summit of the arab league and european union it's being hosted by the egyptian president abdel fattah el-sisi in the egyptian seaside resort of sharm el sheikh the goal is to tighten relations between the two organizations but they'll have some tough talks ahead. e.u. leaders will be holding important if challenging meetings in egypt result of sharm el sheikh in the host's chair as president abdullah fattah el-sisi nine people were executed in egypt last week. representing saudi arabia aging king sound man after the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi europe's leaders are reluctant to be seen with the kingdom's real strongman crown prince mohammed bin some also unwelcome so. dans president bashir who's wanted by the international criminal court and who if i only spoke with model democrats my we could be over by tuesday we must talk to everyone and we must be open about it and it was a bit we shouldn't overemphasize human rights but we have to take them into consideration of us of course the e.u. wants more cooperation in fighting terrorism and crucially more help in dealing with migration bu

the body to expand its powers later he will pass the baton on to egypt and to a president abdel fattah el-sisi who will lead the block for the next year involuntary migration is the main focus of this or summit africa is home to a quarter of the world's refugees and ethiopia has become the continent's second largest host for displaced people now some four hundred thousand of them are in the real. davey's funny for charge visited a refugee camp there a warning that some viewers might find this report disturbing. we are traveling through a beautiful but dangerous region needed so sudanese border in the impoverished lowland of ethiopia. a bed of conflicts among different ethnic groups. behind me that's all sudan a young and independent nation but the fighting over there continues more than two million people fled to neighboring countries like you but this country produces hundreds of thousands of this place people obviously own acne clashes violent droughts and flooding so what's the perspective for refugees here. if you become africa's second largest refugee hosting country in the region refugee

is a final day of the african union summit in ethiopia's capital egypt's president abdul fattah el-sisi has taken over as chairman of the group from rwanda's paul kagame me it marks the end of his reformist tenure at the helm of the organization this year is focus is refugees and internally displaced people. but less than fifty days ago until britain is usually the european union the chances of a chaotic breck's it appear to be increasing the e.u. chief negotiator michel barnier is holding talks in brussels after he read of the u.k. withdrawal agreement struck in november cannot be renegotiated meanwhile the british prime minister trees a maze trying to sell her deal to skeptical m.p. . toxic city south africa next. at first glance they could be the remains of an ancient civilization. or an eye catching natural phenomenon. these strange hills surround john is. the largest city in south africa. but their beauty is deceptive and toxic. in fact the dunes are made up of mining waste. the leftovers of south africa's most profitable industry. and within the mine some disturbing secrets. hunge

egypt's parliament is advancing plans to let abdel fattah el-sisi stay on as president well beyond the end of his term an initial proposal to extend cc's presidency by another six years after twenty twenty two has been approved by a committee of m.p.'s it will need to pass a final vote in parliament as well as a national referendum before it becomes a constitutional amendment. so the nice president omar al bashir has hosted a ceremony marking the end of peace talks between rival factions from essential african republic a deal between the government and fourteen armed groups was reached on sunday in khartoum after two weeks of un like negotiations a formal agreement will be signed in bungay on wednesday. those are the headlines stay with us earthrise coming next. as venezuela is on the brink. with two men facing off for power. one of them self-proclaimed interim venezuelan leader one why don't. talks to al jazeera. the conditions for existence on a sustained by complex web of climatic processes. i mean the rains predictable seasons and consistent temperatures all allowed life to flouris

president abdel fattah el-sisi of egypt has taken over as chair in his opening speech he referred to many ideals for a few specific goals when buckley at all what. we're still doing our best to cement the pillars of peace security and stability to achieve economic cooperation and continental integration among our states and peoples all in an endeavor towards building the human spirit of africa egypt is africa's third largest economy traditionally when africa's more powerful countries take over the chair of the african union are less interested in it being powerful because they've got more influence themselves so in the year ahead it's expected that the african union will focus less on reforms and more on security. israel's prime minister says he intends to implement a controversial new law within a week which is known as pay fists play here's how it'll work the palestinian government currently provides compensation to the families of people convicted by israel of committing attacks under the new law israel would deduct an amount equal to that compensation from taxes that it collects

