the eu has suspended all security cooperation with niger and has refused to recognise the new leaders after the country s army took power in a coup. it comes shortly after the us declared its unflagging support for ousted president mohamed bazoum, seen as a key western ally in the fight against islamist militants. on friday, the head of the presidential guards unit, generalabdourahmane tchiani declared himself niger s new leader. he said insecurity, economic woes and corruption led him to seize power. but there are now concerns in about which countries the new leader will align with. niger s neighbours, burkina faso and mali, have both pivoted towards russia since their own coups. earlier, i spoke to cameron hudson, an analyst on african security with the centre for strategic and international studies. and i began by asking about the response to the coup from the international community. i think for a lot of western countries, the united states, european union and others, there is an a
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with co hosts new zealand back in action. hello. leaders from across west africa are set to meet for an emergency summit following the coup in niger. soldiers announced the military takeover on wednesday, aiming to remove president mohamed bazoum. on friday, the head of the presidential guards unit, general abdourahmane tchiani, declared himself niger s new leader, saying insecurity, economic woes and corruption led him to seize power. the eu, us, france and other nations say they will not recognise the coups leaders, with some suspending security cooperation and budgetary aid. there are concerns in the west about which countries the new leader will align with, potentially
peace keeping force. and farewell to the football ferns co hosts new zealand are knocked out of the women s world cup. hello, i m rich preston. we start in niger where thousands of people have gathered in the streets of the capital niamey to protest outside the french embassy. protesters have responded to a call from the leaders of this week s military coup, who also denounced the upcoming meeting between leaders from across west africa on the situation. in a statement, the soldiers are warning of what they call military intervention. soldiers announced the military takeover on wednesday, detaining the president mohamed bazoum. on friday, the head of the presidential guards
detaining the president, mohamed bazoum. on friday, the head of the presidential guards unit, general abdourahmane tchiani, declared himself niger s new leader, saying insecurity, economic woes and corruption prompted him to seize power. the us, the eu, and france, niger s former colonial ruler, say they won t recognise the coup leaders, with some suspending security cooperation and budgetary aid. there are concerns among many countries over which states niger s new leader will align with, potentially moving closer to russia, as happened after coups in neighbouring burkina faso and mali. later, leaders from the 15 countries that make up ecowas, the economic community of west african states, and the eight leaders from the west african economic and monetary union will meet to discuss their response. earlier, chris ewokor, who is following the story from neighbouring nigeria.
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