he wants to destroy the way we do things here in botswana. wants to kill democracy and the rule of law. comma is referring to president must sisi the man he personally picked to be his successor 2 years ago shortly after taking over as the head of the b d p m i c c declared he would overturn several of comus mandates including a ban of hunting elephants and restrictive laws. put up with your own party or do you think there's no role model nation is in danger of falling into that. trap that has affected many other african nations in the past not so much today with that we still have some examples in africa today where when people come into office they think it's all about themselves and not about the people that they are supposed to serve so i just felt that after 50 plus years of independence when we worked so hard to get their reputation you referred to to where it is today that we see ourselves rolling backwards and i'm. prepared to. see that happen. is home to 2000000 people. the country is often touted as an african success story things i

the ruling botswana democratic party or p.d.p. has won every election since sports one i gained independence in 1966 holy spirit now there's a fighting chance that this could all change. more than 30 percent of the young population of the country are unemployed and especially in the rural areas and the village people are complaining that the government is not giving them enough attention you have to be civilized you don't have to stay in this really they're like this. and. these small employment these small jobs. it's not true that everything's fine inequality is a huge problem suffering here. form of d.d.p. president is visiting the village of siege where people are living here where strongly critical of him during his 10 year rule but now calmer has defected from the governing party and has thrown his support behind the opposition religious are eager to hear what he has to say. he wants to destroy the way we do things here in botswana sisi wants to kill democracy and the rule of law. comma is referring to president must sisi the

voting has begun in botswana as a general election president botswana democratic party is facing its 1st real challenge since coming to power more than 5 decades ago that's after a former president broke away from the party instead of backing an opposition coalition. this is news from berlin for more you can always go to our website w dot com. coming up next business with chris coburn looking at russia's attempts to extend its influence in africa. mob. downsizing sustainable growth. coming up the economics need to be reinvented. we have to change our ways in order to save the planet. out of people willing to forgo consumerism and the latest gadget. made in germany in 60 minutes feel. after the fall of the berlin wall nov 9th to w. g a france dear antone in tears to see him he sits up as a muslim sitting on the terrace in twilight it's peaceful my 3 grandchildren sleep on trouble. when i was a trances in germany was split in 2 and remain divided for decades and seem to. give on what your mother was born in 1969 the world was already 8 years old. my grandchildren were born after the wa

turkey tells kurdish forces they have 6 days to leave the syrian borders are also coming up we go to botswana where politics has been shaken up ahead of today's election it's the most closely fought poll in the country in more than 5 decades. hello i'm terry martin thanks for joining us russia and turkey say they have a plan for syria's future following talks in the black sea resort of sochi russian president vladimir putin and his turkish counterpart recha type out on say they're adding another 6 days to a cease fire that was due to expire on tuesday evening turkey wants to establish a buffer zone along its border with northern syria from which kurdish forces would be excluded the agreement follows a u.s. brokered truce which expired all tuesday. the kremlin had predicted difficult talks perhaps that's why the greeting was particularly friendly we organize extra nice weather feedlot demand putin told his tax counterpart friendship type add on 6 and a half long hours of negotiations lay ahead mostly in private the biggest sticking point the extent of a proposed buffer zone and who controls it

letters in botswana are heading to the polls president white's. botswana democratic party is facing a serious challenge from the main opposition party that's after his predecessor withdrew his support and backed the opposition candidate instead ruling party has been in power for more than 5 decades. this is news from berlin war for more news you can always go to our website. coming up next business with chris called our opinion looks at russia's attempts to extend its influence in africa i'm terry large and help me back at the top of the next hour with more thanks for watching. tom kong people who speak they must be some folks. they got one call hard to recall the people in rebellion against their government law because of eyewitnesses and their feeling diary of an uprising my hong kong macaluso mobster d.w. . after the fall of the berlin wall nov 9th on d. w. literature invites us to see people in particular that i like to see as the kids find strength growing up her. right. to share work. together you books on you to. do your friends do your ant

go to botswana where politics has been shaken up ahead of today's election if the most a closely fought vote in more than 5 decades. i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us we start with a tragedy unfolding in the u.k. police say 39 people have been found dead in a truck container near london the vehicle was found at the water glade industrial park close to docks on the river thames the truck is believed to have come from bulgaria the driver has been arrested on suspicion of murder police say they are still trying to identify the victims the vehicle is thought to have entered the u.k. last weekend a local member of parliament has linked the tragedy to police trafficking but police themselves of people trafficking rather but police have not confirmed this. and of the local police have just been giving their 1st report about that incident let's listen in to what they had to say. shortly before 1 40 am today we received reports that a number of people have been found inside the lorries container to plate industrial park on eastern avenue in gray's we believe the lorry is from ar

counseling is on the way in botswana's elections and it's going to be a nail biter that's won a seen as a big can of stability and democracy across southern africa the diamond rich country is facing serious economic challenges one of those is high unemployment which official numbers pegged 70 percent but opposition parties believe it is much higher economists say the challenge for the new government will be to move from diamond led growth to diversify the exports. the ballots have been cast the counting already underway this is set to be the tightest election botswana has seen since gaining independence from britain in 1966. the country's current president sisi who is b. d p party has been in power for 53 years campaigned on the promise to transform the country's economy. with only part of a stroke in the knowledge economy we're the only party that's a mortgage of policies and programs to migrate in that direction we're digitizing and here's why it calls for economic diversification are growing across the board but one is rich in minerals and natural resources but critics say that th

is posing the 1st of viable challenge to the ruling party since botswana's independence 53 years ago. a u.s. court has begun hearing arguments in a landmark case that accuses the oil giant exxon mobil of climate change for award climate activists protested outside the new york courthouse as the trial began the company's accused of misleading investors about the cost of climate change regulations on its business exxon has denied the claims well those are the headlines in the news continues here on out as heir to the boy who started the syrian war stay with us. another day another hit and run mission for the free syrian army in the southern city of daraa. the taliban. yes. it's classic urban guerrilla warfare and no one knows the streets better than those who played here whose children are. nothing like these men old grew up in the uk but this is no game and if the government troops pinpoint them they're dead. just. shut up a little bit. it's not. nothing new to the company. it is here in this city that the uprising against bashar al assad began. among these fighters is a young man who

turkey tells kurdish forces they have 6 days to leave the syrian borders are also coming up we go to botswana where politics has been shaken up ahead of today's election it's the most closely fought poll in more than a decade. and a short victory for the prime minister boris johnson as lawmakers initially back his brakes reject his move to track it through parliament just 8 days to the u.k. scheduled departure from the european union. plus how to spain's old cardigan for $300000.00 euros that's how much the item from kurt cobain's wardrobe is likely to cost at an upcoming auction and rock memorabilia in new york guaranteed to smells like teen spirit. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us russia and turkey say they have a plan for syria's future following talks in the black sea resort of sochi russian president vladimir putin and his turkish counterpart russia time out of one say they're adding another sick. days to a ceasefire that was due to expire on tuesday evening turkey wants to establish a buffer zone along its border with northern syria from which kurdish forces would be excl

further concessions including greater political independence from beijing polls are now open in botswana's presidential election and states vote has the potential to be one of the tightest races in the country's history president mark what's in mississippi says he's confident his botswana democratic.

as appears to have a 9 percent lead over his main rival carlos messer and polls are now open in botswana's presidential elections wednesday's voters' has the potential to be one of the tightest races in the country's history president. says he's confident his boats won a democratic polity will win another term in office but the united opposition is posing the 1st a viable challenge to the ruling party since botswana's independence 53 years ago well those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after the listening post stay with us. china is clearly going to i want to reunify with the night. to face the consequences one of 150 gates taiwan's determination to remain independent on al-jazeera. syrian border were turkish military action that could account for a. couple of things that might. surprise these troops are serious kurds. replied. hello i'm richard burton you're at the listening post here are some of the stories that we're covering this week turkey launches a military offensive against kurds in syria. and a media offensive designed to justify it 2 years after the birth

