liverpool plays host to ukraine s celebration of lgbt rights. the eu has suspended all security cooperation with niger 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 general 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 the west 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. chris ewokor in nigeria has the details for us.
i m helena humphreys. good to have you with us. the eu has suspended all security cooperation with niger 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 general 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 the west 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.
controversial policy. we take you to liverpool which is hosting pride for ukraine. good to have you with us. the eu has suspended all security cooperation with niger 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 general 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 the west 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. a corresponding in nigeria is
general 0mar tchiani? he s the 62 year old self appointed leader of niger. he s served as the leader of the elite presidential guard since 2015. and he s a close ally of the former president mahamadoi issoufou, who faced a thwarted coup in 2021. but general tchiani has himself been implicated in a different coup attempt something he denied in court. the coup has been roundly condemned by international bodies including the african union, west african regional bloc, the eu and the united nations. it s the latest in a wave of military takeovers that have hit the west african region in recent years, toppling governments in countries including mali, guinea and burkina faso. niger s elected president, mohamed bazoum, is still being detained. it s reported that president bazoum spoke to the french president emmanuel macron early on friday and told him that he was in good health . i spoke earlier to our reporter