tv NEWSHOUR Al Jazeera April 29, 2023 4:00pm-5:01pm AST
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a day after moscow lost a wave of missile strikes on ukraine. and we report from a checkpoint that threatens to reignite decades of conflict between us by john and armenia alone for a smile have all the days for it to as the lakers reach, the 2nd round of the n b a. playoffs. lebron james, 4 and 22 point, they've wrapped up their series against memphis groceries affording. ah, welcome to the news i was beginning to doll where there's still no break in the fighting. as civilians continue to flee the capital, the area around the presidential palace is the focus of the latest fest battles. now, the sudanese army and the paramilitary rapid support forces accuse each other violating an extended cease fire. victoria gate begins our coverage a risky ship carrying
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nearly 2000 to vacuum. ease from sudan arrives in jetta on board. a people from 70 countries including iran. o backing palsy dan on the eastern red sea coast. thousands of still waiting to leave them. i was among the people try for nearly 7 days and cartoon with no food, electricity, or water. the conditions were very bad, but thank god we managed to leave and come here around 3000 yemenis have been stranded here for 6 days. they say they have no idea if or when they'll be allowed to bode one of the fairies. while country scramble to get the embassy staff and citizens out intense fighting is taking place near the army headquarters and presidential palace in hot tomb. as the conflict between the sudanese army and paramilitary group, the rapid support forces enters its 3rd week. yeah, both sides say they're making gains and both blame each other for violating yet
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another sci fi. the army says it's repelled an attack on jebel, althea 40 kilometers south of how to it blames the rapids support forces with a continuing violence. the r s f denies this and says it's taking control of an area south of the capitol. ah, the un envoy has reiterated calls for a permanent end to the violence and issued this warning. butler shall young fe, work regional countries, and the international community must say that if the situation continues, even if one side wins the fight, that side would not be accepted. internationally for side refuses negotiations and refuses reconciliation. it will not be accepted internationally, regionally. and i think also nationally and sudan, sudan doped as union has worn the health system is on the verge of collapse. this
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hospital is in the city of on demand. and i give you the le father of the open, we lack medical staff and facilities. our shifts have been extended, but there are only one or 2 doctors to cover 2 or 3 departments in normal circumstances. this won't happen, but now the situation is so difficult that with essential supplies running out to those who can stream out of the country, relieved to be out of immediate danger, but uncertain about when it will be safe to return victoria gate and be al jazeera . well, had been all this all correspondent in khartoum and we've been talking about his extended c sire hipaa. but the question is what ceasefire that's the question. a lot of people in the ground in various residential neighborhoods here and to me are asking, for example, in the, in the man 50, that's the twin city of the capital cartoon. people have been hearing artillery strikes repeatedly in the early hours of the morning for think them to stay at home
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. unable to leave, to get busy commodities, or to be able to make it out of the country. then there's the northern part of the capital. there's been also artillery, dr. and dr. launched by the foot, denise army against our physicians. so people there as well. say this, he knew fines of the extended seas far and around the vicinity of the presidential palace and the general command of the army. this also been ongoing battle between the 2 sides. the army controls the general command right now, but the rest that has control of the republican palace or the presidential palace and the army has been trying to get it back from the 1st day of fighting. so there's been on an off battle between the $25.00 since the early hours of saturday morning. elsewhere in the country, it's been relatively calm, especially in the western parts of the capital. and today, this is denise police announced that they are deploying troops on the ground or forces on the ground in part of the capital harpoon to deal with the gang violence which has, which has exploded an increase over the past few days. due to the present breaks that happened in the capital. so it looks like despite the fact that there's
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a ceasefire, or at least the worthy, far as being thrown around on the ground, many people say that all they see is additional troops on one side and more fighting, and arthur lose track on another side. and of course, the world looks on doesn't to, to the international community. we know he's trying to put a great deal of pressure on both of the feuding sides. but the diplomacy continues unabated in some shape or form, doesn't it? yes indeed, the international community has been trying for days now since the fighting started in fact, to try to get the 2 sides to end fighting and go and try to negotiate the differences . of course, the 2 sides have been, there's been mediation between the 2 sides even before the fighting broke out 2 weeks ago, which is now in its 3rd week. but it looks like that mediation did not work as we saw the fighting happen between be rapid support forth of embassy needs army. the army itself said that it will send an envoy to the south to the new capital juba, to negotiate with the rapid support for says, but the army commander. when he spoke to you, as
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a public broadcaster said that he will not negotiate with the r s f, unless it's to make sure that it is no longer in existence. otherwise the rest will be defeated. meanwhile, the earth has that there will be no negotiation unless there is a sci fi, and we can see how that is playing out on the ground. hipaa morgan force the in car team. thank you. will, as we've mentioned, civilians are still scrambling to see the cold fleet, the conflict egyptian authority, se 14000 suited citizens of end of egypt in the past week said on itself is hosting more than a 1000000 refugees most from south sudan. but many of them and returning home depot, and as also registered about 14000 return east and say many more are on route up to a 125000 the and also says at least 20000 people have crossed into chance. joining the 400000 sidney's refugees who will already that? well aid workers say they were the children who fled sedans. chad are not getting enough to eat. don't agencies say they don't have enough for all of the arrivals?