further concessions including greater political independence from beijing polls are now open in botswana's presidential election and states vote has the potential to be one of the tightest races in the country's history president mark what's in mississippi says he's confident his botswana democratic party will win another term in office but a united opposition is posing the 1st viable challenge to the ruling party since botswana's independence 53 years ago. at least 5 civilians including 2 children have been killed in yemen and an airstrike by the saudi coalition the attack targeted a moving vehicle and the northwestern province on tuesday the u.n. says millions are in need of humanitarian aid as tens of thousands of children die every year from malnutrition. has more on the human toll of yemen's conflict and a warning his report contains some distressing images. from severe money to his grandmother from the worst she says the father died in their long journey from and women's north problems how to tell my grandson has been suffering from malnutrition since we would have shot i'm afraid to

polls are now open in botswana's presidential election wednesday's very it has the potential to be one of the tightest races in the country's history president monk with cmos easy says he's confident that his botswana democratic party well when another term in office as united opposition is posing the 1st viable challenge to the ruling party since botswana's independence 53 years ago. now egypt says the united states has offered to help break break a deadlock with ethiopia over a multi-billion dollar dam project on the nile river our construction is 70 percent complete and when it's finished it will provide electricity for ethiopia but egypt is worried that the project will shrink its share of the river ethiopia's prime minister ahmed says negotiations could resolve the issue but has warned his country is ready to go to war if necessary has more from. all just less than a week ago is here because prime minister abi alphabet was being hailed for his peacemaking and statesmanship abilities and now these comments a strong warning to egypt over this use of $1000000000.00 niall down project

is posing the 1st viable challenge to the ruling party since botswana's and dependents 53 years ago. the gulf of guinea is one of the most dangerous waterways in the world risks of piracy and kidnapping are no longer the only problems earners face now there's an increasing number of sunken and abandoned ships obstructing traffic in the region manager support some like those on the coast of the gulf of guinea. one of the many graveyards for auld retired chips found along the nigerian coast. in the middle of this shipping lane the bridge of a sunken ship sticks out of the water and weighing down on it is another abundant vessel on its way to the bottom. approaches say the shipping routes here keep getting shallower and narrow and that's a problem for not only sailors but also the economies of countries in the region russia publicist and not just the bits you know which a group of ships in to talk to want to already have rates the losses caused by the presence of these abundant ships in the gulf of guinea continue to mount nobody's going to the best in any part in any industry if it's a

voting is underway in botswana where president mussy sees botswana democratic party is facing a serious challenge from the main opposition party that's after his predecessor withdrew his support and backed the opposition candidate instead the ruling the d.p. has been in power for more than 5 decades. the top u.s. diplomat in ukraine has testified that president donald trump did hold back military aid unless you krane agree to investigate trump's political rivals from the democratic party democrats hope william taylor's testimony could strengthen the case for impeachment proceedings against. bill taylor a career diplomat and the u.s. is ambassador in ukraine a right tight lipped at the congressional hearings mr taylor what led you to be concerned about a quid pro quo in closed door testimony taylor described what he called alarming circumstances but he said threaten the u.s. relationship with ukraine he alleged u.s. military aid was made dependent on political investigations a quid pro quo in his testimony taylor said he believed trump had a shadow foreign policy on ukraine aimed to bene

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voters in botswana heading to the polls president quite see most easy. votes one a democratic party is facing a serious challenge from the main opposition party that's after his predecessor withdrew his support and backed the opposition candidate instead the ruling d.d.p. has been in power for more than 5 decades. in hong kong a suspect whose case led to mass protest over a controversial extradition bill has been released from prison chang to hong kong citizen is accused of murdering his girlfriend in taiwan last year. indonesia's president djoko we did or has invited the opposition leader into his cabinet he chose problem. as defense minister. is a former general who is the sole challenger to president widow during the elections earlier this year we did or has was sworn in on sunday for a 2nd and final 5 years. and so has officially ascended to japan's throne at an elaborate ceremony in tokyo now he has pledged to fulfill his duty as $126.00 emperor in the world's oldest hereditary monarchy the japanese government pardon more than half a 1000000 people

