Residents of Niamey share their thoughts on the departure of French soldiers and the French ambassador from Niger, announced the day before. "The French soldiers must leave immediately because we really don't need them", says Marzouk Doulla, a resident of Niamey. At the end of an untenable two-month stand-off with the military regime, President Emmanuel Macron finally gave in, announcing the return of the ambassador to Paris and the withdrawal of the 1,500 troops 'by the end of the year'. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES