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security conference. he says his country is committed to peace, but the global security infrastructure is failing them showed why did persons to lead the bidders in the mire. to roy, the name is no such thing as, it's not my war on the 21st century since the annexation and crimea, and the warrant on bass as a blow to the whole world. this was not about warn ukraine. this was about the war in europe. i mentioned this in 201920202021 who will be able to hear me in 2022. and that says russia says present. vladimir putin, his overseeing strategic nuclear exercises. the criminal says it's war ships and submarines of successful launched hypersonic weapons. and cruise missiles during the drills, rush and back separatist leaders in east in ukraine, nevada. they full military, mobilize ation. they say civilians and don bass region are being evacuated to russia. the shelly intensifies between separatists and ukrainian government forces

. now the quine army says one soldier has been killed. let's get to our diplomat together, james base who's at the munich security conference. and james, president zalinski managed to articulate exactly where he was coming from and focus on the concerns to a captive audience at the time when some thought he might not even turn up. yeah, i mean, there were lots of important points made by president lensky, but i think the most important thing was the fact he was here. the fact he came here almost in an act of defiance to president putin. and remember, he had very strong voices, including from the biden ministration, saying that perhaps it wasn't safe for him to travel here, this time of threat to his country. and he made it clear. now it's not just about me, it's about my soldiers and about my citizens. i believe my country is safe while i quickly come here to munich to make my case for my country. and i think that is

what will go down in the history books on this day. the fact that he made that journey. let's discuss the situation further and i'm joined by one of the e. u and nato leaders attending the summit, car class, who is the prime minister of his stone. your. let's start with president semanski and his is presence here. many didn't entirely agree on everything with nato. he wants to be a member, he says you've not got the door open, but just his presence here, quite brave. it was, there was a rush, say fight to surprise them. that there was a lot of discussion before whether he's coming or not, then to where they had a good idea and not. but he was here making his find some very strong fights. how dangerous in your view is the moment why we are now with regard to you? right. well, it's looking very dangerous because the military bell that the rounded crane is fair. the propaganda narratives ausa bear, the bro vacations alice are there. so we see everything ready for, for an attack,

but the, if it is going to happen or not, it's up to kremlin to decides. we've heard though, from president biden, of the kremlin. and president putin of already decided. and some of this seems to be rather unusual because normally this intelligence is very secret and only people are you get it. but right now, all of us a harry, what the latest intelligence assessments awe, that's clearly part of the brit strategy. could you explain that strategy? it is, it is, it is sarah part of the terence really, because i think a u. s. has learned from 2014, where the intelligence was also showing that the rush is going to attack crimea, but it wasn't made public and then it happened. but now i think they have taken a different approach by making it public. and as we know already, they have made public, or it said to happen on the 15th 16th or 17th february,

that's past. and that didn't happen. and when you, so what, how russia was treating this was, you know, make fun of for you as saying that, you know, you were all wrong so, so we don't know if it was so or not, but they didn't attack then. so making it public now is always so acting as a deterrence, i hope at least that you know, if they're going by the plan and then i, you know, it's, it's always been disclosed that you perhaps have a very different perspective from some of the other e u. a. nato members, you're one of the smaller countries. you're one of the new countries in the nato, an alliance, and a as a member of the european union. what really makes things different is when you were born, the country you were born in was called the soviet union. you have much more knowledge of moscow than many other nato nations. so let me ask you about your own country, given what's going on. all you fearful about the situation, you have

a border with rush, we have a border with russia. what is different? ukraine is that the is so nice. a member of nato, and then nato. we have article fire which says that attack on one is attack or no. so it is like having good friends when you have the school bullies so it doesn't really bully you, or at least you have the hope that he doesn't because your friends might, you know, take action in this regard. and so of course, we are looking go with the big worry what is happening around ukraine and, and if the military attack is going to happen, then it's going to influence the overall security situation in europe, not only the, both it states, but actually every, every european country because you got additional forces from other nato countries that have come to estonia. i understand the last few hours, your defense minister spoken to the defense secretary of the united states,

lloyd austin, and asked for fighter aircraft, because i believe you don't have any fight reco. we have in the air policing mission in our weights is rotating within nato. so there are different allies coming to estonia to do the air policing. and we also have the enhanced forward presence, which means that you k is our framework country and their chiefs are in a sonia and so and you k has already decided to double the troops as well. but of course, there are other capabilities that we still need and, and if you look in terms of geography, then the 3 boys in countries are and peninsula in terms of nato and terms of, of defense, really car class, the prime minister of estonia. thank you very much for joining us here on al jazeera, we're hearing i think, a great deal of unity and my view covering lots of meetings and summits are in recent years, i would say more unity in terms of words from e u,

