bbc africa senior journalist. — completely. bbc africa senior journalist, thank _ completely.hank you so - completely. bbc africa senior| journalist, thank you so much. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. helen gallagher was desperate for a child, but after years of trying she decided to put her attention to living her best life childless. we tried to have children and they put it down to unexplained infertility. we went for ivf but the marriage started to break down. she started a blog and podcast in hopes of finding other adults in a similar situation. you become really isolated, you look on social media and there are accounts, but nothing for me. the podcast has led to an app connecting helen with other adults who also can't have children. connecting her to other adults around the world like tansy in new zealand. having people understand what it's like to go through that and understand that feeling of loss. how is helen getting on? now i've accepted it, it was a hard process and i deserve to be happy, i deserve to be moving forward and live a happy life, w

ferdinand on monday from bbc africa there.th save the children charity. thank you forjoining us. first of all, tell us about what the situation is facing your team on the ground at the moment. that situation is facing your team on the ground at the moment.— situation is facing your team on the ground at the moment. at the moment we are trying — ground at the moment. at the moment we are trying to — ground at the moment. at the moment we are trying to keep — ground at the moment. at the moment we are trying to keep our— ground at the moment. at the moment we are trying to keep our staff - ground at the moment. at the moment we are trying to keep our staff safe - we are trying to keep our staff safe as much as we can and city of khartoum has been on lockdown since this month because of ongoing prices and we are at the moment monitoring situation and their staff are safe but we are that the situation children are facing. we have reports of internal displacement within khartoum but also in other spaces within jazz era and some oth

. >> a senior reporter at bbc africa joins us now. thank you for taking the time to be with us.as meant to be a cease-fire. there are some reports that that hasn't been holding and there have been some breaches. what are you hearing? >> that cease-fire has not really held, as you mentioned. many people have spoke of the cease-fire being brokered by nations like the u.s. and the u.k., many were unable to get out of their own houses and try to get food and supplies or to get to the hospital. the fighting has been really intense. the concern for many people in sudan and across the region is that this fighting has escalated into main parts of the country. we've been hearing fighting going on in western regions for quite a long time. and just across the river nile, so there is a lot of concern now that there seems to be no into the fighting that has been ongoing since thursday with the population -- taking control of this. >> and just spreading so quickly, as you described there. talk to us about the humanitarian needs on the ground. we understand that some humanitarian organizations

our team at bbc africa investigates a shocking level of child sexual abuse and incest in uganda madese by the pandemic. plus, bringing the curtain down on one of broadway's most popular musicals. the phantom of the opera takes one last bow. ♪ welcome to "world news america." on pbs and around the globe. we started in sudan where fighting between rival armed factions shows no sign of letting up. violence between the army and a paramilitary group called rapid support forces has lef more than 180 people dead now, according to the united nations. both sides claim to control key sides in the capital khartoum, residents have been sheltering from explosions. the fighting was triggered this weekend by the struggle between these two men to control sudan's military. the head of the armed forces and his deputy, who's in charge of the rs f. the two disagree on sudan's future and i journey toward civilian rule. one of the main obstacles is the role of paramilitaries incidents army and who should be in charge. european union has set its ambassador incident has been attacked at his home in khartoum

. >> bbc africa has been following the story. thank you so much for joining us.llapsed within minutes. what is different this time? >> we have been speaking to the people in sudan. the gun fighting has gone down compared to the daytime. it is a partial respectful truce at best. 30 minutes ago, a friend told me there was a loud explosion. the truce is not being respected to the level that the international community might have expected. >> you are talking about an explosion. the security situation is very much still dangerous. regional leaders are trying to enter the country. put it into perspective for us. what kind of impact could that trip actually have? >> face-to-face conversation with leaders might be able to bring a practical cease-fire. right now, there have been calls from a distance. intergovernmental authority -- due to fly into sudan but that has been blocked because the airport is not secure. there is still ground and air fighting going on. the small arms and the heavy artillery and aircraft. there has been a lot of willingness from the international

