hello i'm christine wendell welcome to deeds every news africa it's there to have you along if yo pia's 1st ever satellite has been launched into space the launch makes ethiopia the 11th african country to have a satellite in space egypt was 1st in 1908 now prime minister ahmed is credited with starting the satellite program 3 years ago while he was minister for technology. this rocket may have lifted off from shannon she northern china with its reverberations were felt half way around the world for some countries space travel is about thrusting their power for smaller nations just hitching a ride is a sign of progress. and to cause for celebration in ethiopia where they were up early to watch the countries for satellite sail into space. a year college or. satellite r.s.s. one which is currently launching from china. will be a foundation for our historic journey to prosperity. it is a landmark achievement for the country space program even if china paid most of the price tag the satellite will gather vast amounts of data to use for weather forecasting and crop monitoring officials hope

hello i'm christine wendell welcome to the program. pope francis has been giving the christmas all beatrice and his blessing to catholic faithful from st peter's square in rome but to. speak russian. it 90 minutes. francis spoke about migrants and those who did what he caught and speakable forms of abuse. the pontiff also court for an end to the social unrest in venezuela and he appealed for peace in syria he . may christ bring his light to the many children suffering from war and conflicts in the middle east and in various countries of the world. see him bring comfort to the beloved syrian people who still see no end to the hostilities that have written their country over the last decade. i think with the new. david willey is a veteran correspondent who has covered the vatican for decades he said today's address by pope francis was also an attempt to put a hopeful spin on what's been a terrible year for the catholic church when i think pope francis is trying he has a very ambitious program he's working he's celebrating his 82nd birthd

hello i'm christine wendell welcome to the program. we begin our broad cost in brome where pope francis is set to give his yearly irby it'll be christmas day blessing from the balcony off the st this piece has pacifica christians around the bold also integrating the birth of jesus thousands have come to see the pontiff this cross over to rome. all right and those are pictures from rome where pope francis is shortly going to be delivering he's opiate oby christmas message now he led a midnight mass at st peter's basilica at the vatican he's blessing emphasized forgiveness not just for sin is but for the church itself ofter a difficult area in which sexual abuse scandals continue to rock the catholic church francis christians to keep the faith. think forward i he does a ritual that dates back to the 1st centuries of the catholic church the midnight mass at some pages is a spiritual gathering there the pope is said to confide the word of god to the faith. of. all of that he may god who by the incarnation brought together the earth and the