darren: he has now spoken to mohamed bazoum's aid. reporter: you have been in contact with the president. how is he? >> the president is doing well. since the beginning of the events, we have had several calls over the phone. he is quite combative and is in good health. reporter: why has the president said to the offer posed by the chadian leader? >> i am not able to tell you what they have discussed. what i can tell you is i believe you will hear about the conclusion of these meetings. everything is in place for the constitutional order to be reestablished as soon as possible. reporter: are you in support of military intervention to free president mohamed bazoum? >> i hope we will not reach this point but all of the options around the table. he saw yesterday, sanctions to be enforced within a week. if they go into effect, they will put niger in a difficult situation. it will be a disaster. everything will be cut -- power, energy, transactions. these will be major difficulties. all options are on the table. reporter: there is a threat

of period, this period lasts, the worse it is for the nigerien people and the worse it is for mohamed bazoum group as well. the real hostages in this situation are of course president bazoum and his family and the nigerien people. and the military, all the military, notjust the little group that appear on television, but the rank and file or to see that, and i think that's also now what the leadership at ecowas is conscious of.— leadership at ecowas is conscious of. bisa williams former us _ conscious of. bisa williams former us ambassador- conscious of. bisa williams former us ambassador to i conscious of. bisa williams - former us ambassador to niger, thank you so much for being with us. ., �* _, ., ~ with us. you're welcome. thank ou. ukraine says at least five people have been killed by russian missile strikes in the country's east. it's happened in the eastern town of pokrovsk in the donetsk region. more than 30 have also been injured in the attack. these are the latest pictures we have, as rescue efforts continue into the night. the head of the region says the strikes damaged two resid

of period, this period lasts, the worse it is for the nigerian people and the worse it is for mohamed bazoumorse it is for this little coup group as well. the real hostages in this situation are of course president bazoum and his family and the nigerian people. and the military, all the military, notjust this little group that appear on television, but the rank and file ought to see that, and i think that's also now what the leadership at ecowas is conscious of. bisa williams former us ambassador to niger, thank you so much for being with us. you're welcome. thank you. earlier, my colleague caitriona perry spoke to the chairman of the house intelligence committee republican mike turner about the situation in niger and other international crises. chairman turner, thanks forjoining us. we'll start off just looking at niger. niger's coup leaders have closed the country's air space citing potential intervention from other countries in the region to reinstate the president. the us has about 1100 troops there, a drone base there. the biden administration is pausing some aid, but hasn't pulled it a

it safety of president mohamed bazoum? , ., safety of president mohamed bazoum? ., , bazoum?ous situation we are - bazoum? it is a serious i situation we are concerned about his safety. we have stayed in touch with him over the course of his detention and spoken with him on the phone several times. spoken with him on the phone severaltimes. i spoken with him on the phone several times. i have been in touch with him several times as has the secretary of state and others in the region have reached out to him and we will keep pushing for his release. ecowas will be having a meeting on thursday where they will discuss the situation, i think, more aggressively talk about how they can find a path forward that will get president bazoum released. specifically, what is the _ bazoum released. specifically, what is the next _ bazoum released. specifically, what is the next step - bazoum released. specifically, what is the next step that - bazoum released. specifically, what is the next step that the l what is the next step that the us can take?— what is the next step that the us can tak

the important thing to remember is that president mohamed bazoum has not resigned.ected leader of the government of niger and we will continue to work with relevant partners to restore order and have him into his family release. we saw the us secretary _ him into his family release. we saw the us secretary of _ him into his family release. we saw the us secretary of state, - him into his family release. we saw the us secretary of state, antony l the us secretary of state, antony blinken who you mentioned, and visit in march when he was there he nets $150 million of direct assistance: the country a model of democracy, did the us focused too much on niger's geostrategic importance as an ally in the region and too little on the governance in niger on and what is happening in the country. no, i think at that time and currently niger continues to be an incredibly important partner in the region. and on the african continent. it continues to be an important partner in a number of spaces including when it comes to security cooperation. as i said, these aspects continue to