and late night leaders that we've seen probably since the crisis of 2014, i think the big test will be though, and there's all this talk of sanctions package. the big tests so will be if there is that invasion that present biden says is imminent. will all those words be matched by action? indeed, we'll come back to for analysis. and that if and when it happens, james base, i'll diplomat together to their immunity. let's cross over to andrew simmons in kiev, who's monitoring events. and obviously you've heard what's been said over in munich on this saturday. but now we're hearing from apparently people within the de nets region, the russian but break away profits. what are they saying? they're andrew? yes, we've been trying to unpack events in those break away regions in this past 48 hours because there's been so many stories about what's been going on published in the

russian media in particular. we've been in touch with 2 women, a woman in her forties and another woman in her twenties who has 2 children, then known to us, that credible witnesses of what's been going on we've, i've spoken to them through an interpreter with a series of questions. and they have described the events of friday, friday morning when air raid sirens were wailing. and there was an announcement given that people had to evacuate because of the safety factor. that because there was an offensive taking place in their lives, work could be in danger. now that was what they heard, that was panic, said one more panic on the streets that we, we were really, really worried about where we should go. what would happen next? one woman, the 40 road said she saw. busy on some buses that there were

a lot of quite a few buses, but not many people. and they got on to the buses. they moved away, but that by no means with the bus is full. but there was no real follower. there was no mass evacuation whatsoever, and she also said that that as far as she was concerned, that there was an atmosphere of. busy fear just about everywhere. and she saw troops on the streets who were in different uniforms and they were carrying different weapons. and now this is corroborated by the other woman who said she saw soldiers with the, with the, with, with the of it but normal sort of troops who be on the streets. a coupled with other forces who carrying different weapons now separate to the house. that has been report from the intelligence agency here in ukraine, saying that they have had information that the wagner units have been brought

in to this to genetics. and these wagner units are quite well known, in fact, notorious as mercenary units. the russians engaged that contract and they've been used in africa in syria. and they are on the ground there allegedly by the intelligence agencies saying that they're working with special forces. we don't know from our 2 witnesses whether or not the men in uniform. they saw all special forces or all men from the wagner units. but they say that this situation is, is really bad. that they say the people are wanting to leave, but not necessarily to get on buses. and these buses are sad by a russian media to have gone to rust off over the border to roster that the berries there is a lot of information in the rush media about people, a large numbers a going there, but not necessarily according to these women who we can't really prove, well what that,

whether they say it's correct whether it's correct or not. but they're saying that the, the numbers are not large who'll even say they don't know really what's gonna happen next. and they're terrified more lastly, they really are concerned. they're spending quite a lot of time in doors. are they the, the 40 year old that the 40 woman our fault is with the children does not know what to do next. and recipients and kit and so much for the update. not all sponsored isn't evidence in easton ukraine near the front line where he says there is a significant military presence among civilians. we've been speaking to villages today . they describing the shelling overnight, or at least a couple of the villages that we speak with you saying that was a heavy shilling they'd experienced or heard since the end of all melinda, or the official end of hostilities back in 2015. when that failed piece initiative and c sly was signed in mid. what's important and as you can see behind me now also to recognize is there's

a lot of military in villages like these in and amongst the civilians and interesting. we had a conversation with a ukrainian soldier in a shop or about half an hour ago. and he was debating with the shop owner and even he is concerned about the civilian population. here. he'd almost a shop owner whether in fact the local authorities had approached the civilians here for any potential evacuation plan here. nothing on on, on that note. we also asked him personally whether he thought, in fact, that this was just bluster from the russian back separatists from russians. with this increase shelling that we've been talking about, whether frankly was bluster or whether he thought there was going to be some sort of move. his answer was very much definitive. yes. he said that the weapons that were being used by the separatists were of a heavier caliber. he also acknowledged that the ukrainian army in this area have also moved in larger amounts of weapons. in recent weeks,

ukraine's president says war would affect the whole world. airlines are already drawing up contingency plans. live tensor in germany is suspending, flying to kid, found the desa in ukraine, while ukrainian government leaders of iron to keep his face open, gave ation, industry is haunted by what happened. 8 years ago. a russian massage shot down a malaysian jet over eastern ukraine, killing all 298 passengers and crew. serina defense systems almost with a jack with a 172 people and bought 2 years ago, an indian strikes force pockets on to restrict its s space a month in 201900. the flights are forced to make costly d tools every day. philip butter with hayes is a specialist in that traffic management and safety. he explains of factors the decision to close s space. there are number drivers, as well as the 1st one is the national government where the line is based. they

