Canada Suspends Direct Aid to Niger’s Government After Military Coup

Canada Suspends Direct Aid to Niger’s Government After Military Coup
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly speaks to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on March 27, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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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.

Leaders of the military junta are facing a Sunday deadline from the Economic Community of West African States, known as ECOWAS, to reinstate democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum or face possible foreign intervention.