france says it has no plans to withdraw around 1,000 of its soldiers based in niger where they are part of an international effort to fight islamist militants. aichatou kane is the nigerian ambassador to paris and the uk she has been in contact with president bazoum in niger and just before we came on air she told me how he is doing. the president of niger. effectively, we have a daily call and is still a serious threat. but he is well and his morale is high as well as his family s morale. does he think there will be a solution? and does he know when he ll be freed? no, no, he don t talk with us on his terms. but as you know, the prime minister of niger is here in paris with him. we exchanged on the prevailing situation in niger, which is most worrying. and what is the prime minister saying? 0ur exchange is about the niger situation. we think together that this unfortunate event for our country cannot be caused by any internal crisis on all fronts. we are on a good traj
force to reinstate niger s president, mohamed bazoum, after he was ousted by members of the presidential guard last week. the bbc s nancy kacungira has this breakdown of the issues as we know it. niger is the largest country in west africa. it s a key part of the sahel region. that s the belt of land that stretches from the atlantic ocean to the red sea. now, this is a territory that s been destabilised byjihadists and military regimes, and that s one reason why niger is so important. it was seen as an oasis of the walk an otherwise troubled reason. so, what went wrong? the soldiers said they staged a coup because of the lack of good government and insecurity in the country. translation: the government and insecurity in the country. translation: the action of the cns pete country. translation: the action of the cns pete is country. translation: the action of the cns pete is motivated country. translation: the action of the cns pete is motivated by - country. translation
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