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. over now to a live press conference.
officers to haiti to lead a multinational 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
courage and the staunch spirit of naval officers. in the name of russia, our officers and naval personnel are proving their. fulfilling their homework tasks and i thank the personnel of the russian navy for the faultless performance, for their perseverance and resilience and for that loyalty to the motherland. glory to the russian navy! cheering. that was vladimir putin speaking earlier on the annual navy day parade in st petersburg. leaders from across west africa are due to meet for an emergency summit following the coup in niger. soldiers announced the military takeover on wednesday, detaining the president mohamed bazoum. on friday, the head of the presidential guards unit, general abdourahmane tchiani, declared himself niger s new leader
co hosts new zealand are knocked out of the women s world cup. hello, i m rich preston. welcome to the programme. the leaders of the military coup in niger have issued a statement, warning of what they call imminent military intervention. it comes as leaders from across west africa are due to meet for an emergency summit following the coup in niger. which took place earlier this week. soldiers announced the military takeover on wednesday, 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
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