we'll have to wait and say, i'll just hear alexia bryan reporting live from dough house of suit. what if, which is a terrific place to be at any time with the not just during woke up. thanks to lexi south africa's governing amc is holding a leadership pole with president civil rama pose a tip to win a 2nd term. while the parties faced difficulties from leadership battles to corruption allegations. it's been in power for nearly 30 years. since south africa's 1st democratic elections for me to mila reports from travis, brook, once celebrated as a liberation party that fought against racial segregation. in recent years of africa, the governing african national congress has been riddled by corruption and criticism . it's a party of respected global and african leaders such as oliver tumble and nobel peace prize laureate nelson mandela. but 28 years into democracy, the agencies facing increasing condemnation for poor leadership and governance. since monday, la subsequent president tub. when becky and jacob zoom out were recalled or forced to resign, current president saddam opposes fa

proud to represent our last hope to make it to the world cup. final, sort of height of algae 0, alexia bryan, is watching the game with moral confines at the bow hall port. what's the boot down there? electra. oh, i have to say it's incredibly nervous as each minute passes. but this is a really popular place, but thousands of fancy what we say behind me down here watching the game and it is such a lovely, relaxed family by people have brought down they camping chairs. they brought tables, they picnics out as you say, moroccans and osiris 8 actually. and her report is really proud of their team no matter what happens tonight, because the fact that they made it into the world for me, it was amazing. the fact that they made in this is astounding, in fact, of even being described as the potential doc course of the tournament. and when i was walking around before i spoke to people from all across the region, i've spoken to people from iraq, from mauritania, from egypt. jordan, how else was there? i talked to a gentleman from gannon and it's amazing. they've all come down here to support morocco.

alexia bryan al jazeera, but oh ha, ah, this is al jazeera and these are the top stories. the sour american basketball player, brittany griner, will soon be back in the us. after being released from a russian prison. the 2 time olympic gold medalist was freed as part of a prisoner swap after want to be known just who detained in russia. hel, owner, and tolerable circumstances. pretty will soon be back in the army of her loved ones and. and she should have been there all along. this is a day we worked toward for a long time. we never stop pushing for her release. it took painstaking intense negotiations and i want to thank all the hard working public servants across my administration, who worked tirelessly to secure her release. the peru has sworn on dina buelo, alta as president after pedro castillo, was impeached by congress and detained. he was arrested just hours after saying he would dissolve congress by presidential decree. germany says it expects more arrests and rides in connection with the far right plot to overthrow the government place right at $130.00 sites. on

amends, well, cut much, and as alexia bryan reports, some doha, gender equality, and sport is also being discussed down at the farm. so i'm here at the faith fans. i and, and right in the middle is this pavilion where the sports global governing body is trying to show how it's using football to make positive changes in the world. and one of those is women's football. justice, 3 female referees are coming. the 1st old woman's team to officiate a man's game at the world come and inside is an important conversation going on and the so called the doha portal, which connects people here in the city with others come around the world. and they're discussing leveling the playing field and increasing gender equality and sport. they talking about creating the safest spices and more opportunity for women in sport around the world williams with ball or women, or to engender the mom. just get as much attention as i, you know, as we are windy jim is going to press the wrong. people have to take that a seriously that women also can plead sports as good even better than men. so i think they should the a

the 1st time out of fame back out the tournament in the round, and 15 for the 2nd time in a row, alexia bryan watched with fans at the old port in doha, they were not only supporters from morocco, but also other countries backing the last remaining african help. oh, add a parent's name to love the app or jim saying i represent a big site next up for morocco, its portugal. they booked their place in the last state within and found a quinn over switzerland gotten falla ramo, started the game ahead of christiane, a rinaldo, and got the lead for portugal. in the 17th minutes, they were to add the break when peppy sword over the swift defenders, the 39 year old becoming oldest player to score in the world cup, knock at stitches. portugal kept up the pressure early in the 2nd half rose black. the 2nd of the night before school was added by raphael get arrows put the team in total control to where to win pulled one back through men while a kanji their 1st knockout stage goal since 1954. but the driving continued ramos, completing the trip to this school. that is 67 minutes and an injury time. roxann