times says drugs the knowledge entry is part of a wider press crackdown under president abdel fattah el-sisi. a professor of law at rutgers university she says the u.s. government's partly to blame for the situation. it's in bold and by the trumpet ministration pompei o. was just there in january in egypt and claimed that america was doing good in the middle east and last july of two thousand and eighteen the white house and congress released two hundred ninety five million dollars that had been withheld from military aid to egypt on account of their human rights violations so clearly what's happened is that the u.s. has caved on its commitments to human rights which is consistent with the trumpet ministration and that's emboldened president sisi of egypt to do things that had never been done in the past it's one thing to oppress your own journalists which unfortunately has been the case in egypt over multiple decades but it's very unusual for the egyptian regime to exclude journalists of the stature of david kirkpatrick from an international mainstream newspaper based on no grounds whatsoev

joint summit of the arab league and european union is being hosted by egyptian president abdel fattah el-sisi in the egyptian seaside resort of sharm el share the goal is to tighten relations between the two organizations the two day gathering is also intended to strengthen ties between the e.u. and arab nations leaders are discussing security migration the stalled middle east peace process as well as the conflict cliques in yemen and syria. joined by our correspondent in sharm el sheikh again org this is the first meeting of these two institutions why are they speaking now. the european union and arab states traditionally have strong ties about it is at particularly this time that they do want to strengthen these ties and that's why they've put up a broad agenda everything on it from trade security the environment is there to be discussed here in chalmers shake and to give you an idea of where this is going one diplomat said to me this is supposed to kick off a process of multilateral isn't and it is in this spirit i think that the quote following quote from the organizer if you want from th

president abdel fattah el-sisi of egypt has taken over as chair in his opening speech he referred to many ideals for a few specific goals when buffy a little what. we're still doing our best to cement the pillars of peace security and stability to achieve economic cooperation and continental integration among our states and peoples all in an endeavor towards building the human spirit of africa. egypt is africa's largest economy traditionally when it is more powerful countries take over the chair of the african union they are less interested it being powerful because they've got more influence themselves so in the year ahead it's expected that the african union will focus less on reforms and more on security. in the u.s. talks to avert another government shutdown have reportedly stoltz president donald trump agreed last month to end a partial government shutdown with a three week spending deal but disputes between democrats and republicans over immigration detentions have led to an impasse let's speak to her in washington so heidi the talks are sold what does this mean are we looking

egypt's parliament is advancing plans to let abdel fattah el-sisi stay on as president well beyond the end of his term the move is raising fears that the country is slipping back into authoritarianism eight years after the overthrow of hosni mubarak and initial proposal to end cc's presidency by another six years after twenty twenty two has been approved by a committee of m.p.'s the proposal will need to pass a final vote in parliament as well as a national referendum before it becomes a constitutional amendment sisi led the military overthrow of a muslim brotherhood government in twenty thirteen he sense presided over an unprecedented crackdown on dissent and israel was reelected last year after all potential challengers were jailed or pressured to leave the race something called us is a known as it fellow at the taria institute for middle east policy he says that international criticism surrounding the move will largely be subdued. you know it's one that we've expected points of time but it's it's one formal step that we presidents you see in power until twenty thirty forty oppositio

egypt's parliament is advancing plans to that abdel fattah el-sisi stay honest president well beyond the end of his term the move is raising fears of growing authoritarianism in the country and the national proposal to extend cc's presidency by another six years after twenty twenty two has been approved by a committee of m.p.'s the proposal will need to pass a final vote in parliament as well as a national referendum before it becomes a constitutional amendment doctors teachers and lawyers have joined anti-government protests in sudan half the two men were killed in custody the sudanese professional association called the demonstrations are the teacher across the aisle care who was arrested in the eastern state of casella was pronounced dead on sunday his relatives say his body showed signs of torture. france's yellow vests movement joined forces with a major union in an day of nationwide protests over taxes and buying power tensions were lower than in previous protests though there were scuffles with police firing rounds of tear gas previously become the struct c.t.t. and other unio

