{
  "id": 3226445,
  "title": "Niger Reopened Its Budget, and the Army Is One of Seven Reasons",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/niger-reopened-its-budget-and-the-army-is-one-of-seven-reasons",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T08:29:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/niger-2026-budget-army-revision/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Niamey has amended its own finance ordinance eight months into the year, adding about US$104 million and pointing the money at the defence and security forces. The post Niger Reopened Its Budget, and the Army Is One of Seven Reasons appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}