c n d p. if a fellow name laquonda, if you remember that, then the r a c d in 2009 and collapsed and more into a political party. laquonda had been arrested or taken into rhonda wasteland house arrest. and then some of the troops on the r a, c, d, i from the sea and the p became, they were integrating. the call is army and had a peace deal. the march 23 peace deal. that's where the name m. 23 today come straw . ok, some of the soldiers then decided the peace process did not work for them. and they took up arms and became the m $23.00. can you tell us who exactly are they and what did they want? the m 23. our soldiers will claim that they were not fully integrated into communities army. and now do want to, we negotiate that deal and we integrated communities army. they also claimed that they are taking up arms to protect the rhonda and kin miranda speaking. people in easton, d r. c. well unfortunately, you know, some people are caught in the crossfire. so something must be done about that situation. but a day after the president of congo and rwanda agreed to deescalate diplomatic tensions. the

the d r. c claims the militia group is backed by rwanda, which to golly denies violence has revived decades old animosities. ah, a forensic expert checks the lifeless body of a congolese soldier. he'd been shot dead by a rwandan police officer, allegedly in self defense, close to the border of the democratic republic of congo. hero was shouted as the soldiers booty was driven back into the congolese buddhist city of goma. since may and t rwandan protests have been regularly how'd across the d r. c based countries accused the other of cross border attacks, such as this one on a school near goma. the shelling killed 2 young children and has left the congolese village traumatized. some crazy prefer if and we a devastated really monitor. it's a crime against humanity. and we would like the international community to be able to intervene and punish the aggressors dresser. the congolese army is also trying to control a resurgent militia group, which the d. r. c. belize were wonder, is actively support

with the d r. c. it's using rolando backing rebels who are profiting from the extraction of the countries mineral riches. since may the d r. c. army has been locked in clashes with the rebels of the march 23rd movement reportedly backed by rwanda, who have been waging afresh, offensive on strategic towns. on the gone ben border, the violence has killed more than 800 people and displaced more than 160000 people so far. this year that's according to the united nations. and in april rwanda reefs to deal with the united kingdom known as the asylum partnership agreement according to which all illegal asylum seekers arriving in britain may be transferred to wanda, where they are encouraged to stay for at least 5 years. however, rwanda, which is accused breaching human rights and on the brink of war with the neighboring d. r. c, can hardly be considered a safe haven for refugees as a game. oh, after we came to libya, my husband was injured and put into a detention facility by the libyans or whether they were

deal with the d. r. c. now, under the terms of the agreement, the unit was then integrated into congo least military. however, the rebels turned against the d. r. c. government emit pew conditions in the army and unwillingness to implement the terms of that deal. most recently, the d r. c, designated the m 23, a terrorist group, and since then, refuse to hold direct peace talks. now political analysts broke down the latest round of clashes for us from both the london and the congolese point of view . a counter intuitive is actually to ensure this said to say today and it 3030 and it says the security concern photo is that when, when the crash is taking place, some of the rockets being is thrown on the on the parent on the wanda. so i think what is imperative for d? c is to take a time to analyze why to him, to enter in the fighting a fall. because you may address the same but not to address their child is dominant thing. solar panel production is a threat to the west screen agenda that's according to new por

nearly 9 out of 10 people in d, r. c, rely on which arkell or firewood, as their main fuel supply. kinshasa is one of africa's biggest cities. people here burn 3 more than $2000000.00 tons of charcoal each year. the ecological price of using so much shackle is enormous. this forest, just outside of kinshasa, is part to the congo base in rain forest, who is the 2nd largest rain forest in the world. but trees here are been felled indiscriminately to feed the lucrative charco market. this is one potential, tentative to the mostly illegal felling. several farming communities here are planting fast, growing acacia trees on the plateau. but i k. a vast savannah that starts just east of contresa benji, mackenzie is a deputy coordinator events, the project which is funded by the european union. the idea behind the project is to create a sustainable supply of wood to turn into charcoal suki, develop ludwig people practicing. i grow forestry are doing it in a sustainable way. g law, they themselves plant the trees, operate their f

