depending on the channel congolese viewers tune into to watch coverage of anti-government protests they will come away with very different versions of the story news outlets step forward line with president joseph kabila who was a demonstration illegitimates. not position channels focus on what they call the government's use of excessive force on protesters. and that's going to cause. easier time way is a journalist at tacoma wa an online outlet that cools rebel as resignation. system commander works for state broadcaster r t n c they offer conflicting narratives in a media landscape that is heavily politicized sacked journalists every journalist took their own position on the protests the majority of coverage from markets close to the government was each one had the truth about what was really going on there reporters groton police jeeps with armed soldiers always focusing on the protestors but do they ever show the force the police always arrested by police it was definitely because i was covering all of this i was throwing accusations at the regime and they needed to sites in their f

the congolese authorities say they're serious about tryingpe their ekeepers.rocess is dragging on, two years and counting. and here's where the system consistently fails. the u.n. says it's up to the countries at contribute troops to punish perpetrators. but that rarely happens. the alleged rapists remain locked up, awaitintrial. meanwhile, victims are left waiting, too. (manda speaking): ♪ ai >> nin january 2017, a new secretary-general took office-- antónio guterres. he announced that fighting sexual abuse was a top priority. >> we are determined to ensure that the voices of victims are heard. victims must be at the center of our response if we want our zero-tolerance policy to be >> navai: guterres introduced a new rolef victims' rights advocate. and he made an early visit to the central african republic. >> we know that the good work ceand the tremendous sacrif peacekeepers around the world has been tarnished by the appalling acts of some u.n. personnel who have harmed the people they were meant to serve. ♪ >> navai: when we were in the central african rep

what did you think of congolese troops serving as peacekeepers, knowing that congolese troops came fromy that has a terrible record for human rights abuses? >> i believe it was a mistake to put the troops from the drc into the u.n. mission in c.a.r. >> navai: anthony banbury was in charge of field support to peacekeepers. he says he expressed concerns about the congolese soldiers at the time, but had no direct sayt decision to deploy them. >> if there are allegations that a unit that has been deployed to a peacekeeping mission has been involved in human rights abuses back home, that's a huge cause for concern, a hugred flag, and should be immediately investigated. >> navai: the congolese troops pacified bambari-- but left new allegations of sexual violence and exploitation in their wake. (manda speaking): >> navai: manda-- the name s asked us to use-- was an 11-year-old schoolgirl at the time. >> navai: manda told her mother, but they didn't report the rapeo he u.n. but towards the end of 2015, many new allegations began to emerge against troops from five different peacekeeping nations,

depending on the channel congolese viewers tune into to watch coverage of antigovernment protests they will come away with very different versions of the story news outlets that form when line with president joseph kabila who was a demonstration illegitimates. take. a. look at this issue channel's focus on what they call the government's use of excessive force on protesters. and that's going to. easier tom way is a journalist at tacoma wa an online outlet that cools for camilla's resignation. system commander works for state broadcaster r t n c they offer conflicting narratives in a media landscape that is heavily politicized sacked journalist every journalist took their own position on the protests the majority of coverage from markets close to the government was each one had the truth about what was really going on there reporters groton police jeeps with armed soldiers always focusing on the protestors who do the ever show the force the police always arrested by police it was definitely because i was covering all of this i was throwing accusations at the regime and they needed to si

these adoptions had already been approved by the congolese courts. the children had been issued passports from their new countries. parents had come to spend time with those children, but without the exit visas from the congolese government, they could not leave. the children could not leave. families were forced to spend thousands of dollars, travel across oceans, navigate foreign urts to fight to bring those adopted children home. making matters worse, many children had serious medical issues. tragically, i have to report to ou 25 died while stuck in this bureaucratic choke hold. they were living in horrid conditions, lacking the most basic care. thankfully through a coordinated push by the previous administration and congress, hundreds of children were freed to come home to the united states. it took multiple trips to get the job done. i personally traveled to the democratic republic of congo to raise these issues at the highest levels of the congolese government and within -- within 60 days afterwards, over 400 children were released to their ado

