so what has the african union said? the african union is just put out a statement. you've seen it on twitter saying that they've suspended burkina faso from the union right now until a constant constitutional rule is restored. and that's all they said at this moment . but there's a delegation from the west african regional block here today on monday. i and also someone from the united nations west african office for the style as well. who's also here, they're going to be speaking to the head, to the military contact. and we hope to have more information in, in a couple hours, if they make an announcement today. okay, when it says, until constitutional rule is restored, what exactly does it want? the military rule is to do to commit to it hasn't said specifically other than what would be on that tweet but, but what is understood is back something about moving towards elections. i, you know, transitional government is unclear exactly on the specifics of what they will be asking for. would you hope to have more clarity on later today or in the coming days? ok, just remi

this, they have a role to play a role to play, but the structure of the relationship between the african union and it's read that economy communities is that was based on the subsidiary principal. become defensive, the regional organization, destro respond to the challenges that book has treat and that's the kind of union will take guidance from where beach but they realize the target. and i said, and there might be, see, how do we show that we have used to shoes? that's our response. see as sensitive to the needs of people. now, when you have to teach you that i increase and i'm not perceived by the generality of the population as being and banding and nuanced in depth of the problem it's mandating from this institution seems to be purely kinda foster hasn't happened overnight. we saw a quest meetings in a crash where they were focusing on malady. so that gives that impression that there's a lack of appropriate intelligence organ. so was seen to have lost emmanuel, though we will come back to you. yes. with unison here we go. you have echo us, you have the african union, they are players are

how the headlines on our 0, the african union has suspended makita fast. so following last week's military crew, the move comes ahead of talks between you and officials, delegates from other west african countries. the new military rule, as the african union has already suspended to other west african countries. molly and guinea, after military takeovers that the crew in became a fastow, is the 4th in the region. in 18 months, some ethnic reports from morgan to go. right now the sanction people are saying largely symbolic, and the idea is to see what sanction they will impose it if they do. and the severity of distinction could range from economic to travel. really, depending on what i'm being told, what the military leaders are saying, what they're willing to do, what they're not willing to do. so it seems like they say assessments are being made right now. there's lots of talks that are going on today and saturday. and in the coming days and then you know how those suspension and if there's things and how they play out, it will depend on how we talk. sco

you have the african union. they are, players are within this entire scenario is playing out right now. but you also have a generational problem of corruption of mismanagement. does taken places lead to this anger, none of this is solvable overnights. so literally the future for begin of faso in the next few months will be a military, almost failed state. surely. well let's, let's hope for the best i would say. let's 1st see what happens in these coming days. as far as i know, it hasn't really been confirmed that this is a complete military takeover. i would just, i would look back to the popular uprising of 2014 and say that even before the regional had this terrorism became such an imposing problem on looking fast. so the country was facing a very steep transition from the 27 year rule of bass compare into a more democratic state. and that challenge was then compounded by the, the sort of the, the growing threat of and menace of the how does terrorism. so already. busy at that time, when mr. corporate came in,

but this structure of the relationship between the african union and it's becoming communities that call was based under subsidy, or it's a principal become defensive. the regional organization destro respond to the challenges that book has treat then that the union will take guidance from a job where to speech. but the realize the target and i said, and there might be see, how do we show that we have used to shoes? that's our response. see as sensitive to the needs of people. now, when you have your strategic that are increasingly cheap, and i'm not proceed by the generality of the populate the lead as being and banding and get perception of the profit and mandating from this institution seems to be purely looking faster. hasn't happened overnight. we saw west meetings in a crash where they were focusing on maddie. so that gives that impression, that there's a lack of appropriate intelligence organ. so we seem to have lost a manual though. we will come back to you. yes. with unison here we go. you have echo us, you have the african union. they are players are within this entire scenario

