more as well press freedom day is being celebrated in addis ababa ethiopia that's where the world will call gets to morrow for that the same day international federation of journalists even 20181914 it's what i do for dennis what killed what was the state of media and that's what we interrogate him to do on the program that's what we've called i guess you have to have better skies and i'll be generous enough to get in a position in a situation where they feel that those in authority or pic in how they transact that's a difficult question to answer especially in this country because we're perceived to be the free media in the region but i really think we need to have a more substantive and more long running discussion about what's happening in the counties ok because that's where the people are really at the coalface they're you know and they're facing very powerful individuals who operate with impunity and very often threaten the lives of journalists would you recommend more journalists explore independent journalism the path you took a couple of years back for sure journalists are con

speaking to us william davison from the international crisis group speaking to us there from ethiopia's capital addis ababa as the award ceremony continues in oslo ethiopia's prime minister receiving the nobel peace prize medal just a few minutes ago giving an impassioned speech about peace in ethiopia peace between ethiopia and eritrea and peace on the african continent as a whole head is ethiopia's 1st prime minister hailing from the euro more group ethiopia's largest ethnic group and we are watching these live pictures ceremony ending in oslo will have much more here on al-jazeera in just a few minutes after this very short break to stay with this. has been reading persistently in french guyana in the last 48 hours or so $135.00 in the beaches in the capital there's been a fair amount in what are really fairly dry bits of brazil as well but the line that takes your eyes down towards rio and sao paolo lies a bit there's not been a lot of rain in either rio also apart of recently bit more is in the forecast overy or self and certainly inland a lot of course go through northern paragraph i believe you're u

arrives in ethiopia the capital addis ababa way has met prime minister abi ahmed the 2 countries signed a historic peace agreement last year ending a 2 decades military standoff but uncertainty remains around economic cooperation and border crossings in libya at least 4 people have been killed in the latest strikes by forces loyal to warlord holly for half time several others were injured when a vegetable market was struck in the town of thai jura east of tripoli last week have tara nonce what he called a final offensive to take the capital. still ahead on al-jazeera you should not expect that 1st person is on the vacated of killed just because they came from or refugee background sky's the limits we hear from a syrian refugee who tells us about our hopes and dreams after the war. i'm a solid job in kazakhstan and i'll tell you how the country is trying to move away from its hydro called gift economy and finding investment to do sources. haddo that quite a mixed picture across much of japan we've got some clout and also plenty of rain and seek have plenty of cloud streaming radio across

the leaders of eritrea and ethiopia meeting to revive stalled peace talks eritrean president working arrived in the ethiopian capital addis ababa on wednesday where he held talks with prime minister. the 2 countries signed an historic peace deal last year ending a 2 decade military standoff but uncertainty remains over economic cooperation and border crossings. a wildfire has destroyed an estimated $150.00 homes in chile and injured a dozen firefighters the fire started in the forest. west of the capital santiago and quickly spread into residential areas a red alert is in place in the port city charlotte billets reports. a neighborhood wiped out by a wildfire that tore down from the hills a valid part of me so christmassy. i live over there and my house was burnt my cousins and uncles were all relatives in this street this is my mother's house that house was built by my father i was born here. the port town is renowned for its colorful wooden houses its lift is charcoal hundreds of residents spent christmas day sifting through the debris isom said a skate the place. we were preparing dinner with the family with everything that

the leaders of every trend ethiopia are meeting to push forward stalled peace negotiations ever train president work a arrived in the ethiopian capital addis ababa where he was met by prime minister i begin my day the 2 countries signed a historic peace agreement last year ending a 2 decade military standoff but uncertainty remains around economic cooperation and border crossings. in afghanistan 27 peace activists have been abducted whilst on a march the leader of the people's peace movement says the group was taken by the taliban in the western bala bullock district taliban's not responding to requests for comment. shy is a spokesman for the peace movement in afghanistan he says some of his colleagues have been captured by the taliban before. this is not 1st and that will be fierce with such incidents so this is full time the taliban the culture own members and the us consider questions that are. who are you are and how you started them this is this god and god this movement but the movie shoes that this moment is a local movement started by local people and this is our effectiveness in the fluence is in the district and among the people of the

the leaders of eritrea and ethiopia a meeting to revive stored peace to go there try and president work arrived in the ethiopian capital addis ababa where he was met by prime minister ahmed of the 2 countries signed a historic peace agreement last year ending a 2 decade military standoff but uncertainty remains around economic cooperation and border crossings and ugandan official says 7 eritrean football players have disappeared at the end of a regional tournament the players are the latest to defect from eritrea which is being described by human rights groups as one of the most tightly controlled regimes in the world that this isn't the 1st time ever dr players have done this in 201510 players refused to return home after a tournament to qualify for the world cup in botswana and last october 5 players disappeared in uganda in the middle of a regional maze now a trade is the government is forcing footballers to pay a bond and surrender their property ownership documents before leaving the country but it's not just footballers every year tens of thousands of eritreans fully mainly to escape in forced military service and rights abu

tree and ethiopia are meeting to try and push forward stalled peace negotiations eritrea's president isaias off a where he was greeted by ethiopian prime minister mates when he arrived in addis ababa on wednesday the 2 countries signed a historic peace agreement in 2018 ending a 2 decade military stalemate but more than a year on uncertainty remains around economic cooperation and border crossings in libya at least 4 people have been killed in the latest air strikes by forces loyal to warlord holly for have torn several others were injured when a vegetable market was struck in the town of to dura east of the capital tripoli last week have to announce what he called a final offensive to take tripoli. venezuela's president nicolas maduro is urging brazil and the ruler to arrest and deport those involved in an attack on a remote military outposts in the south of the country he appealed to brazil's president jalal scenario saying the suspects are in brazil with stolen rifles and grenade launches brazil colombia peru and venezuela as opposition leader who have been accused of assisting the attack has. venezuelan weapons have been stolen in a terrorist attack mr j. are both in our o. an

the way the leaders of eritrea and ethiopia meeting to push forward stalled peace negotiations ever train president i.z.'s of work in the ethiopian capital addis ababa where he was met by prime minister ahmed now the 2 countries signed a historic peace agreement last year ending a 2 decade military standoff but uncertainty remains around economic cooperation and border crossings. thousands of people in the philippines are stranded during the christmas holiday after typhoon fun full made landfall many in the predominantly catholic nation were stuck in airports and bus terminals authorities have evacuated coastal areas fearing floods and landslides the typhoon is expected to move across central philippines and into the south china sea by thursday want to be low is in manila and says travelers are likely to remain stranded there for several days we are outside the main port the off manila where traditionally over the holiday season thousands of passengers wait to board their respective passenger ferries going back to their provinces in different islands in the philippines now christmas is a very important occasion for this predominantly catholic countr

now the leaders of eritrea and ethiopia are meeting to revive stalled peace talks and return president as i.s.f. work he arrived in the ethiopian capital addis ababa on wednesday where he held talks with the prime minister of the ahmed the 2 countries signed an historic peace agreement last year and then a 2 decade military standoff but i'm certain the remains of economic cooperation and border crossings again the official says 7 in their return for ball players have disappeared at the end of a regional tournament they went missing after the final game in uganda is capital kampala the players are the latest to defect from eritrea which has been described by human rights group says one of the most tightly controlled regimes in the world well over the past decade dozens of eritrean players have disappeared or refused to go home and 201510 players refused to return after a tournament to qualify for the world cup in botswana and last october 5 players disappeared in uganda in the middle of a regional meet now eritrea's government is forcing footballers to pay a bond and surrender their property ownership documents before leaving the country but it's n