by the government and then if all the families leave but the other farmers state other states i'll just see iran has teams on the ground this is the insurrection that president trump is accused of only to bring. documentaries light ready. if we hold votes and if we're not sure. that we'll be sorry we do problems concerns it may take years for developing nations to get enough supplies of covert 1000 vaccines as rich countries war doses in europe squabbles about shortages. you're watching al-jazeera live from headquarters in doha also coming up and overwhelmed health system forces senegal to depend on medical students and turn

prisons into coronavirus treatment centers activists in argentina lend their support to protest leaders in poland and their fight for abortion rights and shares in the retail firm game stop continue to rise and cause market jitters as a mature investors take on wall street giants. hello they world health organization has urged countries competing for vaccine supplies to think about the situation in less developed nations the w.h.o. as mike ryan says wealthy nations are fighting about the cake when poor regions don't have access to the crumbs it follows that you use moved to impose export controls are covered 1000 back scenes after a dispute with astra zeneca about supplies make sure again b. has more. the irish border a flash point during break that talks was for several hours on friday at the center

of a growing ground over vaccines the european commission has now reversed a decision to impose export controls on vaccines from the republic of ireland to northern ireland but speaking before the e.u.'s climbdown northern ireland's 1st minister said it amounted to the imposition of a border this is an incredibly hostile and aggressive act by the european union bloc for years we were told after the european union referendum vote that there couldn't be a hard border on the island of ireland and in one fell swoop they have put that hard border n.p.'s the catalyst for the diplomatic storm with new rules announced in brussels to control vaccine movement out of the e.u. the commission has adopted a strictly targeted measure that will allow us to you guys are accurate information about the production of slack since and where manufacturers intend to ship them. the measure is time limited and specifically applies 19 vaccines that were agreed

to by advanced purchase agreements it follows days of disagreement between the e.u. and astra zeneca the company's vaccine was authorized for use across europe on friday a month after it was approved in the u.k. it's a real pleasure to be here and to announce the 3rd positive opinion for the authorize ation of the astra zeneca covert 19 vaccine this is. the range of vaccines available to. a member states but far fewer e.u. citizens will be able to receive the vaccine for the next few months after the company cut back what it could deliver to the block astra zeneca blames production problems that some of its plants and said it can only deliver fewer than half of the 80000000 doses promised the e.u. has decided to impose export controls on vaccine stocks made in its territory and

while the round rages on the measures to deal with the pandemic are intensifying germany has announced that from saturday it will ban travel from several countries like me taishan said being reported and france has closed its borders to most known you travel victoria gate and be al-jazeera. well let's take a look at the global effort to inoculate people as quickly as possible now canada has ordered the most vaccines relative to its population but there's frustration about the rollout 2 major pharmaceuticals have delayed deliveries with which means only about 2 percent of its people have received jobs new zealand has ordered enough to vaccinate its entire population 3 times but has not begun its campaign its promise to give free doses to neighboring pacific island nations israel is leading with the world's fastest vaccination rates more than 30 percent of its population has received at least one dose but it excludes 2 and a half 1000000 palestinians living in the occupied west bank and gaza but the

european union's vaccinated less than 2 percent if its population and production problems have resulted in far fewer vaccines then there is the african continent where most patients have yet to even begin their vaccination drives and many lack the money to do so the african union says it could take 2 to 3 years to immunize 60 percent of africans threshold for herd of unity to have an impact dr margaret harris is a spokesperson for the world health organization she says vaccine nationalism is automatically and no one's favor. my big politically attractive leaders obviously want to be looking after their people but it's very very shortsighted because we need to be vaccinating around the world and we need to vaccinate the people who are most exposed to these fires that's the health and frontline workers who are fighting battling this fire as far as every day and those who are most likely to be

sick the ones that the health care workers are battling to save and that's the older people and people with co-morbidities but that has to happen in every country around the world it's no good just protecting one country because of the pandemic will continue to burn on and we it will take longer to end and also the economic fallout will continue we've seen a lot of studies that have demonstrated this is a good example there are countries that are being good neighbors who are saying we will vaccinate as top groups and we will provide those doses for others the other way is through the codex facility that was set up very much the european union was one of the main groups involved britain was is very involved many countries are very involved and that provides access to the back scenes for their countries in the kovacs facilities so it doesn't matter whether you're rich or poor the idea is equality of access and access according to need of officials in senegal sake over

