horn of africa is in epidemiological bloc. we have the same situation as somalia, kenya, south sudan. they are conflict prone, they have one of the most frequent mobile populations, that is there nomadic history. we have conflicts that are ongoing. insurgents, we have tribal conflicts. so core polio project works in the most difficult areas of these countries in the horn of africa. especially the poorer areas. they are highly insecure, the governments will not give out services there because of security. there are armed state actors who operate in this border areas. really it is very difficult. core group polio project, who work there have over the years created a lot of trust with these communities. i am here today to share with you what it is to work in the areas of kenya, somalia and borders, and the kenya south sudan borders. where sometimes you take an outreach to the nomadic communities are the mobile populations there. then you are told your community must wait, something is happening. then all of a sudden you are told t

in horn of africa, kenya, somalia, south sudan, ethiopia, we have 17,000 trained community volunteers. and some of them were recruited from the nomadic communities so that they can be part of the nomads. they're with them wherever they move. and nomads look after water and for animals. that is their priority number one. hence, others, immunization, and even health is secondary. so, we have trained these community volunteers to be part of their own, you know, communities, their mobile communities, nomadics. so, what we do is we train them. we have given some of them sm t smartphones, as my colleagues have said, where they will report on some of these things. so, what happens is that we don't -- this is polio money. we use polio money to do polio work, but when you go to these communities, they have never seen any of the health services. they want all the other antigens administered. you can't go to them with only vaccines. they'll need other services, too -- maternal and other child health services. so, we have to be innovative. we have to integrate, we have to give them integrated ser

this is socotra, a yemeni i5land just off the horn of africa, and today, its isolation is ending, as possibly bringing agendas of their own. a noi5y reception for a shipment of aid delivered to this village by government charities from the uae, the united arab emirates. they're filling a vacuum left by a yemeni government that socotrans say has largely ignored them. this is soft power in action. these are garments flown in from abu dhabi and handed out to the villagers in this very poor village here in socotra, in yemen. it's a bit controversial because clearly, this is aid. clearly, everyone's very happy to receive these gifts. but some socotrans have said to us that the uae and other gulf countries are buying people's loyalty and that they've got designs on this island, 5trategic designs. the boots on the ground are yemeni, but they've been trained by the emirates. this is socotra's local defence force, practising riot control. the island has so far been spared the war ravaging mainland yemen, where uae forces are helping to fight the houthi rebels. but the emirates are expanding th

plus the economic landscape in the horn of africa is changing as a new era of peace lose. the first china is keen to win friends and influence in the oil rich middle east it is the world's second biggest consumer of crude and this week it dramatically stepped up its investment in the region with a pledge of more than twenty three billion dollars in loans and millions more in aid the president xi jinping said china also wants talks.

happened very very quickly how significant is this development to the rest of the region the horn of africa. hugely significant for stability in the horn of africa these are two countries for status that have that well for years and have been they have really militarized partly because of this mistrust they've had always been on the radio for one case something goes wrong countries have been accused of the staging proxy wars they've accused each other of finding and sparsely sponsoring militias to destabilize. each other so the fact that they are coming together shows that this tensions are going to deescalate when it comes to the economy it's only good news for the people for every chance in ethiopia as well they'll be able to trade freely for example if the opiah will be able to use that port in a retreat to appease a landlocked country in this twenty year war daryn really a separated tore packed families and communities that share the same cultures share the same language so they're able now to interact freely so good news all around good news for thousands of very trans and we've seen b

track as one of africa's spots to score economies with access to eritrea threats seaports but for many it's a coming together of the better force that have raised hopes for peace in the horn of africa. al-jazeera. to such a zero these other top stories britain is government has been thrown into crisis by the resignation of two senior ministers both disagreed with prime minister to resign main strategy for leaving the e.u. foreign secretary boris johnson resigned less than twenty four hours after david davis quit as the chief brags that negotiator both are unhappy with may's plan for a so-called soft brags that the president of the european council donald tusk says he regrets that the idea of bragg's it didn't leave along with davis and johnson politicians come and go. but the problems they have created for the people remain. the caused by break it is the biggest problem in the history. of. the u.k. relations. and it is still far from being solved eight of the twelve schoolboys have now been rescued from a flooded cave in thailand where there was stranded for more than two weeks four more boys and their football coach are still inside the head of the rescue mission says th