the fact that the host egypt's president abdel fattah el-sisi himself is facing growing criticism over his country's crushing human rights record highlights the fact that europe is currently at least as focused on securing stability as criticizing a potential partners in conflicts like syria yemen or libya. arab leaders have made clear their views on the most pressing issues that includes first and foremost the palestinian question how to tackle terrorism and the absolute necessity in finding political solutions to regional crises and as the arab league openly discusses the return of the syria and of bashar al assad into its circle of leaders with no questions asked german chancellor angela merkel called on arab leaders to initiate political change in syria referring to germany's commitments to a region with few democracies champus to say. when committing to multilateralism then you have to apply it even when things get difficult and when political systems are very different stuff. in the end up by lateral meetings on the sidelines made more headlines than what was billed as a historic

times says trips the mile of entry as part of a broader press crackdown under the president abdel fattah el-sisi. so those were the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after this is europe station that's what. we understand the differences and the similarities of cultures across the world. no matter where you call home al-jazeera international bringing the news and current affairs that matter to. al-jazeera. him up it's a moment of this now. since i'm thinking yeah you're better books because from the bottom books. but on the moon it was just. enough for us from. los angeles and hudson. to miss it. as you can let me have much to say how much of a story i sure don't think that's a. gun on this particular lesson that i just. think that it's not. and this is just. a long chalk up i know that the new long i'm going. to visit an invasion. i'm a just. system call by the shelter not. something i binge on plus one plus a roof and. right. on good negative things. but not enough. to exclude the posts of all our books. of one week which i'm like which will fire in my memoir as kind of a what a

egyptian president abdul fattah el-sisi is set to chair the african union at its annual summit which begins in ethiopia on sunday and amnesty international fears this could undermine the organization its commitment to human rights the rights group expressed concern over the potential impact cc's chairmanship could have on the independence of regional human rights mechanisms and their future engagement with civil society it goes on to list some of the violations carried out by egyptian authorities and tooting and forced disappearances and mass killings during a wave of demonstrations in twenty thirteen that same year the african union itself temporarily suspended egypt's membership when sisi led the military coup against the democratically elected president mohamed morsi tuffy in hawkeye is a social and political commentator he says president cc's leadership of the a you will prove damaging to democratic ideals on the continent ultimately the choice of having sisi as the leader of the e.u. is a clear indication that although things have changed. although things are supposedly changing

egypt's parliament is advancing plans to let abdel fattah el-sisi stay on as president well beyond the end of his term and initial proposal to extend cc's presidency by another six years after twenty twenty two has been approved by a committee of m.p.'s it will need to pass a final vote in parliament as well as a national referendum before it becomes a constitutional amendment. so the nice president omar al bashir has hosted a ceremony marking the end of peace talks between rival factions from essential african republic a deal between the government and fourteen armed groups was reached on sunday in khartoum after two weeks of un led negotiations a formal agreement will be sign bungay on wednesday. those are the headlines stay with us earthrise coming next. as venezuela is on the brink. with two men facing off for power. one of them self-proclaimed interim venezuelan leader. talks to al jazeera. the conditions for existence on a sustained by complex web of climatic processes. i mean the rains predictable seasons and consistent temperatures all allow life to flourish. but over reliance

didn't fattah el-sisi is going to chair the summit and rights group amnesty international says it's worried about the potential impact on the independence of human rights groups it's highlighted what it calls catastrophic declines and rights and freedoms in egypt on the presidency sees leadership saying that mass killings of protesters folks disappearances and unfair trials have increased in recent he is the african union suspended egypt's membership for a year in two thousand and thirteen after a c.c. led a military coup against the democratically elected president mohamed morsi let me bring in michael more now on the man that's going to be you know chairing the african union as off sunday is he the person to chair the african union given his record of human rights violations. well first of all the main reason why president c.c. is now the chair is actually because the chair retakes regionally and it's the third of north africa well if you look at north africa. libya is in trouble at the moment the president of tunisia is ninety three years old or dear and president is terminally ill and m

