hello. it is great to have you with us. we start tonight with a developing story. a group of military officers in the west african country, niger announced a coup on national television. one of the soldiers, colonel major amadou adramane, said they dissolved the constitution, suspended all institutions, and closed the country s borders. protests erupted in the streets in response to the attempt to overthrow the government. in the announcement, adramane did not reference president mohamed bazoum who has been detained by troops from the presdiential guard since early on wednesday. translation: this day, - july 23rd 2023, we, the defence and security forces, meeting within the national council for the safeguard of the homeland, have decided to put an end to the regime you know.
heats up, as the us and the netherlands battle it out in sydney. hello. it is great to have you with us. we start tonight with a developing story. a group of military officers in the west african country, niger announced a coup on national television. one of the soldiers, colonel major amadou adramane, said they dissolved the constitution, suspended all institutions, and closed the country s borders. protests erupted in the streets in response to the attempt to overthrow the government. in the announcement, adramane did not reference president mohamed bazoum who has been detained by troops from the presdiential guard since early on wednesday. translation: this day, - july 23rd 2023, we, the defence and security forces, meeting within the national council for the safeguard of the homeland, have decided to put an end to the regime you know.
deliver a thrilling game in sydney, as portugal prepares to face vietnam. hello, i m samantha simmonds. we begin in niger, where a group of military officers has announced a coup on national television. they said they ve dissolved the constitution in the west african country, suspended all institutions, and closed the country s borders. protests erupted in the streets in response to the attempt to overthrow the government. the country s president, mohamed bazoum, was detained by troops from the presdiential guard on wednesday though the soldiers made no mention of him in their announcment. translation: this day, july 23rd, 2023, we, the defence| and security forces,
and at the world cup, the us and the netherlands deliver a thrilling game in sydney, as portugal prepares to face vietnam. hello, i m samantha simmonds. we begin in niger, where a group of military officers has announced a coup on national television. they said they ve dissolved the constitution in the west african country, suspended all institutions, and closed the country s borders. protests erupted in the streets in response to the attempt to overthrow the government. the country s president, mohamed bazoum, was detained by troops from the presdiential guard on wednesday though the soldiers made no mention of him in their announcment. translation: this day, july 23rd, 2023, we, the defence| and security forces,
to even more deaths. more on that a little later in the programme. to west africa now where niger s army has given its backing to the troops who announced in a television address that they had toppled the country s elected president, mohamed bazoum. a statement signed by the army chief of staff said it was backing the coup in order to avoid fighting within the armed forces. the coup leaders said they d dissolved the constitution, suspended all institutions, and closed the country s borders. protests erupted in the streets in response to the attempt to overthrow the government. the president was detained by troops from the presidential guard on wednesday though the soldiers made no mention of him in their announcement. translation: this day, - july 23rd 2023, we, the defence and security forces, meeting within the national council for the safeguard of the homeland, have decided to put an end to the regime you know.