it was uuite a that article by mr bissouma. it was quite a dramatic _ that article by mr bissouma. dramatic opening to - that article by mr bissouma. it was quite a dramatic opening to his - quite a dramatic opening to his article because he said i write this as a hostage. that is because he says he is being held arbitrarily for a week now. in this article, this was really a cause for the international community to regional state to come in and step in to save his government. he said a democracy in niger. it is one of the things that he had to do straight off the bat was to defend his record in government. that is because niger's new military leaders had to take power because his government had failed in enforcing security in the country as well as economic development. he said that that was not the case under his government. he then also defends his ties with international partners, especially the united states and france. and thatis the united states and france. and that is because there is a lot of resentment within niger at the moment. at the influence of western powers in the