to get the care they needed the kuwait library at the university college, a science and technology is not only a repository of knowledge but an access point to the world beyond. ah, this is al jazeera ah, hello, i'm rob matheson, this is the news are live from doha, coming up the next 60 minutes, u. s. military supplies arrived in kiev as russia launches new drills near ukraine . hundreds marching, burkina faso is capital, and a show of support for the military takeover. regional leaders say the president was intimidated into resigning us health regulators. limits the use of coven 19

antibody drugs, saying they don't work against the alma khan variant. angel anchors to compensate more than a 1000000 rice cultivators whose crop suffered under a failed plan to become the world's 1st fully organic farming nation. and i p. december of use both these pre tournament favorites, senegal have made their way into the quarter finals of the africa cup of nations. thanks to a hard full to know when of a capable good. next up they will face morale says all malawi. ah, the 3rd shipment of $200000000.00 worth of american military equipment and ammunition has landed in ukraine. the u. s. and nato allies are supporting ukraine against a possible russian invasion. russia has launched new military drills and mast troops near the ukrainian border. the kremlin accuses the west of provoking

tensions by putting its forces in europe on high alert britons prime ministers calling on european allies to be ready to deploy sanctions. if diplomacy fails. on the 13th of december, i spoke to president putin and i stressed that nato had no thought of in circling or otherwise threatening his country. and that russia enjoyed as much right as any other state to live in peace and security. but as i said to him, russia, ukraine also enjoys an equal and symmetrical right to that russia. and i said that any attack on his neighbor would be followed by tougher sanctions against russia. further steps to help ukraine defend herself by an increased may 2 presence to protect our allies on nato's eastern play. when natasha bought a standby in paris with more on the latest discussions between the german chancellor and the french president. first,

let's go to our white house correspondent at kimberly hawk at. kimberly understand that that he's been a press conference by the, by the ministration. just in the last few minutes, just i've been saying anything about what's going on in ukraine. the white house press secretary, jim saki was holding her daily briefing where we were getting more or rather a clearer picture of what the white house is doing in terms of planning when it comes to not only briefing members of congress, but also in terms of coordinating with european allies, 1st of all, we know that the white house is setting up congressional briefings. we know that they will be speaking with congressional leadership as well as the heads of the intelligence and for relations committees. those will be happening today. and we know that there will be also broader briefings that will be taking place later in the week with members of congress. we also know as well that the u. s.

president is expected to meet with the german chancellor some time next month. now the date has not been nailed down, but what has press secretary gen sock is saying that that meeting has now been confirmed in terms of the ongoing coordination that has been promised by the u. s. president, to as they continue to consult with allies, given the concerns about ukraine and to that. and one of the big reasons that there is the need for this conversation has a lot to do with energy. of course, germany concerned about whether or not russia might cut off the energy supply, leaving europe in the lurch, if you will, particularly given the fact that it is winter time. and so to that end, the white house press secretary confirming that the united states is having conversations with what she said is a range of countries. we understand that to include cut are that would be supplying

and also releasing and surplus. and she said a supply of. 6 oil and natural gas in order to mid a. what could be a shortage if russia were to implement that as sort of a leverage move if you will, in addition to potentially embedding ukraine. something that the white house believes the vladimir putin is likely to do? eminently as i was corresponding. kimberly hall could. kimberly thank you very much indeed. well, it's, kimberly was just mentioning though with the u. s. president plannings and meet german chancellor all sholtes next month. the german chancellor has also been discussing the ukraine crisis with friends prisoners emanuel macro in berlin. natasha butler is joining us live now from paris. i had a little bit about the press conference that the gentleman i put out just a within the last hour or so. the sense i get is that they're trying to promote unity. what else will they talking about?

yes, the french, a president and german chancellor presenting a united front saying that you are members and their western allies were all united. and that is how would they respond to russia? their response at emmanuel macro would be if russia was to invade ukraine, it would be a very severe response. and russia would have to pay a very high price. so a very united front, when it comes to the response from you to any possible or eventual attack from russia. but what was interesting about this meeting between emanuel mike romanov shoals, it was of going into it the lisa had made it very clear that the french present feels that the you needs to re insert itself if you like, or into a diplomatic efforts. so to deescalate the crisis over the ukraine, there is a feeling that the u has been in a way a sidelined macro wants to see that change. he believes that they,

you could be at the heart of a diplomatic push that the, you could find a diplomatic solution to this crisis. and to the end, micro and shoals of organized a meeting in paris on a wednesday, which would be a meeting of political advisors, the normandy format. so that is france, a, germany, ukraine, and russia would meet together to discuss the crisis that is seen as may be a step forward. another way of doing things, because what micro said is, look, it's good that the us and russia is speaking that bite and, and a putin have spoken. but what micron said is, there have been very few results and he believes that the you can perhaps do better . and on friday, micro will also have a telephone call with vladimir putin. does a bottle of polish. thank you. the grains conflicts with separatist has been concentrated in the east, but the villagers near the border with russian announced crimea, say they're worried about the threat of an attack. charles stratford is in chanover,