1000 variants are feeling a surge in infractions the health system there is overwhelmed and medical students are being mobilized to make up for a shortage of doctors. reports in the capital jakarta. if only the dead could speak says up to juve then the living would know of the pain and distress caused by corona virus do you for isn't even aware that coven $1000.00 killed his 40 year old friend with stuff like gay until an autopsy was carried out he now pictures him alone and gasping for air in a hospital corridor. died in very difficult circumstances he fell ill at home after he got treatment he died we were later told he got the corona virus in the hospital and that's what killed him. senegal like many other african countries is going through a 2nd wave of infections dr abdulai buso who's in charge of the government response

says the trends don't look good the new very little variant from the u.k. has been detected in the country it's the mantra to poorest people to respect. and for us it. is critical for people to respect it a curfew is in place and both public and private gatherings are banned but many people aren't following the restrictions allowing the virus to spread rapidly to many patients not enough hospitals before the pandemic the senegalese health system was already overstretched now authorities are turning prisons into treatment centers faced with an increased case of infections and whilst the government is praising medical staff with public messages like this one there aren't enough doctors to keep the health system running. to make up for this shortage the government has drafted in medical students to work in the wards and treat patients

but they are not qualified and are still learning why you want to put it before we are overwhelmed and being sent to all types of wards some days i'm a cardiologist in the front in just a gynecologist i'm asked to do it all. will be months before most african countries get access to vaccines with health experts predicting the outbreak will only get worse causing many more deaths before it can be contained because hawke al-jazeera the car. i mean mars military says it will abide by the nation's constitution i meant concerns the armed forces might attempt a coup the army previously said it could take action if its allegations of fraud in november's election were not addressed the governing and party called on the military to accept the will of the people more than a dozen countries including the u.s. on the u.k. have urged readme are to adhere to democratic norms official vandar as soon as a diplomatic expert who served on a commission charged with protecting minorities in myanmar she says the army

statement came not just after pressure from the international community for from the people of myanmar themselves it's quite a bit like life for the military. and it is said that. statements may have given people the aggression gathered was a bit to go or to go but you know the people of myanmar deserve better than this kind of bullying get this kind of heavy handed approach the military is no role. to play in the electoral process what it did is went beyond it actually already even beyond the constitution but it's stronger checks tactics that favor its proxy civilian parties of militant badly in the process. but what's behind all of this is that the military appears to be concerned that its role will diminish under the next parliament of the next government and parliament is out of be sworn in next week the process of making of making in the us government is already underway

and. more specifically you know the commander in chief of the armed forces is due to retire it is here he's already way beyond the time and age and it's not unlikely that is see that he is seeking to make it relevant in myanmar politics and wants to secure continued interest for himself and for some of his colleagues who are also retired. hundreds of people have taken to the streets of paris against a bill they say will undermine freedom to document police brutality the draft security law would make it criminal to publish video of on duty police officers many protesters out right now as you can see are angry about what they call disproportionate power of white police men beating up a black music producer november intensified anger leading to a nationwide weekly protests and the un has called on france to revise the barrel.

there's been a 3rd night of protests in poland sparked by a court ruling that makes abortion illegal in almost all cases thousands defied coronavirus restrictions to attend rallies in several cities alexia o'brien reports . these protesters say they're marching for freedom and equality they want women to have the right to choose what's best for their bodies and their babies and that. the call truly means i don't want to have any more children for the moment in poland because i want to have the choice i do not want to run the risk of having to watch my baby die in excruciating pain or have a stillborn. pollens constitutional court ruled in october to ban abortions in cases of facial disorders even those that are severe facial a ruling which came into force on wednesday it's one of the most restrictive laws in europe only allowing the procedure in cases of rape and incest or if the

mother's life is at risk doctors performing illegal abortions will face a prison sentence. that's not women should have the right to decide their own bodies not the government and certainly not the church. activists accuse the governing conservative law and justice party of pushing pressure on the court which it denies but that hasn't stopped anger over the ruling a school ating into the largest protest movement in. decades. after getting in the capital in warsaw they were scuffles with police who fired tear gas at the crowds some say the security forces are trying to intimidate them into keeping quiet. it's a tragedy for our country that 30 years after the fall of communism to fight for freedom again the protests are being watched closely hof a world away in argentina women there gained a victory last month when the senate voted to allow abortion up to 14 weeks the

largest south american country to do so activists say they're sharing strategies online. the fact that we are referenced in terms of empowerment and the building of strength is very exciting i think that if we could we could get on a plane and we would be on the front line with them supporting that. the growing scarves that became the symbol of agitation is abortion rights movement being handed out and poland. as a source of inspiration a reminder not to give up. on al-jazeera. still ahead on al-jazeera why there is a rising number of afghans seeking refuge from violence when the taliban and the government are talking peace. plus flames of opportunity in nigeria looks to make the most from its wasted natural gas.

