in east and central africa is concerned that corona virus will find its way here in kenya alone there are at least 3 flights landing daily from china not surprising screening at the ports of entry has been increased border airport in ethiopia is also carrying out what have been described as unprecedented health checks but it's a democratic republic of congo where there's an ongoing pull a virus that most are concerned about resources they're stretched thin and the risk of another outbreak would leave the country in a desperate situation for now the koran of virus outbreak seems to be far away from southern africa but the south african health department is putting preventive measures in place temperature screenings are being conducted by health officials at international airports in particular in johannesburg and here in cape town the only ports of entry with direct flights from asia but even if the virus does not reach the africa if other countries are closing their borders is likely going to have an effect also on trade and tourism here. for the better until now madagascar is in the

from on that let me bring in on the international crisis group deputy project director for central africa and one of the authors of the reports hello thanks for your time so your organization is warning of the risk of proxy wars in the east of the democratic republic of congo that is very alarming what makes you say that. good evening eddie what we've seen in the great lakes region since the 1990 s. and early 2000 says that there have been tensions but what we've seen over the past few months and what our research. indicates is that there is an increasing cross border attacks we see troop deployments to the various borders and we see mutual and open allegations of support to the armed groups in the region done by rwanda and we. are now some of these countries that you mentioned you suspect room and uganda of supporting different insurgent groups what do they have to gain from this . it's a security imperative given that insurgents from the different from the 3 different countries are present in the east india or c they would like to have some form of control and some sort of security so i

dead animals are highly endangered apes like around the 10s from borneo lowland gorillas from central africa and chimpanzees from west africa. a total of 8 apes were killed amongst them. europe's oldest gorilla who was 48 years old. shortly after midnight a fire broke out in a pouch in the crate. the ape house was also home to fruit bats and birds they were all killed in the blaze but 2 chimpanzees survived. through fun and. it's most to a miracle that we have animals that are still alive. ballet a 40 year old female chimpanzee and limbo a younger male survived this inferno. because of the fire is not yet known. to police believe it may have started from flames in sky lanterns launched for new year. witnesses sky lanterns in the air near the zoo and some of them were flying very low we have to assume they went down in the zoo. sky lanterns are banned almost everywhere in germany including the state of north rhine-westphalia where craig is located police are treating the case as negligent arson. illinois has become the 11th u.s. state to legalize cannabis the governor has also pardon thousand

animals are highly endangered apes like around the tans from borneo lower than gorillas from central africa and chimpanzees from west africa. shortly after midnight a fire broke out in a pouch in the crate. police with automatic weapons were brought in to protect firefighters in case of attacks from wild animals the ape house was also home to fruit bats and birds they were all killed in the blaze but 2 chimpanzees survived. the course of the fire is not yet known. but police believe it may have started from flames in sky lanterns launched for new year. mrs sky lanterns in the air near the zoo and some of them were flying very low we have to assume they went down in the zoo. everywhere in germany including the state of north rhine-westphalia what cray felt is located police are treating the case as negligent arson. after a new year's eve. of the 1st as a public holiday for many of us the office of welcome relaxation new year's day also brings its own traditions many of which seem to involve. new year's day and for people in northern france the party goes on. 6 some in swimsuits wading into t

dead animals are highly endangered apes like around the 10s from borneo lower than gorillas from central africa and chimpanzees from west africa. a total of $88.00 were killed amongst them massah europe's oldest gorilla he was 48 years old the fire in the 8 houses broke out shortly after midnight the house was also home to fruit bats and birds they were all killed in the blaze but 2 chimpanzees survived police say the fire was caused by a sky lantern launch of a new year a mother and her 2 daughters handed themselves in to authorities soon after the fire reportedly unaware that the sky lantern's a band across germany. because. the people wonder set off these lanterns with good wishes and of course they didn't think that could lead to what happened here. with a long illness i must say i think it's courageous of them to go to the police and say yes we're responsible i finally stream a decent and they have my respect to a man who's picked well cray fields do now remains closed investigations into how the fire spread are and away. now illinois has become the 11th usa to legalize cannabis the gov ha

