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 of the cns pete country. Translation the action of the cns pete is country. Translation the action of the cns pete is motivated country. Translation the action of the cns pete is motivated by country. Translation the action of the cns pe
Militaryjuntas in neighbouring burkina faso and mali warned that any Foreign Military intervention in niger, would be considered a Declaration Of War on them. A french mp for emmanuel macron s Renaissance Party spoke to the bbc about the countrys Evacuation Mission and said paris was left with no other choice. Translation we estimate that a few hundred people french people wish to leave, and have clearly expressed this intention, since we know that the tradition between European Countries is to show solidarity. If other European Countries decide to organise your evacuations, which is possible, we would Work Together to evacuate those who want to leave. 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. On sunday, the Regional Bloc ecowas made up of 15 west african countries, gave the coup leaders in niger one week to restore
word to use to describe the situation that the country finds itself in. all of that coming up on the bbc focus on africa in 20 minutes time for our international viewers here on bbc news. let s turn now to moscow where a tower block in the centre of the city has come under attack for a second time. the building was first hit on sunday, these pictures were taken from a short distance away. this was the aftermath of the second attack last night. you can see some of the damage in these pictures. emergency services have been at the scene. several other drones were reportedly shot down by air defence systems. here s some reaction from a moscow resident. translation: after the first attack, everyone said it wouldn t hit - the same place twice, and today we all woke up
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