in malawi, we did a power sector compact. allowing now has the ability to hook in to the south african powerful. they are engaged inn -- engaged in an agreement with mozambique. in cote d'ivoire, the port infrastructure -- i cannot know of anyone here has been, but the traffic -- it is not really traffic. it is just concrete. dan: there is no movement. sean: right. we had two miles between the hotel and the airport. there were times when you have to build in three hours to get to the airport. dan: get my steps in. sean: easing that congestion, which is a major component of our compact, is going to have a major regional effect because that is a major source of transport and trade. dan: we did a paper a couple years ago about the mcc. one of the things we found -- more than 50% of the work that was done, that mcc products had done, had an infrastructure component. you could argue the mcc, and i am much in favor of this, there has been a finger on the scale as part of the constraints of growth analysis. they run the constraints

for example, in malawi, the state utility just entered a 20-year power purchasing agreement with jcm capital to develop a commercial-scale solar power plant, which is a great thing because 95 -- >> there's a lot of sun. >> there's a lot of sun, and 95% of malawi's power is hydro, and that has its own issues. >> yeah, you can have a drought. yeah. >> and then in terms of water, we signed an agreement with bechtel to do a national master infrastructure plan. and so here we're going to have a plan that prioritizes infrastructure projects, it's going to have the stamp of priewfl of the government, and that, hopefully, will be shopped around to private sector partners, and we can get some investment. and they're very excited about it. they want to come to the united states, they want to do a road show and pitch the potential opportunities in cote d'ivoire. and one of the things that is very important to me is to elevate the knowledge level, particularly domestically, of what those opportunities are and what mcc does. because when american companies bid on mcc projects, they tend to win th

and malawi has a lot more high—tech than you might going on. do you want to know more?intelligence, creating smart homes, predicting health problems and making old computers work again — for the whole continent. in some ways, malawi's cities look and feel like many others, there's plenty of shops and services, new buildings are going up, but importantly, there's a real need here for more simple tech that makes life better without the need for power. only a fraction of the country's actually on the power grid and even those who have it, well, historically it's been unreliable, demand far outstrips supply. and it gets hot here as well. in summer, even now at a cooler time of year, it gets up to the mid 20s. i'm on my way to meet a very cool inventor who specialises in sustainable tech. hey, adis, thanks for having us over! hi. nice workshop. adis leads a team of around half a dozen or so at his home. all sorts of things are being hacked together here. it's a mashup of ideas. this skeleton car on the road next month i'm told, powered in part by steam. this tin can electric

so in malawi we did a power sector compact, and malawi now has a duly to hook in to discuss african powerpool. there engaged in an agreement with mozambique right now. that's coming online and that's because of the mcc compact from the first time around. in cÔte d'ivoire, the port infrastructure and the roundabout, i don't know if anyone here has been there, but the traffic is, it's not even really traffic. it's just sort of concrete -- >> no movement. >> right. for example, we had i think two miles between the hotel and airport, and there were times when you have to build in three hours to get to the airport. >> get my steps and. >> right, get your steps in. so eating the congestion in that port which is a major component of our compact with cÔte d'ivoire is going to have a regional effect because it's a major source of transport and trade. >> this race something we did a paper couple years ago about the mcc. one of the things we found was about more than 50% of the work that was done that mcc projects had done or had an infrastructure component. in some way you could argue that mcc, and

breakout across malawi.y accuse the commission of rigging april's presidential election. ♪ >> hello. mostly fine and dry for much of australia. high-pressure still the dominant weather feature. across the southeast, we are seeing this line of clouds. onnging rain into adelaide wednesday. should be dry in melbourne but that minas heading in your general direction and will probably reach you by thursday. hobart with a chance of showers. perth, 17 degrees. around a bitit of cloud coastal areas and that could bring with it one or two showers. again, a mix of clouds and speckled shower clouds on the satellite. it is not a bad day in auckland on winds they. we have got more clouds across south ireland into christchurch. into thursday, we have got some rain in auauckland. a finding in christchurch, 13 celsius is the warmest you'll see. japan and the korean peninsula, we have been watching the tropical storm. by wednesday, pushing on through the korean peninsula. it will push out into the sea of japan. clearing acro

