malcolm webb al-jazeera. central african republic. a nationwide internet blackout ahead of elections in uganda has been partially lifted social media platforms are still blocked and can only be accessed using virtual private networks which bypass the instructions now the president you were in 70 has been declared the winner remains unclear how much longer the ban will continue catherine sort of reports from kampala. put out of our home or britons that we work with were put out of our crown on a normal day this office at a motorcycle transport ordination will be very busy robert thomson ricky started the own line company that connects motorcycles taxis called put up or does with passengers and food korea's 2 clients so the 5 day blackout affected the company badly over 20000 border boarders borders income people and between part of 50000 people between around $50000.00 shillings a day and the action for now what for 5 days. government officials say the shutdown was necessary to crush violent demonstrations that were being planned by op

hours we have to leave people here desperately hoping somebody will soon come back and help malcolm webb al-jazeera tsonga lola democratic republic of congo. is the country representative of u.n.h.c.r. and democratic republic of congo she says the refugees are vulnerable. that and more then at close to 90000 now is to mitigate their authorities we can classify as quite desperate because one the physical location in which this refugees have a right is very vast they are in 3 provinces and they are basically very very difficult to reach secondly didn't come emotionally depleted some of them this is not the 1st time that crossing into the d.s.e. those who even left lead last year help found themselves again being to again been displaced so emotionally in a very very hard position also in terms of their. 'd big canary needs fault water sanitation 'd slippin and. 'd signs at the moment because we're a house we're still really looked at in assistance from kinshasa and from but only to this location and whether find themselves in 3 provinces and the host community that normally would assist them were the

malcolm webb al-jazeera. central african republic. a nationwide internet blackout imposed ahead of elections in uganda has been partially lifted but social media platforms are still blocked president in 71 a 6th term in office but opposition leader bobby wine has rejected that citing widespread irregularities catherine so reports in the capital kampala. or britons that work with were put out of afternoon on a normal day this office at a motorcycle transport ordination will be very busy robert thomson ricky started their own line company that connects motorcycles taxis called put up or does with passengers and food korea's 2 clients so the 5 day blackout affected the company badly over 20000 border boarders borders in each of these people and between predator 50000 people they are between are around 50000 shillings a day and the action for now what for 5 days. government officials say the shutdown was necessary to crush violent demonstrations that were being planned by opposition leaders like bodyline some political analysts who truste

hours we had to leave people here desperately hope somebody will soon come back and help malcolm webb al-jazeera. democratic republic of congo. still heads on al-jazeera coronavirus cases are on the rise in china and that could change millions there celebrate the upcoming lunar new year holiday. historic indonesian are the sites finally gone display at home years after they were taken by dutch colonizers. the u.s. pacific seaboard is interesting and i'm in san francisco's forecast because from sunny to rain and then rain again doesn't happen that often for all the way down the coast it looks as though you get to see rain or snow in the rockies in the cascades right down to before california the same time more normal weather seems likely in most places in the u.s. this is the extent of real cold wind with snow falling from the morning eastwards and then just set up the rain because you get a few devolves and when these 2 come together you've got to get some pretty sundries scar is the whole lot's moving slowly eastwards and you see that change from windy and wet on mondays in missouri down to pos

plastic waste the environmentalists say more plastics and more dumping would be disastrous malcolm webb al-jazeera nairobi kenya. exports of cherries from chile to china have taken a hit and it appears to be all because of a rumor unsubstantiated reports began circulating on chinese social media that traces of covert 19 were found in some boxes are lot america editor the c.n.n. reports from santiago. all year long producers wait for this moment when their cherries go through the final stage of selection sanitation and packing before being shipped off to china for the chinese this color red ribbons good fortune so they import cherries mainly from chile to celebrate the chinese new year which starts next month but when an unsubstantiated story went viral on chinese social networks last week it brought misfortune to chile's multi $1000000000.00 cherry industry if the money from us are not the same this was the result of non-official information in china a rumor that's provoked a steep drop in demand that our government is working round the clock with the private sector to see what we can do. when cla

plastic waste the environmentalist say more plastics and more dumping would be disastrous malcolm webb al-jazeera nairobi kenya. supporters of india's governing b.j. are being accused of stoking violence toward protesting farmers the internet's been blocked in march of one state after fighting broke out of one of the protest camps the farmers want the government to scrap new laws they say will ruin their livelihoods alexia bryan reports. at the single crossing in the outskirts of india's capital new delhi protesting farmers face off against groups of men who are shouting slogans against them. some farmers are seen calling for calm but police fire tear gas and use their betterness with force because. tensions been rising since tuesday india's republic day in the farmers major tractor rally culminated in these scenes at new delhi's famous red fort authorities blame some of the farmers for instigating the violence. from the mayor my government has always respected freedom of expression and holding of peaceful protests and a democratic set up however the recent acts of dishonoring the national flag a

