we are very proud to announce the deal with the bank of ghana today. [applause] i would underscore out of all of that the opportunity that is there. i would latch onto the skills and developing the youth. president -- commend president obama. there are partnerships -- one of my passions around africa is that it is not about money. it is about developing the capability there. , research efforts labs, we only have 12 in the ,orld, true researcher nairobi all of our education programs, we offered all of our software in the cloud for free to every university. we are training 1000 professors, six universities. arenext wave of students the future. they are the manufacturer the future the what happened of the sciences and i.t.. we have one program called leading to africa. it is amazing. who are fromts africa, going to school and other countries in the world, we now put them through internships for two years. as a graduate university, they will now go back, hopefully for us or you, go back across the continent. there is leading to africa and in africa. i am s

ambassador to ghana. .r.assador, welcome back good to have you on the forecast. >> good to be back. >> since 2003, china's investments in sub-saharan africa, they have grown 40 fold. does that necessarily mean the chinese got a 10 year head start on the united states? >> i think it means the chinese recognized early on that africa was an investment opportunity. now i think at least part of the reason for the current summit is has been thet long-standing perception among american business and among the american population, you know, the old image of africa as full of conflicts, disease, and poverty. the idea now is to bring these african leaders to america to change that perception and for us to show what america has. it is not too late for american business to get into africa. after all, i think the chinese have certain benefits, they have certain skills they bring. but i think when you look at overall, the american technology etc. that we bring, i think once that is introduced, it will certainly help in our

it's a fall from grace for ghana. >> this nation was a fast growing economy.gs change. consu consumer prices are soaring. thousands blame the government for mismanagement. we hear exclusively from the president of ghana. >>> drugs that target cancer without according to scientists that will map 100,000 complete dna sequences. people are rare diseases will have dna compared to close relatives to identify tiny changes in their dna code and help scientists perfect more effective treatments. it could spell the end of chemo therapy. >> better understanding of cancers and rare diseases is at the heart of a ground breaking scheme that's begun genetic research. it contains a person's entire dna. this four year project is aiming to map 100,000. it's hoping it will unlock human gene secrets. >> we diagnose earlier, develop preventive treatments and new treatments. we've seen it in cancer as a wonder drug. the survival in breast cancer has gone from 40% to over 95%. this revolution is changing medicine. >> edward price has first hand experience of how little is known abo

but how did you get to ghana? >> we heard about a group called leap for ghana that was taking a literacy mission there. we could not resist a chance to go to ghana to work with children there. >> we have a is for apple here in the u.s. but a is not for apple there. it's ant, avocado and in mexico -- you give it a mexican name. the children helped write this book. tell us what the other letters stand for. >> a xylophone, an instrument created in africa. there's palm oil which is used in soap products that we use and all over the world. there is cocoa of course and chocolate which we consume the most of in the world. americans consume 764,000 tons of cocoa. it's one of the chief exports of ghana. that's why we named the book "c is for cocoa." >> this is not only feeding them literature wise but their bodies. how does a book help feed them? >> wonderful question, thank you. when you purchase a book, we give a book to a child and we're able to start a lunch program for the children. the children go to school all day.

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mike,ghana, i meet with an electronic -- environmental journalist and an expert in waste. we drive to the capital. that is where my last signal from my old tv came from. we are now 400 meters away. that means the television is somewhere here in this huge container compound. but we cannot get any closer to the tv. so, we investigate further. what happens here with electronic trash from europe? this company sells old electronics. many of them are broken. salesman if he checks equipment before he sells it. he says most of it is sold without any guarantee. if a customer wants to test it first, it will cost more. >> for those who buy, and you take it home, plug it and it does not work -- the sale is a business somewhere in the gray zone. >> where are these tvs from? do you know that? >> he says he does not know. he says it could be from the u.k.. >> ok. >> later in the day, mike explains the situation. >> there are only 20% that will work. 80% is junk, garbage, out of sight, out of mind. someone sends it here on the guides got -- guys of secondhand functioning equipment. we nee