time for a short break here not just when we come back troops deployed in malawi in a bid to restore calm after a new wave of post-election demonstrations. and the death of a nobel laureate we know back at the life and work of author and champion of black america tony morris more on that stay with us. hello again welcome back to international weather forecasts it is going to be a stormy day today across parts of central europe what is happening is we have another low pressure to the northwest and with it we do have this frontal boundary that's extending across much of central europe now to the south of that's going to be plenty of heat as well as moisture and that is what's going to be triggering these thunderstorms we expect to happen across parts of northern italy as well as up here across parts of southern poland and into the ukraine so with this we could be seeing some very large hail some gusty winds as well as some accumulating rain which could still lead to some localized flooding across much of that area as we go towards thursday things over he much better across the region b

customers in taiwan and hong kong which both seek separation from china to opposition parties in malawi are challenging the outcome of the recent presidential election in the country's top court opposition groups say the maypole was rigged and the electoral commission was complicit in the fraud have been widespread protests across malawi since the vote which saw the reelection of president peter military. a kenyan m.p. has been removed from parliament for bringing her 5 month old baby into the chamber prompting outrage from fellow politicians so they could have a son says she brought her child into parliament because she couldn't find a babysitter and didn't want to miss work parliamentary rules say only m.p.'s are allowed onto the chamber floor several female lawmakers left in solidarity with her son. 3 congolese doctors have been arrested in connection with the deaths of a world health organization medical worker cameroonian dr richard news oco was shot dead in april during an attack on a hospital in the city of. the democratic republic of congo's struggling to contain a yearlong outb

dhaka bangladesh. 2 opposition parties in malawi are challenging the outcome of the recent presidential election in the country's top court opposition groups say the maypole was rigged and the electoral commission was complicit in the fraud there's been widespread protests across malawi since the vote were still the reelection of president putin literary. the top stories for you on al-jazeera the indian prime minister says he's bringing about a new era for the disputed kashmir region freeing it from corruption and separatism and enjoyed he addressed the nation for the 1st time stripping kashmir of its special status and imposing a security lockdown and it's unclear whether residents inside indian administered kashmir could even see his speech there is under a 4th day of a communications blackout got a little bit. to the millions of the public the stream has now come true in jammu kashmir and la doc a new era has begun now all the citizens of the country have their rights and they will practice their rights i'm going to say to the people and my countrymen i congratulate you. there's been

troops have been deployed to restore calm in malawi's capital the long where after battles broke out between protesters and police there have been continuous demonstrations since president. won a 2nd term in april protesters say that the vote was rigged and they want the head of the electoral commission to step down how do with us of reports. opposition supporters say mase presidential election was rigged to favor peter who narrowly won reelection of opposition leader last of mr quinn are many people joined in the demonstrations across the country they say the one they hear of the electoral commission gone. to journalism must resign machinist on election. demonstrations. to stop. people from demonstrating. really. rights of the people. opposition parties insist there were lots of irregularities and at least many votes were altered using typewriter correction fluid election officials deny this. in some areas the army blocked roads to government buildings. president has accused the opposition are trying to sabotage the economy and spread chaos he's ruling d.p.p. party tonight and occas

to determine the origin of the 6 and a half tons of ivory seized in singapore and shipped out of malawiit all came from a neighboring country zambia. washer's team had made a discovery that would revolutionize law enforcement's approach to poaching basically the study debunked some of the assumptions that you and interpol had about how these activities were working what were those assumptions and so as assumptions that law enforcement general had and one was when you get a big seizure they were cherry picked from all over africa and what we showed is that's not what's happening there in the same area over and over and over again. the plight of the african elephant has been well documented these heartbreaking images were shot in a sanctuary for elephant orphans in kenya from before the biggest enemy of elephants when the out in the woods mind this 2 year old being bottle fed stood by his mother's body for 3 days after she was murdered for her tusks so 1st you kill the bowls and then you kill the matriarch so now you're destroying the leadership in your group as well as the long term know

