just on the horizon in february is there a concern here about broader regional stability in the horn of africa. always the possibility of god's help somalia is accusing. hold on to aggression. has been indeed. tunnel affairs there in 42 kenya is. called for the president of the regional administration of jubilant who is not in any way in good times with the president of somalia mohammad apply for module also the money time dispute between the 2 countries and to get the regional grouping is finding itself in the very challenging position of radiating between 2 of its founding members of course right now somalia is saying that it should not be taken for granted it's no longer the failed state it's been for most of the past 30 years and see the invitation by kenya or for president morsi of busy of somaliland the western somalia region that is sickening. recognition internationally in which to wants to separate from somalia. now they can then government is denying and saying that there's nothing to do with this so it's a money diplomats have been telling us on the sidelines of this summit that if

i spoke to our he's an analyst on the horn of africa as well as a senior let trend lawyer at kill university he says this move will benefit sudan's economy. because it wasn't just list it was not illegal for you as for it now that this is listed depending on how the relationship between the 2 countries upon our going forward i think that may be able to receive a considerable amount from from the u.s. i think that also in some ways depends on how sick you asians on the ground is to die to self professed how the relationship between the civilian administration and the military council is today got a couple of these are legion would would progress going forward so sit down i think advancement to more democratic system would have a lot. to do with how much the u.s. is willing to support sudan going forward but there are also other regional spock that's more broadly if true done becomes a more important player in the horn of africa if you're there for example plenty to what the situation between egypt and the ethiopian escalates i think that would make sudan a very important country that the unit

embassies in kenya and tanzania we can speak to our will our he's an analyst on the horn of africa and also a senior lecturer and north kill university he joins us now from london so many groups have been really advocating for this in order to try to cement the transition and sudan it became such a flagship priority for hum doc now given the amount of time it's actually taken to do this and how very troubled the transition is do you think it's too late. i think it's long overdue i think the united states government could have to go to the sudan and from this list a lot earlier than this but i think still this is a very important development for sudan and the sort of these people it signals that the emergence of sudan from 3 decades of international actually action it will now become a full plate a member of the international community could access via these international institutions and values the states who are set exult of this function with an able to trade with state and so this is a very significant development for to done also for the transition process that is underway in sudan

now these little beasts right ravaged the horn of africa of the sea a desert locusts destroyed vegetation resulting in huge economic losses several countries in east africa namely kenya ethiopia uganda and south sudan all still trying to contain what is the worst days of locusts invasion that the region has seen in over 70 years now despite governesses aerial spraying of pesticides to prevent breeding the locus just kept reading un has warned of a looming food crisis in february we visited some kenyan father as to try to find out how they had been affected by the 1st infestation. they were only there for one day in mid january burned up my congress from was invaded by desert locusts they ate everything from grains beans and even the entire field of watermelons but that's not all. look i do know grass of what. normally by this time they're ready for harvest. your raw. have destroyed them all. the flowers even the leaves. of the will to. glow could eat everything in their way in a day one square kilometers form of locusts complete as much food as 35000 people. at this time of year might com

now these little beasts rights have ravaged the horn of africa of the sea a desert locusts destroyed vegetation resulting in huge economic losses several countries in east africa namely kenya ethiopia uganda and salsa done all still trying to contain what is the worst desert locust invasion that the region has seen in over 70 is not despise governesses aerial spraying of pistis side to prevent breeding the locus just kept reading un has warned of a looming food crisis in favor revisited some kenyan farmers to try to find out how they had been affected by the 1st infestation. they were only there for one day a mid january bernard my congress was invaded by desert locusts that ate everything from grains to beans and even an entire field of watermelons but that's not all. that. like i do know. normally by this time they're ready for harvest. have destroyed them all. the flowers even the leaves. of the will to seed. the locusts eat everything in their way in a day one square kilometer swarm of locusts can eat as much food as 35000 people. at this time of year my congress granted these ar

sea further south it is generally try that draw your weather stretches this way down across the horn of africa plenty of showers across the heart of africa pushing down into was in bob way into a good part of mozambique in just notice from madagascar we have a tropical cycle and now that's going to make its way further west which as we go through saturday say some heavy rain coming through here northern half of madagascar light it see some big downpours we are expecting flooding as a result of that and much of madagascar seeing some of that rainfall as we go on through sunday heaviest of course across the eastern side of the island. frank assessments you've got colleagues on the ground in the canaries what is the situation there's only one doctor and one nurse for $2200.00 people informed opinions how big does foreign policy figure in the early stages of a bind in this situation he comes into office with a huge amount of foreign policy experience in-depth analysis of the day's global headlines how will a place like you live get a back seat when there's no money all the rest of rich countries a

