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this is al jazeera and these are the top stories here as president joe biden has just wrapped up, afford a tool in the middle east and started and israel, and is ending in saudi arabia. just an hour ago, biden laid out his strategy for the middle east in a room full of regional leaders, including saudi crown. prince ma haven't been solomon, by didn't promise the u. s. would not walk away from the region while at that same event. saudi crown, prince, mom had been salmon stress, the importance of cooperation with the u. s. he also said, adopting unrealistic policies on energy will lead to inflation or white house correspondent, kimberly hallett has more on what message the u. s. president has sent with this tool, was almost a message to not just the golf leaders, but to russia and china that sir, look at, we're not going anywhere. in fact, that's exactly what he said is kind of a signal look if you're trying to encroach,

we are not going anywhere. we're going to stay right where we are. but also think about it a, it's also a signal and may be a sign of the winning influence of the united states as well. i mean, there was a time when the united states didn't have to say that it was just known. and so that is also as signal that say in the united states, perhaps as a little bit concerned. in fact, so much. so that really was the purpose of this trip to lancaster. parliament has begun the process of choosing the next president. prime minister run over chrome, a singer is serving as acting president until the new leader is in place that should happen within the next week. the israeli military says it's carried out an air strike on a hamas target. in garza, of the rockers were fired towards the southern, the city of ashville. the army says it hit a weapons manufacturing side. rushes military says it's destroyed ukrainian military targets in the western city of the ne pro or at least 3 people were killed

and 15 injured in the strike. ukraine says the rockets, it's an industrial plant and a nearby street southwest. you're a person the grip of a major heat wave which was spunk, devastating wildfires, emergency crews of battling blazes in portugal, spain and france. forecast as a warning of more extreme heat in the coming days. why those are the headline news can need to news here. now to sierra, after the storage of the stream, rather stay with us. talk to alger 0, we ask you, be more specific, how many trucks are you asking for? and what kind of military equipment we listen, asked the people of cuba industry. if there is a difference between donald trump and you'll buy for them, 2nd, we meet with global news makers. i'm talk about the story stuck matter on how to sierra i i of emmy ok to day on the stream. nigeria as yami allowed a. she's

a singer songwriter, a u n. d p could well ambassador and old woman and the artist who was brought by live music to the stream for the 1st time and this year. yet we allowed a welcome and thank you for bringing the visit back to the state. really appreciate it. thank you so much for me though. going to be so many people and millions of people who know your music. love your music, know all about you. and then there will be some who are meeting you for the 1st year. hi. i've seen you perform on stage and you don't do an introduction. you just come on stage and start singing. but for our international audience, what do they need to know about? you? are 1st of all, out of this to see me as this is the 1st of all because i'm always thinking about the things that happened to me in my life and to be sincere. it's mostly about men . i know that we all have a theme go. exactly. so i'm the girl from africa loves to sing about her life experiences. i'm a musician, a songwriter, performer. i love the states because i literally like my playhouse who is the fema

. somebody. if you would like to speak to yoletta, you can, if you on youtube right now, the comment section is open. it is live, drop your comment into the comment section. i will do my very best to get your comment. your teach youtube question to ya. i mean, i'm going to start with your family because i'm trying to work out what kind of kid you were. are real today. your mom celebrated a big birthday, so that was important. i am seeing your siblings here. internet read no t wide and when you the kid, when, when you the place which, which one were you, i think i was blessed to be a bit of everything. i had so much energy and my parents realize that they had to put me, make sure that i was the part of every extra curricular activities in school. i was a gymnast. i was a dancer. i was, i was acting, i was singing. i was a ballerina. i was a queen ballerina in school. i also was part of the jet club because my dad position i was that kind of kid energy. bonnie: so i did everything and school and my books. how did you work out which of these