voters in botswana have cost the ballots in the country's tightest election in $50.00 kids. people day will tell us what their expectations are. handed back to the ocean will be as penguins bab's they're facing the exchange. hello i'm kristie want to welcome to news africa it's good to have you along doesn't that look like romance well here's a question for you how do you get 43 african leaders to leave the continent for 2 days well that's one russia's right in recruited can answer because that's exactly what he's done the 1st ever russia africa summit is underway in the russian resort town of sochi and the attendance is remarkable in this picture of the you see the president's off malawi egypt and saw the africa now the russians are said to be looking for money and friends also known as trade and allies and in this have pointed to an apparent vacuum with the u.s. and donald trump hasn't been treated from the continent. for more on the summit i'm joined by dr colby mensah he is an african political strategist based at the university of ghana and he joins me now from across w

and stable rule in sub-saharan africa and yet some fortunately sedition still remains a crime in botswana and it is used to close down the democratic space. which is by design colonial era last weren't written to protect democracy but to limit dissent when countries like britain france and belgium established the african colonies in the late 19th century the new colonial administrations expected journalists who were almost exclusively white and mostly compliant to highlight the achievements of government perpetuating the notion of african dependence on colonialism they also want to be opponents silenced and a legal framework was created so that. when the colonize ation process began in the late 1950 s. an african governments started coming into power securing independence was the priority not media freedom and the new leader is so valued in the lords that they inherited what happened after independence when our leaders took over before they were calling for a free media but after they changed they decided.

region turkey tells kurdish forces they have 6 days to the syrian border so also coming up we go to botswana where politics has been shaken up ahead of today's election it's the most closely fought poll in more than 5 decades . and a short lived victory for prime minister boris johnson is long.

they have the garden of eden, lakeside and botswana. was it? laughter. so they say.ack and they found that the original homo sapiens came from this remote region south of the river, used to be a giant late, andi south of the river, used to be a giant late, and i think about 200,000 years ago, and they lived there for a 70,000 years until they disperse because of climate change act the time. was that because adam had the apple? he wasn't supposed to have it. something like that. where is the apple? it is now a salt lake rather than a lake. basically, they have always thought that man evolved in the african region and they have been trying to pinpoint exactly where they think now they have found it. it must've been a very different kind of climate change that forced them to move. i don't know. if the la ke them to move. i don't know. if the lake dried up, and they had to then move to find places where they had better water, i don't know. they had c02 emissions. purely in those days. always fascinated by the stories about where humankind originated. i think more evidenc

turkey tells kurdish forces they have 6 days to leave the syrian borders are also coming up we go to botswana where politics has been shaken up ahead of today's ally.

and stable rule in sub-saharan africa and yet some fortunately sedition still remains a crime in botswana and it is used to close down the democratic space. which is by design colonial era los weren't written to protect democracy but to limit dissent in countries like britain france and belgium established the african colonies in the late 19th century the new colonial administrations expected journalists who were almost exclusively white and mostly compliant to highlight the achievements of government perpetuating the notion of african dependence on colonialism they also want to be opponents silenced and a legal framework was created so that. when the colonize ation process began in the late 1950 s. and african governments started coming into power securing independence was the priority not media freedom and the new leader is so valued in the lords that they inherited what happened after independence. when our black lead us to call before they were calling for a free media but after they changed they decided to use the strategy that was used by the koran yet they are colonial masters and

to botswana minister in a window across the continent women are rising up through the ranks of quality but it's not always an easy pop when trying to fix the old zambian. my lawn bill was running for what councilor she was threatened and our house was even i topped but she didn't let that intimidation stop. 26 year old to. the youngest huard counsellor in zambia visiting a village the young politician it's received euphorically she currently re presents 15000 people although she is part of a minority of the moment she's hopeful that other young women will follow in her footsteps was a modern oh yeah man. so that we were able to talk about our missions as women. maybe just what i am going to win because the women really have supported me in this is what why i'm saying that women really vote and they support because they want things to change the word to my goal is situated in the rural skates of the capitalists during her time as a councillor i was able to channel extra funds into my goal to kickstart new use for structure projects she also helped 700 schoolchildren get study loans and

