there were long keys and the high turn not pulling stations in the capital, lusaka and other parts of the country in an election unless they will be very close . the high cost of living poverty and unemployment. a big concerns for me, voters. 0, one thing that he was reading just son, everything else to come under the choose to import so that we should be head if you're not working it's quite difficult to cope with the standard of life now. yes, everything is become very expensive. so it's quite challenging. there are 16 presidential candidates, but the men contenders, are the incumbent president in colonial and this plan. opposition leader has i in the lima who's challenging longer, the post the majority of registered voters in this election, a young people in the last 5 years. also the people of them have seen life get more difficult. jobs are more difficult to obtain. business is more difficult to do. there's been a contraction of economic activity and the contraction of opportunities for young people. so this, it appears that the youth have been put to the lot more time and energy

as we said, these live pictures from lusaka. president edgar longer seeking a controversial 3rd term and what is thought to be an extremely tight race. this report of some how to me tough the more than 7000000 people will register to vote in them as presidential and parliamentary elections. there were long keys and the high turn not pulling stations in the capital, lusaka, and other parts of the country in an election unless they will be very close. the high cost of living poverty and unemployment. a big concern for many voters. we all want to be ready with breathing this done. everything else to come on sunday the tuesday so that we should be head if you are not working it's quite difficult to cope with the standard of life now. yes, everything is become very expensive. so it's quite challenging. there are 16 presidential candidates, but the main content is, are the incumbent president in colonial and this plan opposition leader has i, in lima, who's challenging longer to pose the majority of registered voters in this election, a young people in the last 5 years. also, the people of

and lusaka getting some last minute notes there. i can see an completing our lineup from this ambien capital. we have emma's china, he's a political spokes person for the ruling. patriotic front led by the president at gert lingo. hello everyone. thank you so much for joining us. we appreciate it, however, i'm going to start with you. does this have a feel of a close election? how would you describe what the atmosphere has been since you've been in country? one of the exam for me is one of those weird experiences way you arise in the country and probably because of covered 19 way people are really allowed to open. they come out and campaign as much as i would like to not really feeling that election fever on the grounds. i mean, you seeing some post here and there you things, some people campaigning, but it doesn't feel like somebody of the listen i felt before. but that said, when you do speak to people one on one in the ground, they'll tell you they feel that there's something different about the selection. they feel that thing do

how do casa, has the latest from the polling station in lusaka? usually with elections when pointing stations open, you see lines getting shorter and shorter and shorter. but this one seems difference at this falling say, the other polling physically seen in lusaka, people still keep dreaming. in most people who register to vote in the selection are young people, people under the age of about those before no more than 7000000 people have races devoted mis elation. the last lecture you're looking at about 4000000 people. so they seem to be some more kind of interest in the killer polls. now people of course are voting for different candidates based on what they think of the interest . for example, those are supporting the opposition either in the dilemma, say that he's a business card, super false, a 1000000 a they think he knows the thing was who about finances and maybe he's the right man who could turn around this economy. that's heavily in debt. those are the ports, the governing party, the patriotic front bay that they support present with pro

election, defeat supporters of the opposition that kinda hit your layman, gathered in the capital lusaka as a result. show him ahead. it's the 6 time the 59 year old has run for the top job job. and the 3rd time he is challenged and his claims devote his corrupt results, are expected by monday. ah, our main story, this how we've been following the dramatic developments in afghanistan over the past 24 hours. and now taliban fighters are inside the presidential palace and at the desk that belong to the elected president. sharp ghani. these are some exclusive pitches that algebra had to for just a couple of hours ago. ghani is now fled the country less than 12 hours. after arriving on the outskirts of cobble beyond insurgents say they are back in control . they also claim to be a moderate force promising to respect women's rights. but really these things unfolding in cobble is causing worry and concern across the country or the below human point of view. miss miller rough manner of him. we have come to our victory. we'd like to assure our residence names have been given to us. we would like

