an international aid organisation like 0xfam, not only in haiti but now it debit —— democratic republic of the congoeen an issue for many years. — of the congo? it has been an issue for many years, back _ of the congo? it has been an issue for many years, back in _ of the congo? it has been an issue for many years, back in 2002 - of the congo? it has been an issue for many years, back in 2002 it. of the congo? it has been an issue | for many years, back in 2002 it was first exposed with the west africa food for sex scandal. it is a long—standing scandal which will take a long time to get on top. there have been really important steps in the right direction since 2018 but still a long way to go. i think in my view we are still not on top of the governance of theirs and we need to put in place a body to really hold the aid sector to account. untilthat really hold the aid sector to account. until that happens, really hold the aid sector to account. untilthat happens, i really hold the aid sector to account. until that happens, i do not think we will see all the changes that we need to ensure that peopl

the headlines this era of people in power next. discover the difference. terminations. corruption. 0. of the best from across the work of. when. the democratic republic of the congo is the world's greatest producer of kobold i'm actually in huge demand for batteries helping to combat climate change but there's also mounting evidence that cobalt mining is poisoning the environment with di health consequences for those living in the shadow weeping to investigate. in the heart of tango province of the democratic republic of congo these miners are digging for a mineral essential for clean energy. the mineral we need to make the batteries for electric cars. couples is playing a key role in the battle to reduce carbon emissions and slow climate change most of the world's reserves are in d.l.c. an artisan in mine is light more unsay extract about one 3rd of the country's output in this way. working underground is dangerous yet global demand for cobalt is insatiable. for many here it's the sole source of income. but most of the d.l. sees cobalt is mind on an industrial scale from vast open pits like this either by the state in large multinational corporations. and there'

the function. is one of about 600 millionaires in the democratic republic of congo. the d r c is the largest country in central africa about 6 times the size of germany. it's home to nearly 100000000 people in its history is one of conflict and exploitation. the ongoing violence has resulted in 6000000 deaths in the past couple decades. in 1965 mobutu sesay seiko came to power nicknamed the leopard of zaire he ruled for nearly 32 years embezzling the 5 limbs of more than 4000000000 euros during his reign in 1996 civil war broke out the militias supported by neighboring countries and listed thousands of child soldiers as they attempted to seize the country's wealth mobutu died a year later in exile. 2001 saw joseph kabila step into the political spotlight. during his 18 years in power he amassed an estimated fortune of more than 13000000000 euros. because of its instability the d r c is today regarded as a failed state. we're traveling across the democratic republic of congo to understand why some are getting richer and richer while others are struggling to survive. in

now but we should help africa build manufacturing capabilities of the vaccine itself when you're looking at the democratic republic of the congo you're looking at a very poor country not poor in detention but poor in terms of the standard of living in people there but if you are going to vaccinate and they require is 2 doses and you have a 1000000 a 1000000000.5 people you need sri 1000000000 doses. and therefore even though russia has done the right thing in providing this put back seat it's just not enough. the united states may have the world's biggest prison population but it's not big enough for one senator republican tom cotton has drawn outrage for complaining about under incarceration in comments about rising crime in major american cities we have a major drink conservation problem in america and it's only getting worse tom cotton doesn't know we have the highest incarceration rates in the world if you lock us a lot you will have no slaves to make you money i'm sure there is at least one of the overcrowded prisons that could make room for tom cotton so he knows what he's talking about i think we have a tom cotton and h

yet the people here live in poverty and constant fear of attack by armed militias over 120 such groups have been operating for more than 2 decades on the territory of the democratic republic of the congo along its northern borders to south sudan uganda and rwanda neither the government nor tens of thousands of un peacekeepers have been able to stop them and the people suffering inevitably leads to more suffering as victims join one rebel group or the other soon that they killed my father. they killed everyone in my family. that's the only reason i became a fighter. a woman grieves for her murdered child an all too common side in the north eastern congo the militias killed around 2000 people here in 2020 alone the worst of them called themselves the allied democratic forces or a.t.f. their islam ist rebels who have been terrorizing the local population for some 30 years. but i'm a size 0000000 they kill people with bullets. they kill people with machetes. they killed my brother with machetes. the islamists attack every few days often under cover of darkness they leave devastation behind burned down houses and beheaded corpses the local people feel like the congolese army and the un pea