we have a new african union lead negotiator for the horn of africa. going back to the point of backing african institutions and putting our support behind the president. i think the executive order is the next step. naming and shaming and squeezing people responsible under that executive order will be, but i know that many people are seized with this issue in ethiopia. >> perhaps you could speak to some of the activities undertaken since he was named to that role and the roadblock he is facing and how he is adapting to these challenges. >> he shares the suite with me, two doors down, and he is more absent than present because he's always on the road, leaving u.s. engagements. whether it is in ethiopia or the region, the african union and other institutions. where frankly, the international community of like-minded and other partners are also seized with this. he was in new york engaging with the deputy prime minister last week, and the week before, and currently. he is very much engaged in trying to explore every opening we might have, and helping the

we have a new african union lead negotiator for the horn of africa. going back to the point of backing african institutions and putting our support behind the president. i think the executive order is the next step. naming and shaming and squeezing people responsible under that executive order will be, but i know that many people are seized with this issue in ethiopia. >> perhaps you could speak to some of the activities undertaken since he was named to that role and the roadblock he is facing and how he is adapting to these challenges. >> he shares the suite with me, two doors down, and he is more absent than present because he's always on the road, leaving u.s. engagements. whether it is in ethiopia or the region, the african union and other institutions. where frankly, the international community of like-minded and other partners are also seized with this. he was in new york engaging with the deputy prime minister last week, and the week before, and currently. he is very much engaged in trying to explore every opening we might have, and helping the

the african union and african cdc was setting up deliver programs that would enable africans to contributexperiences on the continent, markable -- remarkable return on investment and enable them to at least help the continent to address the challenges. we're looking into that very seriously. amy: dr. nkengasong, thank you for being with us. you're usually in africa, born in cameroon, but you are in washington, d.c. what do you find coming to the united states, the difference in how the people of the united states are dealing with -- their attitudes toward, how the government is dealing with omicron, but overall coronavirus -- and the african continent? >> i think we have to admit the omicron variant is truly a lesson that -- difficult virus we are ill lynnwood. a virus that mutates quickly. a virus that if you allow it to separate is going to create mutations and challenge. i think we are very encouraged the role the united states is playing and making vaccines accessible to africa. the united states has donated the most vaccines to africa. i can speak on balf of the african union, we are

the african union has already suspended to other west african countries. molly and guinea, after military takeovers that the crew, it became faso as the 4th in the region in 18 months. some met nick reports now from one to 2. right now the suspension people are saying largely.

we just now have a new african union lead negotiator for the horn of africa. going back to chair bass' point of backing african institutions and putting our support behind the president. i think the executive order is the next step. applying names, naming and shaming and holding and squeezing people responsible under that executive order will be follow on. this is something that has the highest level of attention at the state department and, frankly, across the administration. i know administrator power, the ambassador, secretary blinken are seized with this issue in ethiopia. >> you are referring to ambassador feldman. perhaps you could speak to some of the activities that he has undertaken since being named to that role and what roadblocks he is facing and how he is adapting to these challenges. absent tha's always on the road, leaving u.s. engagements. whether it is in ethiopia or the region, the african union and other institutions. where frankly, the international community of like-minded and other partners are also seized with this. he was in new york eng

engages whethernd in ethioa were engaging with the african union and african institutions are frankly the international community and other partners. he was up in the dark engaging with thehe prime minister just last week and he is in khartoum currently so very much to engage in trying to explore every opening that we might have and having the administration identify what made the -- maybe those initial pressure points that we could lean on. >> the plot seems to have stalled. i do have a few seconds left. mr. jenkins if you may speak to any leverage or pressure points that the u.s. has with the ethiopian government to push for humanitarian -- >> as you nauert mensturate are his laser august on issues of ethiopia and seeking accountability for the atrocities that happened as ambassador in abdallah said there's enough blame to go around on both sides of that situation for you what we are also worried about our broader attention to is we did a prevention analysis internally that shows they were 13 possible other fault lines within ethiopia any one of which could ignite in many of them ar

