Germany has temporarily pulled its diplomatic staff out of Niger due to increasing security concerns, as the West African nation faces a worsening wave of terrorist attacks and growing activities by armed criminal groups across several parts of the country.
Officials in Berlin said the decision was taken after security assessments indicated that Western nationals could be prime targets for kidnappings and violent assaults by extremist groups operating across the Sahel region. The move follows a similar step by the United States, which ordered some embassy staff to leave Niger in late January due to rising threats against foreign missions.