will have their own security assessments, so they'll be talking to their lines. b, l i shall, was information both with each other and var, the international civil aviation, an organization, the material, the un body responsible for safety of flight. so said is that, and then we also have insurance companies as well that their major drivers, they, they will the risk in to say, look, not going to cover this flight. i think the 1st thing is the degree of coordination . so there's a lot more coordination, mouth about risk assessment. and the other thing that changed is that everybody, everybody, unfortunately, is now tooling up and it will, it, when it comes to the kind of arms and kind of as a sense, systems that are being employed around the world or even small conflicts. now you're getting jones flying. that means we need more defense systems. defense systems are coming more automated says a lot more activity, lot more air activity. even 35000 feet now, which is which used to be well above

a combat zone. busy that suddenly now in the range of service to amazon. so, so the threat is changed. proliferated, but the coordination has changed. but again, we come back to, this is a question of all 6. well, still had him on the news. i went into the dark for region where 2 years after a peace feel that the little progress on security. also a huge thing called opens up in kashmir. cutting off was that applies to the surrounding communities and redemption for the chinese pair in figure skating at the beijing winter olympics. all the details coming up in full ah, the us is suspended nearly $160000000.00 need to became fasick to saying recent events amount to a military coup. move comes just stays after pull on li amoeba who has sworn in as

president in the military and betraying a rock couple. last month. us law determines foreign aid must be stopped when an elected head of government is deposed by a military coup. a suspected suicide bomb blast and some other is reported to killed at least 13 people. please say politicians are the target and the city ballot. wayne delays in the implementation of a piece stale in that awful regency, donna raising concerns about security and the delivery of aid is 82 years since it owns government. signed the agreement and years of conflict with armed groups. hippa, morgan reports now from l fashion, converting the deal into action is slow and frustrating for some of the soldiers at the camp in a fashion in north, at are for start the day with the morning assembly there with the armed group just as inequality movement, which fought for years against the new government, but they're still waiting to start implementing

a peace agreement which was reached in 2020. and what harker, there has been an order that our groups should move to gathering points to start the security arrangements of the deal. but were waiting for logistical supports, such as fuel engine oil, spare parts for the car, and supplies, and other administrative issues to move to the gathering centers. happy with the dar for conflicts, killed at least 300000 people and left more than 2000000 displaced the peace deal allowed for those displays during the fighting to return to their villages and for the region to be developed. it also provided some power to the former rebels, all arm groups that have signed the peace agreement are supposed to be integrated into the national army before the end of the transitional period. currently scheduled for july next year. but more than a year after the deal, very few of the security arrangements have been implemented. and further delays are causing security concerns in the state. and in the dark for region,

world food program temporarily halted operations after attack on its warehouses. the government responded by ordering all on groups to leave the main city. but the people over the past year are still worried about safety. hi to sit there, robberies. there are killings. the country is not very safe and that makes things hard for them. the security situation is terrible, with the killings and robberies. the war has ended, but in 6 years he remains. the north star for his governor says getting the deal to work is not proving easy to handle as, as he murphy. you rather see as he is go, we'll do feasible, but i think the main issue and link the implementation is political will, which was absent. but now there, the other issue is the financial issue. those who supported the deal were supposed to assist, especially the parts of the security arrangement, because it involves the disarmament disintegration and rehabilitation of those who

won't be part of the armed forces and that needs funding to them. meanwhile, and military camps fighters awaits us thought the next phase in the agreement, while the security situation in the region remains fragile. he but morgan out 0 and fashion north star for hundreds of people is celebrating in the streets of molly as to the ruling military. john to telephones to pull its troops out without delay. france had already announced its withdrawal from the country after 9. yeah. mission . it could take 4 months, the troops to leave, despite molly and demand that they go immediately. and the latest attack in northern molly, the army says 8 soldiers killed along with 57 fighters from armed groups of the thank jones you know, from duck our neighboring synagogue with the very late is what we heard all the, the protests, all celebrations when it comes to the issue of the french and molly buddy, the way that has been a fall out beyond the capital is absolutely the situation for the french in molly has deteriorating,