military removed the former president omar al bashir from power i will alow is an analyst on the horn of africa he says sudan can now become a regional power broker this is a very important development for sudan and the sudanese people signal for the emergence of sudan from syria because of international actually it will become a full fledged member of the international community could access life international institutions and states who that is all of this function with an able to trade with state and so this is a very significant development for to done and also for the transition process that is underway today but there are also other regional spock that's more broadly is to done becomes a more important player in the horn of africa for example plunges into the situation between egypt and the european escalates i think that would make a very important country that the united states would be very keen to support. aid is arriving in ethiopia's northern region after weeks of fighting it comes as a media blackout starts to ease revealing what life is like for the people still living there volun

any potenza long term consequences for the region as a whole for the horn of africa i think what we've seen in the past few years is some arrangements and cooperative dynamics in the region with regards to somalia break down quite a bit and that breakdown is worrying in this significant effects cooperation in somalia on the security front in missions like amazon cooperation in somalia in terms of the state building fronts as well i mean so we see this divergence within the region and you know i think that that is something that needs to be addressed going forward and can allow this to really continue because over the past few years we've seen it by needs a building effort security efforts so i think at one level the region itself needs to have a discussion and come to sort of a comprehensive and coordinated view on what it wants to see going forward in somalia right samarra who would thank you very much for speaking to us from nairobi . thanks for having. well dozens of homes belonging to nomadic tribes in indian administered kashmir have been demolished local authorities say the commu

to the south of that then allows you drop to across the horn of africa. plenty of showers just around the rift valley. easing over to wards the gulf of guinea will be downpours coming through here. and you see that western weather sliding further south, which will see wet weather there coming all the way down into that east inside zimbabwe. central and southern parts of mozambique. still seeing some very heavy rain with the possibility of flooding frank assessments, you've got a whole legs on the ground in the canaries. what is the situation? there's only one doctor and one nurse or 2200 people informed opinion as to how big this foreign policy they get in the early stages of a bomb. in this ration he comes into office with a huge amount of foreign policy experience. in-depth analysis of the dates, global headlines. how will a place like get live, get the vaccine when there's no money and all the rest of rich countries are fighting for it inside story on al jazeera my this is al-jazeera, a quick reminder of the headlines for, you know, the u.k. prime minis

sunshine a crisp 2324 celsius here in doha over the next couple of days sunshine to across the horn of africa plenty of showers there across into central parts of what weather over towards the gulf of guinea some rather heavy rain that said a possibility into eastern areas of angola as we go through the next couple of days democratic republic of congo also seeing some very wet weather and we got the heavy rain that's pushing its way a little further south was through zambia where whether they're coming into was zimbabwe making its way into central and northern parts of mozambique eastern areas of south africa also seeing some wetter weather for a time some very heavy rain for many as we go on through sunday still a few showers around on monday but fewer and further between. covert 19 is grounded global travel for countries dependent on tourism like kenya the effects are devastating. and the fact that here you have not included when my brother or somebody dies livelihoods vanish people in power reveals the hardships facing affected communities and the efforts being made to protect wildlife fro

sunshine a crisp 2324 celsius here in doha over the next couple of days sunshine see with across the horn of africa plenty of showers there across into central parts of what weather i was towards the gulf of guinea some rather heavy rain that said your possibility into eastern areas of angola as we go through the next couple of days democratic republic of congo also seeing some very wet weather i mean got the heavy rain that's pushing its way a little further south was through zambia where whether they're coming into was in bob way making its way into central and northern parts of mozambique eastern areas of south africa also seeing somewhat a weather for a time some very heavy rain for many as we go on through sunday still a few showers around on monday but few and far between. but. we've never had a president who has literally for 4 or 5 years repeatedly attacked our democracy. you know lucy literally everything that you don't have a narrative i have a question you're hitting every where people can get treated and just feel so even through the join me richelle carey and up front is my guest from

india for the south at least it should be lousy dry fine and sunny fine a sunny 2 across the horn of africa the usual showers into central parts of africa so some west of weather once again into uganda rwanda burundi system a heavy rain that wet weather stretches way into northern parts of angola some west the weather so the coming through here could see some showers too into the east the side of south africa for a time but turn into dry by saturday. ok calm and make sure you're not hyping the situation be part of the debate my main characters are women when no topic is off the table there was in the last allowed child marriage to happen legally these are basically archaic walls dads often legitimize and legal one is pedophile on arrow online jumping to the quick section and the teen to be part of the discussion this stream on out is the era. one rule. the you. know one thing i'll just share a reminder of our top stories this hour an advisory board to the u.s. food and drug administration has recommended the fog as a crowd of us taxi should be authorized for use the committee will meet agai