that they came up against the magic of massey, hall brennan, r 0 paris for back hair and cattle. alexia bryan, is that there was a suit walker for traditional cultural area of the city. so what's the atmosphere been like that? i mean, that's just up to 1 in the morning here and there is still people walking around with argentinian flags. argentinians gobs with who owns the this so can normally used to wrap up, you know, normal times about 10 pm, but it was made 24 hours for the world cup. and i think the party is going to continue. yeah. well, and to the way out as i was speaking to an argentinian ben earlier, and he was saying that he watched the match here and one of the cafes. and he said he almost died several times because of the journey of that match that we've heard from that a then from poland that report. but he also said something that was really surprising for him has been the amount of support the same from people, from all around the world as he's been walking around the search here a. so he's finally micies it all, they guys 45 minutes and partially i was where the more nice i k

works of art in their own right, and holding influence that stretches far beyond their walls. alexia bryan, out to sierra. oh ha, ah, this is out here, and these are the main stores. ah, ukrainian forces are holding their ground against russian soldiers in the battle for buck moot. russian troops could advance on other cities if they seize a territory east in ukraine. ukrainian present vanessa lensky has visited washington dc to request more weapons from the u. s. tour, he told congress, lately support ukraine's woke. russia was an investment and global security. i'm democracy and would like to thank you. thank you very much. thank you for both financial packages. you have already provided us with. and there was, you may be willing to decide on your money is not cheery team is an investment in the global security and democracy that we handle in the most responsible way. suds triggered by monsoon rains of killed at least 5 people. unfortunately, 65000 from their homes in northern malaysia. evacuations are underway and more rain is predicted. the world health organization is urging beijing t

stephanie, for part, has made history as the 1st woman to referee amends, woke up much, and as alexia bryan reports from doha, gender equality in sports is also being discussed down to the fans, or i'm here at the sands. i live in the middle, is this where the global governing body. it's trying to show how it's using football to make positive changes in the world. and one of those is women football just says 3 female referees of becoming the old women's team to associate a man's game at the world cup. and inside is an important conversation going on in the so called, the doha portal, which connects people here in the city with others come around the world. and they discussing leveling the playing field and increasing gender equality and forward talking about creating safer space and more oppertunity women enforce around the world, women, football, women, gender and just get out tension. and i'll.

a lot of that has been happening in doha sick or case where alexia bryan is standing by for us amongst the fans. hello, their legs were getting down to the pointy end of the tournament now. and the motivation of the crowds here, enjo hi, isn't whining, is it a? absolutely. it is not. there are lots of people coming down to the so the crowds have been building. i have seen a bunch of brazilian t shirts, there have been portuguese fans warming up their voices for the stadium later on. of course, they are 2 of the 8 teams buying for the last 4 spots. and the final 16, the, the most recent to go through our spain and japan after they met light last night, played at the same time, of course, as germany versus costa rica. and i was really lucky to be in the crowd for spying versus japan. and at the beginning of the match, all 4 teams had the chance to be going through to the final 16 talk. it was nerve wracking as each goal was scored at the computations changed of who was making it through. everybody was on the edge of they said, and as you said, the crowds were roaring, there was singing,

walk up related alexia bryan is at the work, if in da, hard to tell us all about that that's right. has actually if you've coming down to the so this is the perfect place to come and buy things to compliment your world cup experience. if you are hitting to those quota finals, you can come and buy an england thorough job. if you want something a bit traditional, you can coming by american flag, there is some brazilian good transfer the down. but there is a bit of a warning from police and from experts that could be some people who were out there to scam you. because if you are looking for the official merchandise, so if that is anything that has got the faith, the world cup logo, or the design of the c as trophy or the mascot, my aid, the police and expect a warning that that could be out to scam you, if you're looking for the official merchandise and that's because the official merchandise around events like that the for woke up like the olympics. it's actually a multi $1000000.00 business and i've done a report on that. you can take a look if you're a football fan looking for somet