in southern ukraine. russian onyx crimea is a few kilometers in that direction. now, despite moscow saying that it has no intention of launching and offensive, we be speaking the people in villages like this one and they tell us they are increasingly afraid. dark unused manteca, we ask here it will, it through the hardships of 2014 when russia to crimea, and perhaps the threat is the same. now it's that we have small children in the family. we have already packed our emergency belongings close and documents. so if we need to, we can hide somewhere in sellers, for example, or stay somewhere safe. a few people are traveling in or out of crimea or in recent weeks, but we met someone who had just returned and thought of a story, a little also a screen i've just arrived today from sebastopol, the atmosphere. com. people are out with their children playing in the snow, looters relaxed,

in comparison to 2014 to 2015. when people discussed the conflicts and what to do. some people aren't really talking about war now because so accounts like that saying that the situation remains calm in crimea, but that comes on a day when the russian defense ministry has announced that it has started new tank drills, military exercises on the peninsula, which means hundreds of thousands of people in this region can only hope that the intense diplomatic efforts don't fail. char stratford, al jazeera, cheer, vonner, some new grain. you know, let's get more in the situation on the ground. an eastern ukraine hunter of the hamid is near the frontline of the conflict. is he in eastern ukraine that people are concerned the most of a possible escalation in the conflict? this part of the country has seen fears of battles back in 2014 and 15. this is what's left of the industrial area. we're on the edge of ad ve fca,

one of the towns that was badly hit dead earth during the battles that centered around the airport in done yet, which is only 5 to 7 kilometers away from here. now the frontline is just a few 100 meters down this way we went there at the last position of the ukrainian forces distance only a 100 meters from the last position of the pro russian forces and the 2 side stair at each other are all day and all night long now, the situation is very calm. we just heard a few punch us. do ukrainian soldiers told us that that happens a lot. ah, they say that they refrain from a retaliated is simply because they don't want the situation to inflame. now we did ask them how they felt about maybe a russian invasion in the coming weeks. ah, well they said that they didn't know if it was going to happen. but that this time round, they felt that the army was stronger. they have received training. they have received

militate equipment. it keeps on pouring in, so they do say that the situation would be much different on the ground. and more had on the muse are intruding from birthday party to party politics. the u. k. prime ministers under prussia as police investigate allegations. he broke corona virus locked on rules, calls for more protection. after a 3rd journalist is killed in mexico, in less than 2 weeks of i'll not all one's a 5 saturdays during open to stay on track for a record 21st grand slam title has come out with peter in sport. ah, ah, the military cooling bertino fossil has triggered international condemnation, but the u. n. and the u. s. calling for the immediate release of the deposed president, crowds in the capital have shown their support for the mutiny. the soldiers say

they seized far because of the government's failure to stop attacks by armed groups linked to i'll call you to an iso nicholas hack reports. he sense of unease and uncertainty in burkina faso his capital wanted to go at the market. taylor city man . compel re, is worried for us, so has a checkered past with a series of military coups since independence in 1900. 60. he fears the latest military take over me so disunity, but the problem is we don't have peace in brookings far. so i hope the military didn't just come to take power. they need to bring back civilians, so they can go back to their work and defend the country. the army has suffered several defeats against arm groups linked to al qaeda. nice, so they appear to be gaining ground, forcing millions to flee towards the capital. soldiers seized power on monday by attacking the president's motorcade. the troops blame president, hot mac eh, boy, and his civilian government for military defeats and increasing insecurity. the

president announced his resignation in a hand written note. it's not known where he is the french president. imagine my con, told reporters tuesday that he's been informed. cavalry is in good health. the you and west african regional organization echo us are urging the president's immediate release. they're calling on the soldiers who mich near to return to their barracks . my appeal is for the armies of these countries to assume their professional role of armies to protect their countries. and re establish the democratic institutions just in the past year. there have been coups in chad, sudan, molly, and guinea. let's go. this is the latest co in a region marked by military takeover as well. this is a said back to democracy. some see the military as able to succeed, where civilians have failed in bringing back security in a region marked by violence. despite the 14000 un peacekeepers and neighboring molly as well as 5000 you and french soldiers in the region that the hell is facing

unprecedented attacks and losses. became fussy was spared until 2015, when a popular uprising ended the 27 year rule. a former soldier bless, compelling, that was seen as the beginning of unrest, while some now celebrate the qu. others fear are returned to the past. this is an abrupt end to thee democracy, so many here had fought for nicholas hawk al jazeera, the car mimics joining us now by phone from the capital. i got to go, nick koch, they're describing this at the end of his report that this is an abrupt end to democracy in the country. how much public support is the for this there's a lot of public support for this. there was a rally today in support of the military takeover, where several 100, a potentially close to a 1000. they came out and they were saying that this is long overdue. military potential, no history rule in order to beat back the groups that are taking over the country