the full documentary will be available on the bbc africa youtube channel this saturday.s dramatically and could have devastating consequences on the global climate — that's according to scientists writing in the journal nature. they say ice melts are driving a "substantial slowdown" of water circulation. this could trap nutrients in the deep ocean, reducing their ability to support marine life near the ocean surface. earlier, i spoke to ted scambos, an ice expert and senior research scientist at the university of colorado. he shared his concerns about sea ice melting in antarctic. it has been an interesting and important trend in the last several decades that antarctica's ocean circulation has changed, the coldest waters aren't as cold as they used to be and, in fact, the surface circulation or near—surface circulation is also changing. and as a result, we're seeing less sea ice — at least in the last few years — and it's an important change for the ecosystems as well because of the lower nutrient content in the deep ocean and changes in the circulation in the upper ocea

joining us now is bbc africa's ferdinand 0mondi. just about daybreak in khartoum, what is the latest you are hearing about what is happening? fix, you are hearing about what is happening?— happening? a ceasefire has failed, this— happening? a ceasefire has failed, this was _ happening? a ceasefire has failed, this was very - happening? a ceasefire has i failed, this was very important to save the people who are being injured, who are now, at least in thousands of numbers. you look at the situation in recent days, we are getting stories of hospitals not operational those that are, handful of doctors walking through the threat of getting shot when they treat patients, reports of cancer patients on ventilators which had to be turned off, one child died and one was taken away. most of the people have been wanting to flee at home, a lot are being held back, if you have been able to run away on vehicles and also on foot, it's not quite clear what is the safest measure because the fight is spreading out of khartoum to other regions and now

let's get the latest from our correspondent bbc africa's — ferdinand omondi — is following this storyobi. tell us about these foreign nationals potentially leaving. we are nationals potentially leaving. - are getting confirmation of the social media website of the sudanese army that some diplomats have been evacuated. they departed by road and then they were airlifted back to saudi arabia. it is at least 800 kilometres, north—east of khartoum. we have also heard that the jordanian diplomats will be evacuated by the same process. but diplomats from the united states, uk, france will be evacuated by air. they are securing the airport so that the aircraft of their countries can come and get their citizens out. thank you very much for that. we haven't had any independent verification of those departures yet. we will keep an eye on that. very briefly, remind us, for people tuning in, of the background. why there is this fighting in the capital. there is this fighting in the ca - ital. ., ., there is this fighting in the caital. ., ., ., , capital. the head of the military, abdel fattah _ c

bbc africa's ferdinand 0mondi reports.an ally close to the ousted president, al—bashir who told that some of his allies and he have escaped because of a lack of food, water and treatment. 0mar albashir himself, the military says, was transferred to a military hospital before the flare—up began, so he remains in custody. the united nations continues to say while 400 people have already died there could be more deaths due to disease and lack of treatment. earlier, i spoke to nureldin satti, a former sudanese ambassador to the us. 0fficials officials have raised concern because several government officials call —— accused of war crimes have been able to leave jail in khartoum? i am extremely worried, i'm extremely worried, because the statement that was made by mr ahmed haroun who is indicted by the icc, the former governor of north kordofan, in the case that they are going to engage in the ongoing war between the two factions, he said we are going to fight, in order to put an end to the rebellion, meaning the rsf. so we knew

bbc africa's ferdinand 0mondi has been following this story for us from nairobi.ave, the military and the rsf confirming that they're willing to offer a pathway for foreign nationals to be evacuated from sudan. the response from the international community is to try to scramble their military and all the evacuation offices, the british foreign office are confirming that it is about to start the process to evacuate its people, although it is warning against any suggestion that it is an immediate thing. we have seen a confirmation from the government of saudi arabia that it has indeed put in place plans to evacuate its citizens in fact, the sudanese military had earlier indicated that some of them had already evacuated by road to sudan where they will either leave by ship or by air and that port towards sudan is a 12 hour drive. and governments like france have also spoken the leader of the rsf, hemedti, and discussed the possibility of opening humanitarian pathways so it seems things are moving previously as we have seen and there is a guided optimism. is there any

to give us a better idea of what we currently know is going on in sudan, mohanad hashim from bbc africaur newsroom. what do we know? what we know this afternoon is — what do we know? what we know this afternoon is that _ what do we know? what we know this afternoon is that intense _ what do we know? what we know this afternoon is that intense fighting - afternoon is that intense fighting is taking place in the sudanese capital, khartoum, which is located in north—east africa. it has been exchanging a lot of tension in the last few days. what we know is that the fighting started in southern khartoum, in this area here. if i can take you through the map, you can take you through the map, you can see there is the airport. the fighting started south of khartoum, and materialised in the airport when and materialised in the airport when a convoy of rss were seen down the runway. they opened fire in several areas, in this district here and near the republican palace somewhere around here. it has been reported that there is fighting also across the river, on the other side, where that clip you