it's from appalling station in lusaka, usually with elections when pulling stations open, you see lions getting shorter and shorter and shorter, but this one seemed difference. this falling say the other pulling physically seen in lieu soccer. people still keep dreaming. in most people who register to vote in the selection are young people, people under the age of about those before and more than 7000000 people have rated to vote in the election. the last election you looking at about 4000000 people. so they seem to be from more kinds of interest in the killer poll written results or maybe friday afternoon, maybe friday evening. but either those are the only be announced in a few days time people. and wondering, of course, if we ever lose you listen, is going to accept the results and they're concerned about political violence and the way forward for the country. a delta, very into surging across the asia pacific region. south korea and malaysia have reported a record number of cases is chinese capital camera has gone into town. 6 people have died. implants in turkey's northern black se

one pulling station in the capital lusaka with the long lines outside, many polling stations, and here in the south. now most people who've read the devote a young people, people, people younger than 34 years old and it depends on which party they support. and it depends on what they won from the candidates, those who support the ruling party they. they support the government pro poor policies. the government is promising to low attacks. they're promising to create jobs. they promised the more info structure, bridges, hospital power stations, more development in the country. the young people and other voters as while we're supporting the position to the government hasn't done enough in the 10 years or so . they've been in pilot a u. s. defense official has till the reuters news agency. the taliban could surround the canister, hands capital, cobble within one month. in the past week it's taken 9 of the countries 34 provincial capitals. the president asked for, i've gone, he has been to the government's last nor them stronghold as the taliban closes in. he's trying to rally troops to def

and appending bailout, a room staff has moved to new task rather as more from lusaka. the candidate again, the lemma is promising to create jobs for them as jobless youth unemployment, his tenure, high last year there's been anger and frustration about the economy. that's why supportively to limit opposition. united party for national development are confident he can beat incumbent president. it's a long so he's scared of that nature to me because sanity is going to the dentist kind of these days. we have committed some benefits. it's been too much for the cases, so they are scared to handle the power. but does that mean people? little bit better? pipper will make sure that they handle the power the president lose batches, say they are not worried. they candidates plan to increase their control of the minds as well as the development projects built by the government and paid for by debt. zambia has more than $12000000000.00 of external debt, as well as an unknown amount of debt to china. but little governing party supported believe the new roads, bridges, power station

i would talk to has more from lusaka we hearing that it could be a while before the final results released probably a day or 2, but the ought to be. so if i indicate that opposition me that a de la is leading for now, but that could change in africa. normally when adults are being least election results, they usually start with the urban areas. could this but just to clear just bit at the handle they come in the urban areas is where the opposition usually has a lot of support them in, in a few hours or a day or so. the rural votes coming in. and that's the governing party. normally have the ford that's way in many african countries like zambia more people seem to live. and that's way president lou who is hoping to get all the loss of his votes from the commission. say that the reason why it's taking so long to announce all the results is because it's a manual counting process. so it's going to take time in some areas are remote, they're hoping they say to relieve all the results by sunday, but with the delays, the being seeing it could be longer than that a day or 2. the general moods in t

people have been killed in recent weeks. harmless also spoke to some of the families of the victims in lusaka. the daniel system was finally got a phone call, telling them to rush to the hospital. when they got the, his body was in the morgue. he supported them, be ruling patriotic front and was not campaigning for president edgarland go when he was killed. his relatives and friends say he was killed by opposition proportions law. what i q about my brother is born. yeah, it's gordon is gone, but i can feel happy. like in such mom i brought to see my blood. i've been killed in such money. i can be happy, which is if something didn't look like 200 well justly minutes, it can't. it's not supposed to leave like that. people are not supposed to be killed like animals, nor may i condemn, devoted across town. another family is devastated medium to save us husband durham belonged to the opposition party u. p. n. d. he was putting up campaign posters when he was killed with a machete, allegedly by backers of the ruling party. get up the message take it hurts the way he died was cruel. i now have to lo

