Niamey has referred to as for the substitute of the European Union’s Ambassador to Niger, Salvador Pinto da Franca, amid a dispute over €1.3 million in emergency flood aid. The EU had recalled the ambassador to its headquarters in Brussels after Niger’s military-led administration accused him of distributing the funds to NGOs with out authorities approval. The group additionally denied the allegations, imploring Niamey to not politicize the difficulty. Nonetheless, Niger has pressed ahead with its claims, stating that da Franca continued unauthorized operations, though he was warned to desist. In a press release issued on Sunday, the nation’s overseas ministry declared it might now not collaborate with the ambassador and requested a direct substitute. The federal government additionally said that it didn’t request the EU’s help and plans to deal with the disaster independently. Since June, the West African nation has grappled with floods which have killed over 300 folks and displaced over 1.1 million.
SOURCE: AFRICA NEWS