Ottawa has announced it will stop providing financial assistance to Niger’s government in the wake of a military coup in the West African country.
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says in the statement that Canada supports ECOWAS mediation efforts.
The Global Affairs Department says a bilateral development deal signed with Niger in 2020 had been expected to reach an annual budget of $10 million per year by 2026.
The program disbursed $2.71 million in the 2021-2022 financial year.
