campaigning is underway in burundi ahead of presidential elections there next month the opposition says that it's been the target of violence and intimidation in the run up to the boat which is going ahead despite the coronavirus pandemic malcolm web reports. it's election time in burundi the country is still suffering from the crisis caused by the last 15 years ago campaigns have put gone ahead of next month's vote for the president and members of parliament amid a corona virus outbreak there's no social distancing this rally of the ruling party . definitely. rights groups say there's not much room for other views because the ruling parties used fear and repression against political opposition. president and currencies are sitting on the right has ruled prune the for 15 years he's now backing one of his closest allies ever reste. sitting next to him as his successor whose own currencies decision to run for a controversial 3rd 5 years ago plunged the country into turmoil. the opposition said it was against the constitution took to the street. protests were violently broken up by police.

election campaigning is underway in burundi where the government's accused of downplaying the virus and intimidating the opposition. and libyan war cliff i have to reject the u.n. brokered agreement for a unity government. demonstrations in lebanon over the deteriorating economy have turned violent petrol bombs were thrown and banks vandalized in the northern city of tripoli and near the capital beirut despite a coronavirus lockdown that been on is facing its west economic crisis in decades its currency has plummeted prices have soared. reports. defying a look down and a curfew protesters attack a bank in the capital beirut the value of the money is decreasing at an alarming rate. and all monday the anger at the central banks policies and a political class they accuse of corruption and mismanagement erupted in a wave of violence across the country i demonstrators in tripoli knew the neben on blocked roads and food with police officers responded by firing rubber coated steel bullets which injured protesters. soldier i swear please stand with us it's too much we stand by you but they are

election campaigning is underway in burundi where the government's accused of downplaying the virus and intimidating the opposition. protests in lebanon against its economic crisis have turned violent demonstrators defied a coronavirus lockdown fighting with security forces throwing petrol bombs and vandalizing banks in tripoli and near beirut people are angry about the promising currency and soaring prices the tory case of the reports. defying a look down and a curfew protesters attack a bank in the capital beirut the value of them. money is decreasing at an alarming rate. and a monday the anger at the central bank's policies and a political class they accuse of corruption and mismanagement erupted in a wave of violence across the country. demonstrators in tripoli in new than lebanon blocked roads and food with police officers responded by firing rubber coated steel bullets which injured protesters. 2 soldier i swear please stand with us it's too much we stand by you but they are killing us we can't afford anything anymore we are starving i sold my fishing boat for pennies enough is en

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in burundi candidates running in next month's election have launched their campaign huge crowds gathered to support the 7 hopefuls vying for the east african nations top job in this rally by the ruling party the politicians know participants were taking precautionary measures against the spread of covert 19 burundi has reported 11 cases so far and the government says that's because the people are protected by god. still ahead here on. both rising lethal force we'll tell you why gangs are being put on notice after almost 60 in just 2 days. out of tune one song china is dedicated to the fight against hiv 19 is being condemned as insulting their stories after the break. had a they wanted to in the forecast rain just across northern areas of the middle of the crowd in the last few hours and this is clearing really quite rapidly away from iran's as you go through to say we're going to see some rain showers heavy at times pushing that way through central areas of afghanistan and again a few more showers across areas of turkey that's the south across touches have come back down again so that is

is a certain resistance coming from certain presidents and prime minister prime ministers you know burundi only reported its 1st 2 cases on march the 31st and the official line they put out a communique saying we've only had 2 cases because we put god 1st surely this is got nothing to do with the almighty this is to do with the signs this is to do with the medicine. yes sunday. as you normally they are porch that africa missions of chicken been differing from our country to country bases and saw the book on the kids of course is much dependent on the general thought it is and the stars that they took before that there was a comment which was widely circulated on social media that there is one why would he had such long numbers was because they didn't have the testing kits in place and you know just to reflect the challenges that most african nations are facing really to do with the capacities for testing. their limitation that they have in terms of the public measures that they put in place but certainly we see. now more countries within africa doing. lockdowns all coffee use. according to

back to uganda they will carry on but the focus is probably a bit further south in burundi western kenyand d.r. congo and once again we see a concentration in the breeze bringing in the showers towards the coast of tanzania the orange flash that's heavy rain. in uncertain and isolating times the listening post cuts through the noise leaving looking at another side of the story not from the information around the outbreak but the misinformation separating propaganda from fact it's reality only has to reach the lawyers exposing the optics try for manipulating rhetoric and blame but they cannot manipulate the listening post your insight guide to the media on al-jazeera. oh. you're watching our jazeera reminder of our top stories this hour more americans have now died on u.s. soil from the coronavirus pandemic and all those killed during the vietnam war a tally by johns hopkins university shows the death toll is now more than 58300 president trump has signed an emergency order compelling meat processing plants to stay open amid concerns of shortages production was stopped at around 20 factor

like congo but the focus showers could well increase again on the coastal towns and here in toronto burundi and uganda less so when else entirely not so in kenya and somalia but the emphasis is moved a little bit further west south of all this you'd expect quiet weather night and most of southern africa and that is the case of those obviously something running at moments through south africa and johannesburg is just one city that will get some pretty big thunderstorms. but. when covert 901st struck china and began to spread across asia. some in the west criticized countermeasures as to harsh or too weak. but have the different experiences before asian nations in fact not shown the world to root out of this group pandemic. coronavirus lessons from asia on a jersey or. were removed or. dorothy are just there are her top stories this hour demonstrations in lebanon against the dire economic situation of turn violent people through petrol bombs and vandalized banks in the northern city of tripoli. despite coronavirus lockdown the lebanese pound pharmacy devalue and prices have soared. u.s. presi