in egypt today over proposed changes to the constitution they could allow the president abdel fattah el-sisi to stay in office until twenty thirty four and others well after the official end of his second term in twenty twenty two opposition leaders are rallying against the changes to stop what some are calling an arab spring in reverse. sets up our discussion. its supporters say it's a crucial step to ensure stability opponents that. their country is moving to a talk or see egypt seems divided over a package of amendments introduced and approved by a pro-government block in parliament the changes extend presidential term limits to six years instead of four specifically mentioning the current leader of the fatah has sisi but they have to be approved by parliament and put to a referendum if the amendments get a yes vote it could pave the way for president sisi to stay in power until twenty thirty four. almost in one thousand nine hundred ninety six and president mohamed and what i'll say that amended the one nine hundred seventy one constitution to the war we're going through a war that is mo

in egypt today over proposed changes to the constitution they could allow the president abdel fattah el-sisi to stay in office until twenty thirty for another as well after the official end of his second term in twenty twenty two opposition leaders are rallying against the changes to stop what some are calling an arab spring in reverse. sets up our discussion. its supporters say it's a crucial step to ensure stability opponents of. their country is moving to a talk or see egypt seems divided over a package of amendments introduced and approved by a pro-government bloc in parliament the changes extend presidential term limits to six years instead of four specifically mentioning the current leader of the fatah has sisi but they have to be approved by parliament and put to a referendum if the amendments get a yes vote it could pave the way for president sisi to stay in power until twenty thirty four. almost in one thousand nine hundred ninety six and president mohamed and what i'll say that amended the one nine hundred seventy one constitution to the war we're going through a war that is more i

butcher bijection parliament has approved sweeping measures that would allow president abdel fattah el-sisi to extend his rule until twenty thirty four the proposed changes will also give the president new powers of reporting judges and the public prosecutor amendments need to be ratified in a popular referendum in the next several months. an award winning journalist has been freed on bail in the philippines that day out there she was arrested on libel charges. heads the news website rappler is known for criticizing president were griego detectives government she says her detention was an abuse of power and the government's trying to intimidate and silence her the charges relate to an article published in two hundred twelve about a businessman's alleged links to organized crime. how does their program witness goes behind the headlines to him areas personal story as she fights for democracy justice and press freedoms the documentary the war on truth the first airs this sunday at twenty thirty g.m.t. thirteen gay couples in japan launched a lawsuit to try to force the government to recognize

there's also plenty of controversy with activists accusing the host egyptian president abdel fattah el-sisiof human rights abuses the european and arab league leaders are seeking comment approaches toward problems currently facing both sides. let's get more now with our correspondent greg mathis we're standing by in charm not shake so migration really one of the key issues here on the agenda what do both parties want from each other. sarah let me single out two issues here where you have broad agreement among the arab side but also the european side one is stopping the business model of people smugglers that in dangerous lives that brings micro migration illegal migration to european shores via the arab countries that is something both sides would like to stop and then also you have the issue of addressing the core reasons that starts migrations in the origin countries and that is also where you have a lot of agreement and that is where trade plays an important role here is german chancellor angela merkel. something then also to undo in my remarks i made clear that we are interested in prom

summit in the red sea resort of sharm el sheikh the meeting hosted by egyptian president abdel fattah el-sisi aim to foster deeper cooperation between the two blocs delegates said they discussed migration terrorism human rights and the iran nuclear deal strategies to bring the wars in syria and yemen to an end were also on the table. leaders from the european union and the arab league were never expected to agree on much concrete political action at their first joint summit but both sides were keen to demonstrate that they can at least talk about the crises that affect but its side. remained best to address threats to. peace and security and i'm happy to fade that we have written declaration. we call it. international human rights law. the fact that the host egypt's president after fatah sisi himself is facing growing criticism over his country's crushing human rights record highlights the fact that europe is currently at least as focused on securing stability as criticizing potential partners in conflicts like syria yemen or libya. arab leaders have made clear their views on the most pressin