a political think tank covering the horn of africa he joins us now live via skype from mombasa kenya matt good to have you with us so the deal is done but all of the hard work lies in the future doesn't it one of the challenges the main challenges that lie ahead. i think there are three main categories of challenges that the parties face after this initial sort of honeymoon period and the first of enthusiasm for the agreement which which is well justified but the first set of challenges relates to the actual implementation of the peace agreement and these include the transfer of territories and of populations in both directions across the border they have to do with the normalization of relations including movement of people and of trade which involves questions of. currency exchange and also the the status of eritreans who fled their country and may not be properly documented a second category of challenges has to do with the impact of this agreement on the domestic politics of both countries and although there is massive support and unified backing on both sides for the peace deal.

on track as part of africa's prosess creek connelly's access to any tourist ritzy ports but for many it's a coming together of the bitter force that every step hopes for peace in the horn of africa. priyanka gupta to zero. let's take a look back on the important events in relations between these two neighbors their train people's liberation front captured us more in one thousand nine hundred one which was then part of the larger federation of ethiopia two years later in one thousand nine hundred three eritreans voted for independence and joined the united nations becoming africa's newest state at that time but in one thousand nine hundred relation soured with ethiopia triggered by a dispute over their shared border that led to a costly two year war which killed nearly one hundred thousand people then relations improved dramatically in recent months with ethiopia's new prime minister agreeing to the terms of the agreement that ended the conflict ok let's bring in our guest now and joining us via skype from at this hour of a new day program director of a money africa that's an independent policy think tank covering african affairs in london martin plot senior research fe

to an end but according to matt bryden chairman of the of a political think tank covering the horn of africa repression one could also be a result of somalia's deteriorating relationship with the u.a.e. relations are especially suspended since somalia confiscated almost ten million dollars. funding was a sense of the for its embassy in move to sure and for the payment of troops and the u.a.e. suspended its military operation program with this. and it's seen by most disher as being a country rather or government that supports the regional or federal member states in somalia who are to be at odds with the federal government. still ahead for you on the program death of democracy cambodia's main opposition party plans its next move after being banned from taking part in sunday's election. and still no answers as investigators report back on the missing malaysia airlines flight m h three seventy. hello and welcome back it remains fairly wet across parts of indochina see the massive cloud showing up on our charts certainly across parts of me amar's very wet lot of showers coming off the bare bangl

have lined up across the horn of africa as they have bases in somalia in eritrea and in yemen so it's really about consolidating control over this strait of the bubble mendip. some of iran's biggest oil customers appear to be succumbing to u.s. pressure after withdrawing from the twenty fifteen nuclear deal president trump urged impulses of iranian oil to find alternatives and now there are signs many a cussing bag mariana honda reports. iran exported little more than a million barrels of oil a day before the nuclear deal and its top four customers were in asia nucleus sanctions were lifted iranian exports have now more than doubled but these four asian nations still consume a big share that goes some way to explaining the significance of reports that india japan and even south korea are heeding the u.s. demand to stop importing iranian oil and why iran is now threatening to block the strait of hormuz the vital seaway for the world's number one or oil exporter saudi arabia as well as around other oil producing rivals in the gulf. donald trump with the truth from the iran nuclear deal

financial times cover a story that it says could alter the political and economic landscape of the horn of africahiopia and eritera have signed a declaration formally ending their war of nearly 20 years ago. and the times features a story on how wimbledon is bending its strict rules so fans can follow england's world cup campaign. mobile phones, normally required to be switched off near the courts, can now be used to watch football. with me is cornelia meyer, ceo of business consultancy mrl corporation. this eu. with -- this eu. with —— always lovely to see you. we begin with two takes on the 24 see you. we begin with two takes on the 2a hours in british politics. starting with the daily telegraph, quoting the form of foreign secretary. if you read his resignation letter, full of drama. the dream is dying, becoming a colony. he is a brexiteer and probably the chequers agreement did not sit well with him. and he has taken the consequences. is notjust a brexiteer, he was the leading campaigner for brexit, as a brexiteer, he was the leading campaignerfor brexit, as it were, before the referendum on

