when mr trump accused in a very negative turns million african country is the african union at least two got by sending a message to him by diplomatic and mediated voices and that led somehow to mr trump reverting back and saluting the african country means that you can also take into account some of the other achievement by the african union suggest that despite that ignore all that accept constitutional changes in the conditions that military rule is now almost objecting to the dustbin of history in africa and at least this time around even during have to implement it then come up with some ideas of informed including the financing of the organization's activities by african nations then sense so it's that half full glass and now it's necessary to fill the other side of the glass by african countries themselves and the other guy union as a task achieved with mr khatami coming to that and i suspect that maybe we can see some of the course and changes coming up ok do you agree with that other. larger firm mr carr government is right. the royal african you know has been played. recent

that will happen here today and to moral issues all institutional on financial reform all that african union how can these organizations be presenting this to five african countries be more robust and also how can it be bunghole by its own members here the snippet. exactly what's going to happen here in the next two days. they come together from all over the continent in the city that devolve to the concept of african visit for the issue of independent financing for the african union them of white out of formal the organization. and tackling corruption in africa will also dominate discussions here but it's tough to be skeptical. city analysts to say that because it is going to help those who are in this to it's . a good way to. begin our sincerely. african union will name prison muhammadu buhari of nigeria as its fast and to corruption champion for the year two thousand and eighteen it's an endorsement seen as a ticket condition for prison bodies efforts in the fight against graft in nigeria all eyes will likely be on this month for one president paul kagame it will not only tickle last chai

reforms in his new mandate president paul kagame is looking to see that the african union is more independent as it stands seventy four percent of its budget is funded by the e.u. and the us there is a hope that this could reduce to fifty nine percent by two thousand and eighteen. but also another issue that was on the agenda was integration and how african people can have free movement of goods people and also a single airspace market the african youth population stands at more than seventy percent present porker government called on the youth to be more involved in development in their individual countries. they swedish ikea founder of our contract has died at the age of ninety one he turned a small scale mail order business into a global forrester empire ikea's first department store opened in one thousand nine hundred fifty eight today the company has more than three hundred stores around the world aged just seventeen environ. a mostly mail order business called ikea five years later the company began to sell furniture with its first dedicated store opening in sweden in one ni

african heads of state are in ethiopia's capital for the annual african union summit the two day meeting is headed by one president paul kagame it is taking over as the chairman african leaders are also expected to make a joint statement condemning u.s. president donald trump's reported slur on the state of their nations. and like many african countries ethiopia is struggling to keep up with a growing population an absolutely staggering wealth gap our correspondent catherine wando sent us this report. this sleek train could be in a wealthy country like germany but it's actually in a disk of. local journalists and takes us on a tour of the city states this four hundred seventy five million dollar light railway was built with the help of china it began operations in twenty fifteen i could not come at a better time. all. of us played a big role refusing. to for the tax year or passes to be the only person in the transportation the united speeding through the city you notice the numerous construction sites with a g.d.p. of seventy two billion dollars. especially its capital city is growing r

could open the door to a takeover of the somali capital mogadishu behind a call full of all the african union headquarters itself a gift from the tiniest government african leaders this cost the need to do away with the beginning bulls and i think this thing they want to see an african union fully funded by its members and i've devised the plump up calls on member states to live in zero point two percent on imports to fund the union but sulfide just twenty one of the fifty five member states have implemented it and this is a form is existential for the organization unless you can fund own organization well no right to ask for the. taxpayers to found the african union. president paul kagame has taken over the leadership of the u. general assembly he's expected to use ya'll the heart to push through the agenda he developed for a more independent a you on the theme of the summit tackling rampant corruption in africa leaders named nigerian president obama to body as a useful and to corruption champion it's a move seen as a completion of his efforts to fight graft in judea mohamed atta. the u.s. h

