isabel dos santos says it is nothing to do with her. so i am not able to answer questions on that because i am not a shareholder. you and your company gotta have. i didn‘t get any half of anything! but once again the documents suggest she was involved. this bank account application lists her as an economic beneficiary, and this one shows she had a stake in de grisogono. translation: in the end, when we finished, sodiam would have lost more than $200 million. and some of that angolan state money was used to pay for de grisogono‘s lavish parties. let's imagine that the amount of money that isabel has now was invested publicly in schools, hospitals and health centres. probably the opportunities of millions of angolans would be different. use a mobile phone in angola, and you‘re probably adding to isabel dos sa ntos‘s fortune. angola‘s main telecoms company is called unitel, they have at least 10 million customers. unitel is a private company granted its telecoms license by isabel dos santos‘s father. she bought a 25% stake from a high—rank

for more than a decade. >> essentially the way isabel dos santos built her fortune was by usingd by using also sonangol as her cash cownd private bank to finance her activities. >> narrator: in 2006, isabel dos santos and her husband made a crative deal with sonangol. sonangol owned stake in the profitable portuguese energy company galp and agreed to sell them 40 percent of it. the documents reveal that the terms of the deal were hhly favorable to the daughter of the president. the price for the galp share was 75 million euros. but isabel dos santos paid just 11.2 million euros, or 15p percent,ont. the remaining 63 million was deferred-- in effect, loan from the state oil company.at tom ge, an expert in financial crime, has examined the icij documents. >> so, you look at anyct trann and the first question you should ask yourself is why? why did she get a great dealil from the staompany? was it simply a way of transferring value to the daughter of the president? i think it is impossible to come to any other conclusion than she has benefited from state funds. >> narrator: isabel d

isabel dos santos is the daughter of the former angolan president, eduardo dos santos. s, oil and telecoms while herfather was in power. isabel dos santos has denied any wrongdoing. richard bilton reports. isabel dos santos is africa‘s richest woman. she lives in london with a glamorous life and famous friends. a leak of more than 700 documents from her business empire was obtained by the platform to protect whistleblowers in africa and shared with the international consortium of investigativejournalists. much of isabel dos santos‘ wealth comes from some very dubious deals. her father is eduardo dos santos, who ruled angola for 38 years. and he followed a pattern — with an issue, decree or order, his daughter and her family would get deals in land, telecoms, even buying and selling angola‘s diamonds. the documents show that as the years went by, the deals kept coming and her fortune grows. i think she got the opportunity to become rich, took the opportunity that her father, by decree, would transfer state assets. take oil. angola has vast reserves. the state oil company,

isabel dos santos is the daughter of the former angolan president, eduardo dos santos. il and telecoms while herfather was in power. ms dos santos has denied any wrongdoing. richard bilton reports. isabel dos santos is africa's richest women. she lives in london with a glamorous life and famous friends. a leak of more than 700,000 documents from her business empire was obtained by the platform to protect whistle—blowers in africa, and shared with the international consortium of investigativejournalists. much of isabel dos santos's wealth comes from some very dubious deals. her father is eduardo dos santos, who ruled angola for 38 years. and he followed a pattern — he would issue a decree or order, his daughter and her family would get deals — on land, telecoms, even for buying and selling angola's diamonds. the documents show, as the years go by, the deals keep coming, and her fortune grows. i think that she got the opportunity to become rich and take the opportunity that her father, by decree, would transfer state assets, state monies, to her. take oil. angola has vast

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court order to seize a 1000000000 dollars from the daughter off the country's former president isabel dos santos behind me who is africa's richest woman is the daughter off jose eduardo dos santos he says he has as president when mocked by widespread corruption in which billions of dollars of state funds and they didn't went missing. down in 2017 the man he picked to take over from him. launched an anti corruption drive almost immediately after he took office he say's safe to have recovered billions of dollars from abroad not isabel dos santos has said she will use all the instruments of angolan and international law to fight the court order. so are the developments in angola political or is the new president genuity bridging the system of corruption to answer this and other questions we've invited rafael mock is he's an angolan journalist who's been awarded international prizes for his reporting on government corruption he currently heads an anti corruption watchdog in angola welcome to news africa mr mark is the daughter of former president bill santals and has had her assets frozen what is th