depending on the channel congolese viewers tune into to watch coverage of antigovernment protests they will come away with very different versions of the story news outlets step forward line with president joseph kabila who's a demonstration illegitimates. take. a. look at this issue channel's focus on what they call the government's use of excessive force on protesters. and that is going to use. easier time way is a journalist at tacoma wa an online outlet that cools rebel as resignation. system commander works for state broadcaster r t n c they offer conflicting narratives in a media landscape that is heavily politicized sacked journalist every journalist took their own position on the protests the majority of coverage from markets close to the government was each one had the truth about what was really going on there reporters groton police jeeps with armed soldiers always focusing on the protestors but do they ever show the force the police since i was arrested by police it was definitely because i was covering all of this i was throwing accusations of the regime and they needed to

at nearly ninety percent of its sites with impunity north timber which is portuguese owned denies congolese subsidy sort of force is breaching its contracts it says the accusations have no basis it acknowledges some management plans may not be in place but that it's talking with the ministry of environment about them global witness is also accusing importers such as portugal and friends of failing to take action researchers are trying to learn about the forest unique ecosystem before it's too late. these forests are under pressure from humans so we scientists want to categorize the foreigner and the birds the only thought of this forest before it is destroyed and that scientists say the congo rainforest is a source of food and water for tens of millions of people it's also home to six hundred types of trees and ten thousand animal species including endangered ones they say these trees produce oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide but their ability to reduce greenhouse gases and regulate the climate is decreasing. but example here for example the rainy season normally starts in mid august but now

at nearly ninety percent of its sites with impunity north timber which is portuguese owned denies congolese subsidiary sort of force is breaching its contract it says the accusations have no basis it acknowledges some management plans may not be in place but that it's talking with the ministry of environment about them global witness is also accusing importers such as portugal and friends of failing to take action researchers are trying to learn about the forced unique ecosystem before it's too late. these forests are under pressure from humans so we scientists want to categorize the foreigner and the birds the only thought of this forest before it is destroyed. scientists say the congo rainforest is a source of food and water for tens of millions of people it's also home to six hundred types of trees and ten thousand animal species including endangered ones they say these trees produce oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide but their ability to reduce greenhouse gases and regulate the climate is decreasing. but example here for example the rainy season normally starts in mid august but now somet

timber which is portuguese owned denies congolese subsidy sort of force is breaching its contracts it says the accusations have no basis it acknowledges some management plans may not be in place but that it's talking with the ministry of environment about them global witness is also accusing importers such as portugal and friends of failing to take action researchers are trying to learn about the forest unique ecosystem before it's too late. these forests are under pressure from humans so we scientists want to categorize the fauna and the birds the only thought of this forest before it is destroyed and that scientists say the congo rainforest is a source of food and water for tens of millions of people it's also home to six hundred types of trees and ten thousand animal species including endangered ones they say these trees produce oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide but their ability to reduce greenhouse gases and regulate the climate is decreasing. but example here for example the rainy season normally starts in mid august but now sometimes.

sees health minister was at the front line of if it's to contain the a bowl of virus congolese health workers teamed up with the world health organization bringing in new health procedures using social media to educate and demean izing more than three thousand people with an experimental new vaccine the minister admits he never imagined it would be over in just ten weeks. we are right to celebrate the end of the ninth the bull outbreak in the democratic republic of congo but our work does not stop here we must continue our efforts and remain vigilant. it was an early may that people started to fall ill and hard to reach rural areas as well as a city that was home to a million people and with access by the congo river to ten million more and the capital kinshasa countries in the dia seize border were on high alert the a bowl a virus is thought to be spread by bets humans can get it through infected bushmeat and it's passed on through body fluids. more than eleven thousand people died in the nippy dimmock in west africa that started in two thousand and fourteen but contrast that with th

three people since april last reported case was forty two days ago the world health organization congolese will force is distributed an experimental vaccine to more than three thousand three hundred people. on a list in the united states a north korea has begun dismantling key facilities at a missile test site the satellite images are said to show decommissioning taking place of a so hey satellite launch station north korea's leader kim jong un promised to dismantle the site at a summit with u.s. president donald trump in june. pakistan is deploying troops to polling stations as it prepares for national elections on wednesday the government says the troops are necessary to ensure the vote is free and fair however critics say the military is backing former cricketer iran calm for prime minister and the troops there to boost his chances journalists who report on khan's main rival say they face intimidation . in pakistan's second largest city lahore election campaigning is in full swing but behind the scenes many fear strings are being pulled to favor one candidate imran khan. his party p.t.i

