>> hello and thank you for joining us live from between he for newsroom. we are watching live from paris. these are headlines. chaos. the military staged a coup d'etat in sudan. parliament is being dissolved, partial -- politicians are arrested as thousands take to the streets to denounce the takeover. there are multiple reports of gunfire across the country. our regional correspondent will be with us in a few moments. they have changed a slanderous remarks says recep tayyip erdogan, who has you turned on a decision to dispel 10 diplomats

from turkey. diplomats have openly supported the jail the civil society and week ahead of theop26 in london, there are fea countries will not beble to pledge required funds to tackle urgentlimate change as world meteorological organization calls for -- says greenhouse gas emissions has hit a new record high. thank you very much for joining us live on the program. we start in sudan where a bloody coup d'etat is underway. local reports confirming the military has taken control of the country. the civilian branch of the sudanese government has been dissolved and politicians have been arrested.

this latest a people comes just one month after another attempt to seize power from the army failed. reporter: it was fragile. it is now fractured. >> first of all, we are declaring a state of emergency. second, we are dissolving the sovereign council and removing the state governors. we remain committed to the international agreement signed during the rule of the interim government as well as the transition towards civilian elected government. reporter: earlier monday morning, sudan's mitary forces but the prime minister under house arrest and detained other civilian leaders. limiting access to internet, cutting british to the capital, as the military's latest attempt to take full control of the shared interim government. protesters are flooding the

streets after the prime minister's office called on people to demonstrate against the coup. security forces reportedly shot at protesters as sudan plunges into unrest once again. >> in reality, what the military is doing now is a big betrayal to the citizens on all levels. we should all take action and taking to the streets is an obligation. reporter: sudan's transitional government was shared by military and civilian parties who have been returned -- been attempting to return to democratic rule following mass protests in 2019. but tension among leaders have's spiked in recent weeks, while support from the population has dwindled. the government has been struggling with economic troubles, as well as a shortage of food and petrol. they already faced a coup attempt in september. simon: very tense and difficult situation in sudan as we have heard. for more, let's cross over to france 24's regional

correspondent there. thank you very much for joining us. one month after a failed coup, sudan is once again fing dark times. what has the reactio been? maria: the chairman of the african union released a statement on monday in which he called for the immediate resumption of consultations between civilians and the military. he also called for the release of political leaders, the prime minister as well as ministers and other officials who were arrested by security forces. for now it is difficult to say whether the african union will take a strong stance in the face of these events surrounding this military coup. during the crisis in 2019 it had suspended sudan and called for the establishment for a

transitional civilian authority but the african continent is currently facing several other crises. mali, ethiopia, somalia, chad, and the african union has been widely criticized for not taking any action in these crises. this is partly due to the fact that there are internal differences between member states. so we will have to see if things will be different this time, but in any case, the influence the african union can have on how the situation will develop on the ground is actually quite limited. a situation that is also complicating matters for ethiopia where the african union is based. the military leader of the sovereign council announced the solution of the transitional -- the dissolution of the government this monday. he is advocating for aggressive measures against ethiopia in the territorial dispute currently

dividing the two countries. the is also being backed by egypt, which has been opposing ethiopia in the diplomatic battle surrounding the nile river. simon: maria, thank you very much for that update. turkish president rest of type erdogan appears to have made a u-turn on his threats to expel 10 western ambassadors from turkey. the turkish leader was angered when the diplomats issued a statement in support of the jailed civil society leader. ankara said the change in tone was due to a new statement by the same ambassadors that showed they had taken on quote, a step back from the slanderous remarks. >> any declaration made today by the same ambassadors shows they have taken a step back from the slander against our country and our justice.

our intention is not to create a crisis, but to protect our rights, our laws, our honor, our interests, and our sovereignty. simon: earlier on, we spoke with jasper mortimer in the turkish capital to analyze this latest spat between the west and turkey. reporter: erdogan claims the ambassador -- what happened is earlier the 10 ambassadors issued separate statements or a copy of the u.s. embassy statement saying they would abide by article 41 of the diplomatic convention, which has to do with not interfering in the politics of their host countr in his speech this evening as you just played, aragon -- erdo gan showed they have taken a step back from slandering our country and he added he believed

the ambassadors would now be more careful. but the ambassadors areupposed to abide by the convention anyway. and their statements today might have been a face-saving way of de-escalating the crisis. suggested by the turkish foreign ministry. we do not know. what we do know is turkey had very strong reasons for not expelling the ambassadors. when the markets opened this morning, the turkish lira fell to a record low against the dollar. it was the second time in five days that it had fallen to a record low against the dollar. numerous financial analysts had told the media that the expulsions would have severe economic consequences. five of the 10 ambassadors represented half of turkey's top trading partners. simon: jasper mortimer reporting from ankara.

