Hello, im lewis vaughanjones. Welcome to the programme. First this hour a deadline set by the west African Regional bloc ecowas for the militaryjunta to reinstate nigers ousted president Mohammed Bazoum expires later on sunday. Ecowas gave the coup leaders a week to restore the president or potentially face Military Action. Meanwhile, france says it will support efforts by ecowas. Nigers Prime Minister has been in paris saturday, meeting lawmakers and greeting protestors outside the niger embassy. He has dismissed pro coup protests taking place in his country. With the deadline only hours away, our correspondent chris ewokor reports from sokoto, North Western nigeria, close to the border with niger. They are bracing for the worst. Many of them were born here in nigeria but they have never been cut off from their roots in niger. The coup has caught them unawares. With the border is closed and the current political crisis, they are now separated from their families. This man lives here b
Hello im nancy kacungira. The former pakistani Prime Minister imran khan has called on his supporters to protest peacefully, box after he was found guilty on Corruption Charges and sentenced to three years in prison. A Court In Islamabad ruled that he had failed to declare income from the sale of gifts he received while in office. The verdict means he isnt allowed to hold Public Office for the next five years pakistan is just months away from a general election. From islamabad, Caroline Davies reports. Sirens blaring, police truck after police truck, arresting former Prime Minister imran khan. Pakistans former Prime Minister imran khan Calls For Peaceful The Judgment came from here. Police filled every corner in islamabads session court. Mr khan says that the case is politically motivated. The court said he is dishonest. So this is after months and months of waiting, we now finally have an announcement. Imran khan has been found guilty and has been sentenced to three years imprisonment
the children first to go to russia itself, then to belarus and eventually to ukraine. translation: we were crossing the border, when i saw a sign reading ukraine . i started to cry. since the war began, i wanted ukrainian soldiers to come and save us. since the invasion of ukraine, moscow claims it has gathered hundreds of thousands of vulnerable children in occupied territories, taken them to russia. in occupied territories, taking them to russia. kyiv calls it a crime against humanity for which putin has been indicted by the international criminal court in the hague. charity save ukraine says they have rescued over 200 kids translation: it is much harder to bring back an orphan child. i the russians assign a legal guardian to them to replace the previous guardian they had on ukrainian territory, or they placed the child into an adoptive family. after that, no possible agreements can work and it is very hard
a daring escape was organised by volunteers who helped the children first to go to russia itself, then to belarus and eventually to ukraine. translation: we were crossing the border when i saw a sign reading ukraine. i started to cry. since the war began, i wanted ukrainian soldiers to come and save us. since the invasion of ukraine, moscow claims it has gathered hundreds of thousands of vulnerable children in occupied territories, taken them to russia. kyiv calls it a crime against humanity, for which putin has been indicted by the international criminal court in the hague. charity save ukraine says they have rescued over 200 kids translation: it is much harder to bring back an orphan child. i the russians assign a legal guardian to them to replace the previous guardian they had on ukrainian territory or they placed the child into an adoptive family.