is a change on its way to japan this looks typically wouldn't treat cold air spreading out over warm waters big showers but from the point of view of what's in them it's only been hot cardosa power in particular where it's been proper snow in the last day or so this is still falling falling sickly in the next 2 days and a half a meter is quite likely to fall it fails a little bit on sunday and for home show we're not talking snow at all part from briefly in the morning on the high ground in the sun isn't temperature wise well it's still a cold regime vladivostok minus 12 but come south a little bit and you will above freezing in the korean peninsula least most of it solved at about 9 degrees then a system develops which looks more like spring than winter the head of it still snow that's thought the other was a talking right go way back down towards shanghai only last a day then the sun's back out for tuesday and wednesday. south of all this the

rainy seasons to the policy and it's mainly folks are going to be easier mostly eastern indonesia very few showers in likely in the philippines not a loss in borneo a few in sumatra but really you go from well jakarta eastwards where the heavy rains like for the next day or so a few showers in sri lanka otherwise india is dry but the doth is foggy. joy bringing my neighbors my children so they can see and get more comfortable 5 children are at the heart of america's love affair with weapons back at the varo so mom makes a report on the stand there for a new machine and it's fun but a new generation is fighting fire with the recent you're fighting for this issue because you don't want to see it and you do speak it. never again part of the radicalized youth series on al-jazeera. muar the

on. the on. our on the top stories on al-jazeera the world health organization is warning against hoarding coronavirus vaccine supplies it follows the use moved to impose export controls on vaccines manufactured in the law. officials in senegal sake over 1000 variants are fueling a surge in infections its health system is overwhelmed and medical students are being mobilized to make up for a shortage of doctors. made more as military says it will abide by the country's constitution image concerns the armed forces might attempt a coup the governing and the party has called on the military to accept the results of november's election. well the attack comes 2 days in afghanistan that is it

comes 2 days after the pentagon said the taliban was not living up to promises made in a deal last year to reduce violence the rise in bloodshed has prompted a new exodus of afghans and has shattered hopes the war could end soon failure contrary reports from kabul. it was a morning in kabul that most afghans cannot forget in late november the capital was attacked using dozens of rockets for no we'd he's wife and 3 children it was too much. grabbed one child and i grabbed another i forgot my daughter on the blanket i was out in the corridor and it was very rockets were flying everywhere my children are traumatized and when someone closes the door hard they get scared they think that rockets are fired they run out of the room and. we're living on the top floor and god forbid if a rocket hits this place we also put plastic on our windows to keep ourselves safe

if there's an explosion. now we'd works in afghanistan repairing air conditioners. that morning he decided to leave afghanistan he's taking his family across the hazardous iranian border where he says thousands more are waiting to cross illegally and to move further west with most of his relatives already out of the country he says he's forced to do the same. i prefer to die in crossing the border but not here to be killed like this he don't know if i lose a hand on me or a foot i also fear that my kids will stop after my death by leaving we know that we're at least going in a direction and we have hope as they say if there is hope there is life despite the koran a virus pandemic business is still booming for agencies assisting those who can afford to legally apply for a visa to another country an afghan passport is viewed poorly in many countries and foreign embassies have strict rules on issuing visas for afghans for many the

united states visa lottery is their only chance to reach the west applications from afghanistan for the u.s. lottery almost doubled in 2020 reaching more than 120000. if someone's family members or relatives go to another country and they see all that comfort and peace and their children in peace they call the rest of their families and encourage them to leave when they come here for the 1st 2nd and 3rd time they definitely decide to migrate. the rising insecurity has forced many to close their businesses or move them to another country poverty and crime are rising and when night falls fear reigns in the afghan capital. this is what kabul looks like at 730 at night with not much of a tricity in many parts with most stores closed and few people.

other than afghan security personnel a recent wave of targeted assassinations and threats is also forcing many of ghana's stans most educated people to leave and peace talks between the government and the taliban in doha have stalled. after they started the negotiations the ones has increased if we have hope why should we leave our country why should we accept the risk of this journey because my children in the morning and they asked me to bring something for them after work but i tell them let's go now and by that you know because i don't know if i will be coming back. and so no weed and his family are joining the thousands to cross this mountains and to look for peace in what they hope will be their final destination europe contra for al-jazeera kabul. there's a professor at kabul university he says afghanistan will become more and secure as a result of the exodus situation since 2016 has brought

a. decline in flow of the state from free just to free states has caused a lot of. disappointment in the public sickly recent targeted killing going is crucial in the values. human trafficking corruption those are the main causes that somehow increase not only in the number of. leaving the country the migration but also the braintree prices which is causing the most disappointing public is a capital problem also. relieved of going to. the brain drain situation i think it will cause. not only a dark future for afghans but to cause more instability. to move the talent to the capital the talented human resources leaving the country the more the country will

become and secure and it will be prone to mood was. failing state and regime security sudan's deteriorating economy has sparked protests the nets capital and other states crisis has already led to the overthrow of one government and 2019 but after nearly 18 months under a new administration there's no sign of relief as al-jazeera as have a morgan reports from hard to. this has become a way of expressing anger at the economic conditions in sudan's capital khartoum protesters blocked the city's main roads to pressure the government to improve living conditions the presence of basic commodities like bread. have gone up in recent months. there's no economy there's no fuel no bread. the country's in crisis things were bad before but now they're much worse in other parts of the capital and the country the anger at the economy has been more.

