of congolese people support could be a lot of congolese people don't support. indeed indeed in the knowledge that there were actually without elections there was a poll done last year that showed ten percent of congolese people support the president thirty eight percent say they have backed the exiled opposition or later they're going to be wanted by ten percent of people what are you talking when you do you make these enormous poll was done and opinion poll who won the recent government and why you have never seen bills people. making policy in the new york or the brussels or this is a lawyer made up those out of the ok so they're liars they're un that realize they are honest and human rights watch are liars we want a government. number that you're the only one of the sort of sorts of was that well trees are unhappy because we are giving them now partnership western countries are not happy so i'm some partners like ok what about the respected head of the catholic church in your country who has compared life in congo to living in an open prison we said demonstr

i spent the most time with the congolese family and the iraqis family. so what i i write about in the book is, as you in this classroom and this amazing teacher teaching all these kids english, and also the journey that the congolese family had in the first year in america and the jury that the iraqi family had in the first year in america, which, you know, it's an extraordinary thing trying to assimilate to our society, any new society. i would have the same experience if i were trying to assimilate in their society. super challenging, and i was really, it was a gift to me that these families which share their first year in america with me, because it was not an easy time and i was watching them struggle, figure it all out. the congolese family, the parents and some older siblings found work really quickly. i mean, they were economically self-sufficient in three months time, and i just couldn't believe it. i thought that was the scene like nothing i'd ever seen really. i think we have this idea that refugees come here and take subsidies, and that's actu

events but you don't have that information the reality is that the congolese people a lot of congolese people support could be a lot of congolese people don't support computers they see indeed indeed and the knowledge of their work some of the elections there was a poll done last year that showed ten percent of people support the president thirty eight percent say they have backed the exiled opposition or later otherwise they're going to be wanted by ten percent of people are you joking when did you make these ino a poll was done an opinion poll who won the recent government and why you have never seen deals people are. making policy in the new york cory brussels. this is a little made up those out of the. law is the u.n. might realize that honesty and human rights watch a lot is we want a government are. the only ones that are the sort of sorts of what stood out to these are unhappy because we are giving them now but not cheap western countries are not happy so i'm not like ok what about the respected head of the catholic church in your country who has compared life in congo to living

it's a perilous journey from the congolese border to the ugandan side.ome of these people are using vessels that are not very safe and in some cases the lake is rough. and, team gb‘s aimee fullerfeels the force of the weather at the winter olympics in south korea. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, could chelsea end their two—game losing streak in the premier league with a win against bottom club west brom? good evening. within the past few hours, the charity commission has launched a statutory inquiry into oxfam, citing concerns that the charity might not have fully and frankly disclosed, all the details about some of its workers in haiti in 2011. earlier today, 0xfam's deputy chief executive resigned following allegations of sexual misconduct involving some of its staff. penny lawrence said she took full responsibility, and said she was ashamed this had happened on her watch. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. haiti's red light district. prostitution is illegal here, but that didn't stop some of 0xfam's aid workers. the charity now ad

it is a perilousourney from the congolese border.ome of the people are using vessels that are not. very sa we have reports of vessels like this one capsizing. but desperate refugees have little choe. they either risk being attacked and killed at home or dying in the water. this canoe was very close to the shore when it was overpowered by strong winds. it drowned 4 occupants. the body of a three-year-old was later washed up ashore. thlle of his relatives are s missing. only his father survived the accident >> i was traveling with my brother. my son and 2 other people -- i saw them to the shore. after heavy winds overturned it. reporter: the pain of losing an only child. for this 70-year-ohe hit in -- his family hid in the t bushs wh village was attacked. when he came out, he found that four of his children had been butchered. he then decided to rescue ghe remaining >> we could not bury them. they chopped them up. you can't even recognize them. i am sad. my heart is troubled. i don't know what we did to wrong them. reporter: many harro

john key's a can be is one of the six hundred thirty thousand congolese displaced in ten guinea cup province in the past year he says militias burnt his village to the ground while among women though i had to take all my clothes off and jump into the river but i didn't have a choice i was fleeing for my life. were left behind. the violence witnessed by so many is taking its toll with ongoing conflicts between rival militias the un refugee agency is warning the democratic republic of congo is in crisis the humanitarian disaster extraordinary proportions is about to hit the south eastern part of the democratic republic of the congress the province of tonga newkirk plunges further into violence triggering spiralling displacement and human rights abuses with so many congolese now on the move the d r c has earned the an enviable title of having the highest number of internally displaced people in africa and with no end to the violence in sight it's hard to imagine what lies ahead for them. ok time to check in now with the berlin film festival yesterday saw a screening of gus van sant latest film