head toward shad on saturday. further toward the south, plenty of sunshine and high temperatures, lusaka 30 degrees and as we head towards southern angola, a height of 35 on saturday. the news the grim consequences of mexico's bloody drug. watch the people around you, mr. governor, you've got people who are with narco, through the eyes of the journalists, determined to report the truth. your government is full of narcan. she said, that's how the article should start 60 years own we revisit the report is still risking their lives being another outbreak. violence of more versus rewind, the deadly beat on out there. a lot in america is a region of wonder, a joy tragedy. and yes, of violet, but it doesn't matter where you are. you'll have to be able to relate to the human condition away. i've been covering all of latin america for most of my career, but no country is alike. and it's my job to shed light on how and why me ah, the ah. the news, i mean, the whole run the reminder. one of our top story that's got his phone trying to free the country, facing several obstacles, including taliban r

hold on with us a report form lusaka. elaine mcknight says, shopping for bass goods has become frustrating. prices keep going up with people salaries stay the same. like mini van bins. she's had to cut back on luxury for herself and her son. i definitely don't go in big stops and buy expensive rents anymore because you definitely have to look at the price difference on what you can afford me going up and him going up. we had more activities when i was like, really expensive. plan out like the weekends and where to take him and what not was what was cheaper for me when i was younger is expensive for him. now. unemployment hit a 10 year high last year. the local currency, the quarter keeps losing its value. zambia has more than $12000000.00 of external data, as well as an unknown amount of debt to china. and last year became the 1st african states to default on a day during the call with 1910 damage. the presidential candidates are trying to convince voters they have what it takes to turn around the economy. the, the incumbent president at the local is campaigning on development projects bui

how them will tulsa has more from lusaka the they will worth a damn being opposition, need a hug i in the heat. lemme has waited years to hear. i was they said his son emma to be president, the leg or the republic of zambia. his defeat of incumbent president edgar longer came when i try for the top office and the supportive are ecstatic. i the candidates, one an outright majority modem, which means there will be no running. but now the daughters task of turning around the economy begin. this country has got a lot of challenges the challenges which the people in their collective wisdom have decided to lump on the show does of this one man. but we must be quick to say that this one man is equal to the task that was more than $12000000000.00 to external companies and linda's. the high cost of living, rising unemployment, and poverty will be concerned for voters president. it is promising to turn around the economy saying he can attract investment, tax debt and corruption. the majority of registered voters were young people and they turned out on election day. and in some areas, the tunne

one pulling station in the capital lusaka in the long lines outside, many polling say the least here in the south. now most people who've read the devote a young people, people, people younger than 34 years old. and it depends on which party they support and depends on what they want from the candidates. those who support the ruling party they. they support the government pro poor policies, a governance promising to low attacks. they're promising to create jobs, they promise the more infrastructure bridges, hospital power stations, more development in the country, the young people and other voters as while we're supporting the opposition to the government hasn't done enough in the 10 years or so. they've been in pilot algeria is beginning 3 days of morning after the number of people killed and wildfires rose to at least 65. the year in red crescent says more than a 1000 people have been injured and hundreds of families are homeless. the authorities believe many of the fires were started deliberately. forecasters in eastern sicily have reported a temperature of $48.00 degrees centigra

violence if the election results are disputed and harrowed. joyce's life now from a putting station in lusaka harrow, that scene behind you, looking pretty busy. people still obviously keen to be able to cast their votes. yes we thing long lines at several calling station in the capital the last time most people were registered to vote or young people and some of them are here at this particular polling station in the one of the busiest neighbor in blue stock. and when you talk to people depends who they support and what they're voting for those supporting the ruling party. they like the pro pul policies of the governments. they say that they like the fact the government is promising to lower taxes like the fact that the government is promising integrated job is that the, like the fact of a government is both over the last see of a lot of infrastructure talking about bridges. a couple of good roads in soccer, couple of public hospital power stations and other things as well that they say if benefiting the local, when you speak to the opposition they, they see the infrastructure development, b