isabel dos santos has had her assets frozen in angola government accuses her off causing the state to be lawsuits but she says the charges all politically motivated. and this secretive traditional practice in south africa that's costing the young man their lives. then the ivorian superstar le much music shows us around his home city of vision on. hello i'm christine window welcome to news africa it's good to have you along they've been some big developments in angola in recent weeks the latest being a court order to seize a 1000000000 dollars from the daughter off the country's former president isabel dos santos behind me who is africa's richest woman is the daughter of all jose it was. he's $38.00 yet as as president when mocked by widespread corruption in which billions of dollars of state funds and went missing. down in 2017 the man he picked to take over for him. so long. in anticorruption drive almost immediately after he took office he ses said to have recovered billions of dollars from abroad not isabel dos santos has said she will use all the instruments of angolan and interna

an executive at a portuguese bank co— owned by isabel dos santos, the richest women in africa, is foundoincidence? who can... that is the question, isn't it? who can tell, but apparently the executive of this bank, nuno ribeiro da cunha, handled some of the accounts of sonangol, the angola national oil company, of which isabel dos santos had been a previous chair. and as you reported before, it is alleged that she was involved in corruption, and in the extraction of money and stealing of funds from the country. she of course denies this, but i am saying that this then adds to this mystery. just this week we have had a bbc documentary, other reports about this scandal, of africa's richest woman, she is called. but it just adds to the mystery and intrigue of what is really going on. we are going to have to leave it there, i think. we are going to have to leave it there, ithink. we we are going to have to leave it there, i think. we didn't get to our last story, which i was hoping would lighten the tone. this is that stress does apparently turn your hair grey. this study laying the groundw

and goal has frozen the assets of the daughter of the former president the move against isabel dos santos is part of an anti corruption drive known as africa's wealthiest woman she amassed a fortune during the 3 strikes in angola in companies touring her father's term in office she denies any wrongdoing. british police have charged a man with criminal damage for allegedly slashing a painting by the spanish master public picasso incident happened at the tate modern over the weekend the damaged work is worth more than $23000000.00 euros. crowds of protesters have attacked the u.s. embassy in the iraqi capital baghdad in response to recent u.s. airstrikes targeting and iran backed a rocking militia u.s. president donald trump has accused iran of orchestrating the protests washington says all the u.s. personnel at the embassy are safe and that it will deploy more than $750.00 additional soldiers to the country in response. to the hezbollah brigade supporters crossed the river tigris in the morning and marched toward the

so is on hand speaking with my colleague mark jones earlier on goal has frozen the assets of isabel dos santos the billionaire daughter of the country's former presidents the move comes as part of an anti corruption drive a court in the wand is looking into a legit irregularities involving state companies including oil giant sun on gold which was run by the santos during the presidency of her father jose eduardo santos isabel dos santos is now considers africa's wealthiest woman after amassing a fortune during her father's nearly 4 decades in power she denies any wrongdoing. the plastic waste is a global problem and of course africa is not exempt take kenya for example plastic bottles commonly ends up on the streets instead of in recycling bins so who is responsible for changing things is that the consumers the companies or the governments. the gutters of nairobi are clogged with plastic waste but it's not just a problem in kenya's capital everywhere plastic garbage mounting up collecting filth . eventually it ends up in colossal dumps like this one on the outskirts of the city but much of the

suggested was everything but- the daughter of former president jose eduardo dos santos who let angola for almost forty years. isabel dos santos is at the helm of anan economic and financial empire spanning the telecommunications at nking and c construction sectors. the investigation alleges she used her father's time in power in the services of western consulting firms to plunder state funds and move the money off shore. da santos rejects the accusations against her insisting it they are politically motivated. this s is really an attemempt to- influene internal local politics on the mpla- not allowingg for any other voices or any of the candidates or any other- possible- factions within the party. to actually rise up and take voice and- is a builder santos has not returned to randall in over a year. london and dubai.. butut she recentntly hinted she could run for president in the country's next election in twenty twentyty two. arousing m mixed reactions from an going politicians. a little visual. one i cannot say which go with the candid. of this. all the of a great krim. a destroyer of the country a destroyer of a

