EU foreign policy chief also calls for release of Mohamed Bazoum, who ‘remains the only legitimate president of Niger’
The European Union has suspended financial support and cooperation on security with Niger with immediate effect after the military coup there this week.
Announcing the sanctions, the EU’s foreign policy head, Josep Borrell, said: “In addition to the immediate cessation of budget support, all cooperation actions in the domain of security are suspended indefinitely with immediate effect.”