in ghana, the belief in witchcraft is still alive to this day. this can turn ordinary women into fugitives from their own family, just because someone has uttered a suspicion. we visit a village where those who managed to flee have found refuge. >> these women have survived attempted murder at the hands of some of their closest relatives. they've been beaten, tortured. but in tindang, they feel safe. they're women who've been ostracized as witches. carrying their stools, they're here for a village assembly. these 120 women all have one thing in common -- other people believe they are possessed by evil spirits. papekye blenye was blamed when one of her neighbors fell ill. pakpema belnye was blamed when one of her neighbors fell ill. >> my neighbor got a sore on his arm. no one could explain it. but his wife claimed that i had bewitched him. they wanted to lynch me. all i could do was run away. >> an inexplicable illness or a failed harvest can be enough to prompt accusations of witchcraft. some of these women used to be successful business women,

this discussion culminated in parliament of ghana in july this year.ter of education will provide packages for 10,400 beneficiaries from deprived communities in ghana, and most will be girls. [applause] the government have also started 200 to 90 days and schools to solve the challenges of accessibility and thereby encourage enrollment. ladies and gentlemen, today the women -- improving conditions in their communities across the world. perhaps if there were more women in decision-making roles around the world, we would have better societies. the president of the republic of ghana, the president of the republic of kind of has shown a way in is the appointment of the highest number of women of cabinet ministers and other public positions. [applause] >> these women were appointed in their position because of the investment made through education. i am not alone in this conviction. when you educate a mine, you educate an individual. that when you educate the woman, you educate a family. [applause] women's education brings possibilities not just for women bu

. >> ebola has not spread to ghana, which is putting strict screening measures in place right now, but it is already affecting some people's livelihoods. we look at the fishing sectors, which depends on the waters of neighboring nations hit by the virus. >> john is preparing to return to see. for 20 years, he has been fishing off west africa. now the well-being of his family is weighing heavily on his mind. >> everyone is afraid that someone will bring ebola here to ghana. we do not even have a doctor here in the village. after we checked all the fishermen here when they return from their journeys. >> many fishermen work in countries like liberia. liberia has been hit hard the ebola epidemic. the government has declared a state of emergency. the chief fisherman tells us that hundreds of villages are currently in liberia. they often go ashore and mix with the locals. >> i phoned our people, and they told me that none of them has gotten sick so far. of course we are worried about relatives who are there. >> in the gun and capital, the government briefs fisherman about the virus. the mini

>>> west african health ministers meet in ghana to discuss the growing ebola crisis. hello, you're with al jazeera, we are live in doha. also to come in the programme - new u.n. sanctions to try to staunch a flow of arms to libya as it teaters on the edge of civil war. >>> in this courthouse in johannesburg, rwanda's president stands accused of hiring hit men to take out an ex-island general. >>> america's latest shooting tragedy, a 9-year-old girl killing her instructor with an oozy. >>> the heath ministers from across west africa are tu to meet in ghana to talk about a response to one of the world's worst ebola outbreaks. 2.5 thousand have died. health officials warn the worst is yet to come. the outbreak started in guinea, there has been 607 cases and 406 deaths since march. liberia recorded the greetest number, 1,082. of these 624 diet. >> in sierra leone - 910 caught the virus. 392 have died. nigeria recorded 16 cases, five deaths. erica woods report. >> reporter: now more than ever, doctor, disease experts, aid groups, the world over has stark warnings, it's no

the tv in ghana is also singing new signals. fishing village. i asked mike to search for the tv and to i asked for me. he really does. the broken television is now on its way back to germany. maybe it will finally receive an environmentally family one. cleese. now, have you ever wondered what makes sacred art really sacred? i mean, does the so-called creative spirit lie within the artist, or is it something channeled through the artist that comes from somewhere else entirely? in either case, prepare to be totally delighted by what follows: the first-time meeting of a tibetan lama and a navajo sculptress. so settle back, take a deep breath, and let your creative spirit float in the wind as we join our host, phil cousineau, with his esteemed guests for this colorful, art-drenched episode of global spirit, the first internal travel series. [percussive music]