the thirtieth african union summit was officially opened here in . capital now the session was opened by president paul kagame who is the chairman of the african union now center stage is the issue of anti corruption and how countries can fight corruption using frameworks and institutions but the highlight of the day was the discussion on african union reforms in his new mandate president paul kagame is looking to see that the african union is more independent as it stands seventy four percent of its budget is funded by the e.u. and the us there is a hope that this could reduce to fifty nine percent by two thousand and eighteen. but also another issue that was on the agenda was integration and how african people can have free movement of goods people and also a single air space market the africa youth population stands at more than seventy percent president paul kagame is called on the youth to be more involved in development in the individual countries. time now for a bit of sports news in tennis roger federer has won the australian open after defea

as the african union we were quite appalled. infuriated, outraged by the comments. is a valued partner for the africans, this was quite a shock. president trump appeared to say today that fewer immigrants from africa, more immigrants from norway. do you think president trump's statements have been racist? his words will speak for themselves and for himself. what i can say unequivocally is that our contributions to the united states, as africans who came electively, and as africans who came in shackles, and for the administration to disregard the contributions of the africans, through the continental africans, as well as the african—americans, i think that is just really u nfortu nate. will the african union be seeking an apology? donald trump has denied making derogatory remarks, but the white house has not been unequivocal in its denial, and i wonder if you will be seeking clarification and also if it is indeed the case that he used that language you will be seeking an apology? absolutely. we will be looking to having a conversation with the state department. and re

this year's summit is how to tackle corruption in africa it's a huge problem according to the african union fifty billion dollars and most by the african continent every year through corrupt depths now president obama two parts of nigeria a month many praise for his and to corruption crusade in nigeria one of the most corrupt african countries has been appointed the champion of the african union and to corruption campaign for the year two thousand and thirteen the continent has made significant strides hootin in police legal and safe room without new to really their. own free venting and converting corruption however there are different of the legal and frameworks have not had the desired sixes in this. the leaders are expected to tump their attention on the second day of the summit on monday to the issue of conflicts in africa and how to and conflict in africa the union says by twenty twenty the fight against boko haram the fight against al-shabaab is somebody the conflict in south sudan the peace process in the central african republic and also the democratic republic of congo all on the

so let's turn now we were talking about the african union summit the thirtieth african union summit which is happening right now in an ethiopian a big focus on corruption this year we are going to talk to. one who is a senior research consultant with the peace and security research program of the institute for security studies usually in pretoria but joining us from that summit now out of sabah and we thank you for your time lisa what about you is watching on facebook live helen has said wow if this is true about botswana and i'm impressed other african countries should take a leaf out of their book what is botswana in your opinion doing right to be doing so well i guess in the corruption stakes. yes i think what's one of the long tradition of good leadership good governance and especially if the extractive industries you know that's one is a diamond rich country but ever since the founding fathers actually reached scene in botswana root systems in place where you don't see now the countries and a country like iran now for example also where the leaders have taken it upon themselves to fi

corruption and conflict high on the agenda as african union leaders hold their annual summit in ethiopia. hello i'm adrian forgive this is al jazeera live from joe also coming up pro-democracy groups call for demonstrations as one of hong kong's most prominent activist says barred from standing for election. donald trump calls for decisive action against the taliban after ninety five people were killed in a suicide attack in kabul suppost secure district. and from fighters to politicians colombia's form of fog rebels begin a new chapter for the public is skeptical. we begin in ethiopia where leaders from fifty five african union nations a meeting for the organizations annual summits corruption conflict and funding for the a you are some of the issues which are high on the agenda palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas is also attending and is expected to seek the a you support on the palestinian issue al-jazeera as mohammed out of reports now from this of about. they come together from all over the continent in the city that give to the concept of african unity the issue of indepen

reforms in his new mandate president paul kagame is looking to see that the african union is more independent as it stands seventy four percent of its budget is funded by the e.u. and the us there is a hope that this could reduce to fifty nine percent by two thousand and eighteen. but also another issue that was on the agenda was integration and how african people can have free movement of goods people and also a single airspace market the africa youth population stands at more than seventy percent present poor called on the youth to be more involved in development in their individual countries. turning out a bit of sports news in tennis roger federer has won the australian open after defeating martin church in a five set thriller in melbourne a surprise a secure his twentieth grand slam singles title after a nail biting showdown which saw croatia's chillers fight back twice to even the score federer held his nerve in the decider however to secure a comfortable six one final set when federer is the first man to win twenty grand slam titles. and sunday's early bundesliga game buyer