court sours frozen the assets of africa's richest woman as part of a corruption investigation isabel dos santos is the daughter of the former president eduardo dos santos assets owned by her husband and say business associates have also been frozen and go and governments has accused them of course and state losses of around $1000000000.00 the center says the freeze is politically motivated. a teenager's in colombia are modifying their traditional bikes to get a bigger thrill from racing down steep pile ways it's the country's more extreme version of gravity biking a sports invented in the u.s. many youngsters say it helps them forget the troubles in their neighborhoods but some say they're risking their lives a santorum p.f.c. has been. as night falls and maybe even a group of teenagers ride their modified bikes down these vertiginous roads they crouch to increase speed passing trucks in cars at up to 100 kilometers an hour. called gravity bikes they're columbia's more extreme version of an already dangerous sport invented in the united states and for many youngsters from poor crime ridden neig

a bbc investigation has seen documents that show how africa s richest woman — isabel dos santos — madehrough exploiting her own country and corruption. the documents show she got access to lucrative deals involving land, diamonds, oil and telecoms while herfather was in power. isabel dos santos has denied any wrongdoing. australia's government has boosted its emergency grants and loans for small businesses affected by bushfires that have ravaged much of the country. the government said it would increase grants for small businesses affected by the fires to $32,000 and offer intrest free loans of up to $650,000. and in the uk, the construction of the high—speed rail link hs2 — which would connect london to the north of england — could cost up to $137 billion according to an unpublished report seen by the financial times. the report also recommends pausing the second phase of the project while experts look at whether conventional lines could help link birmingham to manchester and leeds instead. china, one of the world's biggest users of plastic, has unveiled a major plan to reduce single—

angola's government to benefit her own business dealings speaking exclusively to al-jazeera isabel dos santos has responded to leaks documents which an international journalist consortium says implicates nicola gage has a story. she's facing allegations of fraud and corruption the daughter of angola's former president isabelle to santos is at the center of an investigation now claiming she siphoned hundreds of millions of dollars of government money to offshore accounts speaking exclusively to our jazeera she called the corruption probe and all chris try to attack against her saying whoa is self-made and she hasn't done anything wrong this is a very concentrated attack it is an attack that has been very very well coordinated is an attack that is very much where did it between a foreign media that is acting together with the angle in a story is to try and create a false perception of my business. her father show say duato to santos ruled on kolo for almost 40 years until $27.00 tane the international consortium of investigative journalists obtained papers which it says shows he gave his daught

across the world, including an update of what is going on with the isabel dal santo ‘s scandal and the portuguese bank there. —— isabel dosending watchdog says the construction of a high speed railway between london and northern england is billions of pounds over budget and years behind schedule. the national audit office says the government failed to understand the complexity of hs2. the government says it's already acting on the report's recommendations. tom burridge reports. as work to build a new high—speed line goes on in birmingham, criticism from the government's spending watchdog over management of the budget for hs2, which has ballooned. to day's report says the government and hs2 ltd underestimated the scale and hs2 ltd underestimated the scale and complexity of this project, and that's one of the region is why the budget has risen so much. this is the vision for that site once a station is built here. the national audit office says risks and uncertainty weren't property but says the budget for phase one of hs2 is now robust. they've done an awful lot of work to understand the cost and they now have a better est

on gold which was run by the santos during the presidency of her father jose eduardo santos isabel dos santos is now considers africa's wealthiest woman after amassing a fortune during her father's nearly 4 decades in power she denies any wrongdoing. the plastic waste is a global problem and of course africa is not exempt to kenya for example plastic bottles commonly ends up on the streets instead of in recycling bins so who's responsible for changing things is that the consumers the companies for the governments. the gutters of nairobi are clogged with plastic waste but it's not just a problem in kenya's capital everywhere plastic garbage mounting up collecting fill . eventually it ends up in colossal dumps like this one on the outskirts of the city but much of the waste is technically recyclable so it's a surprise to hear a local recycling company complaining about a lack of plastic bottles to process. my propane we need the strain balloting on a. political battle now only a week and good night every time to the top of 780 on my mind. only about a 3rd of the plastic produced in kenya can be