republic of congo and this is vera again the streets underwater this is just across the border from burundi and you can see the devastation again these floodwaters have left now there is some more rain in the forecast but very widespread rains as you go through thursday and friday again across much of tanzania meanwhile heavy rains into east an asthmatic aska and the rains back in the forecast into south africa but more than capes on a 23. but . but. they say to really know someone you must walk a mile in their shoes follow in their footsteps the state forge their way in the wild. al-jazeera shares these personal journeys. inspiring stories of people perseverance on their chosen path. witness documentaries on al-jazeera. hello again this is al-jazeera the 2nd moments for much of the main news this hour u.s. president donald trump has dismissed the possibility of a severe 2nd wave of infections later in the year it follows a warning by one of his top health of viruses that the resurgence during the winter flu season could pose a major challenge. iran's revolutionary guard says it successfull

go on through the next couple of days in the shower as they slide their way down into kenya rwanda burundi saying showers that's a suicide off the democratic republic of congo heavy showers there into central pass on kenya at this stage to show us the signal rise of fools they continue over towards the gulf of guinea some of them alive beside cameron seeing some big showers some parts of nigeria see some heavy showers as we go on through the weekend just want to see showers to into south africa with many it is fine and dry . it $21.00. but. as the world fights the corona pandemic we're learning more about this every day the new passenger and join our global community it's up to us for how brief come together to fight your own soaring and your questions can i just honestly think this is a direct event coming on on you tube as you were saying i'm concerned about the front line filing i think or a crisis and not keeping you up to date and we've seen countries retreat back and beaten back successfully the stream on 0 to 0. for the way. welcome back the headlines on al-jazeera this hour the u.s

republic of congo and this is vera again the streets underwater this is just across the border from burundi and you can see the devastation again these floodwaters have left now there is some more rain in the forecast but very widespread rains as we go through thursday and friday again across much of tanzania meanwhile heavy rains in the east an asthmatic aska on the rains back in the forecast into south africa but more than capes on a 23. as the world fights the corona pandemic or learning more about this every day it's a new passenger and join our global community it's up to us how we come together to fight i'm sorry your questions can i just ask you time to see directly what's coming on on you tube as you're saying i'm concerned about the fact like oh nothing very quiet and not keeping you up to date i'm using countries between back and beating back successfully the stream on 00. earthquake. well again this is. revenge of the main news this hour u.s. president donald trump has dismissed the possibility of a severe 2nd wave of infections later in the year it follows a warning by one of hi

on through the next couple of days and those showers they slide their way down into kenya rwanda burundi saying showers that say suicide of the democratic republic of congo heavy showers there into central parts of kenya at this stage the showers the seasonal rains of course they continue over towards the gulf of guinea some of them alive beside cameron seen some big showers some parts of nigeria see some heavy showers as we go on through the weekend just want to see showers to into south africa with many it is fine and dry just 21. but. i'll just throw one goes on a roller coaster journey in the wrong and discover how far and in our community south believe and identity. i'd like to prove to the world. i will be able to prove myself to my accounts from friends amongst. the people. inside china afghan you know it on al-jazeera. where where. the thought. the at the bottom back our top stories on al-jazeera this hour the u.s. house of representatives has passed a new $484000000000.00 relief bill to keep small businesses afloat during the coronavirus and make and provide funds for hospitals

on through the next couple of days and those showers they slide their way down into kenya rwanda burundi saying showers that's a suicide of the democratic republic of congo heavy showers there into central parts of kenya at this stage the showers the signal rains of course they continue over towards the gulf of guinea some of them alive beside cameron seen some big showers some parts of nigeria see some heavy showers as we go on through the weekend just want to see showers to into south africa with many it is fine and dry . it $21.00. but. when the news breaks over the night of the dumping of garbage into the river by the government is wrecked our lives when people need to be high and the story needs to be told to many coming to this place and the only time they have to eat at least once a day will be exclusive interviews and in down 2 points for obvious reasons as the world battles in from pandemic we'll bring you the latest developments from around the globe al-jazeera has a team of them are grounds to remove brutal documentaries and life means. when a prime minister takes a lump of co

republic of congo and this is vera again the streets underwater this is just across the border from burundi and you can see the devastation again these floodwaters have left now there is in the forecast but very widespread rains as you go through thursday and friday again across much of tanzania meanwhile heavy rains in the east an asthmatic aska and the rains back in the forecast into south africa but more than cape town a $23.00. may come out you still will president rodriguez it's hard to say succeed in shutting down t.v. giant a.b.s. c b n by may the full will have special coverage al-jazeera world selection of the best network documentaries includes the story of on sunday gyptian composer and musician alley smile despite the coronavirus pandemic conant passes ahead with the presidential elections by postal ballots the emmy award winning full clyde's is back investigating the united states and its role in the world and in the u.s. election primaries presumptive democratic nominee joe biden strives to reach the official delicate threshold made on al jazeera. it might not come back at all

very heavy rain recently on the other side of the of the waters there just pushing across rwanda burundi into that eastern side of the democratic republic of congo further share was seriously go on through the next couple of days more big downpours that wetter whether it's standing across a good part of ten's in the air right across towards eastern side of the country and yes prater more rain to come the kenya of it and thanks very much talk to you soon. in the news still to come on this program. will come back alaina stronger and fitter. the boss of australia's 2nd biggest airline puts on a brave face after his company collapses. plus convicts and coronavirus tensions build among inmates and guards in densely packed prisons in the philippines. and the virus could be helping a 4 time tour de france champion be ready for this year's event which will tell you why in about 20 minutes. as the world fights the corona pandemic we're learning more about this every day the new patent your new join our global community. how we come together to fight i'm sorry your questions can i get on with you