and expand the power supply and ghana.ecause of the $175 million deal signed by an energy company to upgrade across electricity grids. a direct result of our recent trade mission. will supportafrica workers in california, and strengthen the health of patients in nigeria because of the mo you signed by environmental chemical arporation to construct state-of-the-art cancer institute in a bid on -- in africa. investing in africa will spur in cincinnati.th nigeria, itands in supports thousands of jobs at home. these deals and investments demonstrate that the time is right to work together as partners. in us. of mutual understanding and respect. of mutualriod understanding and respect. to address the challenges that impede our ability to develop closer economic bonds. make no mistake, our economic and personal partnership is a two-way street. goods answer is exports from the united states -- goods and services exported from the united states support roughly 200,000 jobs here at home. as africa's middle class continues to expand

youngest with independence is ghana, which is about my age.nk about us in the years -- our first 60 so there's a lot of growth. tremendous improvement, governance, transparency, rule of law -- all of that has been improved. >> but in kenya, your base, there are challenges. >> yes, the security aspect right now with some of the terrorism things. but we understand we are in 160 countries around the world. we know how to do that. best thing for all of that is to grow the economy and get people employed and to continue to see growth. and people are happy and they want to continue to be part of the solution. like you are part of that solution and you are certainly part of the growth. part it sounds like you're of that solution and you are certainly part of the growth. emily, back to you. >> thank you very much. enough foodthere is in the world for everyone is one of the world's major challenges. up next, a startup that found new ways to make exit. ♪ eggs.make ♪ >> i'm emily chang and this is "bloomberg west." how about eating scrambled exit or an o

. -- in ghana here.m one of the most productive countries to the cusp of a bailout. >> i'm concerned. i lived in nigeria as a kid and we used to go to ghana over the weekend. it has always been an attractive place for investment. they may have gotten a little too enthusiastic. not to betrying nigerian and be more like norway. i think they got a little giddy. they borrowed too much money. the economy has gotten a little overheated. now they are having to deal with it. it is going to have to require structural reforms. >> one of the worst performing currencies in africa. i want to mention my morning must-read which comes from professor joseph stiglitz of columbia university, writing in the financial times. the u.s. should encourage foreign direct investment. get this, nine of the world's 20th fastest growing economies -- 20 fastest growing economies are in africa. the raging collegial battle. let's take you in the middle ground. who was right? jeff sachs, bill easterly, or just a glitz? -- joe stiglitz? >>

then continued growth in ghana, cÔte d'ivoire, francophone africa, so it will be a pretty broad-basednt. >> you are basically taking across the map and almost hit every region. you have a good sense, then, of just africa-wide growth. i know it's hard to talk about sub-saharan africa as a single unit, but are we talking about 4% growth, 5%? >> it's probably up more towards 6%. total,% to 5.5 percent and the growth is tremendous. it is everywhere, and it is a combination of obviously everybody talks about resources, but it is a broadening of economies as well. we are seeing more manufacturing, more added value manufacturing being done. >> what types of products are being done? seeing locomotives in south africa. we see jobs here in the u.s. that make engines. we shift into south africa, so it's about a 50/50 split on content. in nigeria, we'll be doing subsea oil and gas equipment as well as some power generation packaging. in angola, it's going to be distributed energy. in algeria, which is northern africa, it's going to be gas turbine manufacturing. in ethiopia, it will be health care

