>> welcome, 9:00 here in the french capital. a report conducted by historians finds paris was not complicit in the 1994 rwandan genocide but does bear heavy responsibility. we will get you the latest reactis to that report. "france 24." is standing by and kelly. -- in kigali. the message from eu leaders as they ramp up pressure on the anglo-swedish manufacturer astrazeneca. also for you in the program, beijing slaps sanctions on british mp's accusing them of

spreading lies in how china treats uighur muslims after several nations sanction chinese officials over alleged human rights abuses. ♪ our top story, here in france, a report found paris was not complicit in the 1994 amanda -- rwanda genocide but does their overwhelming responsibility. the report cites failure on france's part with a central role attributed to then-president françois mitterrand. 800,000 people, mainly tigray -- tutsi's were slaughtered.

analyzing france's role in rwanda. standing by in the capital, kigali, where does this report leave french-rwanda relations tonight? >> indeed, president emmanuel macron has multiplied the gestures toward to gully -- kiga li since 2018. in paris he announced his intention to support the candidate see of the head ofwranda francophie. and on the commemoration of thetutsi genocide formalize the declaration of the commission, the saying that two years later today issued its report france's role in the genocide.

it had always been a difficult point between the two countries. in 1998, kigali accused france of being guilty of crimes of genocide. but it was judged, following a particularly controversial investigation, with an arrest warrant against the rwanda president paul kigali -- kigame for his participation. rwanda authorities stopped their diplomatic relationship with france. there is still no french ambassador in kigali, since 2015, but that could change soon. the return of an ambassador could done in the coming months, after the publication of the report. hoping for a rapprochement with rwanda.

rwanda responded welcoming report. the authorities however had their attention to published a report supplementing the conclusion of the declare commission in the coming weeks. >> thank you for keeping us up-to-date for now, simon. two other world news. amid an ongoing raw was astrazeneca, eu leaders have stopped short of our vaccine exports. wrapping up the pressure on the manufacturers, eu leaders called on astrazeneca to honor deliveries to the eu before exporting doses elsewhere. leaders hoping that plano secure enough doses to bolster what has been called a sluggish vaccination campaign in europe. bringing you up-to-date as "france 24." >> the european union wants

answers from astrazeneca. the u.k.-based aspect pharmaceutical company has under delivered on vaccine deliveries to the bloc. friday, the commissioner for internal markets set astrazeneca doses produced in the you must stay in the eu. >> i remind you we were expecting to have 120 million doses in the first quarter and we got 30 million. so we had a problem with this company. now if put in more strict regulation beginning to control what was leaving the continent. >> in response to the slow vaccination rollout, that you set it can count vaccine exports to the u.k. and other well supplied countries. the u.k. is concerned this can hamper its successful inoculation program, and is seeking an export agreement. the foreign minister of france said it would be astonishing at the eu and u.k. got into a vaccine more. -- war i. hope an

agreement can >>, a relationship of cooperation, so astrazeneca fulfills its agreements with you and everyone is well served. >> friday, the european medicines agency approved and astrazeneca production factory in the netherlands, with a pfizer producer in germany. the eu, banking on new sites to increase deliveries in the second quarter, and accelerate the slope pace of inoculations -- slow pace of inoculations. >> and associate fellow with tatum house joins us from -- chatham house joins us now. i would like to get your thoughts on this move by eu leaders to stop short of banning exports of the astrazeneca vaccine. quentin? >> i think good sense has prevailed.

it does look as if the european union has backed off a bit. but it has not taken the new legislation off the table, so it is still there. the truth is, both sides need to back off. this would have been a completely insane vaccine war, which would have damaged the reputation of both sides. the british, for their part signed probably a rather clever contract, then the eu, with astrazeneca. the british have priority to supplies from astrazeneca. the problem seems to be the angle-swedish company has signed two deals with the eu and u.k., which are not entirely compatible. the are trying to meet too much demand with inadequate supply. >> france accused the u.k. of blackmail over its handling of

the coronavirus vaccine. is that strong or unfair perspective, coming from france -- or is that a fair perspective from france tonight? >> i think it is strong because the problem is that the u.k. did a better deal with astrazeneca, then the eu and they did it much earlier. so they have a head start, and, as we see from the figures, they have done quite well on getting vaccination off the ground. they are insisting -- they do not have any legal that on exports, of astrazeneca vaccinations, but they do have a contract that says they get it first and i think that is the problem. the british need to realize, and i think solidity are doing so, that they will also be in a very bad position, if infections take off across the european union,

and the possibility, of the disease coming back into the united kingdom, in spite of the fact that they got a headfirst on vaccinations, will lead them boris johnson, who is not known for his common and good sense, has said look, we have to watch out. there is a real problem, if the european union has this very high infection rate. >> what do you make of the argument that this is politicized? that it is tit-for-tat measures against the u.k.? some claiming they are sulking because of brexit? is that hot air? >> i think there is an element of this, there is bad blood. the negotiations over exit left -- brexit left both sides feeling really as if they had been cheated by the other side. and the truth is i think most