but we should help africa build manufacturing capabilities of the vaccine itself but when you're looking at the democratic republic of the congo you're looking at a very poor country not poor and potential poor in terms of the standard of living in people there but if you're going to vaccinate and they requires 2 doses and you have a 1000000 a 1000000000.5 people you need 3000000000 doses and therefore even though russia is done the right thing in providing this put new vaccine it's just not enough. many thanks for joining us here on our c.n.n. national we'll be back at the top of the hour with the latest headlines i'll see that. the slogan see the movie of them so moving. to build your local was before. much of those who heard the preview are mostly other movies to see him with the north we will. move. move. move should use look beautiful the militants who good looking good. muslim also his girls will give you films for good girls. the british will say look but look at this immutable law lucas will be stored to the it should go. to start ups to. continue to do it with the littlest they'd say look it is it's. your stash them u

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but we should help africa build manufacturing capabilities of the vaccine itself but when you're looking at the democratic republic of the congo you're looking at a very poor country not poor potential but poor in terms of the standard of living in people there where if you are going to vaccinate and they requires 2 doses and you have. a 1000000000.5 people you need 3000000000 doses and therefore even though russia has done the right thing in providing this put new vaccine it's just not enough. the cia has boasted of supplying afghan guerrillas with missile launches to create destroy the soviet control in the 1980 s. as part of operation cycle and one of its longest and most expensive operations ever. however the cia was subsequently mocked over the tweet as online users blasted the supply chain for giving birth to al qaeda people also stressed that the u.s. didn't learn its lesson and made the same mistakes in syria causing irreversible damage to the region the u.s. is now itself been at war in afghanistan for almost 2 decades which is claimed the lives of 58000 afghan personnel more than 3500 coalition troops have been kille

yet the people here live in poverty and constant fear of attack by armed militias over 120 such groups have been operating for more than 2 decades on the territory of the democratic republic of the congo along its northern borders to south sudan uganda and rwanda neither the government nor tens of thousands of un peacekeepers have been able to stop them and the people suffering inevitably leads to more suffering as victims join one rebel group or the other. they killed my father. they killed everyone in my family. that's the only reason i became a fighter. a woman grieves for her murdered child an all too common side in the north eastern congo the militias killed around 2000 people here in 2020 alone the worst of them called themselves the allied democratic forces or a.d.f. their islam ist rebels who have been terrorizing the local population for some 30 years. but i'm a size 0 and they kill people with bullets. they kill people with machetes. they killed my brother with machetes. the islamists attack every few days often under cover of darkness they leave devastation behind burned down houses and beheaded courses the local people feel like the congolese army and the un peacekeepers h

in the heart of tango province of the democratic republic of congo these miners are digging for a mineral essential for clean energy. the mineral we need to make the batteries for electric cars. for. couples is playing a key role in the battle to reduce carbon emissions and slow climate change most of the world's reserves are in d.l.c. an artisan in mine is like more unsay extract about one 3rd of the country's output in this way. working underground is dangerous yet global demand for cobalt is insatiable. for many here it's the sole source of income. but most of the sees cobalt is mind on an industrial scale from vast open pits like this either by the state or by large multinational corporations. and there's a problem because many of these mines are adjacent to towns and villages. now research is showing that the methods used in such places to produce this mineral could be poisoning members arment with dire health consequences for the population. at university hospital in could tangas capital even bashing mirai and her husband will have brought their 2 children to see a doctor. who gave.

he says the humanitarian crisis in the democratic republic of the congo had been building for quite somese. our research had documented continuing attacks by armed groups, destabilisation in the north and south kivus, a lack of accountability, and, certainly, a weak government in kinshasa. so i think this humanitarian crisis has been building for several years and the fighting has not been stopped and this is where we're reaching the point now where we have literally as many people as there are in the netherlands who are food insecure and could starve. and what are your staff seeing on the grounds, how are they coping, if they're coping with the situation? well, i think even before the advent of the covid pandemic things were extremely difficult. this is why you see africa having such a huge population of displaced persons, people fleeing into uganda, fleeing into tanzania, and going up through to kenya. the situation, of course, also disrupts livelihoods, it disrupts economic activity, and it basically has resulted in such a huge explosion of gender—based violence against women. so, rea

