malcolm webb, al jazeera. >> thousands of venezuelans have marched through the streets demanding betterages. it included public health workers, teachers, and pensioners. they are employed by the government and earn between $30 and $100 a month. inflation makes her hard to make ends meet. 155 percent last october. brazil's capital bracing for more demonstrations from supporters of the former president. security forces are setting up barricades and shutting down main avenues to traffic. sunday, protesters invaded the supreme court, presidential palace, and congress to overturn the general election. since then, messages have been circulating on social media urging crowds to rally against president lula da silva's election. the president says every gesture against countries democracy will be punished. we spoke with the communication minister in brazil. >> he says the government already knows who financed the attack against the presidential palace, supreme court, and congress building on sunday, and who financed the thousands of people who were bussed here. he said they are members of the po

malcolm webb has more from kitshanga. >> residents of nearby towns and villages told us it began with a heavy barrage of artillery fired by the government forces toward kitshanga. we also heard reports that m23 has launched a counteroffensive. this is all happening the same week the pope is due to visit the democratic republic of congo. it is the first time the pope has been here in nearly 40 years. here is and the capital, a podium has been erected. the pope is meant to give a mass here to thousands of people. congo is the biggest catholic country in africa. we are joined by congo's government spokesperson. the pope says he is coming with a message of peace but there is not peace in the east at the moment. is there? >> there is not. they decided to bring trouble, they have done that for the past 25 years almost. we stopped working with them in order to bring peace. that is clearly not their choice. even if we have this bad situation in the eastern part, if we bring the old message, more compassion, it brings solidarity to the people. we hope the pope's visit will help to people all o

the un says at least 7 people were killed. warning that malcolm webb's report contains images. some viewers may find upsetting from the very beginning. dozens of people have been killed in a touring province in recent weeks. the modem of a rebel group called for deco, which operates in eastern democratic republic of congo, is widely thought to be responsible. i managed to hide myself when the militia started the mass killing in the village with machetes and bullets. after a few hours, as a militia withdrew from the area, i came back to check around and i found the dead body of my husband, among others along the road site. many of the relatives of the victims only found the bodies of their loved ones. days after co deco fighters left the area i went on my share day, the militias were carrying many machetes and summer guns. i saw them from well hiding myself, and the machines were covered with blood after they finish killing all the people. and i wanna buy my food. i could echo originated in a conflict, david grazing and farmland that began decades ago forth on ethnic lines. now

nearby malcolm webb is joining us from kinshasa with an update on this story. so what is the latest on the operation malcolm? the government says that it's offensive with law and this morning, residents in the area say sunrise. that's how we understand it began. widely reported this economy leads government to the fighting alongside a coalition of goods known as providing the infantry for this offensive that the government denies that a fight alongside armed group. we will head with force from residence on from the local press. the and $23.00 is loans to counselor of offensive back towards the town of west. so that's where the congolese forces, where the stronghold is in the region. that's where they retreated to last week. off the n 23 bytes. took the town of kit cha guy and $23.00 can take west so they could advance further towards the town of soc from that they could cuts off the city of the provincial capital for many people in going to fit i'm 73 widely understood to be backed by neighboring rwanda flights, as have been photographed with rwandan soldiers, c

it also runs around a 3rd of the diocese public schools educating some $6000000.00 children. malcolm webb has more now from kinshasa. after we landed the international airport, you drove through the city greeted by tens of thousands of cheering followers and went straight to the presidential palace where he met congolese president felix to kitty and other congress politicians where he said these things. and he said that political exploitation here in democratic republic of congo gives way to economy colonialism which he describes is equally enslaving. so that sounds like a reference in his 1st to the colonial pass. belgian colonized was now democratic republic of congo. and it was the belgian collection that brought catholicism here 130 years ago. but what we possibly even stronger was what pope france is said about politics. hearing con guy. and he said that the must be credible election, still had 4 on the program. 2 years of trauma. how me in manila, chico, left children in coyote state, struggling for food in education. living in fear of asked me i am, i says the global economy is str

as malcolm webb has more from kinshasa, after he landed the international, therefore, he drove through the city, greeted by tens of thousands of cheering followers, went straight to the presidential palace, not very many hungry lease president ceiling to kitty and other congress politicians where he said these things, and he said that political exploitation here in democratic republic of congo giving way to economy colonialism which he describes is fully slaving. so that sounds like a reference in the 1st is a colonial pass. belgian u haul. and i was now the democratic republic of congo, and it was the belgian color that brought catholicism here 130 years ago. but what we possibly even stronger was what pope francis said about politics hearing. and he said that the must be credible elections. us justice department says for more men has been charged with criminal offenses in connection with the assassination of haiti's president of anatomy. louise man have been transferred to american custody after being detained in haiti. ways was assassinated in his own home in july 2021 prime ministe