let's move onto another top story. six days before the start of cop26 in london, the world and a meteorological organization has announced greenhouse gas emissions have hit a new record high. the report comes on a day when a key finaial pledge of $100 billion to tackle global warming has been pushed back to at least 2023. recent reports made it clear it is now or never to save our planet. how parts of the amazon rain forest have gone from sucking carbon dioxide to the air to a source of co2. reporter: we might have spent part of last year in lockdown, but a few months of economic downturn were not enough to reverse the rising levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. in fact, the heat-trapping gases, carbon dioxide, methane, and carbon -- they detected other worrying signs too parts of the amazon rain forest

have gone from sucking carbon dioxide to the air to becoming a source of co2. >> amazonian rain forest of course, it used to be a major sink of carbon, has now become a source of carbon, which is alarming. this is relat to deforestation in the area, and also changes in local climate because of the deforestation, and higher temperatures which are favoring. reporter: the wmo report draws on collective data, monitoring the amount of greenhouse gases that remain in the atmosphere after some quantities are absorbed by oceans and the biosphere. it comes days before the start of the u.n. climate change conference in glasgow, which has been billed as a crucial -- the u.n. agency warned its repo showed the world was way

off track to meet its target in reducing global warming to 1.5 celsius above preindustrial levels. simon: for more on what to expect from cop26, we're joined by dan lunch, professor of climate science at the university of bristol. thank you very much for joining us live on the program. first, i would like to ask you about this most recent report from the world meteorological organization on greenhouse gas emissions. just how significant is it, and does it underline the immediate need for change? dan: yes. let's look at some numbers in this report first of all. with the world meteorological organizati has said is co2 concentrations in the atmosphere in 2020 were 413 parts per million. basically for every million molecules in the atmosphere, 41 of them were carbon diode. to put this number into context,

before industrialization concentrations was about 280 parts per million. so the has been an incase of about 50% of the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphe. to put me context on that, this is the highest amount of carbon dioxide we have had in the atmosphere for at least the last two million years. if we go back to te periods when co2 w last this high, we had a very different planet than today. sea levels were phaps 10 meters higher than today. so, any emiions of co2 that we put in the atmosphere act to increase the amount of so as long as we carry on emitting those concentrations, we will continue to rise. d year onear we will continue to break records just as we have this year. along wi those high concentrations of greenhouse

gases we have of course the impacts associated with that. the thing about climate change is the most vulnerable people in our society and on our planet are affected the most. simon: speaking of climate change, cop26 is just six days away. politicians have been urged to come together now and propose re tangible solutions to climate change. exactly how hopeful are you of a positive outcome? dan: well, for better or worse, i'm an optimist by nature. i think one thing we do have and we always have to cling onto his hope. hope that the policymakers will make the right decision and make the right decision for our planet. so i am hopeful. but there are a few key things we need the policymakers to sign up to if we are going to reach targets like 1.5 degrees of warming, which are crucial to avoid dangerous climate change.

so these sorts of things that we really need to see as a minimum in order to meet these targets are pledges coming out of cop, commitments to net zero by a certain date. for example, by 2050. that is the absolute minimum that we need to meet these targets. but ideally, governments will start talking about not only net zero targets but also carbon budgets. one of the crucial things in the most recent intergovernmental panel on climate change has said if we want to reach this really important target of only 1.5 degrees warming -- bear in mind we have had 1.1 degree of warming already. in order to reach that -- it sounds i can big number but it is not -- 400 billion tons of co2 remaining that can be emitted. what we need is for governments to commit to a budget to allow different countries their fair

and just share in that remaining budget. simon: professor lunt, thank you very much for that analysis. we can only hope the policymakers make the right decisions. moving on to a story that has shocked the world of cinema and the death of cinematographer halyna hutchins. the latest legal findings indicate alec baldwin is pointing his gun at a camera during a scene leading to that fatal shooting. the incident has shocked the world of camera and cinema, and sparked a debate around the use of real guns on film sets. reporter: one last tribute to lita hutchins. most of the mourners here were close friends and colleagues of the cinematographer. the 42-year-old was shot by actor alec baldwin when he fired a prop gun on the set of the film "rust." her death has rock hollywood. >> her death should not have happened. union sets should be safe. every person should go to work

with complete security knowing they can perform work and return home safely. reporter: the fatal shooting has sparked a debate around the use of guns onset. calls are grown for more safety measures to be implemented. just a day after her death, a petition was launched reminding -- demanding firearms be banned during productions. it has already garnered tens of thousands of visitors -- signatures. >> generally we are so rushed that we have to cut corners. sometimes we have to skip safety protocols. we have to do the best we can with what we have got, and that leads to accidents. reporter: others insist using guns onset can be safe. >> i don't have a problem with guns onset. they just need to come from the correct aunts and should only be handled safely through our armor or, ad's and and make sure they are safe. reporter: some have already made their minds up on the subject. just a day after the incident,

producers of the police drama the rookie band of the use of all live ammunition on the set immediately. simon: focus is up next. today we bring you a report on the anti-malaria vaccine being described as a game changer. each year over 400,000 people die from the disease. the new jab was tested in mali, gagne, and kenya. though it is not a perfect solution, scientists are optimistic, saying it is the start of a major breakthrough. reporter: every day, this hospital herereats new cases of severe malaria. the climate is hot and human, and the ski does wreak havoc in the area. this young woman risks a miscarriage due to a malaria. >> the child inside you fees through the umbilical colder -- cord. malaria attacks the body through the blood. >> the leang cause of death in