paul baki—binga went to investigate for bbc africa eye and discovered thatjustice often comes at a price hospital in gulu, northern uganda. a quarter of the babies delivered here have mothers under 18, the age of consent in uganda. because they are young, their body is not developed to handle a delivery, a pregnancy and all. and you'll find that young mothers are the highest proportion of those dying of obstructed labour. a recent report found a 300% increase in girls aged between ten and 1a giving birth. it's a shocking statistic, and the situation is at its worst in rural areas. we're heading out of the city to meet a girl who's eight months pregnant and living alone. she's believed to be 11 or 12 years old. when she looked at other fellow girls who are not pregnant, she cried. that is our lifestyle. her parents have left her here, ostensibly for her to be able to. get a better education, but he or she is alone, frightened. it gives me a sense of helplessness. what does it mean for the next generation? this is one of the poorest parts of the country, and the community is still dealing

bbc africa's ferdinand 0mondi reports. also been reports of prison breaks, including an ally close to the ousted president, alba cher who told that some of his allies and he have escaped because of a lack of food, water and treatment. 0mar alba cher himself, the military says, was transferred to a military hospital before the flare—up began, so he remains in custody. the united nations continues to say while 400 people have already died they could be more deaths due to disease and lack of treatment. live now to nureldin satti, a former sudanese ambassador to the us. good evening to you. wejust mentioned that un officials have raised concern, because severalformer have raised concern, because several former government officials, who are accused of war crimes, have been able to leave jail in khartoum. how worried are you about this development? i worried are you about this development?— worried are you about this development? i am extremely worried, development? i am extremely worried. i'm — development? i am extremely worri

bbc africa's ferdinand omondi is following this story for us from nairobi.f a ceasefire, where are we? ~ . attempt of a ceasefire, where are we? ~' ., ., attempt of a ceasefire, where are we? ~ ., ., ._ we? i think we are heading the way. at the head — we? i think we are heading the way. at the head of _ we? i think we are heading the way. at the head of the _ we? i think we are heading the way. at the head of the sudanese - we? i think we are heading the way. at the head of the sudanese armed | at the head of the sudanese armed forces, the general has been adamant that there is no peaceful solution right now and he is intent on pursuing a military solution and true to his word today when they were supposed to be a 72 hour truce beginning he did send out more forces into khartoum. his divisions are now patrolling sudan and khartoum and engaging the rfs in residential areas. find khartoum and engaging the rfs in residential areas.— residential areas. and in terms of all of those _ residential areas. and in terms of all of those people _ residential areas. and

let's get the latest from bbc africa's merchuma in nairobi.s broadly holding, is that right? it is broadly holding, is that riuht? ., , , ., right? now, it is very, we cannot really say — right? now, it is very, we cannot really say as _ right? now, it is very, we cannot really say as to _ right? now, it is very, we cannot really say as to whether - right? now, it is very, we cannot really say as to whether it - right? now, it is very, we cannot really say as to whether it is - really say as to whether it is holding because it isjust really say as to whether it is holding because it is just under 2a hours and even in this period we have seen pockets of violence in khartoum and in other parts of sudan and as always, accusations on both sides as to who is doing the attacks. but it is safe to say that the intensity of fighting and the intensity of gunfire that we are hearing being reported is not as much as we have seen in the last couple of days but still the ceasefire is not 100% holding and if there is anything happening it is in khartoum but

joining us now is bbc africa's ferdinand 0mondi. what are you hearing from cartoon?— cartoon?he diplomats, _ cartoon? well, all the diplomats, what - cartoon? well, all the diplomats, what they | cartoon? well, all the i diplomats, what they are cartoon? well, all the - diplomats, what they are saying is now being ended, and the pakistani embassy last night said bullets raised its wall though everybody is safe. another organisation complained that it was attacked and all its medical supplies were looted, and in the capital overnight, the residents have been complaining that there was an explosion, a sign that yet another ceasefire was not heeded, so that is for ceasefires in five days which have been breached. we ceasefires in five days which have been breached. we are also heafina have been breached. we are also hearing that _ have been breached. we are also hearing that several _ have been breached. we are also hearing that several countries - hearing that several countries are having difficulty evacuating their citizens and government personnel. what is the government facing