many skills that you had was the one you were going to handle? my sister that troubled me for a long time. i will say trouble because i enjoyed it because even up on to university, i still wanted to be everything. yeah. what i wasn't very sure what i want it to be until i want to tell until and then music called me and i answered all heartedly. i love the you say you want to tell it, show the music called you, but then there was a gap between the talent show and people just going what a huge head. so what did you do in those 5 years where you were you thinking? i need to do something else. music is going to be the only thing that i do. what happened in that time when in the talent show is always a beautiful thing because it's like everybody loves and understand your music, but then real life hits. i wasn't sure what kind of art is i wanted to be. so i had to take those 5 years to engage in artist development, which has to do with a lot of recording music. deciding what audience i want to appeal to the team. i

want to build and eventually as i walked my way through life, i found the song journey after 10 songs. i'm going to show people i'm not going to play johnny. well, no, i'm not going to play it. i'm just gonna show a little bit. okay. so here on my laptop, tell the story of johnny because this song he's going to, it's going to follow you for the rest of your life. yeah. but tell the, tell the story of johnny, i think it the guys up to 3 and then maybe the story will stop. but for now please give it no, don't you know, the song, the song is actually a personal song. it's something that happened in my actual life. i wrote a song by experience. i wasn't relationship with someone that didn't quite go well because a lot of other people in the relationships that they really go, well i guess what, he blessed my 1st song because i sang about my experience. and a lot of people out there seem to be in the same shoe, so it resonates exactly young nigeria. yes. and

a couple of questions about johnny let me just show you here on my laptop, economic advisor says, asking me if she ever found johnny. ah, if you are my concert a dc you would see that i was really looking for jamie and i. i didn't find him. i still didn't find him. i haven't found him. and i think he should just keep running for his own good. eunice, on twitter says, wants to know about your favorite part of the industry for you. what do you love about the industry? the thing i love the most about the music industry is that i'm able to just walk into a little studio, sing, and write my stories, my experiences, and share with the entire world and from the industry. and how old can receive the music. they can feel my pain, understand my joy, they can vibe with me. i'm able to touch the lives of so many people with my music . and the industry gives us that supports you know,

so that is one thing. i love the opportunity to literally leave out my dreams in this one life that i have. i promise you is on you cheap that they could asking questions that are coming in, crashes wants to know what inspires you to write a song. when do you know you've got a song in your head percolating? you know, i'm, sometimes i wake up with a song on my lips. sometimes i just hear an instrumental and i just start to sing. i will tell my producers, the mini are playing music, just make sure my mike is connected because i have a story to tell. i always have a story to tell. and i'm happy to have people that one to listen. the last time you woke with a song on your lips, what was that song? ha, my says day was them lead 20 twin cl tsongas called poverty and to be seen. so the entire music industry was out of a job global. and the song is about. i know on c boulevard, see for my life row, you know we, i was going to my savings to, you know, make, make ends meet and i was a really shocked the entire world. but most of all,

i'm very grateful. but i'm one of the few people that see and i was able to, you know, make hay while the sun was shining. and even when the sun went down. but i felt the pain of so many and those close to me and people that i don't even know. and that's on came to me. i really don't pray for poverty for anybody. and i was just praying it out there. i don't want to see this thing called for what's the, i don't like mr. p. at all. you know? yeah. you gave us just a little hint of your beautiful voice. you're going to perform 2 numbers for us. tell us about the 1st one. then i'm gonna send you to go and get ready with your bat. this song is called shakira. my 1st performance is to a song called sugar and its features, the beautiful amazing grammy winner and divvy q. do i call on my music mom? me that's a song that was recorded in paris. i'm in lagos and also the video was shot in new york. and and yeah, maggie, you're going to take us around to, well, i mean go get ready with your band. and then i will tell your audience,

if you've never been to a me, a lot, a concert, we can recreate it for you right here on the stream. but on saturday, your me was playing on the empress u. s. a war in washington dc. here's a little taste and then she'll play life for you right here on the stream. have a look. oh. a,

