2023-07-27 22:57:16
In the followingmath of the coup perpetrated in Niger, the UN announced the interruption of humanitarian aid in this region in the heart of the Sahel. In a recent study, the UN announced that “3.3 million people will be food insecure by June. Indeed, this announcement by United Nations spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric on Thursday leaves questions unanswered regarding the country’s food future.
According to the latest projections from the African Development Bank, economic growth is expected to reach 7.2% in 2023 (following a decline in 2021) thanks to agriculture because, in 2023, Niger is expected to start exporting crude oil.
The political situation in the country is complicated with this coup. The situation was confused in Niamey, the capital of Niger, yesterday at the end of the day.
The Chief of Staff, General Abdou Sidikou Issa announced on Thursday that “the military command of the Nigerien Armed Forces (FAN)” had “decided to subscribe to the declaration” of the putschists in order to avoid a deadly confrontation between the different strengths. Wouldn’t this political crisis precipitate the food crisis in the region?
The country is focusing in particular on the intensification of agriculture with massive involvement.
For the moment, the UN is withholding its food aid, President Bazoum and his family are being held at the presidential palace, the rest of the army is joining the initiators of the putsch “to avoid catastrophe”. From a mood swing to a coup, uncertainty in this part of the Sahel remains unresolved.
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