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this is a huge alarm forthe drc, — ended up. this is a huge alarm for the drc, for _ ended up. a huge alarm for the drc, for the public, - for the drc, for the public, there must be an investigation because everything we have seen could bejust because everything we have seen could be just the top of the iceberg. there could be more. such worries were already surfacing internally. the leak shows a 2018 head office audit saying the drc operation was very high risk and raising concerns about declared conflicts of interest. just two weeks after that audit, the bank promoted mr de silva money and received a reported payoff of $1.4 million. as a result of the revelations, a judicial investigation of the drc government into any alleged wrongdoing is under way. the bank declined to comment on the leaks. bgfi condemned any illegal acts which may have been committed and said it took steps and 2018 to clean up its drc operation. egal denied it ever received state money and says the investigation into the $43 million payment exonerated at, and joseph kabila said the leaks were unfounded le
this is a huge alarm forthe drc, — ended up. this is a huge alarm for the drc, for _ ended up. a huge alarm for the drc, for the public, - for the drc, for the public, there must be an investigation because everything we have seen could bejust because everything we have seen could be just the top of the iceberg. there could be more. such worries were already surfacing internally. the leak shows a 2018 head office audit saying the drc operation was very high risk and raising concerns about...
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it's part of the company's $8 billion investment in the drc.red artisanal miners have been climbing over the wall. in fact, one died in an accident on glencore�*s site ten days ago. there have been other problems with tesla's supplier. these are pictures from local tv, reporting a leak of sulphuric acid from a glencore mine. local people say it poisoned the river and surrounding farmland. we have a case at kcc which is a glencore mine. there was a lot of acid where it spread out of the mine and there was a lot of negative impact on communities. glencore says it contained the leak and no remedial measures were required outside the mine. but now, tesla's supplier is causing more anger in the town. it's trying to evict thousands of artisanal miners. they have been working here for more than a decade. glencore says it bought the site in 2015 and that this is an illegal and organised operation. we are a local community. the diggers are all locals ? working in a co—operative.| glencore is everywhere. and now, they are taking even these mines. - this
it's part of the company's $8 billion investment in the drc.red artisanal miners have been climbing over the wall. in fact, one died in an accident on glencore�*s site ten days ago. there have been other problems with tesla's supplier. these are pictures from local tv, reporting a leak of sulphuric acid from a glencore mine. local people say it poisoned the river and surrounding farmland. we have a case at kcc which is a glencore mine. there was a lot of acid where it spread out of the mine...
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the drc, for the public, for— cute alarm for the drc, for the public, for economists let myself.ecause everything we have seen could be — because everything we have seen could be just the tip of the iceberg _ could be just the tip of the iceberg. there could be more. such worries were _ iceberg. there could be more. such worries were already _ iceberg. there could be more. sic? worries were already servicing internally. the leak shows in 2018 head office audits saying drc operations were very high risk. and raising concerns about declared conflicts of interest. just two weeks after that audit, the bank promoted the managing director to its head office in gabon. he left his role at the bank with a reported payoff of $1.4 million. as a result of the revelations, a judicial investigation by the drc government into any alleged wrongdoing is under way. the director in the state bank declined to comment on the leaks. the bank still works in the drc with different management. the bank condemned any illegal acts which may have committed and said it took steps in 2018 to clean up its drc
the drc, for the public, for— cute alarm for the drc, for the public, for economists let myself.ecause everything we have seen could be — because everything we have seen could be just the tip of the iceberg _ could be just the tip of the iceberg. there could be more. such worries were _ iceberg. there could be more. such worries were already _ iceberg. there could be more. sic? worries were already servicing internally. the leak shows in 2018 head office audits saying drc operations were...
