this is g w news live from berlin in central africa a series of massive explosions rock equitorial guinea's biggest cities the blasts tolls through a military base in basra killing over a dozen people and trapping many more under rubble risk u.s. are racing to find survivors local authorities have issued an urgent plea for an 8 also on the show who heard francis marks the high point of his trip to iraq with a historic mass in the city of erbil the softer the pontiff passionately denounce religious fanaticism in a former stronghold of the so-called islamic states. enigmatic rocks dot leads a psychedelic revival in turkey will meet the young woman using her music to explore the complexities of took huge society. welcome to the program we begin in the central african nation of guinea where a series of powerful explosions has rocked its largest. according to the president at least 15 people have been killed in blasts at a military base hundreds more injured state television quoting the president says the explosion was jus 2 negligent handling of dynamite in mere. military barracks authorities f

out of central africa, authorities in equatorial guinea say a series of explosions killed at least 20and injured more than 400 others. video on social media shows a large plume of white smoke rising behind residential buildings. the country's president says the blasts were caused by negligence related to the use of dynamite at a military base. >>> bang here in the bay area police in mountain view are investigating a stabbing that sent two people to the hospital. it happened early this morning in the area of villa and wild cherry lane. police responded to the area after reports of a fight. when they arrived they found a man and a woman injured. both victims are expected to be okay. and so far, no arrests. >>> more than four years after that deadly ghost ship warehouse fire in oakland, master tenant derick almena is about to learn how long he will spend at thesentencing tomorro after pleading guilty in january to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. that's how many people died and 36 in the inferno that ripped through the clutterd space during a party in december of 2016. that buildin

this studio for you news live from berlin in central africa a series of massive explosions rock equatorial guinea its biggest city the blast tore through a military base in boston killing over a dozen people and trapping many more under rubble kristie was a racing to find survivors local authorities have issued an urgent plea for i also want to show you pope francis marks the high point of his trip to iraq with a historic mass in the city of terrible this stuff to the pontiff passionately denounce religious fanaticism in a former stronghold of the so-called islamic state. and speaking out against harassment in india a lot has improved since the country's made to environment but many women still feel they are not being protected at work. i'm jarid great welcome to the program we begin in the central african nation of equitorial guinea where a series of powerful explosions has rocked its largest city by according to the president at least 15 people have been killed in blasts at a military base hundreds more injured state television quoting the president says the explosion was due to negligen

these are our top stories in central africa the president of equitorial guinea's is at least 15 people have been killed in blast at a military base in the city of hundreds more have been injured television quoting the president says the explosion was due to negligent handling of dynamite in military barracks. the saudi led coalition has launched a series of air strikes on yemen's capital sanaa which is held by rebels. to the rebels ramped up attacks on saudi arabia yemen has been fortified by its saudi backed government and the iran. seems 2014. did in the haitian capital port au prince with thousands took to the streets to demand that president. she's opposition claims the president's 5 year. maintains he's lost until february of next year. this is news from berlin you can follow us on instagram and twitter at t w news or visit w dot com. oh all the all the all. the. in the eastern german state of brandenburg there are no fewer than 850 churches dating back to the middle ages if you visited just one week it would take you 16 years to see them all we'll start our tour in dollars it's.

the 2nd, after landing in henry stanley, penetrated deep into central africa and renamed the cities of kiss on ghani and kinshasa. after himself, he was joined by other european explorers who entered africa from the west. these expeditions marked the transition from evangelizing missions to imperialism. as a young boy began to trade along the central route into it when the congo, he traded over a large area and was the most powerful figure. there also had his own, almost no army. although now in a state of neglect, to putin house in zanzibar, tells us much about the fortune amassed by the powerful merchant. in his autobiography, he recounted his negotiations with stanley and a belgian diplomat. stanley arrived with a dozen europeans. we met at the consul's and he told me, we wish you to accept to become governor in the name of belgium and your voice, the belgian flying in the districts. or under your rule, i hoisted wanted stanley falls when i arrived and my men did the same. wherever we came. former slaves were enlisted in the conquering armies. weapons in hand, the french, the belgia