in terms of those relations ever since. the military gentle took control but more so, since they said that the elections wouldn't take place at the end of this month, and they could stay in power until 2025, both of the french and the europeans up at the relations of the new ties that the modern military has with the russian russian soldiers on the ground to the modern authorities. they, that's the part of a bilateral agreement. but as you said, the security situation does continue. 8 soldiers were killed, 14 were injured, and 4 still missing. and now that took place near the booking of fossil border by a group linked to i still know what that goes to show is that the situation may have moved away from the north of molly. like it was back in 2013 with separatists and military. insurgents had taken over large streets of the country, the french into vent help push them out. now it's for to this, i had a region that's a vast region, the size of germany and goes across around 10 countries in the french say that they

mission will continue. this whole region will be it. not in molly. but although his groups may not control lots of money, the still have the ability to carry out attacks against malia and military. but again, that the situation and the relationship with the former colonial power of france and molly has really soured and maryan military has said that they should leave without delay under the supervision of the modern authorities as a bank they induct, thanks very much for the update the sunday is the date set by if you, if you to switch on the largest hydro electric power project in africa, electricity from the grundy therapy. and renee sold, dam is due to be generated for the 1st time. maybe as egypt to dawn, her wrong complained of water shortages and flooding, caused by damming the blue nile river. if you, if you says the $5000000000.00 developmental power it's economy, the farmers in a district in india administered cush me, are concerned for the crops. after a sink hole appeared and swallowed a stream. environmentalists say it's

a disaster for people who rely on the fresh water for their livelihood. elizabeth per on them has more from new delhi. this massive call appeared overnight at the town of coca knock and indeed administered kush made fresh water which used to feed a popular trout fishing stream is now falling into the hole that's led to a 20 kilometer stretch of the brand new river drying up killing many fish dines farmer up, the rashid who lives near by says the water provided a lifeline was one of the c. it's been over 3 days since the water has disappeared from the stream. we're worried because the harvesting season is approaching. the water in the stream should be restored. we use it to get our body and orchard. if this doesn't get restored soon we'll face many problems. sink holes can be caused by the chemical disillusion of limestone rocks in the river. that researchers say they need more information about this one step at any wise. it is very rare here.

this hasn't happened before. so we've come here, collected samples, collected oil particles, and we'll go look at this in the about agreed to see what's called the thing called attempts to divert water away from the whole have so far failed. local officials are asking people not to go near it, while experts investigate how to deal with it. environmentalists say the whole can be plugged but not before they find out where the water was going. how deep is the depot cinco and is the water coming out somewhere? and if it is coming out which place how much it has several because it can do some tunneling also, which is dangerous because if people are living in the area and this tunneling has taken place. so then those areas become weak. people living close to the stream say they're concerned, they could be more damage. we are living in fear because the sink hole may cause the land to collapse. we live near the bank of the stream and it's

a threat to our homes in our lives. the government is being urged to act quickly before the woman, whether it causes more smarter mouth and further flood the sand. cold. elizabeth per item al jazeera new delhi well still had all the news on drug debts and argentina. more than 20 uses, di after taking contaminated came also nigeria is upgrading as irrigation projects for the 1st time in decades, but many farmers aren't happy. and it's full talk, give mentions the cities, scan updates on that much later in the news, asked to stay with us. ah. every few days a storm system forms in eastern met and goes across the 11th was iran. this is not about to stop anytime soon. at this latest one, developing this one, he's dying out to snow showers in iran,

but by the end of saturday got big circulation, inducing warm sandy weather up from saudi in towards iraq, and then curled around these showers. it was tucked down to the red sea through sinai, for example, thought of just keep developing during sunday, throwing the rain across northern parts, iraq, snow, excessive. now think it in southern caucasus. then eventually about that. you bring that shamal that comes all the way south and see temperature dropping, q 8, and there are not until monday. and then you've got a brief hiatus where things are better than the vent. but that normally breeze is just a hint of the next one starting to develop. so this picture on monday that there's the shamela talking about it will be a dusty one, but i'll pick the cold one, leaving sunshine behind. right, it's jumps ice, same line of longitude, very active sort of well just the bottom of your screen and the rains are starting to come off into uganda with a few showers. and yes, your ethiopian highlands, but still the most active weather is for the south. and is fairly, obviously not so much now in south africa as in madagascar,

