ECOWAS maintains sanctions on Niger over coup
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00:00 No surprises but disappointment for Niger.
00:02 ECOWAS said it again, sanctions won't be removed until deposed President Mohamed Bassem
00:09 and his family are released.
00:11 He's still detained in his residence since July's coup.
00:18 But talks are not over.
00:19 Sierra Leone, Benin and Togo are now in charge of negotiations between military junta and
00:25 ECOWAS.
00:27 But that type of process could go on for a while.
00:31 We hope that authorities will collaborate with food traders to reduce prices and take
00:36 off the burden on people's shoulders.
00:38 People are suffering from ECOWAS economic sanctions.
00:41 The situation is really difficult for families, especially for those who don't have food
00:47 businesses.
00:48 "Today, if you order something from Lome in Togo or somewhere in this area, that's
00:55 going to take time.
00:57 So we're really impacted.
01:00 But we will stay strong because we love our country.
01:04 We will take on this heavy burden for our country."
01:07 Even if military general Abduhaman Chani is leading Niger with new governments for months
01:14 now, ECOWAS refuses to acknowledge new authorities.
01:19 Yesterday it was former Prime Minister Umudu Maamadu who represented Niger at the ECOWAS
01:27 session.
01:28 Niger is left in a state of economic limbo in which no real transition process can begin.