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Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20240604 01:22:00

Measures are being taken. thank ou. . , ., you. the decision was unexpected. - you. the decision was unexpected. the - you. the decision was l unexpected. the earlier decision by the ecowas leaders including military intervention including military intervention in niger heightened tensions. people were afraid and they suspected this time around ecowas was going to offer what many people see as the carrot and stick approach of diplomacy, dialogue. what it seems that is this time around, the ecowas leaders are planning to send a message that coup in any member come trees will no longer be acceptable expected countries. even though they have the activation of ecowas standby pause, it s not yet clear how that force is going to work. when is the activation taking place? what is going to be the mode of operation? what many people are now expecting is how this activation would affect the stability of the subregion. researchers have discovered a previously ....

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Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20240604 02:21:00

Of the west african regional bloc, ecowas, decided to put its troops on alert. niger s elected president, mohamed bazoum, was ousted in a coup last month. ecowas leaders says the use of force will be a last resort. our correspondent chris ewoker filed this report. the heads of state have taken the position to direct the i willization of the stand by force. they ve also directed the military authorities in the subregion to deploy the stand by force of the community. as to the financing, that is. that has been discussed and appropriate measures are being taken. thank you. the decision was unexpected. including the military intervention in niger had heightened tension. a lot of ....

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Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20240604 02:22:00

People were afraid and were worried that this time round, ecowas would offer what many people see as the carrot and stick approach of diplomacy, dialogue. but it steams that this time around, the ecowas leaders are planning to send a message that the coup in any of the member countries would no longer be acceptable. even though they have ordered the activation of the ecowas stand by force, it is not yet clear how that force is going to work when the activation is taking place. what is going to be the mode of operation? what many people are now expecting is how this vaccination will affect the stability of the this activity will affect the stability of the subregion. sri lanka now is betting its future on tourism. the country was brought to its knees just a year ago by the worst economic crisis in its independent history. archana shukla reports. ....

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Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20240604 01:21:00

Two mayors have been shot dead in recent months but the fear is the violence is set to get even worse. katy watson, bbc news. the ivory coast says it ll send about 1,000 troops to join an international force that s been put on standby to intervene in niger. the announcement came after an emergency meeting of the west african regional bloc ecowas decided to put its troops on alert. niger s elected president mohamed bazoum was ousted in a coup last month. ecowas leaders says the use of force will be a last resort. 0ur correspondent chris ewoker filed this report. the heads of state have taken the heads of state have taken the decision to direct the mobilisation of the standby pause and also direct the military authorities in the subregion to deploy the standby force of the community. as to the financing, that has been discussed and appropriate measures are being taken. thank you. ....

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Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News Now 20240604 13:19:00

Technology always to work in your favour when someone so far away. we will try to get chris back when we can at some point in the programme. to reiterate what he was saying, there is a need for ecowas leaders to find some to move forward. could we have chris back or not, do we think? chris, are you there? yes. riuht think? chris, are you there? yes. right now. think? chris, are you there? yes. right now. they think? chris, are you there? yes. right now, they are think? chris, are you there? yes. right now, they are in think? chris, are you there? yes. right now, they are in a - think? chris, are you there? fez; right now, they are in a closed door session, but to underscore the importance of this meeting, we have also seen the president of burundi, the president of mauritania being part of those who have come from ecowas, including the president of ghana and c te d ivoire. what they are looking at our how to actually achieve peace, notjust in niger, but in the subregion of west ....

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