back out of the tournament in the round of 16 for the 2nd time in a row, alexia bryan watched with fans at the old port in dough on. there were not only supporters from morocco, but also other countries backing the last remaining african help. ah, a i next out for morocco, its portugal, they booked their place in the last 8 within and found a quinn over switzerland, on falla, ramo, started the game ahead of christiana, rinaldo, and gotten lead for portugal. in the 17th minutes, they were 2 up at the break when peppy sword over the swift defenders the 39 year old becoming all this player to score in the world can not get stages. portugal kept up the pressure early in the 2nd half. rose glass is 2nd of the 9th, and the 4th floor was added by raphael get arrows. what the team in control went to when pulled one back through men while a kanji their 1st knockout stage goal. since 1954, but the driving continued ramos completing straight. the 1st of this war is 67 minutes and an injury time rap fan leo made it 6 wines with the final nail in switzerland, coffin portugal going through to the qua

that will the so welcome in doha, has been a hub of activity over the last 2 weeks, alexia bryan, is soaking up the atmosphere as the walk up heads to the quote, a final stage, and with all of this excitement around the football, alexia, not surprisingly, it's a big opportunity to buy and sell all things woke up related. oh absolutely. as you say, the so has been buzzing over the during the world cup period and it is a great place for people watching. it is also a great place if you realize that you're going to these go to finals this weekend and you've lost your morocco flag, go u as in tina valuable your brazil scott. come on down to the soak because everything is down here. now you'll be able to go to shop like this one or others further down in the alleys. and these items are called peripheral items because they produce to be sold around the world cup. but there are others, and they're the official merchandise. that is anything that's got the feeder will cap logo or something that's got the mascot la aid, or even the shape of the trophy for this year and experts. but this is brand

works of art in their own right, and holding influence that stretches far beyond their walls. alexia bryan al jazeera, doha, ah, i've a picture of a headlines here on the al jazeera ukraine's president's address. the u. s. congress sank, his country will never surrender to russia, not in his the landscape in washington on his 1st war time, overseas trip. he said ukraine remains recipient, but we'll need more help. and would like to thank you. thank you very much. thank you for both financial packages you have already provided us with. and there was you may be willing to decide on your money is not sheree team is an investment in the global security and democracy that we handle in the most responsible way will earlier the u. s president, announce a new $1800000000.00 package for ukraine, which includes patriot missiles. joe biden said the u. s. would stand with the crane for as long as it takes. meanwhile, russian president vladimir putin as approved a 30 percent increase in military personnel. kremlin says peace talks with ukraine are not possible. while western countries supplied with wea

world cup semi final matches here in dow hall, 1st up on tuesday, argentina will phrase croatia, alexia bryan has been checking out some of their pre game festivities. the fans behind me, they asylum of the 35 or 40000 fans at the embassy here says traveled from argentina, add those numbers have been boosted by other people who have travelled from other parts of the world to support argentina. but also members of dung. hans diverse community as well have chosen to take agen tainer as their tame. i'm actually joined now by maricia, who is an argentinian who lives here in kata. are you going to the match to mar and i am? what are you thinking? yes, we are going to the much lag, was it before? and we are very excited and i'm happy to have the dispute is a junior our team on a job to see the leg we are doing. who do you think is going away and croatia is a tough team to bait egg bratia. you serve very nice team. you support them bought irish and dino was doing. he served homework and we don't underestimate russia. i know we are focus to doing, playing when to mold and they fight. we have to do ou

security experts are wanting people, searching for souvenirs to watch out for fakes and scams. alexia bryan reports, if you're a football fan, looking for something tangible to take home with you on top of those world cup memories, you're in luck. from trinkets to brenda gear, the practical accessories to bespoke designs is cars at 2022 merchandise for just about every budget. and this year, 70 percent of the 1st world cup accessories comes from just one place. the manufacturing hub if you were in china that's according to the local industry association, stays the 30 sold sporting goods worth more than half a $1000000000.00. just the 1st 8 month of the year and my tina this time, our product range expanded to include a lot more new products, including world cup at scott's patches, key chains, clothing, footballs, trophies, and so on. you have been described as the world's supermarket and factories have been working overtime to kill orders, merchandise from e. what was being sent around the world party even set up a special shipping route to make sure the goods arrived in time. it only is up

