africa has one of the most unequal societies in the world and the gap between the rich and poor is growing. millions are trapped in poverty. many desperate and discouraged young africans say the government need to seriously address an employment, otherwise they'll be forced to remain idle. and unproductive, ah, suzanne's rifle generals say they're extending a ceasefire, but earlier fighting continued in parts of the capitol and offer a blow on carry. johnson this is al jazeera live from dough. so coming up on my us, vice president mike pence appears before a grand jury investigating donald trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election

results. united nations security council unanimously condemns the taliban for banning women from working for the un and up to 1000000 displaced people in democratic republic of conduct are too frightened to go home. ah, saddam's army and power military rapid support forces have agreed to extend a cease fought, which wants to expire at midnight local time. or the truce will be extended by further 72 hours united nations african union and the u. s. of all welcomed the move, saying they hope it will lead to talks on a permanent end to hostilities. well, this is a scene right now and the capital of khartoum. tens of thousands of people have fled since the conflict started 2 weeks ago. i'll just say, hey, morgan begins are coverage from cotton. while the focus right now by the

international community and regional body seems to be on getting those 2 sides to stop fighting before turning to any site, any chances of talks. now, the initiative or read the proposal by the regional into governmental authority for development was for both ties to send envoys to the south to the niece capital juba, and try to reach some kind of an agreement that would result in a permanent ceasefire. but the 2 sides are yet to both agree to that the food in these army agreed to send an envoy, but the rapid support forces to agree to it, but both agreed to the 72 hours. the fire that has been proposed by the united states, the kingdom of saudi arabia and the united nations. and they are confirmed, especially after the 1st few days of fighting when both sides made it very clear that they did not want to talk. and it looks like those who are trying to mediate between the 2 sides are having issues bringing the 2 sides together. but right now people in the capital are focused more on whether this, these fire that the 2 sides agree, agreed on, will hold the theme, the previous, the fires, they were able to hear the artillery strikes. they were able to see the fight,

the jets and the air strike in their residential neighborhood. so they're concerned that this upcoming sees fire, that both sides agreed to would not hold. and that they would continue to suffer as a result. moving through the aftermath of battle in what used to be a marketplace now amunition, shelf, litter. the 3, the situation remains dire for sudanese, trapped inside a 50 turned battle ground. but maybe it's going to be in crisis is big, the situation is very tough and there's difficulty in internal movement. we often stand in long cubed, get bread happen many times where we get bread, but never mind that my family need and what them about it, the damage has his everything. both of them are fighting each other and we the people will be the biggest losers. and the most effective law, the we're is the 2 parties stood a conflict, namely, albert, hon and committee. to show the sudanese people 10 percent only of the care and attention they gave to foreign countries through safe corridors who evacuated their

nationals from the country. we need to take our sick people to hospital and to remove the dead bodies from the st. emergency services have been stretched beyond capacity and are pleading for help. a doctor filled these scenes at the heart of to him hospital, provided either there are still injured people in the hospital, medical supplies of very scarce no medical teams have managed to reach us due to lack of security and safety on the roads leading to the hospital the injustice coming to hospital because of the current battle. if the fighting wasn't enough, some fear armed looters even more. cctv footage captures men dressed in military fatigues and carrying weapons breaking into shops. it's not clear who these men are or which side they belong to. both the army and rapid support forces accused each other of breaching law and order elsewhere in the country. the town jenny, not near the border with chad, has seen intense battles. the area has with miss ethnic conflict in the recent

past. now the sound of gunfire can be heard as local to run for cover their reports. the city has no electricity and very limited form connectivity. concerns of return to civil war are high for many in dar for the previous were allotted nearly 20 years and pitted arab tribes against ethnic dar for ease. the fighting in recent days has again highlighted bad division. countries continue to evacuate their people from sudan. 8 workers arrived in jordan on thursday. i think all of us feel very relieved, but all of us are we have very mixed feelings. also regress we leave our sydney's funeral behind on linda. the sudanese army has denied reports. it will enter into direct talks with the iris f. so dance foreign ministry said in a statement, the rapid support forces have no choice but to surrender or perish. he by morgan, alta 0 cartoon. when is when else i am is a resident of cartoon. she joins us now from the missouri. describe for us if you