bbc africa's — ferdinand 0mondi — is following this story for us from nairobi.o view from life on the ground in khartoum injust a moment. with you i would just like to go through more of the international response, because what we have been hearing, as well as international diplomatic pressure to try and bring out a ceasefire or a truce, also we have been hearing details of countries and the international community trying to make decisions about how to get people in, and most importantly as well that's correct. the latest we haveis well that's correct. the latest we have is the indian pm narendra modi holding a meeting of government officials to discuss contingency measures on officials to discuss contingency measure ., ., y officials to discuss contingency measure ., ., , measures on how they can get the 3000 citizens _ measures on how they can get the 3000 citizens out _ measures on how they can get the 3000 citizens out of _ measures on how they can get the 3000 citizens out of sudan. - measures on how they can get the 3000 citizens out of sudan. theyl 3000 c

joining us now is bbc africa's ferdinand 0mondi. right now? what i'm hearing is there _ the capital right now? what i'm hearing is there is _ the capital right now? what i'm hearing is there is been - hearing is there is been fighting in several places sudan through the night, in spite of the ceasefire that supposed to be in place, so that five days that it's been violated. in the night we heard a huge explosion, it's not clear what caused it, but people i spoke to, i saw people asking if i had that. something really shook them. one person said there is a problem now and the owner trying to consult children, some covering their ears to get sleep. all this is being done in houses where there is no supply of electricity and no water because the supplies have been cut off and food supplies are short all lacrosse khartoum because roads and bridges leading to khartoum have been bombarded, and the canyon president a few hours ago condemned both factions for tracking targets which are non—military including roads, bridges and railways. bru

the bbc�*s africa correspondent, catherine byaruhanga, sent this report from djibouti. people who are able to board the flight tonight, there is a real feeling of relief at being able to go back home. it feeling of relief at being able to go back home.— feeling of relief at being able to go back home. it feels very relievin: to go back home. it feels very relieving and _ to go back home. it feels very relieving and there _ to go back home. it feels very relieving and there is - to go back home. it feels very relieving and there is not - relieving and there is not untied in my stomach. i'm glad for this opportunity that not everyone has and i recognised how privileged we are.- everyone has and i recognised how privileged we are. when the fi . htin: how privileged we are. when the fighting started _ how privileged we are. when the fighting started we _ how privileged we are. when the fighting started we were - how privileged we are. when the fighting started we were in - how privileged we are. when the fighting started we were in a - fighting started we were in a swimming

speaking was now the bbc world service africa editor who is monitoring the developments from our newsroomite hopes that were sparked by the state higher, it appears now that the violence is once again spiralling —— hopes backed by the ceasefire. yes. hopes backed by the ceasefire. yes, that ceasefire _ hopes backed by the ceasefire. yes, that ceasefire is _ hopes backed by the ceasefire. yes, that ceasefire is null— hopes backed by the ceasefire. 1&1: that ceasefire is null and void now. we've had a warning during the last hour from the sudanese military. two people in the city of khartoum to stay indoors and to stay away from windows because they're going to use heavy artillery including tanks. we've also had the viable rapid support forces, that paramilitary force saying that the army has also deployed a notorious police unit in the city. there are reports of heavy fighting now near to the presidential palace and the army headquarters and it certainly looks as though the conflict is escalating. there had been a lot of hopein escalating. there had been a lot of hope in the ceasefire but

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earlier i spoke with emmanuel igunza, the bbc�*s senior africa reporter in nairobi.ake a listen. well, that is the scene that many people will be waking up to for the fifth day now. since saturday, heavy fighting has been continuing and simply because the two parties do not seem to agree whether they should allow this humanitarian access, to allow people who have been bunkering in their houses for the last five days sore so to get medical attention. this fighting started very — caught many people unawares. it was ramadan and many people were still in their houses, did not have enough food supply. they did not have enough water, and many people who had been injured cannot get medical access because of the heavy fighting that has been continuing. the two leaders, they publicly say that they want to allow this ceasefire to happen, to allow people to get out, but then the fighting has continued simply because they do not seem to be in control of their troops, particularly in the capital, khartoum, but also in other parts, many cities and towns across sudan. 50 parts, man