busy there's been plenty of support in katara for the only remaining era, but african team, alexia bryan has been celebrating with moroccan fans at c clack eve. i. lexi, i've seen how excited moroccan fans get god after beating canada, but beating spain. i mean, it's on another level, isn't it? i have to say the atmosphere here has been absolutely electric, every channel but they minutes so. so the way this massive parade down here of moroccan fans and they're not really carrying moroccan flags, either. they also algerian flags. there's liberties, legs caught 3 flags, the saudi flags, and that's because fans have told me that them were all contained, really is carrying the hopes and dreams of the entire nation. we actually watched the match down the road at the don't how old ports with thousands of were off and fans. and again, they were from across the region and incredibly excited to watch the tame make it this by, as you say, the only arab team to make it into the quarter finals. many more often fancied that the fact that their team made it to the world cup itself was a bonus that the

it's also invested millions of dollars, and it's museums and galleries, alexia bryan, looks at how and why the tournament has helped the countries of c aah! cutter transformed into a vast outdoor up museum. the small gulf nation pulled out all the stops to host the football world cap, but the tournament was far from being all about the beautiful game with. i think the world cup has definitely pushed the art scene to a new level because a lot of people that are coming from a broad or visiting club there for the world cup. want her engage in the culture and we want to have something offered. and i think that's really pushed more an investment in the art scene. how did alma's work is on show images and exhibition of contemporary art? she says having the global spotlight on cutter motivated local assets to explore their identity. i think storytelling evolved the, the way that we want to come to school is because started looking was like what and why and how and all of this. and we became more experimental because each one of us wants to bring something new and exciting. more than a 1000000

a truck hacky to winning spot kick america is goalkeeper, bono kept out 3 spain penalties, and alexia bryan joins us now live from doha alexi water nail biter the 1st arab nation to reach the quarter finals. and of course, the 1st woke up in the our world. it really has been absolutely electrifying. yeah, and our how this evening, i actually watched the match down at our house old port with a bunch of fans from across the region. i spoke to people from iran, from mauritania, from egypt, from jordan. everybody was down there to support morocco because of course this is the 1st will cop in the middle east and with morocco being the last arab team, everybody across the region really feeling like the moroccans were playing for them . everybody set right on the edge of a safe throughout the game, just watching you guys for a full time through to the extra time through to the penalties. and you know, absolute elation. the role from the crowd broke out when asher f a k. me the 24 year old moroccan put that boy in the nit taking that penalty to $30.00. he actually was born in spain and of course th

have been marked by the deafening wars of fans chanting in the trees and stadiums across cutoff, alexia bryan has been out and about learning about some of the chance that bring people together. ah ah, with 32 teams and 60 pool pictures and let's not forget more than a 1000000 visit is expected. certainly a noisy time to $1000000000.00. i got one of the favorite, parisian football chance that are my favorite me now long, which means undescribable. i i, what would i say if they asked me how much i love or croatia my answer would be on, describe it all. i ah, a rigid boys and it means that ring pick up to go to home or to the country. oh, oh, oh, the pans aren't allowed down on. okay. they can bundle it out in the stands with their voice, with the most supportive fans often called the 12 man on the team. the recipe, you know, having your team behind you having everyone just chanting, pushing you on a half an hour time is about to happen. ah, we're basically singing overall 1st mozilla. so every work or below. oh, and we're wanting to plan a plan with the next start, maybe a, a player again, i'm

