The EU has threatened to end support for Niger after a referendum extending the president's rule. But uranium and oil companies could reduce the bloc's leverage.
"I regret that the recent holding of a referendum in Niger was outside the country's constitutional norms," EU development commissioner Karel de Gucht said in a statement on Monday (10 August).
"A rapid return by president Tandja to those constitutional norms would mean we don't have to open negotiations between the Euro...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.