it is a perilous journey from the congolese border to the other side.e lake is rough. we have reports of these capsizing. but desperate refugees have made a choice. they either risk being attacked and killed at home, or dying in the water. this canoe was very close to be sure when it was overpowered by strong winds, draining for occupants. the body of this three—year—old was later washed up this three—year—old was later washed up on shore. three of his relatives are still missing. only his father survived the accident. translation: i was travelling with my brother. my son and two other people were there. i swam to the shore. after heavy winds overturned oui’ canoe. shore. after heavy winds overturned our canoe. the pain of losing an only child. this mother was waiting to receive her child alive. this 47—year—old said his family hid in the bushes when their village was attacked. when they came out, he found full of his children had been butchered. he then decided to rescue the remaining eight. translation: we could not bury them. the enemy does not like

it isa it is a perilous journey from the congolese border, some of these people are using vessels thatssels that are unsafe and in some cases, the lake is rough. we have heard reports of vessels like this one capsizing. but desperate refugees have little choice, they either risk being attacked and killed at home, or dying in water. this canoe was very close to the shore when it was overpowered by strong winds, drowning four occupants. the body of a three—year—old was later washed up the shore. three of his relatives are still missing. only his father survived the accident. translation: i was travelling with my brother, my son and two other people. i swam to the shore, after heavy winds overturned canoe. the pain of losing an only child. his mother came on a different boat, she was waiting to receive him here, live. this 47—year—old says his family hid in the bushes when their village was attacked, when they came out, he found what the his children had been butchered. he then decided to rescue the remaining eight. translation: i could not bury them, the enemy does not like us burying ou

john key's it can be is one of the six hundred thirty thousand congolese displaced in ten guinea cup province in the past year he says militias burnt his village to the ground while among women though i had to take all my clothes off and jump into the river but i didn't have a choice i was fleeing for my life only the injured were left behind. the violence witnessed by so many is taking its toll with ongoing conflicts between rival militias the un refugee agency is warning the democratic republic of congo is in crisis the humanitarian disaster extraordinary proportions is about to hit the south eastern part of the democratic republic of the congress the province of tanganyika plunges further into violence triggering spiralling displacement and human rights abuses with so many congolese now on the move the g r c has earned the an enviable title of having the highest number of internally displaced people in africa and with no end to the violence in sight it's hard to imagine what lies ahead for them. and the conflict has been described as one of the world's bloodiest yet it seems to go

violence has reached a new level and the democratic republic of congo the congolese aid worker has been freed by kidnappers but two of his colleagues were killed in north kivu aid workers say the eastern border is increasingly dangerous witchhunt with hundreds of thousands of people fleeing violence in tanganyika province charlotte belle us has more. the eastern border of the democratic republic of congo is and to morrow reports of violence to reach one thousand kilometers north to south. clashes between a ugandan rebel group and seize military in the north east has pushed civilians to make the dangerous crossing into and some are attempting to roll across lake albert one of africa's great lakes and the tale of petals and you know some died of hunger some drowned and the like there's no one to help you there's nothing to eat we surviving in the bush like animals. now the south east is reaching a tipping point where humanitarian disaster extraordinary proportions is about to hit the southeastern part of the democratic republic of the congress the province of plunges further into violence

congolese authorities now say elections will be held in december but could be liz opponents say it's just delay tactics and all the while armed groups are becoming a growing threat in the mineral rich nation. that the fear is of a return to the sort of conflict that killed and displaced millions of people more than twenty years ago mariana han al jazeera. well the united nations has launched a three billion dollar aid appeal to help south sudanese people affected by the ongoing conflict it estimates there are around seven million people in need plenty of the displaced children which is affecting their education as he morgan reports from juba. it's not class time but building says he wishes he could go to school his school however is not like it used to be it's now in a u.n. camp for displaced people where he's been since he fled fighting in his hometown in the north of the country. when the fighting took place our schools were destroyed in my brother and i were afraid would be recruited by armed groups so we ran to the un camps for safety now i miss my old school and friends. bolding

for the congolese the journey to work all aboard means unimaginable hardship i prefer to live on the standard my god the captain through chance in a life and live on a dangerous journey through the jungle i've gone on to the rails with a nearly died of their own children go to school and live because of the training risking it all the democratic republic of congo at this time on al jazeera business updates brought to you by qatar airways going places together. business updates brought to you by qatar airways going places together. to gain u.s. residency in twenty sixteen. but . under the trump presidency. when his american dream is still alive. in america at this time on al-jazeera. coming up in the next sixty minutes.

