[000:00:00;00] the headline stories niger reportedly refuses to accept the try law through mediation mission from the you and the frequent you mean on the echo was grouping limits threats of military intervention in the country. thoughts of neighboring molly, colts, right side powers not to intervene. they're ready to go into tack, historian, country, that's a new sherry and the problem and is up to need yet to solve. it is not up to africa to into the tensions he delfino. forget french salazer, send a joint letter to him money on my call. questioning the president's policy on the continent and today marks the 15th under pressure of the military, conflicts out

a ruptured in 2000 sunday when georgia tried to retake the break away region of start this at the one minute past 6 in the evening. here in most go my names you to know leo, and this is our t international to our top new story. nice year is new military leadership has reportedly rejected an offer of a visit from the united nations. equal was on representatives from the african union. naomi points to the quote, the current context of under following the sanctions imposed on their country. a new prime minister has also been appointed a day after the week long ultimatum from the regional block equal was ended. the grouping had threatened the west african nation with military intervention. well, people from neighboring molly say it's up to nice year, know the i'd siders to solve their own issues. a good day,

money always just for them to fail the same face. they're ready to go and attack a southern country, which according to his people don't like that present. that's a new sherry and problem and is up to need yet to solve it. it's not up to africa to intervene. money in the commitments of molly and burkina faso can change things today. they are military powers. if you see molly speaking like this is because molly and these here are similar, are in the same boat as something in the text message here in the fix molly as well . i do not believe that there will be an intervention with the military intervention. i'm convinced there will be chaos these after a war or inevitably consequences. well, let's just timeline things because it has been a 2 most us for died for nice year following the crew and overthrew of the government. there was immediate condemnation from much of the international community of france, the

e u. n. u s. cut off all financial aid that's in rage. locals who took to the streets and stormed the french embassy. then echo was gave a 7 day deadline to the crew leaders to reinstate the president or face military intervention that the mando was met. another grouping will hold another meeting on thursday. what echo was, or the economic community of west african states consist of 15 members, including nigeria, which along with molly burkina, faso, and guinea. they have all been suspended from the book after all going through the cruise. those nations have also back nice years. you authorities echo was, has since stopped at all sorts of functions on the country and threatened military entrance. the lip i gave, we pointed to allow the use of the disruption. all the ridges means full

democratic consolidation in the region. it was, is lovely to tell the poop, loved it when on the way where we are going to strike. that's it's out of pollution load. this is saying that to be taken by the hassle see week to be like the pull my this into for this operation. well nigeria, as presidents bulletin, who, who has ordered electricity to be cut to neighboring niger, he's also, as he gets here, they're the one of the strongest out that gets from military intervention, but didn't wind over significantly the senate, which rejected his call in a butcher despite condemning the legitimacy of nice years, new rulers, the nigerian leaders own record, has been called into question in a recent report by the grace own investigative market. you have just over and over throughout his political career the, these jews,

corruption scandals that have somehow not managed to destroy his, his political career throughout this process. he keys been meeting repeatedly according to what you weeks cables that i reviewed with the u. s. embassy and that's as officials and basically briefing them over and over again on the political landscape in nigeria, the us investor at the time said that his assessments had been very useful for, for the americans. and so you have to wonder, you know, why was bullets you need to never indicted in the united states? why was he allowed to keep so much of the, initially see his money from his bank accounts that was said to be involved in it and, and drug trafficking is, is, what did what kind of deal was he able to strike with, with the american authorities and and you have to also understand that the boats unable is the perfect kind of imperial puppet for the united states. this is what

they do over and over again is they find a compromise to figure somebody that they can exert leverage on. and they prop them up and the 2nd that they become no longer useful they, they go after them and they get rid of them, they put them in jail or have them taken out, you know, so he, for, for, for what's going on in niger right now, and in, in west africa, he's a perfect person for the united states because they can basically make him do whatever they want. the bigger problem here is that the nigerian senate has rejected his request to invade nice year. so he's, he's, it looks like he's trying to use his power at the eagle was the regional block. uh that he chairs um to, to have an invasion and, and just uh, 2 days ago the eco was said that they would attack nice year, but they won't. and now is when and where are how something else, perhaps very significant, nice year is

