Talks continue with Niger's coup leaders on the eve of ECOWAS summit in Abuja

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Nigeria ramps up unofficial mediation efforts in Niger ahead of a regional summit to weigh up response options to the coup leaders who took over two weeks ago. Meanwhile France rejects accusations from the junta that it's released  jihadists jailed in Niger. Also in this edition: Kenya's government and opposition restart negotiations over a bitter political feud that's sparked a spate of protests over the high cost of living. And finally: we speak to some of the traumatised relatives of of the 73 children in the Gambia whose deaths were linked to toxic cough syrups made in India.