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a linda. yeah, me a lot, a performing live here on the stream issue k. i know you're enjoying that watching where you are watching around the world in 2020 the u. n. d p reached out to yami and asked her if she would be a goodwill ambassador. this is how the announcement was made. oh, it gives me great pleasure to welcome nigerian super sorry, i'm yolanda. i was the newest goodwill ambassador of the united nations development

program and accomplished singer songwriter actors and actually this year and it's now introduction to her certainly 1000000 followers on social media. jeremy jones, the united nations family at a critical time, colonizing her way and the gap between the reach at all and who for to let in my voice to those who are suffering the malls from the social and i me of could be 19, i'm ready to pull up my sleeves and work hard it hand in hand. you only, he's when sure. mean an exit route. corey, for all is the only way we can cover as arch fire is only we can achieve semen. one main goal, super super ready in my all my voice. ah, so much reaction on you to keep the comments questions coming? yeah me, this is money. what is it like to be a woman, an activist, alice celebrity. we just learned there that you are u. n. d,

p. good. well master. now. so having all of those, those responsibilities wrapped up together, how do you manage to, how do you decide what am i gonna support? what am i not going to support? i'm, i think being a woman, an artist and an activist philanthropist, blah, blah blah. even though these are just terms, 1st of all, i'm a woman and i think every woman in our only to way or big way, find themselves advocating for other people's piece of mine or the advocating for other people's were mostly very selfless. that's my point. when in terms of um, what i choose to support and what i choose to not support. yeah, i like to go with my conscience and most times i, i'd like to wear the shoes of the person in the situation. i feel like most times people find themselves in situations that are beyond them and where i see my voice can assist. i always lend my voice because sometimes all you need to just someone to echo what your desires and your, your struggles r,

y c. now are a lot of celebrities you feel is part of their portfolio to include a course, have to include this cause i had to be waiting where the ribbon, where the badge, what makes what you're doing different. i think even before the budge, it was a column for me or finding a way to always help the people in my immediate environment. i come from a family that i don't call my family is in the rich family. i wasn't brought up with a silver spoon, so i have seen the ups and downs of life and i know what it feels to be down there . and i know that when you are able to have someone in your corner fighting for you whether physically or just by sharing the news about the place, you may be facing a point in time. it's literally almost the problem solved. you're living clothing vaccine inequity, you're experiencing that n no jury. that's one of the causes that you are out there speaking very boldly

about. tell me how that connects with your life and how you speaking out makes a difference. you know, i would say that 2020 was a different year for every one of us. all feels of work. everybody was impacted by the adverse effects of call. the 19 and sincere i think um is important says share the news about what's really happening. for instance, i had some talks with a doctor who's actually player represents africa in the united world where he had to try and the bunks on myths about the vaccine. some people believe that the vaccine comes with a chip. yeah, so me find me think your government contract here, you know, that i exist is not you. this is not, not, this is not true. and some people go, go all the way to, you know, try and make sure that they make you believe that that is the truth for it is not.

so i think the more people come out to say the truth about to see, to actually verify and save the pros and cons of the vaccine. the better for everyone for. yeah, and this is one of the programs that you're helping after school here on my, on my laptop, it's the myth or vaccination. it's a little quiz. yeah. you can play oh yes. or even it were picked up and it's on tick tock as well. and you can go for it. yes. for instance, there's no evidence of african immunity to cope with 19 mis, or vax mis allied day. there is no evidence of african immunity. to call it. of course, that is, that is the truth. there is no evidence. all right, so i mean those are the answers, you may not. so you'll find that on tape tom. i want to ask you this question and this is coming from take talk folk, well, excuse me. and from twitter this it can be a little hard to get it from tito. abdul wants to know, how can you empower managerial women based on your life experiences and that word

and power is so powerful. and i'm wondering how you being a creative person helps another nigeria woman, another woman have more power i. this is destiny. i know that there is power in representation. just the fact that both of us are here right now. and people are watching us. no. and the girl at home right now watching us believe that her dreams of violet just by seeing you, you have beautiful african attire. your hair, just exactly as you look. i feel like my music and what i stand for has empowered a lot of humans around the world everywhere travel to there's a lady, you know she's, she's shaking with nerves and she's telling me how much to listen to my music. i feel stronger. she feels like she can do everything she wants to do. but aside the music, i have an angel which is about trying it, which focuses on trying to help people to reach their best. and, and their, their most potential were saying we, we gave out