a crucial colleague and helping to keep the lights on in some european nations. it's being the continents, 3rd largest supplier, be really him for the past 2 decades, which is key for nuclear energy. i meant the political turmoil in the west african country, former colonial ruler from census business, as usual in that regard must continue. here's the grey zones outlets. reuben stain again in the future of western economies, at least in so far as western planners see it on rely on, on the exploitation of low wage minors in, in western africa. and, and so this, you know, the united states wants to do agree new deal that's going to require rare earth minerals. the united states wants to keep the funding, the military industrial complex while they can't produce sophisticated weapon systems without this kind of stuff. and any, any kind of a smart technology or,

or on course green technology relies heavily on this stuff. and so this, this is in many ways of battle for the future of economic dominance. what's that risk here is, is a regional proxy word. that is, is very dangerous for, for, for not just west africa, but, you know, these things spill over. and i believe that this conflict in west africa has, has a potential piece despite a lot of control and, and brings us that much closer to world war 3 territory. the united states says wait into on monday, acting deputy century of state victoria newland, travel to niger where she had, quote difficult negotiations with some of the coordinators pressuring them to reinstate the post president barbara. she met neither with the austic mohammed buzzing or the new leader, a general assumptive shanee and in the wake of washington cutting off funding,

it saves the flow of casual resume if the new leadership stepped out. the secretary announced on friday also that we are pausing assistance to the government for the time being um that assistance will affect development a to the government security aid to the government. it's a significant amount. i don't have a number because it's a pos and it's a posit we would hope would be reversed if the who the leaders would step aside and restore constitutional order tomorrow. that pause would be uh the, the security deposit go away and security assistance would be reinstated. but as we've made clear, hundreds of millions of dollars are at stake. as mentioned delegations from burkina faso. and molly arrived in niger earlier in a show of support for the crew. the groups being led by a multi administer who was a prominent figure in the military takeover in his country in 2020. both nations expressed their from barking for the new government sunset. any military

intervention by echo was, would be considered a declaration of war against all of them to restore the progress. meanwhile, later, a nice day as well as to spending all a triplicate of fast. so now after y could do good, gave its packing to the niger code, if we got reaction to the move from locals, that it does that might have pulled that. so you can even have to say it was really important to us specialist will loanable populations. i think it's an opportunity for us to learn to detach ourselves from this kind of support and try to get by on our own. if i don't think i'm missing this out before we're really harmless. we have a lot of assets here that can allow us to feed ourselves. so if this help is in there, i don't think it changes much. for most of i just need it negatively. it will affect the economy. and i tell myself that the all people whose thoughts of how to fill that void, i'm afraid for the pull the key to the presence. maybe the biased would increase. again, we don't know, not only in all it must be said, the troll or

a government is trying to finance itself. so hopefully the own solutions that were found long before this happened. ok, and it is okay. we're saying that the hold of age programs will not go unnoticed, but i'm a little tough enough and possibly due to the suspension. and we'll find alternatives that will allow us to get rid of this help goes together with conditions that are forced upon us. well for more and developments less cross live now to a to me a little while a international political, a list legal experts on education list from nigeria you're most welcome to the program. the u. s. sage, it's no stopping the. busy financial aid to nice year under until the, the current leadership steps dawn not is not measured. is that going to work? is it likely to help the desired american effect? do you think? and i think that a number of the things that play the j i knew as a witness and a number of the west african countries to the that going through

a series of community division includes and a couple of things. why don't we need to recognize that many african countries as a they want to see less for an intervention, especially from the west for the 2nd thing is also that the kinds of democracy that has been maintained in many african countries is one that is still to allow for citizens to express themselves, have a voice, have to riley to all opinions, especially at 5 in a position that is not. that is not collected by the government in power, but also an independent study. and when you don't have these elements in place, then they pulled up some of the concept tucker logs on that to you. i've seen in some countries that the citizens actually didn't dawson support the cause when it happens. and that's what we have seen. some african countries including the say, well, we certainly have because recent polls show that over 3 quarters of nice year, a citizen support the new military leadership and close to the same amount,

