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The EU stated it’s going to “proceed supporting the inhabitants” in Niger.
“Humanitarian help is important; it’s offered neutrally, impartially and independently, and is applied by United Nations companies and worldwide organisations and NGOs. Nothing ought to justify using humanitarian help for political ends,” the EEAS stated within the assertion.
The EU added that it recalled its ambassador to Niger, Portuguese-French diplomat Salvador Pinto da França, for “session in Brussels.”
The developments mark a brand new excessive within the escalating tensions between the EU and Niger, the place a navy junta that’s not acknowledged by Brussels seized energy in a coup d’etat in the summertime of 2023.
Niger’s navy rulers instantly turned towards former colonial ruler France, which withdrew its envoy to Niger shortly after the coup.
