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France suspends development, budget aid to Niger following military coup

Niger, one of the world's poorest countries, depends heavily on foreign aid. France suspended aid to the country on Saturday calling for "an immediate return to constitutional order". AFP - -

France has suspended all development aid and budgetary support to Niger following a military coup against President Mohamed Bazoum, the French foreign ministry said Saturday.

Paris "calls for an immediate return to constitutional order in Niger," along with the reinstatement of democratically-elected Bazoum, the ministry said in a statement.

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