for the latest on the health crisis we are joined via skype from accra ghana by drew hinshaw of the wall street journal. >> we saw some disturbing images out of of liberia and neighborhood here, people were starting to fight back against the police. have tensions eased? >>reporter: tensions right now are a little bit easier than they were a while ago but the fundamental problem in liberia, one is really one of government mistrust is still there. this is a country that fought a 14 year civil war one of the most horrific in modern memory. there is a real gulf between the governed and the government and the fundamental problem which is that people think that ebola is a conspiracy or a government started rumor is still there. and right, while there is not a class right now there is a real probably that there will be more in days to come especially as people get hungry in the quarantined neighborhood. >> the fear spreads faster than the virus to does. -- does. >> when people panic, they start disbelieving people they have believed all their lives, their community leaders, healers and a commun

al jazeera, ghana. >> thousands of protesters continue to demand the resignation of pakistan's prime minister in a huge demonstration right in front of parliament. demonstrators have been streaming into the city for the past six days led by khan, a cricketerer turned politician we have more. >> reporter: even though the stakes are very high the mood at the site of the protest is festive, pakistan's military chief general urged the politicians to sit across the negotiating table and resolve this crisis as soon as possible. now for the first time the government would immediate kadre. he said at that meeting he never refused the option of negotiation, but that the government was not serious about that. however, today for the first time a government delegation was to meet and agree to the fact that talks will now get under way. khan has warned that he and his supporters will march against the prime minister house. the government is not taking any chances. they've blocked the roads leading to the prime minister's house, and there is still some hope that some sort of political decision is

bleak picture from kabul. >> west african health ministers meet in ghana to discuss how to prevent theeadly ebola outbreak from spreading across the region. the world health organization says the number of cases in all may reach 20,000. a uk drug maker says it's fast tracking trials and experimental vaccine to build a stock pile of 10,000 doses for emergency deployment. in nigeria there's been a further death. this time a doctor in the oil hub of port harcourt. will ross is there. that's going to send shock waves of anxiety through a pretty big community there i guess? >> reporter: it will. it's a big set back for the attempt to stop ebola here in nigeria. people were thinking that it was contained and there had been no confirmed cases outside. what seems to have happened according to the health minister is a man who came into contact with patrick sawyer who was the liberian american man who came into nigeria from liberia last month and then died from ebola. a man who came into contact with him rather than reporting to authorities. he got onto a plane and went to port harcourt and was

great learned in a interview was this idea of ivory coast and ghana flipping, where ghana is now thelly in western africa. that is new, isn't it? >> yes, and no. the problem with ghana is that they have run a high deficit. they need an imf bailout because of their deficit this year and last year. when you look at their debt to gdp ratio, it's nothing compared to anything you see in southern europe. it is just that international markets -- that is, if international markets are willing to give them the time to figure it out. cocoa prices are up and there are reasons to be optimistic about ivory coast, because they have a real export driven economy. in ghana, you have a little gold, some cocoa, but you do not the really have economy like you have in ivory coast before the war. was aer, ivory coast center, culturally and economically of west africa, really, since postindependence. then it shifted over a little bit to nigeria, but that was an oil story. it was always ivory coast. >> hans nichols, thank you so much. >> we want to bring in our guest host, aaron hurst. we wrap up the two hou

we're expanding offices in ghana, kenya, libya and morocco. and we are returning a foreign commercial service presence to the african development bank for the first time in three years. the department of commerce along with our partners at the u.s. trade and development agency is today announcing ten new trade missions to africa and ten reverse trade missions to the united states by 2020. our national institute of standards and technology is launching the global cities teams challenge to create teams of cities and innovators working together on issues like air quality, resource management, health care delivery and modern energy grids to utilize the best technology to build smart cities and to promote u.s. industry engagement in africa, we have created a one-stop shop web portal, trade.gov/dbia. think doing business in africa. where american businesses can learn about african markets, find financing tools and discover potential projects, contacts and resources. .. a catalyst for each of us to pursue new deals and new investments as we build the