so politically talking also we're still waiting for the 4th of the position of the african union and the international community because, you know, to dance membership in the african union has been suspended because of the military rule. but they were talks to, to lift the sanctions from sudan after the 21st november even. but now after the, the, the, the, the, the resignation of handled it looks that so that now is fully in the hands of the military. and that's mean, so that is, and the for military ruling and this is, may, may, may mean of big sit back for that with, as well as for the do you have an international communities tell us about how to, why did the prime minister choose to resign now, what could happen next? it's, it's a, as a prime minister has exhibit his super frustration actually a few days ago and many reports in the past days that he was intended to resign the mass as there are a lot of reasons actually. but the most violence use, again, is the british in the, in the past few days by the military and security organs. maybe the main reason for him to resign because

i would like to hear how the us government can better cooperate with the african union and multilateral organizations to assist in peace and security efforts on the continent. as the biden administration positions itself to engage different with africa i would like our witnesses to address with the us government can do differently in our approach to conflict on the continent with the major global challenges caused by covid 19 and the situation in afghanistan. how will this change the narrative of its engagement with africa to one of mutual prosperity given complex security challenges. my colleague mister deutsch will go into more detail, it has effect on the country of africa, regarding conflict and stabilization. the conflicts by the taliban has lessons and we can learn from these developments, we applied to the hotspots for insecurity, and i recognize, i think he's on the floor. let me recognize chris smith, the ranking member of the subcommittee. >> thank you for your leadership. secretary gonzalez notes half of the world's armed conflict in 2020 were in africa, 15 at current count.

government can better cooperate with the african union and other multilateral organizations to assist in peace and security efforts on the content. as the biden administration positions itself to engage differently with africa, i would like our witnesses to address with the u.s. government can do differently, particularly in light of the major global challenges caused by covid-19 and now the situation in afghanistan. how will the u.s. change the narrative of this engagement with africa to one of mutual prosperity given these complex security challenges? my colleague will go into more detail on this but the situation is afghanistan does have an effect on the continent of africa. the current takeover by the taliban has lessons for the continent and i hope we can learn from these developments under able to apply them to the hotspots where insecurity underlines long-standing partnership and investment. i now recognize the chair of the subcommittee on north africa -- i don't believe he is still here -- i think he is on the floor. let me recognize chris smith, the ranking member of the subc

where is the african union in all of this? do they have a role to play?> they've always had a role to play. but the structure of the relationship ben where you are and this community here is called communities. >> being the first. >> that's to respond to the challenge that burkina faso has phas fasto. >> -- where it is based. but they realized the challenge. i served -- how do we assure that we have these two that are responsive and sensitive to the needs of people. >> when you have the protect tray tickically shift. and i know it proceeds but the generality of the populace that they need as understanding and their perception. and it's purely to be plat feud now. we saw across immediatings in a cross with full -- so you said it -- impression that's a lack of intelligence r. we seem to have lost emmanuel. we will come back to you. >> you have e.c.o.s. they're playing without thiser entire. you also don't have a general of mishalf none of this is silver bullet overnight the future for burkina fast sole be a military almost failed state schurrlery. >> well,

the crew has been condemned by the african union and the united nations q a publishing their german chancellor. all our shots is pushing for a vaccine mat dates to slow the spread of the corona virus. the on the corner and ascending infection rates soaring to record levels and germany, but lawmakers and the public are defined it over whether people should be legally required to get vaccinated. and let's now take a look at some of the other developments in the pandemic, felice and the german capital have been authorized to take action against protesters who trivialize the holocaust vaccine. opponents have been wearing badges resembling the yellow stars that jewish people had to display under the nazi regime . denmark has announced it will lift most restrictions next week. the government says that although infections are surging, they're not overwhelming. the health system and an australian naval ship has delivered a to tonga without making contact with anyone on land. about 2 dozen sailors tested positive for cobit 19 raising fairs. they could spread the virus on the pacific island nation, whic

government can better cooperate with the african union and other multilateral organizations to assist with peace efforts on the continent. as the biden administration positions itself to engage differently with africa, i'd like our witnesses to address how the u.s. government can do differently in their approach on the continent, particularly in light of the global major challenges caused by covid-19 and now the situation in afghanistan. how will the u.s. change the narrative of its engagement with africa to one of mutual prosperity given the complex security challenges? >> my colleague, mr. deutch will go into more detail on this but the situation in afghanistan does have an effect on the continent of africa, particularly regarding conflict and stabilization. the current take-over by the taliban has lessons for the continent and i hope we can learn from these developments and are able to apply them to the hot spots where insecurity undermines longstanding partnership and investment. i now recognize the chair of the subcommittee on middle east -- on north africa, although i don't beli