this is news and these are our top stories in central africa the president of equatorial guinea says at least 15 people have been killed in blast said a military base in the city of basra hundreds more injured television quoting the president says the explosion was ju-ju negligent handling of dynamite in military barracks. the saudi led coalition has launched a series of air strikes on yemen's capital sanaa which is held by who rebels the comma after the rebels ramped up attacks on saudi arabia yemen has been fought over by its saudi backed government and the iran aligned since 2014. pope francis has concluded a 3 day trip to iraq to holding mass for some 10000 people in ebel earlier the pope visited mosul a city heavily just droid during the war against the so-called islamic state the pope denounced religious violence and urged iraq's doing telling christian community to stay and rebuild. this is the news from berlin you can follow us on instagram and twitter at t w news website a d w dot com. welcome to a new special edition of checking. his favorite tips for places to visit on a t

in rwanda a complex web of armed groups now controls the eastern part of the huge country in central africa it's difficult for outsiders to visit there but. again rare access to rebel held territory she met one woman who's bearing the scars of war with a glimpse of hope from now on it's what they call a no man's land because not the government and also no specific rebel group controls this area that makes it also quite dangerous i mean this is. on a regular basis. we're on foot. from the constant. as soon as we get close the rebel militia sends an escort to take us to that base. one of them is mama for either she joined the militia almost 20 years ago after another group attacked her village the man killed her parents with machetes 6 of them raped her she was just 15 she'd already been married the same group had killed her husband. and i felt defeated my life had defeated me i saw what they had done to me and how they killed my family i couldn't continue my life like it had been and this is the issue of violence so i decided to become a fighter and drive them out. given the chance she'd sho

decline of 2 the now the forest elephants which mostly occupied the tropical forests off waste in central africa have been listed as critically endangered and the savannah in offense which roam all over sub-saharan africa but almost be found in southern africa have been listed as endangered now i'll be asking a leading observation of what can be done to reverse the trend off to this report. gentle giants under threat yet again leading experts are racing the alarm too little is done to save the african elephant one reason is the environment where the elephants live its strength king the african population is growing fast and so are the cities across the continent this leaves less space for the animals to roam but experts point to one single factor for its decline poaching. the solution is not in catching the branches but the lines in this. there's so many criminal words that are responsible. and i bring out of africa. even. the. new and more detailed research into the african elephant also shows that not all african elephants are the same as previously thought scientists say there's a difference

decline of 2 the now the forests in defense which mostly occupied the tropical forests off west and central africa have been listed as critically endangered and the savannah in offense which roam all over sub-saharan africa but almost be found in southern africa have been listed as endangered now i'll be all skin a leading cause of asian is what can be done to reverse the trend off to this report. gentle giants under threat yet again leading experts are racing the alarm too little is done to save the african elephant one reason is the environment where the elephants live its strength king the african population is growing fast and saw the cities across the continent this leaves less space for the animals to roam but experts point to one single factor for its decline poaching. the solution is not in catching the branches but the lines in this. there's so many get criminal words that are responsible or. ivory out of africa. even. while. new and more detailed research into the african elephant also shows that not all african elephants are the same as previously thought scientists say there's a differ

this is news and these are our top stories in central africa the president of equatorial guinea says at least 15 people have been killed in blasts at a military base in the city of basra hundreds more injured television quoting the president says the explosion was ju-ju negligent handling of dynamite in military barracks. the saudi led coalition has launched a series of air strikes on yemen's capital sanaa which is held by who theory rebels the calm after the rebels ramped up attacks on saudi arabia yemen has been forced over by its saudi backed government and the iran aligned since 2014. pope francis has concluded a 3 day trip to iraq to holding mass for some 10000 people in elbel earlier the pope visited mosul a city heavily just droid during the war against the so-called islamic state the pope denounced religious violence and urged iraq's doing lng christian community to stay and rebuild. this is the news from berlin you can follow us on instagram and twitter at t w news websites d w dot com. find out why cliff divers don't go in head 1st that's coming up later on in the show. eve

africans had been deported 1000000 from senegal. 3.4000000 from beneath and beyond. 3.2000000 from central africa and close 273000 from eastern africa. while david eltis and the emory university research team had established precise deportation figures the income amassed by the slave trade is still being estimated historians are trying to assess today how much profit the slave trade yielded for banks and insurance companies. the slave traders. not only a foundation of american capitalism it is a foundation of all of european in atlantic capitalism because it created this massively profitable economic system that link the countries of north western europe to the americas through the plantation system the great scholar activist c.l.r. james pointed out that the slave system created the greatest planned accumulation of wealth the world had ever seen up to that moment in time and this of course is a very important part of western prosperity. between 1633 and britain's abolition of the slave trade in 1807 english and then british companies deported 2000000 755830 african captives most of them died on