the project is in ghana. it is called ghana 1000.e're looking under the -- working under the power africa agreement of the united states. we are putting in development capital along with some u.s. partners. we're going to continue to grow that and do the holistic view of it. war,ana, next a court of we have library, syria. there has been a lot of talk on ebola. we have the travel advisories put out. we have put out our own medical advisory with employees. from our perspective, we are very concerned and we take the health of our employees very seriously. >> let's talk about critical stability. not all of the countries you're in our paragons of good government or stability. what must you do to convince investors to make a long-term investment? >> the perception of risk versus reality. a lot of it is around a local. having your contracts, projects, continued across multiple administrations is key. we are seeing that in many countries. the stability on the political -- you know,ll they are still a relatively new country. gone i is about

now i think about ghana.resident obama sort of held ghana up as an example of a great economy a couple of years ago, and now it is looking to the imf for a bailout. is africa stable? >> i think africa is, you know, remember it's 54 countries. there are some very stable economies in regions. there are some regions where the stability is not as -- as good as investors would require, but essentially all emerges markets are volatile compared to developed markets, but the returns are potentially higher, and that's what investors and businesses want. because businesses are looking for growth as long as they manage the volatility proper i will they can do pretty well. >> so let's take out the stability. businesses want stability and rule of law. let's look at sub sa -- saharan africa. what are the impediments to investment there. you have rule of law, political stability, in south africa you have infrastructure. is infrastructure the biggest challenge in africa? >> i think infrastructure and scale of market. so one

officials say that police opened fire when the man ghana approaching them with a knife. >>> a massive rescue operation is underway in arizona after floodwaters have taken over in the phoenix area, several inches of rain fell in an hour in the phoenix area this morning. that prompted a flash flood warning and several drivers had to be rescued from their cars and others were plucked from their rooftops when they couldn't get out of their homes. so far no injuries have been reported in this massive flooding. >> and there will be much more on all of these still developing national stories coming up tonight on world news with diane sawyer at 6:30. >>> excitement is building as our taney dragons are gearing up tomorrow for their game at the little league world series, their own teachers are behind them. the action cam stopped by spring side academy today. apparently she brings that same laser folk taos class. >> there are so many parallels, her determination and not wanting to give up on something, she cecily tyn sets her eyes fo watch out. >> she has landed on the cover of the new "sports

>> i lead a trade mission to ghana and to nigeria just a few months ago.pportunity. there are companies that are helping, one from north carolina is helping the ghana electric company get the most out of their grid. how they make it a smart grid, getthey do more to electricity out of their infrastructure. there is so much opportunity in terms of power, electricity, technology, solar. doeshat we know and what the president know and why has he been pushing power to africa? you need power in order for your economy to continue to grow, and africa is underpowered. everywhere you look at it, i do not care how you analyze it. billions hundreds of of dollars of infrastructure, particularly power. and you will hear the president -- the president will announce not only deals but a greater intention around power. >> obviously power important, so our roads, getting to and from places. when you look at cities, mr. mayor, what cities are investing in the right way and their infrastructure? it is aioned nigeria, pretty tough town to get across if you want to get from cen

we are starting with kenya, g gniger, ghana. the united states will launch a new effort to bolster the regions early warning and response network and increase their ability to share information about emerging crises. we also agree it make significant new investments in peacekeeping. united states will provide additional equipment to african peacekeepers in somalia and central african republic will support the efforts to strengthen its peacekeeping institutions and most importantly we are launching a new african peacekeeping response effort. we'll join with six countries that in recent years demonstrated a track record as peacekeepers. ghana, rwanda, tanzania, ethiopia and uganda. we are inviting those beyond us to be in the effort. in closing, i want it say that this has been an extraordinary event, an extraordinary summit. this is a critical part of our work together going forward. a forcing mechanism for action. we agree that summit will be a recurring event to hold ourselves accountable for commitments and to sustain momentum

