the gogovernment has beeeen criticized over its dealing with human rights. let's go to natalia. conclusion shene was going to be the next secretary general. >> the former head lost support weeks before the summit started here. nations of the african from the african union was too much. we could talk to the preresident of chad, who said hehe was happ. they with drew -- they withdrew support for ms. jean and wewere happy to show africa is speaking as one v voice and mushikiwabo becomes the first african woman to take the head of the francophonie organization. >> a closer look at mushikiwabo. is the new face of the international organization of the francophonies for the next few years. speaking to france 24, she said world needed to live side-by-side with the rest. francophone the world is not at war with the commonwealth. french isn't at war with the english. fits into a world with many languages, the case in my country. inshe was born in kigali 1961. genocide, shendan was in the states with her husband. perfectly y bilingual, she has o not t for her country and has criticized fra

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residents have beeeen warned thy may be forced to spend weeks or months without electricity or running water. super typhoon yuyutu is making s way towards asia and is expected to hit the philippines and taiwanan later this s week. climate scientists warn global warmining is raisising ocean sue temperatures and driving more powerful storms. new yorkrk is suing exxon mobil for deceiving shareholders over the financial risks of climate change. the lawsuit charges that exxon misled investors over the value of its oil reserves, failing to account for future regulations on carbon dioxide emissions. the suit comes after a three-year investigation by the new york attorney general's office. in 2015, a damning report by inside climate news and the los angeles times revealed that exxon knew that fossil fuels contributed to climate change as early as the 1970's, but did not take any action, evenn as it covered up the science. in environmental news, european lawmakers haveve voted to o ban single-use plastics in an effort to reduce ocean pollution. the ban includes plastic cutlery, straws, and disp

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