ginger biggest ever sporting events that be for our cup on al jazeera ah . 6 6 joining the fires against to grind rebels, hundreds are recruited by the ethiopian government. has the prime minister vows to lead from the front? oh, hello there i'm is darcy. hey, this is al jazeera at la, doha, also coming up the west migrant tragedy in years on the english channel bases and along in both france, i'm the u. k. this is austin undisclosed. how dangerous it to

cross the channel in this way. europe's curve at 19 cry says more than 800000 people have now died in germany and women, women's rights activists and georgia accused the government of failing to acts against rising online abuse. ah, well, we begin with the conflicts in ethiopia, where they are growing international calls for a diplomatic solution. un secretary general, antonio gutierrez is calling for an immediate end to the fighting in ethiopia. but new volunteers are still being recruited in the capital, addis ababa to join prime minister abbey off med as he battles. forces from the t bribe. h m t p l f. rebels have now pushed south from t gray and to the neighboring regions of an am hora, and a far from last few months and also down a major road running south to the capital,

addis ababa. earlier this month to go, i'm rebel said they took control of these towns come bolts that sits on a supply line, linking the landlocked nation to the port city of debussy. and last week they took the town of shame, a rabbit victoria gate, and the reports abbey at med once described was as the epitome of hale. but ethiopia prime minister is now front and center in a conflict that's been raging for a year. he reached the front line on tuesday, according to government spokesman, and is now personally leading the military against rebels from the northern t gray region, leaving the business of government to his deputy. isn't the gunboat, if you look here, kind of similar gambled. when champion, ben tried the unprecedented res debbie went to the front lines and he lost his life even when the actually defeated the rebels in china. and so i be off. my niece is risking is nice ah,

abby's decision to go to the front line. his boosted recruitment for ethiopia, beleaguered armed forces. thousands have signed up to follow abby's lead, including olympic gold medalist high league, upper selassie. the 48 year old retired champion says he felt compelled to act in sports. i know little about hunter, a sportsman, as was an ambassador for peace. and now when i am going to the frontline people could say, wait a minute, you have been a mediator and you're a sportsman with holland porters, what? peace and love. oh no. how good, what would you do when the existence of a country is at stake? i did just put down, everything's nothing will stop you o fighting between the ethiopian government, anti grain rebels has escalated in recent weeks. rebel flight is now around 200 kilometers from the capital. i just have of the presidents of kenya in south africa as well as the u. s. secretary of state have reiterated calls for a ceasefire. there were concerns the wall could spill over across the horn of

africa. already the horn is very unstable. we so darned the recent school there. yeah. so my yeah, still disintegrating archibald gating ground there. now the last thing that their region wishes to have is a disintegrate. and if you're here and the west's interests are going to really just go up in flames. ah, as these new recruits prepared to head to the front line to join government forces and negotiated settlement doesn't look likely any time soon. victoria gate and b algae 0. let's bring in samuel get it. he's an ethiopian journalist. he joins me now from attis. samuel, i know i ask you this every time we speak these days, but do we actually know abby is a well, according to the ethiopian government spokesperson, he is. and the battle ground showing or offering leadership to the soldiers

of that ethiopian government. but what, what we know so far is that the conflict is ongoing and even in a city called deborah behind which is about 130 kilometers, there's no restriction of movement. everyone is required to have an id. i'm showing you that this conflict is really moving forward and headed to closer to our deece of about pushing a money owe for the local embassies to ask their citizens to leave. the latest being french, the french citizens were told to leave last night. the embassy is even offered them of financial resources should they needed. so they were asked to leave, and many of them left. it wasn't just from the french embassy. it was also a french companies. doug invested money fuel brand lot. now moving away from me to yoga for the time being, looking for safety perhaps and their own homelands. samuel,