from ethiopia and president sokolow walk saudi to botswana many stubble holyoke and a window across the continent women are rising up through the ranks of quality but it's not always an easy pop when trying to think feel or examine what he. was running for what consular she was threatened and our house was even our top but she didn't let that intimidation stop our. 26 year old to my novel is the youngest water pounds law in zambia visiting a village the young politician is received euphorically she currently re presents $15000.00 people and those she is part of a minority at the moment she's hopeful that other young women will follow in her footsteps was one of the 4 young men. so that we have to talk about our missions as women. maybe just to. be able to. present yet. to be. * you know some of the critics because we had said yeah 1st arrived here 3 years ago to gain practical experience as a social worker the law course we were impressed with how she engaged with the women and children so they asked her to run in the consulate election but the old west talks against hart from the begin

developed them in their mom but it does look fairly dry to be honest even the mountains of yemen botswana get to wednesday that's a dry picture let's just drop sas to more actually with that there we see more rain run through the eastern cape now the front wants to graze the western cape and then you've got that linkage which is seasonal the goes up through western botswana up towards i go to the sharia and is the angolan and an even that's not reliable so the picture of the cheese day is pretty much a dry one not as warm as it was in durban by a long way cape town if anything is getting cooler disappointing 16. al jazeera world tells the dramatic story of the birth of a nation and how a political agreement reached my fronts into news you would spark the base or it stood for you. this god then so you demanded a dutchman which we would. rivalry conflict. division. to have tunisia the battle for independence on al-jazeera. hello again the top stories on al-jazeera pentagon says the u.s. does not endorse a turkish military operation in northeastern syria and will not help it in any way the u

western cape and then you've got that linkage which he sees in oh there goes up through western botswana up towards i go to the sharia and is the angolan in the navan that's not reliable so the picture of the cheese day is pretty much a dry one not as warm as it was in durban by a long way cape town if anything is getting cooler disappointing 16. what are you protesting about how do in their online life. directly. this is an attack on academic freedom and our ability to do research. is a dialogue myanmar is not making it very welcoming for people to come back everyone has a voice. and. hello again the top stories on al-jazeera. endorse a turkish military operation in syria and will not help it in any way u.s. president donald trump and. u.s. forces from northeast syria on sunday turkey has said it's preparing to launch a major offensive in the region and president donald trump is facing more pressure over his dealings with ukraine the house democrats are issued subpoenas to the white house and the pentagon for documents that could both store their impeachment inquiry. a migrant boat tryi

polls are now open in botswana's presidential election wednesday so it has the potential to be one of the tightest races and the country's history president with same assisi says he is confident his spots wanted to mark proud of party when another term in office but a united all physicians post in the 1st viable challenge to the ruling party since last one is independents 53 years ago catholic church leaders in haiti have joined protesters calling for political reform thousands of people took part in a peaceful rally in the capital port au prince and anti-government demonstrations for the past 6 weeks the testers are angry over corruption and rising prices and many were up presidential nominees to resign at least 20 people have been killed in the violence. brazil's politicians have voted to raise the retirement age by 9 years in a bid to be just like a chicago me politicians from across the divide agree to finally overhaul the pension system after years of trying to do so decisions expected to save the state almost $200000000000.00 over 10 years. reports. it took months of both an acr

voters are casting their ballots in botswana the ruling party headed by the president must c.c.is facing its 1st real challenge in 5 decades that's after a former president switched sides to join the opposition. russia and turkey say that they plan to share control of a buffer area in northern syria close to the turkish border lattimer putin and russia type air to one also agree to renew a cease fire due to expire on tuesday for another 6 days kurdish fighters will be required to leave the area in about time. this is news live from berlin for more news you can always go to our website w dot com it's. now to an elephant long journey from chile to a sanctuary in brazil rumba finally made it after being mistreated for 14 years as a circus animal but now she's being cared for in a safe space for elephants in western brazil rama's estimated to be over 50 years old but she is still not too long in the tusk to have fun. and don't forget you can always get the debian is on the go just download our op from global player from the apple store which will give you access to all the latest ne

