The last French troops withdrew from Niger on Friday, marking an end to more than a decade of France's anti-jihadist operations in the Sahel, reports Radio France Internationale.
France has been forced to pull out of three countries in the region in less than 18 months, following military takeovers that have seen Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso all turn away from their former colonial ruler.
"Today's date [...] marks the end of the disengagement process of French forces in the Sahel," said Niger army lieutenant Salim Ibrahim.
France will also close its embassy in Niger following the departure of the last contingent of its troops. Its ambassador returned to Paris in September.
Relations between Niger and France have soured since soldiers of the presidential guard toppled President Mohamed Bazoum and seized power in a coup in July.
The generals now in charge of Niger demanded the withdrawal of some 1,500 French troops, who were deployed on a mission to contain a jihadist insurgency that has plagued the Sahel region for more than a decade.
French forces, who had been based in the capital Niamey as well as along the border with Mali and Burkina Faso, began pulling out in October.
The last French soldiers boarded a military plane from the French air base in Niamey on Friday afternoon, according to a correspondent for French news agency AFP, who watched them depart.
France's exit from Niger follows similar withdrawals from Mali and Burkina Faso, both of which are also under military rule after recent coups.
In all three countries, the takeovers have been followed by a break with France and its western allies, accompanied by friendlier relations with Russia.