people going to russia political refugees and asylum seekers fleeing conflict in syria iraq and central africa there are economic migrants looking for. most of the migrants from former soviet territories with central asia or. at the forefront of this massive human flood tens of thousands leave the republics of kyrgyzstan and tajikistan every year to find sees no employment in russia's main cities. life far from home is not easy though most try to remain optimistic and positive migrant workers in russia face a cumbersome and often corrupt state bureaucracy that makes it a daunting task to regularize their presence in the country. police horace meant is not uncommon and a prolonged economic slump is adding to widespread anti immigrant sentiment. sit down watch it some. more stay on the 1st syllable going to stay and those. who lost their citizen we're here to stay with us so. what no we won't wish you would go it's just wasn't the you know it so i would shoot some good i'm glad i did it so with you and i did to be about noise issue plus the record to put it to you know when you. leave us know th

people going to russia political refugees and asylum seekers fleeing conflict in syria iraq and central africa. economic migrants looking for work. most of the migrants from former soviet territories with central asia are at the forefront of this massive human flood tens of thousands leave the republics of kyrgyzstan and tajikistan every year to find sees no employment in russia's main cities. life far from home is not easy the most try to remain optimistic and positive migrant workers in russia face a cumbersome and often corrupt state bureaucracy that makes it a daunting task to regularize their presence in the country. police horse mint is not uncommon and a prolonged economic slump is adding to widespread anti immigrant sentiment. which hit some. pushing the ball going to understand. more status and also with your daughter staying with her little. walk normally one for she would always just last month the children with so we did have a go at me and my dearest away game and i did to be about noise this postdoc going to put you know when you. as a cleaner yes and a bit clearer yeah you're pi

shabby rain just coming into uganda into kenya for a time but across much of northern africa and central africa largely try to be wanted to showers just around covering towards gabon joining up with the showers that we have across central parts of africa some wetter weather continuing there into northern parts of missouri they are also into madagascar. frank assessments the one thing about these bush cars is that it's really working out the. climate change informed opinions economy i think is actually what's keeping down the truck afloat right now critical debate to columbus to school to even know what the law is all about this argument is astonishingly patronize an in-depth analysis of the day's headlines this is the beginning of the new iraq of the new conscious and we're used to that struggle against an ethnic sectarian cult of inside story on al-jazeera. the in the the in. watching al-jazeera live from doha a recap of our top stories the world health organization will meet again on thursday to decide whether the corona virus outbreak constitutes a global even agency urging all countries to

in the africa bureau but he was president clinton's special envoy to the great lakes region of central africa. appointee, butal one with knowledge and experience. lunch about a to year into the job. the magic your word which you all know is a crappy chinese restaurant. [laughter] >> he sat me down and said look, you are smart you are -- you have support of the secretary and the president that you were about to fail because you are too impatient, you're not taking input of the import -- and experience and knowledge of those on this team and i want you to succeed but this is what you're going to have to do. that was an extraordinary gift. it was tough love in the purest form. he did not have to take me out. he did not have to share what he thought, he could have let me fail. he didn't. and others didn't. i learned from those experiences. on myent back to reflect personal and professional particularly in the latter four years when i was in the state department was incredibly important and valuable. there were a fair number of women who had positions of authority on national security. you,'s a ti

among them were apes like orangutans from borneo, lowland gorillas from central africa and chimpanzeese seen in ourzoo. an investigation into what started the fire is under way. and it is suspected that sky lanterns, small paper hot air balloons lit during new year's celebrations had drifted into the zoo and set fire to the enclosure. translation: some witnesses saw these lanterns flying close to the zoo and very low, so we could assume they landed in the area. and in the same timeframe. we have witnesses saying that they landed on the roof as well. so unless we find another cause for the fire, it looks like these lanterns were the cause of it. while a family of gorillas in a nearby enclosure were unharmed by the flames, it has been reported that europe's oldest breeding silverback gorilla, massa, was killed. at the entrance to the zoo, a small memorial to the victims of the fire has been made by locals keen to pay their respects. one message on a piece of cardboard simply asks "why?" a dog has been found abandoned in a church in blackpool with a note from its former owner saying ‘i'm