had been deported 1000000 from senegal india. 3.4000000 from benning and beyond. 3.2000000 from central africa and close 273000 from eastern africa. while david eltis and the n.r.a. university research team have established precise deportation figures the income amassed by the slave trade is still being estimated historians are trying to assess today how much profit the slave trade yielded for banks and insurance companies. the slave trade is not only. the foundation of american capitalism it is a foundation of all of european in atlantic capitalism because it created this massively profitable economic system that link the countries of north western europe to the americas through the plantation system the great scholar activist c.l.r. james pointed out that the slave system created the greatest player and accumulation of wealth the world had ever seen in up to that moment in time and this of course is a very important part of western prosperity. between 1633 and britain's abolition of the slave trade in 1807 english and then british companies supported 2000000 755830 african captives most of t

decline of 2 the now the forestay defense which mostly occupied the tropical forests off west and central africa has been listed as critically endangered and the savannah in offense which roam all over sub-saharan africa but almost be found in southern africa have been listed as endangered now i'll be asking a leading cause of ation is what can be done to reverse the trend off to this report. gentle giants under threat yet again leading experts are raising the alarm to little is done to save the african elephant one reason is the environment where the elephants live its strength king the african population is growing fast and so are the cities across the continent this leaves less space for the animals to roam but experts point to one single factor for its decline poaching. this emotion is not encouraging the bludgers. mines in this in. this criminal words that are responsible. but i bring out a pig. into. the wall. new and more detailed research into the african elephant also shows that not all african elephants are the same as previously thought scientists say there's a difference between the

to introduce the new born of their family a rare okapi they're native to the rain forests of central africad to giraffes. also zebras, right you've got the nickname african unicorn because they're hard to find beautiful creature to see that kind of hybrid. >> >>> right now at 4:30, coming up short. santa clara county may have to cancel vaccine appointments starting today because there's not enough shots to come around. after news sutter health care is also scraping thousands of appointments. coming up, what vaccine sites could be impacted. we'll tell you all about it as "today in the bay" starts right now. good friday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> even and i'm marcus washingt. you said it right, friday morning and a special day indeed

were distil popular furniture and in the construction trade it mainly hails from the forests of central africa south america and southeast asia china is the world's biggest buyer thanks to tougher regulations exports to the u. shrank by 2 thirds between 20082018 though it still clocked up 850000 tons the worldwide fund for nature says that up to 20 percent of the e. used timber imports come from illegal logging and yet the trade in tropical timber can replenish the rain forest as one co-operative in panama proofs. its early in the morning and last left us in southwestern panama but illyana and meehan is already hard at work doing what she loves growing trees and creating forests. it's wonderful how something as tiny as a sage can turn into a giant of the forest watching trees grow you just saying wow what a marvel. for decades now the forestry engineer has been selecting the best seals to cultivate strong tropical trees because so many have been cut down. iana and meehan and her german partner and tears acre of pursuing the vision to plant huge forests the verge of arkham city economy has achi

this still be news live from berlin in central africa a series of massive explosions rock equitorial guinea's biggest city the blast told through a military base in basra killing over a dozen people and trapping many more on to rubble rescue was a racing to find survivors local authorities have issued an urgent plea for i also want to show you pope francis mocks the high point of his trip to iraq with a historic mass in the city of terrible new stuff.

this is news and these are our top stories in central africa the president of equatorial guinea saysat least 15 people have been killed in blast said a military base in the city of basra hundreds more injured television quoting the president says the explosion was ju-ju negligent handling of dynamite in military barracks. the saudi led coalition has launched a series of air strikes on yemen's.

