hello. first to niger, where, in the last hour, a deadline for the militaryjunta to step down has passed. the leaders of niger s coup have hours to restore the ousted president, or face the possibility of military action. thousands of people gathered in niger s capital to support the militaryjunta as that deadline expired. despite international condemnation of the soldiers actions, thousands of nigeriens continue to show support for the army hoping it can offer the country stability. some neighbouring countries including mali, burkina faso and guinea have voiced support for the coup leaders. and algeria , which borders niger to the north, has said it is categorically against armed intervention. france says it will support efforts by ecowas to restore niger s elected president. niger s prime minister was in paris on saturday meeting lawmakers and greeting protestors outside the country s embassy. he has dismissed pro coup protests taking place in his country. mari
or face the possibility of military action. thousands of people gathered in the country s capital to support the militaryjunta as that deadline expired. some neighbouring countries including mali, burkina faso and guinea have voiced support for the coup leaders. and algeria, which borders niger to the north, has said it is categorically against armed intervention. france says it will support efforts by ecowas to restore niger s elected president. niger s prime minister was in paris on saturday 7 meeting lawmakers and greeting protestors outside the country s embassy. our reporter in lagos, in neighbouring nigeria, gave us this update. we are yet to hear from ecowas on what the decision would be concerning niger. the ultimatum has elapsed this sunday evening and we are yet to hear from ecowas. but we also know that there are expected moves in niger in the coming days, the rally this afternoon showing pro coup supporters at a stadium in niamey. this showed that the people s
our russia editor, steve rosenberg reports. this is the closest we were allowed to get to russia s most famous prisoner. we d been let inside the high securityjail where alexei navalny is already incarcerated. but journalists weren t allowed into the makeshift courtroom. we had to watch on a screen. for the kremlin critic, this is a trial behind bars. he was found guilty on extremism charges. punishment more jail time. he was handed a 19 year prison sentence. we may have been allowed in here to watch the verdict on a tv screen, but keep in mind that in this court case, the actual proceedings were closed to the press and to the public and held in a high security prison. describing this trial as behind closed doors feels like an understatement. ahead of the verdict, in a message online, mr navalny wrote that a long prison sentence for him was designed to scare russians. he revealed he d soon be on trial again for terrorism. they chant. a charismatic protest leader and anti
As a deadline expired for them to restore the elected president or face possible action from the west african regional grouping known as ecowas. a spokesman for the military junta made the announcement of the closure of the country s airspace on television. he said the armed forces were ready to defend niger s territory. some neighbouring countries, including mali, burkina faso and guinea, have voiced support for the coup leaders. and algeria, which borders niger to the north, has said it is categorically against armed intervention. the deadline has now passed so far, without action. niger s junta warned the threat is still there. translation: the planning of this war has been carried out. | free deployment of forces to take part in this war has begun in two central african countries. niger s armed forces and all our defence and security forces, backed by the unfailing support our people, are ready to defend the integrity of our territory and the honour of our homeland.
We start in niger, as the generals who ve seized power there, say they ve closed the country s airspace until further notice, in response to threat of military intervention against them. the announcement came as a deadline expired for them to restore the elected president or face possible action from the west african regional grouping known as ecowas. a spokesman for the military junta, amadou abdramane, made the annoucement of the closure of the country s airspace on television. he said the armed forces were ready to defend niger s territory, and said that any attempt to violate national airspace will be met with an energetic and instantaneous response. earlier thousands of people gathered in niger s capital to support the militaryjunta, despite international condemnation of the soldiers actions. some neighbouring countries including mali, and guinea have voiced support for the coup leaders. and algeria, which borders niger to the north, has said it is categorically