you can see here the negotiations and this image that surfaced of mohammed bazoum and mohammed idrissso speaking to the military who have taken power, as is the organisation who have deployed idriss deby on their behalf to negotiate and to restore mohammed bazoum back into power. it's interesting that idriss deby was deployed because he of course came into power with military support himself. and chad isn't actually a part of the ecowas. it's interesting that he has been deployed to negotiate. he came into power following the death of his father, idriss deby, the long—time president of chad. now, the military have warned against foreign intervention, but there has been that threat of regional intervention by this west african bloc with potential support of western nations, who have, of course, expressed their concern over the situation in niger. but it will be interesting to see what happens following these negotiations. 41 people rescued from a doomsday cult in kenya are due to be charged along with the leader with the murder and other offences. prosecutors say their investigations h

thejointer in niger is accusing the president, mohamed bazoum of treason. —— went up.e evidence he had, hejust said they had plenty of evidence to potentially prosecute him. this is concerning for the international community because it might suggest the junta is taking a hard line towards the president, that they had been detaining since latejuly. but they also believe this could potentially be a negotiation tactic on the behalf of the junta, a way of applying pressure on the regional block, ecowas, and the international community and looking as if they are holding a hard line. all this, amidst growing concern by the international community over president mohamed bazoum and his family, the un, the us have expressed concern, particularly for the state of his health, the president is said to have lost quite a lot of weight. his 20—year—old son is said to have a chronic heart condition and his family are saying that he's been denied medical care. this is something thejunta been denied medical care. this is something the junta denies, they say mohamed bazoum did see a doct

it follows last month's military coup, which deposed elected president mohamed bazoum. 0ur correspondentoring developments. ecowas is ramping up pressure on the militaryjaunter in niger. following the diplomatic efforts. the chiefs in the region he had been meeting at the ghana army headquarters to firm up a strategy for a possible military invasion of the country. ecowas member countries are expected to contribute troops. 0fficials contribute troops. officials have said their resources will be used to support the mission they will also welcome outside help. ecowas put the koorlong after the military coup last month and the block is determined to restore president mohamed bazoum. ecowas had previously intervened in civil wars in the 1990s and more recently elsewhere. niger is one of the poorest countries in the world. while battling a deadly islamist insurgency. it is the staging point for the western terraced air force. they are concerned about the fragile security system in the region. thomas naadi, bbc news. meanwhile, the new us ambassador to niger will touch down in the country in t

. 0ne leaders to cede the power back to mohamed bazoum.ntion would be the military intervention would be the last resort is the group has had before. —— as the group has said before. -- as the group has said before. . ., ., , around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. nhs flu jabs and covid boosters, will be scrapped for under—65s this winter. 12 million people aged 50 to 60 who were eligible during the pandemic — can no longer get the free jabs. the roll—out of boosters, is expected to start in october, a full month later than usual. a man has been arrested, after a stabbing close to the british museum. the metropoliton police stress the incident is not terror related — with "no outstanding risk to the public". the man — who was stabbed in the arm — has been taken to hospital. civil servants in the scottish government spent tens of thousands of taxpayers' money, including spending nearly £10,000, on vip airport services. formerfirst minister nicola sturgeon, and her staff, were give

the generals in control ignoring international demands to reinstate president mohamed bazoum. so, what's the future for the vast country and key western ally? what could follow after niger's political upheaval? this is "inside story." ♪ hello. welcome to the program. i'm adrian finighan. niger's new military rulers are in a standoff with the west and some of their neighbors, refusing to hand back power to the man they ousted. the country's borders are closed but president mohamed bazoum has been in contact with the outside world. speaking to u.s. secretary of state antony blinken, among others. changed times from only a few months ago, when blinken dropped by to visit niger, seen as an important u.s. ally in west africa, but one whose allegiance is now uncertain. france has retained a military force in its former colony, but tens of thousands of supporters of the coup leaders rallied in the capital to protest against the french presence. they want foreign troops gone, but accuse france of exploiting niger's wealth of natural resources. we will assess the implications of the cr