but leaving is difficult egyptian president abdel fattah el-sisi boasts that migrant birds are preventedfrom sailing to europe his efforts to combat migration have been praised by several you leaders but critics say it comes at the expense of human rights. when it comes to migration and combating terrorism i think that. was trying to anything else crowding here as a prospective human rights egypt some days tawfiq can't make enough money to feed his hungry son but a new leaders would prefer him to remain in egypt rather than arriving on their shores. let's go straight to sharm el sheikh our correspondent gary mathis good morning georg migration a key issue on the agenda at the summit what's on the table what's being discussed . cooperation is the key word here really and that was not only reiterated by donald tusk but also by egyptian president al c.z. cooperation between the countries of origin the countries of transit and the countries of destination now when it comes down to concrete action regarding this policy it's a little more tricky egypt for instance would like to see a replicati

president abdel fattah el-sisi of egypt has taken over as chair in his opening speech he referred tomany ideals too few specific goals when buckley at all what. we're still doing our best to cement the pillars of peace security and stability to achieve economic cooperation and continental integration among our states and peoples all in an endeavor towards building the human spirit of africa. egypt is africa's third largest economy traditionally when it is more powerful countries take over the chair of the african union they are less interested in it being powerful because they've got more influence themselves so in the year ahead it's expected that the african union will focus less on reforms and more on security. where the microsoft founder bill gates his foundation is extensively involved in funding projects in africa addressed the summit and spoke to al-jazeera about why he was that. my focus is on the opportunity. of the human capital here in africa that the right things are done with the young people in terms of health and education that there's a very breakthrough.

says kirkpatrick's the nile of entry is part of a wider press crackdown on the president abdel fattah el-sisi. u.s. president donald trump says trade talks with china are going well a chinese delegation arrived in washington on tuesday their resume talks with the u.s. officials follows last week's negotiations in beijing which ended without a deal was also indicated the march first deadline for raising terrorism ten to twenty five percent could be extended. well those were the headlines continues here on al-jazeera the street. talk to. you personally one of the main beneficiaries is that the case listen if you want to . that's not exactly my point we meet with global newsmakers and the stories that matter. sexual violence in sierra leone is now a national emergency following a declaration by the country's president about wealth any matches be enough to combat rape and sexual assault i'm femi oke. well ask our panel for their thoughts on what is urgently needed to reduce violence against women and girls in sierra leone send your thoughts are twitter and you tube. we must stand up and address t

zor to fear in divisiveness egypt's parliament is advancing plans to let abdul fattah el-sisi stay on as president well beyond the end of his time in twenty twenty two the move is raising fears of an increasing wealth or a terrorism after the overthrow of hosni mubarak a british man has been arrested in the united arab emirates after he wore a castle national team shot to a football match twenty six year old man was shot to a match between castle and iraq last month the international criminal court has released the former president of ivory coast their own bad bo is charged with crimes against humanity after violence erupted following the disputed twenty ten election. rival factions from central african republic have signed an initial deal to end the fighting and agreements between say our government and fourteen rebel groups was reached on sunday those are the headlines join me from morning to talk to out of there. michael. you can. see. in this will in populist president nicolas maduro is sworn in for a second consecutive term following the elections deemed fraudulent by his opponen

a parliamentary committee in egypt approves a proposal to extend the term of president abdel fattah el-sisi it is now almost exactly eight years since hosni mubarak was overthrown and sisi is starting to look just to secure in his position as egypt's longtime ruler also on the great venezuela a political and humanitarian crisis.