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it is six months since a volcanic corruption in the drc killed 32 people and forced hundred's of thousands homes. now, local doctors are warning that inhaling the air after the blast has affected people's health. an active volcano is about seven miles from goma. our health correspondent reports. reporter: it looks calm now, but whenever it rains, the mountain spews a cloud of black smoke into the sky. within seconds, it mixes with the air circulating across the city of goma, and people here say it is affecting their health. >> i had a chest problem. i had a lot of pain in my chest and stomach. it felt like the ashes i inhaled were inside me. reporter: this woman is 62 and has witnessed three vcanic eruptions in her life. she lost her home in the a russian inmate. now she lives in a temporary camp for people displaced by the erosion. her physical health is better, she says, but she remains traumatized. >> at night, my heart starts beating faster. i am gripped by fear, i'm always thinking the volcano will explode again. reporter: the city of goma sits on two volcanic mountains. they could ar
it is six months since a volcanic corruption in the drc killed 32 people and forced hundred's of thousands homes. now, local doctors are warning that inhaling the air after the blast has affected people's health. an active volcano is about seven miles from goma. our health correspondent reports. reporter: it looks calm now, but whenever it rains, the mountain spews a cloud of black smoke into the sky. within seconds, it mixes with the air circulating across the city of goma, and people here say...
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in uganda also comes at a time when the military is planning to deploy its soldiers to the eastern drchelp congolese troops and peacekeepers fight the adf. there, they will help congolese troops and u.s. peacekeepers fight. -- u.n. peacekeepers fight. >> the allied democratic forces is an affiliate of isil, but the group has been around for much longer. ugandan forces drove the adf out of the country in the late 1990's and into the democratic republic of congo. it is blamed for killing thousands of civilians in eastern congo. while the group says it is aligned with isil, the u.n. says there is little evidence of a direct relationship. pj crowley is a former u.s. assistant secretary of state. he thinks the adf is using the isil brand to pursue its own local interests. >> i think the current state of the extremist movement is that rather than having a central caliphate, which has been defeated in iraq and syria, you now have an islamic state brand that is acquired by local groups. is it adf? is it islamic state? it can be both. in this instance, you have a local group with her grievance
in uganda also comes at a time when the military is planning to deploy its soldiers to the eastern drchelp congolese troops and peacekeepers fight the adf. there, they will help congolese troops and u.s. peacekeepers fight. -- u.n. peacekeepers fight. >> the allied democratic forces is an affiliate of isil, but the group has been around for much longer. ugandan forces drove the adf out of the country in the late 1990's and into the democratic republic of congo. it is blamed for killing...
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the cobalt boom should bring wealth to drc — but as the bbc�*s darragh macintyre reports, local peoplee congo, up to 30% is done by hand in artisanal mines — like this one in kolwezi. the people who are working here don't have much choice. they want to make money, they've got to come down here. and this picture, you'll find this all across kolwezi in different spots. the metal gets mixed into the supply chain and is impossible to trace. experts say that none of the electric car makers can be sure they haven't used cobalt from artisanal mines. it has very specific physical properties that make it uniquely suited for batteries in particular. and it's only recently now, with our drive towards decarbonisation, where all of a sudden now, it is a critical commodity. every car manufacturer will want this metal. the biggest electric car maker is tesla. it has agreed to buy up to 6,000 tonnes of cobalt a year from kolwezi. tesla's deal is with glencore, a mining company that runs some of the big mechanised mines. now glencore wants to evict the artisanal miners from this site. translation: l ha
the cobalt boom should bring wealth to drc — but as the bbc�*s darragh macintyre reports, local peoplee congo, up to 30% is done by hand in artisanal mines — like this one in kolwezi. the people who are working here don't have much choice. they want to make money, they've got to come down here. and this picture, you'll find this all across kolwezi in different spots. the metal gets mixed into the supply chain and is impossible to trace. experts say that none of the electric car makers can...
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he was put in for a medal of honor by colonel sink, but it went down to the drc for political reasons. they only gave one medal of honor for each unit on d-day. here we see his field glasses and his 1911, the binoculars were carried by winters throughout the war. you can see how added some personalization to the leather case. he had his name on top, which was actually written on a piece of medical tape. he also painted the 5:06 emblem, which was this bag from a deck of cards in the second italian tick at the bottom at the 6:00 position. they usually did that on their helmets. it is very unusual, for someone who has seen a lot of world war ii artifacts, i've never seen it on a binocular case. that is a very neat piece. the 1911, if you can see there, it is not the one he carried on d day, but it is the one we have in our collections. the store we got and the story that was in his files is that he had the early 1911 that he carried all through training. right before the day he was able to obtain a newer 1911 a one, that is the one he carried on d day. if you've seen the hbo series, or r
he was put in for a medal of honor by colonel sink, but it went down to the drc for political reasons. they only gave one medal of honor for each unit on d-day. here we see his field glasses and his 1911, the binoculars were carried by winters throughout the war. you can see how added some personalization to the leather case. he had his name on top, which was actually written on a piece of medical tape. he also painted the 5:06 emblem, which was this bag from a deck of cards in the second...
