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BBC OS: 2023/08/10 16:06 GMT: Niger: ECOWAS meeting in Nigeria

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Niger: ECOWAS meeting in Nigeria

2023/08/10 16:06 GMT

2023/08/10 16:06 GMT: Niger: ECOWAS meeting in Nigeria

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Regional bloc ECOWAS is meeting in Nigeria to discuss how to push Niger back to democracy

Regional bloc ECOWAS is meeting in Nigeria to discuss how to push Niger back to democracy.

West African leaders say dialogue with the leaders of the coup in Niger will be the "bedrock" of their approach to the crisis. We hear more from our Africa correspondent.

Our colleague from BBC Russian talks about former Wagner fighters in Russia who were freed from prisons to fight in Ukraine and are now accussed of re-offending.  

We hear about the reaction in Germany after it was revelaed that the former Chancellor Angela Merkel has spent taxpayers' money worth of  $60,000 on hair and make-up since she retired.

We get messaged from fans of Taylor Swift, who is close to become a billionaire and has also announced a new re-recorded version of her 2014 album 1989.

We speak to Saudi football journalists about why many top footballers are moving to Saudi teams. 

Presenter: James Reynolds. 

(Photo: The President of Nigeria Bola Ahmed Tinubu, (C), and leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) meet to discuss the political situation in Niger, in Abuja, Nigeria, 10 August 2023. Credit: STR/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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