roughly five million congolese have fled their homes some made their way to other parts of the country others to neighboring countries so that they beheaded people cut open their bellies left them to die. rebel groups in eastern and central congo are often responsible for these attacks but state security forces have also been blamed observers accuse the government of inciting violence to stop elections from taking place president joseph kabila turned ended in twenty sixteen but he's been refusing to hold elections ever since the catholic church has long tried to act as a mediator between government and the opposition and now priests are becoming political players that was clear at a memorial service for one man killed in a protest in february. the people of congo will no longer take lives of violence and mediocrity. protests against could be less government continue people say they want peace. the place where christians believe jesus was truce a fight and buried as close to him at a rally with israeli authorities the church of the holy supper call shut its doors sunday its leaders are

for the congolese the journey to work all aboard means unimaginable hardship i prefer to lie down because they might get caught up in truth chancing a life and live in a dangerous journey through the jungle i've come on to the rails when i merely die . own children go to school and live because of the prank risking it all the democratic republic of congo at this time on al-jazeera. it's the cheapest rail service in the deal congo the largest country in sub-saharan africa. the swallow crosses half the country from lubumbashi to a labor of it's the only link between remote villages and the outside world. the swallow has been around for more than fifty years like a local bus it stops a virtually every station passengers clamber the remaining seats people cram into whatever space they can find. nearly two thousand people all together three times the officially permitted capacity for those who want to able to find a place or who can't afford a ticket there's always the roof. travelers have to remain alert a lapse in attention could be fatal. the danger comes not just from above. even at the mo

congolese refugees in rwanda say soldiers shot at them and wounded at least two people this is around two thousand refugees trying to march out of their camp in protest at a cut in food rations some seventeen thousand people live in the camp. focused on supreme court has banned former prime minister nawaz sharif from his position as head of the ruling party sharif was barred from holding public office over corruption allegations last july the decision has created political turmoil ahead of senate elections and could ensure reaves career politics. amnesty international has named the philippines president as one of the worst performing leaders on human rights for the second year running the n.g.o.s says the widespread killing of alleged drug offenders infer that he will do that this war on drugs may constitute crimes against humanity in the united states president donald trump says he'll push strongly for stricter gun control measures including raising the minimum minimum age to twenty one for a broad range of weapons he tweeted his strongest position on the issue as president just a da

congolese refugees in rwanda say soldiers shot at them and booted at least two people this as around two thousand refugees try to march out of their camp in protest at a cottage in food russian rations some seventeen thousand people live in the cab. the big names of britain's music industry took to the stage at wednesday's night's bridge awards in london. and grapple tolzien with the other big winners are among the winners in this year's edition taking two trophies each including best female and male solos ed sheeran took to build the success of water which goes into the sea as bestselling british artist. the. move home. other five included best international group for the fighter. and of course do i got the best female singer that in today a germany's highest administer of court is set to hand down a landmark ruling that could lead to a ban on diesel cars in major cities the case was started by an environmental group which says its southern german city of strict guard has not done enough to limit the. by design emissions dozens of german cities have recorded annual levels of nitroge

for the congolese the journey to work all aboard means unimaginable hardship i prefer to live go because they might go back up into chancing life and limb on a dangerous journey through the jungle have gone on to the rails for a nearly died of their own children go to school and live because of the trade risking it all the democratic republic of congo at this time on al-jazeera. what makes this moment this era we're living for so unique this is really an attack on its truth itself is a lot of misunderstanding a distortion even of what free speech is supposed to be about the context is hugely important we have a right to publish if you have a q. cheek to be offensive or provoked it's all about eyes people do setting the stage for a serious debate. up front at this time on al-jazeera. in twenty twelve al-jazeera traveled to iraq people here are definitely scared to speak on camera they're saying that if they talk to us they think they'll be arrested down the line to take the pulse of a country ravaged under us occupation some of these graves are completely destroyed it's one of the most ho