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the family doctor of the ousted president of niger mohamed bazoum has visited the deposed leader and um and his family have been held captive in the basement of the presidential palace in the capital niamey since he was removed from office by the military last month. meantime, west africa's regional organisation ecowas aims to send a parliamentary committee to niger to meet with the coup leaders. the bloc�*s military chiefs were meant to hold talks on the crisis on saturday, but the meeting was cancelled without explaination. let's get more on the situation in niger. with me is policy consultant and editor at the africa center and the republic, temi ibirogba. as we just heard, a parliamentary committee made up of west african leaders plans to meet with the coup leaders. what do you make of the way regional leaders have been responding to this coup? so, ecowas is currently being chaired by the resident of nigeria. nigeria has been facing their own insecurity issues because of terrorism. niger actually borders of nigeria to the north and so it is interesting that tinubu is leading this

africa the military group seized power in niger says it plans to prosecute the ousted president mohammed bazoumas been held captive for three weeks now since his democratically elected government was toppled. a spokesperson says authority had been gathering evidence against him but known -- none was provided. the announcement was made on national television. >> in any event, the government of nature has to date gathered the necessary evidence to prosecute the ousted president and his accomplishment for high -- accomplishes for high treason and for undermining the security of nature. following his exchanges with the nationals and foreign heads of state and heads of international organizations. >> our west africa correspondent has more on bazoum's potential prosecution. >> the jury that in that junta is accusing mohammed bazoum of treason. the representative reading the statement did that provide any details of evidence that they have. he only said they had enough to prosecute. this is concerning. it might suggest that junta is taking a hard line toward the president they had been detaining since

meanwhile the biden administration has stopped short of calling president mohamed bazoum's ouster by his own presidential guard a "coup." such a declaration would trigger an end to u.s. military aid to niger, where in 2019 the u.s. opened a massive new drone base. the u.s. also has about a thousand military personnel in niger. they are saying they are being confined to the u.s. military base. we'll have more on the coup in niger after headlines. in senegal, at least two people were killed monday as protests erupted following the arrest of opposition leader ousmane sonko. the senegalese government also dissolved sonko's patriots of senegal party after officials accused him of inciting violent protests last month in the capital dakar. this is the first time a political party has been banned in the west african nation since its independence from france in 1960. sonko is a likely candidate in the 2024 presidential election who's popular among younger senegalese voters. he's been accused of plotting an insurrection and criminal association with a "terrorist" body, charges he and his suppo

two weeks since military officers in niger seized control of the country, deposing president mohamed bazoumthe fallout from niger's coup is starting to bite. sanctions have cut off imports, causing the prices of popular staples to go up. zara kadar owns a small business selling food in the capital niamey. translation: the price of rice has increased, . but also that of cooking all, an increase of 4 us dollars injust one week. this causes us problems because if i prepare the rice, i can't sell it. no profit, only losses. niger's soldiers seized power two weeks ago. rallies like this one at the national stadium suggest they have widespread support. and look, some in the crowd are waving russian flags. moscow's propaganda promotes russia as a better partner for africa than the old colonial powers. ibrahim suleiman is a tailor and says he has been inundated with orders. translation: it was with the advent of the coup that i started sewing - flags, especially russian flags. people come to buy them a lot because they use them to support our soldiers who've taken power. people buy them because we

when it could deploy forces in niger if coup leaders do not resist or -- do not return power to mohamed bazoum. a 19 year sentence to alexei navalny. a russian court convicts him of extremism and extends the opposition leaders time behind bars. and what seemed to be a military -- a miracle rescue before hopes were dashed. we visit a bereaved family six months after turkey's devastating earthquake. ♪ i'm nicole frolich. defense chiefs from the economic community of west african states or echo us say they have -- echo wes -- ecowas has given coup leaders in niger until sunday to return power to mohamed bazoum or face possible military force. this comes after niger's new military junta said it was stopping military cooperation with friends. >> west african's fourth successfully executed coup in two years. it's leaders frame it as an act of revolution against niger's former colonial power, france. troops are stationed at a base near the capital helping to battle islamist insurgency groups in the uranium rich nation. but now it seems they might not be staying much longer. >> given france's casual a

earlier, there had been threats of military action if niger's ousted president mohamed bazoum was nothey have named a 21—member cabinet to consolidate power. our reporter chris ewokor is monitoring the situation from neighbouring nigeria. one of the major decisions reached by the ecowas leaders today is that, despite that all options are on the table, including the option of military force as a last resort, they have now ordered the activation of the ecowas standby force. when this is going to start, we don't know. one of the other things that ecowas leaders have done is to reiterate their condemnation of the coup in niger, as well as the continued detention of president mohamed bazoum. they also condemned the condition in which they say their president and his family have been kept, and they are insisting that all the measures that have been put in place earlier, including the earlier resolution as well as border closure and restriction of movement, will remain in force while they explore every means to arrive at a very peaceful and agreeable resolution. chris ewokor reporting there.