with the d. r. c, accusing rwanda of backing rebels were profiting from the extraction of the countries mineral resources. since may the d r. c. army has been locked in clashes with the rebels of the march 23rd movement reportedly backed by rwanda. and they have been waging a fresh offensive on strategic towns on the garden border. the violence has killed more than 800 and displaced more than 160000 people so far this year. according to the united nations. back in april or want to reach to deal with the u. k. known as the asylum partnership agreement according to which all illegal migrants arriving in britain may be transferred to rwanda, where they are encouraged to stay there for at least 5 years. however, rwanda, which is accused of breaching human rights and on the brink of war with the neighboring d. r. c, can hardly be considered a safe haven for refugees. message name. oh, after we came to libby and my husband was injured and put into a detention facility by the libyans blood and they were exto

the rebels who have been attacking civilians in d. r. c is not cable province during talk on go to the to leaders agreed to the b at an unconditional withdrawal of the rebels from inside the d. r. c. nicholas are as monitoring developments from cynical there wasn't usually customary joint communicate made when 2 heads of states meet and gather like this. but for the african union appointed mediator, the president of angola who was hosting president, regard may of rhonda and the president of the d. r. c. this was a success. why? well, because both heads of states agreed, at least in word, to de escalate tensions between the 2 countries of recognizing that there was tensions, especially specifically in the border area now. can chart accuses kigali of supporting the m 23. a rebel group that's active in its eastern border in the north key area. and that has been increasing attacks taking over villages in the north kiva area. rhonda accuses kinshasa of firing inside its territory and fermenting divisions there. so there is a recognition that te

nearly 9 out of 10 people in d. r c, belong on which are called firewood as a main fuel supply. kinshasa is one of africa's biggest cities. people he burned 3 more than $2000000.00 tons of charcoal each year. the ecological price of using so much cycle is enormous. this forest just outside of kinshasa is part to the congo base in rain forest, who is the 2nd largest rain forest in the world. but trees here are been felled indiscriminately to feed the lucrative charco market. this is one potential, tentative to the mostly illegal felling. several farming communities here are planting fast, growing acacia trees on the plateau, but i k. a vast savannah that starts just east of contresa. benjamin mckenzie is a deputy coordinator events. the project which is funded by the european union. the idea behind the project is to create a sustainable supply of wood to turn into charcoal suki develop lead with you to people practicing agro forestry are doing it in a sustainable way. de la, they themselves, plant the trees, operate thei

my tongue, gay, a crowded neighborhood in contessa, the capital of d r. c. she ship up, we're friends, one of the cities, many street restaurants. she depends on chocolate, made from wood to pat food and water. she says she doesn't have a choice. but when michael michael is going on, you see, charcoal is really good because electricity isn't stable with it. and if there isn't any electricity at all, how can you cook? nearly 9 out of 10 people in d r c. lion, which i'll call firewood as a main fuel supply. kinshasa is one of africa's biggest cities. people he burned 3 more than $2000000.00 tons of charcoal each year. the ecological price of using so much cycle is enormous. this forest just outside of kinshasa is part to the congo base in rain forest, who is the 2nd largest rain forest in the world. but trees here are been felled indiscriminately to feed the lucrative charco market. this is one potential, tentative to the mostly illegal felling. several farming communities here, a planting fast, growing acacia trees on the plateau, but i k. a vast savannah tha

martin gay, a crowded neighborhood in kinshasa, the capital of d r. c. she ship up were friends, one of the cities, many street restaurants. she depends on charcoal made from wood to prepare food and water. she says she doesn't have a choice. but one of my comical is, and all you see, charcoal is really good because electricity isn't stable with it. and if there isn't any electricity at all, how can you cook? nearly 9 out of 10 people in d, r. c. rely on which are called or firewood. as a main fuel supply, kinshasa is one of africa's biggest cities. people here burned through more than $2000000.00 tons of charcoal each year. the ecological price of using so much cycle is enormous. this forest just outside of kinshasa is part of the congo bass in rain forest, who is the 2nd largest rain forest in the world. but trees here are been felled indiscriminately to feed the lucrative charco market. this is one potential alternative to the mostly illegal felling. several former communities here are planting fast, growing acacia trees on the plateau, but i k, a vas