anne soy, bbc news. our africa editor mary harper has been speaking to people in country. manage to get through to somebody a few minutes ago, in fact. she's a civilian who lives in a crowded residential area in khartoum. and she was absolutely terrified because she said overhead you have air strikes, you have tanks rumbling through the streets, you have fighting going on all around. so it's impossible for the civilians to get out, to get food. this is the third day now. there isn't electricity. water is running very scarce. hospitals are running out of blood. so as each hour passes, the situation is getting more and more precarious, notjust from a military point of view, but also from a humanitarian standpoint. so, mary, potentially that 100 people killed and hundreds more injured could be an underestimate? absolutely. the doctors say that they've confirmed that 100 civilians have been killed, but they fear the numbers are far higher. and also, we mustn't forget that there are two rival military forces fighting each other. so there will be many of those people will have b

we go live now to emmanuel igunza, the bbc�*s senior africa reporter in nairobi., the ceasefire has not happened. we are continuing to hear explosions rocking the capital and other cities, why has this failed? �* , and other cities, why has this failed? �*, ., ., , failed? it's dramatically failed? it's dramatically failed and _ failed? it's dramatically failed and it _ failed? it's dramatically failed and it is - failed? it's dramatically failed and it is because | failed? it's dramatically - failed and it is because simply both the national army, led by the de facto leader of the dan abdel fattah al—burhan and then on the other side, the rfs commander, mohamed hamdan dagalo, simply think they can win through the fighting continuing and the situation is dire. this is the fifth day of heavy fighting, particularly in the capital, carter reum, and it's happening in residential areas. as you heard there from residence, this caught them by surprise and they have run out of water —— khartoum stock they have run out of water and food and aid agencies have been requestin

let's go to the bbc�*s senior africa reporter. it's good to see you.d? well, that is the scene that many - ceasefire failed? well, that is the scene that many people l the scene that many people will be waking up to four the fifth day now, since saturday, any fighting continuing and it simply because the two parties do not seem to agree on whether they should allow this humanitarian access, ceasefire, to help people who have been hiding in their houses for the past five days or so, to get medical attention. this fighting started and caught many people unaware, it was runner down, and many people are still in their houses, they did not have enough food supply or water and many people were being injured and cannot get medical axis because of heavy fighting that been continuing. the two leaders, they publicly say that they want to allow the ceasefire to happen, to allow people to get out. but then the fighting has continued, simply because they do not seem to be in control of their troops, particularly in khartoum but also in other parts, many cities and

bbc news. alex vines has led the africa programme at chatham house since 2002.t's just expired was precarious but an improvement. it allowed for evacuation of british nationals and others eligible to come to the uk, as you've been reporting. we've got another 72 hours now on the clock. we'll have to see. both forces — the sudan armed forces and the militia group the rsf - seem to have agreed to extend this ceasefire for 72 hours, mediated from my understanding, by saudi arabia and the united states, so i think it will probably hold but the clock is ticking and i have no idea after the next 72 hours whether it be extended again after that. indeed. and as you point out, you know, people have been trying to flee — foreign nationals. but the situation on the ground for people who have nowhere to go — do you have a sense of what that's like, what the options are like for them? well, a lot of people, if they can and they have fuel, they've been going northwards to to the egyptian border and commercialfirms and others that have a duty of care for their employees have a

capes and spandex, africa style. tim allman, bbc news.n. had to our website or use the bbc news app. and you can get in touch with me and the team on twitter. i'm @celiahatton. stay with us here on bbc news. bye— bye bye — bye for bye—bye for now. hello. the bank holiday weekend is upon us and the weather is looking a little mixed but, you know, overall, it's not going to be too bad. plenty of sunny spells in the forecast but one or two showers, and some of them could be heavy. let's have a look at the big picture across our neck of the woods. so a low pressure in the north atlantic, a large one, and it's helping to draw in a warm atmosphere from the southern climes — in fact, mild air coming all the way from the azores. but the very far north of scotland under the influence of a colder current of air from the north. so, here is the forecast for the early morning for saturday, and it's a sort of mild—ish start to the day. it's certainly not frosty out there — 5 to maybe 10 degrees celsius in some spots. a lot of cloud in the morning first