and people seem really happy and something they're relieved. they're really hoping that they can bring about change. one of the things that they, those involved in this military takeover were saying was that they weren't getting enough support military support in terms of equipment and also medical support and in the fight against those on groups. but simply taking control of the country doesn't change any of the logistical problems that they're facing. people convinced now that the military can actually do something about this i think people are hoping they're very hopeful that there will be a change. and i think the military themselves so can you have a sense that they can't because they're going to put a focus on the military weren't they felt that the previous government did not put military 1st to not have a military strategy and was really disconnected from its troops that were in the field and other parts of the country carrying more about what was happening in the

capital, want to do this. so i think they think the change of tax will be able to ship. the insecurity. we are approved for some magnetic bringing us up to date from why do some thank you. lisa london, have opened an investigation into government events held during corona virus. busy lockdown, the prime minister is under pressure after a series of allegations about rule breaking gatherings is most recently been accused of attending a birthday party organized by his wife during the 1st lockdown and june 2020. that in baba reports. ha ha. june 2020 in school. pupils which the visiting prime minister a happy birthday day was a day. his wife carry dozens of his colleagues and even their interior designer attended a birthday celebration with kc inside 10 downing street. now finally,

maurice johnson, the subject of a police investigation. weeks after reports emerged of parties in or near downing street during lockdown, i can confirm that the mat is now investigating a number of events that took place at downing street in whitehall in the last 2 years, in relation to potential breaches of covent 19 regulations. the move comes after officers working in downing street gave evidence to an existing internal government inquiring headed by civil servant su gray. that process is quite properly involved sharing information continuously with metropolitan police. so i welcome the mit decision to conduct its own investigation because i believe this will help to get the public clarity it needs and help to draw a line under matters. the opposition labor parties repeated calls for boris johnson to resign, suggesting he'd like to parliament just weeks ago. mister speaker, the prime minister told this house there was no party. how does the pay master

general explain that? i know across the country, people know we know they have made up their minds about the prime minister. so when will his party capture? the prime minister's popularity and credibility ratings have tanked with every new report, a village rule breaking. when you survey suggest 62 percent of the population think he should step down. yeah, i'll be on his own vote for he's got a go pro roseville. go a 2nd so long as mean somebody controversy so far and hasn't kicked him out of officer with several of him at the moment. but many conservative m. p 's have insisted they'll wait until see grey's report is finished before deciding whether to trigger a leadership contest. so the latest twist could be a lifeline for the prime minister. because the irony is that the inquiry being conducted by the captain office. be glad i see grey, who is a senior. why whole civil servant will probably now be delayed because on these

criminal proceedings are underway, the criminal investigation is underway. and so in our sense boss, john snatch the house and breathing space, breathing space perhaps. but with every day that passes, he knows there could be more damaging revelations. and now there's the possibility of police action to nadine baba al jazeera to cover 19 antibody drugs are no longer available to doctors in the united states because they're ineffective against the amok. wrong variant, the us food and drug administration revoked emergency authorization for the medication made by region or on an eli lilly. millions of americans have already been treated, but both drug makers had already warned it's unlikely to work against oma, cron will. adding sorrow directs the elizabeth our griffin biosafety program. she's also assistant professor microbiology and immunology at georgetown university. she's joining us from washington. dcs. very good, happy with us on our visit. what's your reaction to this move? thank you so much for having me. i think it's of a prudent most of these medications are,

have shown to be markedly reduced in their activity against on the crohn. and so they should be removed from the arsenal of treatment. so we have for this particular variance, those who were supporting the administration of this this, these drugs were suggesting that if they were maybe not active in terms of dealing with a virus, but they what, at least reducing symptoms which get people out of hospitals. if that is the case and it does reduce the stress and the pressure on medical stuff, is it not worth at least keeping them for that purpose? to great question scientifically. and the medication that was developed was developed against previous variance, and the medication would protect infection against those previous parents. it is not protecting against infection from oma crime. so reduction of symptoms based on the infection of the actual virus is, is, is not

a direct link. and so that the treatment protocol is really not effective and therefore is not a, and an ethical treatment. specifically for this, on the contrary. if i understand that many of the people who were taking these antibodies had not been vaccinated and how difficult you think it's going to be to convince people who have preferred to take the antibody treatments rather than the vaccination to get vaccinated. given the fact that we've already seen a pushback against mandatory vaccination processes in the us it's, it's a huge challenge here in the u. s. i think was important to remember is it treatments are not a substitute for vaccination. medication should not be taken as an alternative to vaccination based on exposure based on infection. they are in short supply and should really be given to those individuals who are at high risk, who, who require the treatment, vaccinations have been proved, is shown to be safe and effective, and lower the risk of developing coven 19 and,