violence and starvation during the conflict. hundreds of thousands had been forced from their homes. malcolm webb has more from the canyon capital of nairobi. it's a great 4th of the said that they're handing over the weapons. we've seen some video of that report from the ground, confirming that some heavy weapons are being handed over. we don't know how many we don't know if it, all of them. another 2 great influences leaders dominated previously dominated ethiopian military and politics for all my. when the conflict began between them and the government of prime minister ivy, i'm just david 2 years ago. they defected with a substantial fraction of the military that was loyal to them. now the peace agreement that was signed in south africa and also 2nd agreement signed here in kenya's capital nairobi, stated the weapons were handed over, that the federal government forces should withdraw from 2 great and same time. and foreign forces should all say we've drawn out access is still heavily restricted to great, difficult to verify the claim that humanitarian access has opened up a bit. in recent we

but i've been accused of faking a pullback. malcolm webb has more from kinshasa residence of nearby towns and villages told us that it began with a heavy barrel of artillery, fired by the government forces towards the town of tango. we will say head reports, the m 23 is launched. the counter offensive. this is all happening on the same week that the pope is due to visit the democratic republic of congo. the 1st time of pope's behaving nearly 40 years. and here in the capital can chatter a podium has been erected on wednesday, the pope's meant to give a mass here to thousands of people. congress, the biggest catholic country in africa. it is here that we joined with congress. government spokesman patrick mia. the pope says he's coming here with a message of peace, but there isn't peace in the east at the moment. is there isn't peace because of fund i decide to bring trouble. they've been doing that for the past 25 years. almost. we been working with them, we stop working with damage the present to security in order to build piece together. but that's clearly not the choice of the present t

the 15th malcolm webb has more from kinshasa residents, by towns and villages. se began with a silvery sunrise, fired by the communist government towards the town of tango. and it's widely reported that the government forces fighting alongside a coalition of armed groups known as a c p to providing the infantry for this event that the government denies supporting and fighting with the groups. now we're also hearing from local press residents and 23 flights of launch the counter offensive that trying it take from the government forces the town of where so where so where the government forces retreated to last week when i was 23, took the town of kit anger and if m 23 can take where so they'll be on their way to the town of sar kaye. if they reach there they will have succeeded in circling the city of goma the provincial capital. now m $23.00 is widely understood to be backed by neighboring rwanda. its fighters have been photographed alongside rwandan soldiers. they were rwandan equipment. congolese, military sources say that they've received substantial reinforcements from rwanda just i

all right, thanks so much. malcolm webb now, tyree nichols died earlier this month in memphis after being beaten by police. his family live in a neighbourhood represented by counsel woman patrice robinson. robinson has called the attack overwhelming and inhumane. she wants answers. she's spoken val just here is gabriel alexander. i want to welcome you to the house. come on. but teresa robinson is a member of the memphis city council. so she was shown the video of the beating of tyree nichols of the hands of police before it was released to the public and we share with the world. i was all the way up when we were so sound that video. i saw it with my own ass and into person sitting in on a brown leaning up against the car and no wine given them any attention. seeing and bleed and in pain act, it was just an humane. there's still a lot of unanswered questions into the death of tyree nichols, including why police even pulled him over in his car in the 1st place. even robinson, as a high ranking city official, has still not gotten an answer to that question. they keep telling me it was for a

violence and starvation during the conflict. hundreds of thousands have been forced from their homes. malcolm webb has more from the canyon capital. nairobi to green forces has said that they're handing over the weapons. we've seen some video that reports from the ground, confirming that some heavy weapons are being handed over. we don't know how many, and we don't know if it's all of them. another to graham force is lead is dominated previously dominated. ethiopia is military and politics for almost 30 years. and when the conflict began between them and the government of prime minister avi, i made to stave it 2 years ago. they defected with a substantial fraction of the military that was loyal to them on the peace agreements that were signed in south africa. and also 2nd agreement signed here in kenya's capital nairobi stated that as their weapons were handed over, that the federal government forces should withdraw from to grey at the same time. and foreign forces should also withdraw. now access this ill heavily restricted to gray, is difficult to verify the claims, but humanitarian access has o

let's go to markham webb, who is the nairobi monitoring the situation in d r c for what more you hearing malcolm about what's happening in kids shonda who am 23 fighters have taken the town and not also enable them to cuts off the road that lead from chattanooga to the city, the provincial capital of north proven the main road going north from guy must be cut off for a month now by 23. so now this cuts off the other road to the north and 30 feet widely understood to be backed by neighboring rwanda rondon soldiers have been filled and photographed with them. 23 lighted 3 slices, commonly used for london military equipment, although ruined the denied backing group. now the sea and now among many people in goma is it 23 may keep pushing southwards toward the city of san jose. and if they read that, they can basically largely call the city of which would put them in a strong position to negotiate with the comedies government will say close to where they are now. coal mine a mineral that mines the $1000000.00 every year. and 23 control those mines in the past. that's still under the control of commun