PARIS (Reuters) – France’s foreign ministry on Tuesday called for the immediate release of a French consulate official held by security forces in Niger.
It said that an advisor to French nationals in Niger had been arrested by Niger security forces on September 8.
“From day one, our embassy has worked to guarantee consular protection to our compatriot,” it said.
(Reporting by GV De Clercq, editing by Tassilo Hummel)