FRENCH Title: Putsch au Niger: Macron annonce que l’ambassadeur de France est “pris en otage”

Caption: French President Macron says French Ambassador to Niger Itte and other diplomatic staff being held “hostage” and forced to eat military rations at French Embassy in Niamey, Niger: News Outlet Photo via BFMTV.

  • Hangry @lm.helilot.com
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    1 year ago

    The French variant of the article says that there is only military rations left to eat at the embassy.
    But your post kind of implies that the French embassador is “force fed” military rations? This is a very weird way to translate it.

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        1 year ago

        The article is a little weird. This is my interpretation, need to look for other sources.

        President says that the ambassador is “taken hostage, literally”.
        Military in Niger wants him out of the country, but French government says that his work is too valuable, he must stay.
        Military says " OK, but he can’t leave the embassy, Persona Non Grata".

        Technically the ambassador has either choice of leaving the country or staying inside the embassy. Food is not delivered anymore, leaving him with military rations to eat.

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      But your post kind of implies that the French embassador is “force fed” military rations? This is a very weird way to translate it.

      No, it doesn’t. You’re trying too hard.

      They’re forced to eat them (not fed!) because there’s nothing else. That’s it!

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    1 year ago

    Turns out the French embassy either serves croissants or military rations… And the Nigeriens took the croissants.

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      1 year ago

      Niger wants him to leave, but Macron wants to manufacture a reason to intervene militarily.

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    The French Minister of Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna, however, assured Friday evening on the LCI channel that the French ambassador to Niger is “working” and he will remain in his post as long as President Emmanuel Macron wishes despite the expulsion desired by the military in power.

    Sylvain Itté “works (…) He is very useful to us through his contacts, through those of his team, there is still a small team around him”, declared Catherine Colonna. “He stays as long as we want him to stay. It’s a decision that belongs to the President of the Republic,” she added.