congolese refugees in rwanda say soldiers shot at them and wounded at least two people this as around two thousand refugees try to march out of their camp in protest at a cut in food rations some seventeen thousand people live in the cab. service is being held in new zealand in the city of christchurch to mark the seventh anniversary of the deadly earthquake mr gysin the turn be a tribute to the families of the hundred eighty five victims she also announced new is mental health funding to help children respect its. support through germany's highest administrative court is set to hand down a landmark ruling that could lead to a ban on diesel cars in major cities the case was started by an environmental group which is the southern german city of st god has not done enough to limit the harm caused by diesel emissions dozens of german cities recorded and new levels of nitrogen dioxide emissions above e.u. tresh o's net lease the last twelve months toxic air pollution is linked to thousands of tranche of deaths every year the court's decision would dramatically impact the value of diesel c

for the congolese the journey to work all aboard means unimaginable hardship i prefer to live down the just plain white got the carpenter chancing life and live on a dangerous journey through the jungle i fell onto the rails and nearly died of their own children go to school and live because of the trade risking it all the democratic republic of congo at this time on al-jazeera the nature is news as it breaks the u.s. cut the funding has cemented the feeling here that the u.s. is now. part of the problem and has picked the israeli side with detailed coverage and. negotiations are ongoing to secure the release of the girls and hundreds of others. from around the world. are still thinking about abuses but this time. wild swings for global stock market look at what's going on and why it matters how women in twenty eighteen are still fighting in the workplace bus us sheryl is defying expectations but will it make life difficult for counting the cost at this time. discover a wilful would winning programming from around the world. if you were to design a propaganda system you could not build

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for the congolese the journey to work all aboard means unimaginable hardship i prefer to live though because then why go cutting through chancing life and live on a dangerous journey through the jungle i fell onto the rails for nearly died of our children to go to school and live because of the prank risking it all the democratic republic of congo at this time on al-jazeera more than a century ago britain and france made a secret deal to divide the middle east between them now we can draw him. but what were the last thing a facts of this agreement there's a regional set to sites because it's at the borders were drawn with consulting the people who have to live with the. psych speak out lines in the sand at this time on al-jazeera. with the top stories on al-jazeera the u.s. and turkey have agreed to normalize relations and work together over the conflict in syria the secretary of state rex tillerson has been holding talks with his turkish counterpart. in ankara times have been strained in recent months of the u.s. support for kurdish fighters in syria i think that you will never reje

for the congolese the journey to work with all aboard that means unimaginable hardship i prefer to live though because they knew i got the call can truth chancing life and live on a dangerous journey through the jungle have gone on to do a real job for the nearly done. things of our own children to go to school and live because of the trade risking it all the democratic republic of congo at this time on al-jazeera. and. the. five million indian children have genius level i.q. but their talents too often go undiscovered. in one of the world's most populous nation the lack of education and opportunities holds them back. now hope has come to india slow. a team of academics is taking on the challenge of finding diamonds in the rock. i'm steve chair on this edition of one of one east we meet india's young geniuses dreaming of their chance to shine. no no no. it's amazing in kids in an urban slum up appearing for a new day. it looks and sounds like a construction site. but it's a school. and. these are the kids a brick show drivers made in my class. in today one or two of them could get a big

the house of worship is full many congolese have set their hopes on the role that the church can play to bring about change. i find it's very good that they're holding this church service agent arranged things here very nicely i'm happy about that but my heart is crying out. there big hope is cardinal month single the archbishop of kinshasa the catholic church tried for a long time to mediate between the government and the opposition but their efforts failed and the sermons of the cardinal and his priests are becoming more and more political. order to people won't tolerate any more lies violence and half measures in the b. i about half the country is catholic and the catholic church is message is very popular during the service dramatic pictures of the protests are projected on the wall a member of the community speaks in the name of one of the victims the father of the girl who was shot was on duty as a police officer when she died. now has to be protected by. more and more priests are being attacked or tortured catholics have already announced their next protest and many are expecte

for the congolese the journey to work all aboard that means unimaginable hardship i prefer to live though because they knew i've got to cut into chancing life and live on a dangerous journey through the jungle i fell onto the rails for a nearly died. because of our children go to school and live because of the prank risking it all the democratic republic of congo at this time on al-jazeera. south africa's president has given forty eight hours to resign by his own party. alone down in jordan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up thomas palma tells lies in ruins after a cycle.