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we b go directly to the commissn or the representatives of the united nations and african union. how can we best support you. there is beens collaboration and dialogue and fundamentally this is at the core of the administration's partnership working very closely and in close coordination with african institutions. >> i hope for the day when these conflicts happen that they are dealt with and resolved. i want to ask about a couple of things. one a concern about the role of russia and the mercenaries who say they are independent, not affiliated with the russian government. if you have a comment about ithat. and also in terms of some of the violence that we see, how much of it is biological? take mozambique that doesn't have a history of this, how much is biological and how much is opportunist basically when people feel they have no other alternative? >> you want to respond first? >> we are very concerned about the human rights abuses that are underway. as always in terms of the coordination of the actors we have a robust and critically important peacekeeping operation on the ground

the african union has condemned the coup attempt. >> all is not well here.have been growing. over the weekend, tensions burned over. mutiny in the barracks. then information. >> the movement which brings together all the components of the defensive security forces has decided to put in and to the power of the psident today. the 24th of january, 22. this is a decision taking with the aim of enabling our country to get back on track and to gather all its forces in order to fight for its territorial integrity and its recovery and its sovereignty. >> there has been support from the streets. civilians have been unhappy as ll. the security in the country is growing. >> our hearts are with the army. all of the people. the security, bad government, we are fed up. we are fed up. and we wanted to end. we wanted to -- want it to end. >> nothing is going well. the president, disappointed with more new appointments, always with the new government that he was the real problem. but previous attempts to make their voice heard were met with this -- deepeni frustrations with

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the african union echo was and the other african nations must have been very concerned which was next to fall. and it does seem as though burkina faso is that one. is there any indication that you alluded to it slightly in your 1st answer? is there anything, any indication that there is going to be more sort of an intervention or more at least talks with, as you say, the new what is perceived to be the new leadership of burkina faso r o people just sitting back at the moment and waiting to see what happens next. this is a particularly difficult situation for france, the former colonial power. it has its special forces on the ground, not far from the airport of walker to go under the opposite operation saber. in fact, there was a french soldier that was wounded alongside burkina faso military just earlier last week. and so they have troops on the ground in burkina faso. beacon of us is also a key ally, a key contributor to the fight against arm groups in neighboring molly. there's the g 5. so hell, a coalition of arm groups in which burkina faso is also part. so, i mean, it's particula

the african union has suspended became fast. so following last week's military coup, the move comes ahead of talks between un officials and military rulers. the west african block echo us has already suspended the country. med nick has more from what could do right now the convention people are saying largely symbolic and the idea is to see what sanction they will impose it if they do. and the severity of the function could range from economic to travel. really, depending on what i'm being told of what the military leaders are saying, what they're willing to do, what they're not willing to do. so it seems like they say assessments are being made right now. there's lots of talks that are going on today and saturday, and in the coming days. and then you know how the suspension and if there's things and how they play out, it will depend on how to talk, go. there is a delegation from the west african regional block here today on monday. and also someone from the united nations with african office for the style as well is also here. t

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will here mikey cell is going to be the chair of the african union, already the west african body echo us has said that it's watching the situation with grave concern. this is a setback for democracy in the region. we've seen numerous coups in molly in guinea in shad, late and earl in february, and whilst to step back for democracy in the region for many became burkina faso. they see this possible qu, or the military in charge as a step forward to deal with the ongoing insecurity situation, just a few number. so 1500000 people displaced in this country that previously had not experienced the threat of arm groups. 2000 people killed and then there was this event. so that happened in november that that provoked public outcry in, in its out where 20 soldiers were killed by an armed group affiliated to al qaeda. it turned out that they had gone weeks without food rations, despite their demands made to the central command. and so they had to guard and hunt in order to get their food, and then there was this attack. and so i'm in august where fighters, most of them teenagers are children ind