the bbc‘s alex duval smith is in abidjan. there seems to be a complex and changing position.ver, that the government would take into account the request for pay rises and bonuses that were owed to them, he chided them for having used the mutiny to demand a pay rise. within minutes of that, we then heard that the defence minister, who had been negotiating all day with the mutineers, was being held hostage in a house. that seems to be the ongoing situation so on one hand, here in abidjan the president says the mutiny is over and on the other hand the man who negotiated with the mutineers is being held hostage, a p pa re ntly mutineers is being held hostage, apparently against his will. and gunfire was heard when he was taken toa gunfire was heard when he was taken to a house. is it clear why there is this conflicting set of events going on? is this just about pay and conditions or something else? on? is this just about pay and conditions or something else ?m does seem that it has come down to pay and conditions, yes. it was surprising to hear the president say with such convict

can fetch thousands of pounds on the black market. 0ur science editor, david shukman, has been to abidjanptivity, is being looked after. a baby chimpanzee, hungry but safe, he's just been liberated from wildlife traffickers. poachers had killed his family, now he's at a zoo in ivory coast and the keepers have named him nembleyjunior. baby chimps are on sale on the black market, they're wanted as pets, until they become too big and strong, when they're killed or dumped. our investigation led us to a dealer, ibrahima traore, who was secretly filmed spelling out his prices in dollar. 12,500. 0k. 0ur undercover reporter went to the dealer's house and saw him holding the baby chimp. two months? yes. we were in a street nearby. we briefed interpol and the ivory coast police, and they moved in. police! the dealer was arrested and the baby chimp was freed, but he's been through a series of traumatic experiences and may take time to recover. he may have seen his family wiped out in front of his eyes and we know that the statistics suggest that for every one chimp that makes it, up to ten chimps do

after the police operation, the baby chimp was taken first to the interpol office in abidjan.brahima traore faces charges related to wildlife trafficking, so does his uncle, mohammed. their mobile phones are a goldmine of information about links between the poachers and the jungles, corrupt officials and buyers in asia and the gulf. but when it comes to wildlife crime, the international police effort is focused on saving elephants and rhinos, not chimpanzees. without the funding, we can't do anything. but what we're trying to become is more intelligence—led, so we start looking at what the threats are and what law enforcement needs to address in orderto maintain a level of security. so primates, unfortunately, our information holdings is not as strong as it could be. back in west africa, nembleyjunior clings to a keeper. baby chimps need contact, he's given a first look at other chimpanzees, maybe he'll live with them or be found a home in a sanctuary. he's doing well after everything he's been through, many others aren't so lucky. david shukman, bbc news, in ivory coast. it's

at the interpol headquarters in abidjan, ibrahima face charges related to wildlife trafficking.ing for reassurance. he clambered towards the only people he knew — the men who'd been holding him captive. the police colonel in charge said trafficking threatened the survival of chimpanzees. the baby chimp is now in safe hands. he's been given a name — nemlijunior. and the traffickers trying to sell him are, for the moment, out of action. david shukman, bbc news, in ivory coast. we'll bring you the second part of that investigation tomorrow night, looking at how the trafficking might be stopped. a brief look at some of the day's other news stories. a former employee of halifax bank of scotland has been found guilty and another admitted his part in a multimillion—pound fraud. banker lynden scourfield conspired with businessman david mills to supposedly provide loans to small businesses if they took advice from mills' company. but much of the money was spent on luxury holidays and cruises, prostitutes and fast cars. four others were also convicted, they'll be sentenced on thursday. th