people since april but the last reported case was forty two days ago the world health organization congolese authours is distributed an experimental vaccine to more than three thousand three hundred people. the mayor of syria that twat is in the message and state of chihuahua says the bodies of thirty five people and thirty five men and five women have been discovered most of them unidentified all are believed to have died between twenty sixteen and twenty eighty mainly of violent causes through our has the highest rate of drug trafficking and violence in the whole of mexico. state media in laos are reporting that people have been killed and hundreds are missing after a hydroelectric dam collapsed that was under construction in the province of a pool in the country's south east when it collapsed late on monday releasing five billion cubic metres of water more than six thousand people are reported to be homeless after several villages were flooded many have been moved out of the area but thousands remain stranded the dam which showed you to begin operating this year journalist frederick shore

but the last latest reported case was about forty two days ago the world health organization and congolese authorities distributed an experimental vaccine to more than thirty three hundred people. pakistan is deploying troops to polling stations as it prepares for national elections on wednesday the government says that the soldiers are necessary to ensure that the vote is free and fair but critics say that the military is backing former cricketer imran khan for prime minister and that troops are there to boost his chances journalists who report on khan's main rivals say that they face intimidation and t.w. correspondent naomi conrad has been speaking to them about the challenges of covering both sides of the campaign. in pakistan second largest city lahore election campaigning is in full swing but behind the scenes many fear strings are being pulled to favor one candidate in run con his party p.t.i. is in a neck and neck race with the pakistani muslim league run by one of the country's most high profile politicians now what serif sharif angered the country's powerful military with his att

the women children and her as well as records before congolese messines had done to them in two thousand and. the book was created in the aftermath of these crimes. when the victims refused to remain silent they turned to each other and decided to testify and put together evidence of the brutality they had suffered. since then this book has never let me. know so maybe that's just human trafficking in. all of this he didn't want to hurt the saucers seems to me if you if you saw for yourself it's one for fifteen minutes it would be so far so good not that if i had fairly. healthy. i think that. one thing. for food after the. third. earth beneath i ever. i. were. his january twentieth twenty forty cruft a ten months of tyranny the rebel leader has turned his back on the country. an interim council is and it takes an interim president thank the beginning of another african for. what kids might sound sound but ponza c.c.f. for the tinted windows of the limousine that day. as she gazed out at the chief to see what was going on not that in taking its course the previous to the festive inaugurat

the democratic republic of congo that happened on lake edward which is shared by two countries the congolese accuse ugandan forces of encroaching on their territory and ugandan authorities say the sea isn't doing enough to stamp out rebel activity near the border while the thirty opposition parties in nigeria are working together to stop president mohammad who bahati from serving a second term the thirty nine parties say they've signed an agreement to form an anti behati alliance the plan is for all political parties to be represented in a government of national unity. the makers of a controversial weed killer are on trial in the united states or california groundskeeper dying of cancer is accusing the chemical giant of one sun two of ignoring the health risks of its product roundup if you wins it could open the door to hundreds more cases al-jazeera is kristen salumi as more monsanto is a global giant in biotechnology and chemical production it makes much of its money in agriculture but its products are also used in local parks in people's gardens sweed killer called roundup is made with th

outbreak it's already fine chinning it's a bowl of response plan and in the meantime it's working with congolese officials to stamp out of the killer diseases like cholera and polio media al-jazeera dozens of rare artifacts owned by iconic african americans will be auctioned off on thursday but the highlight is a tiny house once lived in by the legendary u.s. civil rights activist rosa parks it's expected to fetch up to three million dollars on his own reports from new york it's not just any door it's historic and opens to history of the civil rights movement in america the door was on the home of rosa parks he black woman who famously refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man which led to the montgomery bus boycott one of the most instrumental moments in black struggle for equality in america parks is considered a historic figure and recently the house she lived in during that period was saved from be demolished and put back together as a piece of historic art most recently touring germany. the tiny one room house is now disassembled and is going up for auction organizers hope it will