as that frontline moves closer and closer to the capital, can you give us a sense of how many people are actually taking up ideas calls to take up arms in south. oh, we don't know the exact number, but we are being told, god said there are many young people willing to join the prime minister in the battle ground, including us. you mentioned earlier, i like of our selassie has said he can go as far as joining in the battle ground or even offering resources. there's also a usa lisa, another olympian who was made famous, perhaps in 2016 when he was in brazil for the olympics. and he raised up his arms in protest to the den t p and left lead government saying that the oral more people were being abused. and then he left the u. s. and he was called back the by the prime minister to come teeth yoga. a few years ago and he is said to be in the battle ground joining again the prime minister trying to defeat what the government cease by the parliament

order a terrorist organization. but this comes us, the piece process is really being set aside as there doesn't seem to be any interest from both sites. 2 sets of this uh, the, a you without becoming an invoice said as there's a small window of opportunity that seems to have been diminished us. the u. s. invoice said us, the t p n. f moves closer to i'd be salva. their demands are getting much bigger, making it difficult to settle this in a peaceful way. samuel gets a chance and he came from general speaking to us from that us bank's and my son. thank you. now in for malia a bomb attack has killed at least 5 people in the capitol, mac edition, their reports, it was targeting a convoy of the african union mission and a school opposite. the scene of the explosion has also been damaged. how germany is it? corona virus, destiny has especially passed 800000 authorities recorded at 351 deaths over the

past 24 hours. hospitals there are rapidly filling out across the country and some have called on help. elsewhere in the you generally announced a tougher restrictions last week to try to cope with the spiraling outbreak. leaving on and at least 27 migrants and refugees bound for breton, have drowned in the english channel near cali after their boats sank. hence the worst disaster on that crossing since the you ends. international organization for migration started keeping records 7 years ago. french and british leaders say they need to step up, joined efforts to prevent people making that dangerous journey. anderson and supports from kelly. no silence for the dead. no flowers. there was grief though, and anger among a small group of migrant rights activists. men women at a child seeking a better, more secure life, would dead exploited by smugglers. their regular events on the french coast. those

who died would have set about the journey, just like these fellow migrants would run even with winter setting in their determined to reach britain. 14 had died on the crossing this year. now more than twice that number all died together. the worst ever tragedy in the english channel involving migrants and refugees. a fisherman said he could see from his boat to inflate a building is one, was overloaded with people. the other empty bodies were floating in the sea. they stood no chance submerged in icy cold water. many of them couldn't even swim french prime minister shaw cast, dick's said in a tweet that his thoughts were with the missing and the injured victims of criminal smugglers who exploit the distress and misery. the british prime minister called an emergency meeting in london. this disaster underscores how dangerous it is to cross

the channel in this way. and he also shows how vital it is that when i step up our efforts to break the business model of the gangsters who were sending people to see in this way, i say to our partner, sir, across the channel now is the time for us all that to step up, to work together to do everything a we can to break these gangs who are literally getting away with murder. these people did make it to the english coast on wednesday. after being picked up by life . folk volunteers around 25000 people cross the english channel from france this year, 3 times last year's figure. britain still receives far fewer asylum claims than countries such as germany or france. but the governments currently introducing legislation which would penalize asylum seekers who use so called illegal roots

like crossing the channel rights groups point out legal routes are inaccessible for most and given how desperate these people are to reach the u. k. this may not be the last tragedy on the scale. andrew simmons al jazeera kelly libby as election commission says the son of formerly de mama gadhafi is ineligible as a presidential candidate. save al islam. good off. he is one of $25.00 candidates who've now been bod, from running in next month, selection and commission rules out his candidacy because he's been convicted of a crime and will only for hafta along with $72.00, others remain in the race. meanwhile, the un special envoy for libya has quit just weeks before those elections. young cubis had been in that role for less than a year out of america, a james space reports now from un headquarters in new york. veteran un official

young cubic has headed the un peace efforts in libya since january this year. but the timing of his resignation, one month before the country's elections caused considerable surprise to diplomats we are not sure about the timing, but yes, these very sophie p because for the the, the, the electoral processor a few weeks for away from now. we think it is very important that his replacement will be come into place as as soon as possible, at least so that there will be no vacuum speaking to the security council by video link from tripoli. mr. cooper, she explained, he didn't want to be based full time in the libyan capital, but felt that's what the job now needed. but he made it clear he didn't want to desert his post. on the 17th of november 2021. i've done that my resignation in dallas national letter to the secretary journal. i also confirmed my readiness to continue as the special envoy for

