so those who did that feeling that they helped congo, they didn't help congo at all. it harmed thousands and thousands of congolese. you completely killed the business, if that was really your aim, you did very well, but you didn't, you didn't help drc at all. you didn't. >> the tagging system has been criticized for being not only expensive but also slow to implement. >> we're on our way to meet maxie muwonge, who helps the drc government determine which sites can be certified conflict free. >> the reality is that artisanal mining is the subsistence way most of the communities in eastern congo survive. for them it is from the soil to the pocket to the stomach. >> how many mine sites have been certified? >> 160 mine sites have been validated in eastern congo. >> in the whole country? >> in the whole country, this is less than 10%... >> of the total number of mines... >> of the potential of artisanal mining. >> you said only 160 mines are certified and that's where the tags come from? >> yeah the tags... >> those are the minerals that are actually tagged? >> yes >> so

the republic of congo is the fourth largest producer of oil.n burundi when the president ran and run on what some have called an unconstitutional third term. it's like the other leaders would try to extend their role. this is another test for the west and the african union one that could create double standards. al jazeera. >> every year green land loses 500 people who leave to seek a better life elsewhere. that might not sound like a lot, but it is when you consider that the total population in green land is only 56,000 people. a few years ago the country had been hoping to stand on its own two feet by cutting ties with denmark. we have reports on why the future instead is looking bleak. >> growing up in green land has changed. children here would once have been destined to be hunters, fishermen or reindeer hearder heard--herders, but that has died out. green land has alcohol problems and unemployment. every year many leave to go to denmark, their colonial ruler. this woman has tried suicide twice and moved to cope copenhagen. >> who wants to

niger and others and congo as well. the african leaders have tried to stay on, to cling onto power. we know that other countries are thinking of doing the exact sale thing as senegal for instance, in burkina faso, a neighboring country, they are also thinking about trying to change their constitution, but here in senegal, people are always a bit wary when heads of states try to tweak around the sacred text which is the constitution. there is a longstanding democracy here. and people really believe in the institutions of democracy here. but senegal has always led the way in terms of reformat least in west africa and french-speaking west africa. >> nicolas haque with the latest from dakar, thank you, niklas. >>> people are also voting in a presidential election in the republic of congo despite a government-imposed communications blackout. long-time leader is looking to extends his rule over the african -- central african oil producer. but opposition parties say they won't accept the result if he wins. we have more now. 67

he was arrested three months ago in the democratic republic of congo. he was estimated to land on congo. over 800,000 people were killed and thousands raped. the republic of congo dispute, denise, his move for his oil producer. opposition parties. >> some of the people eventually voting starts. it's seems people in the capitol are determined to have their say. >> this is there were other problems. the locals say his name appears twice on the voter's roles with different dates of birth but the same address. >> the names of the dead people are on the voter's role. the name appears twice on the list. what is going on? >> the president held a refer emmum. i think the process is going well. throughout the country, there are no rotes of problems the process is democratic all mobile phones blocked to cut communications on sunday and monday. people across the country can't access the internet, make phone calls or send messages supporters say it's a reaction to not getting enough votes. >> boycotting at this stage is not just a fireball. it's part isnated all of

burma, somalia, congo, rwanda. >> when they do ask me, i say i'm a citizen in congo, because where i i was born in rwanda, and in a rwandan camp in congo. so i'm not sure where i'm from. >> reporter: where they are from now is aurora, a gritty suburb of denver, home to thousands of immigrants and refugees, it is one of the most diverse industries in america. >> i'm a family doctor here, but i also work with refugees in a number of social settings, including in this practice, but as a scout master. >> reporter: troop 1532 scout pipeline starts here, a refugee-only medical clinic in aurora. the director grew up feeling left out of american society until he joined the boy scouts, vowing to never let another kid feel like an oureder, he gathered his teenage patients and started from scratch. troop 1532 scouts aren't well off. so parmer pays for scouting supplies out of his own pocket. >> the kids show up sometimes in tennis shoes and jeans, so we bring all of this extra gear for them, so they are warm. >> reporter: a cold climate was foreign to this family. they escaped burma to live in