distilled popular for furniture and in the construction trade it mainly hails from the forests of central africa south america and southeast asia china is the world's biggest buyer thanks to tougher regulations exports to the new shrank by 2 thirds between 20082018 but it still clocked up 850000 tonnes the worldwide fund for nature says that up to 20 percent of the e.u. used him the imports come from illegal logging and yet the trade in tropical timber can replenish the rain forest as one co-operative in panama proofs. it's early in the morning in last left us in southwestern panama but illyana i mean is already hard at work doing what she loves growing trees and creating forests. it's wonderful how something as tiny as a sage can turn into a giant of the forest watching trees grow you just saying wow what a marvel. for decades now the forestry engineer has been selecting the best seeds to cultivate strong tropical trees because so many have been cut down. iana and meehan and her german partner and acre of pursuing the vision to plant huge forests of our country the economy has achieved a lot a

were distil popular furniture and in the construction trade it mainly hails from the forests of central africa south america and southeast asia china is the world's biggest buyer thanks to tougher regulations exports to the u. shrank by 2 thirds between 20082018 though it still clocked up 850000 tons the worldwide fund for nature says that up to 20 percent of the e.u. used him but imports come from illegal logging and yet the trade in tropical timber can replenish the rain forest as one co-operative in panama proofs. its early in the morning in last left in southwestern panama but me and is already hard at work doing what she loves growing trees and creating forests. it's wonderful how something as tiny as a sage can turn into a giant of the forest watching trees grow you just saying wow what a marvel. for decades now the forestry engineer has been selecting the best seals to cultivate strong tropical trees because so many have been cut down. iana and meehan and his german partner and here's acre of pursuing the vision to plant huge forests. economy has achieved a lot at a cost to nature that

a complex web of armed groups controls the eastern part of the nation in central africa.t is difficult for outsiders to visit. dw gained rare access to rebel held territory. one woman bearing the scars of war but with a glimpse of hope. >> from now on it is what they call no man's land. nor the government nor the a specific rebel group controls this area. right behind me is where no man's land begins. this is where fighting happens on a regular basis. we are on foot. the beauty of the landscape cannot distract from the constant fear of kidnap or being caught up in fighting. as soon as we get close, the rebel militi sends an escort to take us to their base. one of them joined in the militia almost 20 years ago. after another armed group attacked her village. the man killed her parents with machetes. six of them raped her. she was just 15. she had already been married. the same group had killed her husband earlier. >> i felt defeated. my life had defeated me. i saw what they had done to me and how they killed my family. i could not continue my life like it had been. so i de

stretched out across the horn of africa usual showers just around the rift valley some big down poles just around the mozambique channel of the sort of the mozambique channel central parts of mozambique could see some very heavy rain as we go through chews day and that wetter weather just nothing a little further north was in the process that's pushed out into south africa where slushy fine dry sunny and warm. but. jump into this stream. there is a lot going on in this and julian and global community when i thought of all the misinformation i think we are more afraid than we are and aware be part of the debate don't ever take anybody's one word because there's always a difference when no topic is off the table we have been disconnected from our land we have been disconnected from who we are and would love to hear from you and be part of today's discussion this streamed on out is the era. this is al jazeera a quick reminder of the top stories for you this hour a court in france is found former presidents nicolas sarkozy guilty of corruption the judges handed him a 3 year prison sentence 2 of which are suspended is appealing the conviction i mean he is prime ministe

suffered years of conflicts complex web of groups controls the eastern part of the huge nation in central africa it's difficult for outsiders to visit w.'s gangs read access to rebel held territory they met one woman whose bearing the scars of war bought a glimpse of hope as well. from now on it's what they call a no man's land because not the government and also no specific rebel group controls this area that makes it also quite dangerous to read what i mean this is no man's land begins and this is well also how financing happens on a regular basis. we're on foot the beauty of the landscape cannot distract from the constant fear of kidnap being caught up in fighting. as soon as we get close the rebel militia sends an escort to take us to that base. one of them is mummify either she joined the militia almost 20 years ago after another group attacked her village the man killed her parents with machetes 6 of them raped her she was just 15 she'd already been married the same group had killed her husband. i felt defeated my life had defeated me i saw what they had done to me and how they killed my f

this is news live from berlin in central africa a series of massive explosions have rocked equitorial guinea's biggest city the blasts tore through a military base in basra killing over a dozen people and trapping many more under rubble rescuers the racing to find survivors local authorities have issued an urgent plea for i also on the story the united states is the country hardest hit by the corona virus and to make or take a look at the roundup 1st. 2000000 people a day and now being vaccinated. welcome to the show or we begin the program in the central african nation of equitorial guinea where a series of powerful explosions has rocked its largest city bossa according to the president at least 15 people have been killed in blasts at a military base hundreds more injured state television quoting the president says the explosion was ju-ju court negligent handling of dynamite in military barracks authorities fear that many more people could be trapped in the rubble of nearby buildings which have been devastated by the blasts. ok let's cross to our west africa correspondent fred move o