can, what have you heard and seen over the last 1000 days what's actually been going on and unfortunately, all of this fires did not hold as it should are in fact are starting pipe a and this more now 70. and so for, for the last 2 hours we, we kept hearing of bombing and it's very close to us, actuary. well, i well as waiting for my turn to come in this show, we heard like big bombs, very unusual to the house. i am sick right now, and so it is a very clear evidence that this is a is not really holding. it was the case for the last day. and also i, every time there's and says fire, there is an area much targeted today. and yesterday, the focus is on the man who are the focus was hard to north auto body, as we call it here in sudan. and so every day there is

a certain area that gets attacked. and obviously there is no since fire in the big meaning to be honest, also many other area that was very active at the beginning of the clash. i became quieter than it was before. yet i cannot, the i cannot said there is a thought of this fire of the areas and there is a lot of looting and ganging around. there's a lot of places that got totally wrong and there was a lot of that. but in the street also, it depends on yours who, nathan, your location and cartoon. whether you are in the hot flashes at that moment or not until you very much early. there's on you luck. unfortunately, if you're in the right place in the right time. and how much do you despair when you see what's going on in your country? this is great is appointing for all of us, especially the people who went out to the street in december 2018. ready and

praying for the critic country that leads to as well as the people need. as you can see from all of the interviews, who have very simple and very basic demand. the magnitude of living, having a house, having to have a mission, have a crystal health and all of the things or even war with the war. i don't think anyone at the school in the last or 14 days or 15 days actually i don't think anyone went to is there any hope of the open, only 60 percent of the capacity of those who are who are able to receive a very emergency and not even the, the normal situation, but for me as a person, have many elders in the house. someone phrases that we hear this, they don't speak, we cannot put any health adults. so this evening brings more attention or stress to

the people than the then also be involved or the danger of getting bullets in your house or the danger of having a pool of water coming to you or by the inside of the house. doing a lot of problems facing the skinny right now, and the war was the last thing actually needed. and with those dangers, some people are trying to leave. some people are staying. what will you do? well, it depends on the situation very much. there is an ethical, there's an ethical way in both decision. i have a 9 month old. we've got very much disrupted by the bombing and the lack of to den water. and sometimes as a mother, i feel like i should leave the per day, my baby. but also there is a moral obligation to the 20, someone who at least have a good communication. we can work with the imagery and

a especially that most of the prisoners left or ok. and most of the military and workers. there is a desperate for him, a j, and help and volunteers. it's about the day. and so also another sound in my head thing. you have to say you have to help the but then how, how, how can i balance between the 2 decision? but until now i need to, i need the how things can go, or either will be really helpful, or it would be better for me, julian, from his rain, we very much appreciate you joining us and we wish you, well, thank you. ah, air raid sirens have been sounding across ukraine. ah, explosions have been reported in the capital t, as well as central ukraine in the southern nikolai, the mayor of the pro says

a young woman and the child had been killed. former us vice president mike pence has appeared before a grand jury investigating the journey. the 6 insurrection, a judicial enquiries looking into former president donald trump's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. adam fisher has more from washington dc where we knew that this appearance comes just about 24 hours after donald trump failed. and another legal effort to try and stop might pence testify. pence himself wasn't keen to testify. he tried a number of legal maneuvers. he even said that there was a clause that said that legislators can't give evidence about legislation. they're talking about. and this was legislation. a federal judge ruled that that was the case in certain circumstances. but it didn't stop mike pence giving evidence against donald trump on what could be potentially illegal behavior. now we know that a fleet of su these arrived at the court house in washington dc,