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i mean, interest reports now from chance border town of cultural born on the run, a new baby arise to add to the growing number of sudan refugees in chad. the young mother says she was forced to flee after gunman set her family own fire. in 10 dealt. she later went into labor with nor access to medical facility or staff. manna, mother of ethan, nevada. i got no help from anyone except my mother and sister. that was on the day i give birth of the united nation says among thousands of refugees will arrive in chad, a pregnant women and children whose conditions room in dia, we're seeing, and sadly expecting a peak here manage fission in a region which is already has very bad indicators for childhood. my mattress in agencies have promised her step operations, but there isn't much to give conflict as way around the world. i've used up much funding from increasingly $40.00. this could mean tough times for thousands of cost
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over into charge and thousands more who are trying to nice again. shortly after the interview by al jazeera address, top administrator paid the newly born and his mother zemzem. a visit was at m. ali from not only the mother, but everyone will soon had access to medical care from our mobiles clinic. katie, zemzem and i child are lucky in comparison to the majority of sudanese refugees in chad. the not so lucky ones. we'll have to wait on donna's and they're goodwill. for now though not much, seems to be coming that way. i'm at the dress al jazeera coffee, the people in the sydney this flora have been watching the fighting from a distance political cartoons college via expected to be spending the recent in holidays with his family. instead, his cousins, i've been spending or sending him updates from a war zone of effort came to prominence during the spring and he's now turned his
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pen to the current conflict while he joins me now from on site. it's good to have with us live on al jazeera. one wonders perhaps give you very welcome. what you're really trying to achieve in the recent images that have been published over the conflict and what message you're trying to get across. i'm trying to get across the idea that we are and we've been to 1000000000 the have been in the middle of this war zone since they're allusion. i mean, this is discipline bonded war. we are in between 2 army, and one of them have of, you know, how to the chance has to, has a date order at some point. so this is basically been what we're, what we've been through since the revolution. so in terms of what your family going through right now, just summarize exactly where they are and what they've been telling you is going on . my gosh, now i finally found the bus actually and now they're on their way back to our city
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is called them at them, which is like of a few hours away from them. and they've been trying to get a coach or a bus for the last week, probably. and some of them used to live in the center of dome in the yard and all of them used to live in and embody and got 40. and that took them a week to of to do, to get to under man to the family house for them will further. so it was a proper war zone. everybody was getting under the bands and had the mattresses on the, on the, on the windows. and you know, a few hours that the internet without it was with a nightmare because we didn't know we had no communication all was going on whatsoever. and of course, all the news that we all are just videos of, of soldier is soldiers fighting each other. and screaming, a lower bar from both sides in terms of the cartoons than that you can produce based on the information that you're getting from su, dog, i wed. besides we, we seeing them all on, on social media where that what else they being seen,
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what sort of reaction are you getting to those images either from the sudanese to sport around the world or from, from lum sudanese. i mean, it said, you know, the point of the cartoons and the point of our enemies is to start the conversation . is to also kind of summarize what was happening to people that don't know. and to start the conversation with the people that do know. so does it, does it the good thing about social media is that hates, it gives you an update instantly of this is the, all this person said this and this for, as i said this and this, this conversation go goes on and, and, you know, it takes you to another point of what we should help is or is it, you know, the army is, is an army and none of alicia and is there. and so this, this whole conversation going on about who the war lord and who's not, and who's in our, who's should support the army. and should we support the private militia right now . and, and also even talks about how the, how the r as f is using social media as well lemming. and that, that in itself is a whole other discussion looking at the images and going into a social media war,
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basically between the army and, and the arisa. yeah, we look at your images in some form sort of sets up that for me, the frustration felt by the sudanese public who've been sort of in the middle of this political and military wrangle, as you mentioned, really since the fall of bashir in 2019 and see no improvement in the situation. political cartoonist can sometimes deliver change, and we've seen that in malaysia, for example. where do you think your cartoons can resonate? a, a will resonate, you think even after this. so the skirmishes this war is conflict ends. i couldn't hear the last part of the questions are and is, will. where do you think you'll cartoons will have the greatest impact after the conflict is ova. i mean, cartoons are, are, are, are, they're just like, basically, they're articles, you know, they're, they're,
