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US State Secretary stresses support for ECOWAS efforts to resolve Niger's crisis

On the flip side, other countries like mali, burkina faso and guinea—bissau which have existed with military chanters in place, said any military intervention in day one will be advised against and a much force for force but that seems to divide the region at this point. i seems to divide the region at this oint, ., ., , seems to divide the region at this oint. ., ., , ., , point. i apologise for interrupting, one more question, _ point. i apologise for interrupting, one more question, cost - point. i apologise for interrupting, one more question, cost on - point. i apologise for interruptin...

Chanting. but there's some support for the coup within niger. this was a demonstration backing the coup leaders and against sanctions imposed by ecowas. neighbouring countries — mali, burkina faso and guinea — have also leant their support to the coup leaders. and algeria — which borders niger to the north — has said it is categorically against armed intervention. france, though, says it will support efforts by ecowas to restore niger's elected president. niger s prime minister was in paris on saturday 7 meeting lawmakers and greeting protestors outside the niger embassy. he has dismis...

Looking to talk more to the public about this this week. let's just return to niger and the deadline set by west african countries for the leaders of a coup to reinstate the president. with the borders closed between nigeria and niger. our correspondent, chris ewoker has travelled to sokoto in northwestern nigeria to speak to people cut off from theirfamilies. they are bracing for the worst. many of them were born here in nigeria but they have never been cut off from their roots in niger. the coup has caught them unawares. with the borders closed and the current political crisis, they are now ...

Junta is trying ‘to overthrow democracy’ after coup in West African country, says deposed president.