just around 9 o'clock this morning. they left about $430.00. of course the big question is, what did mike pence say to the grand jury? will grand jury proceedings are in private so we won't know exactly, but certainly speaking to a couple of legal and less than the last couple of hours. they've told me that they're probably say to mike pence. you've got to tell us what was said between you and the president, particularly about january the 6th and your role in certifying the results. what was donald trump state of mind? did donald trump understand that he'd lost the election? but we're still pushing forward with this idea there, just 3 of the areas that could have been covered. now mike, pensa said that when he was on the stand, he would be completely truthful and he would follow the law. that was his intention and not a nascent security council has unanimously condemned the taliban administration afghanistan for banning women from working for the u. n. the security counsellors

called for a swift reversal of a decision or diplomat together to james base has more. this sends a clear message to the taliban unanimous vote by all 15 members of the security council condemning the taliban policies towards women. and in particular, the taliban ban on female un workers. this resolution was negotiated over some weeks by japan and the united arab emirates afterwards, thereon basses addressed reporters. they said that this vote would help the secretary general who be convening a meeting of special envoys from key regional international countries that starts on monday in cat saw. but they were concerned that not everyone in the taliban would be listening. some, you know, players in, if again, if and not very decent to us, whatever we may say. but it is not because of that we should give up, you know, or reaching out to them. i think we need to keep on reaching out to them. so that

sample of enough awareness, the main reason is thought to resonate what we see. i think that really quite a kind of patience on our part. yes, we think this resolution reinforces that the work that the secretary general plans to do and convening the envoys retreat and the hon. all member states are who are attending that are very supportive of the sex general general's efforts and the un engagement on the file. so i think this resolution sends a clear signal going into that meeting of the position of the international community of international and the security council on the central role of women and girls in the role they play in every society, including enough chemist on this boat come just days before the united nations needs to make an important decision about his operations in afghanistan, the u. n. a set a date of may, the 5th to review, it's humanitarian operations. looking at what to do now, the taliban says female un work as a band. james base al jazeera at the united nations. that's about john has rejected

french calls to him. mover checkpoints, on the only road. then king the conscious ethnic army and enclave with neighboring armina. french foreign minister, captain colona visited bucko to discuss the situation. russia accuses france and the u. s. of undermining its role as mediator, moscow broke could have ceased far in 2020, to end the war between armenia and azerbaijan over the disputed nagondo caraballo. regent. armenia says russia is failing to protect ethnic armenians living in the breakaway region. we're still a head on al jazeera migrants confront police on the board of peru, as thousands of venezuelans tried to return home. and rebuilding a war torn country ukraine appeals to investors, promising to consign corruption to the past. ah

hello, there will start in the middle east and levant and the weather continues to look unsettled across northern parts of the region. one system after another bringing an unpleasant spring to tuck here we got more wet and windy weather working its way from west to east through the we can knocking temperatures down and bring in that wet weather, further south into israel and the occupied palestinian territory. now, temperatures are going to drop south here, but as we work our way south across the gulf, temperatures will be on the up for pots of saudi arabia, as well as katara, about 3 degrees above the average for this time of year. lots of fine and dry conditions here. little bit cloudy towards the southwest corner with some rain around coastal areas of the red sea. now as you move to the north of africa, temperatures are continuing to come down to parts of egypt like cairo 25 degrees celsius there on saturday. the also get cooler across parts of morocco. the dissing

record breaking heats in april, but there'll be on the up in algeria coastal areas thing. a lot of heat here which are across that central band of africa was set to see the rain pickup for tanzania over the next few days. much try a further south of this. launch the cool and cloudy in cape town through friday. that sure weather update. ah, lebanese sells me businessman with the lower schools moment for ation. mexico for with and education economists will be advisor to know when meters president clinton celebrated my work in the white house. did me much more than i actually deserve. i'll just use the world needs to move funds success after leaving them with an east, out of the road. the moon on al jazeera. oh,

a welcome back reminder about top stories, residents in sedans, capital are reporting a hearing, a number of explosions on friday morning. despite the army and permits, rapid support forces agreeing to extend the the spot by further 72 hours nomination security council has unanimously condemned the counterbalance ministration up gonna stop. abounding women from working for the un security council. it's cold 1st swift reversal of decision error rates are and have been founding across ukraine. explosions have been reported in the capital keys, the mayor of the need for a young woman and