. >>> radio, telephones and the internet all ordered to shut down during congo's presidential election. lights out for planet earth, landmarks around the world go dim to highlight climate change. >>> turkey's interior minister said they suspect a suicide attacker responsible for saturday's attack was a member of isil. five people are killed, many others were wound the when the bomb went off on a crowded street. the government is now reevaluating security measures in every dimension, as omar reports. >> authorities arrested the suspect said father and brother and took d.n.a. samples and the authorities carried out tests this morning. this is when they confirmed the identity of that saturday bomber. >> there is a huge sense of fear, and uncertainty, turkey is embracing itself perhaps for more violence to come. >>> an operation is underway against isil fighters on the outskirts of a town in central iraq. military sources say 24 iraqi soldiers have been killed by isil in two separate attacks there. a group of bombers killed eight iraqi soldiers. the iraqi army has launched an operation to

. >> the republic of congo where a long-time leader is looking to day in power >>> and the u.s. and cuba's tumultuous past, ahead of president obama's historical visit >>> preparations have begun on the greek island of lesbos to eventually begin sending refugees back to turkey. it's the key part of a deal struck between turkey and the e.u. to ease the refugee crisis. hoda abdel-hamid is in lesbos where more refugees have been hiding. >> the e.u. deal has come in, and the aim is to stop the flow of refugees to europe. to discourage people from making their way to europe. that has not happened. boats are still arriving. at least five overnight reaching the shores of the greek island of lesbos. the major city of the people on the boats - a lot of them from the war-torn city of aleppo, all aware of the new deal between the e.u. and turkey. they believe that they will not - you have to remember what the deal is about. it's about arrivals sent back to turkey if their application for asylum is rejected. there is that chance, but the people say no, we do not believe we'll we returned to

. >> we're in the eastern part of the democratic republic of congo. it's one of the least developed countries in the world, but there's an estimated $24 trillion worth of minerals here. tantalum, tungsten, tin, and gold have all been linked to violence in eastern congo by rebel groups and the congolese army. >> millions of people have been killed in the congo over the past decade.

you're doing a cool thing with the congo. >> yes. the congo. i started a little thing called "the eastern congo initiative." congo is a big country in africa that used to grow a lot of coffee. and then they had a terrible war for about 15 years where between three and five million people died and their capacity to produce coffee -- they were like, you know, florida is to citrus, they were to coffee. to grow coffee. what our organization is doing is hooking up coffee farmers and trying to build their capacity so that they can get their ability to grow coffee back to where it was. and we're hooking them up with our partners, usaid and howard buffett and starbucks, and getting them back up to par and hooking them up with people who will buy their coffee on the market. and we've, so far, we've started this partnership with starbucks. they bought a hundred -- they bought enough coffee so far for 11 million cups of coffee. [ cheers and applause ] and you can buy congo coffee at starbucks grocery stores, specialty stores. it's going really well. we've

the congolese army. >> millions of people have been killed in the congo over the

coast and car where we have 22 reported sexual abuse cases in the democratic republic of congo. there are 16 cases that have been reported. it is a very serious report, very embarrassing to the u.n. and i have been speaking to a human rights campaigner who has been following these incidents and he said that he accused the u.n. of what he termed gross institutional failure. so the u.n. is under a lot of pressure to act decisively on some of these cases >>> a lot of people, of course the first question that will spring to mind is why are we seeing this again. not only are we seeing it again but we're seeing the numbers rides. >> reporter: absolutely. -- rise. >> reporter: absolutely. you hear the civilians complaining about the missions that are there saying it's not just a case of human rights abusers, but also the lethargy. the u.n. mission in the congo have been accused of slow action in the eastern part of the country where there is a lot of insecurity. there is a rebel group that has been attacking people and the u.n. mission has been accused of responding very slowly. some o

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the congolese army. >> millions of people have been killed in the congo over the past decade.