leaders of the european union do not really trust boris johnson. he is too inclined to trumpet the nationalist triumph of we are going to beat world beating in this and that. on covid, the johnson government was a disaster to begin with. britain had the highest death rate, and worse economic performance. it is only now, with the vaccination, that they are doing something right. at the same time, they insist on trumpeting that theirs is the best, and rather loading about the european union and. both sides need to back off because this really stupid to get into a vaccine war, everybody needs the others to be vaccinated at the same time. >> absolutely,, an associate fellow with chatham house, thank you. staying with covid-19, french officials registered 41,800 new

cases in the past 24 hours, in addition to 304 deaths. the number of people and intensive care units has risen to over 4,700. france announced to bolster police checks, enforce travel restrictions in paris and other regions. we can expect more checks at train stations, airports and motorway tolls as 20 million people in france are not allowed to travel further than 10 kilometers without an essential reason. health officials in germany warned the third wave of coronavirus could either worst the country has seen so far. new cases have soared in recent weeks, driven in part by a more contagious variant. germany issued travel warnings for neighboring countries including france, austria, denmark and the czech republic. >> arriving by air, car, or

train, netting into germany has become harder for passengers from neighboring countries. travelers from france, austria, denmark, and the czech republic, now have to provide a negative test at the german border and then go into a 10 day quarantine which can be shortened by a second negative test after five days. >> this is a clear message. those who cannot present a negative test result will not come on board. we will allowed for more time until monday night, so airlines can't organize testing in those countries where there is no test structure. >> the move comes as germany's disease control agency one subject got weeks ahead. a third wave is heading the country hard. health experts say new infections could soar, if

harsher precautions are not taken. the number of new confirmed infections in germany has jumped in recent weeks, driven by a more contagious and deadly strain, that first emerged in the u.k. in the meantime, as with many countries and that you, frustration is growing over a sluggish vaccine rollout. just 10% of germans received a first dose, a figure far lower than in the united states, britain, or israel. >> now, and a retaliatory move, beijing is this friday slept sanctions on u.k. lawmakers and lobby groups. china announced sanctions against nine u.k. individuals and for entities, saying they maliciously spread lies over how geithner treats uighur muslims. earlier this week the u.k., eu, canada and u.s., sanction politicians in the xinjiang region over alleged human rights abuses. we just are native to that

region -- uighurs are native to that region. >> a pledge from blood and its pressure campaign on beijing will mount, the u.k. -- a pledge from london that its pressure campaign on beijing will mount. slept sanctions on in duncan smith who says who are sanctions like a badge of honor. china accusing those they sanctioned spreading lies. the british prime minister condemned the move against individual speaking out on xinjiang. >> if the chinese government wants to continue with blanket denials anything wrong is taking place in xinjiang, the obvious thing to do is to allow access for that united nations commission for human rights. as long as they refuse to do so international pressure will grow. >> china denies it is conducting human rights violations against nearly one million uighurs and shone jang. -- xianjiang, and insists the

camps are education center and brushed off reports of force charla's asian. -- forced sterilization. [indiscernible] >> we will take justified and necessary responses. >> the u.k. accuses china of industrial scale human rights abuses in the region. let insists that countries need to work together on global issues like climate change. >> at least 30 two people were killed and 165 others injured in a crash in southern egypt, in a southern province460 km from the capital, cairo. the president of aged pledged to -- the egyptian president pledge to come down hard on those response before the crisis. still in egypt, experts warn

freeing a mega container ship stranded in the suez canal could take weeks. the vessel is believed to be holding up billions worth of goods daily costing $400 million in trade per hour. a dutch rescue team confirmed to tugs will arrive march 28, to assist reflecting the ship. >> tugboats tugging, earthmoving equipment digging, so far no luck. the ever given ship blocking the suez canal has not budged. efforts to re-float container ship has failed. time is of the essence as a second officer explained to "france 24." >> we have [indiscernible] affecting us by the hot temperature. colder underwater,