and serious disease progression. so, unfortunately, it's going to have to be another concerted effort to think about the socialization of the safety advocacy, and availability. we are very lucky to us to have vaccines available, and to be able to use those as our treatment protocols versus the very short supply . antivirals that we have in our arsenal, among those advocating for these were a republican governors know, is there anything that they can do legally or in terms of pressure to try to keep the drugs available for people or is essentially by revoking the emergency authorization is that it is a done deal, you know, with the ga, removing that emergency authorization, it is no longer possible for a physician or a hospital to be able to then distribute that medication. so i think it was the right move from the after years perspective. and unfortunately, anyone who feels differently can it can still voice that opinion and that made crew

to be challenging in terms of getting the message out there that these are ineffective, but physicians will no longer be able to distribute those medications to patients because of the game of really interesting to get your thoughts on this earn. so we're grateful to you for joining us. and i'll do. thank you very much and do thank you for having me to 1000000 people in beijing have been ordered to get tested for coven. 19 the decision came after a series of outbreaks ahead of the winter olympics next week. those in beijing neighborhoods considered high risk for infection, have been told not to leave. the city between the u says the outbreak is bad news for china's leaders. this is not the picture they would have wanted so close to the went again to opens and only 10 days. but we've had reported in china 3400 cases around about since the beginning of december. this outbreak has spread to 6 regions, including some major cities such as shanghai and change. and but of course,

what is really alarming authorities is these clusters now in the capital beijing. now there were 2 separate clusters that they've been trying to get under control. the 1st was about 6 cases of the highly infectious on the con variant. now authority say that they have seemed to contain that. but what they are still struggling to really fight is this cluster of the delta varied, which seems to center around a cold food storage plant in the district of fung tie. now the 2000000 people living in fungi district have been asked on tuesday to underground to undergo a 2nd round of mass testing. they're not allowed to leave their homes unless they can show a negative curve and test result. but the entire city really is on high alert. other districts are also asking residents to get tested just as a precaution. our team here engaging were us all, get scrambling, get some kind of a test earlier today. even though we live on the other side of the city and they're

really strictly enforcing things like mosque wearing scanning of health codes and a new measure that they've put in place. so that if you go to a pharmacy and you buy any medicines that are related to headaches, sore throats, fevers, or allergies. it will be noted in a database and you will be asked to immediately go get a covered 1900 test. hundreds of business owners in south korea have shaved their heads to protest against corona virus restrictions damaging trade. most businesses have to close at 9 p. m and only takeaways allowed for restaurants. they may shop or lose frustrated. infection rate there has risen to a record high with cases topping more than $8000.00 a day for the 1st time. still ahead on al jazeera, it's 20 years since the end of the civil war in sierra leone. as of being any peace dividend ad estrella by the copyright to an aboriginal flag ending a commercial dispute and making it easier for people to use. the image us tennis is served up with some tiers will show you what this is. jillian opens door,

did to make a young fine, pri, this coming up incident. ah hey, they're great to see you after a cold snap, a warm surgery there for the middle east. we'll talk about that in a 2nd. but 1st i want to draw your attention to the levant, we've got what, whether here, once again could see some flooding and snow for places like lebanon, and also into syria. ok, now let's take you to the golf. we'll put the colors on here. dark of the orange, the higher the temperature southerly push are they are here. so that pops up the temperature in riyadh to $27.00 degrees on wednesday while above average of the pakistan. we've also got temperature is above average here in the north islam of vog coming in with a height 20 degrees. different story for turkey. a lot of snow is so this was a scene that is symbols european side airport. so is stumble. have

a la monet over the past 2 days, or the 20 centimeters of snow. so flights were grounded there, and that shield of snow swiping southern areas we saw dusting in on talia. but the bulk of the energy, once again running into the live ads off to southern africa right now and remnants leftovers of what was tropical cyclone ana here they are on wednesday press play, see where it goes. it goes from zimbabwe into zambia. this is certainly not good news because in both of those countries, we have had some flooding and temperatures in cape town, 26 sets after 45 on the weekend see later. ah, chilling the debate they erased, of black people from the american and global story was very powerful on online. you'll believe the comment section is whitehead killing our conversation, we had unprotected when everyone is detected. it is not by being nationalistic of

all of those. you just look at it in a very different way that perspective may and may meeting and they don't have any pollution. let me get put it clearly. on al jazeera india, a conspiracy theory claims muslim men, a women into marriage and conversing one aisd investigates. the beaten mouse on out is, you know, oh l g 0 with, oh, no

ah, the want you, how does it remind of our top stories? this are the 3rd shipment of $200000000.00 worth of american military equipment has landed in ukraine. weather are increasing fears of a russian invasion. the kremlin blames the u. s. for increasing tensions. russia has begun more military drills, many of the ukrainian border and in crimea. the military cooling burkina faso has triggered international condemnation that the us that you, you, i'm the regional block echo was calling for the immediate release of president wash, cowboy, a group of soldiers deposed a body on monday. it's not publicly known, but he is least in london, have opened an investigation into government events held during the corona virus locked up. this is separate from an inquiry led by senior civil service su gray. the most recent revelations accused the prime minister, ballast johnson of attending a birthday party organized by his wife during the 1st lockdown to lanka has