in the d, r. c. there's been some progress. after years of activism and debates, the brussels municipality opened this square named after and in honor of patrice, lamar authorities says that the symbolic gesture was intended to reflect belgium's colonial past. activists now used the space to tell people about countries, remembers life and legacy the, the main thing that he was assassinated for was to erase in politics and to erase his memory. so having the square is a, a way of for reviving his term. his memory, patrice lehman was truth is all that was left of him after he was killed. belgium, returning it to his family, is been welcomed as a 1st step. we hope it to be the beginning of the recognition that colon alias was something wrong was a crime against humanity. and that we can start to install a kind of politic of reparation. it's taken decades for the truth about the circumstances of patrice rumors, murder, to emerge congolese, people at home and abroad. hope it will take less time for their nation and their hero. to get

a golden tooth, d r. c. on their 1st payment ester at a private ceremony, attended by lamar family and the president. his remains were then placed in especially built mausoleum in the center of the capital of a more on the members legacy and how he died. we have this report from did abuse who seen when were in brussels. in this odd studio in brussels, stands one of the greatest figures of the african independence movement this larger than life sized statue of patrice lamar, is a tribute to him from the congolese community in belgium. lamar played a significant role in the transformation of the congo from a belgian colony, into an independent republic, a veteran, the moon, baffled foul to freedom of his country. and he was killed for that. and the country never really recovered from that love until to day. patrice remember, became the congress 1st. prime minister, afterward gained independence in 1960, but he was only in office for a few months before he fell out with the country's former colonial ruler, whic

and d, r. c is not hebrew province. during talks and angola them, the 2 leaders agreed to the immediate, an unconditional withdrawal of rebels from inside the d. r. c. and pakistan at least 77 people have died as a result of heavy rain over the last 3 weeks. the latest down pause in the southwest caused flash floods in remote areas of baluchistan province. the government says that recent rainfall has been nearly double the average for the monsoon season. meanwhile, parts of china and japan are also under water after severe storms that swept across that region. now, although july is typhoon season signed to say, climate change is causing more extreme weather events. more frequently, francois reports. tropical storm a re made landfall in japan's southwest in q. she region early on tuesday. bringing with it heavy rains. that's left streets and homes under water. japan's weather agency has issued advisories for potential landslides and overflowing rivers, carrying a year gillian face, you humble far. it's a similar situation

from inside the d r. c. nicholas hawk is monitoring developments from senegal. there wasn't usually customary joint communicate made when 2 heads of states meet and gather like this. but for the african union appointed mediator, the president of angola who was hosting president, call me of rhonda and the president of the d. r. c. she said, this was a success. why? well, because both heads of states agreed, at least in word, to de escalate tensions between the 2 countries of recognizing that there was tensions, especially specifically in the border area now. can shop accuses kigali of supporting the m 23. a rebel group that's active. it's eastern border in the north key area, and that has been increasing attacks taking over villages in the north kiva area. rhonda accuses kinshasa of firing inside its territory and fermenting divisions there. so there is a recognition that tensions are running high it not only that there's a roadmap, put in place. both leaders will meet again on the 12th of july to discuss ways to relieve these tensions. and to address these arm g

that's why we are calling for this top of this instructive all project in d. r. c. can use pace building agency, his given facebook 7 days to remove what he considers height speech from its platform or risk suspension canyon situ. to vote for a new president in less than 2 weeks. it's the job as a national cohesion and integration commission to ensure the election is peaceful. the watchdog has told facebook's parent company matter and needs to take down more than a dozen political advertisements from the science and returning to ukraine. now an un secretary of state antony, lincoln's phone call with the russian foreign minister survey. lebron has just ended. it's the 1st conversation between the 2 since russia invaded ukraine in february, lincoln says he warned, leverage against any annexation plan. leverett was also press to accept to proposal, to release to us citizens detained in russia. still ahead on al jazeera attentions of anti one in a 2 hour coal between us and chinese leaders. she jin ping tells joe biden not to play with fire. and why general is heading t

d. c. with cross border shelling force and tens of thousands from the homes in easton, d r. c. we find out what's behind the resurgence of the m 23 rebel group.