counterparts from angola because it's been linked to a major gold and corruption scandal centered on isabel dos santos the billionaire daughter of gold us former leader. zimbabwe has only $100000.00 tonnes of grain left in its strategic reserves according to the edward culture minister stocks will only last just over a month's more than half the country's population faces food shortages after maize hopeless hol ved last year the country has received little rain since the planting season started in november. swarms of desert low costs that continue to pour into kenya from ethiopia and somalia threaten to ravage the entire east africa's supper region recent weather in the region has created conditions that favor rapid breeding of the crop devouring insects left unchecked the numbers could grow 500 times by june according to the un's food and agriculture organization. and that's it from me on the business team. more business news features i'm back cross forest check out the w dot com slash business and follow us on social media well states use news africa with any michael. frost on right off of his foot

investigation has seen documents that show how africa's richest woman — isabel dosh sa ntosh — —— isabel dos santosn country and corruption. the documents show she got access to lucrative deals involving land, diamonds, oil and telecoms while herfather was in power. isobel dos santos has denied any wrongdoing. australia's government has boosted its emergency grants and loans for small businesses affected by bushfires that have ravaged much of the country. the government said it would increase grants for small businesses affected by the fires to $32,000 and offer intrest free loans of up to $650,000. and in the uk, the construction of the high—speed rail link hs2 — which would connect london to the north of england — could cost up to £106bn according to an unpublished report seen by the financial times. the report also recommends pausing the second phase of the project while experts look at whether conventional lines could help link birmingham to manchester and leeds instead. up next — newsbriefing — we'll take you through ther stories making headlines in the global news media today. don't go away.

made her fortune by corruption and exploiting her own country, angola, isabel dos sa ntos her own country, angola, isabel dos santos is the daughter of the former president. she denies any wrongdoing. and a crucial test for the space x crew capsule seems to go to plan. the simulation of an emergency landing is the last major test before it plans to send astronauts to the international space station. now on bbc news, our world travelled to the cauca valley in colombia to find that farmers are now caught between new criminal gangs with devastating consequences. for years, i have been reporting on the uk's voracious appetite for illegal drugs. i have watched the market being flooded by cocaine that's cheaper than ever. so i've come to colombia, where 70% of the world's cocaine is produced, to find out why. i'm getting rare access, a chance to meet the cocaine producers in one of the most dangerous places in south america. and to meet the smugglers who are sending the drugs abroad. how many of those shipments would you expect to reach europe? criminal gangs are killing anyone who stands in their way. those gangs are ne

trying to convey is politically motivated attacks on his family and specially on his children isabel dos santos has been described as africa's richest woman with an estimated net worth of more than $2000000000.00 her father former presidential say at watoto santos let angola for 38 years until 2017 and go is an oil rich country oil production and the industries that supports it make up around 89 percent of its exports but much of the population is poor last month just to fill a menno the sun tops the son of the president and the brother of isabel went on trial for corruption he's pleaded not guilty eric margolis is a foreign affairs columnist and commentator on african issues he joins us from the canadian city of toronto eric margolis welcome to the news hour is this about settling old scores at some level. well this is a classical african politico that marsh's the french call it that is that is the o. gang. kicks out new lines of ice occurs and the old people who exploited the country now change she since it's the musical chairs it's unfortunate because it would have been very uplifting and se

of the president brother of isabel went on trial for corruption he's pleaded not guilty well isabel dos santos earlier spoke exclusively to al jazeera she says there's been a lack of ji process. we have not been summoned we have not received any notices from the court nor i nor any of my directors or companies have been issued any notices whatsoever so this was a completely secret procedure we had no recourse of defense so we were never called to show any documents or even to present any witnesses this is a politically motivated attack there is no doubt about that my father was the former ruler of angola he was president for a very long time chose not to stand for this elections he chose not to stand in 2017 believing that it was important to have a transition it was important for someone new to come and unfortunately the nuclear who came on board has now trying to convey what is politically motivated attacks on his family and specially on his children my half brother says if you let me know was charged a few months ago and he was under preventive custody for a long time you and all that the l