a certain amount of money to about $10.00 females. and the focus was female, inter partnership. because i believe that if you educate, to empower a woman, you've indicated an entire generation. women are always in the position to, to help build a family where builders were, gro was one with the players. and that is why i like to focus on the female. and that is how i do my thing. samuel william is a big fan of yours and samuel has a video question for you. okay. here's samuel mackenzie, but few do very good afternoon seconds for my music. every time she releases new contents and i'm always looking forward to every or her new releases. and for the questions, i would like to know what have you in the projects who should be experts in the us or quinn, don't com, e p n for the 2nd one, which debbie, any african? so as time goes on, which of course, after the u. s. it's all just going to going on brilliant salad as

a brilliant video. i like the he mentioned my last e p most recent e t, which is called queen on com. well, to answer your question, samuel, if you're watching right now, i actually am on my american tour, which is for my, my most recent album, which is called empress m a. d c had a toy 2 days ago. i'm moving on to new york and houston as far as that, i'm african tor that will be after college season. i really me, caldwell to be over. so let's say maybe 2022 by god's grace. and there will be always more music. and collaborations with people over here. oh, so many corporation questions. all right, let me, let me go over them. collaboration questions on youtube and then on twitter here. so ivan says, working with artists from other countries. how has the experience helped your craft to think about that? let me just share a couple more. are you going to work with official?

mula oh, i got that question a few days ago. what about collaboration with tim's a very know there now. yes, yes. how about if you open collaborations, people want to know who you're going to work with next. what can you share? what excites me the most about this question that you mentioned in female arts? yes. this females teneo love. they've worked so hard on they're working so hard or i'm so happy to see them where they are right now. we're working on things that i can't really say right now away. any coverage. i didn't ask for a deal. you said nothing already. i have. okay. now when we want to talk about it though, via i actually my recent video, which is for my song susie was shot even though p a n, libya. i'm so i'm very chromosome of the people and i can't wait to make it finally happen. i haven't done the collaboration but i'm working on that. but i picked one word from you thought yeah, no mistake. another family. thank you. i. when i went to see you on, on saturday until south london accent,

which is my accident. i knew it was so good. i know you speak multiple languages. would you like to a little bit of staff london, please? i said with that one accident that sometimes i just do it. but you know, when i see the attend 6 outline in jackson, which is you 3 times my accent is that sound the big night off and i say, so i think, well, you to really, well, i read that, you know, my mom sent me the preschool preschool is actually in nigeria, it's called britain since it is british school. yeah. so i think maybe maybe just, maybe i got madison from there. what you think, lucas? brilliant. you even say, think when an f good. which is my resume in night? all right, so one more thing, one more video for you and this one comes from john burn. that has a question for you, john. while i get your music, as you say, in your africa song, at this point, your music is known all over the world and new york and chicago in london,

where i am in africa and you're known for your incredible walk rate. you constantly are putting out new music. you're doing collaborations with people. you are pulling out videos that have amazing visuals and production design. are you an ambassador for various good causes around the world? and you also are one of the music celebrities who keeps in real contact with fan, which you instagram's and, and, and your social media. so my question to you is, in the middle of doing all of these many projects and how does your me rest or what does the me do to rest? and do you find that taken time o's is helpful in planning the next project? looks i mean i feel very close to tears. i feel like i just saw a family member right now because literally john brown on twitter is always switch in and read twits in white. my music, my policy showed me so much love and it just really want my art to watch him and listen to him. so thank you for this. thank you so much for this. i welcome your

and he's right here is for him to think about how i arrest for him to want to know you knew you were you even rest? well, i said i was in last year by force. when calvin sent me all i was rest. all right was this is your day off, so this is how you rest to answer john. so i'm going to get you to do one more, one more number for us to play us out or look at that for me. he's just talking about wrist. you sending me back to me, i'm sending you back to work. or what are you going to play to place out to players out and a good move. i would love to perform. the song is called africa. it's a song that reminds me about home. it's evergreen and actually my favorite. yes, i guess go play your favorite song. fear i am. he goes to get ready. let me tell you where you can see our next. if you're falling, the empress us a tour. october, the 6 have a look here, my laptop. you'll be performing in new york so you will see. yeah, me there. and then also right now you are about to hear jerry on guitar, joseph, on drums, and yeah, me allowed

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