years of conflict a complex web of armed groups controls the eastern part of the huge nation in central africa it's difficult for outsiders to visit but the w.'s mario mulan gained rare access to rebel held territory she met one woman who's bearing the scars of war but with a glimpse of hope. from now on it's what they called no man's land because not the government and also no specific rebel group controls this area that makes it also quite dangerous so right behind me this is where no man's land begins and this is well also how quieting happens on a regular basis. we are on foot the beauty of the landscape cannot distract from the constant fear of kidnap or being caught up in fighting. as soon as we get close the rebel militia sends an escort to take us to their base. one of them is mummify either she joined the militia almost 20 years ago after another group attacked her village the men killed her parents with machetes 6 of them raped her she was just 15 she'd already been married the same group had killed her husband. i felt defeated my life had defeated me i saw what they had done to me a

this is news and these are our top stories in central africa the president of equatorial guinea says at least 15 people have been killed in blast said a military base in the city of basra hundreds more injured television quoting the president says the explosion was ju-ju negligent had.

genocide in rwanda a complex web of armed groups now controls the eastern part of a huge country in central africa it is difficult for outsiders to visit but d.-w. gained rare access to rebel held territory we met one woman who is bearing the scars of war but still has hope for the future here's the journey correspondent mario miller talk to find her. from now on it's what they call it's no man's land because not the government and also no specific rebel group controls this area that makes it also quite dangerous the right behind me this is where no man's land begins and this is well also how quieting happens on a regular basis. we're on foot the beauty of the landscape cannot distract from the constant fear of kidnap or being caught up in fighting. as soon as we get close the rebel militia sends an escort to take us to their base. one of them is mummify either she joined the militia almost 20 years ago after another group attacked her village the man killed her parents with machetes 6 of them raped her she was just 15 she'd already been married the same group that killed her husband. i felt defea

africans had been deported 1000000 from senegal. 3.4000000 from beneath and beyond. 3.2000000 from central africa and close 273000 from eastern africa. while david eltis and the emory university research team had established precise deportation figures the income amassed by the slave trade is still being estimated historians are trying to assess today how much profit the slave trade yielded for banks and insurance companies. the slave trade is not only. the foundation of american capitalism it is a foundation of all of european in atlantic capitalism because it created this massively profitable economic system that link the countries of north western europe to the americas through the plantation system the great scholar activist c.l.r. james pointed out that the slave system created the greatest planned accumulation of wealth the world had ever seen up to that moment in time and this of course is a very important part of western prosperity. between 1633 and britain's abolition of the slave trade and 1807 english and then british companies deported 2000000 755830 african captives most of them died

reports from london. 16 years ago arrived in britain after fleeing torture in his home country in central africa he later helped create a support network for refugees like himself receiving an award from queen elizabeth his route here was precarious and in the words of a government illegal when you fleeing when you were running and tried to save your life nothing's illegal. the most important thing for you is to find some way you yourself you're protected and you find sanctuary and i was my kids and i was a kid of many many many people it's people like him being targeted by the u.k. government's new plan for immigration announcing major changes home secretary pretty patel said the main resettling refugees at urgent risk more quickly or making it tougher for those who arrive by unofficial routes this parnassus to change in our approach as we toughen asked to deter illegal entry and the criminals that endangered life by night by neighborliness many illegal arrivals have travelled through a safe country like france to get to the quay where they could and should a crime to sign. we must absolutely s

about and entities that you did not aware of when you sell a time can say to a government in central africa you don't have to worry about the tax rolling through the streets of ours this stays in africa. but this spying technology has a way of coming back. you are dealing with very powerful people people in influential positions in government where we know there were elements within the police completely that were getting scared that we were getting too close to some people higher up the line who couldn't. do the job because of this i. think is essentially the perfect time you have a diplomatic bag that hong kong has surged al-jazeera investigates the poaches pipeline. how that we've got lots of fabulous sunshine across much of the middle east as we should do and it's warm sunshine as well but look further north loss of class showing up here and boys it cold we're struggling to get to freezing still in ankara dropping temperatures continue going to fair bit of snow coming in across the turkish mountains but further south to 35 degrees warmer than that and we'll see those temperatures pickin