the opposition say the people of congo want change.e will likely now have to give some attention to addressing this new energy on the streets >>> after 15 years of war with the taliban, afghan's government hopes that talk with the armed group will begin within the next few weeks. the long conflict involves regional powers with competing interests. it the make it difficult to find lasting peace. >> reporter: this boy is 13 years old and loves cricket. his body was peppered with shrapnel in a suicide bomb attack on the indian consulate in jalalabad. when the first explosion happened, i thought i'm dead. i couldn't see anything t i thought i'm dead. two to three minutes later my brain started functioning again e when i opened my ice it was like a dark night but city i couldn't see anything >> reporter: he was working in a family barber shop. his family's business was destroyed. military and fighters talk about collateral damage assist if it were acceptable in modern day warfare. the civilians are suffering the consequences of everyone els

police have fired tear gas at 200 opposition supporters at a polling station in the congo as the country voted in presidential elections. long time leader is looking to extend his rule over the central african oil producer. opposition parties say they won't accept the result even if he wins. >> reporter: sunday's election in the congo began with a few problems. some of these people can't find their names on the voterss' roll. the police tried to calm them down. eventually voting starts. it seems people in the capital are determined to have their say. there were other problems. this man says his name appears twice on the voters role with different dates of birth, but the same address. >> translation: the names of the dead people are on the voters' roll and my name appears twice. what is going on. >> reporter: the president held a referendum last year to change the constitution so he could stay in power. he has led the oil rich nation for 31st past 36 years. >> i think the process is going well. throughout the country there are no reports of problems. everyone is working fully. the process

votes are being counted in the senegal voting. -- voting in congo. many >> reporter: sunday's election in congo began with a few problems. some of these people can't find their names on the voters' roll. the police tried to calm them down. eventually voting starts. it it seems to me people in the capital are determined to have their decide. there were other problems. this man says his name appears twice on the voters' roll with different dates of birth with a different address. >> translation: there are dead people on there and my name appears on the list twice. what is going on? >> reporter: the president held a referendum last year to change the constitution so he could stay in power. he has led the oil rich nation for 31st past 36 years. >> i think the process is going well. throughout the country there are no reports of problems. everyone is working through it. the process is democratic. it will move the country forward >> reporter: the government has ordered all mobile phones be blocked and to cut communications on sunday and monday. people can'

radio, television, telephones and the internet all ordered to shut down during congo's presidential election18 police officers shot dead on attack on a check point in egypt sinai peninsula. >>> driver wins the australian grand prix and lorenzo walks from a crash in melbourne, i'll have all the details in sport. ♪ greece has begun the process to send refugees on the island of lesbos back to tshgky, a deal between the eu and turkey as it begins more refugees are arriving and zaina has this report from lesbos. >> reporter: this was supposed to have stopped but the boats keep coming in. europe's refugee crisis is far from over. the latest arrivals are refugees from syria and many from the war torn syria of aleppo and going across the aegean sea to reach the greek island and hoping a resent agreement with turkey would dischurj asylum seekers but people who manage to reach the shores are hopeful they want be turned back. >> translator: we are coming from a destroyed city and asking for asylum on human tarn grounds and not only the worn out situation but it's bad for us. >> reporter: people want to

for the pbs newshour, i'm soledad o'brien in the democratic republic of congo. >> ifill: that brings us to the newshour shares this evening: something that caught our eye that we thought you would like too. lin-manuel miranda, creator and star of the blockbuster musical "hamilton," scored a white house first: performing a freestyle rap with the president. miranda joined the rest of the "hamilton" cast in meeting with, and performing for, high school students yesterday at the white house. but it was the three-man performance in the rose garden, steps from the oval office, that went viral. >> drop the beat. ♪ he's rolling up some words i'm getting to say some ♪ freestyling that you never heard ♪ constitution the potus ♪ i'm freestyling you know this ♪ obamacare okay i'm looking up because it ♪ was hopeless before you enacted that system ♪ the federalist papers hamilton wrote the other 51 and greater ♪ and sunny and bo this canine is insane, asinine ♪ oh, my gosh i'm freestyling down the line ♪ nasa i want to see if we can get over to mars ♪ and rap more bars and leave a carbon footprin

for the pbs newshour, i'm soledad o'brien in the democratic republic of congo. >> now recapping resultsom the day's presidential primaries, republican races in north carolina and missouri are still undecided. but the associated press reports donald trump has won florida over home state senator marco rubio. that prompted rubio to announce he is suspended66 his campaign. trump is also now being projected the winner in illinois. john kasich fought off something in his home state and declared this evening he's fired up. >> i want you to know the campaign goes on. and i also want you to know that it's been my intention to make you proud. it's been my intention to have young people all across this country watch somebody and enter into politics, even though i labored in obscurity for so long, people counting me out. people in ohio saying why don't they ever call on him, okay. they get all that. but we put one foot in front of the other, and i want to remind you again tonight that i will not take the low road to the highest office in the land. >> and on the democratic side, hillary clinton has

