Chris is following the story for us. Theres a lot of pressure on the coup leaders in niger. This is as a result of the coup, the Political Development in that country and also its similar to the eus position. Its similar to the eus position. The eu has suspended aid, both financial and military to these states. The Secretary Of State earlier threatened that the country risks millions of dollars in aid is being suspended because of the coup and there has been action from the African Union which has given the military in niger 50 days maximum to return to the barracks and restore democracy. Theyve also asked for the release of the current president who we know it is still being held by the military. We who we know it is still being held by the military who we know it is still being held by the military. We go live now to can hudson by the military. We go live now to can hudson who by the military. We go live now to can hudson who is by the military. We go live now to can hudson who is an
them with the coronavirus downturn, and their economy. and their economy. do you envisage she had dissed and their economy. do you envisage she had dissed organisations - and their economy. do you envisage she had dissed organisations in - and their economy. do you envisage she had dissed organisations in the | she had dissed organisations in the region looking to move in and do you think they ll be outside of the region as well? think they ll be outside of the region as well? think they ll be outside of the reuion as well? , . ., ., , region as well? they are already in the country- region as well? they are already in the country. they ve region as well? they are already in the country. they ve been - the country. they ve been encroaching on the capital for the better part of two years. we ve seen an uptick of terrorist attacks inside the country and so the military aid and support assistance, training, this is suspended so you re going to see further encroachment and these ji
the western contribution to its budget is more than half say whether it is maintaining the doors of ministries open, schools, clinics, all of that depends on donor assistance coming into the government. in addition, if they are not able to export their principal exports which mostly go to europe, for example uranium, which entirely goes to france almost, they will see a cut off of their export earnings in a major way. so the government will see their earnings dry out very quickly and if we can not support the citizens of this country they will feel the effects very soon. they are still trying to recover them with the coronavirus downturn, and their economy. d0
someone every five seconds. we are getting hammered across every are getting hammered across every number of different aspects of health by climate change aspects of health by climate change and we have not done enough change and we have not done enough to prepare ourselves for this movement. the pandemic shows this movement. the pandemic shows us this movement. the pandemic shows us that. despite all the money shows us that. despite all the money we put into various aspects money we put into various aspects of health, what we spend aspects of health, what we spend on health like in the united spend on health like in the united states, we were still stopped in our tracks by coronavirus. we need to be investing coronavirus. we need to be investing in primary care systems, strom health workforce that is systems, strom health workforce that is able to manage these disease that is able to manage these disease burdens. if we make those disease burdens. if we make those
schools. the doors of ministries open, schools, clinics, all of that depends schools, clinics, all of that depends on the western donor assistance coming in to the government. but, in addition, ifthey government. but, in addition, iftheyare government. but, in addition, if they are not able to export their if they are not able to export their principal exports for example uranium which goes almost example uranium which goes almost entirely to france then again almost entirely to france then again they will see a cut off of their again they will see a cut off of their export earnings in a very of their export earnings in a very big of their export earnings in a very big way. the government is going very big way. the government is going to very big way. the government is going to see their earnings dry up going to see their earnings dry up very going to see their earnings dry up very quickly and if we cannot up very quickly and if we cannot continue to support citizen