elected president mohamed bazoum was deposed on wednesday.130 officials from the president's party have now been arrested. mr bazoum himself remains a captive of the army. but we've now seen the first picture him since the coup began, sitting on the right. it was published shortly after he met with the president of chad, who's working to resolve the crisis. chad's president also met with the coup�*s leaders in niger's capital. earlier and before mali and burkina faso'sjoint statement, i spoke to niger's ambassador to the us. ambassador, thank you very much forjoining us here in our studio. military coup leaders in niger have on monday arrested two more cabinet ministers, as well as the head of the governing party. what do you make of these latest developments? i mean, that shows that thejunta has no intention to respect human rights as he started by claiming that he will do that. and again, i mean, this coup has really no reason whatsoever. there was no political tension. there is no situation, security situation that is worsening as they cla

mohamed bazoum came to power just over two years ago in the first democratic transfer of power since0. what you think this situation means for the democracy in niger? i think it's an enormous setback. it is a tragic, lamentable, and just horrible setback for the country. i do think that if a coup succeeds, if the military overthrow of a productive democratically elected government succeeds in niger then i think it is a very, very dangerous signal, ominous signal for the rest of the region. president biden, the biden administration has not called it a coup, do you consider it to be a coup? i think it's a coup. but i'm not in government. i understand why the us government has hesitated. there are things that have to kick in if the united states government determines legally that this is a coup and i think they are holding off because they are trying not to have those severe measures immediately come into effect. so that's why they opened their door. it's very unusual for them to say we will use our good offices in this instance, we are willing to stand shoulder to shoulder with those w

while president mohamed bazoum is seen as a key partner of some european countries who have been tryingng across the mediterranean sea. he has also cracked down on human trafficking. next, strategically. niger hosts both us and french military bases. and was seen as a key partner in the fight against islamist militants. indeed, the us state department said it was important as a linchpin for stability in the sahel. adding that it was a reliable counterterrorism partner in the fight against those insurgents linked to islamic state and also al-qaeda. as well as the insurgents, the wagner mercenaries have also been seen as having a malign influence in niger. you may have seen these pictures during recent protests by supporters of the coup, they were holding russian flags as well as flying the flag of niger. economically, the country is rich in uranium indeed, it is one of the worlds biggest producers. it provides around 5% of global uranium supplies. the radioactive metal is so important that one of the main roads in the capital is named after it. but it is also worth remembering that the p

group which seized power in niger last month says it plans to prosecute the ousted president mohamed bazoumr undermining the security of the country. president bazoum has been held in the basement of his residence in the capital niamey — since his democratically elected government was toppled — about three weeks ago. in a statement — an army spokesman said — the authorities had been gathering evidence against him — and — his "local and foreign accomplices". translation: in any event, the government of niger hasi to date gathered the necessary evidence to prosecute the ousted president and his local and foreign accomplices before the national and international authorities for high treason and undermining the internal and external security of niger, following his exchanges with the nationals of foreign heads of state and the heads of international organisations. well, what evidence might the coup leaders have? and what should we make of their statement about "foreign accomplices" ? we asked our correspondent nkechi ogbonna. the army spokesperson colonel abdramane had said they had been gather

a sunday deadline for the coup leaders in niger to reinstate elected president mohamed bazoum is fastan bloc ecowas has threatened to use military force if it isn't met. but political leaders in nigeria, west africa's most powerful nation, are urging their government to pursue diplomatic rather than military options. niger's prime minister has been in paris saturday, meeting lawmakers and greeting protestors outside the nigerien embassy. he has dismissed pro—coup protests taking place in his country. translation: sure, they make a lot of noise, but i can - assure you they don't represent national opinion in the country in question. with france, we had very good cooperation on the economic front and we also had very good cooperation on the military front — an operation which has, moreover, borne fruit in the fight against terrorists in the sahel. earlier, i spoke with alexis akwagyiram, managing editor at the news website semafor africa. alexis, thank you for being here. there is a lot of talk about. first of all, i want to start with this seven—day deadline given by this group of west