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they're articles in an image. you know, they're visual as a off of a day by day diary of what's happening. you know, so this is basically us telling the story of what's happening, of our feelings, boring out exactly how our families felt, how we felt miles and miles away. and this is, this is obviously, we'll look at it, you know, and from a, from historians point of view that this is the right thing. awful was going on day by day collins, i'll buy it all. so that will have to leave. it has been really good talking to you . thanks very much. she time. thank you for having really. mm hm. it has been looking at the conversational, lying about, the crisis ensued on as the fighting enters a 3rd week, some sydney, se they've had enough and not taking a sand there, protesting coating for an end to the violence and putting up what they say is a dignified resistance to the fighting between the army and the rapids support forces. activists from the battle mal resistance committee are demonstrated in yellow in south west to dawn. they say are safe forces are occupying st. sent homes
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and preventing access to daily needs like groceries. residents are angry at the restriction of movement. they're concerned about being attacked and the looting of their businesses. 7 and in the capital of salsa, don g, about people held a vigil in front of the sudanese embassy. they're demanding power. be handed back to the people. a civilian that government is one of the conditions of the transition agreement that was due to be signed on april. the 1st the movement is spreading elsewhere around the world as well. for days, members of the sudanese diaspora have taken to the streets in solidarity from australia, germany, wales, france, and norway. they say they want to raise awareness about the situation back home and put pressure on foreign governments to take a firm a stand. now we've seen various stories of sudanese taking matters into their
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own hands, opening food banks and crowd sourcing water and medicine. a pot from the shortage of basic items. another challenge is unexploded munitions left behind. after the fighting, one engineer is sharing advice about what people should do if they find explosives on the streets. barnum of shoes, your honorable mark. there are several people who have died because of their curiosity and because they will not be careful. our motto is, don't touch, don't approach and immediately inform us that the national mind, action, soto, and we will deal with it. and others are blocking roads and digging trenches and also stacking sandbags to prevent fighters from entering their neighborhoods. this is in alpha sheer, a town in the da for region. and as most state institutions are closed, some people are trying to bring about law and order in on mon shay a neighbourhood in hard tomb. this man says he confronted
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a gang of thieves. i guess we were didn't some grave to bury the dead and came across small guns hulu, to toms and shops. they were carrying refrigerators and suitcases. we managed to confront them and take victory for very tis and the bags back. the bags are full of the churches are new and its moments like this that offer a glimpse into the determination of the sudanese people as i caught up in the middle of a battle for power. oh, plenty more had here on the news r, including on the move again, migrant stranded at the peru, chilly border are finally able to resume their journey home. plus, i'm just thinking, washington city is preparing for one of the easiest holidays and a hugely important life for job and lead leaders barissi adult and far will have all the action and sport a little later ah,
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authorities in russian annexed crimea are blaming a ukrainian drain strike for a blast at a fuel depot. the storage tank in the port city of sebastopol exploded, causing a fire covering 1000 square meters. there casualties were reported. the cities governor says the blaze has been extinguished. removed from, for a book, this incident will not affect sabbaticals fuel supplies. this is a reserved depot, which is not used in the cities day to day needs ask for the emissions from the burning of petroleum products. rushes consumer watchdog is assessing them. but our preliminary estimation suggest there shouldn't be any excess of the norms, nor the glass comes a day after at least $25.00 people were killed in stripes across ukraine. russia said it was targeting ukrainian reservists. president vladimir zalinski says key will respond to what he called russian terror. charles stratford has more from keith. some dramatic pictures coming out of savannah. the pole was showing. this
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was russian, oil depot on fire billowing smoke across the landscape. this is a huge, strategic pulls to both sides. there has been no official statement from the ukrainians, but certainly according to the russian appointed governor, he's saying that preliminary information would suggest that this has been as a result of a ukrainian drug strike. that wouldn't be inconceivable because since the war started ukrainians have launch what the russians described as numerous drug strikes, both air drones and see drones in that area. i think what's important is the timing of this alleged attack because of course it comes as this expected ukrainian counter offensive to build up for that counter offensive continues. we know that they have been thousands of ukrainian troops with a lot of western supplied kit that has been flooding into the area of zach parisha, which is north of crimea. and also the eastern regions of don't buy so many analysts to saying that that push could involve an advance from separation towards
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northern crimea and a bait to just split the so called land bridge between russian occupied areas in the east and northern crimea. so we're, it is hugely significant as a say no official comment from the ukrainians yet, but whatever's happened, we know that potentially thousands of tons of russian oil is now going up in smoke . stylish police have seized the building of a russian embassy school in walsall. and denounced by moscow as illegal offices broke the locks of the building, which was leased by russia. after staff refused to let them in. ireland throws the embassies counseling rushes invasion of ukraine. the foreign ministry said the building belonged to the polish state. russia's ambassador to warsaw says moscow will respond. are you still better than you? it's an illegal act, an invasion of a diplomatic science. yes, we consider the russian embassy school as part of our diplomatic mission,