leaders egyptian president abdel fattah el-sisi governments to unite behind the goal of defeating terrorism leaders attending the two day meeting also discuss ways to tackle the migration crisis impacting several european countries britain's prime minister was also at the summit in egypt reset may says she won't be holding another vote on breaks it this week we're having a good constructive with the european union we won't be bringing them in if you go back this week but we will make sure that that happens by the twelfth of march it is still within our grasp to have a deal with the european union that enables us to be on the twenty ninth of march with a deal people in japan's okinawa prefecture have voted against plans to relocate a controversial u.s. military base the local government says seventy two percent were against the move while nineteen percent were in favor campaigners say landfill work at heno kobe where the base would be relocated threatens a coral reef and they were worried the presence of troops could bring crime to the area. ballots are being counted in cuba after millions o

sheikh there's also plenty of controversy with activists accusing the host egyptian president of fattah el-sisi of human rights abuses the european and the arab leaders are seeking common approaches toward problems currently affecting both sides. let's get more now from our correspondent garrick matters who is standing by in sharm el sheikh so we know guarantees summit brings together the heads of governments from both sides for the first time why now sara there's a lot of common challenges that the europe the pin union but also the arab league faces particularly regarding terrorism security but also migration and then there are a couple of opportunities of course particularly regarding trade the e.u. being the biggest trading partner for this part of arab nations and it is in this light i think that you have to see the quote by donald tosk when he said yesterday at the beginning of the meeting that these things opportunities but also challenges should not be left in the hands of bigger players outside the region and one diplomat here hinted to me that he is saying this in reference to china bu

often will resort to fear in divisiveness egypt's parliament is advancing plans to let abdel fattah el-sisi stay on as president well beyond the end of his time in twenty twenty two the move is raising fears of an increasingly thora terrorism is after the overthrow of hosni mubarak a british man has been arrested in the united arab emirates after he wore a castle national team shot to a football match twenty six year old man was a shot to a match between castle and iraq last month the international criminal court has released the former president of ivory coast their own bad bo is charged with crimes against humanity after violence erupted following the disputed twenty ten election. rival factions from central african republic have signed an initial deal to end the fighting and agreements between say our government and fourteen rebel groups was reached on sunday those are the headlines join me from morning to talk to out of there. michael. you. will. see. in this way in populist president nicolas maduro is sworn in for a second consecutive term following the election steamed fraudulent by h

leaders egyptian president abdel fattah el-sisi is co-chairing the summit with european council president donald tusk sisi urged governments to unite behind the goal of defeating terrorism he does attending the two day meeting and sake also discussed ways to tackle the migration crisis impacting several european countries . should i wonder out loud in all honesty with our brothers and friends i was the target not come to reach an overall plan on fighting terrorism it should include a strict security offensive to counter the terrorist organizations and other elements of terrorism and they should also be an ideological offensive effective against the ideological platforms and another important element is to prevent funding and other support given to them but finally. i want to acknowledge and look at all those here who have shouldered the burden of population displacement helped refugees and acted. people smartly we must work together countries of origin transit system nations in order to break the business mogul of smugglers and traffickers who lou people into dangerous journalists and to

self declared interim president on white or egypt parliament is advancing plans to let abdul fattah el-sisi stay on as president well beyond the end of his term in twenty twenty two moves raising fears of increasing authoritarianism eighty years after the overthrow of hosni mubarak rival factions from central african republic of signed an initial deal to end six years of fighting and agreement between the government and fourteen rebel groups was reached on sunday after two weeks of un led negotiations a more detailed agreement is due to be signed in the cia os capital will be late on wednesday five countries from africa's a hell region have asked the united nations for help in the fight against armed groups and those are the headlines will have more news on syria after this week's edition of the listening post next. in recent years the sawhill of north africa has witnessed the so-called war on terror. but is this official narrative. masking a larger a battle. a battle for the earth's natural resources. shadow war in the sahara on how much is. tremendous when opposition leader one guy go dec

that the egyptian president abdul fattah el-sisi is to chair the african union now from today at its annual summit which is taking place in ethiopia at last for a year and i am the sea international fears that this could undermine the etudes commitment to protecting human rights on the continent that the organization has expressed concern over the potential impact of his chairmanship what it could have on the independence of regional human rights mechanisms and their future engagement with civil society amnesty goes on to list of violations that it says were carried out by egyptian authorities themselves including in force disappearances mass killings during a wave of demonstrations in twenty thirteen and that of course was the year that the african union suspended egypt after sisi led the military coup against the democratically elected president mohammed morsi. well leaders from a u. members and other world leaders they're all meeting as i say in the capital at this other than our correspondent malcolm webb is there as well american says the african union is really editing. editing