lemme has been sworn in and happened at a special ceremony in the capital lusaka, he'll be replacing outgoing lead to edgar langon after securing a margin of nearly $1000000.00 votes in this month's election, had she lima now faces. the daunting task of turning around zambia is struggling economy, hard on the tasa is life force there in hierarchy. so what's the latest step? well, he's just bein flowing in and the me at the stadium was you for lots of them be and have very high expectations president. lemme grew up in rural them via he'd been got a scholarship to study accounting from day he didn't win into business and he's now a prominent businessman and then, but he owns quite a bit of property quite a bit of land. in fact, he's a big commercial capital rides, who they are the mini, they went into politics and he tried a few times to become president. he finally one after his 6th attempt. some that'd been some and the hope that is pro business policy will encourage investment. encourage jobs in the country and they say the reason why he won this time round after 6 attempts is becau

let's go straight to her. tough in the capital lusaka. talk through what's been happening on what the reaction has been, where you are. well, president elect has a claim. i want an out ride majority more than 50 percent of the vote, which means they will be in no run north. most people who voted young people under the age of about 65. and they said, this is a prototype. quotes a potent for hope, a protest, the change is it was about the economy tied by the poor, say the point me, the rising cost of living high inflation, high unemployment. and that's why they chose to change the government who the business man has promised to turn around the economy. he's promised to tackle that be as high dates and also to tackle issues such as corruption. president loon good came out a few days ago saying that he felt that the selection was not free, and they at least some of the provinces that some of supporters were intimidated by the opposition. and he said, at least one person was killed. and he said that voting was disrupted in areas that were his

however, matessa joyce's live, now prom lusaka harris. does this mean that those crucial rural areas have gone for the challenger? not for the incumbent right now, resolved from some of the other constituencies are being and now and on sunday. and people are being told give way to see these are the results come in. it could hit the battle and president, who had said he felt that the electrons are not free and they in 3 provinces, even opposition from people. what tact by the opposition, at least one person was killed and he could vote. he has to be just up to come, senior official, the governing party came out to it. also remember that these are just 3 provinces. we are there, but other provinces of a confident but who will win the election. international observers say that vote was large v p for the problem with june campaigning. we. they say that off this party weren't allowed to save some parts of the country outside the opposition party. had the people who support a naval confidence that he's going to win election official have a fit

economy and the fight against corruption, or which also has the latest from a polling station in lusaka. with some elections when pulling stations open, you see the lions getting shorter and shorter and shorter, but not this one. people still keep dreaming in the lines of getting longer and longer. most people who register to vote in the selection are young people under the age of about 34 more than 7000000 people have registered to vote. in the last mix you looking at about 4000000 people and the people who are voting, of course, the voting for different candidates. the ones of voting for the opposition, the that a and b you to say that he's a business man. he, the economist, he's a self made millionaire. they assume he knows a thing or 2 above the economy. he said he's going to reverse government policy of nationalizing state owned mind. they think he may be the best person to turn around the segment economy. those who are supporting the president say for example, they love the pro poor policy. they love the fact that he's going to try and lower taxes and they're saying that they real

there are many things matessa correspond they're reporting live from lusaka. ah, a u. s. defense official has till the reuters news agency. the taliban could surround kennasoft capital cobble within one month. in the past week, it's taken 9 that the countries 34 provincial capitals, the afghan president, national, have gone. he has learned the government's laws, northern stronghold. mr. ghani is trying to run the troops to defend the city of missouri sharif, the biggest in northern afghanistan. the interior minister has told this channel. afghan forces are also trying to secure the main highways. the big cities and border crossings too slow the taliban, lightening advance. charlotte bellis has this exclusive report. 5 weeks ago, general abdel sat, her mirth quelled, stepped into the roll of f gonna stones, interior minister in all he commands a force of 130000 people. today he is driving toward deck a province west of cobble, much of the provinces controlled by the taliban. government personnel travelling by road is rear and requires an escort official forsooth. in the

people wait for those many things, send them intensive, they join his life from lusaka. turkey state media says a plain fighting. a wildfire has crashed in a mountainous area and the south official say the aircraft came down as it was battling a firing co remind me, rush, search and rescue teams had been sent to the area with protest is marching across france today against titans. corona virus measures leicestershire, they slide shots coming to us out of france, their denouncing compulsory vaccinations for health care workers and the introduction of civil health policies. now, the policies have been required since the beginning of the week for cafes, restaurants and to travel. more than half the french population is now fully vaccinated with confection rates. now, they are beginning to slow down. iran is going back into a 6 day long lockdown as of monday. it includes all bazaars and public offices, as well as movie theaters, gyms and restaurants, the country's recording around $40000.00 new cases every day, and $500.00 deaths. tehran had rejected early recommendations to impose the e