a mutiny by the army in ivory coast has spread to the commercial capital, abidjan.een heard inside a military camp on the outskirts of the city. there have also been shootings overnight in other towns. the mutiny began early yesterday in the north of the country. the us department of homeland security says it will increase protection of the country's voting mechanisms to guard against cyber attacks. it follows a report by intelligence officials accusing russia's president putin of trying to boost donald trump's election bid. the president—elect has described the claims as a "political witch—hunt", and said no voting machines had been tampered with. but president obama said that america's political process had been disrupted. the russians intended to meddle, and they've meddled. i'll be honest with you george, one of the things i am concerned about is the degree to which we've seen a lot of commentary lately where there are republicans, or pundits, or cable commentators, who seem to have more confidence in vladimir putin than fellow americans, because those fellow am

hungry but safe at the zoo in abidjan. the keepers gave him a name, nemblyjunior.s is here, the president of the born free foundation, an international charity which campaigns to protect species in the wild. what do you think? well, it is a shocking report. well done, david. well done the authorities for bringing this to the world's attention. it is something which has been bubbling around for a long time, but it never got this airspace before and it is a big trade. it is not an isolated incident. this isn't one chimpanzee. 0fficial estimates about 400 chimpanzees have been trafficked since 2005 and if that statistic that david gave us, ten dead for every one that makes it, that's 4,000 dead for every one that makes it, that's 4, 000 chimpanzees dead for every one that makes it, that's 4,000 chimpanzees that have been killed to traffic those 400. david, referred at the end to, you know, lasting trauma on this chimpanzee because of what it had experienced. what, you know, what sort of impact will that have on a chimpanzee, it sounds bizarre saying it like that, it w

our science editor david shukman has been to abidjan — the capital of ivory coast — where one chimp,e is at a zoo killed his family. now he is at a zoo in ivory coast and the keepers have named him. baby chimps are on sale on the black market. they are wa nted sale on the black market. they are wanted as pets. until they become too big and strong when they are killed and then dumped. our investigation led us to a dealer who was secretly filmed spelling out his prices in dollars. our undercover reporter went to the dealer's house and saw him holding the baby chimp. we were in a street nearby. we briefed interpol and the ivory coast police and they moved the dealer was arrested. and the baby chimp was freed. but he's been a series of traumatic experiences and they take time to recover. he may have seen his family wiped out in front of his eyes. and we know that the statistics to suggest that for everyone chimp that makes it up to ten don't. the family is killed. physically he doesn't look that bad from what i've seen on the footage but mentally these things can be very profound. after

the baby chimp was hungry but safe in the zoo at abidjan.c news at 10 this evening, and a longer version of that report is on the bbc news website. peter capaldi is stepping down from the role of the doctor in doctor who. he shocked fans by making the announcement during an interview withjo whiley on radio two. the actor, who has been in the role since 2013, said he felt it was time to move on. he'll leave at the end of the year. i've always been somebody that did a lot of different things. i've never done one job for three years. this is the first time i've done this and i feel it is time for me to move different challenges. he doesn't go for a while. send in your suggestions about the next doctor. mps will begin debating the uk's exit from the european union today, as the government pushes ahead with its plans to trigger article 50 by the end of march. whilejeremy corbyn has ordered his party not to oppose the process, a number of labour mps are expected to defy his instructions and vote against it. one of them is ben bradshaw, mp for exet

the baby chimp was hungry but safe in the zoo at abidjan. his keepers gave him a name.and down with a loss of confidence. sandra‘s loneliness was all—consuming. loneliness leads to other things. it affects your mental health and things like that. it makes you depressed. how bad did things get for you? really bad. really bad where i did not want to live any more. made aware of her isolation sandra was visited by her mp, jo cox. i wanted to speak tojo and talk about the elderly being lonely, isolated, ill, nobody going to their homes. she was really shocked, i thought. she was really listening, you know, intense. i think she looked a bit upset as well. jo had begun setting up a cross—party commission on loneliness to help tackle the issue when she was murdered. it was one of those issues... today, with the backing of her family, it is officially launched. we are going straight to the commons because the debate on the bill that will give theresa may the go—ahead to launch formal negotiations for britain to leave the eu is about to begin. it will be piloted through the comm