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where our employees, including teachers, live in work. so this is definitely classified as illegal a breach of the vienna convention on diplomatic relations. so naturally we will issue a practice as a by johns has rejected international appeals to remove a new checkpoint, those raising tension with all media over disputed region of the corner corner canada. the crossing was placed on the launching corridor. any road connecting the region with armenia as bernard smith's reports. this is one of 2 checkpoint that's helped by the, by johnny military. on the launching corridor, the only road that links the ethnic armenian enclave of the panica note. the con, comedy to armenia, the other check for me all mean in florida. now it's about john says the company is a free to come and go as they please along this road. the russian peacekeepers here, they're actually supposed to keep it free from checks, but they are very checkpoint, means that many ethnic armine's feel intimidated because of the long history of
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animosity between the 2 countries. the russians have not stopped the establishment of these checkpoints, but the french and the u. s. a calling for the checkpoints to be removed as a by jump says no. they have to stay because it's all suffering right. to have customs checks and checks on goods coming in and out of our territory. so by john says that armenia has been running weapons to the ethnic army enclave allegations that armina calls farfetched. now there are further plans in the near future, according to armenia, have yet further p stalks on establishing a final deal on the future of this ethnic armenian unclaimed both sides as by john and armenia. we'll have to get round the table again to discuss hundreds of people who've been stuck at the chalet, peru border for several days, all being allowed to cross into peru. now they came maybe from that as well, and haiti as well as i could on colombia authorities in july tightened migration
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controls forcing them to go back home. now they couldn't pass through peru due to a lack of necessary documents, but on friday the proven government finally let them in by the other sanchez reports now from near tucker on the prove chilly border. immigration authorities have finally decided to start registering people left and waiting for days here at the border between t lee and be too many with small children and very desperate to cross into bay. do this after a diplomatic path between chile and be to the mayor of back. now the region where we are said that chile was sending its problems into play. do the foreign ministry of chile called bid was ambassador the foreign ministry of been culturalism basset . her now after that the prime minister of fidel said that both countries had to work on these issues to resolve the problems of these, my grand and apparently they have been working on this because now immigration authorities are allowing these people to cross with shield has more than
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a 1000000 migrants from a venezuela and been to more than 1300000, both countries share a lot of problems and a lot of responsibilities. now it is unclear whether these my rents will stay in bid or will continue to get their route back home as they say they wish. medina sanchez and just see that at that they do chilly border. well, hundreds of millions of people in china, they're traveling in the next 5 days. the longest public holiday since the lunar new year. many travel websites have reported the surgeon bookings, with numbers such as the path pre pandemic levels. jessica washington has more from beijing in the heart of beaching, these crowds waiting to get into the forbidden city. once the home of chinese emperors, now a popular spot for family visits. the 1st time that i have visited the forbidding city with my children, i want them to have a good experience and enjoy the atmosphere of aging. so they can learn more about ancient chinese culture. just take my children out for fun. life was not easy for
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the 3 years. the people are still united. we want to come here and see the prosperity of the country. unlike the new here holiday, which is traditionally spent with family, the 5 day mayday holiday is mostly felicia, travel. painting is the most popular destination for travelers this week. booking sites show tickets popular destinations like the provisions to he and the great world are already sold out. transport hans is seeing huge crowds authorities expect more than $16000000.00 trips to be made across china's realm. edward, on the 1st day of the holiday, we're hung ya. so on the may day holiday is a very important time for stimulating consumption, including shopping, food and beverage, tourism leisure, entertainment. and it will boost all of these areas. a lot of people have been waiting for this long holiday. it's one of the best times of the year to go out for fun. the china tourism research institute says more than 240000000 people will
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travel over the holiday. but they say it may take some time for profits to catch up to pre pandemic levels. as trends indicate people are traveling more, but spending less still a boost in visitor numbers is welcome use for small business owners. we made, there were no people on the street during the pandemic. so what could i do? i was under locked down and i have to stay home to our business are all rely on the tourism. she's more people coming to major. my business will be better. he hopes the hardest point in his working life is behind him. now he says he wants to focus on the simple pleasures, sunny weather, good business, and the smiles of his customers. jessica washington out to sierra beijing. but i for whether his car. hello there. we've seen unprecedented heat sweep into the north west of africa, but before we get there, let's have a look at the middle east and live on to those unsettled conditions. continue to dominate up in the north of the region,