. >> president of the republican of congo for a long time. he has ruled this oil producing nation from 1979 to 1992. after a brief civil war he regained power in 1997. he then went on to win disputed election elections in 2002 and 2009. last year he secured the right to secure a third consecutive term in a constitutional referendum. he seems confident that he'll win sunday's presidential polls. >> we'll win this election. we have a lot of supporters in the country. opposition leaders say that the control of state resources and university make this an unfair election and there are fierce that there could be electoral fraud. >> it is not positive to win this election. it would mean that people's votes have been tonal. we will reject the result. >> some fear there could be violence after the election. >> the european election said supplied's election won't be credible. congo is a forth largest oil producer. >> they have sent for a third term. just like other africa leaders will try to extend their roles. this is another test for the african unio

. >> we're in the eastern part of the democratic republic of congo.s one of the least developed countries in the world, but there's an estimated $24 trillion worth of minerals here. tantalum, tungsten, tin, and gold have all been linked to violence in eastern congo by rebel groups and the congolese army. >> millions of people have been ki

. >> we're in the eastern part of the democratic republic of congo.s one of the least developed countries in the world, but there's an estimated $24 trillion worth of minerals here. tantalum, tungsten, tin, and gold have all been linked to violence in eastern congo by rebel groups and the congolese army. >> millions of people haee

it is a tense situation in the republic of congo. the president is expected to prolong his term in office. niger is holding its first presidential run off. with the opposition boycotting the vote, the incumbent is more than likely will get a second term. also zansibar getting back to the policies. a referendum is being held in senegal. a close look at these elections. in republic of congo, the government has ordered all telecommunications to be blocked for 48 hours to stop illegal publication of the results. he is seeking to prolong his 32 years of running the country. in october a public referendum removed a two-term limit and an age limit for the presidency. it resulted in protests that left several people dead. our correspondent joins us live. there's a few people there behind you. what is the turn out like. gentleman i can tell you compared to the referendum a few months ago, people are coming out still in small numbers, it's still early, but at least there are coming out. a few months ago they weren't coming out. this is a typic

burma, congo, rwanda. >> when they ask me, i say i'm a citizen in congo, because where i was born, ias born in rwanda, but in a camp of congo, so i'm really not sure where i'm from. >> where they are from now is aurora, a suburb of denver, home to thousands of immigrants and refugees, it's one of the most eye verse cities in america. >> troop 1532's scout pipeline starts here, a refugee-only medical clinic in aurora. the child of indian immigrants, clinic director p.j. parmer felt left out of american society until he joined the boy scouts, vowing that never let any kid feel like an outsider. he gathered his teenage patients and started a troop from scratch. >> it's like taking them straight out of the docks to the mountains. >> the scouts aren't well off. their families can barely afford the basics, so he pays for scouting supplies. >> the kids show up sometimes in tennis shoes and jeans and so we bring all this extra gear for them so they're warm. >> a cold climate was foreign to this family, they are burmese and escaped persecution to live in refugee camps in malaysia before makin

congo is the fourth largest oil producer. the african union has said observers but it didn't do the same in burundi when president ran and won on some would call an unconstitutional third term. it's another test for the west and african union. >> now barack obama is about to embark on what is described as a trip to cuba. it is the first visit by a sitting american president in 90 years. >> it still looks like the havana of the pre-cold war era when cuba was the playground of the united states. like most visitors, president barack obama will likely feel thrust back in the 1950s when he sees havana's deco art fixtures. he will be able to admire cuba's colonial center when he tours old havana and sto stop at encouraging stepsest hemmingwa hemmingway's favorite watering hole. or the score of restaurant, testament to the expansion. >> part of this magic and part of this new moment is because we've accumulated so many layers of history and beautiful architecture. but havana also bears the scars of decay. >> some of these houses are