think they should stay in power for an extended period. if we take that as the internal support that's happening right now, do you think the introduction immunization re examine its actions per on potential military intervention in that regard? and i think that there are many things that international companies you can do echo as, as a chart on, on democracy and good governance. and that type of article, my season said day the 0 tolerance policy included the witness for who the doesn't nichol wasn't in the last couple of years and needs at some point we, we need to draw a line in the sun and said no more. and i, and i respect that would be on the same, similar to 0. it's around the same declaration by the echo a seat as also recognize, says development. those critically 2 sorts of democracy, independent judiciary, a tribunal policy. so in the country and the freedom of expression west seen these

limits heading the number of countries outside. he went to jail, we see problem since the indigo, where they want to lend diesel, but they still need us. i do. and so people are the citizens. let's say we want f o us to have a stronger voice, not just in speaking. i think it gets cool, but also the strong voice, the abilities where democracy has been within what echo was, what the smoke. so if we take a parts and the likes of book you know, fast. busy and jenny, have uh, on the other close neighbors. do you who does nice your turn to if there is wider isolation against me on a who do you think it turns to for, for partnerships going forward. if the current situation stands and i think that the j is going to find it difficult and a long time, the, remember the jason landlocked country shift animals, borderline with 9 julia. and actually also it's just very close to us. any gen

price with the people of nature yet many potts souls and the j a major? yes. yeah. they have come on quarter of ties. and so it's going to be very difficult to nigeria and board. that's a noun clause. if the financial connection within their cost be generally means blog and based assumptions continue to remain, it's going to be is going to be hospitality bloss needs. and i must say that the automatic people on the streets of the day or the field, the bites more than the military lead us way in control of the countries resources . but they should, they seem very confident that they want a certain more degree of independence going forward in that regard. wait, we'll see how it unfolds in the next few days because it's been happening a lightning pace. thanks very much for your take today though, brought to me all a while a international political level is speaking to us from a booge. i think it's a pleasure having me here. well, why don't all eyes are focused on niger cut a similar situation be about $2.00 and $4.00 further east on the continent ethiopians security services of plain local militias are applauding and over throw

all the government. there are 2 columns being delving into that check out our analysis when you get the width tensions in the hell region of for gal and the rice. some politicians in france are in disagreement with the lease a palace over the nations policy towards its former colonies. today it's new share . yesterday it was molly, the central african republic brewing of a storage acting, france, french forces, french companies. but we did not understand the pollution of french poets in africa on a military level, as well as on the level of john development or on the level of cultural and linguistic corporation. today, the french africa yesterday has been replaced by the military russian africa by the economic chinese africa and by the diplomatic american africa. and unfortunately, what do have to say about the regression of the french language and comparison was english based on the dressing french present. and you're not co now in

a major national newspaper live feed, yahoo! and they're doing it on behalf of 94 french parliamentarians. now what they want, they say is a quote review of francis vision of africa and links to the content because it's all just suddenly a big mystery to them as to what could possibly have gone so wrong. so the french defense minister responded to the letter, but basically say failures, what failures you, big drama, queens, i can't let it be sent. that operation by hand was a failure. our army has constantly pushed back terrorist groups and this a hell savings, thousands of lives there. but also protecting french people at home from the threat of attacks on our soil. our hand was not a failure. it is a mistake to say that apparently none of the french politicians know why africa would possibly turn to russia's why her group, for security services. when frank strips were doing such a bang up job with counterterrorism and stability,

that crews were happening left and right right under their noses in places like molly guinea and 14 and also and the chair and the west african region was just named the global at the center of terrorism by the institute of economics and pieces 2023 global terrorism index, and media as an added bonus, even got a special mention in that report for its terrorism search. it was just earlier this year. the french president evaluated mccaul, tried re branding terraces, africa strives e, in an obvious effort to have an excuse to just keep hanging out there. looks like the form. what does it says on? i cannot seem to sit with the objective of this new phase of this new era in which we're entering is to deploy our security presence in the partnership form so that it fits this new partnership toward the repetition of history. there is another path. another path which consists not producing africa to a field of competition or profit. and then considering the african countries as