in ghana?. and we're going to give them a little taste of burning man -- >> jimmy: are these the drugs? >> open that. >> jimmy: undo it? >> just undo it. >> jimmy: it's not going to explode or something? >> no, no. you get really creative. i built a double-sided vajina tent with a penis zipper before. i did a structure you pulled the pieces apart and it's a big elephant. >> jimmy: must be fun on camping trips. >> anyone who orders the quarter box gets a taste of burning man. it's black rock city. there's three little notes. ♪ message in a bottle >> jimmy: you put these on your tongue and something weird happens? >> no, no, no, no. maybe, maybe. no -- >> jimmy: i tale like i'm being set up somehow. this is okay to put in my office or take on a plane? >> you want to open that naked in the dark and zen out. no, it's literally the kind of thing when you're there, there's no money you exchange. you exchange gifts and trade stuff. so someone literally naked will walk up to you with a watermelon under

ghana, tanzania, ethiopia and uganda. we're going to invite countries beyond africa to join us in this effort because the entire world has a stake in peace keeping in africa. in closing, i want to say this has been an extraordinary event, an extraordinary summit. given the success we've had this week, we greed that summits like this can be a critical part of our work together going forward. so we agreed that the u.s.-africa leaders summit will be a recurring event, to hold ourselves accountable for our commitments and to sustain our momentum. i strongly urge my successor to carry on this work so africa will know it will always have a strong partner in the united states. with that, i'll take questions. >> there have been a lot of discussions surrounding this summit about the ebola outbreak in west africa. there is a new drug available. is your administration interesting considering sending the drug if it becomes available and can you discuss the ethics of providing an untested drug to another country and not to americans i

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they will head to ghana and from ghana, back home to the united states. happen on august 18th. we should note, that's a week later than they were supposed to return. but as one parent told me, brooke, she says she'll take it, because she is anxious, wants her child back home. the students are ready to get back home, as well. we should point out, we know they're staying at a private residence, and so far none of the students have shown any symptoms. so that's good news too. >> understandable concern. i've been in touch with one of the students at tuskegee today and i think everyone is just saying get them home and as soon as possible. rene marsh, thank you so much in washington on that. >>> next, bowe bergdahl. he is facing some pretty tough questions today, regarding his disappearance from his fellow soldiers before being captured by the taliban a number of years ago. but we also have this new image of pretty healthy-looking bowe bergda bergdahl. we'll take you live to san antonio, texas and get an update on that story, coming up. [ man ] look how beautif

you took a trip, you were in west africa, including nigeria and ghana? >> yes. >> what are your initial thoughts and what are people saying both about ebola, how do deal with it and about the impact on what's happening to the economy and to businesses? >> we have to look at west africa and we tend to generalize. when we look at the ebola outbreak, primarily three countries within west africa. there have been some cases in nigeria, but only four. in fact, two days ago, five people were discharged from hospital that had the virus because they were healthy again. so in the countries that most multi nationals are doing business in, which is ghana and nigeria, it has not taken root as much right now. of course, it is a risk and it is impacting to some extent some economic sectors as well as private consumption because people are going much more to consume in private spaces. but overall, i think the risk is currently overstated when it comes to the economic back. >> and how are businesses dealing with it? what are you hearing? >> currently, there's a bit of wa

. >> stirt spirit of ghana was alive today. it included speakers and face painting and african inspired julie you on sale. >>> time for a check of the accuweather forecast with meteorologist melissa magee. it keeps getting better it seems the past several days. >> picture perfect this time last weekend temperatures in upper 70 s. >> and raining. >> i know because i was at the beach and sad it was raining. >> it did improve. nothing to complain about this weekend at least for start. we'll show what you is going on outside now. stormtracker 6 double scan radar showing you it is quiet. no issues with precipitation today. it's about high pressure staying in control for the rest of tonight and into tomorrow. we'll show you the picture outside. that's where everybody is hatchinging out saturday night. gorgeous conditions. mostly clear sky. sky6 live in hd as we look at the spruce street harbor clark there. comfortable conditions as everyone is enjoying low humidity as well. as we look at the accuweather live lineup we talk about temp