a child having to ukraine has tried to reassure investors that the reconstruction of the country will go ahead. he is urging them to invest, even before the war ends. when the country is still struggling to overcome, if deeply corrupt past, cha, stratford reports from keith. russian forces withdrew from boarding care in april last year. large sections of the town, a half hour drive from keith lion ruins while fighting continues in the east. and despite there being no end of the war in sight, reconstruction of towns like this one and the rebuilding of vital infrastructure fall from the front lines. he's already on the way close to the work so far is being playful with ukrainian cash reserves. but what's being described as the largest rebuild in europe since the 2nd world war could cost a trillion dollars. as the madness, reconstruction process starts and the money starts flooding in,

there are still serious concerns about corruption in a report compiled by the us, along with the organization, transparency and national. they say that these long entrench problems include whole governance, the influence of oligarchs on parliament, low integrity, in the private sector, and a compromised judiciary. and this means that keeping this reconstruction process clean is a huge challenge. while ukraine's international corruption rating has improved in recent years, it remains dismal. only russia was worse in the region. according to transparency internationals, 2022 corruption index. we need to improve the transparency where our security risk are mitigated because of the russian war. this is number one and other we need to continue doing the reforms, the diesel reform. we need to start the reform, the audit and the county chamber of ukraine. and of course, in a long term,

we're looking into a monopoly quantity changes in order to avoid any violation of the competition law . experts say ukraine has cleaned up its act in some sectors, including banking and health care, but pressure from civil society organizations and digital all the ting of politicians and company assets must be ramped up. it meets time, it's a huge system. we need to recruit more than 2000 judges. it's a huge challenge. that is one another one let strengthen the capacity of than to corruption institution. they need more investigators. they need more prosecutor, they need more, more judge, a grain. foreign minister, reassured potential investors at a conference on reconstruction held in rome. you will hear how much we're doing to make our country economically viable and attractive for trade and investment. but the opportunity here and now you don't have to wait for the end of the war. ukraine's progress to fool you. membership from its candidacy status granted in

june is dependent on reforms. many focused specifically on corruption. on the right track, say western bankers, but big questions remain on just how cleanly the reconstruction money will be used . shall stafford al jazeera, give hundreds of venezuelan migrant saw stranded at the border between chilean, peru there demanding to be allowed to travel home. a wednesday peruse, government declared a state of emergency along all its borders to restrict the entry of undocumented migrants. arianna sanchez has more from tatiana on the peru chilly border desperate to cross the police blockade. amanda will sell his drax, her belongings under the scorching sun of the attack on my desert. her small children, jorge and he sooth rushed behind the if try to enter pin for 5 days. ah, let, we are forced to do this, trying to interpose this way, because back then,

no one is giving us a solution. they just say no, because you don't have the visa o lease have blocked the way when you fear exchanges. dozens of families, migrant, mainly from the swell and haiti have been stranded for days between b, 2 and cheapest, borders. tensions have been raising for days. mothers frustrated their children or been forced to sleep outdoors. they've had some food and water, but no answers. not going to be then whilst the president was the united nation where solidarity, it's only blah, blah, blah. oh yeah, these migrants are in limbo. the can't into be do or go back to chilly for now the only option for these migrant is to venture into the desert at night, but they have to walk more than 60 kilometers to reach the regional capital. the

near impossible situation, especially for the children on wednesday bid, was precedent. deena will not be passed measures to send more military to its borders. woodward, they blames migrants for a crime wave in battle. you saw was gaston. unfortunately, they are the ones committing the crimes. the government says foreigners, already living in the country, will have 6 months to get legal status. nearly 1300000 venezuelans have migrated to be due escaping poverty and lack of opportunities back home. tens of hundreds are now escaping harsh measures to detain the undocumented in chile, hoping to join them. these migrant say only want is safe passage to reach their own countries. the united nation says the crisis is growing. they are poor, hungry, vulnerable in no man's land. and rapidly losing hope for a prompt solution. medina,