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19941 of the worst atrocities of the 20th century took place in neighboring rwanda a genocide that killed almost 1000000 people. hundreds of thousands of people fled to the democratic republic of congo including many of the perpetrators. since then survivors and perpetrators have lived side by side in this volatile region meanwhile on to rebel groups clash over congo's valuable resources. we head to the mines with long haul bags ending the us chief engineer singing us in the morning news this story will get up to me with this inning go has saved the most c.c. community thanks to him life can go on is normal love this if must know. but little seems to have changed in the region in recent years the roads are disastrous every day people risk their lives getting to work. several times on our journey our vehicle nearly veers off the road into the ravine . because look at this the one that was close a bit further and we have ended up in the river. and also a difficulty. in the day. after 5 hours on the road we reach me by calling to the biggest cult and mine in the country about 100000 people live here. among them. his wife and their 3 children the family lives in this 15 square meter hom

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ended up choosing the democratic republic of congo. and. if you google democratic republic of congo and go to news 90 percent of the stories are really negative and as i otherwise had no idea about the country that was an additional factor that had me worried. all you read about is the corruption all the mass graves being constantly. discovered and child labor. c. has huge deposits of rare minerals that make their way into the smartphones we use every day it has also been cursed by never ending conflict and civil war despite the introduction of un peacekeepers claimed gynaecologist denis mukwege summed up the situation when accepting the 2018 nobel peace prize. it. must suck to. did this is. that haunting history did not put off my self made the trip to what remains one of the poorest and most violent places in the world. sure i was scared i was going to a far away country where people live in completely different conditions a country i knew nothing about switching nationality is quite prevalent in sports especially in table tennis. spent 2

yet the people here live in poverty and constant fear of attack by armed militias over 120 such groups have been operating for more than 2 decades on the territory of the democratic republic of the congo along its northern borders to south sudan uganda and rwanda neither the government nor tens of thousands of un peacekeepers have been able to stop them and the people suffering inevitably leads to more suffering as victims join one rebel group or the other soon the they killed my father. they killed everyone in my family. that's the only reason i became a fighter. a woman grieves for her murdered child an all too common side in the north eastern congo the militias killed around 2000 people here in 2020 alone the worst of them called themselves the allied democratic forces or a.d.f. there islam ist rebels who have been terrorizing the local population for some 30 years. of us oh they kill people with bullets. they kill people with machetes. they killed my brother with machetes. the islamists attack every few days often under cover of darkness they leave devastation behind burned down houses and beheaded corpses the local people feel like the congolese army and the un peacekeepers have

the facade of congo's ultra wealthy. rich and famous in one of the world's poorest countries who was responsible for this in the democratic republic of the congo and most importantly how are they doing it. congo millionaires of jail. in 75 minutes on t w. more. closely . carefully you don't know who is suited me to be is to be a good. match. and discover the world. subscribe to the domain documentary on you tube. i can see the 1st room. and zoom. in the small small. arms low the rules. is no use in the lola 4 with it. doesn't. work using the vertebra. can't sleep. can't swim. in a swim. took to. this is david lean years and they sprout up stories. to post later unsung suchi faces the charges that could see her bod from holding office she is accused of breaking a colonial era official secrets law and were supporters burned copies of myanmar's military inspired constitution in protest 2 months after the army ceased power the u.n. special envoy is warning of a possible civil war he says i'd bloodbath could be imminent.

government has again suspended funding for the aid agency oxfam because fresh allegations of misconduct involving staff working in the democratic republic of the congolying and sexual exploitation. oxfam says it has launched an investigation. people protesting against a far—right political rally have clashed with police in spain's capital, madrid. anti—facist demonstrators scuffled with riot police, throwing bricks and bottles while police charged to disperse the crowd. nearby, far—right supporters attended a vox political rally. local media say at least 13 people were injured. now, music as therapy is a pretty well established idea. so, why not rap music? one musician from south london, bhishma asare, known as �*proph', is running workshops to help young people affected by mental health problems or who've been exposed to gang crime, drugs, alcohol abuse and violence. jamie moreland went to hear more. # my name is bhishma # ifounded rap therapy # becoming more creative by pushing out your energy # onto paper, with pen, helping the younger generation be creative again this is rap therapy, workshops teaching people how to express themselves through mu