course we've had the recent flooding in maybe op into northern areas of syria as well meanwhile central africa we have got quite a flurry of activity here particularly central areas the democratic republic of congo and also out across a towards gabble and a similar story by choosing fight if anything the show a little bit heavier on a choose day and similar story down into southern africa is not a bad day monday across much of south africa heavy rain showers across into both wanna northern central areas of mozambique and then on she say some really widely scattered showers and rain events really some very heavy amounts of rain at times we could see some low class flooding but it will stay dry in cape town on tuesday and wellness well with a high of 27 degrees. the stories generate foundations of lines these protests are saying down with the system and down with all of the parts with different angles from different perspectives just because we came to prison there's a me right stop at the gate separate the spin from the facts the western media jumps on stories we don't take the misinformation f

course we've had the recent flooding in maybe op into northern areas of syria as well meanwhile central africa we have got quite a flurry of activity here particular central areas the democratic republic of congo and also out across a towards gabble in a similar story by cheese day in fact if anything the shot is a little bit heavier on a cheese day and similar story down into southern africa it's not a bad day monday across much of south africa heavy rain showers across into both wanna north and central areas of mozambique and then on she say some really widely scattered showers and rain events really some very heavy amounts of rain at times we could see some low class flooding but it will stay dry in cape town on tuesday and will miss well with a high of 27 degrees. millions of workers a big in slaved in the british jones of india what i want to waste explores how fast the light technology is now helping to set them free on al-jazeera. capturing a moment in time. snapshots of other lives that provide an eclipse into someone else's well being but in a witness on al-jazeera. welcome back a qui

with nowhere to live, several hundred, mostly from central africa, have been camping out in front of the immigration detentiocenter. there are no batooms, and there's nowhere to bathe. most everyone is hungry; handouts from a church group just aren't enough. >> ( translated ): we arin a prison here. >> ( translated ): you can't go out. you can't work. >> reporter: this couple and their toddler from the delimocratic repof congo are reselling bread to fellow migrants to get by. the ty're afraid to uir real names, so we're calling them isaac and francoise. they fled political persecution after an anti-government milit group paid isaac's family a visit. >> ( translated ): they got angry and called their commander, who gave them the order tndo kill all of us spare nobody. >> reporter: the militia killed isaac's parents and two brothers, but one militia man who knew isa hped him and his family escape the country. they flew to ecuador and joined a route used by thousands of extra-continental migrants who usually land in ecuador orsa brazil, where equirements are relatively lax.xi on the way

so-called islamic state last 2 weeks attack was the latest in a series on the army and civilians in central africa region a region that's been a focus of the international fight against islamist for nearly a decade well amid concerns that the conflict is spiraling out of control 1st presidents in marin michael is hosting his counterparts today from the 5 say help regions would be mali lesion or work enough. so child and mauritania the united nations says the 1st 3 countries have seen a 5 fold increase in deaths from terrorist attacks in the past 3 years 4000 people have been killed in those countries last year we take a look now at the crisis and the toll that it's taken. this is a drill children in booking a fast so are practicing how to behave in the event of an attack on their school. terrorist attacks have increased dramatically here in the last 3 years and become more deadly on christmas eve a group of jihadists on motorbikes targeted civilians and the military base in northern bikini. 42 people died 31 of them women the attack was indicative of an alarming trend in the sahara region where vi