[indiscernible] >> egyptian authority satan navigation should resume in 72 hours -- say that navigation should resume and 72 hours however other sais salvage efforts could last days or weeks. >> it will have a big impact, also on any other port in northweseurope. >> the economic fallout has already been immense, the suez canal is one of the world's busiest trade routes for oil and consumer products, like car, furniture and textiles. the blockage has put the brakes on 8 billion euros of goods passing through the canal every day. 200 cargo ships are obstructed on either side in the mediterranean and red sea. the blockage will now potentially force them to reroute around the southern tip of africa, adding 10,000 kilometers to the journey. the mega ship, longer than the empire state building, got stuck

tuesday, after strong winds from a sandstorm, blew it of course. >> next, according to the international unit for the conservation of nature, the african forced elephant is not listed as critically endangered. -- african elephant is listed as critically endangered, citing ivory poaching and habitat loss. >> found in tropical areas of central and west africa, forest elephants are one step away from extinction, according to the iucn, international union for conservation of nature who says and 31 years the number of elephants has fallen by a staggering 86%. >> this assessment is giving us early warning that unless we turn around inc.'s, -- things, it is likely these animals go extinct. the kind of great decline we have observed is alarming. >> loss of habitat and increase

poaching are blamed for the decline, especially given a persistent demand for ivory. >> this motion is not catching the posters -- poachers, but the solution lies in disentangling the criminal networks responsible for packing the ivory out of africa into the rest of the world. >> the african savanna elephant is also endangered, with this population dropping by 60% and 50 years. they have brought her tusks and not as narrow as forest elephants who are better equipped at getting through dense woodland. conservationists say these figures are a wake-up call. while some african countries are leading the way and reversing elephant declines, mornay's to be done. -- more needs to be done. >> business headlines in the

studio. we start off with the u.k. finance ministry that announced earlier this evening written reached a post brexit agreement with eu on financial services. >> details about the deal our sin on the ground, as they have not signed it yet. officials said it creates a framework for working together. in january, london saw 6 billion euros in daily trading evaporate overnight as businesses moved operations to amsterdam. note it will recoup that loss but this sets a tone of cooperation and needs both sides will meet regularly to share information and discuss regulation in the sector. it is unlikely the deal will mention equivalent, the important issue of whether london-based firms can operate on the european continent. it is a difficult subject that will be hash out in later talks. >> a look now at how markets

have closed at the end of the week. the e stocks closed higher, earlier. the footsie and frank for it stacks up 1% and cat up .5%. dow jones up450, 1.4%. s&p 500 closed higher, up 1.5%. nasdaq erased earlier losses, finishing 1.25% higher. in the u.s., amazon is the second largest private employer, with 800,000 employees. amazon workers in alabama hope to changthat and are voting on whether to form a union. with days before voting closes, what is at stake. >> union now, union later, you need forever. >> in bessemer, alabama, the

fight for economic and racial justice merged, as thousands of amazon employees look to become the first unionized house in the u.s.. >> when we saved black lives matter, we mean black lives at work. they finding one of the biggest companies in the history of the world and are going to keep pressing. >> workers are voting on whether to join the retail, wholesale and department store union. among main grievances, insufficient break time at the intense monitoring of employees, during physically demanding shifts that last up to 12 hours. >> we are aching, legs sore, hands cracking, cramping so bad, i try to him cramp it in your aching all over. >> since the start of the pandemic amazon workers have come under increasing pressure amid the rise of online shopping. to meet growing demand, the tech

giant hired half a million people in the past year. meanwhile, the company delivered a record performance in 2020. net profits jumped 84%, compared to 2019, at annual revenue increased 38%, to $386 billion. amazon has fiercely resisted th union drive in alabama and argues in starting wage of $15 per hour is more than twice the federal minimum wage,nd that union dues would cost workers money. it created a website called, do it without dues. the tech giant, concerned a successful union drive could spk simir actions at its 800 facilities across the country. [honking horns] >> delivery's upcoming ipo in april should be the biggest since 2011. the entry to the london stock of

change has been tarnished as major investors turned their back. the uk's largest fund manager is the latest to announce it is unlikely to participate in the ipo. three other investors that collectively oversee one trillion pounds in assets, have said they are not interested. where these investors unmoved? for one, they're worried about working conditions in the gate economy. -- gig economy. delivery drivers are not guaranteed a minimum wage, and investors think that's not what well for the future of the company. meanwhile, the dispute between china and western clothing companies rebels on. china led a campaign against nike and h&m after statements condemning forced labor in xinjiang resurfaced. h&m has been boycotted by chinese consumers, has lost partnership with chinese celebrities, and has been dropped from major e-commerce platforms in the country. as a result other brands are trying to get rid of any statements they previously made

about china's human rights record. the parent company of the fashion brand zara did have a statement on its website, declaring a zero-tolerance policy for forced labor. until it disappeared. the same thing happened with brands abercrombie and fitch, to relent, and -- timberland, and calvin klein. in china, the chinese company nio the latest electric vehicle maker to suspend production because of global semiconductor chip shortage. semiconductors are tiny microchips used in almost all electronic devices, and the automobile sector is dependent on them. ford, honda, general motors and volkswagen have had to cut back production targets. the global tip shortage is

because of the pandemic. people at home have been playing video games using electronic devices like never before, so demand for laptops and consuls has soared. nio u.s. traded shares fell 8% after the announcement. >> thank you for running out business headlines. stay with us here on "france 24." we will take a short break with more news on the other side. ♪

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