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on friday, general abdourahamane tchiani, who also goes by omar tchiani appeared on state television, announcing himself as the country's new ruler. he was dressed in full military gear as he read a statement on behalf of niger's national council for the safeguarding of the homeland. he urged the population to remain calm. have a listen. translation: the action of the (nsf is motivated l by the sole desire to preserve our beloved homeland in the face of the continuous deterioration of the security situation of our country. the fallen authorities have failed to give a real solution to the crisis and have provided poor economic and social governance. our bbc correspondent chris ewokor has been following the developments from niger's neighboring country of nigeria. the coup has been condemned by both the regional and international community, although it's gotten the support and backing of the wider military hierarchy in niger, as well as some of the citizens who had come out to demonstrate and show their support for the action of the soldiers. niger, a landlocked country rich in uranium

on friday, general abdourahamane tchiani, who also goes by omar tchiani appeared on state television,he country's new ruler. he was dressed in full military gear as he read a statement on behalf of niger's national council for the safeguarding of the homeland. he urged the population to remain calm. have a listen. translation: the action of the (nsf is motivated l by the sole desire to preserve our beloved homeland

it is surprising to many people when general abdourahamane tchiani lead blames on the outage presidentso part of the government, he was the head of the security cards of the president. basically, taking over the reins of leadership in niger, he has suspended the constitution and also dissolved some state institutions. in fact, also dissolved some state institutions. infact, on also dissolved some state institutions. in fact, on friday evening, he met with the top civil servants in the country, obviously trying to woo their support, and consolidate his grip on power. the outcome of that meeting is not yet known, howeverthere outcome of that meeting is not yet known, however there have been strong responses against this coup. the sub regional bloc will be meeting on sunday, hosted by the nigerian president to try to respond to the coup in niger. i am also aware that the french president, emanuel macron, is expected to chair a security meeting on the niger two situation. of course, france has about 1500 troops in that country, and niger is one of the key allies remaining for the west in t

meanwhile, the man who led the coup, general abdourahamane tchiani, made this address on state tv.the _ translation: the action of the (nsf is motivated by the desire _ translation: the action of the (nsf is motivated by the desire to - is motivated by the desire to preserve our beloved homeland in the face of the continuous deterioration of the security state of our country. the foreign authorities have failed to give guidance and have failed to give guidance and have provided per social and economic governance. at least four people are feared dead after an australian military helicopter crashed into the ocean off the coast of queensland. the helicopter came down in an area near to where us and australian soldiers have been taking part injoint and australian soldiers have been taking part in joint military exercises. in the last hour, police in australia have said they've recovered debris from the helicopter, that's according to the afp news agency. australia's defence minister, richard marles, gave more details. the helicopter was engaging in a two—helicopter mission, and there w

here is what abdourahamane tchiani had to say when declaring himself head of state a little earlier.nslation: the action of the (nsf is motivated by the sole desire - to preserve our beloved homeland in the face of the continuous deterioration of the security situation of our country. the fallen authorities have failed to give a real solution to the crisis and have provided poor economic and social governance. our correspondence has been tracking the story from neighbouring nigeria and give us the latest earlier. this cou has and give us the latest earlier. this coun has sent _ and give us the latest earlier. ti 3 coup has sent strong messages to the west african bloc and there are indications that ecowas leadership would be meeting in nigeria as soon as sunday to discuss developments in niger. this is the latest. back in that country, there is going to be some form of division as there has been a lot of support to the new leader as well as the president has been deposed, he has a large following base two. the other problem is the issue of ties with the western allies. it is not clea

general abdourahamane tchiani wore military fatigues as he read a statement on behalf of niger's national action of the cnsp is motivated by the sole desire to preserve our beloved homeland in the face of the continuous deterioration of the security situation of our country. the foreign authorities have failed to give a real solution to the crisis and have provided poor economic and social governance. so who exactly is general 0mar tchiani? he's the 62—year—old self appointed leader of niger. he's served as the leader of the elite presidential guard since 2015. and he's a close ally of the former president mahamadoi issoufou, who faced a thwarted coup in 2021. but general tchiani has himself been implicated in a different coup attempt something he denied in court. the coup has been roundly condemned by international bodies including the african union, west african regional bloc, the eu and the united nations. it's the latest in a wave of military takeovers that have hit the west african region in recent years, toppling governments in countries including mali, guinea and burkina faso. nige

during a televised address, general abdourahamane tchiani complained of worsening security problems in tolerated after crowds looted the headquarters of the ousted president on thursday. some breaking news from the united states. us senate republican leader mitch mcconnell plans to serve his full term as senate leader. that is a statement that has come from his office. it follows concerns over whether he could get carry on in the job following this moment. let's take a look. job following this moment. let's take a look-— that moment there, mitch mcconnell, he was 81, is following a six—year term that runs until 2026. he is the longest serving senate party leader in history. and that episode on wednesday was in a regular scheduled press conference where he froze for around 21 seconds, but his office has just stated that he plans to run his full term in the senate. there is plenty more on all of those breaking stories we have been talking about online. if you are in the uk on iplayer, you can watch the blood inquiry. that's it from me for the moment. hello. for some of us, it's been quit

on friday, general abdourahaman tchiani said on state-run television the coup was necessary to prevent the "gradual and inevitable demise" of niger. over the weekend, a block of 15 west african nations slapped sanctions on leaders of the coup and threatened to expel them by force unless the cede power within a week. on sunday, thousands of supporters of the junta attempted to storm the french embassy in the capital niamey, burning french flags and chanting slogans against niger's former colonial ruler. they were turned away by soldiers firing tear gas. many are rejecting the interference of foreign actors following the coup. >> the international community that says it is here for us, we don't want it. it is no longer credible in the eyes of africans. we cannot understand why the support of coup d'etat in chad but oppose them in other places. it is an internal problem that only concerns nigerians. we don't want their moral lessons. amy: in ken yeah, the president and opposition group agreed to form a joint committee to resolve their differences following deadly protests earlier this mon