jed -- thaad -- chad joined task force with nigeria. it plays an important role for the issue -- and also addressing the environmental issues within the region. of course, the headquarters is, they coordinated with nigeria to see how they can address in chad because of the shrinking food supply. if you do not add this issue of food security crisis, we will not be able to solve some of the most important drivers of the conflict. it is not just terrorism. it is an important group in all of the measures. even, -- the issue of incorporation, the multinational task force, it's a very important country, that is why leaders and analysts across the region are watching closely what is happening because if chad can gain more stability and more political stability to become an at an even better position to support. >> if chad continues to slide into instability, what does that mean for security and for the battle against insurgency in africa? >> the stability of chad is a key issue for the entire region. not only as being fortified but also for th

a little bit of upside with the dollar fading dust at thaad. brent crude getting past $120 a barrel. we are on course for a six monthly gain on tuesday, the best run in more than a decade with these additional eu curbs around the corner. one more board on lithium and nickel. those are some of the battery metals. goldman sachs is saying a new bull market might start in the second half of this decade. let's get out to people who are much closer buy in time and space. that is our reporter covering the china easing covid restrictions. zoe sinead vice is on the global inflation angle. let's start with china because the countries tried to boost its economy by easing some of the strictest virus controls in beijing and shanghai as the outbreak eases. at the same time, support measures in a china's financial hub are being unveiled. for more information, we are joined by our shanghai bureau chief charlie zhu. give us a sense of what it is like on the ground and what kind of guidance that government is giving. >> the caseload pressure has been easing, as