i'm emily angland africa's influence on issues of global importance remains far too narrow and marginalized african ladies made those comments earlier this week in washington d. c. as the international monetary fund and the world bank held annual meetings. the i m f. latest economic outlook for africa shows the region faces uncertainty. as countries attempts to bounce back from the pandemic have been hampered by the war and ukraine. regional leaders appealed for the continent not to be forgotten. they say, assistance would have more impact if contributed. listen to those, they're helping who better understand the conditions on the ground? the governor of kenya's central bank says emerging markets have become collateral damage, saying innocent bystanders are being punished. he says, a failure to address spillover effects will have costly spill bank consequences for the world's, for now african nations face having to borrow more to keep their p from going hungry. south africa, the finance minister says the continents ladies have little faith in the developed world after its mist its target to

i'm emily angland state. you now for the listening post, we know what's happening in our we can, we know how to get for places that others cannot fear god by putting it on purpose . if i can, i'm going, i'm going to be the way that you tell the story is what can make a difference in brazil's election. the true democratic test will come after the vote. both scenario won't go down without a fight, a fall from leftist grace. daniel ortega's all out assault on journalism in nicaragua, and rising from mussolini asher on the italian write. a satirical explainer on the new government, enroll the hello. i'm richard gilbert in europe. the listening post where we dig into the coverage and examine how news gets reported. we begin in brazil where voters are heading to the polls on sunday in an election in which democracy is also on the ballot. 4 months now, president year both sonata has raised the prospect of electoral fraud. casting doubt on the process before a vote was cast. both nato can see what's coming. the right

i'm emily angland. it's been a 5 years since the armed group i saw was defeated in rocker in northern syria. the city served as its base, yet many of the conditions that made wreck a vulnerable to an ice will take over in 2017, still exist today. governance is wake and attacks are common across the city. people are living in ruins with limited electricity, water, and access to education and medical services. are sad bag reports. i didn't fight to celebrate their capture of rocca in 2014. they no longer hear what the destruction left after the battle to force them out still remains us fact kurdish fighters fought st battles he dislodged the militants and the u. s. code out hundreds of air strikes on the city. the saran democratic forces now controlled rocca, come to see you on an attorney for 5 years. we lived in a desperate situation with lack of good water or bread, but my family has 9 people, no services provided. they give 13 pieces of bread to 6 people and they make you suffer to get enough bread fo

i'm emily angland. he is the most powerful communist leader in china since mows the dong now the communist party congress, which is held every 5 years, is set to extend a president sheet in pings leadership for historic 3rd term. this will of course, have significant impact on the world's 2nd largest economy and the region at lunch . she used his opening speech to declare beijing's of global power had increased while warning of dangerous storms ahead. he called for faster military growth than defended his government 0 close that approach. he also raised the issue of hong kong, saying it must be ruled by what he calls patriots. the new leadership lineup is expected to be revealed in about a week from now. we'll get to our guests in just a moment, but 1st this report from adrian brown and president. ching ping's grip on power would now appear absolute. if he has enemies good, the hidden or a mode or both. but some of those who chronicled, she's curious, say you don't get to the top of chinese politics wit

emily angland reports south african conservation is said they waging a war against poachers. and anton simba was one of the many puck ranges on the front line. he dedicated his career to protecting wildlife, and it's very painful to see how well people it was anton success. his head range at timber variety, private nature reserve for more than 2 decades. that cost him his life for months and years and tony had been targeted, receiving death threats, his family was restrict receiving threats. his team was receiving threats. he was under a huge amount of pressure mat lindberg was making a documentary about anton titled rhino men. but in july, before it was released, his friend was fatally shot. 3 men approached anton home under the guise of needing water for their vehicle. they took weapons loaded on him and in the process injured his wife. and also i think the most devastating fingers to show how violent this this war and poaching is as they took shots at his children, anton leaves behind 7 children. his wife survived the attack. as for the blad, i saw he was thought, i saw th

all right, those are the headlines i'm emily. angland minis continues after inside story. on counting, the cost will trotting taxes, kickstart the nuclear economy, always brookings, facing our financial crisis. central banks are hiking interest rates. we ask about the global impact. plus y movies from volley wouldn't normally would, are fighting to stay in the spotlights counting the cost on all just hurricane in could be the deadliest on to ever hit. the u. s. state of florida is one of many extreme weather event this year that i've left millions homeless. what is making these disasters more common and more intense, and how do we better prepare for them? this is insight story. ah hello and welcome to the program. i'm fully back table. hurricane in is one of the most powerful storms to hit the us in years north and south carolina, bracing for the worst after it left a trail of destruction in florida. the storm made landfall on the said south west coast on wednesday. winds of up to 250 kilometers an hour and record storms. just destroyed homes and cut power to more than 200

i'm emily angland. the u. k. new chancellor says he didn't vote philly's trust and but supports her economic plans. jeremy hunt was appointed on friday after trust sacked, his predecessor kweisi quieting just 6 weeks into the jump. his tax cutting a mini budget financed through billions in increased borrowing lead to outrage and protests. the pound immediately fell to its lowest level against the us dollar. the bank of england was forced to intervene and buy up government bonds to stabilize the economy. and with increasing pressure on the prime minister this trusted another you turn on friday. she announced corporation tax would rise from 19 percent to 25 percent next april. rather than staying at the current level as promised by quieting in his mini budget. andrew simmons has more from london. so another chancellor has moved into 11 downing street, jeremy hunt force in only a 100 days and a situations that's extraordinary in british politics right now with less trust, the prime minister having only served for ju

i'm emily angland. the news continues here on al jazeera after the bottom line. ah hi, i'm steve clements and i have a question with special interest groups pouring more than a $1000000000.00 into the mid term us elections next month. has big money become a threat to american democracy? let's get to the bottom line. ah. the amount of money flowing in from billionaires and huge lobbying groups to fun candidates running in next month's mid term elections busted all previous records. $1300000000.00 in counting, that's a big number. on the one hand, it's not under the table. that's how campaign financing works in the u. s. enshrined by a supreme court ruling called citizens united in 2010. but it begs the question, is all this money pulling lawmakers away from the will of the majority and into the narrow interest of their donors and friends? will billionaires have an outside ability to control the policy agenda? and does anyone see this is a threat to the future of representative democracy. today we're talking with trevor potter, the former chairman of the federal el