i was in malawi, in central africa. i was teaching in a school. has been softened. the culture shock has been softened by the ability of any traveller to call his or her mother or her mother. you can call home and you could talk to people or you can look on the internet. so, the cultural enrichment that we see today is not only travel, but it's also the connection that people have with the phone, with the internet and with the computer that people never leave home entirely. they're always connected to home. i was disconnected. the era of being totally disconnected in a country, not able to phone home is gone. so the enrichment, i think it's always been somewhat mixed, and i think you can't lament it. that's just modernisation has allowed people to draw on their experience. gloria, chandrika's question also talked about how being... you know, travelling, being exposed to different cultures makes you more tolerant and understanding of people of different backgrounds and ethnicities and so on. do you think we're in danger of losing that now because o

belgian king leopold the 2nd after landing in bergen more you henry stanley penetrated deep into central africa and renamed the cities of peace and ghani and after himself he was soon joined by other european explorers who entered africa from the west these expeditions marked the transition from evangelizing missions to imperialism. to put it as a young boy began to trade along that certain cold route into it when the congo he traded over a large area and was the most powerful figure there. also had his all and almost no army. although now in a state of neglect to putin it's house in zanzibar tells us much about the fortune amassed by the powerful merchant in his autobiography he recounted his negotiations with stanley and the belgian diplomats. stanley arrived with a dozen europeans we met at the consul's and he told me. we wish you to accept to become governor in the name of belgium and of your voice the belgium flying in the districts or under your rule i hosted one it's time he falls when i arrived on my man did the same wherever he came. former slaves were enlisted in the conquering armies

would distill popular furniture and in the construction trade it mainly hails from the forests of central africa south america and southeast asia china is the world's biggest buyer thanks to tougher regulations exports to the u. shrank by 2 thirds between 20082018 though it still clocked up 850000 tons the world wide fund for nature says that up to 20 percent of the e.u.'s timber imports come from illegal logging and yet the trade in tropical timber can replenish the rain forest as one co-operative in panama proofs. its early in the morning in lost love in southwestern panama but i mean is already hard at work doing what she loves growing trees and creating forests. it's wonderful how something as tiny as a sage can turn into a giant of the forest watching trees grow you just saying wow what a marvel. for decades now the forestry engineer has been selecting the best seals to cultivate strong tropical trees because so many have been cut down. iana and meehan and her german partner and here's her up pursuing the vision to plant huge forests. economy has achieved a lot at a cost to nature that is t

somebody who is still using a non smartphone to get i don't know crop prices somewhere in and central africa so help them ok and the only people are going to think to help them are probably going to be the government ok goodman coming back to you in london there we're now living in a time of kind of printing press economics around the world because as gavin brown in liverpool has correctly said we've got to pay for covert somehow that's going to be a multi trillion dollar pound euro whatever your currency is is going to be in the trillions for years and years to come you're clearly quite a fan of cryptocurrency is or this particular cryptocurrency fans like you all say the same thing they say it's a safe place to go it is akin to gold but it's not the kid in gold because if there's problems with the u.s. dollar that's why you have fort knox if there's problems with pound sterling that's why you have the bank of england because some place there are big lumps of gold underpinning a real currency and that's the thing i just don't understand about this how can it be safe for ordinary investors n

this is news and these are our top stories in central africa the president of equatorial guinea says at least 15 people have been killed in blasts at a military base in the city of basra hundreds more injured television quoting the president says the explosion was ju-ju negligent handling of dynamite in military barracks. the saudi led coalition has launched a series of air strikes on yemen's capital which is held by who theory rebels the airstrikes comma after the rebels ramped up attacks on saudi arabia yemen has been fought over by its saudi backed government and the iran aligned since 2014. pope francis has concluded a 3 day trip to iraq after holding mass for some 10000 people in herbal earlier the pope visited mosul a city heavily just droid during the war against the so-called islamic state the poet denounced religious violence and urged iraq's dwindling christian community to stay and rebuild. this is d.w. news from berlin you can follow us on instagram and twitter at d w news at our website to d.w. dot com. this woman is helping her but you've lost to medicinal plants and kn

this is news and these are our top stories in central africa the president of equitorial guinea says at least 15 people have been killed in blas at a military base in the city of basra hundreds more have been injured television quoting the president says the explosion was due to negligent handling of dynamite in military barracks. the saudi led coalition has launched a series of.