it right to the south as that with plenty of sunshine in that sunshine america down across the horn of africa p.f. on a dry somalia plenty of sunshine got some showers there just pushing into the western side of uganda pos just around lake victoria times and they're seeing some live kenya should be dry and fine throughout the showers extend their way across the heart of africa plenty of them over the next couple of days name of a southern africa. but we've got a celebrant tropical cycle i'm heading from madagascar. the revolution classical music known for his extract introductions and dances around the world with his success hasn't come without controversy andre rieu discusses the impact his one has had on the classical music industry. on a. player important or all checking it would. ringback. hello again. let's remind you about top stories here the south 3 u.n. peacekeepers have been killed by unidentified attackers and central african republic ahead of sunday's election the u.n. secretary general antonio terra's has condemned the killings and a car and demanded an investigation. early a cea

never will but i want to ask you david beasley about a crises such sun folding right now in the horn of africa last year's recipient of the nobel peace prize the theo paean prime minister has been engaged in a war in northern ethiopia that you your going ization is having to help victims of today in sudan what do you make of that a nobel peace prize winner engage in a conflict. well sitting prime ministers have to make decisions on an ongoing basis and have a great respect for the prime minister of ethiopia and we pray and hope to this matter gets resolved sooner than later we're talking with the prime minister's office were talking with all parties involved make sure we have the access we need be in the supply in the funds that we need to address the deeds as they develop this is an ongoing crisis but we're certainly hopeful that it will be over sooner than later because the people people indeed stability in peace and particularly in the horn where you have shown many issues over the past many decades the conflict in northern ethiopia david beasley is having regional repercussions so don a co

celsius with a good deal of south weather i'm hazy sunshine which extends its way down across the horn of africa well we may see want to choose showers just creeping into that eastern side of somalia or whether to into central parts of ethiopia that's certainly a possibility so right across the heart of africa just around the rift valley pushing a little further south where we are seeing the way. this weather over the coming days those heavy showers stretching the way right across the democratic republic of the congo into northern parts of i go into and beyond that wet weather actually slides down across want to see some showers that are in susanne bier with wet weather to the most happy. so may al-jazeera london bro constantine 2 special guests in conversation people think that racism is having personal vitriol towards black people right and there's no understanding of what systemic racism is unprompted uninterrupted success comes with a physician if you're not upsetting people you're not saying anything if one has needs any other leg and there is not a family in britain i believe that has not

with a good deal of sense of weather and hazy sunshine which extends its way down across the horn of africa well i may see want to see showers just creeping into that eastern side of somalia and wetter weather too into central parts of ethiopia that's certainly a possibility so right across the heart of africa just around the rift valley pushing a little further south is where we are seeing the wettest weather over the coming days those heavy showers stretching the way right across the democratic republic of the congo into northern parts of angola and beyond that wet weather actually slides down across want to see some showers that are in susanne bier with wet weather to the most happy. explosions when. these nuclear bombs were experiments by the soviet union. to the kazakh people who lived in the vicinity the motives might be a little different rewind silent. on al-jazeera. lose. the war. so this is al-jazeera these are the top stories u.s. attorney general bill boss says the justice department has found no evidence of widespread voter fraud in last ones election president trump's team tho

embassies in kenya and tanzania all alone as an analyst in the horn of africa and a senior lecturer in law at killing university he says the move will benefit sudan's economy. so you know because it wasn't just a list it was not eligible for us for it ed now that this is listed depending on how the relationship between the 2 countries upon our going forward i think that may be able to receive a considerable amount from from the u.s. i think that also in some ways depends on how sick you asians on the ground is who died to self professed how the relationship between. civilian administration and the military council is today and got a couple of these are legion would would progress going forward so should done i think advancement to more democratic system would have a lot. to do with how much the u.s. is willing to support sudan going forward but there are also other regional spock that's more broadly if true don becomes the more important player in the horn of africa secure for example plunges into what the situation between egypt and the ethiopian escalates i think that would make suda