for corruption as well he has pleaded not guilty to that but we can speak exclusively now to isabel dos santos joining us on skype thank you for your time isabel a court document from the 23rd of december says that the government believes you have caused the state losses of more than a $1000000000.00 what do you say to that how could you have course cost the angle inside a $1000000000.00. hi good evening emma and so basically this court procedure is an interim measure is not a court case there has not been a formal court case as such. but is very searching in this particular instance is that there has been absolutely no due process which means we have not been summoned we have not received any notices from the court nor are i or any of my directors or companies have been issued any notices whatsoever so this was a completely secret procedure we had no recourse of defense so we were never called to show any documents or even to present any witnesses in fact we're completely unaware that the case was going on so this is very very worrying because obviously you know in a state of law and in the d

well isabel dos santos has been described as africa's richest woman her father the former president shows a eduardo dos santos led angola for 38 years until 2017 and all is an oil rich country oil production and the industries supporting it contribute about 89 percent of exports but still much of the population is poor a month filomena doesn't us who is the son of the president and half brother of isabel went on trial for corruption himself he has pleaded not guilty i spoke exclusively to isabella dos santos a little bit early and began by putting the allegation that her companies have deprived the government of more than a $1000000000.00. we have not been summoned we have not received any notices from the court nor are i or any of my i directors or companies have been issued any notices whatsoever so this was a completely secret procedure we had no recourse of defense so we were never called to show any documents or even to resent any witnesses in fact we're completely unaware that the case was going on so this is very very worrying because obviously you know in a state of law and in the

the angolan billionaire isabel dos santos says she's launching legal action against the internationaltigativejournalists over the publication of thousands of files exposing her alleged mis—management of more than a billion dollars‘ worth of state funds. ms dos santos, who is the richest woman in africa, called allegations made against her unfounded. as survivors of the auschwitz concentration camp marked the 75th anniversary of the camps liberation, many warned of the dangers of forgetting the lessons of the nazi horrors. 0ne survivor said minorities felt vulnerable again, and urged people to stand up for human rights. over a million people, mostlyjews, were murdered at auschwitz—birkenau. us officials have confirmed that an aircraft that crashed in afghanistan's ghazni province on monday was a military plane. it's not known how many people were on board. this is a video published by a taliban—affiliated social media account — which claims to show the remains of the crashed aircraft. we can't independently verify them. the plane came down in a mountainous area controlled by the taliba

the angolan billionaire isabel dos santos says she's launching legal action against the internationalof investigativejournalists over the publication of thousands of files exposing her alleged mis—management of more than a billion dollars‘ worth of state funds. ms dos santos, who is the richest woman in africa, called allegations made against her unfounded. let's go live now to calabasas in los angeles where county sheriff alex villanueva is giving an update on sunday's let's go live anderson in for any updates. the ntsb is an independent federal agency charged with congress investing every civil aviation accident in the united states and other modes of transportation. we are here to conduct a safety investigation and our mission is not to just determine what happened but why it happened and how it happened to prevent this accident, a similar accident from ever happening again. before i go any further i want to once again extend our deepest sympathies to those who lost loved ones in this tragic event. i can't imagine what the families and friends of those who perished in this accident

a court in angola has ordered the seizure of assets belonging to isabel dos santos, the daughter of thehe's been accused of involvement in the theft of a billion dollars worth of state assets from angola. she denies any wrongdoing. the authorities in lebanon say the former nissan boss, carlos ghosn, entered the country legally. mr ghosn was on bail injapan, awaiting trial on financial misconduct charges, and his passports had been confiscated. reports in lebanon suggest a group of musicians who played at his house in tokyo smuggled him out in an instrument case. rupert wingfield—hayes has more. last march, carlos ghosn disguised himself as a construction worker as he attempted to slip past the waiting media on his release from jail. now, he has succeeded in slipping out ofjapan, perhaps in another disguise. even his own defence team have been left dumbfounded, unable to explain how mr ghosn did it. translation: we didn't know anything about it. it's a complete surprise. we still have all his passports. somehow mr ghosn managed to board a privatejet and last night he landed here, in the

angola has frozen the assets of the daughter of the former president the move against isabel dos santos is part of a nancy corruption dr known as africa's wealthiest woman she amassed a fortune through states in angola and companies during her father's term in office she denies any wrongdoing. but his place of charge the man with criminal damage for allegedly slashing a painting by the spanish moss the public picasso incident happened at the type modern over the weekend the damaged case with more than 23000000 humorous. in sport in this league sides are currently resting during the winter break so i follow this season brasil mention glad back of being one of the best teams in the league rising hopes that befalls could win their 1st top flight title since 1977 so here's a look back at a half season filled with promise for what is to come in the new year. he's a big reason for the team's performance. the coach's formula for success pressure the opponent switch quickly from defense to office and shoot more on net indeed the full set being quite a surprise. this is the future we're enjoying