coming to an end but according to matt bryden chairman of a political think tank covering the horn of africa or potion on could also be a result of somalia's deteriorating relationship with the u.a.e. . relations are essentially suspended since somalia confiscated almost ten million dollars. funding. the stance of the for its embassy in mogadishu and for the payment of troops and the u.a.e. suspended its military operation program with. and it's seen by most disher as a country where government or the regional or federal member states. who are to be at odds with the federal government and with the news hour live from london watch more still ahead hundreds of hikers made their way off the mountain they've been trapped on since an earthquake on sunday. president trump praises italy's hard line approach to immigration as he welcomes prime minister just at the contact to the white house calling him my new friend. and in sport as latin keeps doing what it does but. ek. around four million residents of a northern indian state are at risk of losing messages and ship the government has published a r

or arties yemen is an exercise point to the indian ocean it is an access point to the horn of africa and if you see the different string is there's a string of pearls emerging and yemen is in many ways the crown jewel in the string of pearls of of pearls that the u.a.e. have lined up across the horn of africa so they have bases and somalia in eritrea and in yemen so it's really about consolidating control over this strait of the bubble amanda so are you suggesting that the presence in yemen is there to stay. absolutely i mean they have dug in deeply they have infiltrated local tribal coalitions they have built sustainable relations with local storage and many of these targets on valving these detention camps they have undermined what is supposedly from the saudi point of view at least a legitimate government the how the government the u.a.e. have worked against the how the government in the south of yemen in aden in particular to consolidate their influence by this side as well i have to jump in that terribly sorry to interrupt you we have to get live now to brussels and president tru

financial times cover a story that it says could alter the political and economic landscape of the horn of africaending their war of nearly 20 years ago. and the times features a story on how wimbledon is bending its strict rules so fans can follow england's world cup

betweenere is peace ethiopian and eritrean people, the horn of africa will be a region of development. our people who live scattered will come back with dignity, our citizens will not be sold in exchange like commodities. amy: in addition to the ethiopian --in addition to awol eritreanessa berhe, an human rights activist, whose uncle, and eritrean photojournalist, who was imprisoned in 2001 and has been there ever since. your thoughts on what this historic moment? for me, the war with in itsa is only relevant relationship to the situation and eritrea. eritrea is considered to be one of the worst dictatorships in the world. the government has justified themselves with war. peace foriority is the eritrean people, peace in eritrea for their lives when it comes to freedom of movement, freedom of religion. peace for them. to this extent, we have not seen remarks regarding the situation in eritrea. until that comes, i cannot be optimistic about this peace. amy: can you talk about your uncle? , thesa: following the war eritrean government decided to turn into a dictatorship. politicianswn cr

the straits located between yemen on the arabian peninsula and djibouti and at a trailer in the horn of africa the coalition says it's trying to protect shipping routes such as the gulf of aden and red sea which are being used to bring middle eastern oil and goods from asia through the suez canal to europe if oil can't transmit through an important channel like the bubble mind even for a short time it could lead to a substantial supply delay and higher shipping costs that could push up energy prices worldwide saudi arabia and its coalition. sunni muslim allies have been fighting in yemen for three years against the goofy's the rebels have been linked to iran during that time the u.s. has issued several warnings to its commercial ships about using the route between attacks on u.s. turkish and society and iraqi coalition boats. but in the most recent incident who the media isn't mentioning an oil tanker instead two separate reports describe an attack on a coalition warship off the western coast of yemen bob is an oil and gas industry expert and he says it could have a major global impact it's al

damaged the straits located between yemen on the arabian peninsula and djibouti and eritrea in the horn of africa because says it's trying to protect shipping routes such as the gulf of aden and the red sea which used to bring middle eastern oil and goods from asia to the suez canal to europe. can't transit through an important channel like bob on monday even for a short time it could lead to substantial supply delays and higher shipping costs that could push up energy prices worldwide saudi arabia and its coalition of sunni muslim allies have been fighting in yemen for three years against the rebels have been links to iran and during that time the u.s. has issued several warnings for its commercial ships about using the route in attacks on the us turkish and saudi amorality coalition boats but in the most recent incident who the media isn't mentioning an oil tanker instead two separate reports describe an attack on a coalition warship of the western coast of yemen roger shannon is research fellow at lowry institute for international policy he's a former strain on me off so with extensive experie

