A Women's Group Demands The Release Of Niger's Funds That Are In The Bank Of French Countries In the Republic of Niger, members of ...

 A Women's Group Demands The Release Of Niger's Funds That Are In The Bank Of French Countries

In the Republic of Niger, members of the Mata Masu Dobara (MMD) organized a rally at the Central Bank of West Africa in France (BCEAO) to pressure the bank's leaders to return to the country its savings that were subject to UEMOA sanctions as a result of the coup d'état. .

 The situation and the cost of living in a time when there is a lack of money in the hands of the people, the MDD group, that is women who are pregnant, has organized a rally to explain to the world the situation in Niger due to the series the sanctions that were imposed on the country, where they started to face delays in the payment of salaries, they said.

Tens of millions of cefa belonging to the government of Niger that are deposited in the banks of West African countries under the supervision of France, it was revealed that the BCEAO bank has been holding them since the military coup against President Mohamed Bazoum, that is the reason why the women The MMD group marched on Thursday from MJC Djado Sekou to the BCEAO bank office in the center of Yamai to protest against this action.

In order to find out BCEAO's position on this issue, the Voice of America contacted the SYNBANK Union of Bank Employees who connected our representative with an officer of the bank branch here in Yamai, but we have been calling and sending text messages to no avail. answer no.

Holding funds and assets of the government of Niger is one of the 10 financial and economic sanctions imposed by UEMOA on Niger on the day after the coup d'état on July 26, 2023. the daily life of the people.

The delay in the payment of workers' salaries is one of these problems, although on Thursday night the payment of salaries for the month of September started in some banks according to reports.

In an attempt to deal with the challenges related to the sanctions of the West African countries, the CNSP council opened a foundation to collect funds for the management of national affairs.

Some Nigeriens living abroad have already sent them a donation of over 100 million cefa, with the aim of emphasizing support for the new leaders of the military regime.