partners with whom we shared interests and responsibilities. not co repeatedly mentioned at partnerships with african civil society translation. french cash for engine goes to do frances bidding for it in africa, mac, who made a point of saying that this was all about not quote, taking people for imbeciles, which is kind of like a big flashing red sign advertising. i saw snow. i'm about to just that, it's not like molly's foreign minister didn't spell it all out from echo and anyone else willing to listen? what exactly france was doing wrong in africa process? that is, it's up to fonts to assess the results of the operation. the objective of operation by con was deliberate molly from service groups and provide security, but i can see that 9 years later the overall results. i see overall result because there were many players involved. the overall result did not meet the expectations of the people of molly and the region because we're only fighting terrorism in the

north of the country. and now there are growing issues with terrorism in other 1000 areas. in molly, we see more and more into a communal violence which leads to a lot of depths at present. the situation in many countries of the region is unstable. one cannot claim that tamales to blame here, poly itself separate from the invasion of believe you by western countries. the results of the operation was not worth the effort. and the money invested rushing for mr. said gala ross also pointed out last year that former french for mr. john elijah, the y'all and the chief different not use the bro had told him that russia had nothing to do in africa. neither by the state means nor by private means. because africa is an area of interest to be you, and france, maybe they should have just told the problem that they lift it to like kids do with the entire box of chocolates or candy. just to make sure that russian knew that her belong to them. with this level of self awareness, it's all indeed just

a big mystery as to why french seduction efforts have backfired in africa. this tuesday marks the 15th anniversary of the tragic events of august 2008. when george and forces made an attempt to retake the breakaway region of the site that's set to the moves park debris for with russia, and left hundreds of people in this treasure due for a cure during the time of the former. so it is, they did nothing to prevent our country from entering into this war. we have seen the shameful actions of the former commander in chief already or i was joined in the studio by our 2 correspond installed quarter, who recalled the deadly events some time. there almost vacations echo to this day. yeah, absolutely. 15 whole years have passed since georgian forces invaded se sadie and really this is still something fresh in the minds of many people from the 5 day war on all sides of the conflicts. now to give our viewers a bit of background on what happened the,

this is the caucasian republic. it declared independence from georgia in 1991 after enjoying a large degree of autonomy throughout the soviet period in tbilisi decided that it was going to retake this region by force and it led to a number of conflicts. the 1st one being in the early 90 is another one in 2004, and the last one being in 2008. when russia finally decided that it was going to step in on behalf of the south, a study and people and defend them, a lot of fatalities as well. you know, as you say, 15 years on the old, is there a consensus on who various responsibility really for what took place? well, there are uh, at the beginning it was, you know, pointing fingers essentially. i mean, back then uh, the head of the georgia in government was the western backed president, mikhail sucker, sweeney, who said that russia was responsible for invading south a city of which was essentially his cast. this valley of moving georgia and troops

into that area. however, later we saw that a european union commissioned investigation actually showed that that couldn't have been farther from the truth. in the missions view, it was georgia which triggered the war when the detect skin boldly with habits hillary on the nights of 7 to 8, august 2008. none of the explanations given by the judge and authorities in order to provide some form of legal justification for the attack glenda to valid explanation. in particular, there was no mess of russian military invasion on the way which have to be stopped by judge and military forces. sheldon skin. molly, not only was it established that tbilisi was the main instigator of this flare up in the conflict, but human rights watch also established that george and forces were very liberal when it came to indiscriminate artillery showing throughout this periods. and this is something that, in any conflicts means high civilian casualties in a number of instances, george and forces use indiscriminate and disproportion force in our total results on surface area. and in some cases, use this proportion forced in their ground to sold. and the majority of these

instances derived from georgia's use of multiple ruptured launching systems which cannot distinguish between civilian and military objects in areas populated by civilians. many civilians were killed or wounded. every thing is being shot that there is no communication says nothing, governors have mercy on this place. so far. doors, we spent nearly 24 hours in the basements just sitting there. where here, because yesterday, georgians detect the city and the suburbs. so we have new choice because our homes are in shelters between glad to with the types here. thank you. rusher for your help. nothing else to see. it's a real war out there in the city. no gas, no electricity, no communication. relatives don't know if we're alive or not at all. i can't help thinking just looking at some of the reaction to testimony from people there. how. how reminiscent, perhaps it isn't of today in the, in the ukraine conflict, especially what and for the in,

