daniel: let's head over to africa, burkina faso's main export is cotton.tition from asia is steep. textiles from burkina faso are more expensive because of the phased out genetically modified cotton which did not live up to quality standards. they are seeking markets abroad though. one has a website to sell traditional clothing, and orders are falling in from abroad. reporter: all the fabrics here are made by hand. every item is unique. seamstresses sewed suits, dresses and pillowcases. they have been so successful they sell as far away as europe. the fabrics are made of 100% organic cotton. >> what i am working on right now is intended for rome. people there are very interested in the material, where it comes from, how it is made, and the aesthetics of the material as well. reporter: that makes her products more expensive than mass-produced clothing. the fabrics are woven untraditional looms. a single panel can take a day to produce. marketing the clothes might be difficult without the help of this person. he works together with 10 small workshops and off

host: today, we meet a global teen from burkina faso. the 17-year-old lives in the capital of the west african nation. beatrice: my name's beatrice kabore and i live in ouagadougou. i have a big brother, three big sisters, and a little sister. my parents were farmers, but major road construction work meant they lost their land. now they don't do anything any more. i like going to school because we learn lots there, and because all my friends are there. we never get bored. i want to be a lawyer because there's so much injustice, and there aren't enough people defending the rule of law. i'm happy when everyone around me is happy. because when they're happy, they also do everything to make you happy. a lot of politicians in some countries only care about their own personal interests. then they don't care about the rest of the people. well, i don't travel very much, but from what i read about other children, i think that in other parts of the world they really suffer, especially street kids. some of them get really badly exploited. host: thi

in burkina faso's capital, more than 80 people on trial for their alleged role in a failed coup d'etat. among those appearing in court are the top generals accused of masterminding the plot. the pair were allies of the ex-president. he was ousted from power in octotober 2014. human rights groups see this trial as a litmus test for justice in the west african nation. have korean prosecutors called for a 30 year prison term for the former president. bribery and over abuse of power. in today's court hearing, prosecutors demanded she pay a $110 million fine. if the court finds her guilty, park will be the third south korean president convicted of crimes. earlier this month, the seoul central district sent her longtime friend to 20 years for high and bars for corruption. u.s. president donald trump has reiterated his criticism of the armed school officer who stayed outside during the recent deadly shooting at a florida school. addressing state governors at the white house, trump said he would have rushed inside the murder he government -- inside the high school and fought off the attacker.

are working together with the state to finally put a stop to this phenomenon in burkina faso. when you were. these women expecting the fruit of the shia tree ready to turn it into she a butter a product used to me. any cosmetics and creams in the little honey do sabir each text the quality of the fruit he works for a local ngo c.e.'s it's training the women to produce more and better quality she a better this will allow them to increase their income making their families less likely to cut down she trees illegally the ngo has taught the women to process the fruit as quickly as possible before it can be attacked by insects or the kernels begin to germinate. gather the fruit into a heap and leave it until we were ready now we boil it up as soon as we've collected it and then put it out to dry in the sun the butter we get now is much better. this store in the capital walk into sells all kinds of goods made from hsieh butter ranging from baby care products to vaseline and shampoo she a butter is an important export product but the owner is already feeling the impact of the illegal

one of burkina faso's best known film directors, idrissa ouedraogo, has died following a stroke.ho helped put his country at the centre of african cinema. perhaps his most famous film work was the 1989 film yaaba. the best of british film—making talent has been honoured at the baftas, with many of the stars using the spotlight to highlight the sexual harassment scandal which has gripped the industry in recent months. the big winner of the night was three billboards outside ebbing, missouri which won in five categories, while gary oldman was named best actorfor his portrayal of winston churchill in darkest hour. here's our arts editor will gompertz. his report contains some flash photography. the baftas 2018. part award ceremony, part platform for protest. the wear something black dress code represents a collective stand against harassment and inequality in the workplace. there is definitely a different feel to the baftas this year. people are still coming to celebrate filmmaking at its finest but it is a sombre and serious mood with the time's up campaign and it does change the e

the top 15, malawi, somalia, burkina faso. you are tellingng african womeno have fewer kids? going to put a furlough in your brow, tucker, i'm telling you rightt now. although i i think that articles legitimate and that it raises some legitimate concerns, it's really a a dumb article we are talking about because what are wewe going to do, stop reproducg the species? is not going to happen. we're going to havee children. i don't believe we should stop having children. i believe we should look to the future and look at with the markets are telling us right now, which is that renewables, solar wind, all of those, the capacity is increasing. they are saying global capacity for renewables and electricity globally by 2020, 2025, is going to be increased by 40%. there is going to be -- >> tucker: that's partly true. wind is a joke but solar is real. hold on. there are a lot of people out there who are arguing that you shouldn't have children or you want to limit the number of children you do have because of the earth and the pressure they put on the earth. i guess my question is, ar

for the so-called g five held joint force that's security initiatives set up by more attain ia burkina faso mali and chad those countries have been plagued by jihadist groups and criminal networks. well for more on this let's bring in our brussels correspondent barbara basal she's standing by for us there barbara why is the e.u. focusing so much of its foreign policy attention on africa's hell region. because the e.u. has recognised terry about two years ago that not too far from its own shores there is a big political black hole and those that it is those five countries that you just showed the problem is that the region is sort of hidden by. governments or bad governance extreme poverty and criminal networks that smuggle anything from people to drugs to weapons and also food to food shortages no jobs no prospects it is just sort of a political disaster zone and european leaders have seen that this is sort of influencing and it's having consequences on their own fate on their own politics it's having consequences for europe and so they decided to act we've seen the this summit in abidjan l

a partnership of five so hell countries mauritania burkina faso mali share and chad founded to counter terror and immigration in the area. really today we are raising support for the g five joint force to which the e.u. was the first contributor last year we pledged fifty million euros and today we pledged another fifty to enable it to get into action. in the. security is a public good what we're doing in the sahara is not just to defend our countries it's for the world security. i think it's normal that the international community should show solidarity with thousand this fight for. other international donors such as the u.s. and saudi arabia have also pledged financial support together all partners have raised more than four hundred million euros exceeding the meetings expectations until now the sahara region has relied heavily on european countries for security france alone has more than four thousand troops deployed in the area the g. five partnership aims to be fully operational later this year europe is hoping that will mean more military self-reliance and fewer european troops o

a partnership of five say hell countries mauritania burkina faso mali share and chad founded to counter terror and immigration in the area. lives of already we are raising support for the g five joint force to which the e.u. was the first contributor last year we pledged fifty million euros and today we pledged another fifty to enable it to get into action. in the. security is a public good what we're doing in the sahara is not just to defend our country it's for the world security. i think it's normal that the international community should show solidarity with thousand less fight. for us other international donors such as the u.s. and saudi arabia have also pledged financial support together our partners have raised more than four hundred million euros exceeding the meetings expectations until now the sahara region has relied heavily on european countries for security france alone has more than four thousand troops deployed in your area the g. five partnership aims to be fully operational later this year europe is hoping that will mean more military self-reliance and fewer european tr