well we start in the horn of africa and the fast moving peace process between ethiopia and eritrea today eritrea appointed its first ambassador to iraq in more than twenty years and pull troops away from the border as a gesture of reconciliation and ethiopian airlines one of africa's biggest carriers says it's in talks for a stake in eritrean airlines well there's this comes just a day after commercial flights between the two countries resumed. excited and overjoyed eritreans the arrival of what they call the bird of peace. they're celebrating not just three approach men between the two han of african neighbors but the chance to reemerge with friends and family after being separated for decades. would like to yours and you not because of quite be doing it will be and very true that we had no even advice to the kid was our father maybe. two flights took us on wednesday from the ethiopian capital addis ababa bound for the eritrean capital asmara. emotion spilled all over the aisle during a ninety minute flight. for the passengers it's hard to believe that such a pick change and eritrean et

most of the migrants are coming from sub—saharan africa or from the horn of africa. th africa for embarkation. when you talk of a regional settlement, it have to be well down as far as nigeria, at least, in order to begin to get some coordination and just to deter people and to break up the gangs that go into the villages and say, "you can go to europe, give me $10,000," and then they end up drowning in the middle of the mediterranean. it is the people smugglers who benefit in that way. that is an issue we have barely touched on. you will know that brexit was also discussed at the summit. donald tusk said it is the last call for the uk to lay its cards on the table. most difficult issues remain unresolved. theresa may has summoned her cabinet to the country retreat in chequers in a few days from now where they will meet to thrash out a white paper, the blueprint for the uk's future relationship with the eu. theresa may said all sides want a quick deal. the next summit is in october. what's your take on where we are now? well, she got a t—shirt. she was presented with

track as one of africa's spots to score economies with access to eritrea threats seaports but for many it's a coming together of the better force that have raised hopes for peace in the horn of africa. al-jazeera. the son of former south african president jacob zuma has been released on bail of a corruption charges linked to his father's time in office thirty four year old a dude who is alleged to have tried to bribe a former deputy finance minister in two thousand and fifteen on behalf of the indian born group the family the family is accused of benefiting from favorable government contracts and mining deals during president zuma as pres presidency did is that as soon as case has been postponed until two thousand and nineteen. india's supreme court has rejected an appeal by three men given the death penalty for brutally gang raping a woman on a new delhi bus in two thousand and twelve the men had been hoping for a reduced sentence jyoti saying was a twenty three year old medical student when she was attacked and died due to her injuries the case sparked protests across india against sex crimes. two journalists have been ordered to stand trial in myanmar accused of breaki

and twenty years is due to take off that is the latest move in restoring relations between the horn of africa countries after two decades of conflict the leaders have agreed to reopen embassies developed ports and restart. forces loyal to the president have regained control of an opposition stronghold in the city of messiah police and armed pro-government civilians began advancing into one number before dawn on tuesday by afternoon they gained control of the neighborhood at the center of resistance to president dan you know think of the government rights go. say two people died of the violence. police in hong kong have proposed banning a political party on national security grounds for the first time the government has given the hong kong national party twenty one days to explain why it should not follow the recommendation. of campaigns for hong kong to become independent from china the party describes the threat as political suppression. well those are the headlines on al-jazeera do stay with us the system is up next thank you for watching. i wouldn't blow it up with. an hour when you had a

and somalia have signed an agreement to establish diplomatic relations the latest thaw in the horn of africa after ethiopia and eritrea ended their state of war somalia and eritrea were once close with somali dictator side barry backing eritrea and its long fight for independence from ethiopia but when war broke out between eritrea and ethiopia somalia in effect became the site of a proxy war in recent years eritrea has backed the armed group al-shabaab which has launched attacks throughout somalia with the aim of overthrowing the government now eritrea has pledged to support somalia's sovereignty and the government's efforts to restore the country's rightful stature quotes the somali president has been in the eritrean capital as mara since saturday during a banquet with his somali counterpart the eritrean president said an epoch of crises conflict and instability was coming to an end according to matt bryden chairman of the political think tank covering the horn of africa this could also be a result of somalia's worsening relationship with the united arab emirates relations are essentially

political cooperation that will have a great impact for there seems to cutesy and integration of the horn of africa and the because they're in africa so to come here in algiers or if those requests were gangster like there the world is a gangster but the u.s. secretary of state shrugs off north korean accusations that washington is pushing too hard for completely new drugs ation. casualties and control the see the dangers of the annual.

