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Hello. First to niger, where, in the last hour, a deadline for the militaryjunta to step down has passed. The leaders of nigers coup have hours to restore the ousted president , or face the possibility of military action. Thousands of people gathered in nigers 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 nigers elected president. Niger s Prime Minister was in paris ....
Force to reinstate nigers president , mohamed bazoum, after he was ousted by members of the president ial 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. Its a key part of the sahel region. Thats the belt of land that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the red sea. Now, this is a territory thats been Destabilised Byjihadists and military regimes, and thats 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 o ....
Niger is a key part of africas sahel region, which stretches from the atlantic to the red sea. Burkina faso and mali have also seen recent Military Coups, and say they would come to the defence of their neighbour. And on sunday, the Regional Bloc Ecowas made up of 15 west african countries gave the coup leaders in niger one week to restore democratic rule, or face what it called all necessary mea ns. Lets talk to beatriz de leon cobo from the security think tank the Royal United Services institute. Thank you for being here with us on bbc news. Your assessment, first, of what we are seeing in niger . Thank ou ve what we are seeing in niger . Thank you very much what we are seeing in niger . Thank you very much. Right what we are seeing in niger . Thank you very much. Right now what we are seeing in niger . Th ....