plastic waste the environmentalists say more plastics and more dumping would be disastrous malcolm webb al-jazeera nairobi kenya award winning american actress asli tyson has died at the age of 96 looks back at her life and career. in what you. are was an actress of enormous skill a trailblazer and a role model for black women in theater film and television. tyson was nominated for an academy award for sounder in which she played a strong sharecropper wife and mother struggling to keep her family together in depression era louisiana. in the 1974 television movie the autobiography of miss jane pittman tyson portrayed a woman born in slaved living through the tribulations of the jim crow south and perseverance until the civil rights movement dawned ok. oh no you can't oh that ain't a lot you can make oh what if. in the climactic scene tyson as jane pittman defies menacing policemen to drink from a whites only water fountain symbolically triumphing over bigotry. tyson received 2 emmy awards for the film she broke down barriers for not just black people in hollywood but for black women to particularly

hours we had to leave people here desperately hoping somebody will soon come back and help malcolm webb al-jazeera song democratic republic of congo. a pro independence group in disputed western sahara has launched an overnight attack in the un patrolled buffer zone near the border with mauritania the policy front says its fighters fired rockets towards a gate go out in another group a declared an end to a 3 decade old cease fire after american troops carried out a military operation in the area. the government has extended a night curfew and banned gatherings to curb the cave of 19 pandemic but it hasn't stopped hundreds of people from protesting against repression unemployment and poverty as more. people want to bring down the regime a child that 1st emerged a decade ago has made a comeback on the very same streets what's newsy is just one revolution unfolded. despite it bringing political change people in the capital tunis and several other cities all angry thousands have once again been protesting demanding further economic social and political reforms better living conditions and an end to po

hours we had to leave people here desperately hoping somebody will soon come back and help malcolm webb al-jazeera song democratic republic of congo. government has extended a night to curfew and ban gatherings until february the 4th seems to cut the cave in 1000 pandemic but it hasn't stopped hundreds of people in several cities protesting against repression unemployment and poverty. the people want to bring down the regime a child that 1st emerged a decade ago has made a comeback on the very same streets what's newsy is just one revolution unfolded. despite it bringing political change people in the capital tunis and several other cities all angry thousands have once again been protesting demanding further economic social and political reforms better living conditions and an end to police brutality the biggest of them are to you if you go to protests you will die if you go to school you will die there is always police repression and yet we haven't seen their presence when there are murders fests rape and terrorism. i let you know the f.i.d. believe i will demand that the politicians have mercy o

they think effect on people's lives malcolm webb al-jazeera central african republic. i've. got you all deserve means a whole run a reminder of our top stories more than 20 people have been killed and dozens dozens wounded in a suspected twin suicide attack in iraq's capital now the explosions happened in a baghdad market suicide attacks had become a rare thing in the city the last one happened in 2019 hours after being sworn in as the 46th president of the united states joe biden assigned 17 executive orders and actions dismantling some of donald trump's contentious policies they include a rollback of the immigration ban targeting muslims and having the u.s. rejoined the paris climate of called. well i mean i'm proud there's executive action. by keeping the promises were made people are going to go. to. our board we're going to need for. the 1st order here is. to. come. which we call. the long. word or i have a part mask you want children to be kept on from your property an interstate commerce and center this is the 1st time. this is made history of her swearing in breaking

hours we have to leave people here desperately hoping somebody will soon come back and help malcolm webb al-jazeera tsonga lola democratic republic of congo. the number of people from central african republic seeking safety in neighboring countries has soared since december's disputed election already 100000 people are displaced within their own country and another 100000 have been forced to seek shelter elsewhere that number is expected to rise almost 5000 people will travel to cameroon and an equal number have gone to chad 400 people travel to the republic of congo for the vast majority that's around 90000 people have crossed to the democratic republic of congo where they're facing an uncertain future liz who are is the country representative for the u.n.h.c.r. in the democratic republic of congo she says the refugees are in a vulnerable position. that and more then at close to 90000 now is to mitigate their authorities we can classify as quite desperate because one the physical location in which this refugees have a right is very vast they are in 3 provinces and they are basically very very diff

hours we had to leave people here desperately hoping somebody will soon come back and help malcolm webb al-jazeera. democratic republic of congo. thousands of buildings have been damaged or destroyed and almost 7000 people displaced after cyclon ellery's hit mozambique strong winds and heavy rain bore down on the san sebastian peninsula on saturday it wasn't nearly as bad as cyclon in which hit in 2019 killing several 100 people a say just storm caused a power outage in the coastal city of farah but there were few injuries reported. we have been kind of lucky that this week. has not been as high as we were anticipating and as you can imagine it is. it's usually a result of the destruction so comparatively this has been my home however some of the work on the ground so the floods and. they are and until a communication system has been destructive to those around this half hour the difficulties of educating during a pandemic now the coronavirus is further widening the gap between rich and poor. and could the answer to the philippines energy crisis lie in this aging and unused nuclear power plant. wh