will ross, who is africa editor with the bbc world service have been given at the latest.null and void now, we have had a warning from the sudanese military in the last hour to the people of khartoum to stay indoors and stay away from windows because they are going to use a heavy artillery, including tanks, and we have also had the rival rapid support forces, the perrie —— the paramilitary force saying that the army has also deployed a notorious police unit in the city. there are reports of heavy fighting now near to the presidential palace and the army headquarters, and it is certainly looks as though the conflict is escalating. there had been a lot of hope in the ceasefire but it simply hasn't held like any of the other ones, so now they will be an international effort once again to try and secure a ceasefire. but the problem we are now looking at, if this continues to escalate, this conflict, we are now looking at a can —— situation where khartoum, a city that is home to some seven or 8 million people is going to be destroyed by these two sides that are fighting each ot

jessica parker, bbc news, dadeville, alabama. now to east africas in sudan is entering a third day, with doctors warning of increasingly desperate conditions in hospitals in the capital, khartoum. so far, 97 people have been reported killed and hundreds injured in the violence. fighting is between the sudanese army and the country's biggest paramilitary group, known as the rapid support forces, or rsf — with these two men at the heart of it. the head of army is general abdel fattah al—burhan. the leader of the rsf is mohamed hamdan dagalo. they're both vying for dominance, after leading the two main factions in the ruling military regime. but caught in the middle is sudan's population of around 50 million people. many are displaced and millions need humanitarian help. the us secretary of state antony blinken has been about the situation in sudan alongside british foreign secretary james cleverly. again, across all of our partners, looking for an immediate ceasefire and a return to talks. talks that were very promising inputting sudan on the path to

turned on each other and now they risk plunging a huge and unstable corner of africa into deeper turmoil. andrew harding, bbcannesburg. the us military is preparing for a possible evacuation of american embassy staff from the sudanese capital. our correspondent barbara plett—usher has more. the pentagon says that it is deploying these extra troops and equipment in the region near sudan. it doesn't say where. according to reports they are being sent to the us base in djibouti, and that is where they will be put into position to secure and facilitate any evacuation of us personnel if circumstances require, as is the and are gone. now, the circumstances become more and more alarming, especially since monday when a us embassy convoy became under attack in khartoum. the state department as confirmed separately a us citizen has been killed in sudan. hasn't given any more information about that. it has intensified efforts to try to figure out how to get its people out, saying it has been too dangerous so far to do so, but checking into all of the options. the airport in khartoum is closed. if the americans were to

turned on each other — and now they risk plunging a huge and unstable corner of africa into deeper turmoil. andrew harding, bbcia abdelmoniem, who lives in khartoum, and she started off by telling me what's happening there at the moment. today we finally managed to get out of our house and go find a safe place, and we are staying with family. and it was devastating because since saturday, we haven't left our home. so today when we were out, it was the most dead i've ever seen khartoum. i mean, even during ramadan or holidays, or whatever, there's always lines, there's always a business or a shop open. —— there's always life. but today, there was absolute nothing — even the stray dogs that are usually all over the city, there were none, there was nothing. it was just a shock, it was very painful to see because this is my hometown, and to see it in such a state is... i don't know how we can ever recover from this, because, like you've said, this is the first time a conflict like this has been brought to the centre, to our capital. you know, wars or conflicts usually happen outside, on the periphery. but this is

turned on each other and now they risk plunging a huge and unstable corner of africa into deeper turmoil. andrew harding, bbcg for outright control. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams is here to tell us what�*s at stake. huw. what do we know about the two military men at the centre of this crisis, general abdel fattah al—burhan and mohamed hamdan dagalo, a former warlord known as hemeti? both served under the previous president, omaral—bashir, until they tuned on him in 2019, after months of pro—democracy protests. they have large numbers of troops at their disposal. general al—burhan has the regular military — around 120,000 strong. while hemeti has the rapid support forces, as many as 150,000, with a fearsome reputation for violence. why are they fighting now? well, they were both part of a transitional administration that was supposed to pave the way for a democratic government. but in 2021 general burhan staged a military coup, putting all of that on hold. last year there was another agreement on transition, but by now the two men had become rivals, unable to agree on how their armed forces can be m