well this weekend's attack was the latest in a spate of them on the army and civilians in central africa saw hell as a region that's been a focus of the international fight against islamist for nearly a decade now amidst concerns that this conflict is spiraling out of control the french president manuel mccraw is hosting his counterparts today from the 5 saw hell nations they are molly in the air the kenya faso chad and mauritania now the united nations says the 1st 3 of those countries have seen a big increase in deaths from terrorist attacks in the last few years now in 200-1000 alone 4000 people were killed in those countries let's take a look now at the crisis and the toll it's been taking. this is a drill children in bikini faso are practicing how to behave in the event of an attack on the school. terrorist attacks have increased dramatically here in the last 3 years and become more deadly on christmas eve a group of to hide just on motorbikes targeted civilians and the military base in northern bikini. 42 people died 31 of them women the attack was indicative of an alarming trend i

conflict with ukraine in 2014 and has also reportedly sent less than refight is to syria sit done in central africa jason pack as an on resident fellow at the middle east institute and founder of the consultancy libya analysis he says the story is consistent with russian policy well there's every reason to believe that the story in the moment is is accurate it follows in a chain of such stories and the russians are willing to use whatever leavers they have so they use some diplomatic lever's they give drones when that gives them influence they've used training to help us forces before and this use over the past 9 months of mercenaries is only a continuation of the reconnaissance and training that they had given previously i think the wrinkle in the lamont story that's worth pointing out to your viewers is the question of saudi payment because we've known about both 300 or a 1000 but the idea that there are multiple huffed are backers working together and even ones that don't traditionally coordinate like the saudis and immoralities coordinate about libya matters all the time but the idea that saudi

enough to stop the violence the rigaud is an emergency specialist unicef's office for western central africa and she says the situation is critical the children. violence because children do not have access anymore to 80 cation to health facilities and to social services in general but also we have notice an increasing rate violations against children last year compared to the previous years and it means also chariots are really high risk of violence we are present in the field we sell partners the national and international partners and we are delivering even last year we delivered 4 children and we delivered for example water for more than $300000.00 people but we still need to do more and we need support for this unicef is calling for $208000000.00. if we want to support more than 1000000 children we are targeting to 2w2w children overall but we want to do more in immunization in water in sanitation and in education also because we have also to ensure that all children can go back to school iran's parliament is considering whether it will withdraw from the 1970 nonproliferation of nuclear

forces deploying to this market by the way i should while ago we saw united nations mission in central africa going around the market to ensure that the new declaration is maintained and supported at all cost the french president emmanuel mak wrong has called for calm across the country in his new year's address there has been widespread disruption in france for almost a month now amid anger over a planned pension reforms that's prompted lawyers teachers and the musicians to go on strike. latasha butler explains from paris. it was an unusual protest against the french government's planned pension reforms members of the paris opera orchestra played a concert to demonstrate against the proposals. we would do to show that our job is to play music and it makes us all happy deaf we've been forced to strike for a month and cancel $45.00 performances for needy 4 weeks people including lawyers teachers health workers and even ballerinas have demonstrated against the government's plans fearing their pensions will be reduced and they'll be forced to work longer transport workers strike has disrupted ra

across large parts of west and central africa these scenes are all too familiar a village burned in an attack and families on the run carrying whatever they can. see even months ago we had to flee our village because armed groups arrived they killed and took away some of the villages we got scared so we fled and took refuge here and. is among $5000000.00 children the u.n. says will need aid in the region this year the most vulnerable now increasingly at risk children. violence because children do not access any more to aid the occasion to facilities and to for short services in general but also we have noticed an increasing grave violation so getting children here compared to the previous years unicef says hundreds of thousands of children have lived through trauma been sexually abused kidnapped or forced to fight for armed groups the u.n. secretary general has warned the world is losing the war in the sahara fight as affiliated with al qaida and i still have increased their presence in the region they've also stopped ethnic violence. thousands of troops have been deployed to the area