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so what does that mean to a person sitting in a place like madagascar or yemen or syria or drc?e, and we need to do something because we know about this. >> if elon musk follows through, what kind of pressure or encouragement might that put on other billionaires? i mean david beasley, as we said, tagged amazon's jeff bezos in the original challenge. any word from him? do you hope more step up to the plate? musk is yet to step up, but hopefully he does. >> i hope so. we are doing this in good faith. we are grateful to mr. musk and others for shining light on such a critical issue, but now it's time for action. i think it is critically important, and frankly it doesn't matter whether it is done through wfp or somebody else. mr. musk can do it himself. but the point is let's get it done. if this problem exists and people know that it exists and there is evidence of that and it needs to be solved, then let's get it solved. it doesn't matter who does it. if they can do it better, more power to them. >> and just finally, a lot of billionaires around the world -- and this was pretty st
so what does that mean to a person sitting in a place like madagascar or yemen or syria or drc?e, and we need to do something because we know about this. >> if elon musk follows through, what kind of pressure or encouragement might that put on other billionaires? i mean david beasley, as we said, tagged amazon's jeff bezos in the original challenge. any word from him? do you hope more step up to the plate? musk is yet to step up, but hopefully he does. >> i hope so. we are doing...
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john from the drc.stems.— ecosystems. and finally, representing _ ecosystems. and finally, representing our - ecosystems. and finally, l representing our earthshot ecosystems. and finally, - representing our earthshot prize winner, the republic of costa rica, cynthia. applause. costa rica has provided an example to the world that deforestation can be turned around while growing your economy. our second earthshot so relevant to this discussion is fix our climate. from bangladesh. applause. he tie need an energy and exchange network, allowing people to sell excess energy produced by the sun. and from nigeria, the founder of ready. which makes solar power catchable. and finally the winner who helped create... applause. who helped create an electrolyser in thailand, powering the use of green hydrogen, helping transform how we power our industry and vehicles. these three solutions are physically represented in the room today so you can see for yourself how exciting they are. revive our oceans is next. he wou
john from the drc.stems.— ecosystems. and finally, representing _ ecosystems. and finally, representing our - ecosystems. and finally, l representing our earthshot ecosystems. and finally, - representing our earthshot prize winner, the republic of costa rica, cynthia. applause. costa rica has provided an example to the world that deforestation can be turned around while growing your economy. our second earthshot so relevant to this discussion is fix our climate. from bangladesh. applause. he...
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this young man was i lowered under the guise of being offered a job in the drc.its borders and has always claimed that the adf is a spent force. so are the authorities failing to secure the country's capital against terrorism? country's capital against terrorism ? they country's capital against terrorism? they did not cross the barrier, they did not enter cps, they did not enter parliament, they did not enter into the building, they did it on the road. because of the nature of terrorism, because they are at risk carrying backpacks like students, of course we cannot please everybody and start undressing and checking everybody. but the security was in place and they could not enter these institutions where they could have caused more damage. the institutions where they could have caused more damage.— institutions where they could have caused more damage. the adf teaming u . caused more damage. the adf teaming u- with caused more damage. the adf teaming up with islamic— caused more damage. the adf teaming up with islamic state _ caused more damage. the adf teaming u
this young man was i lowered under the guise of being offered a job in the drc.its borders and has always claimed that the adf is a spent force. so are the authorities failing to secure the country's capital against terrorism? country's capital against terrorism ? they country's capital against terrorism? they did not cross the barrier, they did not enter cps, they did not enter parliament, they did not enter into the building, they did it on the road. because of the nature of terrorism,...