i think the ones to watch, nigeria, ghana, kenya, rwanda, as i said.are really moving strongly. >> indeed. and if you could hold on and stand by. we're keeping an eye on the summit in washington where president obama is expected to speak shortly. stay with msnbc for live coverage. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪all day and all of the night - the kinks♪ ♪all day and all of the night - the kinks♪ yoplait. with a smooth and creamy taste your whole family loves. it is so good all the time. you love this game. but does the game love you? ♪ who cares? look where you get to stay! booking.com booking.yeah! >>> back now with nbc's chris jansing at the white house. we're waiting for the president to speak at the u.s./africa summit. this is obviously a legacy project for the president, but there's real economic issues on the table as well. >> yeah, and just obviously to clarify, i misspoke at the top before. it is obviously the president's father who is from kenya. you clarified that. but he has a real connection. there has been a great expectation that great things cou

he got sick in liberia, then it's believed he got had a stop in ghana. now sawyer's case is sending local and international officials scrambling. >> the "world health organization" is sending two teams to both nigeria and togo to undertake contact tracing to try to trace the people who this gentleman may have been in touch with during his flight. we will insure that the virus does not escape. >> reporter: it's a disease that starts with flu-like symptoms and can end with victims bleeding from their eyes, mouth and ears. the "world health organization" said that once someone gets ebola the death rate can be as high as 90%. >> before the epidemic started people did not know what ebola was. now the situation is difficult. it is a crisis. >> reporter: ebola is not airborne and can only be caught through bodily fluids like saliva, sweat and blood. those who are diagnosed with it are immediately quarantined putting medical professionals at the front line of contagions. >> my family tell me every day not to work here because my life is at risk. my colleagues, w

he was from ghana. the virus has infected three americans. one died.thers have returned home for treatment. medical institutions in liberia are closing one after another. many health care workers have been staying home out of fear. authorities have set up checkpoints on roads leading to areas where ebola patients have been found, and they've blocked off places where victims will be buried. but some communities are resisting the move. the virus remains contagious even in dead bodies. >>> u.s. president barack obama wants to shift ties with africa beyond humanitarian aid. he is hosting leaders from 50 african countries at a summit in washington he said americans want to do more on the continent. >> we don't look to africa simply for its natural resources. we recognize africa for its greatest resource, which is its people and their talents and it's potential. >> obama said the manufacturing and retail sectors are growing rapidly. he said he wants africans buying more american problems, and americans buying more african products. >>> chinese leaders have l

they're coming all the way from ghana, and ethiopia, some coming from addis ababa. so they are coming from all the parts and they end up being treated here. >> although most people here can't afford private health care, the company believes there's enough demand from the growing middle class to expand this hospital and open others around the country. >> our target is not yet achieved. we are on our way and we are determined to provide the best of the health care facility here in nigeria and this continent. yeah, it's a little bit of india. >> now that's global health. next time, we'll have a story from cambodia, which has a history of acid attacks. this rare but devastating crime is used as a form of revenge or punishment. >> there are a few facilities in the country which offer psychological and physical rehabilitation for victims. until then, goodbye. >> goodbye. a7guc [captions made possible by kcet television] >> today on "earth focus," children's book author lynn cherry captures youth making positive changes for the earth in her original film series "young voic

s from surrey ghana has sunny kita spent a total of twenty three hours in the sky travelling from the heart of siberia to the coast of the black sea. i was born in a very remote area in a small village there were no roads there it was like living on an island once my father told me that when i grow up i would be able to build some type of cross-country vehicle that would get me anywhere i ever wanted to it i was always dreaming about it but his real passion for airplanes started back in ninety seven when russia introduce a new law that allows anyone to have a private plane for personal use so we didn't use a list but i had to overcome a number of challenges because it is a self made aircraft i had to take a special certification for the plane aviation experts had to acknowledge it is safe to operate so now i am a legal user of the flying space but this chap cheek families and bishan reaches even further. one day we took a globe and decided we wanted to go to the equator if you draw a straight line from the city of supes to the equator you get to the multi-verse you this is the place w