sole superpower he wanted to be involved not just in bosnia and kosovo, cyprus, congo, not with horn of africa all purpose negotiator all these words is countries were disintegrating and then to find them all irresistible. more of a kissinger figure who had a large view of what was possible what was not in holbrooke was more than would try to go and solve a particular problem in the post-cold war era that is best and most successive and got himself into some troubles that he had a hard time getting out of. host: teen t14 peter there was a line arrow down how much she wanted to be seen as a diplomat but he was after all the fixe fixer, no matter how much he tried to break out of the straitjacket better fixer who shaped world events. james baker was more like kissinger but there was a difference. >> in the sense that baker was unsentimental wasn't moved by pictures of suffering. but he was not like kissinger general great world strategy your geopolitical view and then lawyer and inoperative to get legislation through and a campaign leader to negotiate the base with the other team. and went to qu

of want to show is over towards the red sea further south it is generally dry just around the horn of africa plenty as shallow as over towards lake victoria we're seeing a further west was right to the heart of africa and they say in some big downpours we'll see some of the showers just sinking their way southward across the democratic republic of congo with some wet weather or the way down across zimbabwe seeing some showers longer spells of rain some wet weather too just easing across towards northern parts of namibia over madagascar here we have a tropical cyclone that's bringing some very heavy rain in some parts could see maybe 100 to 200 millimeters of fright as that tropical sidelines tom makes its way east was easing into the mozambique channel and heading to mozambique. we've never had a president who has literally for 4 to 5 years repeatedly attacked our democracy. you know blew through the narrative and financially i don't have a narrative i had a question you're hitting there really where people can't get treated industrial story even further join me richelle carey and up front i

mean up 100 millimeters of rain we're going to see that grassy making its way over towards the horn of africa next week. but. captaining a leading used team at 16 years old takes determination. to that staying on top of your game at school. the whole family bands together and shares the sacrifices necessary for a son to have a shot at becoming a professional footballer. by tunisia the home game on a jersey and our. world . will be back you're watching all just there with me so hold on the reminder of our top stories the emir of kuwait says he's pleased with the progress of talks aimed at ending a blockade of qatar by neighboring countries the saudi foreign minister says all the nations involved are close to finalizing an agreement. the president all jumpers ordered the withdrawal of most american troops from somalia about $700.00 are based advising local forces in the fight against al shabaab now the drawdown is part of tom's plan to reduce u.s. involvement in counterterrorism the poor. and the us have seen another day of record high corona virus infections reporting more than 225000 new case

of somalia as we go through the next hour or so i want to see showers just sliding towards the horn of africa elsewhere across central africa plenty of showers around the rift valley sliding down across. to wards botswana will see some heavy showers for a time to into zimbabwe some pass' and bob will see some heavy rains central southern parts mozambique also looking pretty just over the next couple of days that rain and sodomize and big popping up for saturday with the possibility of flooding. frank assessments you've got colleagues on the ground and in the canaries what is the situation there is only one doctor and one nurse or 2200 people informed opinion as to how big this foreign policy figure in the early stages of divine inspiration he comes into office with a huge amount of foreign policy experience in-depth analysis of the day's global headlines how will a place like it live get a back seat when there's no money at all the rest of rich countries are fighting for an inside story on al-jazeera. the move. welcome back let's update your top stories for you so far this half hour there hav

india for the south at least it should be lousy dry fine and sunny fine a sunny to across the horn of africa the usual showers into central parts of africa so some western weather once again into uganda rwanda burundi system a heavy rain that wet weather stretches way into northern parts of angola some wetter weather so any coming through here could see some showers to into the eastern side of south africa for a time but turn into my saturday. the . american people have finally folk and america as i see it when america is off balance or will become more dangerous the world is looking unfair as when mixture of sadness and grief. with the election behind us will the republican party dump truck to the feel we can take on us politics and society that's the bottom line really understand the differences on the semantics of cultures across the world synonymous what you see when to the news and kind of forums that matter to you. or. you're watching al-jazeera a reminder of our top stories this hour an advisory board to the u.s. food and drug administration has recommended the fires across the virus

i mean 100 millimeters of rain we're going to see that grassy making its way over towards the horn of africa next week. dissecting the headlines in the midst of a pandemic let's start with some of the on the ground realities affecting the news coverage what's the lay of the land there stripping away the spam a gripping story about presidential corruption it is real reporting it's not if you keep challenging assumptions and the official line for this type of agreement the kind of hours the group we don't want to lie on the authority and. the listening post on out is the right. the last. 19 vaccinations are set to begin in russia but there are questions about safety. so you're watching al-jazeera live from doha with me for the back to book also coming up pressure mounts on ethiopia to allow aid groups to reach refugees in the northern tikrit reaching. a record number of women on the ballot as polls open in kuwait spada mantri elections.

