According to reports, the french ambassador to Niger has stayed in the country even though he has been asked to leave. Reportedly, the french president speaking to a gathering of diplomats in Paris confirmed that the french envoy was listening in Niamey. According to the report, the french president who said he will support any military action from ecowas said, “France has faced particularly difficult situations in some countries in recent months, from Sudan where France has been exemplary, to Niger at this very moment.” Atrocities occurred in the Darfur region of Sudan when the area was cleared for oil.