the republic of congo shuts down all telecoms as votes are counted in the presidential election. election. >>> welcome back. a quick reminder now. belgian police have released a security camera image of the suspects involved in the attack. the two men on the left are thought to have died when their suitcase bomb exploded. this is the third man. 34 people were killed in the incidents. i.s.i.l. has claimed responsibility for the attacks. u.n. refugee agency has called its staff from camps on lesbos and other greek islands. this is in protest of detention for refugees arriving by boat from turkey. u.s. president obama mass wrapped up an historic visit to cuba. he has arrived in argentina. that's his plane there on the tarmac. he is continuing his latin american tour. while the relationship between him and his cuban counterpart castro appear to be warm, there were also clear differences. >> reporter: it was the most anticipated part of president obama's historic visit. a message earmarked directly for the cuban people >> i have come here to bury the last remnant of the cold war in th

one of the four women who are dying in congo right now are dying from cervical cancer. solution, not part of the problem. >> you're a great man. thank you very much. dikembe mutombo. nice meeting you for dinner. you're doing great work. hope this helps though it was a tragedy that brought you on tv. >>> democrats in washington state are voting this weekend. bernie sanders is about to start an event in spokane, expected to talk up the bloomberg national poll showing him ahead of hillary clinton. hillary clinton is in l.a. on the campus of usc. she's following up on her counterterrorism speech at stanford just yesterday with the homeland security roundtable today. nbc's kristen welker joins us now. >> reporter: chris, good evening, that's right, that event just wrapped up here, secretary clinton meeting with community leaders, muslim community leaders, focus on homeland security and ways to combat and counteract violent extremism here in the united states. the purpose of this event today, the event yesterday that sweeping foreign policy speech was two-fold. one showcase h

democratic republic of congo has been convicted of war crimes, international criminal court found jen pierre ben ban guilty of murder, rape and piilage. this is the first time the i.c.c. has focused on rape as a weapon of war. we have this report from the aying >>> this is jean pierre ben ba, businessman, politician and convicted war criminal. there is evidence of how the army waged a campaign of rape, murder and pillage against rape and the public. >> small platoon's were organizers. groups of three or four soldiers invaded houses one by one. they stole possessions that could be carried off. and rape. regardless of the age. ben ba never issued an order of rape and murder and the defense team insisted once they crossed the boarder they were under the command of that country's leadership. in 2007, before his arrest, he was interviewed on al jazeera, brushing away questions of the i.c.c. . >> we will know the international criminal court... >> no, i'm not involved in any of these things. what i'm saying is they have you in their sites, don't they. >> no, no, that's not true. so there's

voters in the republic of congo are electing their new president.ely expected to win although eight other candidates are in the race. ordered a complete shutdown of all communications throughout the vote. a correspondant has been following events in brazilville. >> when the re refer ends youum took place, and wanted people to vote for him and have a third term, people didn't come out in big numbers. look. people are slowly coming out looking for the names on the voter's roam. if the name is on the list that you see, they would go inside to vote. this is a contentious one. the european union are saying that the process is not transparent. the african union has which is different than in burundi last year: people are saying maybe the election is a case of double standards. why is that? some political analysts are saying it could be economic interest, generally silent on the election, speeching out about time to extend his term in. it could be because of economic interests. this country has oil. it's the fourth largest oil producer so some people are s

congo is the fourth largest producer of oil in africa. they didn't do the same in maundi, where the president ran for an unconstitutional third term. the other african leaders will try to extend their role. it's another contest for the african union, one that could expose their interests and perhaps the double standards. >> there are fears that sunday's rerun of the presidential election in zans ub ar could trigger clashes between the party and the opposition. as we report from zanzibar, they were held in october. >> he says that they abducted him one even from outside of his workplace in zanzibar city. and they said that it's because he supports the political obcision. >> they told me i talk too much, and support the opposition. the opposition party belongs to my father. that's what they were telling me. >> tourism is the main source of income, but the elections are sometimes violent. the on six said that it won the election last year, but the elections chairman annulled it, and announced a controversial rerun. since the registration for

we will hear the democratic republic of congo symphony orchestra >>> police in istanbul have used tear gas and water can gone against protesters. hundreds of people gathered outside the offices of one of the best known newspapers after raided by police. they moved in after they ordered that the follow-up should be put under the direction of trustees. >> reporter: taking a stand against what people here see as a crackdown on media freedom. protesters tried to block entrance to the newspaper entrances on friday night. >> translation: we're here to defend democracy and freedom. we're here to defend our basic rights. >> reporter: riot police pushed through the crowd with water cannon and tear gas. by early saturday morning they had got into the building. they pushed journalists covering the incident out and evicted theed tors. -- the ed tors >> unfortunately it has been a habit for the last three/four years for anyone who is speaking against the government policies is facing either court cases or prison or such control by the government. >> reporter: the police were acting under a court or