a transitional period and that in my but be natural to cover the electoral period. but cuba went on to say that the un secretary general antonio could terrace, had decided his resignation, would be effective december the 10th. that's 2 weeks before the election, rebuffing his offer to stay on. why did the security general not accept that offer? what we're trying to do is there we are, of course, do print. i do intend to announce a successor and we aim to ensure the continuity of leadership and a smooth 6 transition. at this critical time. in the security council meeting, there was recognition from all delegations about the sensitivity of this time in libya. the election was described as key, vital, and crucial. despite that remarkably, there's now a vacancy for the post that overseas the entire process for the international community. james bays al jazeera of the united nations. marcella had here on out in tears and the 5th wave of credit 19 as millions of americans travel thanksgiving

holiday miners in democratic republic of congo with their lives to mind. couples, but many complain that they aren't getting me a fair share of the spoils ah . snows about make it rather more widespread appearance in europe than it has done recently. it's been curly ground, the high ground of spain, but now it's coming down. i think from the next prophet, a po to push in the north of you, we've had snow in norway and there's more to come. but you notice this wind here changes to a normally by tommy, at friday that drives cold air and stow across the high ground of scotland, england as well, possibly north marland. and that cold air will eventually push down towards the north of france. in fact, paris could see a little bit of sleepy weather in the air. that is the big circulation. but ahead

of it, you'll notice the snow showing up in central europe. that's because down the western met with circulating a lot of moisture and pushing it up north was of the to come together with the mountains. so although we get only a little bit more snow in spade and a significant amount of rain 1st in the south of france than in italy, it will be then this line that runs up through tele doubts and the tear all about germany and austria where significant snow is likely to fall ins, brooke, for example, i think we'll see 2 days of overcast snowy weather and the subtle try and show itself on sunday. most of north africa is fine and drive it is particularly warm in senegal than towards northern gala. nearly a record ah, the end of the country with an abundance of results frayed far and wide indonesia his, this concerns for me we moved full to growth and france. we balance for green

economy, blue economy, and the digital economy with the new job creation law, indonesia is progressively ensuring the policy reform to create quality jobs. investment likely part when denise is growth and progress in indonesia. now, lou ah no, they are watching out his ear that's remind you of our top stories here. the salad, the un secretary general, is calling for an immediate end to fighting and ethiopia, the u. s. is also calling for a cease fire and diplomacy, but on the ground, the ethiopian government is recruiting volunteers to join the war efforts against

to brian rebels. at least, $27.00 refugees and migrants had drowned off the coast of france after their boat capsized. they were trying to reach the u. k. and the worst disaster in recent years from migrants attempting that crossing. germany's corona virus death toll has officially passed a 100000 hospitals are rapidly filling up across the country. and germany announced tougher restrictions last week to try to cope with the outbreak of meanwhile, an overnight cough you is holding on the french caribbean island of guadalupe after days a violent protest against corbett 19 restrictions. its been stirring, longstanding grievances over poverty and inequality. vaccination rates, though, remained lower with less than half the population having received corona virus jabs . the protest of also spread to the neighboring island of martinique. natasha butler husband, following developments in winter. pete in guadalupe. well,

there is a nighttime curve. he said the streets are empty, everything is shocked, but the situation remains 10. mainly because some protesters have built barricades across roads in several parts of the island. so that is meant that it's very difficult to get around the island. we've heard some people have been unable to reach hospitals. other people have simply been too scared to go on the road because they're very worried about coming across these barricades. and these are located now. the unrest began more than a week ago. it began as a strike, a demonstration against the cove. it how past and again, mandatory vaccination for health workers, but it is simply spiraled into something so much. baker is many people who used to not use the opportunity to voice their grievances against the french government or the social and economic situation in what we're talking about as property. high unemployment, because i'm a feeling amongst many people in port luther. they are simply ignored by the

