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, meeting lawmakers and greeting protestors outside the country s embassy. let s now go live to our correspondent in lagos in neighbouring nigeria. we are yet to hear from ecowas and what of would be concerning niger. the ultimatum has elapsed the sunday
A bridge in crimea has been damaged by missile strike. this is from the appointed head of crimea in moscow, the bridge has been damaged. a deadline for the militaryjunta in niger to step down is nowjust hours away. the west african regional bloc of ecowas gave the coup leaders a week to reinstate the ousted president mohamed bazoum and threatened military intervention if its demands were not met. there ve been reports of sporadic shows of support for the junta on the streets of the capital niamey, but overall the city is said to be calm. 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.
Is said to be calm. 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. a lot of western nations will be keeping a key eye on events, and that deadline later, in niger. 0ur reporter nicky schiller has been looking at why. why is kneejerk so important? first of all, geographically, it is the largest country in west africa. it is also part of the key strip of land running from the red sea through to the atlantic ocean. secondly, politically. until recently, niger had been seen to have relative democratic stability, especially as its neighbours mali and burkina fa
Live from london, this is bbc news. president zelensky says a russian guided bomb has hit a blood transfusion centre in north eastern ukraine, describing the attack as a war crime. pope francis ends his 5 day trip to portugal with an open air mass in lisbon brining to a close, an international festival for catholic youth. decision time for niger, as a deadline given by west african leaders for the military to reinstate the country s ousted president is due to expire in the coming hours. good morning. welcome to bbc news. we start in ukraine,
Hello, iam none hello, i am none to thanks for joining us on bbc news. first to niger where, in the last two hours, 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 7 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 7 meeting lawmakers and greeting protestors outside the country s embassy. he has dismissed