Italy organises flight to repatriate nationals from Niger

FILE PHOTO: Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani speaks to the press in the Treaty Room of the State Department in Washington, U.S., June 12, 2023. Mandel Ngan/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's foreign minister on Tuesday said the government would arrange a special flight to repatriate nationals from Niamey, the capital of Niger, after a military takeover took place in the African state.

"The Italian government has decided to offer our fellow citizens in Niamey the chance to leave the city on a special flight to Italy," Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani posted on the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter.