US aid to Niger worth more than $100mn is paused after takeover: State Dept

WASHINGTON: US aid programs to the government of Niger that have been paused over a military takeover in the country are valued at more than $100 million and include development assistance, security assistance and law enforcement assistance, State Department spokesperson MatthewMiller said on Monday.

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In total "hundreds of millions of dollars" in US assistance is at stake if the country's junta does not reinstate the elected government, Miller added at a press briefing.