border areas you can see mozambique the government there putting health screenings on as border with malawi mozambique does not border the d r c but it gives you an indication of the concern that governments have when it comes to that there was a japanese woman who returned to japan from the d.r. she should spend 6 months there she's been she was tested for showing high symptoms of fever but that's just in the last been confirmed that she tested negative the problem is that it's very difficult to trace. is an area that's very remote it's hard to access it's been devastated by years of conflict and now this border area the fact that the virus seems with traveled further down towards the border it's very busy border and that's why it's very difficult to contain this is all aboard. it's a health workers nightmare a busy border crossing thousands of people in close contact and constantly on the move and you have an army going to this medical worker tells people to wash their hands and. health checks and hygiene measures of titan between the democratic republic of congo and rwanda ever since mul

malawi's constitutional calder's began hearing a petition challenging president to. reflect reelection rather remain. narrowly defeated opposition lose the land chuck wear or. has this update from harare in neighboring zimbabwe a court proceeding started late on thursday afternoon because the attorney general who's representing president military commission wanted a postponement he said receive some files late they are too many and he needs time to go through them he also said his legal team also needs time to speak to some polling agents together evidence judges in a postponement was a not unnecessary opposition party say mase election was rigged they say they have evidence which shows some of the numbers what tampered with to favor president with erica people in the ruling d.p.p. party deny the allegations a ruling will be made within 12 days angry opposition supporters in malawi have been protesting for weeks in the major cities and towns and some of those demonstrations have been violent some shops were looted and property was destroyed they say the one thing hit

opposition supporters in malawi say mase presidential election was rigged to favor peter who narrowly won reelection of opposition leader. many people joined in the demonstrations across the country they say they want the head of the electoral commission gone. to journalism must resign in the midst of an election. laws or she doesn't. stop. people from demonstrating. against. rights of the people. opposition parties insist there were lots of irregularities analysed many votes were altered using typewriter correction fluid election officials deny this. in some areas the army blocked roads to government buildings. president has accused the opposition are trying to sabotage the economy and spread chaos his ruling d.p.p. party denied allegations of vote rigging and fraud but these people on the streets . the way we voted on the results that were announced to natalee there were so many real ality that is what has prompted me to join the marches. the constitutional court says the election dispute will be heard on august 8 opposition supporters are to stay on the street. outside. campaigners

been engaged in a trade dispute for several months troops have been deployed to restore calm in malawi's capital after battles broke out between protesters and police allow is had months of protests since president. won a 2nd term in april demonstrators say the vote was rigged and want the head of the electoral commission to resign those are the headlines my next. china has one of the world's highest are based in iraq but many a take up the farmers against battle for military style white not scott brown surgery one i want to investigate as the chinese battle to get in shape on al-jazeera. going to say going to save quote. stuck in the stuff in the stores. on a high they've lived here almost as this is. the most little minion as a theater food from the outside and then she asked me if the funds did that as if. it included a booklet and for school it. to link been a new color from the good old annabeth because she knows when you have to cut a phrase in the english word proofs in their wrists and there's a still butter in it enough here to bless a good is in the end cosimo simple and it. i

also to come here and al-jazeera including troops deployed in malawi in a bid to restore calm after a new wave of selection demonstrations. u.k. activists say dictums of human trafficking are being jailed and sort of helped build one story more that states. very unsettled picture stand across much of europe not carry skies across eastern sections in the last few hours that it continues to stream in from the west and look at this by wednesday just a blanket of rain and cloud across many central areas very heavy at times particularly across the line of the last atoll 23 degrees with that rain and those thunderstorms even training on into southern france northeastern sections of spain and again quite a bit of cloud he was some rain also pushing into the far west of portugal quite an intense ever precious sitting across northern sections of the u.k. that heads across tools scandinavia by thursday. just really sort of allows this next system to also pushing on its heels look at this a fairly intense air pressure over a system comes across a killer day across much of the berrien peninsula a

