(Source: European Commission) Between 2014 and 2020, the EU is providing €596 million to Niger, through the European Development Fund. The country's priorities have been identified together with the national government. The EU is a key political, humanitarian and development actor in Niger. Niger currently ranks last in the United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) Human Development Index and faces numerous challenges, such as food and nutrition recurrent crises, a population growth rate of 3.9%, and regional instability. Niger is hosting refugees and displaced people from Nigeria and Mali. It is also one of the most critical transit hubs for migration flows to Europe. Under the...
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