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as we mentioned earlier, its tense in the republic in congo ahead of voting. the government has ordered all communications be blocked for 48 hours. they say to stop illegal publication of the results. the president is seeking to prolong his 32 years of running the country. in october a public referendum removed a two-term limit for the presidency. it left several people dead. our correspondent joins us live. hearing of this telephone and internet blackout, why is that authorities have shut down all communications? >> reporter: officials say they want to manage the situation. they say in the past some activists, some opposition officials have been tweeting or sundaying out results as they're coming in. they're saying it's illegal to do that. they want to avoid protests across the country. in terms of the voting, i was here for the referendum a few months ago, and this time when polls opened there were not people lining up to vote. people are slowly coming in their numbers. they seem to be frustrated. you can hear the chatting. a lot of people are saying that th

in the republic of congo, the telephone network has been shut since sunday for elections and it is still down. a hopeful discovery for kenya as the country struggles through severe drought. drought. >>> welcome back. here's a quick reminder of our top stories. belgium police have launched a series of raids as part of a massive manhunt to capture i.s.i.l. member seen here on cctv at brussels airport. 34 people were killed in coordinated attacks that hit both the airport and a metro station in the center of the city. two brothers have been named by local media as amongst the suicide bombers. the u.n. refugee agency has pulled its staff from lesbos and other greek islands against the detention of refugees. donald trump and hillary clinton have swept to victory in the u.s. primary elections in arizona on tuesday. results from utah and idaho gave bernie sanders a landslide victory >>> the events in belgium have been watched with concern around the world. although no credible threat is imminent in the u.s., security has been stepped up at airports and public places. alan fisher sent this repor

the former vice president of the democratic republic of congo has been convicted of war crimes.he international criminal court found him guilty of murder, rape and pillage more than a decade ago. in myanmar aung san suu kyi has been nominated to become a member of the new parliament, but it's still not yet known what her position will be. the parliament has been in session in the capital. the names of 18 new government ministers have been submitted for consideration. n.l.d. won a landslide victory in the general election last november. a former vice presidential of the democratic republic of congo has been convicted of war crimes. the international criminal court found him guilty of murder, rape and pillage in central african republic more than a decade ago. it is the first time the icc has focused on rape as a weapon of war. as paul brennan reports now from the hague. >> reporter: this is the businessman, senior politician and now a convicted war criminal. his trial had compelling evidence of how his private army known as the mlc waged a campaign of rape, murder and pillage aga

, jean pe pierre bemba, has been convictof are rape. >> dispatched across the border into congo fromhe central african republic to attempt to suppress a coup. what they did when they actually got there was engage in rape murder and pillaging, war crimes essentially. at the heart of all of this is just how much control jean pierre bemba had over his troops. 70 gave evidence at the ick. soldiers. went from house to house, stealing whatever they could carry, sexually humiliating women and even men. the question was whether jean pierre bemba knew what his troops were doing, and the court here decided that he did. they found that he had direct contact and direct lines of communicates with his generals that he on occasion meted out disciplinary acts on his soldiers. the ic found him guilty on all five charges they was charged with. he now faces a significant period of time in prison, it could be as much as life in prison if the judges decide the gravity of the charges warrant it. >> paul brennan at the hague. >>> alleged ring leaders, a doctor and her daughter were arrested last year but t

still they'd on al jazeera, we visit congo which has been voting this sunday and we will examine why elections there are so important. not seen in almost a century as cuba welcomes a current u.s. president. we explore the history between the two nations. the blow of the defending champions in the cricket action to compaore up in support. p in support. t. st. pt. ot. rt. >> stopping the next generation of isis recruits. teaching the youth on the front lines. working towards a better future. >> this is one of the most important sites in the century. >> proudest moment of my life. welcome back. obama has touched down in cuba becoming the first sitting u.s. president to visit the country in the nearly 90 years. he was greeted on the tarmac by the cuban prime minister and is expected to meet the president later. iraqi sources say that u.s. marine is being deployed to arack to fight i.s.i.l.-- attack i.s.i.l. on the front line. the turkish officials say an i.s.i.l. fighter was behind saturday's bombing in istanbul which killed four people. more on the top story now, obama's visit to cuba.