hours we have to leave people here desperately hoping somebody will soon come back and help malcolm webb al-jazeera tsonga lola democratic republic of congo. coming up on al-jazeera right after the break putting a smile on the faces of kurdistan's children doctors battle a poorly funded system to train their patients. it's time for the perfect gentleman the winter sponsored point qatar airways they'll be a breeze bit of rain or snow for many places throughout china on the korean peninsula of the next day or so as this week frontal system goes eastwards the real cold is held north and text back into dropping temperatures lou but that minus 80 we don't see a huge drop elsewhere the sun revives things elseworlds rain light in china we're redevelop a significant i think of a sudden japan where she's going to cause a bit more problem with potential flooding as a still some snow to get rid of to melt if you like south of that and again it's relatively quiet moment there are pretty big showers in indonesia but malaysia and most of the philippines most the southeast asian mainland a relatively dry weather

hours we had to leave people here desperately hope somebody will soon come back and help malcolm webb al-jazeera. democratic republic of congo still ahead on al-jazeera the difficulties of educating during a pandemic the coronavirus is further widening the gap between rich and poor. you know with the edge of the atlantic to get the city of st louis in senegal in what is a unesco world heritage sites being destroyed by the rising you should find out that's why people here are struggling to cope with the changing climate. it's time for the perfect jan and the winter sponsored by qatar airways. there be a brief bit of rain or snow for many places throughout china on the korean peninsula of the next day or so as this week frontal system goes eastwards the real cold is held north and the turks back into drop which enters into about that minus 18 we don't see a huge drop elsewhere the sun revives things afterwards rain light in china we're redevelop a significant i think of a sudden japan which is going to cause a bit more problem with potential flooding is that still some snow to get rid of to melt i

hours we have to leave people here desperately hoping somebody will soon come back and help malcolm webb al-jazeera tsonga lola democratic republic of congo. is a country representative of u.n.h.c.r. and democratic republic of congo she says the refugees are vulnerable. that and more than a close to 90000 now is committed by the authorities we can classify as quite desperate because one the physical location in which this refugees have a right is very vast they are in 3 provinces and they are basically very very difficult to reach secondly didn't come emotionally depleted some of them this is not the 1st time that crossing into the d.s.e. those who even left let last year help found themselves again been to again been displaced so emotionally in a very very hard position also in terms of their. 'd big canary needs fuld water sanitation 'd slippin and. 'd science at the moment because we have we're still every look at an assistance from kinshasa and from but only to the dislocation. where they find themselves in 3 provinces and the host committee that normally would assist them where the 1st respond

hours we had to leave people here desperately hope somebody will soon come back and help malcolm webb al-jazeera tsonga lola democratic republic of congo. well the number of people from central african republic seeking safety in neighboring countries has soared since dispensed december's disputed election already 100000 people displaced within their own country but more than 84000 people have been forced to seek shelter elsewhere and that number is expected to rise almost 5000 people travel to cameroon and an equal number have gone on to chad 400 people travel to the republic of congo but the vast majority of that's the 74000 we're talking about have crossed to the democratic republic of congo where they're facing an uncertain future let's talk to lose a horse she's the country representative of u.n.h.c.r. in the democratic republic of congo she joins us live on skype from kinshasa as a whore what sort of state of the people in who are arriving there. thank you very much for having me. this the situation in the d.s.e. of the refugees that have a right as you rightly say to that and more than a c

plastic waste the environmentalists say more plastics and more dumping would be disastrous malcolm webb al-jazeera nairobi kenya. the coronavirus pandemic has devastated the live music industry in most countries but new zealand has emerged as one of the few places in the world where bands can still play to large crowds when he reports on the town of. it was it's been a career defining 12 months for this rising new zealand band while much of the world has been in various forms of coronavirus lockdown l. a b. has been traveling the country playing to packed stadiums we've been able to still perform. get out there and play gigs and and tour material which has made our fan base just explode. so it's been a it's been an awesome year but in other countries the pandemic has destroyed the live music industry one of the world's largest festivals glastonbury in the united kingdom has been cancelled for a 2nd consecutive year industry leaders worry that without support from the government and insurance companies some concerts and festivals may be lost to the goods it's very hard to. underestimate the state's