announced a $200000000.00 compensation package for more than a 1000000 rice farmers. the crops failed last year, following a ban on chemical fertilizers. this is part of a government plan to become the world's 1st 100 percent organic farming nation. well, patrick holden is the founding director of the sustainable food trust that is an organization that works internationally to accelerate the transition to more sustainable from systems. he's joining, joining us now from lumper in wales godaddy with us on i'll just, you know, what went wrong? well, i think the aspiration of the sri lankan government to try to move towards more sustainable agriculture was very good and it's in line with the paris agreement, which sure requires everyone to address climate change and farmers aren't exempt from that. but perhaps the government were too optimistic in thinking they could just terrible. the sri lankan farmers should just go gallic just at

a stroke because in fact, to become an organic farmer or a sustainable farmer requires changes of practice. and if soils have been used to receiving fertilizers and pesticides for many years, they will go somewhat cold turkey as it were, and they will need a period of adjustment. so i think that was the mistake that was made was not to invest more in farmer training in rebuilding the soil and in helping the farmers financially through the transition period. and that will take time, but it's worth the effort. so i can say that because i've been farming organically for nearly 50 years here at this farm in west wales. i can understand and the obvious benefits of using the less fertilizer. but what are the wider implications of using organic farming? well, i think there's not a country in the world or a farmer in the world these days who's not thinking about how they can change their farming practices to be more resilient against external shocks. to improve food

security to address the nature crisis and the climate change pro crisis. but the challenge is how to go on that journey. and there are very successful examples all over the world now of farmers transitioning. but the transition will take time, as i said, and during that period of transition, it's economically changing. i'm sure the sri lankan farmers who refused the plan of the campaign of their government to go organic, worried and fearful about the consequences of a rapid transition. i can understand that, but it doesn't mean to say what the government was trying to do was wrong. to think that that is the end of the story in sri lanka, or do you think that there is some belief within the farmers and the rice farmers and sure lanka, given the knowledge that you've talked about, given the understanding the benefits of, of what it could be that if the government tries this approach again, but in a different way, that farmers would actually be open to it. or have they been stung by what's

happened? i'm sure they've been stung, but i bet there are many of them who wish it could be different. and as i said, i think farmers throughout the world are realizing that see the reason probably why the sri lankan government wanted their folders to go gun. it was because supplies of fertilizer and pesticides are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. so they thought this would be a good way to build resilience and create a green image for sri lanka, which is much needed. so i think there will be, as long as the farmers receive the help that buys that they need for the transition . i think they will be up for it again. and i hope so because there are some very good organic farms in sure lanka already who could help spread the knowledge patrick called and it's funny director of the sustainable food trust we appreciate you being on autism. so thank you very much indeed for your time. it's a pleasure. the global economy is expected to grow by 4.4 percent this year. that's half a percentage point less than previously estimated. the international monetary fun

says the recovery from the pandemic has lost momentum because of a resurgence in cases inflations also partly to blame for the i m f latest downgrade prices in the world's richest economies at at a 25. you hi. other concerns including the growing crisis between ukraine and russia and china's slowing economy. beijing has maintained a 0 tolerance approach to the pandemic, but experts are wanting bats unsustainable aha nava is the head of the international monetary funds world economic studies research division. he thinks higher inflation is set to last for longer than previously thought and will hit developing economies harder. there's been a difference in the amount of policy support that economies have been able to provide based on the amount of policy space that they have going into this is spend and we've seen advanced economies able to deliver much larger fiscal support on average than the emerging market in developing economies that's, that's help with the rebound. also, economies on average of also been able to,

to vaccinate their populations at the base and merger market and developing countries. and that's allowed a resumption activity. so we are seeing foster assumption activity in advance economies as a result on average. this divergence is expected to persist going forward and it's, it's also a concern for us now when the prospects of advance economy in central banks, shifting the monetary policy stance. and as that happens, there's a risk that interest rates increase and borrowing costs go up. and this puts pressure on vulnerable money market in developing economies in particular at the risk intensified. if for instance, inflation went to surprise even more on the upside, which would require a faster response from a bank economy, central banks, for example, the federal reserve in the united states, and then what the current events. so into our forecast that would happen. that

would also an addition pressure to situation for market and external developing economies that are mentioned on the borrowing. another journalist has been shot dead in mexico. the 3rd in the past 2 weeks. let us not the not the lopez said she feared for her life office suffering previous attacks for her reports and corruption so hot it has more a crime scene has become all too familiar for journalists across mexico nor dave maldonado. lopez had been targeted before the doing her job, but this time she didn't survive. con men shot her. she waited in a car and she wanted santa fe neighborhood. police received a call, but it was too late when they arrived at the scene. the secretary of security and citizen protection had the responsibility to continue to offer security to lordis maldonado. she said that when she arrived home in the evening, it was when she felt most vulnerable. she did not have that protection. lopez is

