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French Ambassador to Niger Itte and other diplomatic staff being held "hostage" and forced to eat military rations at French Embassy (English translation) (l.bfmtv.com)

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FRENCH Title: Putsch au Niger: Macron annonce que l'ambassadeur de France est "pris en otage"

Caption: French President Macron says French Ambassador to Niger Itte and other diplomatic staff being held "hostage" and forced to eat military rations at French Embassy in Niamey, Niger: News Outlet Photo via BFMTV.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

No butter? No baguettes? No onions?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

the horror

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Listen that might even mean no wine at dinner

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

NO WINE AT DINNER!?!?!?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Now they have too eat stuff like salmon with rice and vegetables, cassoulet, hare terrine or lamb tajine with only creme caramel or nougat for dessert (this is all stuff that are in the French military rations)

Seriously I hope they will be alright, this must be an extremely stressful situation.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

The article's a bit confusing but the Nigeriens mean they are feeding them Nigerien military rations, not French rations. Probably sorghum.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

You called?