their time this morning east issue all institutional reform as well as financial reform of the african union the union right now has a quest host funding onto its streets to how its own members paying for its programs and projects right now it's funded. by outside bonus. the scheme that tells the whole of member states should impose a living over zero point two percent on imports into africa and into those countries so far only twenty one countries have implemented these and they are question marks and questions coming from the fly's the main countries that donates funds to the african union within africa algeria moral core south africa and nigeria present told the government is taking over the leadership also the continental body today and he will have a very daunting task trying to come these these five countries and others who don't believe in the scheme of the whole also being calls for regional economic integration and cross border trade all those calls going anywhere. well this is something that has been on the agenda almost every time it's. a quest that's africa three and small becaus

paean expansion is expected to be boosted by the african union's launch of a single is space during at summit in edison this week mark potter who runs the african diaspora forum in south africa he's originally from ivory coast and constantly feel travel complaints flying in africa. are when. but to get burns on your have to create a different flight and i could not believe. when i when i fly to france after ten hours. i live in france i mean another continent africans often have to fly to european cities as transit stops first before flying on to african countries journeys that should last hours sometimes take days not only does time consuming and expensive air travel keep families apart but it hinders economic development easier travel will help africans do business with each other another important priority for the african union. prosper is the chairman of the pan african business forum the entrepreneur runs a charter flight company to help business people get around the lack of direct routes as well as liberalizing air space for african airlines he says the a you should be charging

in the continent the idea of a single african ad transport market was first put forward at the african union some thirty years ago well it's now finally being launched it's one of the pan african agenda twenty sixty three flagship projects the plan aims to use our transportation as an engine for economic growth tanya page has more. ethiopian airlines is spreading its wings across africa buying parts of other country's national carriers the expansion is expected to be boosted by the african union's launch of the single is space during its summit in edison this week mark butler who runs the african diaspora forum in south africa he's originally from ivory coast and constantly traveled complains flying in africa. are when. but to get burns on your have to create a different flight and i could not believe. when when i fly to france after ten hours this is. ireland i mean another continent africans often have to fly to european cities as transit stops first before flying on to african countries journeys that should last hours sometimes take days not only does time consuming and expensive air trav

corruption and conflict high on the agenda is african union leaders hold the annual summit will be live in at a stop. well i'm adrian from again this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up pro-democracy groups call for demonstrations as one of hong kong's most prominent activists is barred from standing for election. donald trump calls for decisive action against the taliban after ninety five people were killed in a suicide attack in kabul is most secure district and. i'm lawrence lee with the second of all reports from the ever off river where refugees have accused the greek police of using violence and intimidation to illegally push them back over the river into turkey. to begin in ethiopia where leaders from fifty five african union nations are meeting for the organizations and the old summit corruption conflict and funding for the a us some of the issues which are high on the agenda palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas is also attending and is expected to seek the a use support on the palestinian issue and it added reports from at his other book . they come together fr

having one customs system and all that it hasn't happened so dick is always suspicious of the east african union all the west african part and then there are countries that have got good looks between them so although i think all those issues need to be ironed out before the whole park and polish inquiry takes place between african countries why would we be better now thanks so much mohammed a. former far crevel serve started campaigning for upcoming elections in colombia with a promise to fight poverty this is parliamentary and presidential votes will mark their party's election debut after the two thousand and sixteen peace deal that's aleksandar unfair to reports from bogota the former rebels face an uphill struggle to convince voters it's still dark on the southern tip of a former fire gravel now political candidate. approaches workers on their long commute into town we're not. good morning i want to invite you to the launch of the fox campaign we are x. fark fighters and we are now in politics for people like you for decades the ep is this far to state there's a rebel commander for the mili