sanchez at a seat at back. now. leaders from 3 indigenous tribes in brazil have united to fight illegal mining on their lands. but convinced that heavy equipment manufacturers to stop selling machinery to miners in the amazon on a cannot get reports from brazilian federal agents destroying equipment use by legal minors and brazil's largest indigenous reserve. it's part of an emergency operation, launched by the government in january to save the yellow miami people from extinction. but they aren't the only ones in danger or did her make stomach them mining in the amazon has exploded in recent years, affecting not only the young mommy, but also the cable. and woodrow people. the government is now addressing the problem by chasing away the legal miners, but it's not enough. that's why our tribal leaders have formed an alliance to take

or fight against invaders to a new level don't began to you. don't put back, ada traveled all the way to asia to meet representatives of the south korean company. hume dye to convince them to stop selling excavators to retailers in the amazon with these machines are being used to killer rivers and our people. it is so remark than the serial images taken by greenpeace show the devastation produced by legal mining in indigenous territories. during the last government led by shying a both sonata or 390 square kilometers of the amazon were destroyed by miners. that's twice the amount of the area destroyed during the for previous years. deforestation is only part of the problem. mercury used by miners has polluted the rivers, causing a health crisis among the indigenous people. they were left with no water to drink,

more fish to eat. as soon as he took office in january, president wheezy now sula. suva took action. he expelled around 20000 illegal miners from the yano my me reserve. but machines used in mining are also a big part of the problem. greenpeace identified 176. excavators being used in the area. almost half of them were from you. die boa i booted school monday . representatives in south korea were surprised when they heard our report. but they also showed interest in cooperating with the brazilian government to make sure their machines would no longer be used for illegal activities. during both scenarios, government indigenous leaders felt they were alone defending the world's largest rain forest. now they say they have hope things will change. monica inactive, all jazeera brazilian, 33 soldiers have been killed and dozens more injured in an attack. in burkina faso,

the government says it happened in the eastern province of canal. the incident comes just days after at least 50 civilians were shot dead in the north of the country by men wearing military uniforms. up to 1000000 people, an eastern democratic republic of congo have been displaced by conflict that began last january. hundreds have been killed in fighting between the m 23 armed group and the congolese army. when the people who were forced from their homes are reluctant to return, despite assurances over their safety. catherine's story has more. this farming town of kilo leeway in north cable province has seen some of the countries be assessed battles of the past year. m 23 fighters recently withdrew. after fighting the army and other militia groups of joined the conflict in the eastern democratic republic of congo. forces from kenya, uganda, south to don

n bruni. are now here to enforce an agreement aimed at bringing peace to the region . this man has just returned home after leaving 4 months in a camp for displaced people who will allow them when m 232 killer leeway in january . there was heavy fighting between the rebels and the army. they made us buried the dead. when they were done with me, they tried to kill me. most of the people who live here are ethnic to seize and hutus. m 23 is a predominantly tootsie group and says it's fighters came here to protect relatives from attacks by other onto groups. the 2 communities have quite exists set for men . yes. tutsis still in this area, have now moved closer to a brune, the and military base, where they feel safer. like in this group run across the switch on is very bottom. we don't have the freedom to move to other places. if they see my face billable me as a reward, them, i'm but of them do integrate under these mountains are full of local media shares.

i feel like a prisoner in my own home regional troops have been talking to residents, telling them that they're safe, like any particular, the biggest problem or the armed groups. they loot, they kidnap civilians. they set up road blocks to collect taxes. it's a challenge for us, what, what up to a 1000000 people are leaving in shelters in camps for those who've been displaced. the living conditions a dire but many say we don't want to go back to their towns and villages just the actual catherine site all 0. ah, this is out as era. these are the top stories, residents in sedans, cabinet la reporting, hearing a number of explosions on friday morning. that despite the army and the power military rapids support forces agreeing to extend.