look at the region we're talking about now the whole refers to the vast area covering west and central africa the militaries of 5 countries in that region mauritania. chad make up the g 5 joint force it is to maintain regional control against the fighters now the violence in the region has only been getting worse the number of people killed in attacks in bikini bali and musea jumped from 770 in 2016 to more than 4000 last year it's largely because of a combination of attacks by armed groups and into communal violence remote areas where the state's presence is weak are especially vulnerable humanitarian cost is also growing the u.n. estimates half a 1000000 people have been displaced a 10 fold increase in 3 years and one of the 4 suspects in the murder trial of a slovakian investigative journalist has admitted to the killing in court. and his fiance was shot and killed at their home near the capital bratislava in 28 same prosecutors accused prominent businessman marion cotton of ordering the murder or worse the subject of young reporting into fraud and political corruption. is where the trial

sherry rain just coming in to uganda into kenya for a time but across much of northern africa and central africa largely try to be wanted to showers just around covering towards gabon joining up with the showers that we have across central parts of africa some western weather continuing there into northern parts of mozambique are also into madagascar. gives you a deal dead and did you get the peace prize too soon. is this going to hurt or help donald trump's reelection chances it is very true and they think you could shoot somebody on 5th avenue and not have any consequence this is not a muslim issue this is a human colony issue join me man of the house from above put up from questions to my special guests and challenge them to some straight talking to go debate here on . the latest news as it breaks while this is all the lies on our house pave the way for a wave of mess and there is no joy in the cold with details coverage and fearless journalism anti-riot police have been using it to her mouth her spirit out to this earth the crowd from around the world calls very low key areas affected by thi

course we've had the recent flooding in maybe op into northern areas of syria as well meanwhile central africa we have got quite a flurry of activity hippa ticket central areas the democratic republic of congo and also out across a towards gabble in a similar story by choose day in fact if anything the show a little bit heavier on the choose day and similar story down into southern africa is not a bad day monday across much of south africa heavy rain showers across into both wanna north and central areas of mozambique and then on she say some really widely scattered showers and rain events really some very heavy amounts of rain at times we could see some low class flooding but it will stay dry in cape town on tuesday and will miss well with a high of 27 degrees. for the nomadic john countryside survival is about breaching their destination. if we don't hurry never be able to get in the storm we follow the mongolian herdsmen on a treacherous migration in our country dangerous to the ice and then as they strive to preserve their traditional way of life or sometimes lose our cattle. or because of

is abandoned in central africa and is raised by this sort of ape named kayla and this tribe of apes. and john clayton is then named after -- named tarzan, meaning white skin in ape's language. he grows up. he becomes the ape tribe's most skilled hunter and warrior. he -- he somehow finds his -- his parents' cabin and teaches himself to read while his body is being chiseled away from this sort of savage upbringing. he -- he, quote, his straight and perfect figure -- i'm narrating the book -- muscled as the best of the ancient roman gladiators must have been muscled. so this is how he's sort of being narrated in this text. and so essentially, this plot is somewhat similar to a recent film. the name of it is escaping me with the blue people. "avatar." it's basically the same plot. he becomes the greatest of the warriors, right? he becomes the greatest of this sort of ape tribe. so really, he's relating to the apes. but then he also comes across and has to relate to who else? africans. and so it's basically tarzan, apes, and africans. and of course, tarzan becomes the superior warrior an

at the region that we're talking about these whole refers to a vast area covering western and central africa the militaries of 5 countries in that region. and chad make up the hill g 5 joint force it aims to maintain regional control against the fighters of the violence in the region has only been getting worse the number of people killed in attacks in bikini mali and algeria jumped from 770 in 2016 to more than 4000 last year it's largely because of a combination of attacks by armed groups and intercommunal violence remote areas where the state's presence is weak are especially vulnerable humanitarian cost is also growing the u.n. estimates half a 1000000 people have been displaced that's a 10 fold increase in just 3 years co-moving is a consulting fellow with the africa program at chatham house and he joins us live from london it's good to have you with us paul i wanted to look at the role that france comply and the expectations of the g 50 countries this tension about france's role questions about its ongoing commitment and also demands that the g 5 themselves step up what's required here