africa and asia. europe's cocaine crisis is getting wider and deeper. nick beake, bbc news.ting together his documentary. we spoke to nick in the bbc brussels newsroom where he's based and asked him to tell us more about his investigation. we are in the edit suite in brussels and i want to give you an insight into how we put this together. what we did over a number of months, we met about half a dozen key characters and they have formed the basis of the film that you mentioned and people like this man who was a convicted drug smuggler. he brought a lot of his cocaine through the port of antwerp in belgium and my colleague bruno who deserves a lot of credit for the investigation, tracked him down. this guy is repentant and he said what he did was wrong but he gave an insight into how easy he thought it was to get cocaine into this country. after that we thought we had to talk to the customers in belgium and to be honest i was pretty impressed by what they said, this is the head of customs and he said they are facing a tsunami of the drug coming in and wheni a tsunami of the d

turned on each other — and now they risk plunging a huge and unstable corner of africa into deeper turmoil. andrew harding, bbcw harding is with us from johannesburg now, and our state department correspondent, barbara plett usher, is in washington. let's start with barbara, because this news in the last hour that the military is preparing something, may be a possible evacuation, barbara, how realistic is that at the moment? the state department has been saying it is not realistic in the past couple days, although it has intensified efforts to get people out, especially on monday, when a us embassy envoy was attacked in khartoum. they have been saying it is too dangerous for people to exit the country, but it is looking at all possibilities, so if there is is this pentagon deponent of trips and acquittance to djibouti, that is something the paragon has not confirmed where it is but it has said it is sending additional resources to the region, to facilitate an evacuation, should circumstances require, then the options might increase. at the moment, as andrew was reporting, the airport is closed, so if there was

turned on each other, and now they risk plunging a huge and unstable corner of africa into deeper turmoil. andrew harding, bbcerious negotiations with junior doctors in england to try to avert any more strike action. almost 200,000 operations and appointments had to be cancelled last week during a four—day strike. now a senior conservative mp has called for ministers and unions to take a leap of faith to try to resolve the situation. 0ur health editor hugh pym is here. is there likely to be a leap of faith? ,, ., :, , ., , faith? seen a doctor is really hope so. a faith? seen a doctor is really hope so- a group _ faith? seen a doctor is really hope so- a group of _ faith? seen a doctor is really hope so. a group of heads _ faith? seen a doctor is really hope so. a group of heads of _ faith? seen a doctor is really hope so. a group of heads of royal - so. a group of heads of royal colleges came together today to urge both sides to get to the table and if necessary bring in an independent body like a cath to broker some sort to that's because they say they were so concerned about the impact of further strikes,

africa in the 1990s. they're accused of using their close relationship with former presidentjacob zuma to win government contracts worth tens of millions of dollars. i spoke to bbcccording to the south african justice minister which received that notification just last night, they say the court had ruled that on the charge of money—laundering which the guptas are alleged to have committed in both south africa and the united arab emirates that the uae courts could effectively deal with that particular case and so it struck down that extradition application. and there was another charge of fraud. because that arrest warrant had been cancelled, they ruled that the gupta brothers were free to go. so it south africa said it was deeply shocked. they weren't expecting the court to rule in that way because they said they had received assurances that they had fulfilled all of the requirements to be able to have these brothers extradited to south africa. remind us of the specific allegations against the brothers. there are many allegations. as you mention, they are wanted in south africa for widescale corruption that has been dubbed state capture. they are alleged to have

degrees warmer that is typical for april with hot air from africa coupled with a slow-moving weather system. spain's meteorologist told the bbcs is not normal. >> the american tv host jerry springer died at age 79. his daytime tv show ran almost 30 years and was what you might call a guilty pleasure from millions of viewers around the world. more on the show and the man. jerry, jerry, jerry. >> the jerry springer show had aspirations to tackle the serious issues when it began. they soon realized where the ratings were, though. >> marc keast says he is scared of the truth will go get him in trouble. >> there in the middle, the ringmaster, jerry springer. >> she does now, she is watching backstage. >> com, confident, completely relaxed. >> the show is stupid. i have always thought the show is stupid. most of the people on my show i really kind of like. not all of them, but most of them. they just did not get the breaks in life that i did. they do not have wonderful parents or maybe they weren't born with a good brain or the luck i have had. >> the luck he has had, this son of jewish refugees born during an air raid in the londo