as the african union we were quite appalled and infuriated, outraged, by the comments. ch is a valued partner for the africans, this is quite a shock. from the united nations in geneva came the stiffest of rebukes. these are shocking and shameful comments from the president of the united states. i'm sorry but there's no other word one can use but racist. you cannot dismiss entire countries and continents. the allegation has gone unanswered by the president. he had an opportunity at this ceremony in celebration of martin luther king. but it was awkward. after signing a proclamation in honour of the civil rights leader, mr trump dodged the most uncomfortable of questions. mr president, are you a racist? the president left without responding. he earlier tweeted that he'd used tough language in a meeting with senators but not the derogatory language attributed to him. peter bowes, bbc news. dentists have accused the government of not doing enough to tackle tooth decay in england. new figures indicate there were nearly 43,000 operations to remove children's teeth last year —

is is is alarming why why would it be alarming to the african union. given this given the historical reality just how many africans arrived in the united states during the atlantic slave trade. about ports they would fly in the face of all except a behavior and practice especially coming from the leader of the united states and he specially because the united states has become such a global emblem of just what can be done by nations that can be built on migration and blued values which are blue values around diversity and tolerance and the recognition for the need to do more to better yourself and opportunity how does the african union view its current relationship with this new u.s. administration with the trump administration which has yet to clearly define what is africa policy is going to be how does the african union see the future of africa's relations with america under donald trump's administration. well we hope that certainly in terms of the african union position in fact at the at the united nations security council and these are the the unite

the african union has expressed outrage and demanded an apology from donald trump, after he allegedlye derogatory and vulgar references to african countries at a meeting in the oval office. president trump has denied making the remarks, including the use of an expletive. a democratic senator, who sat next to mr trump, insists the president did use the phrase, repeatedly. from washington, nick bryant reports. this is a great and important day to martin luther kinng... the forces of american history seemed to collide at the white house today. donald trump signing a proclamation in honour of the civil rights leader, martin luther king, at the moment he stands accused of using a slur directed at african nations. here though he stuck to his script. today we celebrate dr king for standing up for that self—evident truth americans hold so dear that, no matter the colour of our skin or the place of our birth, we are all created equal by god. reporter: mr president, will you give an apology for the statement yesterday? after the ceremony came a very unceremonious commotion. mr president, are yo

most of the day was spent on discussing is titian on financial reform of the african union african you know wants to see itself moral past and independent to find out why it's on them as it was a scheme in which it wants its member states to live a zero point two percent on imports and that money will be used to finance the programs operations and activities of the organization for one president paul kagame has taken over the leadership of the african union general assembly the highest position making them and they are high hopes aziz the man who drafted a you reform plan in must up to now to sail africa from permanent to provision scare is essential we must created a single continental market integrity our infrastructure and infuse our economies with chicken knowledge the theme of this year's summit is how to tackle corruption in africa it's a huge problem according to the african union fifty billion dollars are lost by the african continent every year through corrupt dells now president obama two parts of nigeria a month many praise for his and to corruption crusade in nigeria one of

the cloud of uncertainty hangs over the african union's annual gathering in addis ababa . a dispute between some of its members over the dam it is building on the nile threatens to undermine the unity of the pan african organization the african union is extremely encouraged by is that the different countries are meeting direct directly and bilaterally to try and sort out their differences for this for the situation to be dealt with in an amicable and in a direct manner between the states involved and that is encouraging for the african union but recent developments on the ground appear to suggest otherwise egyptian president opted for to have sisi perceived real action has expressed concerns over the megaproject known as the great if the european. saying it will disrupt the flow of water to his country but at the dam is crucial for which is eager to become the largest producer of hydroelectric energy in africa and whose population often struggles with a lack of electricity if your pia egypt and sudan initially agreed on solving the dispute through dialogue but sudan and egy

the ambassador of the african union. our moderator is nina easton, also the chair of fortune's most powerful women international summit and the co-chair of the fortune global forum. thank you all again for joining us. over to you, nina. >> thank you. a round of applause for all of these women, first of all. [ applause ] >> it is truly an awesome and entim dating experience to be around all these amazing women. we're first going to go down and talk to each of them a little bit about themselves and their countries and then we'll talk about some overarching geopolitical themes. i really want to include you. so once we do two rounds, we are going to take questions from the audience. go ahead and have them ready. there's cards. we will pick them up. and we will read off the questions to our participants. so thank you. i'm first going to turn to my left. from sweden, ambassador olaf's daughter. it's really interesting that sweden has what it overtly calls a feminist foreign policy. >> we do. >> how is that going and what is it