tanzania mainlnland, kenya, uganda, and malawi. they come here. they stay here for 5 months without going home to learn about solar engineering. woman: this is battery and that one is panel. this is system of h home light system. favdi: the village needs to meet our criteria before our selecting them. it has to be far from the main road and then also the village has to have more than 100 households. each memberer of the households has to pay $3.00 per month. by using this money, they can pay their salary or they can help the village. for now, we have 8 villages who have solar, so, we have a lot of villages ahead of us. [woman speaking native language] have youou seen this wire? good or no good? some of student, they understand swahili, and some of students, they understand in english. so, when i teach my student, i like to speak two language-- swahili and english. [speaking native language] [hajq speaking native language] [woman speaking native language] [women singing in native language] [woman speaking native language] woman: training a woman, y

troops deployed in malawi in a bid to restore calm between police and protesters. and in sports former n n caption way leaving the u.s. after signing as a player with 2nd tier. county. a texas police chief has apologized after 2 white officers on horseback led a black handcuffed man down a road by a rope photos of the arrest have sparked widespread outrage galveston's police chief said his officers showed poor judgment and should have waited for a transport unit or that a statement to the chief called it an unnecessary embarrassment for the detainee but he also called the officers actions a trained technique and best practice and some say largo's he added that the officers had no malicious intent and assured that it won't happen again shihab rattansi has more from washington d.c. . 43 year old donal neely is bipolar he's homeless he's had several run ins with the police they know he's mentally ill in fact his family have been looking for him for some time to try and bring him back home he was arrested for criminal trespass on saturday and it was decided by the offi

to determine the origin of the 6 and a half tons of ivory seized in singapore and shipped out of malawiit all came from a neighboring country zambia. wasserstein had made a discovery that would revolutionize law enforcement's approach to poaching basically the study debunked some of the assumptions that you and interpol had about how these activities were working what were those assumptions and so as assumptions that law enforcement general had and one was when you get a big seizure they were cherry picked from all over africa and what we showed is that's not what's happening there in the same area over and over and over again. ready the plight of the african elephant has been well documented these heartbreaking images were shot in a sanctuary for elephant orphans in kenya from before the biggest enemy of elephants when the out in the woods on this 2 year old being bottle fed stood by his mother's body for 3 days after she was murdered for her tusks so 1st you kill the bowls and then you kill the matriarch so now you're destroying the leadership in your group as well as the long term kn

the have been modest increases in elephant populations in kenya malawi in uganda but losses in tanzania mozambique and the democratic republic of congo complex with people a habitat loss is a problem but so too is poaching that's despite the $989.00 international ban on the trade in ivory there are estimated to be about $400000.00 elephants in sub-saharan africa it's also estimated $55.00 african elephants are killed for their ivory every day that's $20000.00 a year there is a long standing debate about whether i've restock should be sold or whether that would provide the kumba but the illegal trade campaigners say wildlife crime is worsening but more needs to be done before it's too late and he would al-jazeera just ahead in sports ashley bassy takes another step towards reclaiming the top spot in the world rankings. was. the. when the news breaks. when people need to be hired and the story to be told we might do to about it we had died last week in mexico you know with exclusive interviews and in-depth reports we committed going to the. life of the section al-jazeera has teams on the