in on boss. and is there similar space between what happened inside the city and the ukraine? confident. yeah, i would say so. i mean, because the dispute of south of city is still a live one and it really looks very similar to the way you crane looked after the men's protocols were assigned, which was supposed to establish a cease fire throughout the dunbar. conflict. i mean, in that situation we had a western back to government come to power and key of then it used the government a structure in the military to launch an invasion of these regions that declared themselves independent peoples republics. and then a shaky cease fire throughout 8 or 8 more years until russia launched its military operation to cease fire. that now we know actually was unsustainable and that the western powers were not even actually abiding by in good faith. it's also important to note that russia, the head of russia's state duma said that soccer really and zalinski are likely to go down the same path. he called them to rooster folds,

actually suckers. philly is now in prison after basically being of no more used to the west. and so it'll be interesting to see what happens if the landscape goes astray from what the west wants from him. indeed, the can't other story to bring you today. pakistan has reportedly suspended the construction of a major, a gas pipeline with neighboring around due to the threats of us functions. the pakistan has issued a force mature and excusing events notice to run under the guest sales and purchase agreement which is ultimately suspend. spec us those obligations under the g, c p a. the wrong peg of some gas pipeline project is sold due to international sanctions on ron. given that no date and deadline can be given for the completion of the or on peg system gas pipeline project. on the pipeline was expected to supply

a mazda of 750000000 cubic feet of natural gas per day from around to package them . busy are reportedly underway with the u. s. government through diplomatic channels to get the projects authorized. when washington has plumped on all its economic restrictions against 2 of them in recent years and allegations about the economic republic has been seeking to develop nuclear weapons, a claim around automatically denies. let's draw slide now to the veteran journalist test for a cluster in islam of pod for more on this you're most welcome at a run has reportedly been pushing for packets them to complete the pipeline, but not pakistan's back died despite the slum about knowing to run was under sanctions when the project began. with that in mind, cut a run and bring this into international arbitration. could this get messy? well definitely have nice a big load method, very clear method by them back and find

a new plan over the remember pocket bottom of the country. well done. and do you know that your lead, rob, getting tired of it is on that? it was parked it, you know, park guntee will join hands with united there, followed by 911. you know the comment as well. a buckets on these has to be done. a 40 pauses on paper have been marketed for people then remember. and the comment of pockets on is that the prior to bumping one follower now pockets on his face thing they're going to, the guy stays on the run. the economy had been converted up because of this water and saturday, some of them. and now i'm not concerned as to how they size pockets on the back or from the g guys. my line project that is got it on vargas on you know, a gas pipelines project as well. so it's a big one. you had a long message from the america that okay, be able to go with them for the time being. and then when you are fully,

you'll then definitely be able to fix that. i is you to settle the score as the fewer that in america, and i'll be back as long as i'm sure that they should came home. i would imagine the okay to them. i could find a have closet, you know, a lot against terrorism. it has to pay for these polls and i believe it's off, but it's economy, but for a lot, billions of dollars. you know, in damage of that and not the docusign has been forced to buy, it's a long time american friends that a long time like that. okay, we have 40 so you can not, you know, you cannot abide to keep electricity. you cannot buy, keep that on a, you know, the go from and you have never but it's the beginning. not nothing but the one can i just i it's america. sorry job, but, but just about the timing of this as you lee i think as a number of days ago,

you'll know that the really and foreign minister had visited a lot of biological deals with billions over the years with pocket spent were inc. there seem to be very positive developments and relations and now a couple of days later, this is no shell of this huge issue for energy. what does that tell us perhaps about about influence from other nations on large, solved written countries like pakistan who had come and can't do business with? well, excellent, excellent question. i must appreciate 2 o'clock and this question as well. it is a, it has a wall lined up on that as well that a map go will go ask somebody to supple dog and a good, beautiful, and it going to end of our lives. i don't remember pocket funds and it on our neighboring countries. and now i just did before i went in on and get on the bottom

. this says do it in if i'm about the more was depression well mounted on long time