00:00Niger's interior minister said the government has suspended the activities of over 2,900 of the 4,700 registered local
00:08and foreign and governmental organizations and development agencies.
00:13The junta, led by General Abdul Rahman Tiani since July 2023, has made national sovereignty one of its priorities and
00:21has its neighbors and ally Burkina Faso, which is also military-run.
00:25Last week, Burkina Faso authorities dissolved more than 100 NGOs and associations, many of them involved in the defense of
00:33human rights and banned them from operating.
00:36In Niger, the military regularly accuses NGOs of likely transparency and of supporting terrorist armed groups that are destabilizing several
00:44parts of the country.
00:45Last year, authorities banned several local and international NGOs from operating, criticizing them for failing to publish their 2024 financial
00:55statements on time in the official gazette.
00:59Last year, Burkina Faso adopted a law that subjects associations to strict administrative obligations.
01:05Several rights organizations have condemned the move, terming it discriminative.
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