african unity has a full seat at the table to discuss this, because most of the migrants are coming from sub—saharan africa or from the hornation. and i think that when you talk of a regional settlement, it has to be almost — it has to be, you know, well down as far as nigeria, at least, in order to begin to get some coordination and just to deter people and to break up the gangs that go into the villages and say, "oh, you can go to europe, give me $10,000," and then they end up drowning in the middle of the mediterranean. yes, and it is still the people smugglers who benefit in that way, and that is an issue that we've barely touched on. let'sjust, though, we must turn to other matters discussed at the summit, because while migration dominated, you will know that brexit was discussed as well, and donald tusk, the european council president, said it is the last call for the uk to lay its cards on the table if a brexit deal is to be done. he said the most difficult issues remain unresolved. theresa may has summoned her cabinet to her country retreat. they will meet at chequers in just a few days from now where they must thr

the strait is located between yemen on the arabian peninsula and djibouti and eritrea in the horn of africa coalition says it's trying to protect shipping routes such as the gulf of aden and red sea which he used to bring middle eastern oil and goods from asia through the suez canal to europe. transit through an important channel like the monday even for a short time it could lead to substantial supply delays and higher shipping costs that could push up energy prices worldwide arabia and its coalition of sunni muslim allies have been fighting in yemen for three years against the who sees the rebels have been linked to iran and during that time the u.s. has issued several warnings to its commercial ships about using the route they have been attacks on u.s. turkish. coalition boats in the most recent incidents who the media isn't mentioning an oil tanker instead two separate reports ascribed an attack on a coalition warship of the western coast of yemen bob kuttner is an oil and gas industry expert and he says it could have a major global impact. it's already had about a dollar per barrel pri

theys optimism for change in the horn of africa rapid progress is being made after a few o.p.'s prime minister of the mohammad and expectedly made peace with their retreat and president dies as a fairway keep at bay was given a humorous welcome when he visited the capital asmara last sunday thousands of their retreat and lined the streets flags flew side by side. these were once bitter rivals whose three year war from one thousand nine hundred eight to two thousand led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. both countries have since been in a state of what's described as no war but no peace during their summit in asmara the leaders agreed to normalize relations by fast reopening embassies restoring flights allowing direct phone calls and easing economic ties now president up there where his visit to ethiopia is cementing the throwing of frosty relations the sudden change to restore ties is surprising observers and is expected to have far reaching consequences for millions of their retreat and ethiopians who share close cultural and linguistic ties but who've been sep

plus the economic landscape in the horn of africa is changing as a new era of peace lose. the first china is keen to win friends and influence in the oil rich middle east it is the world's second biggest consumer of crude and this week it dramatically stepped up its investment in the region with a pledge of more than twenty three billion dollars in loans and millions more in aid the president xi jinping said china also wants talks on free trade areas he is putting forward an oil and gas plus investment model to representatives of twenty one arab nations at a forum in beijing he believes it's a model that can create jobs and help safeguard china's future energy requirements but there's also the trillion dollar belt and road initiative this mega project aims to link people in asia africa and europe via an ultra modern trade route it is a reinvention of the ancient silk road for the modern age and the middle east plays a vital road so let's take a closer look at what's happening first of all the region provides more than half of china's crude oil imports to china believes thi

track as one of africa's spots to score economies with access to eritrea threat seaports but for many it's a coming together of the better force that have raised hopes for peace in the horn of africa. al-jazeera. still ahead for you on the program. that story and much more. business updates. business updates. maryam thank you so much twenty time grand slam champion roger federer has stormed he's way into the quarter finals at wimbledon the swiss thrashing frenchman address man a rino in the first match of the day at the all england club the thirty six year old took the first stage in just sixty minutes six love the second was a little tougher seven five even wrapped up the food and fine to sit comfortably six. i think it's a tough match up for him maybe against against me i'm not sure. but sure i was also surprised that it was that fast you know that first set especially sixty minutes like you said it was too fast it shouldn't really happen but you know. thankfully they do for me and. i probably won't have another have another six zero set this week so i enjoy this one world number one rafael nadal is also through to the last eight the spaniard who's looking for a third

a new era of friendship has begun between once rival neighbors in the horn of africa eritrea's president of quirky has made his first visit to ethiopia and more than two decades it's another step towards reconciliation after the two leaders agreed to end he is opposed to the city's al-jazeera one hundred other reports now from out of sight of . a few weeks ago ethiopian that a chair will be tied and has that been for the past two decades now they're behaving as if they're the best of friends at a tram president decide to suffer work and i've been a disciple boneset to dancing and loud cheers. sawzall stand out in a disciple tight security to welcome his visit the latest the in and being a little militaristic. i thank the people of at least for this wonderful reception for the eritrean president in the early ninety's this is the goodness in the one i'm very happy to be here these two people are now one people. ethiopia's new prime minister ahmed made a similar visit to the tryst capital last weekend where he was welcomed by for working with some laughter the forty two year old a b broke t

