After the announcement of the withdrawal of French and European forces from Mali, reactions are mixed in Niger, one of the countries that has been facing attacks by jihadist groups often based in Mali for years. While a member of the rights group Tournons la Page (TLP) believes that the presence of foreign forces was "useless, illegal and illegitimate", a Nigerien journalist thinks that the terrorist groups are "congratulating themselves" following the withdrawal. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES