to fight the agreement domestically, a process that could take up to 2 years. lawrence louis al-jazeera lewis hamilton is now the most successful formula, one driver of all time off to equaling michael schumacher record of 7. while titles . a milton's victory in the turkish kwan prefer miss eighty's confirmed 2020 while champion 3 weeks after breaking his career record for race victories. the british driver has also has most pole positions and podium finishes. just a quick recap of the main stories now have been scenes of jubilation in peru after the interim president manual merino announced, he's resigning just 5 days into the job. you know, had been under increasing pressure to stand down after days of antigovernment protests. an emergency meeting of congress was called off to 2 student

demonstrators were killed during saturday's rally by ana sanchez has more from lima . a protesters were angry of the removal of the previous president, monson of iscar up last week. people feel that this is accorded top and now they are on the streets, many of them celebrating, but many of them through the social media. you can see and you can read that they may, they keep themselves vigilant to what will happen because now they say that they do not want any one of the 105 congressmen who voted for the impeachment to be near the presidency of congress to become the next president of peru, they also are saying that the next president of the country has to have a clean slate. now gunmen of killed at least $34.00 people in an attack on a passenger bus. and western ethiopia happened at nih in the western region of benish gunas as no no link with the conflict in the northern region. over the

leader of ethiopia's to grey region is confirmed as forces 5 rockets at the airport in eritrea's capital. he says the ethiopian military has been using us mars' airport to launch as strikes on to gray, but that attack marks a major escalation in the now 12 day conflict. and azerbaijan has agreed to extend a deadline for armenia to withdraw from a disputed district as part of the deal to end the fighting of a nagorno-karabakh on the areas in the process of handing over kalpa, job but anger among the $600.00 armenians living there is so deep that many set fire to their homes as they left to protest against armenians. prime minister, nicole question yon another news update for you in about 24 in about 25 minutes time. i see that

war sierra leone, like most countries in africa, is which in resource mining, but all diamonds under time have led to economic growth in recent years. but despite its natural resources, 60 percent of serial younes population lives in poverty. and with a g.d.p. per capita of a bond $500.00. it has relied for years on foreign aid. sierra leone is still recovering from a 10 year civil war that destroyed many of its institutions before. and during,

in 2002, president julius mother came to power into a 1018, he promised to make his country financially independent by fighting against corruption. president b. o. is a retired brigadier general in the sierra leone army and was proclaimed head of state from january to march 1096 after leading a military coup that removed captain valentine's trust from power. we'll move to the united states shortly after that to study international law. once he was back at home, he sought the leadership of the serial yoan people's party, the p.-p. . now in power. once again, the challenges are many outbreaks of the 1014015

before you came to power had significantly damaged the economy. like many leaders around the world, tackling the 1000 pandemic. in addition to fighting corruption, improving letter is a raise and life expectancy are also crucial. so after 2 years in office, he's, he's succeeding the president of sierra leone julius talks to al-jazeera julius mother be a president of syria. thank you for talking to al-jazeera suppressant. let's start with covert 19. the pandemic that has shattered lives. rattled economies and put strains on the health service, as we've seen, a new pattern which is basically infections increasing world wide. what does your country stand?

are you thinking about putting in place new restrictions of the moment? no, because date and science tells us we get in braille little cases of the movement. so we are very much on the watch we have or the people are supporting the response system in place. and we are allowed by the moment we are not thinking about locking them up for what we have never really not, or those that don't want to be hard to do it 3 day period that there should lockdowns so that we can start to use that he really wanted to achieve by the time, of course, as you know, what is happening around the world, there is an increase. and since we are not experiencing that, we are very much trying to go back to normality as much as we can. but we

are very much on the watch the movies around. so the big economic recovery plan is meant to see how are we going to transition from the state of all these post and carry on with creating in this scenario for livelihood in this country. at the moment, we really not experience in many cases as it is that in around the world, the battle against cars at 19 brings back memories for their country's fight against a bowler in 20142015. what was the lessons he learned from the particular experience that was helpful? to your country now as it tackles they spend, alec. well, that is a quick reaction. we had about a pandemic and we went into action immediately. and using our experience with a bowler, we were able to mount

a preventive structure to make sure that we could prevent the advent of copied into radio. but of course, we knew we were fighting the losing battle because it was all over the world. and part of being part of the international community, we knew it was going to come here. but as we mounted the preventive measures, we were able to do a world of the way very long time. and during that time were just kind of the structures. luckily we had a very good experience from the border and we had the people in the system who had the expertise, who had that knowledge. and we were able to put our national call the response team together. and so by the time we undertake to 1st of march, when we had our very 1st case, we had a stronger structure that was ready to fight off. so this is

how we've been able to get these on the one through with a lot of things. let's talk a little bit here about politics in your country. if you don't mind mr. president, when you came to power, there's been some sense of anxiety and instability, particularly when your setup. the commission of inquiry into cases of corruption that took place from 2007 to just 1018, that's when the all people's congress,, the a.p.c. was in power. betty said that this was a pill act of political revenge against your opponents. yes, but i think we have proven them wrong because what we did was to get people who are the country georgie's who presided over the commission. and they have of course, shown that we did not interfere as

a government. i did not as, as head of state, we give them the free hand to investigate and they produce a report from the boards. we have produced a white paper. definitely, we have political instability. i would not say there has been political instability . we've had corruption fighting back because once we took one of the fight against corruption, we knew it was going to fight back. we were meant to kill or was mentally prepared for that fight. but just because it's about the very soul of our country. many say we are poor, i would disagree with that. i think corruption has been the enemy. and when we had decided this mission to attack ropes from head on, so we are ready for the ramifications of our fight. that is corruption. this is the argument advanced by our parents. they say that corruption is pervasive. it's not

isolated, it's not about individuals. it's about the system that has been prevailing for many decades in this and your country. and you have been personally a part of the political legacy of your country. yes, there has to be a starting point, definitely not muddy. i, i said the same thing to people. i said we have all been corrupt, but we have to draw the line. if we are going to be corrupt, we are not going to be able to have a better future for our children. we must accept that corruption is part of this in this country and we have to but we know how it has needed to our lives, our future li, future of this country and the senate history administration. i did say before then i want that i was going to attack corruption. so we are very much aware that

everywhere in the country. but we are also aware that there has been growing unity with which corruption was, was, was, was rampant in this country. and the it became fashionable, i would normally say, i wanted to make sure that we can, we have been listening to in the past saying basically that is about time for accountability and transparency. and i'm expecting to hear some transparency from you, mr. president. as i'm going to ask you something, a few questions here. one of those questions are about when you were campaigning and saying that you had issues with your predecessor and his ties with china, particularly the deal as there was there was charter, signed with china. what was your biggest concern about those deals? is that there was no sense of transparency or because you thought the deals were

with china were counterproductive to your country. well, i want to start by saying that china is a great friend of mine. we had issues with transparency and we are structured in the best interests of the country and i did not attack the president . i talked to particular about my mama here for that. there's no going to be any different from what we have to be. it's more last year or less what's really so i we're talking about nearly $400000000.00. so we keep the ball of china. but for those who are in the best interest of the people of this, and this is,

this explains why you decided there's absolutely no way you're going to go ahead with completing the project, which was basically the new airport outside of the, of the capital. is it because you were concerned that more loans could just end up being a debt trap for your country? of course that is one needs to leave the airport with another when we can be sure we have you know, we have a week or we can afford it, don't do it and do it in transparent way. we're everybody will get to know what is not what, how, the structure. but here's the thing here. surprise it. that case of instability and civil war have taken a heavy toll on the infrastructure of the country, talking about dams, roads, schools,

good systems to rebuild unit investors seem to be willing to step in the russians, said that they were willing to step in and, and finance some of those, some of those projects, but you didn't seem to be really impressed saying that we need to look into everything into more details before we move forward. well i, i think we're national mentally and for the best interests of my news. so when i look at any deal, and i think it is not in the best interest of the people, i will reject that. we are the new investment for infrastructure because we know it's an enabler for development. but we are also we should we make sure that the process of getting those loans are also both theory and in the best interest. so we are not cherry picking. we just want to make sure that

he's in the best interest of the president. you know that your people will judge you in the future, on the basis of what will you accomplish for them, and what baffles me. and many people all over the world is how come cyril yoan. a nation rich in diamonds and other natural resources is at the same time, one of the poorest nations on earth. that is the exact reason where we are here to change the narrative. and we have very active in the extractive sector, which you just identify. we are the i think i did said to you that we are not a politician. we have been caught up in bad governance for a very long time. and that is why you can, i think you can feel the pressure on me for, for fighting corruption. these are the things that i think that our development and with the resources we do not bring about reforms in the governance of our resources

. we are not going the able to to took it for the needs of our people. so if you can see one thing we have identified resource, these mineral resources are natural resources. people see a very important but to be able to actively manage that. i think for me i have identified the human being the human capital resources of our country. most important and that we have to develop and that in my project i've got human capital development. when you talk about the extraction process, either have to be implemented. are you thinking about with structuring the whole sector? because i'll give you an idea about what's happening in your country, mr. president. if you don't mind, it's so poorly organized, the diamond mining sector, to the point where you're famous for being in the country where all it needs is just a shovel and a c.

. there you go and try your luck. this does not work. you cannot move forward as a nation if you continue operating under this particular scheme. whether that's right to do that we are trying to sanitize the extractive sector. we are rich, we have greece. that piece of land that we see as a nation, that a lot of rich we have to, we have to provide some guidance. we have to have sound policies on how we extract and use them for the purpose of developing our mission programs. so when i mention human capital development already, we have we have people over 2 point 5000000 people in this country because as much as the resources are there, we can talk about the human resource is going to be developed.

so we are very much engaged in these extractive order to be able to get the benefits we have not done in the past. and that is why it is they came out of bed. so many interests in and out of the so it is always difficult to restructure that sector. speaking of those interests, are we likely to see as 0. tolerance when it comes to the international trade. trading companies wish more interest in their own interests. one of the center there might be willing to manipulate the system for more revenues at the expense of the civil unions. of course, there are international corporate organizations, the core mean we are that we should have the investment, but we are also not in the process of exploiting those resources that has damaged

the ecology and they brought remain and we should have enough to keep the activities, activities are taking place in mosul, but initially we need resources to be able to a revenue to be able to hear of the men that we want to improve a lot of. but again, the potential is there and again with other success like a great culture which is which was supposed to be a key. it cannot make sector. why is it like in fall behind reason that we have spoken about bad governance and i speak to you. it's one of those sectors when i spoke about human development in 3, when we talk about human development, we are talking about the agricultural sector of security, education and health. so these are exactly the 3 areas we are of course

attending to or the issues of government that the india ereal drug report. sure. we are a lot of premium on that and we know that we should be exporters and we are working on we are working on the policy to make sure that we should, we can produce enough and even export security on our mind when you read reports of international organizations like the world bank or the international monetary fund, which basically predicts that your economic growth of your country will contract by something like 4 percent. and that inflation will continue to hover around 16 percent, plus more than 50 percent of the population which lives below the poverty line. doesn't this look a grim reminder of what might happen in the near future?

you seem to be facing unprecedented massive challenges ahead. these are definitely very different chord scenarios you've just spoken about. but we also determined to make sure that we are putting in place sound. what is the shooting that we have from policies that have not paid off from the past and making sure that we can inclusion we have been reducing because it does as a matter of fact. i mean corruption, you might have had when i over it was in the region of what is 49 percent according to the regs in by the m.c.c. . now we conduct if you want so it is not going to be an easy job. i don't expect that. but i'm very optimistic at the time and then i went from

sharing that to me and with the people of this country that one day we see where it is going to change the fate of this country. and that is why i remain optimistic because our people are beginning to bite into that. and we have going to fight for as we are what is done in the many instances where the nation has been faced with very serious challenges. and you seem also to be willing to somehow change this to your types that have been going on for quite some time about your country, those images of young fighters roaming the streets of the capital and elsewhere, pillage and villages. and to does that, you said that to things need to happen 1st of all education and number 2, the gender gap in your country. can you give us some idea about how, how, how do you think you can move forward when it comes to those to important issues? education and again that we have taken education. that's not said many times in

this interview. the main thrust of our government with how to class 3, quality education wearing all kids from 3 primaries to end of secondary school. we go to school at the cost of it is not free and we pay for everything from learning materials to tuitions. to teach you materials and we are providing food in some sense that is to make sure that everybody goes to school. we know the benefit of education, what it guides, who have been disadvantaged for a very long time because of a neg, lect. we have also been doing quite a lot in that area, sexual and gender based violence. we have taken on we have very strict laws now and punishment for those who engage in rape

became and i haven't even had to declare a state of emergency for it yet. and we have put in place more there to just 100 that gosnell have 6 places in school 2 to be due to take part in education. and lots of my wife has been involved in a campaign to make sure that the guard child is free. you know, from our good marriage, from really with, she's evolved by the now it's time it's our past because we realize that you guys can lose of 2. so when to do it these days from going to school because the last 72 parts a lot of it, we have taken up the issue of the guards very seriously. and initially this guy is catching up on that. so these are things we take very seriously. i need to know

about more rooting guns in the young man that it's history. we have said, toots, you know, we have had a peaceful settlement of the conflicts we have. and in tripoli, we are just about fit enough. the commission peace and national vision commission to keep it clean, i own just making sure that issues that kind of a good conflict or whatever new job are kept on the control of it. when you look at neighboring countries, where there's been more instability, particularly mali booking office and ivory coast and where people have become pretty much worried about the potential for military haunt us to take over once again. what kind of message would you like to send to those people that this situation is different? countries vary and what leads to

a military coup in one country may be different or similar the day those specific situations lead into who's again maverick. i think that we need to look at very properly. you know, the armies are mr. villian now, and i dare i speak. i says civilian, we should not get the military involved in what should be a civilian r.c.s. . but the military is also part of the country limited treaty. we also suffer when the bad government will also suffer when it is given. the leadership is not doing what it's supposed to do. are you confident at this particular stage that said earlier, has turned the chapter of but it trickles? yes. we have this by the assassination that we are going to pursue the democratic path. irrespective of what is happening now around the world. we know that

the, the myspace whirligigs when it is there creates the possibility of maybe i'm not so sure of heroes. so what we have done is that, i mean, nation of the nation. we were huge democratic and we had war with transitions. i warrant in the interest of the people that country i joined the military to do to write for my nation. but even when i was involved in the village of who it was the best interest of this nation, we have to leave it at that. thank you. very much indeed. such a president of sarah. thank you for talking to us. just thank you. thank you very much.

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counting the cost on al-jazeera. oh, i maryam namazie in london a quick look at the main stories now have been scenes of celebration in peru after interim president daniel marino announced he's resigning just 5 days into the job. had been under increasing pressure to stand down following anti-government protests . the demonstrators have been angry of the abrupt ousting of the former president must leave a scar on monday and were demanding merino go. an emergency meeting of congress was called after 2 student protesters were killed during saturday's rally, members called on marino to quit or face impeachment if i hereby tender my youth.