let me walk across to africa and take you to a country, somalia, here on the horn of africa, which since not been hit by a hurricane strength cyclone. but all of that changed in november. cyclone gatti underwent explosive intensification as it moved into somalia from the arabian sea, bringing not only destructive winds but a years' worth of rain in just two days. cyclones are the same type of storm as typhoons and hurricanes, and when hurricane hanna made landfall in texas injuly, it was the first of a record—equalling six hurricanes to hit the usa in an extraordinary 2020 atlantic season. sarah has that story. thanks, nick. the 2020 atlantic hurricane season was like no other. we have not got time to go through every record it broke because there were so many storms exceeding all forecast expectations. not only a record total of storms, but the majority being the earliest on record for their number. these are the storms that developed just in september, a record ten in total. and in september, the list of preplanned storm names ran out, which meant meteorologists had to start using the

to set as a researcher at amnesty international specializing in the horn of africa he joins us now live from nairobi good to have you with us if you appears prime minister says that not a single civilian was harmed in the assault on the kelly what's amnesty's view. yes the prime minister has said that there wasn't any civilian casualties because of their. defense process of trying to save. and when a jets of truth that will come but that he's to be there because. now we are not able to check and verify that that legal that claim by their prime minister we don't have access to the area there is no. internet and mobile communication so we know that that was took place in different parts of a figure i included in meghalaya and i. i take it out anyway said a part of that i thought we need to have access to those places to verify that. there is no c.b.i. casually by by day to pair defense forces we know that sounds to people in forced into refugee camps in sudan because we're there we we can we can witness is amnesty since the conflict in to great has already claimed hundreds of civilian liv

now these little beasts rights have ravaged the horn of africa of the sea a desert locusts destroyed vegetation resulting in huge economic losses several countries in east africa namely kenya ethiopia uganda and salsa done all still trying to contain what is the worst days of locust invasion that the region has seen in over 70 is not despise the government says aerial spraying of pesticides to prevent breeding the locals just kept reading un has warned of a looming food crisis in february we visited some kenyan father as to try to find out how they had been affected by the 1st infestation. they were only there for one day a mid january but of my congress was invaded by desert locusts that ate everything from grains to beans and even an entire field of watermelons but that's not all. that is like i do know. normally by this time they're ready for harvest. but the locusts have destroyed them all. the flowers even the leaves. of the will to seed. the locusts eat everything in their way in a day and one square kilometer swarm of locusts could eat as much food as 35000 people. at this tim

want to tear those showers to make their way into northern parts of somalia so just around the horn of africa you could see some wet weather here as we go through the next day or so central parts of africa plenty of showers here all the way over towards the gulf of guinea big downpours there into camarade into kabban as showers making their way down into angola follow the showers down the rift valley and they do extend across as zambia pushing into was in bob way central and southern parts of seen some lively showers the on the wealthiest of south africa also seeing some wet weather but the showers do intensify the southern past the miami. ok calm and make sure you're not hyping the situation be part of the debate my main characters are women when no topic is off the table the law is in the last allow child marriage to happen legally these are basically archaic walls that often legitimize and legalize pedophiles on air online jumping to the comments section and meeting to be part of the discussion this stream on out is there a. cool. welcome back a quick reminder the top stories here this hou

aden and want to show us do make their way into northern parts of somalia so just around the horn of africa you could see some wet weather here as we go through the next day. central parts of africa plenty of showers here all the way over towards the gulf of guinea big downpours there into calmer and into good bomb as showers making their way down into angola follow the showers down the rift valley and they do extend across as zambia pushing into was in bob way central and southern parts of say in some lively showers the on the wealthiest of south africa also seeing some wet weather but the showers do intensify the southern pass the miami. and the porous suburbs of 3 european cities community tensions often reveal a shot of cultural divides but they feel they have no future in our science lines as discrimination is their real problem universal al-jazeera will meet some of those struggling with racism radicalization and life on the margins detroit told this young man a week from d.c. than they were to stitch the other piece of gear up on al-jazeera. the roof. or. welcome back a quick recap o

