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china news service, august 31. according to deutsche welle, on the 30th local time, the german federal armed forces withdrew the last batch of soldiers from niger, marking that the german army will no longer be stationed in the sahel region of africa.

it is reported that the last 60 german soldiers in the area have been evacuated from an air force base in niamey, the capital of niger, and arrived in germany on the evening of the 30th local time.

it is reported that the niamey base can accommodate up to 120 people. the base is the logistics center of the united nations peacekeeping force in mali, and the related mission was completed at the end of 2023.

with the withdrawal of the last batch of soldiers, germany ended its eight-year garrison mission in niger, with a total of about 3,200 german soldiers serving in the region during the deployment, according to reports.