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
We begin with the major security crisis unfolding in west africa. within the last few hours it s been confirmed that several planes are in the air en route to niger to evacuate french and other european citizens. it follows last week s military coup and a worsening security situation on the ground. the us, spain and italy are also arranging rescue flights. the uk has told british nationals in niger to register their location and stay indoors. on sunday the regional bloc ecowas issued an ultimatum to the coup leaders restore democracy within seven days or face what it called all necessary means . niger is part of africa s sahel region which stretches from the atlantic to the red sea. overnight, burkina faso, mali and guinea issued a joint statement saying any military intervention in niger would be regarded as a declaration of war on them.
Welcome to the daily global, where we ll bring you the top stories from around the world. we begin with the major security crisis unfolding in west africa. within the last few hours it s been confirmed that several planes are in the air en route to niger to evacuate french and other european citizens. it follows last week s military coup and a worsening security situation on the ground. the us, spain and italy are also arranging rescue flights. the uk has told british nationals in niger to register their location and stay indoors. on sunday the regional bloc ecowas issued an ultimatum to the coup leaders restore democracy within seven days or face what it called all necessary means . niger is part of africa s sahel region which stretches from the atlantic to the red sea. overnight, burkina faso, mali and guinea issued a joint statement saying any military intervention in niger would be regarded as a declaration of war on them.