my thought of ghana's for a vaccine was a sore muscle you know a rash maybe i would have never dreamt that this was a side effect of a vaccine. each year in the u.s. thousands of women learn they have cervical cancer by to be one less because now there's gardasil the only vaccine that may help protect i would sit there and watch like music videos or something and every commercial they would come on i'm like mom i don't like a cancer and light moment thing and you go get this and it but raese i was going to have sex anytime soon and i was like i'm going to wait time married so it's kind of like i'm not going to get it anyways so at all no it got there my share got it got she got your got my fifteen year old child they talked about of them some stuff that's cool if you got that yet you need to get that to tell your mom about it. i think we're the only country other than perhaps new zealand that allows advertising on t.v. for pharmaceutical drugs our children our population there are burdened with ads for bragger drugs to do this drug to do that you have restless leg syndrome you may hav

to re that toughness is that russia is that syria russia isn't libya russia isn't iraq it is a daft ghana stand it's actually a major power and it has the power to say no and that once that's what turns russia into an enemy in the eyes of the west. well peter if you accept the proposition that the united states is the only indispensable country in the world well that was madeleine albright under clinton well then all other countries by definition are and bow on this i stand of all right yeah now this this is more more than a matter of national pride or nationalism it's a matter of national security to russia and the fly in the late but most of all is the missile defense system with putin which putin has said explicitly bothered him most and was one major factor in the referendum on crimean independence and re incorporating crimea into the russian republic why because this missile defense system by admission of former secretary of defense robert gates can act as a first strike capability taking out russian i.c.b.m.'s in a way that has not existed since the a.b.m. treaty in one thousand nin

overage regions and their well trained troops pose a significant threat to the iraqi army and a secure ghana explains the dangers of america's exports. a record size shipment of hellfire missiles to the iraqi government from the us is in the works the u.s. state department is reported to have approved and the pentagon is in the process of preparing to send over five thousand a.g.m. one fourteen type and our missiles and related parts to iraq the cost of this deal is estimated at a whopping seven hundred million dollars american aerospace giant lockheed martin is the prime contractor for the production and supply of these hellfire missiles this comes as the iraqi government continues the fight against isis the islamist militants al qaeda affiliated group who have been raging in the west and north of the country the iraq military is reported to have used about three hundred hellfire missiles this june and a previous delivery of an additional eight hundred missiles had already been approved to be sent over so this latest large planned shipment is in addition to the missiles that had already bee

more than seventy people killed both protesters and police a deal to settle the crisis was signed by ghana cope which opposition leaders just the following day however radicals who played an active role in the protest said they just weren't satisfied at night hundred stormed the parliamentary quarter in kiev at the same time going to cope which unexpectedly fled the capital or the next day the ukrainian parliament appointed an interim president and government and presidential elections within set for may twenty fifth however people my done were not going anywhere and barricades remained on the square despite several unsuccessful attempts by the new authorities to dismantle the foreign affairs analyst. says that the situation is all too familiar. actually situations quite ironic to say the least since the revolution seemed to be taken to see the return of the situations that transpired today the same point of exit it was last november when the call to place so right now it seems to me that all the variety of different people who are three people dead wife's or the livelihood as far as the o

journalist james rise and he's now facing jail for not revealing a whistleblower source as granted to ghana reports this could result in a major blow to investigative journalism in the us this is a petition with one hundred thousand signatures on it demanding that the u.s. government stop its the city of new york times journalist james writes that the u.s. justice department wants him to give up the name of the sorts to which james lives and as we've seen some time and time again now the justice department considers forcing. him to change pricing continues to refuse he may go to jail the source has provided wising with information about a bungled cia operation in iran which the journalist used in his two thousand and six book state of war against terrorism was first subpoenaed in two thousand and eight to testify against james sterling a former cia employee who was later charged under the espionage act for allegedly disclosing secrets to the reporter was an appeal to the u.s. supreme court earlier this year to get the justice department to revoke its request for him to testify but to no ava