this area is malaria. reporter: it kills more than 10,000 people in kenya every year. 27% of children undeder five contract it. so when the opportunity to test a vaccinerevented- presented itself, the govnment seized the opportunity, hopg to lower mortality rates. in this clinic, many babies received the vaccine for free. >> she was first vaccinated at six months old. now she is seven months so i am going to give her the second dose of the malaria vaccine. >> is your child healthy? >> yes, she is fine. >> all right. so i am going to give her the second shot. please come with me. report: the chi needs t receive four doses before she turns two. >> this vaccine is very good. it supplements preventative

methods we use like mosquito nets. reporter: there is still no scientific data on how the number of cases has changed since the start of the vaccination campaign in 2019. but this nurse is already seeing the situation improved. >> sin we started the malaria vaccine, the malaria cases a reduced. the children coming who are malaria positive are few compared to when the malaria vaccine was new. reporter: the vaccine, which was recently in testing phase, was just approved by the world health organization. this laboratory compiles data from the region and analyzes samplesn search of the parasite responsible for the disease. >> we're taking on how severe malaria is in this region. then when the vaccine is rolled out, we have to see if there's any difference in terms of the

intensity. reporter: the vaccine reduces the risk of severe cases by 30%. it has been received by more than 800,000 children and studies show there are no major side effects >> the safety profile remains good and therere -- reporter: the vaccine alone, however, will not end malaria. in kenya other researchers are trying to find complementary solutions. mosquitoes are everywhere thanks to its vast rice fields and irrigation system. these scientists come -- the ones infected by a microbe. >> it is found in a mosquito. it blocks it from transmitting malaria. so we --[indiscernible]

reporter: it strengthens the mosquito's immune system, allowing it to fight the parasite is possible for malaria. -- responsible for malaria. they are studying how to transmit the mrobe on a rge scale. >> this is the full catch. two cages. so about how many? 600 or so? reporter: they dissect the male mosquitoes to study transmission rates. females are placed aside. >> we're going to let them late eg -- lay eggs and those infected we keep the eggs of and we let them grow and do experiments on them because they are infected as well, because the mother infects all of her offspring. and mail mosquitoes -- male

mosquitoes transmit it to the female. reporter: it will take many more year to spread the microbe on a largscale. it could also provide another solution to the malaria pandemic. >> the key to solving this malaria issue is breaking the cycle at different points with strategies that are complementary. we're working on a new part of that cycle, and that is why i think this tool could be used in conjunction. reporter: numous studies are being carried out to end the malaria epidemic. the vaccine and the findings provide much hope in an effective solution in coming years. simon: it is time now for truth or fake. hello. we are focusing on sudan. we have seen so videos on social media and it can be confusing. how do you know what is authentic? james: certainly with events like what we have seen in the

last when four hours, a lot of people are sharing images when they can. but certainly a huge flood of information coming up online, and they are not always reliable. but just to show you the kinds of thingse have been sifting through here at "france 24," not everything verified yet, but the kind of information coming in. this shows a hospital admissions slip. a lot of names there of people one would assume got caught up in the violence of the last 24 urs. this is another twitter feed showing lots of scenes from khartoum in the last couple days . we have not verified this information yet so i will not spend too much time looking into them, but this is one video her that we have been able to verify, if i c click on it. here it is. if we look at the translation,

they are calling africa street, airport street. this is an aa that claims to be in khartoum. you can see a lot of protesters at that particular juncture, and they are progressing along that stretch of roadway. and if you look on google maps, u can see that that location with the green space behind and with africa's -- and with africa street here is here. we can verify some scenes of demonstrators are going through parts of khartoum and they have happened. lots of scenes going up claiming to show violence, shots being fired at protesters. for the moment we cannot verify those scenes of though a lot of those images do seem credible. the images all seem to come from

khartoum and there seems to be consistency. but for now we cannot completely verify all the scenes of shots being fired at protesters, we cannot verify them yet. simon: internet has been down there this morning, so how are these amateur images going out? james: it is tricky. netblocks here,hich is one particular website and media that tracks internet connectivity around the world, they are showing national connectivity is at 34% of ordinary levels in sudan. you can see here a huge drop in connectivity in the early hours of this morning, around the time of this. the internet has been curtailed massively. service providers, one could assume, are under the thumb of the military or one way or another, or are able to intervene to reduce

connectivity. so it is difficult in that context for protesters to get a lot of their content up online. but it is not at 0% conductivity, so some people are still able to share videos or images on social media there is also another factor. this is t twitter page of one particular organization called the sudanese professional organization. it is one of several resistance committees. a lot of them have members of the ds bora operating those pages. so if you are in khartoum, you have managed to film something, maybe via whatsapp or some other means you can get it to other people outside sudan who can then share it. it is through means like that that some of these images and pictures of what is happening in khartoum are getting up on social media despite the curtailment of connectivity in sudan right now. simon: james, thank you very much for that segment of truth or fake. we will be back in a few

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