bbc news. now it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. west africa'sahel region has long faced enormous challenges, poor governance, extreme poverty and environmental degradation, to name but three. but it also has a proud tradition of giving cultural riches to the world and my guest today is baaba maal, a world—renowned musician whose roots lie in northern senegal. his voice, guitar and rhythms have won him worldwide acclaim over five decades. he's sometimes labelled the �*voice of the sahel�*. but how much influence can that voice yield? can that voice wield? baaba maal, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. well, it's great to have you back in this hardtalk studio. now, you have a new album out, being — your first for several years — and i was interested to see the other day you describe yourself these days as an elder. does it mean your music is sort of changing as you gain more and more experience and wisdom? it's not changing at all. it's just coming to this natural way of playing music. maybe it's a kind of reflecting of the first way i was writing so

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africa and asia. europe's cocaine crisis is getting wider and deeper. nick beake, bbc news. also on bbc news this weekend. if you are watching internationally. now, just to remind you of our breaking news this hour. sudan's paramilitary rapid support forces have said they will agree to a 72 hour truth on humanitarian grounds over the holiday, the holiday of eid, effective from 6am local time on friday. that ceasefire should have already started. we have not heard any word from the sudanese army in response to this news. the fiercest battles have been between the army and the rss in and around the capital, khartoum, one of africa's largest urban areas, and in guffaw as well, still scarred by long convicts that ended three years ago —— darfur. people have been killed in a violent struggle which broke out between these two sides that were previously aligned as leaders of the militaryjunta. hello there. our weather story for friday is a tale of two halves, the best of the weather once again through scotland and northern ireland, closest to this area of high pressure. these littl

bbc news. earlier i spoke to carmen hudson from the centre of strategic studies africa programme, a former directoran affairs at the us national security council. he told me how concerning what we are seeing on the ground is. —— cameron hudson. it are seeing on the ground is. -- cameron hudson.— cameron hudson. it is very concerning. _ cameron hudson. it is very concerning. not _ cameron hudson. it is very concerning. not only - cameron hudson. it is very concerning. not only are i cameron hudson. it is very l concerning. not only are the two main military vaccines fighting, they are fighting it out in highly urban areas, now fighting across khartoum, the capital, and several major cities across sudan. so it's very concerning because the death toll to civilians and damage to civilian infrastructure is already beginning to mount and it could become even higher as this drags on. become even higher as this drags on-— become even higher as this draus on. ~ . ., ., drags on. we are hearing that several african _ drags on. we are hearing that several african leaders - drags on. we are hearing that severa

bbc news. you definitely want to be comfortable. the unrelenting drought in the horn of africa in kenya is one of the biggest refugee camps in the world and it is bursting at the seams. between a00 and 500 people arrive at there every day, according to the un refugee agency unhcr. most are driven from somalia by drought and insecurity. now, the un says another settlement also needs to be opened in the camp to accommodate the newcomers. the bbc�*s christine otieno with this report. dadaab is filled to capacity with no respite from the constant stream of new arrivals. after a 500km journey from their village in south—east somalia, abdulahi, his two wives and nine children have reached their destination. one of his wives gave birth on arrival, adding to the 350,000 people who call this camp home. they had hoped for a much better life, but the reality has been rather different. translation: when we arrived, we did not receive food aid - for about three months. we had no water, shelter or food. some refugees helped us by giving us food. on ourfourth month, we got an food aid card an

africa and asia. europe's cocaine crisis is getting wider and deeper. nick beake, bbc news. how he pulled it together. we are in the edit suite in brussels and i want to give you an insight into how we put this together. what we did over a number of months, we met about half a dozen key characters and they have formed the basis of the film that you mentioned and people like this man who was a convicted drug smuggler. he brought a lot of his cocaine through the port of antwerp in belgium and my colleague bruno who deserves a lot of credit for the investigation, tracked him down. this guy is repentant and he said what he did was wrong but he gave an insight into how easy he thought it was to get cocaine into this country. after that we thought we had to talk to the customers in belgium and to be honest i was pretty impressed by what they said, this is the head of customs and he said they are facing a tsunami of the drug coming in and when i asked him if i thought , if he thought he would win the battle, he said we are never going to win the battle which i thought was quite an