hours we had to leave people here desperately hoping somebody will soon come back and help malcolm webb al-jazeera. democratic republic of congo. a damning report by the voters news agency has found multiple cases of soldiers raping female refugees in ethiopia's to great region many of the attacks happened weeks after the government announced it had secured the capital micheli and ended its conflict with rebels last november if he appears military entity grey in the north to dislodge the governing party and rebel groups triggering a humanitarian crisis aid agencies still can't access many areas and the u.n. estimates some 4000000 people that urgently need food or some of it actually is a journalist with the reporter and joins us by skype from ethiopia capital addis ababa thanks very much for being with us now i know it's difficult to get information out of gray but what are you hearing about the latest from there. our seem to have lost. some of it actually at the moment but hope you will be able to get back to metal later that scott brown is going down for about. now thousands of buildings have be

last week but they threatened to attack again if the government didn't step down by sunday al-jazeera as malcolm webb has the latest from central african republic is capital own gain. there is no sign of the civilian political opposition in the courtroom today in the ruling very much favored the ruling party of president found since friday where the opposition is that there was widespread irregularities and that the violence in many parts of the country meant that the ball should be rerun that the constitutional court rejected it which is outside headquarters that building i did as i go to but there is parties a bit of a celebration going on there is a dance to that they've hired some guys standards and come to have a look but there isn't really an enormous crowd of supporters and this is one of the problems that faces according to a lot of analysts say that none of the factions who are vying for power really represent the population or have a major support by the opposition who are challenging the ruling in court to just part of it the armed groups that he mentioned or another party that just outsid

want to 2nd term in office in december al-jazeera is malcolm webb has just arrived in bangor joins us now live malcolm tell us 1st about the situation our security forces firmly in control of the capital right now. there are fighters from a coalition of rebel groups just down the road a few kilometers away on the outskirts of the city another significant group of them about 12 kilometers in that direction also on the edge of the city in both areas was heavy fighting 3 days ago now security sources say they also know how several so here within the city in preparation for an attack. coalition of armed groups has given an ultimatum to the government it gives them 48 hours to get out that ultimatum expires on sunday evening now this comes ahead of the constitution ruling that due on tuesday which will potentially reaffirm the office of president there bring him in for a 2nd following the announcement of his victory in elections last month that victory is disputed the civilian opposition say the election was rigged and the armed opposition it was just down the road refuted the legitimacy o

into the democratic republic of congo and it's not clear what's going to happen to them al-jazeera as malcolm webb's got exclusive access to one area where refugees say there's hardly any food to eat or clean water to drink . killing looting and rape by fighters from armed groups in the central african republic tens of thousands of villages on the run many of them of crossed this river. in dugout canoes on the other side is relative safety in villages in the democratic republic of congo only accessible by boat we went to look for them with the un refugee agency. and we found them in their thousands sheltering in villages along the riverbank. our arrival drew a crowd people here say they've been waiting for help since they arrived here last week they lined up hoping. and more keep coming. others go back to retrieve possessions from their homes or crops and their farms. that's what to leave tried. and she came back with nothing. the rebels attacked last week we had a lot of destroyed everything they raped and they kidnapped some of them didn't say exactly what happened because we had to run. violence

last week but they started to attack again if the government didn't step down by sunday al-jazeera as malcolm webb has the latest from central african republic skeptical bone gate. was no sign of the civilian political opposition in the courtroom today in the ruling very much favored the ruling party of president found since friday where the opposition is that there was widespread irregularities and that the violence in many parts of the country meant that the ball should be rerun the constitutional court rejected it because outside headquarters out there we have it as a coach as of but there is posses a bit of a celebration going on there is a donkey that they've hired some guys standards have come to have a look but there isn't really an enormous crowd of supporters and this is one of the problems that they are faces according to a lot of analysts they say that none of the factions who are vying for power really represent the population or have a major support by the opposition who are challenging the ruling in court to just part of it the armed groups that he mentioned or another party that jus

desperately hoping somebody will soon come back and help malcolm webb out his iraq song democratic republic of congo. well still ahead here on al-jazeera. the call for change in tunis here demonstrators say they're fed up with broken promises corruption and poverty among the government to go. also has been lying dormant for decades so why is the philippines thinking about reviving this nuclear plant we'll tell you after the break. he's drawing africa moment in russia malaysian and the philippines there are a few heavy shasta around luzon and the might be a few more to come in the forecast but really the focus is a bit further south admittedly most assume archer's got a potential then through java towards property in new guinea that's where the heaviest showers are likely to be and if you could sense of the equator that's been affecting northern australia in particular the york peninsula but anywhere from darwin east has been particularly wet and then this the remains of the old tropical low that's now in south australia ahead of it it's quite hot so adelaide ends up losing about 7 or 8 degrees as the rain comes in on monday but nobody