how the more tasa has more from the capital lusaka and corporation? is it really the final emissions in an address to the nation president edgarland except and he last last week selection to opposition? nita hawkeye, in the lemme room clothes we live on film provision, flip this is transition style. i would therefore love with it to my brother ben, to live his excellency's in the months for becoming cylinder, incumbent president, he to lima. his one of his priorities will be tackling zambia, did crisis, the country of more than $12000000000.00 to external companies. and linda, our message, linda is very simple. come to the table. the dead we have is an sustainable some of it was a crude, wrongly incompetent li. but we had dissent. people with this and t o he to lay my defeat is longer by more than a 1000000 votes. in the 6th attempt at winning the presidency is the 3rd time power has shifted peacefully from a governing party to the opposition. suzanne gained the payments from britain in 1900. 64 president was criticized for human rights to be massive.

term, it was thought to be an extremely tight race, however, was hasa, has more from the capital lusaka. more than 7000000 people were registered to vote in them because presidential and parliamentary elections. there were long keys and the high turn out polling stations in the capital, fucker, and other parts of the country in an election unless they will be very close to the high cost of living poverty and unemployment. a big concerns for me, voters. 0 one. so why, why we're raving this son. everything else to come under the houston port so that we should be head if you're not working, it's quite difficult to cope with the standard of life now. yes, everything is become very expensive. so it's quite challenging. there are 16 presidential candidates, but the men contenders, are the incumbent president edgarland go and this man opposition leader has i in lima, who's challenging longer. i suppose that the majority of registered voters in this election, a young people in the last 5 years, also the people of them have seen life get more difficult. jobs are more difficult to obtain. busines

how route tasa has more from lusaka, the candidate again the he to lemme is promising to great job suzanne b as jobless youth, unemployment, his a 10 year high last year. anger and frustration about the economy. that's why supporters of each limb is opposition. united party for national development are confident he can beat incumbent president. it's along. so he's scared that they're going to do because sanity is going to the dentist kind of gave. you have committed some benefits. it's been too much for the cases. so they're scared to handle the power, but there's been people who, they're both pipper will make sure that they handle the power the president lose batches, say they are not worried. they candidates plan to increase their control of the minds as well as the development projects built by the government and paid for by debt. zambia has more than $12000000000.00 of external debt, as well as an unknown amount of debt to china. but little governing party supported believe the new roads, bridges, power stations, hospitals and airports are with it. all that people do in the position is

i spoke to some of the families of the victims in lusaka. daniel to some with family, got a phone call, telling them to rush to the hospital. when they got the, his body was in the morgue. he supported the ruling patriotic front and was campaigning for president edgar longer when he was killed. his electives and friends say he was killed by opposition supporting what i q about my blood. like you've gone. yeah. it's gone. it's gone, but i can feel happy. like in such mom i brought to see my blood i've been killed in such manner. i can be happy, which is if something didn't look like 200 well justly minutes, it can't. it's not supposed to leave like that to people that are supposed to be like animals know me. i condemn, devoted across town. another family is devastated medium to say about husband durham belonged to the opposition party u. p. n. d. he was putting up campaign posters when he was killed with a machete, allegedly by backers of the ruling party, get up in the mid which take it hurts the way he died was cruel. i now have to look aft

however, my task in lusaka, she has more now on the incoming election results resolve from some of the other constituencies are being a now on sunday and people are being told give way to see because these are the results come in. it could hit the balance president who has felt that the electrical are free and in 3 provinces, even opposition from some people was hacked by the opposition. at least one person was killed. i think that voting had to be to drop to come senior official, the governing party came out to it. also remember that these are just 3 provinces. we are there, but the problem of a confidence that new me who will win the election international observe as a vote and they was like, vp for the problem with doing campaigning. we. they say that opposition parties weren't allowed to save some part of the country outside the opposition party. some of the people who support a neighbor are confident that he is going to let you know that they'll carry on county. they hope to now consult my son. blaze, it could be monday or maybe even tuesday is the reason why it's taking so long b