the first ever joint summit between arab countries and even lead is egyptian president abdel fattah el-sisi is co-chairing the meeting along with european council president donald tusk. governments to unite behind the goal of defeating terrorism thousands of palestinians have protested in gaza calling on president mahmoud abbas to resign they're angry that he suspended the salaries of more than five thousand public sector workers last month the cuts are seen as an attempt by the palestinian leader's fatah faction to put pressure on rival hamas which controls gaza and the academy awards are being handed out in the early whenas include regina king who was named best supporting actress for if feel street could talk while mahesh won his second supporting actor oscar for green book alfonso koran's acclaimed roma was named best foreign language film those are the headlines on al-jazeera coming up next it's rewinds. we understand the differences. and the similarities of cultures across the world so no matter how you take it al-jazeera will bring you the news and current affairs that matter to you

president abdel fattah el-sisi of egypt has taken over as chair in his opening speech he referred to many ideals but few specific goals when buffy a little what. we're still doing our best to cement the pillars of peace security and stability to achieve economic cooperation and continental integration among our states and peoples all in an endeavor towards building the human spirit of africa. egypt is africa's third largest economy traditionally when africa is more powerful countries take over the chair of the african union they are less interested in it being powerful because they've got more influence themselves so in the year ahead it's expected that the african union will focus less on reforms and more on security. microsoft founder bill gates his foundation is extensively involved in funding projects in africa addressed the summit and also spoke to al-jazeera about why he was that. my focus is on the opportunity. of the human capital here in africa that the right things are done with the young people in terms of health and education that there's a very bright future for the cont

the today african union summit has wrapped up in ethiopia is capital egypt's president abdel fattah el-sisi has taken over as chairman of the group from wonders paul kagame in this year's focus was on refugees and internally displaced people malcolm webb has this update from this other. as the summit draws to a close we are expecting a statement relating to the theme of the summit which is refugees and displaced people of which there are more than twenty million in africa but that statement won't include anything binding probably something like a declaration of intent who also expecting more details on a plan for the african union we have the u.n. to promote what they've called reconciliation talks in libya ahead of elections that are meant to happen there later this year also some more details on the steps that have been taken forward in the african union's plan to try and fund it so it does depend on funding from countries outside of the consulate at the moment and the unions trying to make itself self-sufficient. africa's most populous nation will be voting in presidential and parliament

president abdel fattah el-sisi of egypt has taken over as chair in his opening speech he referred to many ideals but few specific goals. we're still doing our best to cement the pillars of peace security and stability to achieve economic cooperation and continental integration among our states and peoples all in an endeavor towards building the human spirit of africa. egypt is africa's third largest economy traditionally when africa's more powerful countries take over the chair of the african union they are less interested in it being powerful because they've got more influence themselves so in the year ahead it's expected that the african union will focus less on reforms and more on security. still ahead on al-jazeera forty years of hostility as iran marks the anniversary of its revolution we look at what's behind the stage of relations with the u.s. . the butterfly effect why the falling number of insect species is threatening the collapse of nature's ecosystems. and its six of the best in the english premier league for manchester label explain in sports. hello there we've got anot

egypt's parliament is advancing plans to let abdel fattah el-sisi stay on as president after the end of his term in twenty twenty two the proposal still has to pass several legislative hurdles before it becomes a constitutional amendment opposition figures fear this may be a sign of the country slipping back into author of terrorism eight years after the overthrow of hosni mubarak during the arab spring of army is associate professor of political science at the long island university she says the president could even be in power right up until twenty thirty four. it's not a surprise and remember this is a president i came into power through a coup following one of the bloodiest massacres in egypt's history she has systematically consolidated power around himself virtually decapitating the judiciary the security services have really purchased most of the media outlets there is no independent journalism in egypt and we're seeing right now is that the parliament has become a rubber stamp on his authority and so it's not a surprise that he would be extending term limits or that there wou