the 2nd journalist to be killed in mexico in less than a week. and the 3rd this month alone. on monday, another journalist, margarita martinez, who covered police and crime stories, was also killed. the committee to protect journalist is called mexico to investigate the attack thoroughly, and transparently came on me and the brutal reality of mexico nowadays is that the federal state and the municipal government simply don't investigate the crime against the population in general or against human rights act. the business and journalist in 2019 nope, has told mexican president andras manual lopez abroad, or she'd fade for her life and also support quality labor disputes where she sued an influential former employee for unfair dismissal. a law suit she won a few days ago. e. she's really much, it is very painful, will happen into one him. we will soon investigate. she was indeed here in the

beginning of 2019 to make a complaint about the labor issue and she was assistant. unfortunately, this happen, we need to see if this assassination is connected to the labor issue or not, and find who is responsible. living mexico is one of the most dangerous countries for journalists. more than a 100 media workers have been murdered in the last couple of decades, but only a fraction of those crimes have led to convictions. sara haters al jazeera, the world football body fever has expressed its condolences after 8 people were killed in a stampede in cameroon. dozens more were injured in the crush during africa. talk football tournament the cup of nations that happened outside the stadium north of the capital yonder galaxy, bryan reports for grief outside. what should have been found the family evening at a football match. instead, this woman is crying out for her further and asking god why the people were killed when crowd surged at the entrance to the africa cup of

nations match between hosts. cameroon, and camaros. little people behind you said who i was among them. and when i saw that i left to enter from the northwest, they stayed there. and that's when someone left open the burial. someone pulled it, but push luck that some fell on top of all those. even babies from a fully self made as the police closed the gate, a crowd of people came from behind and i was stuck in it. so i couldn't go back. i was below and god spared me to knock on that. yes or no progress was seen lying motionless, new an entrance to the stadium, one person. now the next one is a victim and appeared to be trying to substitute. so i just know that with 50 people i saw nearly 50 people on the ground. the african football confederation

saver investigating the incident crisis talks and reported to have been cooled over why the security issues and the stadium can hold 60000 people, but capacity been limited to just 60 percent because of cobra. 19 that capacities increase to 80 percent when the home team cameron's and donors will lions play. i can tell you that there was absolutely more than 80 percent at the stadium that was nearly full. i'm assuming that's because of the barriers that hold up. people sort of boston, but from what i can tell you is that going into the stadium, there's a very serpentine corridor that's not very wide. it's maybe 2 or 3 meters in width . and that people will go wrong, increasingly frustrated. so a lot about, ha, ha, ha, was meant to host africa's biggest fertile tournament in 2019. but the event was taken away from them and handed to egypt after concern stadiums. not really for the games who they were. question marks have about construction and security. belinda is the

main stadium for the african tournament. it's a to stage a final on february 6th, alexia brian al jazeera. it was a war in from this for it's cruelty in its mutilations, as well as child soldiers paid for by exports of so called blood diamonds, mind by slave labor. it's 20 years since the end of the civil war in sierra leone. recovery has seen some progress in reconciliation, but as ahmed into supports from the capital free town. despite its vast mineral riches, 8000000 people remains some of the poorest in africa. this factory on the outskirts of frito is one of dozens of small and medium industries that rose from the ashes of several young civil war. it refines an export to pump oil and byproduct. and in the past 2 years has been able to expand its reach to market in west africa and asia,

45 percent goes in the local market. and the balance we are exporting to countries like gun on senegal, liberia, and would like to explore more and more countries. the government says focusing on the country strengths is key to industrial growth. and one of the areas which we have tried to focus on is our quarter because our culture is one area where we can have a whole lot of raw materials for industry development. but recovery, so on many fronts from rescuing the economy to tackling corruption and reconciling it's one of the or non smoker that juicy. jessica has his hand chopped off by rebels. children the war because of the truth. recklessly uncle michel, natalie will forget that we will forgive, but we will never forget because we are karen. did they did? did it? did they off house all day activities, which was not doors 11 years of civil war killed at least 50000 people enforced

half a 1000000 from their homes. one of the bloodiest conflicts started on rebels attempted to overthrow the government. as well as rape mutilations enforced used of charged soldiers fighting was often funded by so called blood diamonds. mind with slave labor, one of the coppers bottles of the ferry or civil war was $41.00, west african from battle global forces. yeah. do you have them in control of that? you stop, we val. i tend to pull west this moment and the bridge over there, which is now called the police bridge, stand as reminders of some of the doctors, doctors, instead of your rebels so forth in the war. i also still struggling to decades own most of my colleagues, some of them are not come again to legally such as societies because why they have wanted to be little they did with the assets, new angels. i don't think them more like me. i dis, i said diesel sites in and all the government admits the reconciliation process is