the united nations is warning that about one in three people in the democratic republic of the congo world food programme and the food and agriculture 0rganisation, say more than 27 million people there are urgently in need of food. it's the highest number anywhere in the world. conflict remains a key cause, especially in the eastern provinces where dozens of rebel groups frequently carry out deadly attacks. the un says the pandemic and an economic downturn have also contributed to the crisis. let's speak more about this with adotei akwei. he is amnesty international�*s deputy director for advocacy and government relations in the us and leads on africa. hejoins us now from washington, dc. you lead on issues on the african continent. good to talk to you. is anything about this a surprise to you or was your research leading you pretty much to this conclusion is already?— much to this conclusion is alread ? ~ , ., ., already? i think this was not a surprise- _ already? i think this was not a surprise. our— already? i think this was not a surprise. our research - surprise. our research ha

of iran particularly toward the south and also unsettled for northern afghanistan still getting some pulses of moisture as we head toward tanzania some pretty good downpours to throw at the democratic republic of the congo i want to take you further south because watch this push of moisture for the eastern cape we're really going to have to check for the potential flooding over the next few days this system is also going to drop the 1st snow of the season for the suit to a vengefully making its way to johannesburg so i show you the 3 day forecast there is where it becomes unsettled we've got some thunderstorms into the picture but by sunday conditions will begin to dry out. capturing a moment in time. snapshots of how the lives. of the stories. provided a glimpse into someone else is what. we were called the threat to believe the fight got done. inspiring documentaries from impassioned filmmakers. i am the voice we are the voice witnesses on al-jazeera. you want your own visitor a reminder of our top stories this hour at least 44 people have been killed and more than 100 have been injured in a stampede at a religious festival in northern israel it happened and monday madam are tens of thousands have gat

an online fitness class originally from the democratic republic of the congo, today there are specialdrome. they are approximately 30,000 people in the uk with the condition. through my fitness i am just trying to positivity to everyone. because i believe that everything happens and we need to adapt and to always take everything in a positive way. 0k? yes, i'm good. i am enjoying myself. 0k. i like the whole of the energy and i love the drum kit. - can you show me what was your favourite move? i think possibly the run. i like the music. very interesting. i've never heard before i but now it is really good. did you find it easy? i find it easy, yes. i asked how this could help the members lift their spirits during the pandemic. people love the music and that is why at the association we have been running live disco is that this latest lockdown for people to come together and enjoy music. it is so important to keep active. the congolese coach wanted to help others during the pandemic as his younger brother also has down syndrome. i have two brothers. one is a football player and my litt

africa and still bouts of what weather remains unsettled for tanzania this is been really the trend for the last several days also what weather for the democratic republic of the congo central african republic and right through into cameroon that will continue on friday take you to south africa right now and we do have the eastern cape quite a push of moisture coming onshore this is cool rain to some snow the 1st of the season for the suit to and show the 3 day forecast for zanzibar that unsettled and wet trend will really continue right through into the weekend saturday 32 degrees. 3 year investigation into the pro-gun lobby i've been in when it was me going to really. reveal secrets you want messaging out there that people are really kind of made a. connection some don't want to expose so maybe in legacy media. should. look nice al-jazeera investigation is still a massacre on al-jazeera. we want to go to 0 a reminder of our top stories this hour u.s. president joe biden's told congress he's turning peril into possibility after the devastation of the coronavirus pandemic he was speaking on the eve of his 100th day in office. republican senator tim scott gave his pa

and european authorities pause the rollout of thejohnson &johnson jab, as it becomes the second covid vaccine linked to blood clots. in the democratic republic of the congos in the streets, mainly in the capital kinshasa. meanwhile, the government is accused of failing to provide them any support, with the burden of trying to get them out of the streets falling on a few ngos with very little funding. the bbc�*s elodie toto reports from kinshasa every morning, this congolese social worker goes around kinshasa. the children sleep on the streets. she tries to offer support in the form of food and medical help. she tells them about shelters. this 17—year—old girl who we are keeping anonymous has been homeless for several years and says she was forced to leave home because of abuse. she now lives with several other kids on the streets of the capital, without access to clean water. she doesn't go to school, instead spending her day looking for food. translation: ~ , , translation: we sleep under boxes on the — translation: we sleep under boxes on the floor. _ translation: we sleep under boxes on the floor. when - translation: we sleep under boxes on the floor.

