded that France pull out its troops from the country by September 3, Dubai-based Sky News Arabia television reported. According to the report, a representative of the council reiterated that France was given 30 days to withdraw its armed forces from the country. That deadline expires on September 3. There is growing discontent among Nigeriens with the presence of French troops in the country, the television channel said. According to Sky…