got on off during the tournament, alexia bryan has more from missouri in. doha just stays away from that old important final where argentina type on france and fans all the south american teams have come down here to this pavilion that is run that by the regions football federation. and it is paying from you to the south. american things have been part of the not just argentina, but also was ill, uruguay, and also ecuador. and this is what they call link. it's tree dream. and it really looks at those who've been behind counseling sport take a route in the region. so it's supporting giant float, past and present, and hopefully even future. so on it, you can see engraved into it various autographs. we've got up here. we've got pele . we've got around the corner. we've got diego, madonna, and of course, the global superstar linelle mercy. there'd be more than a $100000.00 visits to this interactive space since it opened on the close day of the world. cut football fans can try they skill and rubric and ticket testing whether they can dance with the board like this sporting heroes or had the

when a sunday is final we'll get to take home is on display right now under house cornish and alexia bryan, is that and down here on the coronation, where hundreds of people are waiting in line behind me, some of them up to an hour to say this, this is the 5th a will couple. when is trophy now that is the trophy that will be taken home by whoever wins that big final on sunday night, argentina, france who will it bait? now this one is tricky though, is different to the original of faith, a trophy that one has made a new since 974. it has been won by 8 european teams and 4 south american teams. that remains to be same. which side it will be going to on sunday night, and that one is 6 kilograms and made of pure gold. there are actually some interesting rules around who can touch these trophies. you can say probably the guys behind me when they come in and take a selfie with it. they are not actually allowed to touch the trophy itself. and that because it can only be touched by previous champions, by the faith of president or hate of state. all the new winners of the fif, a world cap on sunday

i don't. 0 is alexia bryan has been with all evening at the port area here. so how, actually, what is the move light by mouth? oh, i have to say it is incredibly taint, most of the crowd down here. they've come down with the camping chisel. they picnic tables and people sitting right on the edge of those camping chaise. people even have been really apple and they faced as soon as morocco makes it anywhere near the goal. but there is a deep disappointment here. that morocco i have not met yet managed to say badeo. spain is making the most of the position so far in this match. morocco is looking a little bit more dangerous with what they've managed to do with a lot of those opportunities being opened up by the young asher. f i k me young. we're often 24 who was actually born in spain, but as yet, no, no bull in the back of the nit form morocco. but one of the cool things about this crowd behind me when i was walking around to earlier, is that the people have come from all over this region. they, i from iran. i've spoken to people from laura tamia from jordan, f

the wilcox, but the funds are still out, and about making the most of what cattle has to offer. alexia bryan has more from charade in. don't just say the way from that all important final way, argentina type on france and fans all the south american teams have come down here to this 2000000000 that is run that by the regions. football federation ended up paying from you to the south. american things have been part of it, the not just argentina, but also build uruguay and also ecuador, and this is what they cooling. it's tree green. and it really looks at those who've been behind counseling sport take a roots in the region, so it supposing giant float past and present and hopefully even future so on it, you can see engraved into it various autographs. we've got up here. we've got haley, we've got around the corner. we've got diego marana, and of course, the global superstar linelle missy. there'd be more than a $100000.00 visits to this interactive space since it opened on the clear sky of the world cup. football fans contrived a school and she kicks tasting whether they can dance with the po

works of art in their own right, and holding influence that stretches far beyond their walls. alexia bryan al jazeera, doha, as yet from me, learnt 8 of the usa for news in just a minute. i for that, ah ah, ah, i all ready for the 1300000 that will been ah, me that this is only the beginning that ecuador is going to keep moving forward again with not supposed to happen a minute or great moment for synagogue or back to being forgiven for thinking that sar greer at 130000 happy transfer. i can tell you that i don't discount australia because they're going to come out fighting and fighting at the end of an incredible remarks with i buried on time abandoned as a child by his own cristella is nothing of the early life in the republic of congo . after 40 years living in switzerland, cristella follows a fascinating paper trail that leads from his adopted home to the country of his back and the most unexpected re union witness it were on al jazeera. we don't simply focus on the politics of the conflict. if the human suffering that we report time, we brave bullets and bomb and we always include the

