BRUSSELS, Belgium, Nov 23, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - The European Union said on 
Saturday it had recalled its envoy from Niger because the ruling junta had 
questioned the way the bloc delivered aid to the West African country.

"The EU has therefore decide to recall its ambassador to Niamey for 
consultations in Brussels," an EU spokesperson said.

Niger had on Friday accused the EU ambassador of distributing 1.3 million 
euros ($1.35 million) in humanitarian aid to non-governmental organisations 
in the country without first informing the authorities.

It has asked for an audit of the way the funds were managed.

Since taking power in a coup in July 2023, the Sahel nation's military rulers 
have turned their backs on former colonial ruler France and have grown 
increasingly frosty towards the European Union.