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with ah ah, look about watching out there a news i with me so wrong. a reminder of all top stories. the ukranian president, as wall to wall with russia will have global consequences. bottom is lensky says, his country is committed to peace, but world powers of failing them. russia says hypersonic missiles have been launched during strategic nuclear drills being overseen by president vladimir putin . the kremlin denies the war games will further inflame tension on russian

back to separate his leaders. in easton, ukraine have ordered a full military mobilization. shutting their has intensified and civilians are being evacuated to russia. but the kremlin insists a diplomatic solution is sit on the table dos. jabari has more from moscow. lot of me, i gave him go ahead for the start of the nuclear drills, joined by his bell russian counterpart, alexander of the christian co rushes president chil saturday for these wargames. usually they are held in october. the exercises involved russia's northern and black sea fleets, its air force, as well as soldiers on the ground. the kremlin says the missile systems, all able to launch nuclear warheads hit their intended targets. those recruitment, loma grandmother, she saw 3 exercises of the strategic deterrence forces are being carried on in the course of which tasks of joint management of nuclear weapons and weapons of

increased potential danger will be worked over in the course of committing an operation of strategic attack. forces the russian back leaders of the self proclaimed republics of don't ask. and the hans in ukraine's dumbass region announced the mass evacuation of women and children. on friday evening. in the southwest region of ra, starved russian citizens continue to be bust. then after being forced to leave their homes in ukraine in the middle of the night, and the situation is terrible. shooting has been heard for 3 days. we had to load the apartments and get dressed quickly, but they said that in order for us not to create any danger for ourselves, we need to evacuate. i'm 75 years old. i'm single. i don't have anyone to help me out of a state of emergency has been declared in their or stop region. as shell was found to have landed in a residential area a kilometer from the ukrainian border. a 2nd shell was found nearby,

which russian official say was fired by the ukranian army. with a window of diplomacy quickly closing saturdays nuclear exercises served as yet another example of russia's military straight. but as the security situation continues to rapidly deteriorate on the borders with ukraine, many see the possibility of conflict as increasingly inevitable. dorsey jabari al jazeera, moscow. trav truck drivers re missing as emergency services battle to control a file on a greek ferry. blaze for account on friday as the vessel headed to italy with 288 people on board. the missing lori drivers off from bulgaria, greece, turkey, and miscellaneous. germany, his finding the force of storm eunice. at least 2 people have been killed on the northern port of hamburg suffered most damage, where the warnings of also been issued for belgium, denmark and the netherlands. dozens of cocaine uses remain in hospital in argentina after 2 weeks after 24 died of the poisoning law detectors are still investigating

who contaminated the cocaine supply? trewsbury reports now from the capital bonus iris i. every day b at that is kathy leoni goes to the hospital in hurling, i'm in the province of when a site is 2 weeks ago, her son was rushed here after inhaling contaminated cocaine. when a me within a wedding day, you know, my son is 41 years old, he's an addict, and i've tried to help him, but cannot. but that doesn't mean he deserves. what happened to him? i found him lying on the floor unconscious. he had a heart attack, it was terrifying. at least 24 people have died and more than 80 others have been hospitalized. all of the victims showed similar signs of sickness, breathing difficulties, convulsions and fatigue. police report so that the drugs were mixed with car fan tele, synthetic drugs. that's $10000.00 times more powerful than morphine it's mostly use

in with harry, narry mary thing to anesthetize large animals like elephant. it has a devastating effects and humanly the police immediately detained drug lord hawking, aquino, known as held by sir, suspected of selling the tainted drugs. the also captured at thousands of dollars of cocaine in pink packages. the same packages the victims had when they became ill . investigations are still ongoing about how the toxic cocaine made it to the streets. monica coronado is a national prosecutor. she created the country's 1st unit, specializing in the fight against drug trafficking. she says the pandemic has had an impact on criminal organizations to le bye leopold determined that the panoramic is brought not only poverty business closure, domestic violence, but also border controls and increase of security. complicated exporting drugs to europe or the united states. so sounds a now more rustic know, criminal gang when the clients to die because of their product,

my dea morales brother. he's still fighting for his life. she still trying to comprehend what went wrong in the room. what is there is so much uncertainty every day with our hearts and our mom. he's not getting better. i don't know how this happened. i hope they opened sensors to help train our loved ones because they are l. a quest for answers from relatives of them is pushing or voice to prevent tragedies like this from ever happening again. i'll just went outside and 3 people have been arrested and faced charges to drug smuggling. after the mexican army seized 3 tons of cocaine, the suspects were chased by boat and the pacific ocean of the coast of southern california. now police and canada, her cleared the streets in front of the parliament building in the capital, the arrested more than 100 people, while tango trucks, blocking streets in central to a protested too angry about over 19 vaccine mandates of occupied the area for

