Press Release: Resumption of aid for Niger: Commission releases €25 million

The European Commission has released €25 million in budgetary support for Niger, the first such payment since the investiture of the new president, Mahamadou Issoufou, in April 2011 and since the EU resumed in full its cooperation with Niger on 20 June. With these funds the government will be able to step up its fight against poverty, in particular by concentrating on the social sectors (education and health).

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ESO: Background Information: Press Release: EU resumes full development cooperation with Niger http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-eu-resumes-full-development-cooperation-with-niger/

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