concede election, defeat supporters of the opposition to kinda hit your layman, gathered in the capital lusaka results. show him ahead. it's the 6 time the 59 year old has run for the top job job, and the 3rd time he is challenged and his claims devote his corrupt results, are expected by monday. the main story this how we've been following the dramatic developments in afghanistan over the past 24 hours. and now taliban fighters are inside the presidential palace and at the desk that belong to the elected president assured.

how do matessa join us live now from lusaka? so what is the latest? so you're hearing on the vote counting well, we're hearing that it could be a while before the final results released probably a day or 2. but the results of the stuff i indicate that opposition be gained a lot is leading for not what that could change in africa. normally when the thoughts are being least election results, they usually start with the urban areas. good. but just to clear just beta to handle that coming for the urban is where the opposition usually has a lot of support. so in, in a few hours or a day or so, the rural votes coming in and that's a governing party. nobody have support, that's way in many african countries like that be more people seem to live and that way president, who is hoping to get a lot of his the vote from the commission say that the reason why it's taking so long to announce all the results is because it's a manual counting process, so it's going to take time in some areas are remote, they're hoping they say to relieve all the results by sunday, bu

we heads ward. shad on saturday further toward the south, plenty of sunshine and high temperatures lusaka, 30 degrees and as we head towards southern angola, a high of 35 on saturday. the news frank assessments, by way it is a lesson again, freedom surprised informed opinions what you saw happening. you don't want to talk to. it was what it was was petune is the critical debate that we are here. it's not between any other group. we are confident here that 4 years re running that even people in depth analysis of the days global headlines inside story on our jazeera oh a book about what you just bear with me. so robin, the reminder of all top stories, guns trying to flee the country, facing several obstacles, including taliban roadblocks and problems with paperwork. the cale cobbler port has continued on friday despite us and nato pledges to accelerate the evacuation they to the secretary general and told out there that it's asked the taliban to ensure a safe passage for people trying to get to the airport. he also said some nato allies express the need to stay beyond august the 31st deadli

headline this, our zombies, new president tech, and a lamer has been sworn in ceremony and the capital lusaka developed turn around the flagging economy. now the recent fighting has added a major humanitarian crisis. the number of internally displaced people, many of whom were meant to be moved to more organized shelter by the afghan government before it collapsed. now that task falls to the taliban. brian reports on this from consul they came here to escape the horrors of war, but now the fighting is largely done. the future does not look any less bleak. this 110 to shed by 4 families from afghanistan's northern province of to her like marian, a widowed mother of 6 who says she had to sell possessions to move here and escape the conflict. got on of comic acid. another then forgot. no one helped us when we came here, we sold a tv and a carpet and had been economizing like eating less. but the money ran out 3 days ago were not in good shape by the located on the outskirts of cobble. this open piece of land was overrun with displaced people, as the taliban closed in on the capital. and the gove

elect tucker in the heat, lima has been sworn in happened that a special ceremony in the capital lusaka, you'll be replacing outgoing me to go longer after securing a margin of nearly $1000000.00 votes in this month election. it she, lima now faces the daunting task of turning around zambia, struggling economy. hundreds of indigenous protesters in brazil have camped out in the capital before supreme court decision, many fear will take away the ancestral lands. farmers as well as mining and logging companies want easier access to some of those areas of protest is accused president jaya bought sonata, of attacking their rights i, one of the world's most polluted cities expire, is experimenting with a new technology to improve its quality india's capital new delhi opened his 1st small town monday and went to the cities pollution often rises to hazardous levels . poverty, metal reports this brightly colored imposing structure in the heart of new delhi is the city's latest attempt to fight air pollution. the 24 meter tall outdoor air purifier has 40 fans which filter the air around it. the p