nearly 3 weeks. the emergency act means they can now be removed long as it have done, his thoughts have paid their last respects to a 5 year old boy who plunged into a well. rescuers managed to free him after 3 days, but he died on the way to hospital. his grandfather said that he was helping villages to get the ball hole following a drought. a 5 year old boy moroccan boy died in similar circumstances earlier in the month. well than 2000 soldiers in please, and me, emma have joined the resistance movement since last year, as qu many say they couldn't keep working for the job after use. lethal force is protested, an activists florence louis has more them way. river forms a natural border between tylen and me and math. for decades, it's been used as an informal border crossing, usually by villages fleeing fighting between ethnic armed groups and myanmar soldiers. lately, a new group of migrants has been making that journey deserted from yon most

military. doctor min long, long had served the army for more than 20 years when he decided to leave. at 1st, he worried for his family safety as they were being watched. but his wife and children have since left the country at a google new ball. we are experiencing torture and murder by the juncture, every day. as a doctor, that's unacceptable jump. there were so many factors that were pushing me to leave the military thing. need one was the night, right. they arrest people at night and said the bodies back to the family. the next morning the bodies had been cut open and the organs removed. al jazeera has not been able to independently verify what he says, but unauthorized autopsies are reported to have been carried out on protest is killed by security forces. the act of his group assistance association for political prisoners says more than a 1500 people have been killed by the gender since the coo last year. the military disputes this number and says the group is biased. but other former military

personnel have site at the use of violence against civilians as a reason for deserted. pet to saw is a former army engineer who joined the civil disobedience movement in mont junk jones my every minute. if i'd stayed in the army, i would have gotten promotions, the higher lankin, but that's not what i want. i want to live in good conscience. i knew i don't want to live at guilt and sadness, not knowing that killing people. i don't regret my decision. for my army, captain lynde had on set up a facebook group to encourage soldiers to join the resistance and estimates about a 1500 have deserted the military. as of last september, he has left me a note and says he is unable to return home. so im here, yes, i'm worried for my family. i don't know whether they're safe. i've had to cut off contact with them for my country and my people's future. and i do worry for my family and i have your resistance groups including the national unity government,

a shadow government working to reverse. the qu, are encouraging more people from the security forces to join them. they say those numbers are growing, but that may not be enough to challenge me on mars well equipped military florence louis al jazeera nigeria has begun upgrading some of its irrigation systems route affairs of food shortages. it take me of a whole of dams and water channels will improve productivity, but many farmers are skeptical and interest reports are from cannon in northern nigeria. this was once a lush green valley. but for 5 months, the parched paddy fills of cora. haven't seen a drop of water along these channels. that's because of the browser, the triggered em have been turned off for maintenance. as a result, agricultural activities have stopped. a huge concern for farmers who are losing income for 40 years. ah, really were enjoins a police all day say shortest of water somewhere there and, and then there,

because absurd, let be cation of that come out from the down to here. but her, where i manage a site, but now this is the coming of this project. the whole project now has means close. some farmers like must have her welcome their innovation work, but say timely completion. would dow suspicions that they will be forced of their land for an extended period which could lead to a food shortage. as a deadline for the completion of repairs nears excavators are in overdrive digging up all the new water channels and workers, li concret in some of the finishing touches. it's a 1st major upgrade to the irrigation project since they were built. was some dating back to the seventy's, much of the infrastructure was falling apart. we had a job tomorrow to we have recent project provides direct jobs to more than 3000000

people, including irrigation farmers, fishermen and pastoralists. officials say the rehabilitation work on dams like this . and war to channels will not only double production, but also allow for expression of areas under cultivation. still thousands of farmers remain suspicious and skeptical. it's going to be completed on time. off, he should say though painful. the work must be done to save the projects from collapse and the livelihood that dependent them. and in addition to that, of the media integration infrastructure that is delaney swayed for activity. there is declining corporate activity and also the, the, the output power, hector is gradually. gwyn dell for that's the way the government is headed to inability to, to heavily tate to improve this. will philos oxide is this way the capacity and also to me the can the farmers bring in bring in new implements new yeah. improve seats in ah, a chemical about lasers at the gary edition site where restoration work is complete

