He would almost certainly attempt to pardon himself, where he found guilty in this case or in any other likely court cases against him. peter trubowitz, as ever, thank you for your thoughts on bbc news. niger's ousted leader has urged the us and "entire international community" to help restore constitutional order after last week's coup. writing in the washington post, president mohamed bazoum said he was writing "as a hostage". unrest has erupted in the west african state since he was overthrown. 0ur africa correspondent catherine byaru hanga is following events for us in nairobi. we don't kn...