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particularly for took here wet and wintry weather continuing across eastern areas. those conditions do trip down further south, however, knocking temperatures down for the likes of israel and the occupied palestinian territory. there will be some improvement. instead, we'll see temperature down across some of the gulf states. doe has seen 40 degrees on sunday, 37 on monday, but a largely hot and dry picture here. and it has been very hot and dry across the north west of africa. we had a new national record for april set in morocco on thursday that he just now pushed its way further east was seen sky high temperature for this time of year and places like libya and then that heat will move its way to egypt by the time we get to monday instead, we're going to see some wet weather creep down from the mediterranean into the likes of algeria and to nicea. but the wet is of the weather can be found. of course that central band of africa in particular for uganda, kenya and tanzania. some went to weather for the north east of south africa,
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and cooler in cape town by monday. well still had here on the news of the stock warning from the sister of north korea's leda. after a nuclear deterrence deal between the soul and washington plus poverty, public services and corruption. we look at the issues facing paraguayan as they head to the polls on sunday. i did sport an eagle shop, put this indian gold play in the lead. at the l. a championship in california. ah, money, the wools biggest ocean could be changed to finding climate change and transforming pacific gone to economy in the 2nd of $2.00 special reports. 101 east investigates . watson state. oh no. justine. a fearless mexican journalist's side. lying for taking on a precedent and a corrupt system ruled by a single party for over 70 years. only to then establish an investigative platform,
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but you're watching out there and you saw with lisa l. robin in dough. remind a lot of stories. there are reports of heavy fighting around the presidential pilots in dollars capital call to despite and extended ceasefire. the conflict between the army and power military rapids, both forces. now, it's 3rd week and people are still streaming out and sit on the thing any way that they can a vessel coming. nearly 2000 evacuation has just arrived at port city of jet, in saudi arabia, citizens of saudi arabia and iran, amongst those on board. that authorities in russian antics crime era blaming a ukrainian drones trying for blast the fuel that the storage tank in the port city of sylvester exploded, causing a fire covering 1000 square meters. now the conflict in sudan is making headlines around the world. lower con, looks at how the press is covering the story. the world press is analyzing the conflict incident from many angles, flip st, competition for mineral wealth,
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and fertile land, 2 ethnic tensions, better political disputes, and other countries wanting a piece of the economic pie. today we're looking at articles in the financial times, the middle east. i and the guardian, which will begin with will this article is quoting form ambassadors and analysts who say saddam has been providing food security to nations across the world for years. and of to the 2019 uprising that ousted omar bashir gulf countries. the u. s . in europe swept in, eager to deepen financial gains. it goes on to say the united arab emirates fostered a close connection with muhammad hummed of douglas. that mattie is robert support forces control the majority of citizens gold mines, and that the u. s. partners intervenes to protect their interests. it quotes american officials, a thing, libby, and general cally for hafta helped to train the ourself. while the wagner group,
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a russian private military force reportedly offered weapons. it ends with a comment by form, a u. s. envoy jeffrey feltman. he says, if you stop the fighting, then you eliminate the breeding ground for outside interference. and in another article, in the financial times by the africa editor, david pilling, he says this town a big enough for the both of us using it to describe the 2 generals as gunslingers buying for control of what's left of to don. pilling argues the reckless disregard for life is symbolic. the white, a betrayal that the 2019 revolution he recalls a sense of optimism and hopes for a better suit on where every one will have a seat at the table. but when it came to putting down their guns, he said the generals had too much to lose and eventually renee on democracy opening final point is not to say that africans are any more prone to corruption or making any excuses the cooties. but transitioning to something better is devilishly
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difficult. and finding an article from the middle east i, the focus is on the di, food of medicine shortages. it says customers complain about empty shells and exuberant prices, while shopping to say the increase of the cost, the fuel and transport has forced them to increase prices. the office do mentioned local initiatives including a food bankrupt by young people. and one of the interviewees is a doctor who's built a 1200 member, what's up community in cartoon and of german, where people can share information about where to find basic items. well, that's our press review for the day, but we'll keep delving into those newspapers and daily's who continue to cover the conflict as it unfolds. let's brain call it a little bit here. de la who's in caught him. he lives in an area of the city highways as it's controlled by the rapid support forces gustave with us on the program. just tell us a little bit about where you live and about the influence of the r s f. the w 2 sir