. farmers like nasa, re by him harvest their 1st crop since the site was handed back to them on monday and are you running the tomato crop yields has improved tremendously. some will be con, i harvested, totally unlike the previous years, even if you found. so this is the outcome officious hope to achieve across all locations with upgrades completed in time for farmers to start planting crops at the end of march. the multi $1000000.00 works also involve training and retraining of promise and educating them on best management practices. most farmers want to return to their land as soon as possible, but they are growing nervous that they will be delays it. reese al jazeera colonel nigeria, an exhibition showcasing historic treasures from beneath has been held in the presidential palace to celebrate their return from france. present but the tunnel opened, the exhibition of the 26 artifacts which was stolen almost

a 130 years ago. tens of thousands of african works are still in france. meanwhile, the u. k. returned to benito bronzes to nigeria on saturday. and i take a bible is a nigerian artist and activist and consultant on often culture to nigeria is either state government based in bidding city. join me though today from london in the goods have with us on the program. i mean, the return of such artifacts has been decades in the making, but how much momentum to return these objects. has there been, in the way, could sort of recent protests over colonial era connections and injustices? thank you very much. me. well, the momentum has been building since our state government announced building a new is young, been in city designed by cedar david a, j. r. also the black lives movement events would have to be all

the federal government of my job. i was also been in the functions of this writing directly to request a return to go through a name monarch. want to do or by word is also be picking this we got and i think collectively called prison micro linden, his voice. all this come together to help to get mental, to convince a lot of gallery jones and government start boxing a collection. i'm going to jump in that if that's the case, are you surprised they weren't returned earlier? would you like to observe? i'm sure you would have liked to have seen them returned earlier, but why do you think they haven't been returned earlier?

well basically, i think it's like the mindset when the mindset has always been well to these guys in house to in museums in year old america would consider themselves almost 460 been view clicking on display of this after i felt funny kept on the scene, they're forgetting that they were denying the original old house and the defendant access for this very valuable object message. and that's where the next question really isn't about access. because well as pressure, public pressure, or museums and collections to do the right thing and to return these artifacts to their rightful owners. there is perhaps a now

a new debate about how to educate the next generation, either in the original country or certainly the country. that's been holding on to these very precious artifacts about this culture about this history. if those items are there to view well, fingers. this local items for 1000 problem items on the federal government major has made it clear conduction which hold on on the country. but these items to be the order ship should be transferred to us and then we are building resumes where we can keep house on display. and we are also willing to enter a loan agreement. so we can learn from this object. also, this institution, museums all over the world totally can continue good work buffer those of our cultural element reading we show earlier in the week we saw the dutch government

returning items to indonesia and also in apology for the treatment of indigenous people. a grateful return, according to jakarta, can return of such are to facts, be acceptable and amicable, or do you expect apologies along the way? is that part of the you might say that the, the payoff well, i think it goes beyond that. well, from the objects there were also arcs of burning city. we literally lost lots of heritage, lots of lots of lives. and so pick up on these are also in order for the law on the, on for the wrong are which people also forget

stories of our, of our call one of our heritage. we have been denied access to this knowledge over a 12125 years. and so from the actual restriction of objects, visuals, we are so restitution of knowledge or should we accept risk to sean trial programs which will lead to the training of our people in aspects which will lead to better handling of these objects? conservation preservation and yeah. display, be interesting to see how it all transpired and how they're all despite, eventually, when they're in situ entity babel. thanks so much for joining us from london. thanks for your time. thank you very much. bye. well, sports coming up on the news out as beijing proposed to put out the olympic flame, we looked back at some of the highlight, some scandals for the hosts. ah,

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ah, a well known for an update of all the wood olympic results with jam. thank you. the hail, the u. s. and figure skating team will not receive their silver metals before the end of the games in beijing, as after the quarter, arbitration for sport rejected their appeal. the ceremony was delayed because of the controversy surrounding committee valley, who helped russia when gold, the 15 year old felt a preem takes drugs, tests the result of which was only revealed after the event of the eva has now arrived back in moscow. but a team is under investigation. a coach has also been criticized operating this case

after a series of holes in the individual competition. australia team chief says better care is needed for young athletes to fail to reach the paid him. the athletes very much people 1st and the and they sports people 2nd. so so, so when a young person, especially on the right person hasn't, hasn't met their unexpected and hasn't, hasn't met what they perceived to be the expectations of others. we, we, i mean, any anyone involved with, for, really, really needs to look after those young people before the beijing games new zealand had never want to go metal. and now they have to the latest came in the men's free ski half pipe final, where compress the space freezing wind gusts, while champion nico porteous, the basically call conditions without impeccable from the fight, crushing out in his 3rd run, he held on to wind gold, had a defending champion, david wise porteous, his code is the 1st for a male winter olympian from new zealand. never ever give up. never,