day of the african union summit in ethiopian capital addis ababa egypt's new president abdel fattah el-sisi has now taken over as chairman of the group he's taken over from the rwandan president paul kagame e it marks the end of program is reformist tenure at the helm of the organization this year's focus is to be refugees and internally displaced people back home web has more from the summit in sunday's closed session they talked entirely about peace and security in the peace and security council presented their report on all member states to african heads of state who had gathered included sections that were critical of the actions of the governments of the room the unka morris in their respective political crises both of those countries requested those sections to be removed from the report but they failed to get that done that ultimately it is just a report that is no action expected to come out of it now in the coming hours heads of state are due to arrive in on today's agenda this climate change migration also president mohamed hari of nigeria is due to report on the african union of

with the french president and that includes extending presidential terms which would allow abdel fattah el-sisi to stay in power until twenty twenty six we have got. with us now researcher at the middle east north africa division of human rights watch he's on skype from berlin first of all is it unusual at all do you think for. human rights groups to be meeting with a visiting president in this in another country. i don't think it's unusual for her in. her shows visiting countries. that say at least facing trouble when it comes to human rights situation to try to meet with human rights activists and nationals groups local groups to hear from them because. they will definitely meet with officials government officials and hear from that type two. and i think it's important to meet with human rights activists and hear from them about their opinion when it comes to what's happening on the ground i think also president mcu felt under pressure increasing pressure in. recent months because of his country his country's close ties with president c.c. and what many human rights groups including human rig

egypt's parliament is advancing plans to that abdel fattah el-sisi stay on as president six years after the end of his term in twenty twenty two the proposal still has to pass several legislative hurdles before it becomes a constitutional amendment opposition figures fear this may be a sign of the country slipping back into a forest area as i'm eighty years after the overthrow of hosni mubarak during the arab spring and you are thomas region in the southern philippines will expand to members of our local indigenous tribes voted to join it but they want to make sure that the rulers of the muslim majority territory returned their ancestral lands to them is jamila under god. get them in a bush. who then invoking the spirits of their ancestors the tedder i say they are grateful the hope peace has come to their land to us more than a hundred thousand of them voted to accept an autonomy discover meant designed to provide greater powers for muslims in mindanao. christian and indigenous communities like the to dry are also included in the new self rule region after decades of fighting leaders o

paul kagame name was the head of the a you will pass the baton on to egypt and president abdel fattah el-sisi will lead the block for the next year. coming up our documentary for lens metropolis of crime it tells the story of how the head of the city's criminal police after the first world war pioneered forensic investigation and profiling is coming right up here and he's you. look. here's what's coming up for the good news when you have plenty to talk about here more detail do you know it's hard to take a look at what all that means for the table of course. the bundesliga every weekend here on t.w. . the scouser the chaos following the first world war written to the old rules written and. this one people now has this absolutely insatiable lust for life because they survived the war and born and brought. up by shockingly criminal behavior became really changed. they must've been really smart safe cracker's they had the entire berlin crime squad pulling their hair out . the medical examiners concluded that the various body parts belong to twenty three different women. yes but what about the no

egyptian parliament is advancing plans to let abdel fattah el-sisi stay on as president well beyond the end of his term in twenty twenty two the move is raising fears of increasing authoritarianism eight years after the overthrow of hosni mubarak was a british man has been arrested in the united arab emirates after he wore a cat our national team shirt to a football game. says he didn't know showing support for cats are in the u.a.e. is punishable with a fine and a prison sentence rival factions from the central african republic have signed an initial deal to end six years of fighting an agreement between the government and fourteen rebel groups was reached on sunday after two weeks of un led negotiations in sudan or details agreement is due to be signed in the cia as capital bangui on wednesday. five countries from africa whole region of us the united nations for more help in the fight against armed groups violence a surge in the region since chaos engulf libya in twenty eleventh meeting coincided with two attacks near but you know border with mali those are your headlines the news con