all right, you, sarah. west african nations have put a smalljoint military force on alert over a coup in niger. it comes as leaders of the ecowas regional bloc countries wrapped up a summit focused on finding a way to push niger back to democracy. at the same time, nigerian president bola tinubu, said the organisation was prioritising diplomacy. earlier, there had been threats of military action, if niger s ousted president mohamed bazoum was not reinstated. but the coup leaders didn t back down. instead, they have named a 21 member cabinet to consolidate power. niger s ambassador to the us kiari liman tinguiri joins me now. get to see you again. west african states have wrapped up their emergency summit saying that diplomacy is their top priority by that at the same time, they have put a joint military force on alert. what do you think of this outcome?