By Le Figaro with AFP
Posted 3 hours ago, Updated 3 hours ago
US Foreign Minister Antony Blinken. TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP
The United States has suspended aid programs to the government of Niger, where putschists have taken power, but will continue its humanitarian assistance “essential” on the spot, announced Friday August 4 the head of the American diplomacy Antony Blinken. Washington “suspends certain international aid programs for the benefit of the government of Niger”, he said in a statement. But “the delivery of vital humanitarian and food aid will continue”added the Secretary of State.
In his press release, Antony Blinken, who has met on several occasions with ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, adds that his country “pursues U.S. state activities in Niger when possible, including diplomatic and security operations, for the safety of U.S. officials.” government aid “depends on democratic governance and respect for the constitutional order”wrote Blinken, saying that Washington was going “continue its review of our international assistance and our cooperation according to the evolution of the situation on the ground.”
The United States strongly condemned the overthrow of President Bazoum but, unlike France and other European countries, had not ordered evacuations until Wednesday or suspended aid to Niger, which amounts to several hundred million dollars.
2023-08-04 23:53:28
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