Some 4.3 million people in Niger are need of aid according to the UN – a figure that is set to rise as international sanctions come into effect following the military coup on July 26. The junta’s decision on Sunday to close Niger’s airspace is further reducing access to aid, UN humanitarian coordinator for Niger Louise Aubin told FRANCE 24. “This has certainly interrupted some of our humanitarian operations given that we’re so reliant on having to cover vast space – it’s a huge country.” FRANCE 24’s Laurent Berstecher tells us more.