there have been modest increases in elephant populations in kenya malawi in uganda but losses in tanzania mozambique and the democratic republic of congo complex with people over habitat loss is a problem but so too is poaching that's despite the $989.00 international ban on the trade in ivory there are estimated to be about $400000.00 elephants in sub-saharan africa it's also estimated $55.00 african elephants are killed for their ivory every day that's $20000.00 a year. there is a long standing debate about what the ivory stock should be sold or whether that would provide a cuppa but the illegal trade campaigners say wildlife crime is worth noting that more needs to be done before it's too late and the heywood algis there are now fair warning this next story is a bit squeamish in mexico it is becoming increasingly popular to go to a restaurant and maybe order a plate of insects with some welcome only on the side ancient traditions are now being mixed with modern flavors as people try to entice new customers to what is an environmentally friendly cuisine on well. it does but more than re

practices and has bowed to do more there have been modest increases in elephant populations in kenya malawi and uganda but losses in tanzania mozambique and the democratic republic of congo complex with people over habitat loss is a problem but so too is poaching that's despite the $989.00 international ban on the trade in ivory there are estimated to be about $400000.00 elephants in sub-saharan africa it's also estimated $55.00 african elephants are killed for their ivory every day that's $20000.00 a year. there is a long standing debate about whether ivory stock should be sold or whether that would provide further cover for the illegal trade campaigners say wildlife crime is worsening that more needs to be done before it's too late and the heywood al-jazeera. now edible insects they are rich in protein low in cost and calms eco friendly as well and more than 2000000000 people eat them as possible standard diet for those who can get past the x. factor the business of inching bugs is on track to be the next one cuisine money rapido reports on this story now from mexico city. around the worl

disease from reaching their borders mozambique is setting up disease checkpoints along its border with malawi rwanda briefly shut its border with the d.r. see the 4 patients in the eastern city of goma tested positive for the disease 12 others are going through tests for possible infection stephanie decker has more from the rwandan capital kigali. it's a health workers nightmare a busy border crossing thousands of people in close contact and constantly on the move ever deny me going oh you're going to get this medical worker tells people to wash their hands they're going to know your. health checks and hygiene measures of tightened between the democratic republic of congo and rwanda ever since multiple cases of the abode of virus were discovered here in goma the congolese city of more than 2000000 people. people are washing their hands as a precaution to to the outbreak of disease to tell us it is spreading through their homes that's why they're asking us to wash water mixed with medication. the virus is paul through body fluids including sweat there is a vaccine that has been used for quite

troops have been deployed to restore calm in malawi's capital no longer after battles broke out between protesters and police rallies have been held across the country with protesters torching government vehicles and burning shops said months of protest since the president peter will say rica won a 2nd term in april demonstrators say that the vote was rigged and want the head of the electoral commission to step down. at least 8 people have been killed since the syrian regime's ceasefire truce collapsed just days after it was brokered in kazakhstan meanwhile turkey's president has warned that his troops could attack kurdish areas in northeastern syria very soon said i heard the reports. on turkey's border with syria. jordan and resumes on what is supposed to be a demilitarized zone the 4 day old cease fire in northwest syria came to an end on monday yet more civilians have since been killed minutes after the syrian military declared the cease fire dead syrian and russian warplanes again began targeting populated areas across southern province and the northern countryside of nearby hama f

practices and has bowed to do more there have been modest increases in elephant populations in kenya malawi in uganda but losses in tanzania mozambique and the democratic republic of congo complex with people over habitat loss is a problem but so too is poaching that's despite the $989.00 international ban on the trade in ivory there are estimated to be about $400000.00 elephants in sub-saharan africa it's also estimated $55.00 african elephants are killed for their ivory every day that's $20000.00 a year. there is a long standing debate about whether i brew stock should be sold or whether that would provide further cover but the illegal trade campaigners say wildlife crime is worth noting but more needs to be done before it's too late and the heywood. well jasmin williamson is from the elephant protection initiative joins me in the studio now and of course it is the discussion about elephants that is key in this meeting with so many countries involved it's hardly surprising that there are divisions about whether there should be a blanket ban on the ivory trade or whether it should be regul