of want to show is over towards the red sea further south it is generally dry just around the horn of africa plenty as shallow as over towards lake victoria pushing a further west was right to the heart of africa tanzania seen some big down post will see some of the showers just sinking their way south which across the democratic republic of congo with some wet weather all the way down across zimbabwe seeing some showers longer spells of rain some wet weather too just easing across towards northern parts of namibia over madagascar here we have a tropical cyclone that's bringing some very heavy rain in some parts could see maybe 100 to 200 millimeters of fright as a tropical side plans and tao makes its way further east was easing into the mozambique channel and heading to my sam peak. but. a secret mass grave in arlon discovered at an institution run by catholic nuns is. a nation in shock to its core. people in power investigates a scandal that destroyed families cost thousands of lives and still raises profound questions about the ties between the catholic church and the irish state's. arle

pretty much everywhere you might see want to show is just easing over towards somalia towards a horn of africa as we go through the next day i'll say but for the most part it does look lossy try there you can see one of 2 showers just starting to creep in there plenty of shower as through the heart of africa those showers sliding down across boss want to eastern areas of south africa seeing some heavy showers and then here this circulation here that says trouble cyclon some taal that will continue to make its way across the most ambitious channel heading towards eastern past mozambique. from fossil fuels to modern day renewables as societies develop the energy demands increase requiring innovative solutions to meet such demands as a global power development of investment company nebraska power is uniquely positioned to deliver against eastern mounds we provide business growth promote social economic benefits and provide innovative safe and environmentally sound energy solutions for future generations the breastpin pioneering future energy. you're watching are just there are a reminder of our t

look at somaliland and just how it fits into this dispute so somaliland the situated around the horn of africaorders djibouti it's a self declared state but no foreign governments recognize it as an independent country it broke away from somalia in 1991 when warlords toppled the dictator mohammad siyad bari carving the country into personal clans and talks have been held to discuss unification but the parties have been unable to reach a breakthrough somaliland has managed to maintain its own independent government currency and security system. mood is a senior analyst covering somaaya for the international crisis group he says the growing tensions could have serious consequences. i think it very much relates to electoral dynamics the premature administration in mogadishu feels that kenya has been supporting the political opposition whether that and matilda enjoyable and whether that's somaliland itself or whether that's the political candidates that are running against of them a lot of them have been safe in nairobi have their campaigns based there before some of them traveled to mogadishu rec

around the southern end of the red say wanted to the showers maybe fading away and across the horn of africa into djibouti into every track could see a shower or say in ethiopia but the west the weather will be just around the rift valley because more big downpours coming through here into the heart of africa pretty much where they should be truth be told they extend all the way across into the gulf of guinea can follow this line of cloud outs of the democratic republic of congo right down across san b.-a and see where botswana and the north east of south africa some heavy showers coming through here and if anything that's just going to topple its way little further west which is because through the next day as i say tony increasingly wet across angola possibility of flooding into namibia but not too bad for that western side of south africa. since then arab spring swept through countries across the middle east and north bringing in a series of interviews we explore the legacy of the revenues that changed the political landscape of the region former president. says the arab spring 10 years.

sunshine a crisp 2324 celsius here in doha over the next couple of days sunshine see cross the horn of africa plenty of showers there across into central parts of what weather over towards the gulf of guinea some rather heavy rain etc a possibility into eastern areas of angola as we go through the next couple of days democratic republic of congo also seeing some very wet weather and we got the heavy rain that's pushing its way a little further south was through zambia where whether they're coming into was zimbabwe making its way into central and northern parts of mozambique eastern areas of south africa also seeing some wetter weather for a time some very heavy rain for many as we go on through sunday still a few showers around on monday but fewer and further between. to notice there are we're really stickley how can you do with institutionalized corruption in this country if we listen if this breaks up into a conflict between pakistan and india this has implications for the rest of the world we meet with global newsmakers and talk about the stories that matter is there are. vaccine supplies

and in great we do not need another conflict and not not the refugee on the horn of africa there are up too many people suffering there from the poor and. well turning to the corona virus pandemic now and more than one and a half 1000000 people have now died from co the 19 wild wide a 3rd of those deaths happened in just the last 2 months with several countries reporting record numbers of deaths and cases the resurgence of the virus is also stalling the u.s. economy's recovery new numbers show it added 224-5000 jobs back in november that's the slowest month of growth since recovery began in may the u.s. also remains the wild west affected country and is currently reviewing the pfizer vaccine for approval and hopes to release a decision this month but the u.k. which was the 1st western country to approve that vaccine has come under fire from regulators they've suggested their approach may have been too hasty well as alan fischer reports u.s. health authorities or thora teeth seem to be taking a more cautious approach to the rollout of vaccines. the f.d.a. the food and drug administrat