since april but the last reported case was forty two days ago the world health organization and congolese authorities distributed an experimental vaccine to more than three thousand three hundred people. wounded and plus concerns amongst the u.k. population increase over what might happen in the event of the country leaving without the come out concrete deal minister doesn't it rob has given assurances that they will be adequate food supplies meanwhile the prime minister has recently has announced that she will personally lead all future negotiations. state media in reporting that people have been killed and hundreds are missing after a hydroelectric dam collapsed the dam was under construction in the province of at a point in the country's southeast when it collapsed late on monday releasing five billion cubic meters of water more than six ounces and people are reported to be homeless after several villages were flooded and have been moved out of the area but thousands remain stranded damaged edgewood to begin operating this year. journalist frederick shaw is the modern the situation fro

the world cup he said that when things go well he's belgian when they don't he's belgian but of congolese descent karim benzema said in a very similar thing a french player with our jury and heritage so this isn't a unique phenomenon to germany unfortunately and the german football association the d.s. be wrong because this criticism from missoula has also been echoed by some on the play as yeah that's true philip philip long the captain of the two thousand and fourteen world cup side has been critical of the day if the recently as has carl has reneged on one of the bosses by munich i think what's been perceived really as . a grave mistake and also an injustice that the f.b.i. you know perpetrated basically almost as it was the failure to protect him from racism from from racist attacks was a failure to come out in support of him now this debate over this again photo has been going on for a long time. and after the world cup all of a b. a half the team manager of the german international team. purported to ask himself what he'd done wrong the mistakes that he'd made in the planning and ex

he's treated as german when they're not he's treated turkish romelu lukaku a football player of congolese descent said basically exactly the same thing before the world cup started when things go well he street is bowed and when they don't he's the least dissent karim benzema or french player born to algerian parents said exactly the same thing when he scores he's french when he doesn't he's an arab you know this is a european phenomenon i suppose and you know germany unfortunately is not alone in this but what about the d.f.t. the german football association where do you think they went wrong because as well hasn't been the only critical voice no he hasn't philip baum the captain of the two thousand and fourteen world cup team has been very critical of iraq in lieu of call his room into one of the bosses a bomb unit has been critical of the day if the. perhaps. you know certainly was being viewed i think as the main mistake is a bit of a failure to have come to visit as it was defense now when. shortly after the world cup which of course this year went so terribly for germany or of the b

if you come here from congo, there are a lot of great congolese, the congo is the worst country in theld. you take over one of our monuments and accuse us of racism. where is the gratitude part that you express happiness that you are in america and thankfulness for the things you have from this country. how do you wind uptaking over the statue of liberty when you are not even an american. why should we put up with that? why should we like that? >> it is a great tradition here. many of us are upset about the separation at the border. the president himself is rolling back to his administration. the army program that allows people to become citizens. the diversity is a great strength. many wonderful people have come to the united states to become citizens through these programs. >> i'm not saying people in america don't have a chance to express their views. are you comfortable with someone escaping congo and denouncing the country that took her in and saved her as racist. >> she is a personal trawne tran new york city. she has a business. she participants in our process. >> it doesn't off

humanity who was found guilty in two thousand and sixteen for failing to prevent rebels from his congolese liberation movement from raping and killing in neighboring central african republic in two thousand and two and three appeal court judges recently of a time his i.c.c. conviction and eighteen year prison sentence. there are no congress in kinshasa members of this former rebel group now a political party say the hague trial was politically motivated. and they are confident that we're back to take his place in politics then you know one and then. we held our last congress and twenty eleven in the absence of baghdad because he was in jail at the hague the difference today is that ben ben has been following our proceedings from his house in belgium it's only a matter of time before he's here to take his place in politics in what they do sell madness i live by what it. said to join the political fray when tensions are high and it's not clear if president joseph kabila will run for another time despite being bad by the constitution or the successor is and the much awaited registration of pr

sees health minister was at the front line of if it's to contain the a bowl of virus congolese health workers teamed up with the world health organization bringing in new health procedures using social media to educate and demean izing more than three thousand people with an experimental new vaccine the minister admits he never imagined it would be over in just ten weeks. we are right to celebrate the end of the ninth the bull outbreak in the democratic republic of congo but our work does not stop here we must continue our efforts and remain vigilant. it was an early may that people started to fall ill and hard to reach rural areas as well as a city that was home to a million people and with access by the congo river to ten million more and the capital kinshasa countries in the dia seize border were on high alert the a bone of virus is thought to be spread by bets humans can get it through infected bushmeat and it's passed on through body fluids. more than eleven thousand people died in the nippy dimmock in west africa that started in two thousand and fourteen but contrast that with t