africa had missed still pretty warm in durban and johannesburg around the 30 mark such before in botswana but cape town still 80. 2 planes came from studio of you and 15 men checked you know hotel mr chairman. it is possible to fully clean the premises and skeletons but what you then leave is evidence that you have fully cleaned from mystery wanted to give evidence started speaking about the old india before even the saudi government give up with just a. mugger in a saudi consulate on al-jazeera. welcome back a quick reminder of the top stories here on the al-jazeera a court hearing is taking place in hong kong of the facemask ban imposed by a leader carrying a group of pro-democracy legislators say the ban undermines the rule of law most of the city's metro stations remained shut after several of vandalized protests. north korea's chief nuclear negotiator kim yong killed says he's called off the new transition talks with the united states in sweden saying washington has proved nothing to the table. in iraq there's been more antigovernment on rest on life fire in the capital baghdad almos

into cape town 18 celsius on sunday a little bit cooler as we head off into monday meanwhile in botswana look at this 39 celsius on monday 8 degrees above the average. a survivor of the genocide there are people likely to kill the vendor suffering from. i didn't have the heart to do it he's dedicated his life to searching the woods for bones of the victims of the srebrenica massacre. and here is the goal. you know hope of finally laying the pos to rest and giving peace to the victims' families doesn't it if i could just find a think about i could bury bone hunter on al-jazeera. welcome back a come out of our top stories here on al-jazeera we're getting reports that u.s. special forces have conducted a raid in northwest syria targeting the isolator abu bakar al baghdadi there are conflicting reports about whether or not the operation was successful the u.s. magazine newsweek is citing a u.s. army official who says baghdad was. well ahead of media reports about the operation the u.s. president tweet a single line to say something very big just happen the white house says donald trump will

what's one leader has held onto the presidency in a general election seem a sissy in his ruling botswana democratic party had secured just over 50 percent of the vote on friday although counting is still under way. more than doubled their main opposition and sisi has promised to tackle growing corruption as well as improve the value of exports. britain's finance minister says the european union will probably delayed by at least 3 months prime minister boris johnson has offered to give parliament more time to look over his cracks at agreement if m.p.'s agree to elections on december 12th if johnson's 3rd attempt to force a snaffle odum break the impasse over britain's delayed departure. tiger woods was already making public appearances for his golf skills by the age of 2 well he's a one off there are many young players inspired by his achievements including a 6 year old champion from surrey in england al-jazeera as lee wellings reports on the emerging leo boniface. to be a champion gopher you have to start young leo boniface is just 6 years old but he doesn't miss a chance to practice wit

clouds occasionally not to share the weather but in the forecast it still remains dry and hot in botswana. and act of youthful defiance and we've ridden your turn next to us out on the school will they arrest me at home at 4 in the morning the electric shock treatment was the worse that trinket a revolution. the arrest of those children sparked it all on which became a battle without it and that was the beginning of the armed struggle in syria. the boy who started the syrian war on al-jazeera. in germany's capital there is a barber like no other sort of quality. profiteers. but as he said he changes he's moving with it. and going on the road. the stories don't talk to you. by the people who live down. the master barber of. this is an al-jazeera. welcome back you're watching al-jazeera i'm peter dopy in the chair this hour your top stories mass protests spreading in lebanon with demonstrators demanding deeper political change big crowds are out on the streets for a 4th day objecting to rising taxes and alleged government corruption. the u.s. defense secretary is on a surprise trip to afgha

well the polls are closed in what's expected to be botswana's titers presidential runoff in history president sikkim assisi says that he's confident his democratic party will win the term but a united opposition is posing the 1st viable challenge to the ruling party since independence 53 years ago those results are expected by the end of the week. former military chief benny gantz has been asked to try and form a coalition government after prime minister binyamin netanyahu failed to do so if gowns can't do it either israel may end up going through its 3rd election in the space of a year kerry force it has more from west jerusalem. for the 1st time in more than 10 years israelis watched a president give someone other than benjamin netanyahu the chance to form their government riven rivlin urged benny gantz and israel's entire political class to get it done and avoid sending the country to the polls for the 3rd time in less than a year. the law gives you 28 days to form a government starting from tomorrow this is a short time and these are fateful days. gantz a former army chief has tried to pr