amazing, alexia bryan has been watching with vans at the old court in doha. there were not only supporters from morocco, but also other countries backing the last remaining african health. oh, a parent love african. same with they are representing a time with wow, wow, wow morocco i sure, let's start with you. what did you think of their performance? absolutely. amazing. and i think for the 1st time in this tournament i have a prediction, correct. so i'm over the morning. no, but i'm just happy from arco, they've been knocking on that dough, and particularly really under what the drug drug morocco has not considered a goal since he took chad in august of this year. he's a former defender as a player, so you can expect that from the teams that is coaches. but also what a good story you know that we've been in this tournament. yes, in bonham best law legal goalkeeper last season. and he is the one who knocks out spain from this tournament. rougher kimmy, born in madrid. it's spain. i mean there's no better script input both than what we've been here tonight and

i will just have to wait and say, who comes out on top, depending that peach, beautifully done alexia bryan line for a stay at the said, thank you. plenty more head on his knees, our including ah, peru expands in state of emergency to deal with growing protests after former president pedro gasteyer was ousted and detained. ah, moving on. now, chinese and russian influence on the african continent is coming under sharp focus at the 2nd u. s. africa summits in washington, d. c. u. s. president joe biden has invited dozens of african leaders for 3 days of talks. it's the biggest international gathering in the u. s. capital since the start of the coven. 19 pandemic. shortly we'll cross to our white house correspondent, kimberly how get to discuss what we're expecting to hear from the president a little later. but 1st let's head to she had her tansy, who's at the summit venue for us? hello there she have day 2 of the summit. what will be the focus on wednesday and those all important meetings on the sidelines. several hours of 1st panel discussions have begun here at the summer of the u. s. afri

been marked by the deafening roles of fans taunting in the streets and stadiums across cover. alexia bryan has been out and about learning about some of the chance that bring people together ah ah, with 32 teams and 6 people mixtures and if not, they get more than a 1000000 visit is expected. certainly, and noisy times a $1000000000.00 ha. i want it to be recreation football chance that are in my theory. neat nifty laws, which means undescribable like i, what would i say if they asked me how much i, lumber croatia my answer would be on. describe a lot. i me a writ boys and it means that ring back up to to home or to the country. oh oh oh, i hands aren't allowed down. okay. they can handle it out in the stands with their voice. with am i supposed that fans often called the 12 men on the team? the recipe, you know, having your team behind you, having everyone just chanting, putting you on. i think about the happen it our time is about to happen. ah, we're basically singing although far from brazil, so every work or below i and we're wanting to find a plan with the next dark. maybe with just

fans wait for kick off, there's plenty for them to see around dough. hard during this tournament, alexia bryan is at the national museum for us. i'm here at the national museum where the festival in motion is getting underway and it's dozens of performances across katara over the next, 13 days. inspired not only by how 3 culture, but also the architecture and the landscape of this country. so there are performances here at the national museum, also at the museum of islamic art along the cornish. at the bar, i had a striking mirror installation, but also in the desert at secrete at a sculpture, my richard serra. you can see this performance is just ending, but they will be dozens of performances over the next 13 days in places like this. the national museum, which was opened in 2019, designed by french architect john new val and modeled on the days that grows, which is clusters of crystals which formed over time looked like pieces of flowers . so spectacular buildings like this places that a works of art in their own right now at the home of more spectacular works over the next 13 days. well in

super what keith before the semi final and hordes of moroccan vans had been descending on kata, alexia bryan has been with some of them at dough, has soup? what keith? down here it is a sea of rid their red starves red t shirts, red flag. oh, lots of them are supporting morocco. that support is loud and proud. it vs before there was a group of moroccan, jumping down here, and as they jumped they chanted move. if you don't move, you're not moroccan, and there's another chair that they do which is rallying that moroccan team to bring the car home. they say come on brothers, bring it home, bring it home. and this is a team that has called the imagination, not just of morocco, the entire african continent, but also the arab region. this is the 1st arab team to make it not only to the finals, but now the final full of the world cop. i've been talking to pansy, it is a healthy mix of nerves and competence. some say that in their heart they really hope that morocco is going to be able to take it home, but that they know and they hid it might be prompt. they are a tough, tough team to beat. there wi