the risk of covid getting back into care homes. alison holt, bbc news. 0xfam says it has suspended two members of staff in the democratic republic of congog. the charity said the suspensions were part of an "external investigation" set up in november into the allegations. the charity was allowed only last month to resume applying for funding from the uk aid budget, after claims of serious sexual misconduct in haiti. the labour mp sarah champion chairs the house of commons international development committee. she says this will damage the reputation of the aid industry. unfortunately, it is going to knock people's confidence, and that's a great shame because the aid sector does the most unbelievably amazing work. it saves lives, it empowers people around the world, it gives them prosperity and a future. but we have to accept that these are incredibly vulnerable people. there is a massive power and balance in the relationship between the donors, the aid workers and the people that are in receipt of their support. —— power imbalance. and so, right from the very beginning of every project, safeguarding needs to be embedded. and until we see

government has again suspended funding for the aid agency, oxfam, after fresh allegations of misconduct involving staff working in the democratic republic of the congog and sexual exploitation. oxfam has launched an investigation. people protesting against a far—right political rally have clashed with police in spain's capital, madrid. anti—facist demonstrators scuffled with riot police, throwing bricks and bottles, police charged to disperse the crowd. far—right supporters nearby attended a vox political rally. local media say at least 13 people were hurt. king abdullah ofjordan has spoken for the first time about an alleged plot to destabilise the country involving his half—brother, prince hamza. in a statement, he said sedition had been nipped in the bud and the former crown prince was now under his "protection". prince hamza earlier denied being part of any conspiracy. now, using rap music as therapy. music as therapy is a pretty established idea, so why not rap music? that's what one musician from south london is doing. bhishma asare, known as �*proph', is running workshops to help young people affected by mental health problems or those who ha

yet the people here live in poverty and constant fear of attack by armed militias over 120 such groups have been operating for more than 2 decades on the territory of the democratic republic of the congo along its northern borders to south sudan uganda and rwanda neither the government nor tens of thousands of un peacekeepers have been able to stop them and the people suffering inevitably leads to more suffering as victims join one rebel group or the other soon they killed my father. they killed everyone in my family. that's the only reason i became a fighter. a woman grieves for her murdered child an all too common side in the north eastern congo the militias killed around 2000 people here in 2020 alone the worst of them called themselves the allied democratic forces or a.d.f. their islam ist rebels who have been terrorizing the local population for some 30 years. of us oh they kill people with bullets. they kill people with machetes. they killed my brother with machetes. the islamists attack every few days often under cover of darkness they leave devastation behind burned down houses and beheaded corpses the local people feel like the congolese army and the un peacekeepers have aban

strengthening the african union let process is still this is led by the chair of the african union which is the democratic republic of congo why european union the united states as i mentioned they would order there before the new party that is the united nation so i think it's not fear that is superior seeing that. we are internationalizing that kiss no we are to strengthening the african union process why do you think ethiopia is refusing this sanctioned role and by the african union and also the role of the united states e.u. and other organizations i think this is it's not fair from is superior to reject this proposal i also believe that if they are really going into reaching an agreement they could have and accept this quite tight because they would not favor sudan all they would not favor any country they will attempt to help the 3 countries that each and them i'm a couple agreements so i think it's not it's not logical it's not realistic probably superior to reject it when each opiah says many times that it is not going to do anything that will hurt the interests of sudan and egypt we know that the each open prime m

strengthening the african union let process is still this is led by the chair of the african union which is the democratic republic of congo why european union the united states as i mentioned they would order there before the new party that is the united nation so i think it's not fear that is superior seeing that. we are internationalizing that kiss no we are to strengthening the african union process why do you think ethiopia is refusing this sanctioned role and by the african union and also the role of the united states e.u. and other organizations i think this is it's not fair from is superior to reject this proposal i also believe that if they are really going into reaching an agreement they could have and accept this quite tight because they will not favor sudan at all they were not given any country they will attempt to help the 3 countries that each and them i'm a couple agreements so i think it's not it's not logical it's not realistic probably superior to reject it when each opiah says many times that it is not going to do anything that will hurt the interests of sudan and egypt we know that the each open prime