isabel dos santos is the daughter of angola's former president. accuse her of using her father's influence to steal millions of dollars from state companies during his rule. dos santos says she's ready to fight through the international courts to clear her name. humanity is closer to annihilation than ever before. that's a punchy headline, and it's according to the scientists behind the symbolic doomsday clock. the time has moved tojust 100 seconds to midnight after experts altered the clock due to concerns over climate change and global tensions. united states must somehow begin to demonstrate global leadership, at federal level to and without it, we will not be able to meet the targets to tackle global warming with manageable limits. the united states is tightening visa restrictions to stamp out so—called birth tourism. from friday, pregnant women applying for visitor visas will have to prove they have a reason for going to the country other than giving birth. currently anyone born in america automatically gets citizenship. the trump administrati

isabel dos santos is the daughter of angola's former president. r father's influence to steal millions of dollars from state companies during his rule. ms dos santos says she's ready to fight through the international courts to clear her name. the us government has ignored the advice of its own scientists and re—written environmental regulations to slash the number of wetlands and waterways covered by pollution controls. critics say the measure is the biggest rollback in clean water protections for almost 50 years. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: a portrait of a potter as a young man. the new grayson perry retrospective. donald trump is now the 45th president of the united states. he was sworn in before several hundred thousand people on the steps of capitol hill in washington. it's going to be only america first — america first. demonstrators waiting for mike gatting and his rebel cricket team were attacked with tear gas and set upon by police dogs. anti—apartheid campaigners say they will carry on the protests throughout the tour. they c

isabel dos santos is the daughter of angola's former president. accuse her of using her father's influence to steal millions of dollars from state companies during his rule. american actress annabella sciorra has told harvey weinstein's trial that he raped her 25 years ago. ms sciorra, who's best known for her role in the sopranos, said the former film producer attacked her afterforcing his way into her apartment in new york. mr weinstein denies any wrongdoing. let's turn to our top business story, the decline of cash. just over a decade ago almost two thirds of transactions here in the uk were in cash. now it's barely a quarter and in the next decade it's expected to shrink to just1 in 10. today researchers are warning that the rise of digital payments could mean vulnerable groups, such as the elderly, less tech savvy, or less well off, get left behind. and they say a few technology firms could end up with far too much power over the economy. joel kibazo from jk associates joins me now. it seems, doesn't it, a little late that the penny is droppi

isabel dos santos is the daughter of angola's former president. cuse her of using her father's influence to steal millions of dollars from state companies during his rule. dos santos says she's ready to fight through the international courts to clear her name. humanity is closer to annihilation than ever before. that's according to the scientists behind the doomsday clock. the time has moved tojust 100 seconds to midnight, after experts altered the clock due to concerns over climate change and global tensions. now take a look at this — these black, shiny fragments are believed to be the glassy remains of a man's brain. found in the town of herculaneum in italy. he was buried by the ancient eruption of mount vesuvius in 79 ad. reserchers have been studying the remains, unearthed in the 1960s, and this is what they extracted from his skull. back to our top story, the spread of the coronavirus which has claimed its 18th victim — an 80—year—old man — while nearly 600 people are infected across 10 countries. worryingly, the latest death was the first vi

our jazeera there's been a lack of due process after an order was given to freeze their assets isabel dos santos insists accusations of corruption are politically motivated and she says she's not been summoned by any court. and finally the story again pope francis apologizing for slapping a woman on the wrist during a new year's eve celebration the pontiff was visibly angry as the one that pulled his hand on he was meeting people in vatican city and she got a slap for it at the head of the roman catholic church has now agreed expressed his regret for losing his patience. that's a look at the headlines inside story with julie mcdonald is coming up next. is iraq becoming a proxy battleground between washington and tehran angry protesters stormed the u.s. embassy in baghdad accepting a u.s. attack in the arabian backed our military so how can this latest tension we can take this instance like story. and all their warm welcome to the program i'm julie macdonald dramatic scenes that the u.s. embassy in iraq supports as a members of the iranian backed popular mobilization forces surrounding the u.s. e