a sunday deadline for the coup leaders in niger to reinstate elected president mohamed bazoum is fast bloc ecowas has threatened to use military force if it isn't met. but political leaders in nigeria — west africa's most powerful nation — are urging their government to pursue diplomatic rather than military options. niger's prime minister has been in paris saturday, meeting lawmakers and greeting protestors outside the nigerien embassy. he has dismissed "pro—coup" protests taking place in his country. earlier, i spoke with alexis akwagyiram, managing editor at the news website semafor africa. alexis, thank you for being here. there is a lot of talk about. there is a lot to talk about. first, i want to start with this seven—day deadline given by this group of west african leaders to reinstate the democratic government there in niger. that deadline is set to expire in really a matter of hours now, coming up on sunday. what do you expect will happen when that deadline expires? so i strongly expect that when the deadline expires, we won't see any fireworks. there will probably be more ef

support efforts by the west african regional bloc to re—instate the ousted president of niger, mohammed bazoumcoup leaders a week to restore the president, or potentially face military action. that deadline expires on sunday. mr bazoum's prime minister was out of the country when the military seized power. and on saturday, he was in paris, meeting with the french government and greeting protestors outside the nigerien embassy. in an interview, he dismissed the "pro—coup and anti—french" protests taking place in niger. sure, they make a lot of noise, but i can assure you they don't represent national opinion in the country in question. with france, we had a very good cooperation on the economic front, and we also had very good cooperation on the military front, an operation which has moreover borne fruit in the fight against terrorists in the sahel. i spoke with alexis akwagyiram, managing editor at the news website semafor africa. alexis, thank you for being here. there's a lot to talk about. first of all, i want to start with this seven—day deadline given by this group of west african leaders

efforts by the west african regional bloc, ecowas, to reinstate the ousted president of niger, mohammed bazoume the coup leaders a week to reinstate the president or face a military intervention. that deadline expires sunday. mr bazoum's prime minister was out of the country when the military seized power. on saturday in was in paris, where he met with the french government and greeted protestors outside the nigerien embassy. in an interview, prime minister ouhoumoudou mahamadou dismissed the pro—coup and anti—french protests taking place in niger. earlier i spoke with alexis akwagyiram, managing editor at the news website semafor africa. thank you for coming here. there is a lot of talk about. first, i want to start with this seven—day deadline given by this group of west african leaders to reinstate the democratic government there in niger. that deadline is set to expire in really a matter of hours now, coming up on sunday. what do you expect will happen when that deadline expires? i strongly expect that when the deadline expires, we won't see fireworks. there will probably be more efforts b

it follows last month's military coup which deposed elected president, mohamed bazoum.ger has time to pull back from the brink. meanwhile, the new us ambassador to niger will touch down in the country in the coming days. the state department says kathleen fitzgibbon�*s arrival does not mean the us recognises the military—led government. earlier, i spoke with bisa williams, the former us ambassador to niger, for more on all of this. bisa williams, thank you indeed forjoining us this evening. ecowas has activated a standby force ready to invade niger should the military faction continue to hold onto its power and should ecowas deem that that is needed. do you support that use of force? i personally think that that is the most important instrument that ecowas can use as a last resort. they're using the justification for that is the potential for contagion in the region and that is why they have this force on standby. they have used that is the justification as well for closing the borders, shutting off the electricity. are you concerned about that? i think that, rather tha

and it wasn't the first attempt on a coup on the presidency of mohamed bazoum, but this one seems toword to use to describe the situation that the country finds itself in. all of that coming up on the bbc focus on africa in 20 minutes' time for our international viewers here on bbc news. let's turn now to moscow — where a tower block in the centre of the city — has come under attack for a second time. the building was first hit on sunday, these pictures were taken from a short distance away. this was the aftermath — of the second attack last night. you can see some of the damage in these pictures. emergency services have been at the scene. several other drones were reportedly shot down by air defence systems. here's some reaction from a moscow resident. translation: after the first attack, everyone said it wouldn't hit - the same place twice, and today we all woke up and were a bit shocked. i don't know what i'm going to do, but i think i'll move from here. nick beake, at the bbc�*s evidence hub, has more detail on the attack: drone striking at the heart of the russian capital. it's