roads, hospitals, and schools across the country, especially in the poor rural area. >> reporter: congo is the fourth largest oil producer in the region. riots groups have accused the president of corruption and stifling calls for greater democracy. the president may have won this election, but it could be a difficult term. the opposition says the people of con go want change. now they have to give some attention to addressing this new energy on the streets. haru matasa, al jazeera. >>> lots more news still to come here on al jazeera for you. when we come back after this short break. do stay with us. ♪ >> this is part of the ritual to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the 1976 coup in argentina. this woman's brother was one that disappeared during the military rule. >> translator: my brother was part of the military. and he denounced that the authorities were killing people. making them disappear. he was taken too. on march 24, 1976, the military overthrew the government. the second wife of argentinian's strongman, it lead to a period where thousands of people were systematic kidnappe

. >>> radio, television and the internet all ordered shut down during congo's approximately alex. >> we explore by the u.s. and cuba's tumultuous past ahead of president obama's visit. >>> turkey's interior minister suspects the suicide talker responsible for saturday's attack was a member of isil. five were killed, moan others wounded when the bomb went off on a crowded street in istanbul. let's go live to the city. our correspondent is there. a prime suspect has been identified. there have also been arrests. >> yes, absolutely. the minister of interior in the capital ankara have the press conference and he declared that the authorities have indeed identified the suicide bomber as a 24-year-old from the city of gezi. the authorities arrested the father and the son of the suspect and they took d.n.a. tests and then they earlier this morning, the tests or the results matched with the father and his brother, and then that's why it led to the man. what is interesting is that he was not under surveillance, he was not on any list, he was not susspected of being an isil member. this attack

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they're set to build some 3,500 kiometers of highway in the democratic republic of congo. add to that rail lines, hospitals and schools, all in exchange for 10 million tons of copper and 200 tons of cobalt. the massive deal is estimated to be worth over six billion euros. but china's appetite for raw materials is cooling. its economic growth has sunk to just over 6%, the lowest rate since 1990. and africa is paying a price for the slowdown. the continent's exports to china fell by around 40% last year. three major african commodities exporters -- angola, republic of congo, and nigeria, saw their exports to china halved. the falling demand has driven down the price of mineral resources further on world markets, worsening the situation for african countries. and the outlook is grim, continuing moderate growth in china and weak global economy mean demand for africa's commodities won't reach their previous highs any time soon. daniel: that's all your business for this hour. it's a sad day for the music industry, though, and brett, you've got the story. brent: george martin, th

. ♪ from rumba we will hear about the democratic republic of congo's symphony orchestra. ♪ hello and you for joining us turkish police fired tear gas and plastic bullets outside the offices biggest newspaper. authorities have seized control of the publication in a crack down on a religious group whose leader the government has accused of treason. the european commission is urging turkey to respect the freedom and here is carolyn malone. >>> used tear gas, water cannon and plastic bullets for people demonstrating media freedom and taking a stand after they raided opposition of a popular newspaper replacing editors with state representatives. >> translator: where in the world have you seen this before, this didn't happen when hitler was in power let alone turkey and incidents going on in syria are not much better. >> hundreds of protesters tried to block the newspaper offices on friday night. but riot police pushed through the crowds and by early saturday morning they got into the building. they pushed out journalists covering the story and evicted the editors. >> it has been heavy for

jazeera, also ahead, radio, television, telephones and the internet all ordered to shut down during congo'ssidential election. 18 police officers are shot dead in attack on check point in egy egypt's sinai peninsula and lights out for planet earth as lights are out for climate change. ♪ greece has begun the process of sending regets on the island of lesbos back to turkey as a deal between eu and turkey and even as the operation begins to remove some people more refugees are arriving. dana on lesbos had report. >> reporter: this was supposed to have stopped but the boats keep coming in. europe's refugee crisis is far from over and they are refugees from syria and many from the war torn city of aleppo and going across the aegean sea to reach the greek islands and eu was hoping a resent agreement with sushgky would discourage asylum seekers but those reaching the shores are hopeful they won't be turned back. >> translator: from coming from destroyed facility as they worn but the situation in turkey is bad for us. >> reporter: wanting to go to mainland europe in search of a better life and othe