The government of Niger, currently run by the military after a coup, announced on Thursday that the work of international organizations and UN agencies is prohibited in the areas of military operations.
"Due to the current security situation and the ongoing implementation of the tasks set by the armed forces of Niger, the Ministry of Internal Affairs informs international organizations, national and international NGOs and UN agencies present in Niger that their activities and movements in the areas of [military] operations are temporarily suspended," the Nigerien Ministry of the Interior said in a statement, cited by AFP.
The statement did not specify which districts of the country the decree concerns.
Niger's military announced the removal of President Mohamed Bazoum and the establishment of the National Council for the Defense of the Fatherland (CNSP) through a televised address in late July.
Leaders of most Western countries and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) condemned the coup. In early August, participants in an emergency meeting of ECOWAS chiefs of staff in Abuja, Nigeria, approved a contingency plan for military intervention in Niger to restore Bazoum to power.