democratic republic of congo it happened on lake i'd word which is shared by the two countries the congolese accuse ugandan forces of encroaching on their territory and ugandan authorities say that the r.c. isn't doing enough to stamp out rebel activity near the border. longtime regional rivals ethiopia and eritrea say they are no longer at war after their leaders signed a declaration of peace and friendship the decision to restore diplomatic relations came during a landmark visit by ethiopia's new leader abi ahmed to eritrea priyanka gupta reports. with smiles at had chicks if your p.s. prime minister left eritrea and their decades long military standoff behind him at the abbott's visit was high on symbolism but also led to the most significant steps yet to its peace between the two longtime regional rivals at the covered you don't know where you are now the chances and the opportunities were there for us and we were hoping to use them but they were locked away from us for the past twenty five years for twenty five years is not a short time the last we incurred in the past twenty five years

i have congolese roots. you're from the republic of congo.u first started hearing the changes in immigration policy and now the detention of children, just tell me how that hit you as a human? >> well, first of all donald j. trump is a distracter in chief, and no way am i going to spend my time talking about his -- wee a democracy, we stand for peace, and the constitution protects everybody including immigrants. there's something called a due process, and he's ignorant, unfortunately. so i would not normalize his behavior. it's unprecedented. >> and what is rise and resist's sort of plan? there has been been a fair amount of people who feel angry, frustrated, scared. you know what is the plan that rise and resist has? >> the plan is to just constantly call attention to just the sort of crimes against our very nature as americans, of donald trump and his administration are committing regularly on a daily basis. you know, it's not just -- it's obviously not just isis but customs and border patrol, that i.c.e. is taking people who have been livi

i have congolese roots, you are from the democratic republic of the congo.he way the president talked about whole countries, referring to some african countries, the changes in the migration policy and now the detention of children. just tell me how that hit you as an immigrant? >> well, first of all, donald j. trump is a distracter in chief and no way i'm going to focus my attention talking about his insult to immigrants. i think he's a -- he's trying to divide the country. we are a democracy. we stand for peace. and the constitution protect everybody, including immigrant. there is a process. something called due process. and he's ignoring unfortunately. i would not normalize his behavior. it's unprecedented. >> and what is rise and resist sort of plan? there has been a fair amount of people feeling disconcerted, not sure what to do. feel who feel angry, frustrated, scared. what is the plan? >> the plan is just to constantly call attention to the -- just to the sort of crimes against our very nature as americans. that donald trump and the administration are

people since april the last reported case was forty two days ago the world health organization and congolese all forces distributed an invite an experimental vaccine to more than three thousand three hundred people. through that what is in the mexican states or to our us as the bodies of thirty five men and i women have been discovered most of them are unidentified only believed to have died between twenty sixteen and twenty eighteen mainly a violent courses has the highest rate of drug trafficking and violence in mexico since it concluded on politics that i was concerns amongst the u.k. population increase of what might happen in the eventually the country leaving the e.u. without a concrete deal that minister dominic robb has been given assurances that there will be adequate to food supplies being lost from the mysteries of my past and that is that she will personally with all future negotiations. israel has shot down a syrian fighter jet the israeli military says it fired two surface to air missiles after the plane strayed into its airspace over the israeli army my god hides syria dispute

humanity who was found guilty in two thousand and sixteen for failing to prevent rebels from his congolese liberation movement from raping and killing in neighboring central african republic in two thousand and two and three appeal court judges recently of a time his i.c.c. conviction and eighteen the prison sentence. there are no congress in kinshasa members of this former rebel group now or political party say the hague trial was politically motivated. and they are confident the back to take his place in politics. and then. we held our last congress and twenty eleven in the absence of burma because he was in jail at the hague the difference today is that ben ben has been following our proceedings from his house in belgium it's only a matter of time before he's here to take his place in politics in what they do sell madness the idea of what it. said to join the political fray when tensions are high and it's not clear if president joseph kabila will run for another time despite being bad by the constitution or the success ari's and the much awaited registration of presidential candidates i