Niger is generating electricity from a solar plant near the capital Niamey to make up for power shortages caused by neighboring Nigeria cutting energy supplies.
Sanctions and suspension of international finance and aid have left the economy of Niger, one of the world's poorest countries, hanging by a thread three months after a July 26 military coup.
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The European Union (EU), a major partner of Niger, had allocated €503 million ($554 million) "to improve governance, education and sustainable growth in Niger for the period 2021-2024",
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