Niger debt suffers multiple defaults after coup

Abidjan (AFP) Feb 19, 2024

Niger has defaulted on debt instruments worth about half a billion dollars since the country's July coup, according to West Africa's currency union. Umoa-titres, which manages West African Economic Monetary Union (WAEMU)operations, has published eight notices to investors since the beginning of the year stating that Niger has been "unable to meet its financial obligations on the Government s