and obstructing justice africa's richest woman is a suspect in a major fraud case in angola isabel dos santos is being investigated for mismanagement and allegedly siphoning off funds while chair of the state old company the daughter of angola's former president denies transferring millions of dollars of government money into offshore accounts venezuela's opposition leader is calling on the european union to broaden sanctions against the government of president nicolas maduro why though is on the tour of europe in defiance of a travel ban you countries have recognized him as an interim president and impose sanctions on some balance wayland's imagine those in a circle those i headlines the news continues after inside story. trade tensions could cut global economic growth by north point 8 percent we bring you the stories and developments the rapidly changing the world we live in one example china the drag on the global economy 2020 counting the const on al-jazeera. the senate will convene as a court of impeachment. donald trump becomes only the fired u.s. president to face trial in the senate b

international consortium of investigative journalists obtained papers which it says implicates isabel dos santos those are the headlines i'll be back with the al-jazeera news hour in under 30 minutes time coming up next it's inside story with martine dennis still stay with us on august there. world leaders meeting in berlin agree to stop sending weapons to libya and for new talks and the civil war but on the ground the fighting goes on so will the many foreign countries feeding the conflict back off and who has the power to stop libya's slide further into crisis this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm dennis now libya's civil war is now in its 6th year a host of countries is involved with turkey russia and france just to name a 3 providing support to the 2 sides vying for power the u.s. backed government of fire. and the wall after now on sunday at a summit in berlin world leaders agreed to respect the u.n. arms embargo and work towards a permanent ceasefire so d'argent have to both attended the talks but they didn't even sit in the same room however german chancellor angela m

accountants pwc has left the firm after bbc revelations of the company's links with billionaire isabel dos santosnvestigation for corruption. jaime esteves was the head of tax at pwc in charge of portugal, angola and cape verde. pwc declined to comment on the departure and says it has launched its own investigation. let us have a look at the markets. as we were hearing, asian shares fell as investors remain anxious about the spread of the coronavirus virus in china as millions prepare to travel for the lumia —— lunar new year. oil prices tumbled to seven—week lows as the effect of the disease was expected to hit airline travel. that reduces demand for oil of course. adding to the price pressure on oil, the international energy agency warned of an oil surplus and a larger—than—expected increase in us crude stockpiles. that re—kindled fears of excess supply which brings down the price. as we can see across europe, the negative sentiment setting the tone at the start of the trading session as it filters through from asia. now to the us, where the proposed rule change by the government could mean arl

africa's richest woman in angola lawyers for weepin to say he handed over a hard drive relating to isabel dos santos fortune to a whistleblower group in 2018 dos santos is being investigated as part of a major corruption case relating to her role as chair of a state owned oil company into himself is facing 90 charges in portugal over claims he had to investment fund and try to blackmail the firm here in italy the far right league party has lost a regional election that is leader my tailor salvini campaign relentlessly to win the former deputy prime minister hope to victory would help propel him back into national politics series sonia a go has more from below nya. he campaigned hard trying to turn this left wing heartland far right but mateo salvini his hopes of victory in the red belt region of immediate online faded almost as soon as the voting had ended the exit polls indicated that his opponent for the democratic party was ahead of the shut the media but mainly for me it's very emotional but after more than 70 years of a left us government at least this time we were serious contenders. he put hi

africa's richest woman is a suspect in a major fraud case in angola isabel dos santos is being investigated for mismanagement and allegedly siphoning off funds while chair of the state oil company the daughter of angola's former president denies transferring millions of dollars of government money into her offshore accounts house democrats have begun the process of trying to convince the senate to remove president from office they opened their argument in his impeachment trial on wednesday with 2 warnings aimed at the upper chambers republican majority they said history is watching and so all the american people i did joe castro courts in washington d.c. please be seated this was the 1st of 3 days the impeachment managers have to present their case that president trump tried to pressure ukraine to get dirt on joe biden and withheld u.s. security aid as leverage nevertheless the documents and testimony that we were able to collect. paints an overwhelming and damning picture of the president's efforts to use the powers of his office to corruptly solicit foreign help in his reelection campaign