Niger's Military Bans French Aircraft from its Skies 

Niger's military rulers have banned French aircraft from entering the country's airspace. <br />The air safety agency, ASECNA, saysNiger's skies were open to all commercial flights, except for those belonging to or chartered by France. <br />Paris is a former colonial power and has around 1,500 troops in the country. <br />Niger reopened its airspace earlier this month, after closing it for nearly four weeks. <br />The West African nation says it had shut it down because of the threat of intervention from neighbouring countries.<br /><br />This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4166630/advertisement">https://www.spreaker.com/show/4166630/advertisement</a>