ever let any barriers get a new way. or anyone you know, shot me down. always always believe in yourself and believe that you can do anything. yeah, yeah, i think it's important. thank in the past figure skating, redemption for china's and see when ging and adam calling off the just missing out some go for yesterday the 2 time while champions securing victory with a reco school winning by less than a point over the russian path, you finish 2nd alexander motion of sprinted for his 3rd olympic gold metal, the russian one with the cross country mass dots which was shortened from 50 k because it's strong winds up very temperatures. the alpine mix team parallel rice has been pushed back to sunday because of the weather. meaning some will need to rearrange the flight to complete that speed, skater array shouts in one has 3rd go. maelin beijing. she out sprinted. kind of those even he bloomed into when the women's mass stops in the men's rice box. when

one belgium's 1st gold up to 74 years. there was a 10 finish to the calling with sweden beating great britain, 5 full in the 1st extra end. men's final in and then pick history. nicholas clenching the only major title missing from his career to establish himself as the most decorated skip in this book. that when for sweden means they are up to 5th in the metal table with 8 gold stars just behind the usa who have one more. silver's nor white remained in front with 15 gold forklift gemini, in the premier league, manchester city, hoping to restore that 9 point lead at the top that's taking on them at home. and they went behind just for minutes in january. finding is, i am familiar with his 1st goal for the city equalized before the breakthrough that i've done the one we're into the 2nd half now. now leading to one of it's saved by this is the leader. the top will remain at 6 points. eva liverpool. but they have

played one extra game. speaking of liverpool mohammed sala has become the tense plan to score a $150.00 goals for the club. the adoption reach, the miles site, where the case is 5 believe again, nor is 150 goals have come from 233 appearances, making him the 2nd ball this liverpool flat to reach the mock. i'm fighting a 31 victory with recent columbia. recruit lewis b as it's going his 1st call for liverpool on the back of an incredible 34 uninterrupted passes. chelsea were heading for a draw with crystal palace that was until the moroccan for the hockins, the ash found a winner in the 89 committed the 7 point behind livable. but it also has be said that the top 4 finished by beating branford to one mill smith right open the scoring and the 2nd half because soccer that made it to nail before branford got one back to the time also. and now it's a point of the champions league places and have games in hand and rival returning

to the winter olympics. and as we had towards the closing ceremony on sunday, organizes say the games of run smoothly despite diplomatic boys hold on global protests by activists. the strict cove advantage controls, as well as a doping scandal, has left that mark on the event. katrina reports from major with the 2020 to beijing olympics. soon coming to a close team. china is celebrating its highest winter metal tele, ever. it was the 2nd time the chinese capital horses and olympic event, but gone was the festive atmosphere of the 2008 some. it's very different now. the said the novelty to sun extent is worn off. it's a winter games, which by nature is a smaller event. it's winter so. so p people you know ons outdoors as much. and then of course we've had cove it. so all of those things point to a more muted atmosphere here help is in protective suits. and morning corbett 19 tests were

a part of daily life. olympic dreams ended abruptly for those who tested positive for the virus seems pretty unreal. of all the people. what happened to myself, i have been doing everything in my power to stay free of cove since the started the panoramic for some strict quarantine measures were too much to bear. many complained about heavy handed controls. i am. we are not even sure i will ever be allowed to return to the village. and obviously, this is very hard for me. top competitors. what the only once the spotlight chinese tennis play. a pung, shy, appeared in the stands with international olympic committee, head, thomas buck. after giving an interview, denying she made sexual assault allegations against a retired politician rights groups criticized the decision to use a weaker athlete to light the torch at the opening ceremony. and the featuring of

a soldier who fought on china's border with india. incense, new deli, more anger was sparked after 15 year old russian figure skater, camilla valley eva was allowed to compete after testing positive for a bad substance. we'll do everything to investigate this. these case broke belinda, the doping gulf of children is zebulon, the unforgivable missile, and picks the i. r. c. will the difficult questions about time is human rights record, previous games held in russia, so keep and reserves rio de janeiro res. similar questions from here. the summer and winter olympics will return to the western world held consecutively in paris, milan anne was angeles venues less likely to attract process. the organizers of the beijing olympics hope the legacy of the event will be felt in a burgeoning winters, sports industry and confidence that the city can pull off a successful games. despite a global pandemic, katrina you out a 0, beijing,

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