itemprop=description content=Niger reduced its projected spending for 2023 by 40% as a result of international sanctions imposed after the military overthrew the government in a coup in July, 2023, Reuters reports.
The announcement stated that the budget for this year, which was originally estimated to be U.S.$5.3 billion had been reduced to U.S.$3 billion but did not specify where the budget cuts would occur.President Mohamed Bazoum and installed a transitional administration, one of several recent coups in the Sahel area of West Africa. The regional ECOWAS bloc, the European Union, and the U.S. all denounced the coup and responded by imposing penalties, freezing assets, or stopping aid.
France is to end its military cooperation with Niger and pull its 1,500 troops out of the African country by the end of the year after a military coup there, French President Emmanuel Macron). To contact the copyright holder directly for corrections — or for permission to republish or make other authorized use of this material,, representing a diversity of positions on every topic.
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