slow to want more speed. but under this administration, i think we have addressed multi, i was the recommendation, not any od admins to show before before president bill sydney. leon has been stable politically for the past 20 years, but divisions remain for now. the biggest concern for the government of citizens alike is competing corruption. improving infrastructure and reducing unemployment. all require a huge amount of money. something sal leone doesn't have, despite its vast mineral wealth. edris al jazeera free town, said leon, a sally is paid $14000000.00 for the copyright of the aboriginal flag. it was created in 1971. it's become the official flag of the stone is indigenous communities. the artist who created it least the rights and would charge for its use. but organizations like the as trillion football league, use the flag, but refused to pay for it. a minister for indigenous australians says,

now the flag belongs to every one. done in honest williams is an aboriginal community organizer. she says over all, it is a positive development, but she's uncomfortable with his trillion government owning the rights to an aboriginal flag. my 1st scratchy will. oh, i'm excited, right? but then my 2nd reaction was that i don't want to try and find that represent that community. that flag was created out of protests and out of fighting against this institution is balance intrusion. that part of the land and now they own it. and i think i know the people who saw the campaign, i will when they had the face problems when, who were lazy the copyright from how, how and you know, i said we should be able to use a flag how one to i think it is

a bit error that, you know, the government can find that the actually represents. they all know that have the strength like represents the represents. and i really think that our community should i know the rock to it but anybody should be able to use it. and i think it's really, i'm really glad that he got money, but that because he's an average author, and i just think that each being it should be in the community. and not because someone mentioned on twitter, they imagine in israel health on why like writers and, you know, it would be so infuriating and i think that we need to be, you know, remember the strategy is the colony and all acts of violence from african people, every day and they don't have the right to have a flag that represents so had an al jazeera action from the syrian oprah knows the

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with mm pool. ah ah, 7 sport hears pizza raw. thank you so much. sean's will hold a moment, silence the head of games that the africa cup of nations falling the death of 8 fans in a stampede outside the stadium. but the president of africa football confederation says the tournament will not be canceled. players from senegal and k bird paused to remember those who had died ahead of they

lost 60 match on tuesday. kath presidents, patrice, what say says that the next match, scheduled at the olympic stadium where the tragedy took place on man. there has now been moved. the confederation says it's working with the camera in government and local organizes to investigate what happened. i went to see where but people lost their lives. i went there this morning and you see it's a gate. it was supposed to be open because it was opened, they would have walked through and it was closed. for reasons, for inexplicable reasons, it was closed. if that gate was open as it was supposed to, will i have had this problem. we have now this loss of life. so of course, as part of the year in montana but who, who closed that gate was responsible for that gate. meanwhile, on the field of play,

cape bird did their chances against cynical no favors at all. even the via was needed. patrick androti's yellow card became a red after just 20 minutes and then the blue shots were down to 9 men. when goalkeeper joseph asenia saw red for the stain. just change outside his box that resulted in a head injury to captain saudi a money with caper down to 9 men, the senegalese eventually took advantage when mano, who was still on the field school, the opening cold of the game. and her stoppage time counter attack resulted in by the ang putting the result beyond all doubt, the lines of her anger will play morocco or malawi in the quarter finals. will them allow ins or one of the smaller teams and competing in the knockout stage for the 1st time. but their coach has complained they and others are being treated like 2nd class citizens in cameroon, on and off the pitch. some themes, like us, are of secondary citizens and are seeing today, for example, i because from going be,

are complaining about the facilities. we've been staying the same facility, the phone, and was up sort of the shocking we had the, you know, what do you imagine by the way, sergio, my name or hurricane having their underpants and then you know, close to be watched by themselves and to hand on the bushes you never did that, but my law had to go through that with you. i imagine that you know, not having enough food and not to complain about food. yes, we did that. there are still a few qualifying places up for grabs in south american world. cup qualifying for concert. 2022. these are the pictures of the brazilians arriving in kito. they will face ecuador on thursday before hosting paraguay on tuesday. brazil have already qualified, but the ecuadorian are still hoping to book they tickets. the parable lines are not yet eliminated, but they have a lot of work to do as the argentina, they or another nation to already have qualified for cotton 2022. as a result,

they have opposite to rest star man leon, l macy, for the matches against chile and columbia. the colombians currently said inside the qualifying positions was that should lay ins or outside that grouping. although they are only one point behind they are 10 days to go now until the winter olympics begin in beijing. but the chinese capital is battling to prevent a corona virus operate with more locked downs, china's president, she jane ping, hosted olympic president, thomas buck on tuesday. but only off the head on the gun, a 3 day quarantine. he is told the chinese leader, he's deeply impressed with the preparations ahead of the games. the opening ceremony takes place on february the 4th. but several countries, including the united states of america, have said they will not same politicians to the games in a boy cause of china's human rights record. meanwhile, russia's president says he is against such boycott,