the organisation earlier set a deadline of sunday to reinstate deposed president mohamed bazoum.r thursday but failed to meet coup leaders or mr bazoum. our correspondent catherine byaruhanga has more. the regional bloc of west african countries known as ecowas had sent a high—level delegation to niger to try to speak to the new military regime. as part of this delegation was a former military leader of nigeria, as well as an influential cleric. but what sources are saying is that the delegation was only in the capital niamey forjust a few hours. and they didn't get to meet the new general in charge, general abdourahamane tchiani, or his deposed predecessor, president mohamed bazoum. now, why this is important is because ecowas had given the military leaders in niger a deadline of this sunday to step down. otherwise, they could potentially use military force. as this delegation was in niger, military chiefs from west africa were meeting in nigeria's capital abuja to draw up plans for a possible military intervention in niger. now, any kind of military action would have severe con

the expiration of the ultimatum given to niger coup leaders by ecowas to reinstate president mohamed bazoum thursday this week to deliberate on the proposals by ecowas defence chiefs, as well as other measures that could help them resolve this situation in niger diplomatically. but the leaders will want to make very clear that coup or military takeover of government in this region will no longer be acceptable. meanwhile, here in sokoto in north—western nigeria, the border remains closed against niger. not too far away from here at the border post, long lines of vehicles, lorries carrying loads covered with tarpaulin, have been stranded with their drivers sleeping under them or even sitting there waiting to hear the latest development about the border. some of them told me they had been stranded for nearly two weeks. but the nigerian customs boss said border closure is in compliance with the ecowas resolutions. trade can only happen when there is peace. peace has been threatened. there are situations of instability such as looting in this place. if it happens in niger and it is not controlle

west african regional bloc ecowas for the militaryjunta to reinstate niger's ousted president mohammed bazoum later on sunday. ecowas gave the coup leaders a week to restore the president or potentially face military action. meanwhile, france says it will support efforts by ecowas. niger's prime minister has been in paris saturday, meeting lawmakers and greeting protestors outside the niger embassy. he has dismissed pro—coup protests taking place in his country. with the deadline only hours away, our correspondent chris ewokor reports from sokoto, north—western nigeria, close to the border with niger. they are bracing for the worst. many of them were born here in nigeria but they have never been cut off from their roots in niger. the coup has caught them unawares. with the border is closed and the current political crisis, they are now separated from their families. this man lives here but one of his wives and some of his children over the border. he has been unable to reach her for days. iam here i am here in one of the community is predominantly inhabited by people from niger. for the past

were anti—coup protesters who were protesting for the reinstatement and release of president mohamed bazoumdential palace since he was ousted last month. the militaryjunta had earlier banned all forms of protest but had encouraged, permissions were given to those who were pro—coup supporters in the different rallies and protests we have seen that have happened in the last couple of days and weeks since the coup happened. these 5a people are currently being held and we have not received any further news on what the charges would be. but we willjust wait further news on what the charges would be. but we will just wait to see how events unfold in niger. here, two—thirds of health service cancer waiting—time targets are expected to be scrapped in england — including the two—week wait from an urgent gp referral to see a consultant for breast cancer patients. the nhs says the move will simplify the system. the targets have been routinely missed in recent years — as dominic hughes reports. nhs england says it wants to simplify and update cancer waiting time standards following the advice of expert

president mohamed bazoum's democratically elected government was toppled in last month's coup.an army spokesman said they had been gathering evidence against the deposed leader and what they said were his "local and foreign accomplices". no evidence was provided. but this was the announcement on national television. translation: in national television. translation: ., , translation: in any event the government _ translation: in any event the government has _ translation: in any event the government has today - translation: in any event the government has today gathered translation: in any event the - government has today gathered the necessary evidence to prosecute the ousted president and his local and foreign accomplices before the national and international authorities for high treason, undermining the internal and external security of niger. following his exchanges with the heads of international organisations. we know that the president and his top government officials are being held, the president is believed to be at the palace while others among his officials are being

president mohamed bazoum ate breakfast as normal, but something was amiss.ing to secure the country against islamist insurgents. such reasoning was also behind recent coups in neighbouring burkina faso and mali whose military regime both that will be seven. what those documents say is they are lowering the upper age limit from just before someone's 80th birthday 216, an immediate term at least. it's always been a feature of this really long waiting list that some young people will age out. though beyond that, under 18 service but now it's happening on mass for the nhs england having these documents that all 17—year—olds who are currently waiting and are new to the weightless will have to make a decision of whether to pursue a referral to adult gender clinics. same will be the case for 16 who are on the waiting list but will hooch turn 17 by next march. that's more than 3000 million people. it's causing concern for some but for different reasons. on the one hand you've got young people seeking transition, some of who've been on the waiting list for years alre

