UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES CONTINUE TO DELIVER AID IN NIGER

The United Nations continues to deliver aid in Niger, nearly three weeks since President Mohamed Bazoum was seized by some of his guards in a power grab.

Agencies continue to reach people despite the challenges, including the ongoing rainy season, UN Spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, told journalists in New York on Monday.

Roughly 4.3 million people in the West African country rely on humanitarian aid.

Last week, 22,000 people in the Maradi region, located in the centre, received cash assistance and food items.

“We and our humanitarian partners are also working with de facto authorities to identify and prepare a site to accommodate about 13,000 internally displaced people in Ouro Gueladjo, in the Tillabéri region,” Mr. Dujarric said.

The attempted overthrow of President Bazoum has been condemned by the UN and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).