you'veve got armed forcs from sudan, from south sudan, and from uganda all competing with fardc, the congolese forces to poach the last wild elephants that remain in the park. narrator: these units come armed with satellite phones, night vision goggles, and ak-47s. elephants are also shot from helicopters, as was the case with 22 elephants killed in garamba in march 2012. hutson: we do know for certain that the elephanants were killed from a helicopter used as a shoototing platform. they shot the elephants throughh ththe top of the head. they f first herded them, and elephants inststinctively group into a a circle,e, with the babs and juveniles in the center anand the adadults facing outwtd for r protection. and that's how their bodies were found. narrator: more than 90% of elephants in garamba park have already been killed as a result of massive and continuous assaults. ruggiero: it's wewell understood ththat elephants have a sensnsef mortality. they understand that a carcass of, say, one of their family memembers has had its trunk cut off and its tusks are no lger there. they will go to an e

for the congolese the journey to work all the more means unimaginable hardship i prefer to live down the just over the i've got to cut into chancing life and live on a dangerous journey through the jungle i've gone on to the rails and nearly died. our children go to school and live because of the train. risking it all the democratic republic of congo at this time on al-jazeera. you're watching others their arms the whole rabbit and all these are all top news stories jacob zuma has resigned as south africa's president reluctantly heeding orders from his ruling party and see where he'll go with immediate effect bringing to an end always nine scandal playing yes empower the a.n.c. told him to quit on choose day when he had to go by wednesday the party announced that it would back moves in parliament to force him out for me to.

for the congolese the journey to work all aboard means unimaginable hardship i prefer to lie down because the way i got the captain to chance in life and live on a dangerous journey through the jungle left alone to the rails for a nearly died. of children to go to school and live because of the trade risking it all the democratic republic of congo at this time on al jazeera. this is al jazeera. and i'm richelle carey this is the news hour live from doha coming up the next sixty minutes. his roles in iraq and its syrian post responsible.

for the congolese the journey to work all aboard means unimaginable hardship i prefer to lie down because they knew i got the captain to chance in life and limb on a dangerous journey through the jungle i fell on to the rails and nearly died. our children eat go to school and live because of a prank risking it all to the democratic republic of congo at this time on al-jazeera. al-jazeera. where every. facing realities growing up when did you realize that you were living in a special place a so-called secret city getting to the heart of the matter why is activists to live in jail just because she expressed herself hear their story on talk to al-jazeera at this time. it was oriol upon which modern day venezuela was a stoppage. for over a century this lucrative resorts has divided the people both less than cursed with the world's largest reserves. charting the impact of industrialization and the legacies of its prominent leaders we shed light on the troubles afflicting venezuela today the big picture the battle for venezuela at this time on al-jazeera . a unique poor trait of a small gulf na

for the congolese the journey to work all aboard seems unimaginable hardship i prefer to lie down because the i've got the captain truth chance again life and live on a dangerous journey through the jungle i fell into the rails and nearly died. our children go to school and live because of the trade of risking it all the democratic republic of congo at this time on al-jazeera the street is quiet the signal is given. out it's oh it's safe to walk to school last year there are more than thirty meters in this community in one month the police say this area is a red zone one of several in some townships in cape town children sometimes it caught in a crossfire when rival gangs fight the parents and grandparents have started what they call a walking bust to try to take them to gang violence i lost my. way lived or years ago i also lost my but there are more than one hundred fifty volunteers working for several walking busses teachers say it is working class attendance has improved the volunteers also act as security guards. while the world's rich take what they want . the world's poor must beg

for the congolese the journey to work all aboard that means unimaginable hardship i prefer to live though because they got the call can truth chancing life and live on a dangerous journey through the jungle. and from home to do a real job for a nearly died. over children go to school and live because of the trade of risking it all the democratic republic of congo at this time on al-jazeera the nature of news as it breaks the u.s. cut the funding has cemented the feeling here that the u.s. is now part of the problem and has picked the israeli side with details coverage the nigerian government insists negotiations are ongoing to secure the release of the girls and hundreds of others. from around the world three decades on chileans are still thinking about abuses but this time those committed by the church. the. news has never been more available it's a constant barrage of it with every day but the message is a simplistic you have been trained good logical rational person crazy monsters and misinformation is rife dismissal and well documented accusation and evidence is part of genocide the l