after weeks of clashes between the congolese army and the m 23 rebel group, which d r. c accuses were wanda of supporting suspected boca, huron islam. as in nigeria have freed hundreds of inmates from a prison on the outskirts of the capital, a boucher. it's believe the attack was launched to release fellow fighters. authority save $600.00 prisoners escaped. $300.00 were re captured and one security official was killed. a jury and forces have been fighting an islamist uprising for more than a decade. tens of thousands of people have died. t w's wise interests is at the scene of that prison re. the attack happens yesterday night around 1020 pi p. m. when the gun men attack this facility behind me use in gwinnett asked for a duct shootings. a reports by the prison officials confirmed about 600 emit is kept, but they have already recaptured 300 and they're in the process of recapturing that emit that have been freed. most of them are terrorists that i've been held here, islamist, booker, her rum on, had in criminals. and most of the political prisoners are still intact insid

a claims rounders goal is to occupy a d, r c. his territory and exploit its mineral riches military music. whether the law, rwanda is among the biggest exporters of gold and colton for thought, but there is no grain of golden rwanda one. they keep the insecurity in congo in order to get the minerals for a cheap price, or even for free, a ball marcy, or gutted more. according to the us treasury, more than 90 percent of congress gold is smuggle to regional states including ronda . it also says that the gold trade is a major driver of conflict. people and gama attired a violence since may anti round and protests have been held regularly across city or c, 5 anywhere tutsis from a wonder them the uniforms are a london. the guns are a london, they are shooting indiscriminately, local activists and gama feel let down by the international community. let them know that the international community doesn't say anything because they don't care about our insecurity. they don't care about our well being. for them, it's only important who's the

if they do d, r c may collapse because this is extremely important to raid higher the ripper kitchen will be fed to far beyond its borders. gillum below me for i t gama. just before we go, some breaking news from the russian border. city of belgrade, where residential areas have been targeted by a rockets attack. latest reports say that 3 people have been killed with 4 more injured, including a child, 11 palm and buildings and 40 houses have also been damaged, as always, will bring you any updates as and when we get them with us all for now, for any more on the stories that you've just seen to head over to r t dot com. i'm peter scott on the back again in around 30 minutes time. ah ah, ah ah, ah. ah i think you've got the stuff that we've she and we've been it looks like so i was showing a little was recently reaction diagnosed with cynthia of chicago and then also to move the quin company out there. so please someone ashley with national property in putting me on madison schwartz broadway at the should cynthia baltimore social services to see the words a finish conceding open, emoti

to the 2 leaders agreed the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of m. 23 rebels from inside the d. r. c. the commission will meet next week in angola capital to start the de escalation process. so those were the headlines. the news continues, hey, on al jazeera after restitution station. thanks for watching bye for now. a weekly look at the world's talk business stories from global markets to economies and small businesses to understand how it affects our daily lives. going on with counting the cost on algebra. hundreds of thousands of african artifacts saw on display or in storage in western museums masks, jewelry thatcher's and manuscript. the visitors admire their beauty in glass display cases. but how many realize that most are only there because of colonization. more than 3 quarters of sub saharan africa, cultural heritage is thought to have been removed from the continent. with yet did i did with in the 19th and 20th centuries, the major european powers colonized africa and plundered the continent. cultural heritage on a massive scaled works of huge local significance were pillage

and 23 d r. c accuses or a wander backing the rebels who have been attacking civilians and congress north kiva province during talks and an goal of the 2 leaders agreed to the immediate, an unconditional withdrawal. as am 23 rebels from inside the d. r. c, commission will meet next week and, and goal is capital. to start the process. we go to south africa now the present. so rama posters attended the funeral of 19 of the $21.00 teenagers found dead in a bar 10 days ago. i had been celebrating the end of their exams and it's for me to mid reports from janice, but it still not known what killed them. hundreds of mourners have paid the respects at a mass funeral in east london in the east m. k province 21 young people died under mysterious circumstances at a ball. during a party after school exams, south african president syndrome, a person was among the dignitaries in attendance. the east plain and blame must be laid at the feet of those who are making money off that dreams and the lives of young peo