fighting corruption is topping the agenda at the african union's annual summit under way now in ethiopia's capital over the weekend african heads of state and government are due join the discussion on what's seen as one of the key challenges facing societies across the continent our correspondent in nairobi brings us this report about hell corruption affects people's daily lives . police checkpoints in nigeria have been part of everyday life for us. but here they're not about maintaining security they're little more than pay outstations of corruption. although the chief of police outlaw long ago his colleagues continue to stop cars and money. we are on the road from lagos the economic capital of nigeria to the neighboring country. traders and travelers go through here every day although we're still more than one hour away from the border we've been passing several checkpoints of the police immigration and customs in many cases drivers for bribes. more than ten checkpoints on an eighty kilometers stretch of road is how unusual. anyone who refuses to play along and fork over cash will need h

to come over the leadership of the african union general assembly the highest position making them and they are high hopes as is the man who drafted the you will reform plan it must act now to save africa from permanent provision. scare is essential. we must created a single continental market. into bridge our infrastructure. and infuse our economies with chicken knowledge. the theme of this year's summit is how to tackle corruption in africa it's a huge problem according to the african union fifty billion dollars are lost by the african continent every year through corrupt depths now president obama two part of nigeria a man who many praise for his and to corruption crusade in nigeria one of the most corrupt african countries has been appointed the champion of the african union and to corruption complain for the year two thousand and thirteen the continent has made significant strides hootin in police legal and safe room without. new to really their. own free venting and converting corruption. however there are different of the. frameworks have not had the desired sixes in. this. expe

most of the day was spent on discussing is on financial reform of the african union african you know wants to see itself moral past and independently financed by its own that it was a scheme in which it wants its member states to live a zero point two percent on imports and that money will be used to finance the programs operations and activities of the organization one president has taken over the leadership of the african union general assembly the highest position making organ and they are high hopes as he's the man who lost that day you will reform plan it must act now to save africa from permanent provision scare is essential we must created a single continental market into bridge our infrastructure and infuse our economies with chicken knowledge. the theme of this year's summit is how to tackle corruption in africa it's a huge problem according to the african union fifty billion dollars and most by the african continent every year through corrupt depths now president obama two parts of nigeria a man who many praise for his and to corruption crusade in nigeria one of the most co

but the past two days have seen the president mired in controversy, as the african union we were quite by the comments. and for a country like the united states, which is a valued partner for the africans, this is quite a shock. from the united nations in geneva came the stiffest of rebukes. these are shocking and shameful comments from the president of the united states. i'm sorry but there's no other word one can use but racist. he had an opportunity at this ceremony in celebration of martin luther king. but it was awkward. the president left without responding. peter bowes, bbc news. iran has said the us has crossed a "red line" by imposing sanctions on the head of itsjudiciary and has vowed to retaliate. ayatollah sadeq amoli—larijani is among 1a individuals and bodies targeted. and bodies targeted. and the pressure over thejudiciary, and the pressure over iran's nuclear programme? thejudiciary, and the pressure over iran's nuclear programme ?|j thejudiciary, and the pressure over iran's nuclear programme? i don't think they are that much linked, and these new sanctions are a conse

the african union will name prison muhammadu buhari of nigeria as its first of on to corruption champion for the year two thousand and eighteen it's an endorsement seen as article permission for present biharis efforts in the fight against graft in. all eyes will likely be on this month rwandan president paul kagame it will not only tickle boss chairman of the a huge general assembly but is also expected to use this year of the home to push through the agenda he developed far more independent. money has always been a sticking point at the u. . it now wants to hobbits activities bungled by its members the self financing scheme requires member states to levy a single point two percent tax on illegitimate imports to finance the union but so far just twenty one of the fifty five member states have implemented it. having a predictable financing for our security financing programs and also development programs is a prerequisite which means that we need to create a mindset kind of spirit that the african union can shoulder its all on development programs twenty eighteen promises to be even more