sudan's transitional government has been facing economic turmoil since coming to power in. the u.s. sanctions. and the policies of the previous government under president. he was overthrown by his military after weeks of anti-government protests that were also sparked by hikes in prices of basic commodities the current administration has promised to improve the economy but after 18 months protesters say the situation has not improved much. things are still the same there is no change when bashir was in power the dollar was worth $5300.00 we don't know what to do anymore we used to protest for justice and accountability now they've distracted us from that with demands for bread fuel and cooking gas. the government says the scottie of commodities and the rise in market prices are caused by shortages of hard currency because of limited international trade and exports while the official rate

is $55.00 sudanese pounds to the us dollar most of it comes from outside the official system or the parallel market the difference between the 2 has been climbing steeply the government has held to donor conferences with the aim of improving the economy it's also negotiated with the us government to be taken off its list of states sponsoring terrorism and open its markets for international trade and investment in exchange sudan had to agree to recognize israel one of the few arab countries to do so last year but the economic problems run deeper so than owes more than $60000000000.00 to the world bank which has made it difficult for it to get more loans to ease its economic crisis and since the government subsidizes medicine and fuel for some sectors it needs hard currency so the demand for cash with the parallel market being the only option has brought down the value of its local currency increasing the rate of inflation and frustration for many here the administration says it's found solutions to some of these challenges. the report we

have is that there is no skews to you there are lines for fuel medicine and brood to get daily updates to know what's the root cause for scarcity no one in the government is blowing to what the people suffer and we've spoken to the banks responsible for importing goods and they will increase the amount of fuel tank is imported as well as wheat and medicine to ease the situation back on the streets those barricading the main roads say they hope the government listens to them and understand that even if the commodities are available it won't mean much because they simply can't afford to buy them people morgan al-jazeera how to hold. the prime minister of the democratic republic of congo has resigned after a no confidence vote in parliament president. can now appoint a new premier it's replacing. and has the opportunity to rid the government of his predecessor allies just a cabbie who took office in 2900 also be able to push through his own policies. for

more than half a century the practice of gas flaring that's the burning of gas produced as a byproduct of oil extraction has affected the lives of thousands of people in nigeria and now the government wants to pass a bill to tackle the issue and raised new revenue from the wasted natural gas. report from the niger delta. they do oppose the community has been living in the shadows of 3 gas flare point 6970. people here say the players damage their lives and livelihoods. everywhere. our roofs don't last. crops cannot probably. move with water. have moved because of that but. for us to get fish now would have to.

tell us. he says compensation paid to some has done little to ease their pain. and they aren't alone flies like these birds throughout nigeria's oil rich delta. oil companies still find it more convenient to burn away the gas even though it could be used to generate electricity an estimated printer 3000000 cubic meters of gas is being flared every day for 174 points like this costing nigeria about a $1000000000.00 annually the government says it's a waste and if stopped could add $3000.00 megawatts of electricity in a country that to struggling to generate $4000.00 megawatts. because of the difficulty in enforcing a total ban in 2019 nigeria launched an ambitious project to increase domestic use of gas and export this it hopes will cut the waste and save lives and the environment the fact that it's environmentally friendly it is cheap it also never

was quick industrialization and growth and we didn't do dis long feel out of time he said it's an issue where we can continue to lead men and that's why this project will do 2 things one is to deliver on previous at attempts to have a trust african got 5 plan which will deliver got through the military into europe and also to deepen the gas consumption country in. domestic consumption government is also promoting the use of compressed natural gas in vehicles but the most used to see a drastic reduction in gas larry we're actually giving out those flares to people to manage and we believe that. will be able to take care of all the gas flares within the next few years you identified it got interested in the bid for it and if you win we give it to you so you can now. commercialize the gas that gas that was. being fled and then of course to bring some value to the economy.

the government is hoping that the petroleum industry bill in parliament for 20 years will pass and attract more investments in oil and gas. boost gas utilization and help minimize sledding until then communities like. me have to live with the damage caused by the gas players blazing at their doorsteps. and it will borsak oh nigeria. hello again the headlines on al-jazeera the world health organization is warning against hoarding coronavirus vaccine supplies it follows the use move to impose export controls on back scenes manufactured in the block the controls will affect nearly 100 countries.