mean $100.00 millimeters of rain we're going to see that grassy making its way over towards the horn of africa next week. but. talk to al-jazeera we heard scott realistically how can you do with institutionalized corruption and in this country we listen if this breaks up into conflict between august on and india this has implications for the rest of the world we meet with global newsmakers and talk about the stories that matter is there are we know what's happening i region we know how to get the playfield that others cannot and fires are still going on the way they tell the story is what and make a difference. what about the watch officer he said holroyd the reminder of our top stories the emir of kuwait says he's pleased with the progress of talks aimed at ending a blockade of qatar by neighboring countries the saudi foreign minister says all the nations evolved are close to finalizing an agreement. president donald trump has ordered the withdrawal of most american troops from somalia about $700.00 of base their advisors local forces in the fight against al shabaab the drawdown as part of tr

conciliation court and in a great we do not need another conflict and not not the refugee on the horn of africa there are up to many people suffering from the poor and. authorities in bangladesh have shipped the 1st group over here muslims from a camp to a remote island despite pleas from some refugees to abandon the move more than 1600 people have boarded naval vessels to the isolated island and shot but the u.n. is concerned that refugees have been moved against their will not about money reports. these are hinges refugees are stateless homeless and many have survived violence and now their future too is looking on saturday more than 1600 to hinder the move to formally uninhabited islands in the bay penco but their destination bashan china is considered by many to be dangerous. the u.n. refugee agency born for the only emerge from the ocean 2 decades ago and is proud to still plotting it says no one should go against their will but some are him just say they have no choice. so a merciless sleepy to my brother and broke 23 teeth then they brought him here my brother didn't want to go to push o

great we do not need another conflict and not not the refugee on the horn of africa there are up too many people suffering there from the poor. now saudi arabia's foreign minister says all the nations involved in the gulf are close to finalizing an agreement after significant progress was made over the past few days castle has now been under an illegal land sea and by saudi arabia bahrain the u.a.e. and egypt since june 2017 president time senior adviser jared kushner recently visited both riyadh and on the foreign ministers of cas and kuwait also says that there had been some progress. if i thought mali as a constructive and fruitful talks have taken place recently where all the parties have stressed their desire to reach a final agreement and resolutions to preserve the region stability and harmony maintain the interest of the peoples within this context we express our appreciation for the latest if its budget cushion or the us president's advice about it we have achieved set in far better set septum point of time more than a year ago and then things has slowed down and right now t

around the southern end of the red say wanted to the showers maybe fading away and across the horn of africa into djibouti into every track could see a shower or 2 in ethiopia but the west the weather will be just around the rift valley because more big downpours coming through here into the heart of africa pretty much where they should be truth be told they extend all the way across into the gulf of guinea can follow this line of cloud outs of the democratic republic of congo right down across san b.-a and see where botswana and the north east of south africa's maybe showers coming through here and if anything that's just going to topple its way a little further west which as we go through the next day as i say tony increasingly wet across angola possibility of flooding into namibia but not too bad for that western side of south africa. building a new life on immediately beach living off the sea and then. a dream she had my send money that says. if you make it a reality. of family business led by a mark of a woman with a flair for cooking and a zest for living. my chin is here island kitche

let me walk across to africa and take you to a country, somalia, here on the horn of africa, which since been hit by a hurricane strength cyclone. but all of that changed in november. the cyclone underwent explosive intensification as it moved into somalia from the arabian sea, bringing not only destructive winds but a years' worth of rain injust two destructive winds but a years' worth of rain in just two days. cyclones are the same type of storm as typhoons and hurricanes, and when hurricane had i made landfall in texasin hurricane had i made landfall in texas injuly, hurricane had i made landfall in texas in july, it hurricane had i made landfall in texas injuly, it was the hurricane had i made landfall in texas in july, it was the first hurricane had i made landfall in texas injuly, it was the first of hurricane had i made landfall in texas in july, it was the first of a record—equalling six hurricanes to hit the usa in an extraordinary 2020 season. sarah has that story. the 2020 atlantic hurricane season was like no other. we have not got time to go through every record it broke bec

it right to the south as that with plenty of sunshine in that sunshine america down across the horn of africa p.f. on a dry somalia plenty of sunshine got some showers there just pushing into the western side of uganda pos just around lake victoria times and they're saying some live in kenya should be dry and fine throughout the showers extend their way across the heart of africa plenty of them over the next couple of days they may have a southern africa laci try but we've got a living tropical cyclone heading for madagascar. the latest news as it breaks the measures introduced during this way resulted in the 20 percent drop in the amount that people are traveling with detail coverage probably problem for both long hot property will go to vote in one off out of poverty road improved enough clear from around the well to the u.n. has identified 56 countries most need assistant. what's worrying them is that many of those have a deteriorating situation the b.b.c.'s journalism is revered around the world but its close relationship with the british state has always placed limits on its independence