government and metropolitan from that they are treated by 2nd call. citizens by power is our fax, of course, has been compounded by the fact that the french government has not yet sent a minister to quite loop to oversee the situation. this week, however, the french prime minister john cast eggs did meet officials for an m p 's by video conference from court loop to talk about the grievance. if he's opened up what he's called a form for dialogue, where they can talk about some ideas with solutions. the party for the french government is though to restore calm and law and order, and they have flown in more than $200.00 police officers and special forces. well, some health officials in the us are concerned about the possibility and another surge of coven 19. and comes as millions of americans travel ahead of the thanksgiving holiday this weekend. rob reynolds reports, holiday trial is expected to be here. pre pandemic levels. this thanksgiving with

air travel expected to be up 80 percent over last year. for some, it's the 1st time at crowded airports since the virus brought travel nearly to a halt. it's a little nerve wracking. we have lots of hand sanitizer a lot, the light all on the face mask. honestly, nervous to be in the airport. it's a lot of people, but there's good reason for that. trepidation thing ice relax. although 195000000 people in the u. s. are fully vaccinated. that still, under 60 percent of the total population and coven case rates are rising across the country with $92000.00 new cases and $1000.00 deaths per day. heading into the 1st big holiday of the season into thanksgiving. we are seeing coven numbers rising in most states. nationwide. 30 of 50 states are showing increases in the number of coven cases being reported. and in the upper midwest. in particular, we're seeing

a really severe outbreak. states like michigan have been hard hit on potentially a sign of things to come. we're far over capacity and really working hard to care for aust. i'm afraid that what we're seeing here in michigan is probably just foreshadowing. we'll see across the country. despite the warnings in more than 770000 deaths, a large group of people, 2 thirds of whom identify as republicans remain unwilling to get vaccinated or to vaccinate their children. infections among the unvaccinated continue to drive this pandemic hospitalizations and death. tragically, at a time when we have vaccines that can provide incredible protection, doctors recommend people gathering for thanksgiving celebrations. exercise caution, that means masking indoors. that means perhaps doing rapid tech prior to gatherings

. that means taking those extra precautions that yeah, we hoped we weren't going to have to do this year. nearly 2 years into the pandemic . weary americans are dealing with the new normal rob rentals al jazeera. now european union representatives are in the besieged, gaza strip to discuss humanitarian conditions. they're the you contributes to social welfare allowances in gaza. but protest as outside un office is a it, they haven't received any funds. during the last 6 months. even l side has been for several months now. more than 81000 families in the gaza strip have not received their social affairs, cash allowances. and as their issue fluctuates into the answer to any of the date of the new payment doesn't have gather theory. the gaza strip in front of the un headquarters in conjunction with the european delegations visit to the gaza strip. and i would have been with him in sure this my children are starving president. our

bus ob amazon should come to gaza and see how we live. my husband is sick and can't move and i support 8 members of my family and my kids are young. oh, the delay has caused a great resentment among the families who receive b. allowances for whom they are from the most vulnerable groups in godsa and depend poorly on these allowances for their source of living. while the palestinian authority has attributes at the debate that the death to sit in the authorities but j and did the retreat in the finance commitment by the european union. whereas the is the cash allowances are supported by 3 parties. the european union, the world bank and the palestinian authorities. no human rights groups in georgia, se online abuse towards women is on the rise and claim the government is failing to act. it comes as a wide ranging international treaty, protecting women from violence faces,

backlash. robin far as your walker reports. what does this wednesday a it says put a bullet in her head. these ga lawyers defend the rights of women, children, and sexual minorities. and in return, they get threatened online almost every day. and i was on t v show and the, the guy was saying that, don't be surprised if one day you're gonna find, heard that somewhere and you won't be able to recognize her. some perpetrators don't even bother to hide their identities. so far, none have been prosecuted. officials admit the law may need to change on the one hand, his pinch is not acceptable. but on the other hand, we have for them of speech and the to keep this balance between the 2 values is very important and sometimes very challenging. georgia is one of $34.00 countries to have ratified the istanbul convention. the council of europe's treaty to protect women from violence. the council has now introduced new guidance to tackle the