in rwanda a complex web of armed groups now controls the eastern part of the huge country in central africa it is difficult for outsiders to visit but gained rare access to rebel held territory we met one woman who's a bears the scars of war but still has hope for the future here is a journey that our correspondent my umbrella took to find her. from now on it's what they called no man's land because not the government and also no specific rebel group controls this area that makes it also quite dangerous so right behind me this is where no man's land begins and this is well also how quieting happens on a regular basis. we are on foot the beauty of the landscape cannot distract from the constant fear of kidnap or being caught up in fighting. as soon as we can close the rebel militia sends an escort to take us to their base. one of them is mummify either she joined the militia almost 20 years ago after another group attacked her village the man killed her parents with machetes 6 of them raped her she was just 15 she'd already been married the same group had killed her husband. i felt defeated

were distant popular furniture and in the construction trade it mainly hails from the forests of central africasouth america and southeast asia china is the world's biggest buyer thanks to tougher regulations exports to the new shrank by 2 thirds between 20082018 though it still clocked up 850000 tonnes the worldwide fund for nature says that up to 20 percent of the e.u. used him the imports come from illegal logging and yet the trade in tropical timber can replenish the rain forest as one co-operative in panama proofs. it's early in the morning and last left in southwestern panama but illyana i mean is already hard at work doing what she loves growing trees and creating forests. it's wonderful how something as tiny as a seed can turn into a giant of the forest watching trees grow you just saying wow what a marvel. for decades now the forestry engineer has been selecting the best seals to cultivate strong tropical trees because so many have been cut down. beyond her and me and her german partner and acre of pursuing a vision to plant huge forests. economy has achieved a lot of the cost to natur

of 2 the it's now the forestay defense which mostly occupy the tropical forests off west and central africa have been listed as critically endangered and the savannah in offense which roam all over sub-saharan africa but almost be found in southern africa have been listed as endangered now i'll be asking a leading cause of asian just what can be done to reverse the trend off to this report. gentle giants under threat yet again leading experts are racing the alarm too little is done to save the african elephant one reason is the environment where the elephants live its strength king the african population is growing fast and saw the cities across the continent this leaves less space for the animals to roam but experts point to one single factor for its decline poaching. the solution is not in catching the buggers but mines in this. there's so many criminal words that are responsible. and i bring out of africa. new and more detailed research into the african elephant also shows that not all african elephants are the same as previously thought scientists say there's a difference between the we

had been deported 1000000 from senegal india. 3.4000000 from beneath and beyond. 3.2000000 from central africa and close 273000 from eastern africa. while david eltis and the emory university research team had established precise deportation figures the income amassed by the slave trade is still being estimated historians are trying to assess today how much profit the slave trade yielded for banks and insurance companies. the slave trade is not only. the foundation of american capitalism it is a foundation of all of european in atlantic capitalism because it created this massively profitable economic system that link the countries of north western europe to the americas through the plantation system the great scholar activist c.l.r. james pointed out that the slave system created the greatest planned accumulation of wealth the world had ever seen up to that moment in time and this of course is a very important part of western prosperity. between 1633 and britain's abolition of the slave trade in 1807 english and then british companies deported 2000000 755830 african captives most of them died

know about and entities that you do not aware of when you sell a time can say to a government in central africa you don't have to worry about that attack rolling through the streets of paris this stays in africa. but this spying technology has a way of coming back. you are dealing with very powerful people people in influential positions in government where we know there were elements within the police completely that means that we're getting screwed that we were getting too close to some people higher up the mine. it's in the job like this i. think is essentially the perfect crime you have a diplomatic bag that pawn to accomplish such al-jazeera investigates the poaches pipeline. but we're back to normal now which for arabia for levant iran is generally speaking this time of year a lot of sunshine not much else every now again the breeze picks up in the blowing down not so strong we get the into sunday that brought the temperatures down to normal from a record breaking one day a couple of days ago but things are changing in the central med and they're also changing in egypt he says brownstone