is the same way as drc in the north.ants to act as if it is a serious as -- because nigeria we play the game. we are the kings of the game. people were so proud when nigeria arrived in kenya for the africa summit, and how we brought the most amount of private jets, you understand, this is their mentality. they are all elitist. you know they have yachts in a country where 90 percent live in poverty. >> femi: it's self-esteem. >> seun: self-esteem? >> femi: yes. >> seun: it's about what you own? i don't think your self-esteem is about what you can buy. >> femi: excuse me that's not what i said. as much as nigeria is bad, there is hope. when i grew up, we were like kids then. we couldn't sit here like this. the police would come and beat everybody up. a generation will come where they will say enough is enough, let's take back our lives. >> seun: femi kuti for president. >> femi: don't listen to him. >> seun: f.p.f.p. -- nigerian resistance. ♪ >> femi: it is the melodies of the angels of death. do not be afraid. are you a c

we are joined by anthony milewski is chairman of coble to 27 to react comes to regulations in the drc comes to demand. -- anthony d milewski cobalt 27.of anthony: you're talking about adding a very small amount to the price of cobalt. instead, i think the issue is with the regime changing. do you get the spend that you need for new mines. over the longer-term, the question becomes whether or not miners should put billions of dollars into the country if they don't feel that the regime is stable for investments in the next 30 or 40 years. ,aidi: regime stability regulatory uncertainty, certainly things that investors looked into. and there are lots of other concerns about kabul to mining in the drc, not least -- about cobalt mining, not least of which child labor, which has been reported. in terms of your mining operations elsewhere, do you see an opportunity in terms of being able to provide greater transparency? anthony: 100% of our activities are outside the congo, we don't purchase materials in congo, so we decided as a company to 100% avoid it. we think it is challenging. . ofwiths

there's lots of other concerns about cobalt mining in the drc, none of least is labor.n terms of your mining operations elsewhere, do you see an opportunity in terms of being able to provide greater transparency? >> i agree with you. one of the most important issues is allegations of child labor. environmental. people have not gotten to that yet, but the process used as an arts is no minor is environmentally destructive -- enalis c all\/\/ -- miner is disruptive. >> how will this affect the cobalt market? >> to put that in perspective, since 2011, 5 million electric vehicles haven't sold. in the last six months, a million have been sold. the rapid adoption is accelerating. if today the cobalt market is 120 metric tons, in 2025, adoption of electric vehicle is around 20%, demand for cobalt might the as highs 250,000 metric tons. you have a market that needs to go up to have times to meet the needs of the sales forecast for electric vehicles. so you will have -- there will be enough material. i don't think that will be a problem. for the battery makers and the carmakers,

preventative measures such as this go some way in the fight against ebola in the drc.tion and vaccination programmes, but communities in the eastern city of beni, one of the areas worst affected by the latest outbreak, also face the threat of conflict. health workers were forced to suspend their activities in recent days, following a rebel attack attributed to the alliance of democratic forces, which killed 20 people. local authorities say they will be allowed to continue their work on wednesday, but the world health organization has warned that it is increasingly concerned about several factors coming together to make it even more difficult to contain the disease. a perfect storm of active conflict limiting our ability to access civilians, distrust by segments of the community already traumatised by decades of conflict and of murder, driven by a fear of a terrifying disease. more than 100 people have died since the start of the ebola outbreak two months ago. and with some experts warning neighbouring uganda faces an imminent threat, the need to control its spread coul

. —— against drc in ebola. there is also the threat of conflict.ies in recent days following a rebel attack is remitted to the lives of democratic forces, which killed 20 people. local authorities say there will be allowed to continue their work on wednesday, but the world health organization has warned that it is increasingly concerned about several factors coming together to make it even more difficult to contain the disease. a perfect storm of active conflict limiting our ability to access civilians, distrust by segments of the community already traumatised by decades of conflict and of murder. driven by a fear of a terrifying disease. more than 100 people have died since the start of the ebola outbreak. with some experts warning neighbouring uganda faces an imminent threat, the need to control its spread could not be more urgent. calen rigby, bbc news. the senatejudiciary committee has scheduled a vote on the supreme court nomination of brett kavanaugh for friday morning — just a day after it is set to hear testimony from kavanaugh and christin

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. >> you still need cobalt from the drc. broaden it out for global trade.ues between the u.s. and china, have you seen any direct impact on where your oil is going? >> not yet. the crude flows continue to move. global crude is a global market. the iran sanctions may have more impact. venezuelan and live in production are off. those affect trade flows of oil. we see some impact of sanctions and the cost of steel going up by $100 million in the but for now come in the impacts are not there and the market is anticipating things to but that is where the volatility comes in because no one is sure right now. yvonne: that was the bp ceo bob dudley speaking to alix steel and david westin. rishaad: coming up, the former google china president says some chinese tech is already way .head of u.s. peers we have had thoughts on the tech race. that is on the way. ♪ rishaad: we are back. this is "bloomberg markets: china open." having a look at some stores trending across the bloomberg universe. tictoc has sold the latest news from the united nations general assembly. vide

based on that experience, i'd just like you to provide an update, if you will, on the situation in drch a particular focus on the need for joseph kabila to respect the constitutional term limits of his presidency and the need for credible elections this year. >> thank you, senator. in that context, we have been committed to insuring that there's a peaceful and proper transition from president kabila to the next president and that the elections will take place as agreed to by all the parties in this december. and is we are working very hard to make sure that happens. >> well, i'll look forward to working with you on that and being helpful however i can with you and others at the state department. as the chairman of the subcommittee that oversees the united nations, can you also provide us an update on the u.n. peacekeeping mission there? >> the u.n. peacekeeping mission continues to be, face difficult challenges not only because of the security situation in the congo -- it's certainly one of our largest and longest serving operations on a continent. again, the united states remains very