mozambique which is 2000 kilometers away is setting up disease checkpoints along its border with malawi. and want to bring a shot of the border with the d.l.c. on thursday after 4 patients of the eastern called the new city of goma tested positive for the disease others a being tested for possible infection stephanie decker has more from the rwandan capital kigali they've tightened the health checks at the border which means making everyone wash their hands screaming for an elevated temperature because that is one of the 1st symptoms of the virus is a high fever but of course it's a challenge to me having said that there's never been a case of it but they've also been training their medical profession professionals they vaccinated them and they're holding drills in hospitals throughout you know not just the border areas but also here in the capital the challenge with containing the virus is exactly the fact that you have to trace back who ever the patient has come into contact with these part of the d.r. c. is remote it's an area that's been neglected for years by its own government it'

practices and has bowed to do more there have been modest increases in elephant populations in kenya malawi in uganda but losses in tanzania mozambique and the democratic republic of congo complex with people over habitat loss is a problem but so too is poaching that's despite the $989.00 international ban on the trade in ivory there are estimated to be about $400000.00 elephants in sub-saharan africa it's also estimated $55.00 african elephants are killed for their ivory every day that's $20000.00 a year. there is a long standing debate about whether ivory stocks should be sold or whether that would provide a cuppa but the illegal trade campaigners say wildlife crime is worth noting that more needs to be done before it's too late and he would. the gun control debate in the us is a clash of cultures between rural areas where gun ownership is common and big cities concerned about crime and mass shootings a survey by the pew research center reveals that 30 percent of american adults say they own a gun whether the owners are not americans have brought exposure to firearms namely hoffa all adul

in malawi troops have been deployed to restore calm in the capital a long way following fighting between protesters and police protests have repeatedly accused the president. of election fraud since he won a 2nd term in april. opposition supporters say may's presidential election was rigged to favor peter who narrowly won reelection her opposition leader. many people joined in the demonstrations across the country they say the want the head of the commission gone. must resign if she missed out on election. demonstrations she doesn't. force to stop. people from demonstrating. against. rights of the people. opposition parties and says there were lots of irregularities analysed many votes tally sheets were altered using typewriter correction fluid election officials deny this. in some areas the army blocked roads to government buildings. president has accused the opposition are trying to sabotage the economy and spread chaos his ruling d.p.p. party denied allegations of vote rigging and fraud but these people on the street never did see the way we voted and the results that were announced t

practices and has bowed to do more there have been modest increases in elephant populations in kenya malawi and uganda but losses in tanzania mozambique and the democratic republic of congo complex with people over habitat loss is a problem but so too is poaching that's despite the $989.00 international ban on the trade in ivory there are estimated to be about $400000.00 elephants in sub-saharan africa it's also estimated $55.00 african elephants are killed for their ivory every day that's $20000.00 a year. there is a long standing debate about whether ivory stock should be sold or whether that would provide further cover but the illegal trade campaigners say wildlife crime is worth noting that more needs to be done before it's too late imo he would. ok let's get more on that for you on the news we're joined by yvonne in geneva she's the secretary general of the convention on international trade in endangered species on wild foreigner and flora on it go welcome to al-jazeera is it just vietnam i mean is there a unique coming together of how those illegal traders do what they do or do other

. >> everywhere i was going around the world whether malawi or senegal talking to women about safe and healthy birth are vaccinations when i would put the question back on them what questions do you have of me? what about my health? what about contraception? i was shocked how many women knew about them and that they use to use them but in that little health clinic that was easily half the size of the stage to show up for vaccines they would tell you they would walk ten or 20 kilometers and say i use to be able to get contraceptives here why can i not? they said this is an emergency if i have another child in the next year i may not survive a childbirth and if i have three or four or five already i cannot pay for them it's not fair to the ones that i have. i could not believe it and at first i wanted to turn away from this. i was catholic i knew this wouldn't be easy but looking at the data because of aids condoms were stocked but if i would ask them can't you get condomss? they say i cannot negotiate a condom in my relationship to suggest that my husband is unfaithful or that i have be