track as one of africa's fosters growing economies with access to editing us posts but for many it's a symbolic coming together of the bitter for was that a raised hopes for peace in the horn of africa priyanka gupta. now confusion in brazil as to whether or not the former president louise and asked earlier to silver is to be released from prison earlier a brazilian court of appeals judge overruled an order to free moola but it seems the original order doesn't now stand has been serving a sentence of twelve years and one month in prison for corruption and money laundering as going to daniel shiloh who joins us via skype daniel it's an extraordinary and confusing situation here is lula going to be freed from prison or law. past anybody's guess as we speak he is still in prison including cheever innocence it could achieve that could change at any time the judge in the southern city of port au lait gray who made the initial appeal for him to be released is due to speak any moment now he has insisted that the group be released on a.v.s. corpus he should be allowed out. of school the appeals available to him on a twelve year one month sentence for money laundering and corruptio

hundreds of thousands of people fled the volatile horn of africa region, seeking safety and opportunityions has said it will do all it can to make sure the deal succeeds while those on both sides of the border are welcoming a new era they though they might never see. andrew plant, bbc news. stay with us on the briefing. still to come: we will of course take you to paris, where the party has been going through the night! an entire nation celebrates winning the world cup for a second time. the flamboyant italian fashion designer, gianni versace, has been shot dead in florida. the multimillionaire was gunned down outside his home in the exclusive south beach district of miami. emergency services across central europe are stepping up their efforts to contain the worst floods this century. nearly 100 people have been killed. broadway is traditionally called the great white way by americans, but tonight it's completely blacked out. it's a timely reminder to all americans of the problems the energy crisis has brought to them. 200 years ago today, a huge parisian crowd stormed the bastille pris

of africa's bosses great commies with access to editor yes posts. but for many it's a symbolic coming together of the big two four was that a raise topes for peace in the horn of africa priyanka gupta al-jazeera now confusion in brazil as to whether or not a former president believes in us and in it to silva is to be released from prison a brazilian court of appeals judge overruled an order.

track as one of africa's bosses growing commies with access to editor yes posts but for many it's a symbolic coming together of the better for was that have raised hopes for peace in the horn of africa priyanka gupta al-jazeera it's been decided that brazil's former president. will stay in prison for now a judge granted an injunction from those releases sparking a series of contradictory judicial decisions over the politicians fate the confusion has finally been settled by an appeals court chief justice who said the former president must remain.

in two decades is due to take off soon at the latest move in restoring relations between the horn of africa countries after twenty years of conflict the leaders have agreed to reopen embassies develop ports and restart in banks forces loyal to look at our goals president have regained control of the opposition stronghold in the city of messiah police and pro-government civilians began advancing into the number before dawn on tuesday afternoon they gained control of the neighborhood at the center of resistance to president daniel of thick as government rights groups say two people have died in the violence police in hong kong have proposed banning a political party on national security grounds for the first time the government has given the hong kong national party twenty one days to explain why it shouldn't follow the recommendation of the party describes the threat as political suppression those are the headlines on al-jazeera but do stay with us walls of shame is coming up next thank you for watching. a remarkable portrait of a removed japanese village in the aftermath of the two thousand

political cooperation that will have a great impact for their security and integration of the horn of africa and the because eastern africa. south sudan's warring parties have agreed to a nother power sharing deal under which the rebel leader rick my child will be reinstated as vice president announcement was made by the foreign minister of neighboring sudan regional leaders have been mediating peace talks in uganda to end south sudan's civil war a similar deal was signed in twenty fifteen but it fell apart a year later the conflict has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced millions since twenty thirteen. it's agreed in principle. that. he. will work. together with his brother took that which are for the sake of peace understand reality of south sudan it's agreed to will be arriving. for vice presidential because. the incumbent president of continual. agility dr we have much of the general first vice president and turns of thousands of south sudanese children have been separated from their families some have been reunited but without a country that has poor going to a station and

