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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...

Well speak to you later in the programme. Well bring you an update on what happened in court this morning. This is all surrounding daniel khalife, of course, who allegedly escaped from Wandsworth Prison. He was in court this morning. Take a look at him. Lets take a look at his arrival. We dont have the moment he arrived in court right now, but it was in the last couple of hours. When he was in court, what we do haveis when he was in court, what we do have is some new details. So, he was accused of escaping from Wandsworth Prison by tying himself under a Food Delivery lorry with a strap. Appare...

Welcome to the programme. We start in morocco, where Search And Rescue crews are trying to reach people in the areas worst affected by friday nights powerful earthquake. More than 2,000 people are now known to have died. Three days of National Mourning have been declared. This is the small town of asni in the Atlas Mountains about 30 miles 45km south of marrakesh. Very few buildings have been left undamaged by the 6. 8 magnitude quake. Live now to marrakesh, we can speak to our correspondent anna holligan. This is a un World Heritage site and the Culture Agency has offered to help morocco come...

Its very good to have your company. We start in morocco, where rescuers are scrambling to find survivors under the rubble after a huge earthquake on friday. The death toll has just been updated and its risen to 2,122 people. There are also more than 2,000 injured. Small Rural Communities remain cut off by rock falls and there are reports of entire villages flattened. 0ur Correspondent, nick beake, has made it to a community in the Atlas Mountains and sent us this update. Sniffer dogs have been brought in. They belong to spanish firefighters who are the First International rescue teams to arriv...

The first British-funded field hospital has opened in Gaza to treat patients for conditions ranging from minor illnesses to injuries as serious as bullet wounds. The hospital was set up by NGO UK-Med.