out of that statement with respect to the destructive presence of france in west africa and in central africa which has permitted even russia to get planted there, and most of the fragility we are talking about is not unconnected with the french-sponsored international economy in this sub-saharan africa. >> albright: i think that there has been more attention. i do think the following thing, it would be very useful as more americans understood that africa wasn't one country. and that there really are differences among the 54 and that there are some good stories and some very difficult ones, but i think that there has been more interest, some of it that has not been useful, frankly, but i do think that on the whole, there is beginning to understand the diversity and the power of africa and the potential of africa and the positive aspects, and not just some of the negative things, and what is the role of the u.n. and peacekeeping operations and a variety of how the w.h.o. is dealing with ebola or any number of different things, so there needs to be some understanding of where a multilateral app

everyone is convinced that this will be enough alexia o'brien reports across large parts of west and central africa these scenes are all too familiar a village burned in an attack and families on the run carrying whatever they can. see even months ago we had to flee our village because armed groups arrived they killed and took away some of the villages we got scared so we flee it and took refuge here and kyra. is among $5000000.00 children the u.n. says will need aid in the region this year the most vulnerable now increasingly at risk children. violence because children do not access any more to 80 occasion to health facilities and to social services in general but also we have noticed an increase in grave violation so getting children last year compared to the previous years. unicef says hundreds of thousands of children have lived through trauma or been sexually abused kidnapped or forced to fight for armed groups the u.n. secretary general has warned the world is losing the war in the sahara fighters affiliated with al-qaeda and i so have increased their presence in the region they've also stoke

is just saying refers to the vast area covering western and central africa the militaries of 5 countries in that region mauritania. make up this g 5 joint force and it aims to maintain regional control against the fighters of the violence in the region has only been getting worse the number of people killed in attacks and burkina faso mali. from 770 in 2016 to more than 4000 last year it's largely because of a combination of attacks by armed groups and intercommunal violence remote areas where the state's presence is weak or especially vulnerable the humanitarian cost is also growing the u.n. estimates half a $1000000.00 people have been displaced a tenfold increase in 3 years. was a geo political and security analyst is joining us live from boucher via skype thanks very much for joining us on the news hour so challenges just sounds immense what do you expect to happen in that meeting currently taking place between mccaul and some african leaders do you expect to see some sort of change of strategy. yeah busy busy busy i think what france really wants from from the summit is just reassur

well rigaud is an emergency specialist unicef's office for western central africa she's joining us fromthe senegalese capital dhaka on skype thank you for talking to us it's almost inevitable isn't there when there is a rise in conflict any kind of violence those most vulnerable are going to feel the impact more than others and that of course is usually the elderly women and children yes indeed thank you for this footage this talking speaking about children and. violence where always seen as conflict but the impact on children is really critical and this is why you nice if he's calling and seeing that children are under attack. and so are you saying that children are now being deliberately targeted rather than being caught in crossfire . eliminate the children. violence because children do not access any more to 80 occasion to health facilities and to social services in general but also we have notice an increasing grave violation so getting children last year compared to the previous years and it means also children's are really high risk of violence so how does unicef and other organi

ukrainian conflict in 2014 and it's also reportedly sent mercenary forces to syria sudan and central africa jason pack is a nonresident fellow at the middle east institute and the founder of the consultancy libya analysis he says the report is consistent with russian policy. there's every reason to believe that the story in the moment is is accurate it follows in a chain of such stories and the russians are willing to use whatever leavers they have so they use some diplomatic leavers they give drones when that gives them influence they've used training to help us forces before and this use over the past 9 months of mercenaries is only a continuation of the reconnaissance and training that they had given previously i think the wrinkle in the lamont story that's worth pointing out to your viewers is the question of saudi payment because we've known about both 300 or a 1000 but the idea that there are multiple huffed are backers working together and even ones that don't traditionally coordinate like the saudis and immoralities coordinate about libya matters all the time but the idea that saudi