africa has become hugely important to china it recently opened a military base in djibouti on the horn of africa where the united states also has a base china relies on african minerals to help fuel its economy and of course china is behind some of the biggest infrastructure projects in africa recently a new light rail system opened in nigeria that was paid for and built by china and of course china has hundreds or thousands of labor is in the country at the moment that's all helping china's g.d.p. but we are starting to see a push back especially in places like kenya and ghana a feeling that after the china is in a sense acting out of self interest and is becoming more and more like an economic colonialist good will says it will appeal against their record five billion dollars fine handed to it by the european union the e.u. says the tech giant uses android operating system to cement the dominance of its search engine so you're ok again explains. a three year investigation and a record five billion dollars fine a steep penalty for google accused by the european union of abusing its power as the

track as one of africa's spots to score economies with access to eritrea threats seaports but for many it's a coming together of the better force that have raised hopes for peace in the horn of africa. al-jazeera the son of former south african president jacob zuma has been released on bail of a corruption charges linked to his father's time in office thirty four year old. is alleged to have tried to bribe a former deputy finance minister and.

track as one of africa's bosses growing commies with access to every test posts but for many it's a symbolic coming together of the beautiful was that have raised hopes for peace in the horn of africa. al-jazeera the son of the former south african president jacob zuma has been released on bail over corruption charges linked to his father's time in office thirty four year old the design is alleged to have tried to bribe a former deputy finance minister in twenty fifteen on behalf of the indian born group family the family is accused of benefiting from favorable government contracts and mining deals during president zuma presidency to design as case has been postponed until twenty nineteen. india's supreme court has rejected an appeal by three men convicted of brutally gang raping a woman on a new delhi bus and twenty two of the men had been hoping to have their death penalty sentences commuted the case sparked protests across india against sex crimes the victim died due to the injuries sustained in that attack. kenda since inside venezuela's jails are becoming notorious for overcrowding and frequent violence but for some prisoners the lack of space means they're being kep

most hated figure the bogeyman of a two decade conflict that's pred is the billet to close the horn of africa his visit would have seemed inconceivable just weeks ago i had never in my life imagined the state took up a big call its sad situation and the political. side was big government in egypt that was not willing to do gigs these they took up. the look was true many people died that i couldn't probably that but a true president as far as the forty three european and many here say they're surprised at the speed with which things are blown about peace is up last looking possible between a trillion ethiopia. together the two leaders waved at the hop pickups yellow for all because of all past historical and cultural synergy we have ever come the pluck to spread hate i'm a van or chipmunks and we have determined to move forward together to register in development prosperity and stability in all aspects since coming to power a g.o.p. as prime minister obviously but doesn't it fight the country with his informal style charisma and energy on in composites with nelson mandela abi broke the ice las

the straits located between yemen on the arabian peninsula and djibouti and at a trail in the horn of africa the coalition says it's trying to protect shipping routes such as the red sea which is used to bring middle eastern oil and asian goods to europe through the suez canal and if oil can't transmit through a major channel like that even temporarily it can lead to substantial supply delays and higher shipping costs that could push up energy prices elsewhere saudi arabia and its coalition of sunni muslim allies have been fighting in yemen for three years against the iran aligned who fees during that time the u.s. has issued several warnings to its commercial ships about using the route that have been attacks on u.s. turkish and saudi and the rotty coalition boats but in the most recent incident what the media doesn't mention an oil tanker instead two separate reports outline an attack on a coalition warship off the western coast of yemen. bob cognizant oil and gas industry expert he's joining us on the line now from new york thank you very much indeed for your time so just give us some con

oil the straits located between yemen on the arabian peninsula and djibouti an editor in the horn of africathe coalition says it's trying to protect shipping routes such as the red sea which is used to bring middle eastern oil and asian goods to europe through the suez canal and oil can't transit through a major to. unlike the bubble monday even temporarily it can lead to substantial supply delays and higher shipping costs that could push up energy prices worldwide saudi arabia and its coalition of sunni muslim allies have been fighting in yemen for three years against iran aligned who fees during that time the u.s. has issued several warnings to its commercial ships about using the route that have been attacks on u.s. turkish and saudi m. iraqi coalition boats but in the most recent incident who theme media doesn't mention an oil tanker and instead two separate reports outline an attack on a coalition warship off the western coast of yemen bob kuttner is an oil and gas industry expert he says it could have a major global impact. it's already had about a dollar per barrel price effect where