some plans to attend the games you were speaking through. russian athletes as they prepared to depart as what the last is summer lympics in tokyo, russians will be competing with out they countries name all flag following a state sponsored doping scam. bo. lome is and then she did you say that when you, as you know, russia is not afraid of difficulties. it always makes us stronger, more confident and united. i'm sure all these qualities will manifest themselves in beijing, in the homeland will be cheering. you will be proud of your successor. we believe that at the olympic stadiums you will support yourself and show the top level and top performance. good luck to you to be healthy and have a triumphant performance at the 24th winter olympic games. former through the france when a gun bed now hasn't successful surgery falling a serious training crash at home in columbia. the 25 year old hit a stationary bus around 50 kilometers north of vulgar tough. he broke his leg into

the spine and suffered blunt chest trauma. the hospital where he is being treated says he'll stay in intensive care for the next 72 hours. now became the 1st latin american winner of between 2019 and 22nd grant. at the judo the talia last year, australian open tennis organizes have reversed a ban on fans wearing t shirts to support chinese play punch. why? last week, supporters in melbourne were asked to remove t shirts, saying way is punctually because political clothing and banners are prohibited. tongue vanished for weeks after accusing a tiny official of sexual assault. and although she has reappeared, many are concerned about her well being to the action and wrath on the del remains on trying to win a record breaking 21st grand slam title. he came through a tough and at times bad tempered match against dennis shop of olive. i still know ready to play. you got a photo. i drove the canadian,

lost the 1st 2 seats and then lost his temper accusing the empire being corrupt for not giving the doll a code violation. he managed to calm down and for better level the matcher to sit all and it seemed the doll was on his way out of the tournament, struggling with the heat and a stomach problem. but he held it together and won the deciding set 6 for me. i wish to completely destroy it after that. a very tough day. very warm her. i am not 21 any more. so after they saw this much as it is great to have 2 days, 2 days off. no, i think i, i felt quite good physically in terms of movements, but this through the conditions are here. have him, haven't been that hot for the last week and a half shop of all of city was wrong to call the empire correct. but explained why he was so frustrated in his news conference after the match. i think i misspoke,

when i said that his corrupt or whatever. i said, you know, it's definitely emotional, but i do, i do stand by my side. i think i it's unfair. ah, you know how my trough was getting away with? he had already taken to medical's. he was getting medically evaluated. that's what the arm said after the foresight getting medically evaluated. and after the evaluation, the guy goes and takes a toilet break. and it's like, where's the line, you know, like where, where are you going to step on the players and say, okay, you know, and again, i respect everything that ralph has done, and i think he's an unbelievable player. but you know, there's gotta be some, some boundaries, some rules say it's and it's just, it's so frustrating as a player, you know, you feel like you're not just playing as the player you're playing against, the umpires, you're playing against, you know so much more in a double play mateo bennett teeny, who became the 1st italian man to reach the semi finals at the australian open. a 7 seed for that to be del mar fees and $0.05 ceiling victory. on the 3rd match point

women's will number one. ashley. barty cruised in the semi finals the top seed dropped just 2 games in a ruthless display against the american jessica pergola party took just over an hour to close out the match. 6 to 6 love in front of a home fans. she still uncles to become the 1st australian woman and left the trophy melvin. his prefer neil in 195040 will face madison keys next, the unseated american pulled of a big upset for knock out the french open champion. barbara clay chick over the number full seed was beaten convincingly 6316 and away would shot from the carrier staring. his doubles caught a final accidentally at a young boy. in the grandstand, curious was known for drawing. a few laughs from the crowd, but this time there were a few tears. your straining katy felt bad. so by way of an apology, this rackets, they were soon smiling again. okay, we're going to leave it there for now. i'll be here again in a few hours time with more sports needs rob vater. thank you very much. indeed,

barbara, sarah is going to be here in a couple of minutes with all these stories. i'm rob madison. thanks very much. indeed for being with me. bye for now. ah ah. and a coming of age story in the community fighting to preserve its heritage in an ever changing world. asking on an ancient ritual to future generations. in an award winning documentary, i'll just say we're world follows a group of young men on their right of passage challenge in the remote forest of ivory coast. the sacred woods on al jazeera

blue. europe's grand capitals are littered with monuments loading their imperial passion, and their museums filled with artifact, spoils of war and occupation uprooted from their places of origin. people in power explores the heated debate, right, from ownership admits activists taking matters to their own out of africa on a, just a, you know, this one's feared, war lord, during liberia's decade long civil war says he's now fighting a drug epidemic. the work that the former warlord joshua boy, he has done with treat children, has attracted their helpless syndicate b as protected in effect from public prosecution. despite the recommendations made by the truth and reconciliation commission for this former warlord,

liberia has become the frontline of a drug war. it cannot afford to lose. he says it's a battle he will fight out of responsibility and killed for his past crimes and for his country. ah, europe on high alert, more u. s. security aid arrives in ukraine as fears of a russian invasion grow. ah, hello, i'm barbara sarah. are you watching al jazeera life in london also coming up support for the military and booking of fossil after monday school, the u. n. n d u. s. say the countries, the post presidential boris, must be released. you k police investigate claims of government and.