in 2021, the d r. c was described by transparency international as the 169 out of 180 us most corrupt country in the world. only 11 other countries, a worse. one worries about any revenue this generated by the state, will it really help the people that need it most in this country that they are? so fish, as i keep saying that, you know, they're always blocks with the oil project would bring positive 1000000000 of us dollars. and that will contribute to the local development of the countries. but this is not true. we're really sure that it will only increase poverty, but also bring a lot of cases of corruption. and as you say a, my country unfortunately is listed all those higher country that are impacted with our corruption. and nothing has been done in terms of policy or systems that will reduce these corruption. unfortunately, the old blocks project will only come with a lot of cases of violence and corruption. and this is why grid piece is calling for this top of this project, because we know that it'

a controversial move by the democratic republic of congo, d r. c is a new destination of investments for oil and gas companies. it's auctioning of oil and gas development rights to 30 blocks of peak land tropical forest in the congo basin. welcome to d. i see the president insists this does not mean as government is backtracking on commitments made at loss is un climate summit. hello. i would like to reassure partners afford determination to carrot exploration, using modern technology that protects the environment, the foreigner and the flora, and preserves the ecosystems and ecological balance. the congo basin covers 530000000 hector's in central africa and his home to 70 percent of the continents forests. some of the blocks, the dia, congo plant to develop are located on lay cable lake tango nika. one is in a coastal region alongside the albertine graven in the east african rift valley. either plots or in the foreign guy, national park home to protected mountain gorillas and other endangered species. environmentalists in climate activists or dril

the to leaders agreed to the immediate, an unconditional withdrawal of m. 23 rebels from inside the d. r. c. a commission that would meet next week and, and go to is capital to start the de escalation process. well, those were the headlights and use continues here now to 0 after the big picture. stay to thanks so much bye for now. to some a robot is a mechanical or even that self driving critical. but android today can be really humanoid robots, like me, will be everywhere. al jazeera documentary, lead on the weird and wonderful world. learn, think and trust. i feel like i'm alive, but i know i in the machine already, the owner is o. france is in the midst of an identity crisis grappling with what kind of country it is versus what kind of country it wants to be. in the last episode we looked at how the century old ideal of lacy. d. secularism is being applied today. your cfo proceed would come from my lawyer emerged. i'm miriam pasta . and in this episode we'll deal with another legacy from fraud. his past that continues to shape isn't present colonialism or ah, people need to learn about t

al venmo let a king a claims randers goal is to occupy a d r c his territory and exploit its mineral riches lebrans. this was the law. rwanda is among the biggest exporters of gold and colton for thought, but there is no grain of golden, rwanda one. they keep the insecurity in congo in order to get the minerals for a cheap price, or even for free, a ball, massey, or gutter to more. according to the u. s. treasury, more than 90 percent of congress gold is smuggle to regional states including ronda . it also says that the gold trade is a major driver of conflict. people and gama, attired a violence since may anti round, and protests have been held regularly across city or c, 5 anywhere tutsis from a wonder if the uniforms over london, the guns are a london, they are shooting indiscriminately local activists and goma feel let down by the international community, let them know that the international community doesn't say anything because they don't care about our insecurity. they don't care about our well being. for them, it's only important who's the guardian of their geopolitical inter

after weeks of clashes between the congolese army and the m 23 rebel grew which d r c accuses were wanda of supporting suspected boca, huron. islam is in nigeria and have freed hundreds of inmates from a prison on the outskirts of the capital, a boucher, it's believe the attack was launched to release fellow fighters authority save $600.00 prisoners escaped. about $300.00 were recaptured. one security officer we understand was killed and g reinforces have been fighting an islamist uprising for more than a decade. tens of thousands of people have die. we spoke to the w's who wise eager is at the scene of the rate, and we asked him for more details when the attack happened yesterday, light around 10 pent to pipe p. m. when de gone, men attack dis, facility behind me use in gwinnett asked for a duct shootings. reports by the prison officials confound about 600. emit as kept, but they have already recaptured $300.00 and get into process of recapture. and i that emit that have freed. most of them are terrorists that have been held here. is lemme is to book a harem and had in criminals. and mo

