out of this serious crisis. do out of this serious crisis. do you think out of this serious crisis. do you think we out of this serious crisis. do you think we are at the point of last resort now? of last resort now? does not for me to of last resort now? does not for me to determine, - of last resort now? does not for me to determine, but. of last resort now? does not for me to determine, but i l for me to determine, but i thought last message out of ecowas was that they want to talk seriously with the junta. i understand the united states still has left the door open to discussion, to uses good offices to further dialogue, so i think it is up to thejunta to demonstrate it wants to talk seriously. i m not sure what kind of countdown the military leaders of the ecowas states use, that sjust leaders of the ecowas states use, that s just not my forte. 0k. mohamed bazoum came to powerjust over two years ago in the first democratic transfer of power since independence in 1960. what
i do think that if a coup succeeds, if the military overthrow of a productive democratically elected government succeeds in niger then i think it is a very, very dangerous signal, ominous signal for the rest of the region. president biden, the biden administration has not called it a coup, do you consider it to be a coup? i think it s a coup. but i m not in government. i understand why the us government has hesitated. there are things that have to kick in if the united states government determines legally that this is a coup and i think they are holding off because they are trying not to have those severe measures immediately come into effect. so that s why they opened their door. it s very unusual for them to say we will use our good offices in this instance, we are willing to stand shoulder to shoulder with those who want to have a dialogue. i think united states government trying to do everything it can to signal that it s very serious about trying to get out of the situation peacef
but i thought last message out of ecowas was that they want to talk seriously with the junta. i understand that the united states still has left the door open to discussion, to use its good offices to further dialogue, so i think it is up to the junta to demonstrate it wants to talk seriously. i m not sure what kind of countdown the military leaders of the ecowas states use, that s just not my forte. 0k. mohamed bazoum came to power just over two years ago in the first democratic transfer of power since independence in 1960. what you think this situation means for the democracy in niger? i think it s an enormous setback. it is a tragic, lamentable, and just horrible setback for the country. i do think that if a coup succeeds, if the military overthrow of a productive
what i would call the best sendoff yesterday. the minister responsible for government infrastructure say firefighters managed to contain the blaze from spreading further. this is a very sad day for our democracy because parliament is the home of our democracy. parliament is also a strategic key point. no injuries have been reported that there is no indication of what may have started it. fire and rescue service officials have said it could take longer to put it out completely due to carpets and wooden floors. sudanese security forces have reportedly killed two protesters in the city of omduram during demonstrations calling for the military to leave politics. in the capital khartoum soldiers fired tear gas to disperse thousands of protesters calling for an end to military rule. mass protests have been taking place in the country since a military
being stabbed in the heart in ashburn park in croydon on thursday. another 15 year old boy arrested on suspicion of murder has been released on bail. sudanese security forces have killed two protesters during demonstrations calling for the military to leave politics. in the military to leave politics. in the capital khartoum soldiers fired tear gas to disperse thousands of protesters calling for an end to military rule. mass protests have been taking place in the country since the military overthrow of the civilian prime minister in october. he was reinstated a month later but demonstrations have continued. thousands of people in amsterdam have been protesting against the dutch government s coronavirus lockdown measures. riot police were used to break up the gathering. the netherlands went into a sudden lockdown on december the 19th with the government closing all but essential shops including hairdressers and gyms. 20