the african union summit ended with up top warning to those fighting in the conflict in south sudan african union chairman will suffocate mohamad say so it's time to slap sanctions on anyone broken piece in the can. un secretary general antonio terrace walked into the summit promised support for the african union can put the warring parties on religious belief in history this is a tradition that each of you in here do with those beliefs to give you success those little legalising form the illusion to be seen but also to be sure this is the most effective and proceeded to be subjugated communist e.g. take it wasn't the only conflict discussed at the summit though the war in libya the fight against boko haram in was tough rico and conflict in the east and democratic republic of congo all debated by the you peace and security council on somalia the pan african bodies hoping the u.n. security council listens to its calls for an extension of the monday of its flagship peacekeeping mission amid some beyond the see. a hasty withdrawal the a u fees could open the door to a takeover of the somali ca

the cloud of uncertainty hangs over the african union's annual gathering in addis ababa . a dispute between some of its members over the dam is building on the nile threatens to undermine the unity of the pan african organization the african union is extremely encouraged by is that the different countries are meeting direct directly and bilaterally to try and sort out their differences for this for the situation to be dealt with in an amicable and in a direct manner between the states involved and that is encouraging for the african union but recent developments on the ground appear to suggest otherwise egyptian president of the. perceived real action has expressed concerns over the megaproject known as the great if the european. saying it will disrupt the flow of water to his country but at the dam is crucial for which is eager to become the largest producer of hydroelectric energy in africa and whose population often struggles with a lack of electricity. if the apia egypt and sudan initially agreed on solving the dispute through dialogue but sudan and egypt are now facing

this could open the door to a takeover of the somali capital mogadishu behind calls pulls out the african union headquarters itself a gift from the tiniest government african leaders this cost the need to do away with the beginning bulls and i think this thing we want to see an african union fully funded by its members and i'll devise the plump up calls on member states to live in zero point two percent on imports to fund the union but sulfide just twenty one of the fifty five member states have implemented it and this is a form is existential for the organization unless we can fund own organization well no right. to ask foreign taxpayers to fund the african union. president paul kagame has taken over the leadership of the huge general assembly he's expected to use easy the hard to push through the agenda he developed for a more independent a on the theme of the summit tackling rampant corruption in africa leaders named nigerian president mahmoud abbas hadi a useful and to corruption champion it's a move seen as article condition of his efforts to fight graft in nigeria mohamed atta. at his aba

many africans through this union society, this school and their own church, they would reclaim their african names and customs and that would be in place in newport throughout the 18th century and 19th century. this is important because today, there are at least 30 buildings or historic structures from the colonial era that are directly related to not only where africans were enslaved and more importantly, where africans owned property, applied a trade , and worshiped and taught their children. on a personal level, history is more than a vocation of study or learning. for me, it is a way of life, a definition of who you are. my own family, on my mother's side, we date back over 10 generations in newport. many of our newport ancestors did not look like george or martha washington or worship like them. their backgrounds were african heritage, native heritage, and jewish heritage. for me, this provides an opportunity to talk about all of american history in an inclusive manner. i have been very fortunate because every generation of my family has maintained heirlooms that have been passed

i think really the boy allies in the court of the african union and the some regional power these are the ones who should weigh in on calculi and ask him that you must step down or actually we're going to drive you out or that dish should make sure that the security operators house every public space and the public authority to ensure that if we had a failed action takes place. it would appear that that's really where my conviction vented their anger towards ensuring that the regional powers are acting in good faith but there we also have a problem where some of the heads of state who knows our can in the background supporting joseph kabila i mean who we know that's you know. proxy gallery and who are actually in the background making sure that he's that deep broaching that so so so so really it's the african union in this a regional power that really have to be blamed for what is happening in a d r c because although states can misbehave but then there is an operator that exists for some reason the regional powers to be able to act and they have still to act at the moment and that's