the footage you're seeing now purports to show members of a un peacekeeping mission in the d. r. c. firing shots of the crowds of protesters . according to media reports, troops used to go live bullets to disperse demonstrators and looters. you and officials have yet to comment on the instruments. the peacekeeping mission in the country has been facing increased criticism for its perceived failure to stop fighting in the conflict torn east of the country. well as energy and food crises continue in many parts of the world, it's left many struggling to simply survive inter lanka, food inflation, has exceeded 80 percent. a recent government decision to restrict fuel imports came of the country faces a severe shortage of foreign exchange reserves. supplies of sea food in local markets, a crucial food staple too. with the country generally hit by a luck of a century. those sea food stockpiles running very low ortiz runjun sharma has the report a around 20 kilometers from sheila, gauze, largest city, colombo is elecom, though he is community official men is deeply affected by the crisis.

the d r c and rwanda have agreed to de escalate tension. the r c accuses were one to of backing mostly congolese m 23 rebels on its territory. it was hoped the breakthrough would end. a dispute, which has placed displays tens of thousands of civilians, but the rebels say they are not bound by the ceasefire. our very own mario mueller travelled to goma in eastern congo. she has this report. the sound of a bomb blast made that amazon he at edi fear for his life. it exploded near his home in the village of the honda eastern congo. he knew instantly that the m 23 rebels were coming on my visit. it was around 2 am. we were all afraid because it was not small bullets. there were bombs where we knew it was an attack. so everybody started fleeing. he got shot in the crossfire between the m 23 rebels and the congress army. 650 families have found refuge at this school near gama. not cables. capital conditions are deplorable. people sleep in classrooms and they tell us, there is no food or medical care. 160000 people have been forced to flee since th

next month i'll be handed over the chair, shipped to d r. c president. it's a chevy, but i can assure you that you've been with the issues bid us in most of the about their god. we are handling this as a region together with the cooperation more di, laterally, that also most on big has a right bilaterally to have with others. and so we will continue to do that even in d. c, and other parts of southern africa. because when realize that piece is definitely definitely needed in order for us to realize in our gratian agenda that we have for transformation and industrialization. while speaking of transformation, you often speak about a new malawi. arising, your current time ends in 2025, given the broad challenges that you're facing now as a country and within the context of, of the great, the great global challenges at the wild faces. all you confidence that we'll see the dawn of a new malawi before then i'm more than confident i can tell you that they are things that this country has and some of which things are actually being discovered right now. so the p

profit is it's a very well recorded that's money because it keeps set an individual that lives in the d r c. so it's still a force that is needed. i'm actually always been it for department is called to be or should always be tied to the think the company is politics, including committee decision, the army politics, but also the inclusive governance in the country. i want to thank all our guests. as your mother sang, patty movie lama and felix and the hinder and thank you for watching. you can see the program again any time by visiting our website out. is there a dot com for further discussion goes? well, facebook page, that's facebook dot com forward slash ha inside story. and you can also join the conversation on twitter handle is at a j inside story. for me im ron conn. and the entire team here in bo, i finance. ah ah ah ah ah ah ah, safe them mm hm. and then international anti corruption excellence award boat now for your hero. latin america is a region of wonder i'm joy tragedy and yes of violet. but it doesn't matter where you are. you'll have to be able to relate to the human conditi

it's a very well recorded that money because it keeps set an individual that lives in the d r c. so it's still a force that is needed. i'm actually always been it for the patch up when it's called to be or should always be tied to the thing is punish, including committee decision, the army politics, but also the inclusive governance of the country. i want to thank all our guests as your mother sanger passing movie lama and felix and the hinder and thank you for watching. you can see the program again any time by visiting our website out, is there a dot com and for further discussion, go to a facebook page. that's facebook dot com, forward slash ha inside story. and you can also join the conversation on twitter handle is at a j inside. sorry for me him, ron khan in the entire team here in doha. bye for now. ah, ah. a al jazeera correspondence bring you the latest developments on the war in ukraine. we had to take cover cases of happening on a daily basis. the medics here say he is incredibly lucky. those coming out across the lines of no man's land where one of the few to gain acc