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. doors of control of our area live right next to the airport. the airport, the city around the city, and everywhere on the all i see is did the r s f always have a strong hold? that was an r s. f bay saw strategic buildings that they used to use or work from yeah, i think that they're one of the most of the building that they have is right here next to the airport behind the airport. it's it used to be the building for the united nations ages. busy and so on, but now they're using the government. i think they, they took it from the own, the old regime. they use use it to now they're using it. so you have a lot of cars that no one knows basically because i don't think that any citizen is allowed there. okay, so let's just talk about your situation. where you are at home. have you been able
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to leave, move around the area, look for supply is joining these past 2 weeks. well yeah, the moving is easy. they and they have just, they don't, they don't like they don't. they don't do anything, few dollars. if they just have intersections, the search you the search a wallet they see if you have anything to do with the army or like anything to do, you know, if you're a citizen to let you go, if you go take it, you take your stuff. when you get back on the supplies are running out the thing. yeah. can i ask you about? what about the way where, where are you getting your supplies and how far do you have to go? what sort of problems are you facing? trying to find? just the basics. well, we're having problems actually. we go during gauging right now while you're talking to me on the engaging right now. we will, we get stuff done. we're looking from the well it's so we're ahead missile. it's
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very, very dangerous, but we, what do we do if we do to? we're going to start, we're going to buy our vacation. so we have to go get our supplies, get the bread, get whatever we can get, and stay home. and nowadays it's been electricity going off sometimes times. so we're having difficulty in storing the food even if it just, sometimes we've been speaking to a lot of people, lot of residents in khartoum and beyond. and they've told us that they sort of been able to form social help groups on whatsapp or through social media. have you been able to talk a lot of have you been able to talk to other people in that same situation? have you formed a group yourself? i have a couple of friends that i talked to, and coupon stuck with in general, the also standing together now. all the citizens are together, we're like one big group. all the citizens are together, hopefully waiting for this for the end or any conclusion to happen. people are trying like, even like they're,
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they're really like people are really trying to help each other with everything they can like citizen or trying to help you. so how can, how concerned are you about your extended family and friends that maybe live a little bit further away? what sort of stories are they telling you about what they're facing at the moment? well, i'm really concerned might not have my relatives in the local area. they said 2 days ago was really strong, but now there's no like there's no heat over there. and i have some relatives. and then they were really ok to put those in his words. it's really close where most of ours are. most of the engagements over there. gladly some of them are back to read and was is the losing a little bit of your salad as well? carla, i think we will leave it there. that will keep in touch with you. thank you very much for joining us. colored up. they'll get their abdullah in costume. thank you. let's joiner donna at a bonnie,
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a spokesperson are with the activists network. alma mura resistance committee. she's always been out from car to mat. good. have you with us on the program miss as bonnie less just begin with your personal experiences at the moment before we talk about your social activism. where are you roughly in the city and what sort of things are you seeing and hearing right now? right now i consider my area as one of the safest airing cartoon. because like marcy the are us as firm and staff are not engaging in here. and even the engagement isn't as severe as the other areas in sedans, for example, in other parts of har tool and mattie, an under man. because like these areas are that conflict over there is more severe. so in terms of, in terms of where you are and how easy or difficult has it been to get supplies,
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we continue to hear from various people across the city, across the country. about it's difficult to get food, water, and medical supplies. what sort of experiences are you having? oh, it's still hard over here because like, as you know, they have burned most of the factories in my medical factories and some of the suppliers factories have been also got stolen and burned as well. and am over here, like maybe in a week ago, i was trying to get some supplies for my family and literally all the grocer, all the grocery stores, it's either their clothes or the room. the shelves are empty. sure. you have been part of the very hard. yeah, you've been part of a very hot prominent and civil society group. obviously looking for democratic change in sudan. you've had to put that to one side, but you're still using your group contacts. i believe in
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a way to help the community at large can explain what you're trying to do in terms of keeping the lines of communication open with people that are experiencing very difficult times across khartoum and the country. oh my and our work is mainly we're trying to observe people's lives through social media and our grove in but sac til yeah, we communicate through whatsapp to see who will be able to fulfill the need of the civilians. either if it's medical or supplies or what someone got injured by the and missiles or got shot or the will it, that's why we're always trying to help. those is our way of collecting data and observing people close needs and how many people are in your group or, and in what areas of the city or the country do you operate in without sort of trying to impinge on your security or safety?