digital dimension of violence against women. if that will convention is based on 4 pillars or it is prevention, it's protection, it's prosecution and coordinated policies. so are in all those 4 pillars ear could see how you can use the articles on the convention, not only for the offline balance, but also for the online balance and also our technology facilitated violence against women. it's been 10 years since the establishment of the estoppel. convention and work continues here in strasburg to tackle violence against women, both in the real world and in the digital domain. but the convention faces a very real challenge from those who see rights protections as anathema to so called traditional values. turkeys withdrew from the convention earlier this year, drew international and domestic condemnation,

yet conservative governments in bulgaria, slovakia, poland, and hungary. and threatened to do the same in georgia for rights groups aligned with the orthodox church attack activists and the media on pride day, 54 people were injured. one journalist later died, yet the government said it would defend the interests of a moral majority. rule is that what, what when 95 percent of our population is against holding a demonstratively propagandistic march or parade? we should all obey it. human rights defenders feel increasingly vulnerable. this guy is asking for like a machine gun to kill us all. it's very frustrating, but you need to find some power in you to continue working in doing what you do because you know that you're doing right thing and you're just protecting someone else life. so yes, and when the advocates themselves no longer feel safe,

neither to that client's cry robin 1st year walker by al jazeera stress book. now there's been more unrest in the capital of the solomon islands where anti government protesters, as you can see, have set several buildings on fire and watching live pictures now from the capital honey ira. now protest is there one prime minister monastery, so gavera to resign. seine islands has been neglected by the government protest is also opposing a 2019 decision to switch diplomatic allegiances from taiwan to china. now a global goal to attain and net 0 emissions by 2050 is contributing to a surgeon demand for electric cars. now the battery is that power, these vehicles contain cobalt, much of which is mind in democratic republic of congo. it's dangerous work, but many minors there say they aren't actually getting their fair share of the spoils. malcolm where visited a mine in co wessy in lieu a lab or province. this is what the world's soaring demand for cobalt is doing

the democratic republic of congo on the each of these shelters. a deep tunnels dug by hand. they often collapse at the end of them, a deposit of cobalt which con, get exported nearly $2000000.00 worth in 2019 and export a growing fast with the minus say they're being cheated. welcome, you guys young man, we're working very hard and digging very far to take this out. but we're getting almost nothing for it. the conditions are dangerous, but we're not paid for our level of sacrifice under the ground. and the sacrifices a great mine is working here, say when they enter the shop, takes one and a half hours to climb all the way down through the narrow tunnel to reach the rock . faith cutting out the co shift. it takes them even longer to climb the way

back out, and it doesn't look safe until they're a crack in the side of the crop with 3 branches. and since people here told us to miners were buried alive the day before we visited. when they didn't come home from work, they wise came here to find out what happened there, waiting for the bodies to be dug out. the week before people told us these men died here in another claps. as soon as the bodies and debbie ever moved, the miners keep digging out cobalt. nobody here can afford to stop. there aren't any other jobs for them. this is the end of a line without 40 men. stopped deep on the ground. about a 5th of kong, as cobalt is dug out like this by hand. government planning reforms. it says it wants to make the sector safe. one was taken from everybody to be crushed and tested boring stations like this one. most of them have been taken over by chinese

companies in recent years. the amount of cobalt is measured on this machine called the mine is respect to the machines. usually rig as all the weighing scale, are they taking us for fools or slaves when we take our minerals to the chinese, they cheat us on the quality and the weight. and how can we, as congolese, benefit from this way of working? they spend digging out earth or rock without any cobalt on paid it to these men of our better luck. they gather at the minds edge to divide their cash. on the best days they say they can make about $12.00 each. usually his less than half that much of the cobalt will go into the batteries of the world. latest electric cars here is pushed out to the pit on old bicycles. they risk it all to dig out. one of the world's most thought after mineral.