but cloud amounts to very little i think of a good part of botswana or south africa but it's quite windy around the cape tickly eastern cape with more rain to come. they say to really know someone you must walk a mile in their shoes. follow in their footsteps as they fall into their way in the was. 0 shares these personal journeys. inspiring stories of people persevering on their chosen path. witness documentaries on a. salmon in the back to today's headlines their protests like this one that are trying to preserve and reforested areas that have been already devastated setting the agenda for tomorrow's discussions you've been out there with the protesters on the streets where we've been telling you international filmmakers and world class journalists bring programs to inform and spot. on al-jazeera. the news are here at al-jazeera and these are our top stories the 2nd whistleblower in the impeachment inquiry against president don't trumpets go forwards and they could still be more present lawyer says his client has also spoken to the inspector general of the intelligence community iraq's

market development from a regional year, but they might find something interesting that kenya or botswanawith the index we are trying to get those discussions together. why? probably because we think that financial markets that are open, transparent, and accessible should be able to mobilize capital. global money looking for a return or domestic savings trying to get them into the investment huge needs that africa requires, whether it be infrastructure, broader public finance, or private companies. we make sure that we get the money into the right places so that the lives of hundreds of millions can be made better. this market is watched by a lot of european investors, investors in the united states. what does it tell them about the opportunities that exist and how they should be differentiating their decisions? jeff: african financial markets are developing. they are getting more open, accessible, and transparent. the best measure of this is that the index perfect score would be 100. when we launched this, three countries scored 50 or more. we are here in 2019, only three additions later

southern africa and still pretty warm in durban and johannesburg around the 30 mark such as for in botswana but cape town still 80. the weather sponsored by cattle. subzero temperatures extreme altitudes. this is where the hard part because of the extraordinary journey from polish to touch it you start braved ordinary joy to. do high out there's no oxygen. just to experience life simple pleasures. risking it all in kurdistan on al-jazeera. welcome back a quick reminder the top stories here on the al-jazeera north korea's chief nuclear negotiator kim yong guild says he's called off the new prize ation talks with the united states and sweden saying washington was bored nothing to the table. in iraq there's been more anti-government unrest on live fire in the capital baghdad almost a 100 people have died in the last 5 days of protests a number of t.v. stations have also been attacked. and a court hearing is taking place in hong kong over the facemask ban imposed by a leader carrying. a group of pro-democracy legislators undermines the rule of law you know most of the city's metro stations rema

leader has held onto the presidency in the general election margaret's him a sissy in his ruling botswanacratic party secured just over 50 percent of the vote on friday this is he promises to tackle growing corruption and to improve the value of exports protests have continued throughout chile despite economic concessions offered by the president's police used water cannon to disperse crowds in the capital santiago at least 18 people have been killed since the anti-government demonstrations began a week ago but. today i want to see good news with my countrymen today we signed inseam to congress a bill that stabilizes the price of electricity electricity rose an average of 9.2 percent a few days ago we want to cancel this price rise which affected almost $7000000.00 children in households where the protests are not only focused on the capital. in the coastal city of valparaiso police fired on crowds who are throwing stones several stores have been looted. presidential candidates in argentina have held their final rally is ahead of sunday's election a change of leadership looks like we woul

the governor -- the government of botswana has committed to screen and treat every school child in theking them the first country in the world wheran entire generation longer will have to suffer this problem. this is my brief but spectacular take on a -- it eradicate in avoidable blindness. judy: so good to hear about that. you can find more episodes of brief but spectacular on pbs.org/newshour/brief. a new study finds hospitals that experience a data breach, the deaths among heart attack patients increase. we explain on our website, pbs.org/newshour. that is the newshour for tonight. i am judy woodruff. join us online. for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you and we will see you see -- we will see you soon. >> major funding has been provided by -- >> bnsf railway. consumer cellular. and with the ongoing support of these institutions. and friends of the newshour. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy.] this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your