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we are, i'm honest, i don't know how much i reach, but it's like, it's only the group of resistance committee. and then we have the group as the we have the group of the medical support team. mm hm. and it say it's called the emergency room. we're trying to work, we're trying to i'm sorry, no it ac is a, that's a going to provide medical. i appreciate what i and, and i appreciate this is one of your very 1st television interviews. i think you're doing incredibly well editing very well under very difficult circumstances. thank you. i just want to ask you one last question. there will be lots of people, lots of people outside of su dawn, watching their c news channel and wanting to hear stories of and experiences of what people are going through. there are lots of politicians watching out there as well at the moment. donna,
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what you want to say to them right now was, this is exactly what i was getting ready for how i was predicting that as one of the questions that will be asked in this interview. i just hope now our message for now, for not wanting to negotiate with the military council is now clear. i hope our refusal for not he go she aides into are not accepting anything from the military counselors now clear because we have been dealing with the military council and with the military and general rolling the ruling, the country since the since sedan independence. and i hope people do not push us ever again to set a negotiator with the military council or the military ever again. well, we, i also hope that i'm sorry for interrupting an issue. and i also who that
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the negotiations to stop the shooting and stuff like sees fire. i hope it, it happens as soon as possible because people and civilians are still dying in the streets. danya at a bonnie: it's good to get to your perspective and a good to hear your voice and to see you at last. thanks for joining us from cotton . we'll keep in touch with you. thank you. thinking that the sister of north korea's leader has warned an agreement between south korea and the us to strengthen nuclear deterrence will lead to serious danger. cameo jones says john young will have to perfect its own nuclear. the tyrants in response operating agreement was announced on wednesday during a visit to the white house by south careers president, you unsecured voters in paraguay will head to the polls on sunday to elect a new president, as well as legislators, corruption, and organized crime. a main concerns for voters. the lead up to the election has
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seen a string of scandals involving some of the governing parties. top figures or latin america editor. you see newman reports now from association. i go stink every day and his wife or amena couldn't wait for the birth of their 1st child a boy. but when to amena went into labor, everything went wrong. 8 hours after the child was born, he died of his fixation and his mother barely survived. the couple blames their child's desk on the hospital's lack of resources to deal with medical emergencies. ultimately because funds are siphoned off by corruption. romania is still in hospital where patients have to provide their own medicine syringes and even water, as i'm of them are within a little bit ago, were willing to do what it takes to see that justice is served. this constand impunity. they can't get away with this because my son had the right to live near
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by. we find an elementary school that is so underfunded that there are no classrooms for the older children. they study outdoors where the smallest students play. ah, paraguay is widely known as one of the most corrupt countries in latin america. a country with impressive wealth, but in the hands of only very few with political power. in january, the u. s. imposed new sanctions against former president or as shall curtis for quote, involvement, insignificant corruption. after you a secretary of state, anthony, blinking accused him of links to drug trafficking and terrorist organizations. cactus denies the charges, but in powder why they haven't come as a surprise. no, no people are not surprised because the common sort of response has been we knew it all the time except her. we didn't want to know the, the attorney general didn't reactor. the judiciary was quiet,
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the police didn't do anything. in this inner city slum children play in the mud alongside pigs. the small community moved here a few months ago when their neighbourhood was flooded. the families who live here have had to build these shacks with their own hands, as in so many parts of paraguay here. the absence of the state is obvious everywhere you look, except during election time when candidates like this one come calling to ask for people's votes. 65 year old diana says they've always been poor and abandoned by politicians, and at sunday's elections won't change anything. or you may laugh, laugh again, you're the only by our votes. they give you money. that's why no one likes some one would improve things. that's all i can say. yea, it's a vicious circle, made it easier by resignation. a belief that decades of corruption is just another cross that those who suffer the most from it simply have to bear. to see
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a newman al jazeera, asencion paraguay long military veterans who fought for france have been told that the law get their full pensions back home in senegal. up to now they've been forced to live in france for at least 6 months of every year. in order to claim the stipends, nicholas hak has the story from decker more than 50 years away from home. cynically, soldiers that fought wars for france in the 20th century are returning to their homeland. after the french government agreed to give them the right to full pension in synagogue require overjoyed to see my children, my grandchildren, and my great grandchildren's. i am home. finally, almost a quarter of a 1000000 africans fossil friends. they were known as the t o, cynically 85 year old in sally say was one of them. while he was awarded a medal for his service. the french state gave him a fraction of his pension, 40 years after retirement, a bitter injustice say,
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says who wouldn't you mitigate liberty? i have mixed feelings about my experience and thought freedom, equality, and fraternity. the french martinez was for us only a symbol. it wasn't fin practice 100, we were you mediated because of the colorful skin between the train station in the port is this that you known as them by and you bought representing a white and a black soldier, arm in arm here. hundreds of thousands of africans left on ships to fight a war far from home. it's more than a symbol, but a tribute to black africans that lost their lives to free europeans. and many believe that this is a chapter of history too often overlooked. historians believe that ya yells were instrumental in liberating southern france re wold war 2, but were stopped from entering paris commanders replaced them with white soldiers that brought down the flood. wanted to know if the role of the african men in
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history has always been minimized. i think it's unfair that france failed to recognize the contribution of africans when france was on its knees and humiliated good. many veterans died without getting the recognition and compensation for their contribution with 8 growing anti french sentiment in former french african colonies for say, the return of war veterans is a victory for all of those africans that lost their lives for france. nicholas hawk al jazeera de car. well, still a had here. all the news are in sport. it was a star studded night, and the n b a. playoffs. basketball action coming up in a few minutes with sarah for that go. ah, al jazeera, the stage 3 elephant here, 5 other and all are either been deployed to save just one enemy global experts and discussing idea of in been to your country, then establishing
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ah. although his far so he'll thank you so much for the l. a lakers are having to the 2nd round of the n b a playoffs. lebron james and his teammates putting in a massive performance to wrap up their series against memphis grizzlies for helm. the lake has the action the stars the out for the lake of latest playoff showdown, and they were treated to some folks off its level action courtesy of le bron james and his teammates. le bron himself was in fine forms scoring 22 points that helps thank western conference that concedes the memphis grizzly. he wasn't alone. however, the angelo ruffled sparkled, scoring a career player $531.00 in the license this year.
