imposing jihad on the drc.ly the aim was to return back to uganda, but as soon as they established in the drc, they have been violating human rights. the difficulty for the drc is military divorces defeat them. since october 2019, the national army has started to do this to. [indiscernible] if they leave the camps in the area, they moved to the east or down. they come and create another area of instability. [indiscernible] [indiscernible] in terms of access to land, access to power. [indiscernible] there has been a problem created for years. in the latest news, we know that it's happening from the support of the army itself, but also from neighboring countries. [indiscernible] there are two factions. fighting against the population, alongside the local armed groups, we have the fdl or. [indiscernible] since then -- anchor: i am sorry to interrupt. we are starting to run out of time. when we talk about abuses and atrocities being committed against civilian populations, what specific examples are there? >> what y

and according to health officials, the drc has seen a spike in infections over the last five months.>> this second bout of covid, when it came here, we received many patients, when you try to compare the first and the second, we can see that now we have received more patients than before. >> health experts here believe that the rise may be caused by a complete new variant. >> you're sterilizing the samples, it is possible that this variant is already in the country. >> identifying which variants are prevalent across the world is key to containing the virus. in that effort, the w and the africa centers for disease control and preventn have set up covid-19 genomic sequencing laboratories to help boost their capacity to detect the new variants. >> we are asking countries to ship to these laboratories. that way we will be able to establish the new variant of that has been detected in south africa but more so in other countries in africa. >> the fact that people have not stopped traveling among african countries including migrant laborers and businesspeople means there is very little way

in the drc in 2019, ebola health workers and facility -- facilities were attacked because of mistrustpulations. >> instead of doing it for them, we have to give them the means and resources. it means for example that we have to decentralize as much as we can health care professionals. provide treatment. reporter: hope is certainly here for those at risk of being infected ebola but, this is still a deadly disease that needs to be tackled quickly and effectively. katty: ebola and africa as they also try and deal with the covid virus as well. this past thursday, the world marveled at nasa's latest incredible achievement of landin a new rover on the surface of mars. today, they have released remarkable new images of the final images of that tense dissent. if you ever wondered what it sounds like up on mars, they have recorded that to. take it wasn't. -- take a listen. [wind blowing] katty: could be oklahoma. sound of a very windy day up on mars. reporter: from the release of a supersonic parachute, to the sheddingf a heatshield. and out of this worldview. mars has never seen before, as th

i've charge amanda drc to bring more federal land into active forest management so we can prevent catastrophic wildfires, have healthier forests, improve wildlife habitat and bring back some of her good paying montana timber jobs. [applause] our agenda is ambitious but we owe it to you to be bold and to lead montana come back. like you, i want our kids to enjoy a better life. like you, i want to leave our state better than i found it and while we have our differences on policies, that ideal that we should leave montana's better than we found it is what motivates everyone who serves here. that is why our agenda is ambitious, because four years from now i see a place where more montanans are realizing the american dream, working hard, earning a good living and raising a family. i see a place where kids and grandkids stay in montana because this is where the best opportunities are. i see a place where our communities are safer. i see a place where we have come through on the other side of this global pandemic stronger. if there's anything this year has taught us is that montanans can handle anyth

the world health organization says the drc has 8000 vaccinations available, and the who and the u.s.nding almost 20,000 doses to guinea. they have declared a new epidemic. guinea, sierra leone, and liberia were the center of the worst outbreak between 2015 and 2016, which killed 11,300 people. back to the coronavirus pandemic and the dutch senate has approved a new law that gives legal backing to the government's coronavirus curfew. the legislation was hastily drawn up after a court last week excited with anti-curfew campaigners, ruling that the restrictions have no legal basis. the government was seeking to overturn the decision, but the senate vote means the appeal court case is now redundant. two pple were killed and go bond during a set -- in gabon during a second night of coronavirus restrictions. security forces are accused of the killings. people are angry about the economic impacts of curfews and travel restrictions. nigerian officials say negotiating with unarmed gang that kidnapped a group of students. the exact number taken are unknown. correspondent: caleb is fortunate to

and that's not the case for many people in the drc. >> talk about the kindness of strangers.ine riding a motor bike with a broken leg? >> there's a picture of her on instagram of her in a tarp. >> maradona was the one with her. another young man, papa jean and didier, those guys took care of her. >> going to be a long road. we're glad she's alive. >> yes. >> she could have been dead. >>> we're talking about vaccine distribution, even a winter snowstorm in seattle could not stop a 90-year-old from getting her covid shot. fran goldman, there she is, she walked six miles, guys, through nearly a foot of snow to make sure she got vaccinated. it took her weeks to book the appointment, and she did not want to miss it. driving was out of the question. she layered up and braved the snow on foot. she said the medical staff was shocked that she made the hike. >> they said, you've got to sit down, wait the 15 minutes. i said, i'll be delighted to sit town for 15 minutes. i've been walking here. >> she said she wanted to get the shot so she could hold her new great grandchild. his name is