southern africa and still pretty warm in durban and johannesburg around the 30 mark certainly for in botswana but cape town still 80. every week a news cycle brings a series of breaking stories joined by listening post as we turn the cameras on the media and focus on how they would vote on the stories that matter the most on al-jazeera. october on al-jazeera. as the deadline of october 31st gets closer stay with us for all the latest developments on the brics it. may be hot so it will host a new series of interviews with outreach tackling the big issues about tone mowgli does experts and environmentalist will assemble in iceland to discuss the future of the optic fault lines just back taking a microscope to the most contentious issues facing america and look one coverage of the announcement of the $29.00 team nobel peace prize winner october amount isn't a. a legal challenge to overturn a ban on face mosques in hong kong fails that's not keeping protesters off the streets. have them seek it this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up to new zealand's head to the polls for parliamentary e

western cape and then you've got that linkage which he sees in oh there goes up through western botswana up towards i go to the sharia and is the angolan in than even that's not reliable so the picture of the cheese day is pretty much a dry one not as warm as it was in durban by a long way kate tarn if anything is getting cooler disappointing 16. planning to speak to the climate an ecological emergency the world's leading scientists are warning of a presidential crisis in the face of it reversible changes to the why that i'll be with you throughout as well on violent crime on to make we have reports from the frontlines of the crisis that showcase new solutions to help throw out is a reference to a new week. it's also at the top of 5 of the science behind the issues affecting our planet. after the genocide. has been lifted. one woman's vision uplifted many. to see this resistance. you see. transforming lives in her community on and off the pitch. to take their children to school. women make change. hello again the top stories on the al-jazeera news hour the u.s. waited to observation post

and stable rule in sub-saharan africa and yet some fortunately sedition still remains a crime in botswana and it is used to close down the democratic space. which is by design colonial era last weren't written to protect democracy but to limit dissent when countries like britain france and belgium established the african colonies in the late 19th century the new colonial administrations expected journalists who were almost exclusively white and mostly compliant to highlight the achievements of government perpetuating the nation of african dependence on cloning although they also want to be opponents silenced and a legal framework was created for that. but when the colonize ation process began in the late 1950 s. and african governments started coming into power securing independence was the priority not media freedom and the new leader is so value in the laws that they inherited what happened after independence. when our black lead us to go over before they were calling for a free media but after they changed they decided to use the strategy that was used by the koran yet they are colonia

and stable rule in sub-saharan africa and yet some fortunately sedition still remains a crime in botswana and it is used to close down the democratic space. which is by design colonial era last weren't written to protect democracy but to limit dissent in countries like britain france and belgium established the african colonies in the late 19th century the new colonial administrations expected journalists who were almost exclusively white and mostly compliant to highlight the achievements of government perpetuating the nation of african dependence on colonialism they also want to be opponents silenced and a legal framework was created so that. when the colonize ation process began in the late 1950 s. and african governments started coming into power securing independence was the priority not media freedom and the new leader is so valued in the lords that they inherited what happened after independence. when our black leaders to call for before they were calling for a free media but after they changed they decided to use the strategy that was used by the koran yet they are colonial masters

clades occasionally not to share the weather but in the forecast it still remains dry and hot in botswana. welcome back you're watching al-jazeera top stories this hour mass protests are spreading in lebanon with demonstrators demanding political change. on the streets for a 4th day objecting to rising taxes and alleged government corruption. he was defense secretary is on a surprise trip to afghanistan markets but told the reporters on the plane that the u.s. is trying to kick start stalled peace talks between the afghan government and the taliban. we're getting reports that kurdish led forces in northern syria say they've almost finished getting hold of the border town of ras al-ain this was a key part of the agreement supports military operations with turkey. in the chilean capital soldiers are patrolling the streets to enforce a curfew and a state of emergency following more violent protests at least 3 people were killed in santiago when a supermarket was set on fire metro train stations have also been ransacked because of plans to increase ticket prices the president sebastian pinera