they are likely to just keep president mohamed bazoum where she is.im nicely, he can even write to the washington post, tweet, have chats with presidents on the phone and all of that, but they are not going to release him at all. so that, but they are not going to release him at all.— that, but they are not going to release him at all. so a form of house arrest. _ release him at all. so a form of house arrest. if— release him at all. so a form of house arrest. if we _ release him at all. so a form of house arrest. if we are - release him at all. so a form of house arrest. if we are not - release him at all. so a form of. house arrest. if we are not going release him at all. so a form of- house arrest. if we are not going to see military action from ecowas, what can we then expect from them in the coming days or weeks? we know that nigeria has sanctioned niger, limiting electricity. this is making it all very hard for people, but what can we expect next? what we can robabl what can we expect next? what we can probably expect _ what can we expect next?

people who are supporting the coup, the plotters are the coup leaders, those who are supporting mohamed bazoumdent, but we also see divisions in the wider region, as we just heard, between the ecowas members themselves. so it's a very difficult situation in the sahel region at the moment. , , ., ., ~ situation in the sahel region at the moment. , , ., . ~' , ., moment. give me your take when you throw into the — moment. give me your take when you throw into the mix _ moment. give me your take when you throw into the mix what's _ moment. give me your take when you throw into the mix what's happened . throw into the mix what's happened in burkina faso and mali, what is happening in the wider region? we have happening in the wider region? - have said during a long time, those of us who have observed the region, that coups are contagious and niger was the last one standing in this sahel belt, we have seen coups in the last three years in guinea, mali, two in burkina faso, two in chad, a constitutional coup, and we've also seen, if we go all the way to the east, in sudan. so neto was really in the

was not armed forces mohamed bazoum's armed forces and although defence and security forces backed by unfailing support our people are ready to defend the integrity of our territory and the honour of our homeland. france has suspended all development aid to niger's neighbour, burkina faso, after its military government said it would see any intervention against the coup leaders as a delcaration of war. thousands of people gathered on sunday in the main stadium of niger's capital in support of the coup, chanting anti—french slogans and waving russian flags. the bbc�*s nkechi ogbonna has been monitoring developments in neighbouring nigeria we are yet to hear from the original bloc ecowas on what the decision would be concerning niger. the ultimatum has elapsed this sunday evening and we are yet to hear from ecowas. but we also know that the supected moves in niger in the coming days, the rally this afternoon, showing pro—coup supporters at a stadium in niamey, the capital city, showed that the people supported the junta, chanting anti—france songs and waving pro—russia flags in the crow

the negotiators appointed by the regional bloc ecowas didn't meet the deposed president, mohamed bazoumy to help restore order. writing in the washington post, he said he was writing "as a hostage", and warned that the entire sahel region could fall under russian influence. let's speak to our correspondent, catherine byaruhanga, who's following developments from nairobi. catherine, i read a tiny extract of what was written, but give us more of a flavour of what was said in that article by mr bissouma. it was uuite a that article by mr bissouma. it was quite a dramatic _ that article by mr bissouma. it was quite a dramatic opening _ that article by mr bissouma. it was quite a 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 o

the warning from president mohamed bazoum is that people don't take the serious, then there could beound the world. an appeals court in romania has lifted the house arrest imposed on the controversial influencer, andrew tate. he and his brother, tristan, deny charges of rape, human trafficking and forming an organised crime group to sexually exploit women. the court has placed them underjudicial control, meaning they can't leave the country without permission. the bbc�*s nick thorpe is following events and sent this update. judicial control is actually a lesser form of house arrest. he can go out of his house. until now, he and his brother were shot inside their house. they can go out of the house and could go anywhere within the county around their home, which includes the remaining capital, bucharest. this will have to report regularly to the police. but obviously for andrew tate and his brother, this is a sense of a bit more freedom of first prison, then strict house arrest. they are into allege romain many accomplices were arrested in december of last year. they were then facing

elected president mohamed bazoum was deposed on wednesday.now been arrested. mr bazoum himself remains a captive of the army. but we've now seen the first picture him since the coup began, sitting on the right. it was published shortly after he met with the president of chad, who's working to resolve the crisis. chad's president also met with the coup�*s leaders in niger's capital. earlier, and before mali and burkina faso's joint—statement, i spoke to niger's ambassador to the us.