now these little beasts rights have ravaged the horn of africa of the sea a desert locusts destroyed vegetation resulting in huge economic losses several countries in east africa namely kenya ethiopia uganda and salsa done all still trying to contain what is the worst desert noticed invasion that the region has seen in over 70 is not despise the government says aerial spraying of pesticides to prevent breeding the locus just kept reading the un has warned of a looming food crisis in february revisited some kenyan father has to try to find out how they had been affected by the 1st infestation. they were only there for one day to mid january but up my congress was invaded by desert locusts they ate everything from grains to the ears and even an entire field of watermelons but that's not all. like i do know present. normally by this time they're ready for harvest. you. have destroyed them all. the flowers even the leaves. little to seed. the locusts eat everything in their way in a day one square kilometer swarm of locusts can eat as much food as 35000 people. at this time of year my co

cyprus, in congo, not as a military power but certainly as a kind of all-purpose negotiator, the horn of africaall the small wars going on in the '90s as countries were disintegrating. in a way baker is more i think of a kissinger figure who had sort of a large view of what was possible, what was not, and of foreign policy is geopolitics, whereas holbrooke was more of an operative who would go in and try to solve a particular problem. i think in the post-cold war era he was booked at his best and also made at its most successes and cut himself into some troubles that he had a hard time getting out of. >> peter, i would like you to pick up on that. there was one line i wrote down about baker in the end when you're writing about how much he wanted to be seen as a diplomat, again working on the book, but i'm quoting he was after all a fixer, no matter how much he you try to break out of that straitjacket but a fixer who shaped world events. saying james baker was in some respects more like henry kissinger but there was a difference. >> that's right. baker is like kissinger in the sense they took o

involve not just in bosnia but kosovo, cyprus, in congo, as a kind of all-purpose negotiator, the horn of africa these small wars going on in the '90s as countries were disintegrating and holbrooke found them irresistible so in a way baker is more i think of kissinger figure who had a sort of a large view of what was possible, what was not, and of foreign policy as geopolitics, whereas holbrooke was more of an operative who would two goh in and try to solve a -- go in and try to solve a problem. he in the post-cold war he was at his best and the mose compelssive and got himself into some trouble he he had hard time getting out of. >> peter, i'd like you pick up on that. there was one line i wrote down, about baker, in the end when you were write bought how much he wanted to be seen as a diplomat, working on the book, but i'm quiting he was of all a fixer. no matter how much he tried to break out of that straight jacket but a fixer who shaped world events. it -- george is saying, james baker was in some respects more like kissinger but there was a difference. >> that's right. bakers likes kissing

into that western side of yemen but nothing too much to speak of and it's largely dry around the horn of africa plenty of showers though into the democratic republic of congo i will see some wetter weather ruadh along the rift valley noticing creasing showers just started to push their way into northern parts of mozambique and northern areas in bob way also seeing more showers returning him still some showers in play there just around that eastern side of south africa over time these may well become a little heavier as we go on through saturday temperatures in cape town at 21 celsius looking fine dry and sunny. he uses performance ott to draw attention to the critical controversial issues facing china. one on one east meets china. on al-jazeera. al-jazeera. where every. you know lose interest is an audience we have a narrative i have a question join me richelle carey and up front is my guest from around the world take a hot seat and we debate the week's top stories in pressing issues here on al-jazeera . we know what's happening in our region we know how to get the plate is that others cannot i

celsius with a good deal of sense weather and hazy sunshine which extends its way down across the horn of africa well i may see want to see showers just creeping into that eastern side of somalia and whether whether to into central policy of ethiopia that's certainly a possibility so right across the heart of africa just around the rift valley pushing a little further south is where we are seeing the wettest weather over the coming days as heavy as stretched in the way right across the democratic republic of the congo into northern parts of angola and beyond that wet weather slides down across the boss want to see some showers that ensues and be with wet weather to the most happy. a lot of the stories that we cover a highly complex so it's very important that we make them as understandable as we can do as many people as possible no matter how much they know about a given crisis or issue a lot of blogs and stuff so i did this interview the smell of death is overpowering as al-jazeera correspondents that's what we strive to do. hong kong pro-democracy activists await sentencing for their role duri