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and anthony davis wasn't, i enrolled with, he had my block and 13 defensive re, boom. the 610. how afford, also chipped in with 16 points back. how it all amounted to a massive 40 point victory. to wrap up the series, 40 understood, or we had an arbitrary supply in front of our fans. we want to try to end it tonight. we came out with disposition, a next play mentality. and even when we made mistakes, we wish we brush it off right away. move on to next play. i saw this thing from the start again. we was locked in on our game plan and all the way till on 5 seconds ago. the lake is a one of the lowest deeds in the western conference,
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but with this type of form, it would be hard for anyone to stop them. to hell, molina al jazeera elsewhere in the and b, the sacramento kings beat offending champions the golden state warriors to force a game 7 in their playoff series. darren fox scored 26 points for the kings, while monique monk had 28th leave sacramento to 118 in 99. when the kings will have home court advantage for sunday. showdown was short of their 1st playoff series. when in 19 years have a good we wanted to, we just had a lot of kind of mental errors and they took advantage of and grab men of early i'll know, doesn't energy thing or focusing or whatever it was. oh, but you have to be able to murno's lessons, quick. final bids have been submitted in the contest a by english pirelli team, manchester, united. it's a process that's now been underway for close to 6 months. it's r a banker shake johnson been hom, adult bonnie and u. k. businessman, jim ratcliffe,
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for the front runners. the club is owned by the american glazer family who announced in november they were interested in selling the team. the glaciers could still decide to keep a majority stake in united or crystal palace and put themselves into a strong position to avoid relegation. they won 43 at home against west ham. earlier contentious penalty decision proved to be a key moment. the rest back at 5 a are deemed that as i was found in the bought the power 32 apps. as i stepped out and converted the spot, k pallets are now 11 point clear. the drop zone west him are still not safe. 5 points above the 18th place, left with a frustrated, one for jude bellingham, and brought your men to the german bundis legal department went into friday's game at home to bolcom, with a one point leader vine at the top of the table. however, it was relegation a threaten them. he took
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a shock lead in this game just 5 minutes after philip. but what men equalized almost immediately 3. crim at a young feud. bellingham had a chance to win the game for the home side late on, but 11 was how it finished barnwell's leaking spot as they beats half a 1000000000 on sundays for do. also on sunday, italian leaders nap lee could be confirmed as syria champions. for the 1st time since 1990. they play a local rival, salinda tana at the diego armando mary donna state, inch if they win and 2nd place, lot, seal, fail to beat and turn the skid adder will be on its way to naples. raoul pathic reports a victory party 33 years in the viking. the city of naples has been readying itself for the brother of all celebrations. for quite some time though. that team has been leading the sory, our table since september last year, that laid as their grades to our boss is 17 points. so confidence is high that
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comes sunday evening, the 3 decade wait for a li title will finally be over. m m of humor fund. it is very emotional because we were in our twenty's the last time he won the title. unfortunately, most of our friends couldn't see this, which is a shame. but then surely it will be a wonderful party for everyone. yeah, i love the fonts, have already been gearing up for that wonderful party. these were the seeds last weekend, as the natalie t returned harvard to read, following their with our the events is, ah, the long wait for a trophy. and our to the fact that many neapolitan feel a sense of a justice over the way they are perceived by the rest of italy, means that this li chapper chip will feel very sweet indeed. but normal hold on, i don't. grand is own that. we're living a big dream because our generation has been waiting for such success for years. taking the title from such a strong team like last year's winners. ac milan, and winning it here in the south. in naples, it's very emotional, really. it's
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a unique feeling. ah, the shadow of the late, great, the ag about our daughter still lives large over the city of the current crop of napoli players. but i don't, i lead the team to the early to previous good that i was in 1987, a dorothy dorothy. it may be fitting that the 1st title of the post by her daughter era could be wanted the stated that now bears his day rob a fact our 0 and a 25 year olds at golfer from india has taken lead after the 2nd round at the l a championship. the best shot of the day for a duty, a shock. taking this shot from about 250 feet away on the 15th hall for her 1st the eagle of the season. she's on 9 under at the halfway stage and leads by one struck . okay, and that is i use port for now. so hell back to you. thanks very much fun. of course you fall all of those stories on all websites. dodge, is there
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