have you spoken to grace mugabe? as far as i am concerned... spoken to grace mugabe?concerned. . . grace spoken to grace mugabe? as far as i am concerned... grace mugabe was not only the first lady, she was also the secretary for women's affairs in the secretary for women's affairs in the ruling party, and that position, zeinab, isa the ruling party, and that position, zeinab, is a very serious position. and as a leader, a top leader in the party, she was entitled, one, to discharge the programme and, two, have her views as to who should occu py have her views as to who should occupy office. she was entitled to that. and in doing so... have you spoken to her? she has not been seen. spoken to her? she has not been seen. have you spoken to her, orfor that matter robert mugabe? no, i haven't, because of circumstances that have arisen. i look forward to doing so, specially speaking with president mugabe, who is zimbabwe's pastor, and unfortunately we are not cu ba ns pastor, and unfortunately we are not cubans because our politics have been influenced by our colonial rela

the removal of robert mugabe as president of zimbabwe in november led to several mugabe loyalists goingerground. the most prominent of these is probablyjonathan moyo, until recently a cabinet minister, key ally and close adviser to robert mugabe and his wife, grace. he has been described as one of the most hated men in zimbabwe, and is wanted in the country on corruption charges. jonathan moyo is now in hiding in self—imposed exile, and says his family is being harassed, and that his life is under threat. we cannot disclose his location, at his request. this is his first interview since his ousting of president mugabe. what has he got to say for himself? jonathan moyo, welcome to hardtalk. why have you gone into hiding, and not wish to disclose your whereabouts? it is because of the extraordinary situation that exists in zimbabwe, following the unconstitutional overthrow of the government in a military coup that took place on 15 november. and on that day, the military specifically targeted my house and myself, with a clear intention to cause harm. and that is why i am not in the country

he and his family and get at least ten million george mugabe's principle they told the times newspaper last week that the ex-president had been assured his assets were secured and was just as a last ok they own the largest landowners in the country they own a deadly two private schools they control the running of an orphanage they only twenty five bedroom house in harare known as the blue roof along with a second property in the same city military story home in the country yet they have a two point four million house in the sentence suburb of johannesburg and apartment in hong kong and a room and also to have property and in malaysia and singapore not bad actually is it not a lot of love and i don't think it's all that bad but i know consultation on this shanty little deal that allows him not actually do when they're referring no be beyond the law what a precedent that says do you want to see ocracy did you did did did you really want a referendum on that or this thing was negotiated and we ended up and celebrate they didn't care they didn't mind what it was they wanted one of our live

question does not grant immunity post incumbent so president mugabe was immune to prosecution when he was in office now the new government will process this whole thing or has that immunity or something else because. it's only binding in this fight is the on would well and the gentleman the gentleman less is concerned he's already been told that he can keep this out since he. and his family and get at least ten million george mugabe's principle they told the times newspaper last week that the ex-president had been assured his assets were secured and which assets of us ok they own the largest landowners in the country they own a deadly two private schools they control the running of an unfinished nearly twenty five bedroom house in harare known as the blue roof along with the second property in the same city and that's three story home in the country yet they have a two point four million house in the sentence suburb of johannesburg an apartment in hong kong and a room and also to have property and in malaysia and singapore not bad actually uses not a natural number they don't think it

little bit but let's talk about the public theater of the last ten days to make up for that or mr mugabe wasn't pushed out in order to bring in democracy now the p.f. had been perfectly happy trashing democracy for thirty five years the thing that brought change was the terrible realisation that mr mugabe was going to bring his wife into the top job and that would have upset all the vested interests in your country people who counted on. coming in to protect their interests and the secret couldn't know about not just me couldn't risk that not also correct what people cannot risk is somebody who people ought to be unstable in what appeared in behaved in as a terrible way to take over the controls of power in zimbabwe it would establish it would have established the whole country would have to submit to the region that was the consent that's not the view of did the most with a veteran of the liberation struggle he was close to mugabe for fifteen years he was quite clear the army intervened he said to save son piaf not the country but he was you know this must be not to know just because th

this period as head of central intelligence in the mid 1980's coincided with the most brutal of all mugabe's massacres the so-called cooler killings in which up to twenty thousand for the in the bin the tribe were killed or disappeared he's denied any role but actually the state controlled by the way a chronicle reported at the time that he compared to sentenced to bugs and cockroaches that reach such an epidemic the government needed to bring in d.n.a. and the thing to get rid of the actual thing seems worse is yet i hear you now give me a chance to respond to you first thing is we're weighing in a very limited very formative years of our country mistakes were made and that excuses massacre not even the other person doesn't exist important making decisions i'm sorry so many mistakes so that's an admission that he made mistakes but number one number two during that period when he was really sort of security unique was coming to poland into account for his actions all the time with a very robust parliament at that time to be able to something this is limited crimes this was these were parking

two of robert mugabe's former senior ministers have been released on bail after being charged with corruption criminal abuse of office former foreign affairs minister walter an assembly on the left and former energy minister samuel and bengie appeared in court after being arrested on friday several ministers from a god his government have now been arrested on corruption charges since the ninety three year old was forced to step down as president in november australia's great barrier reef as long been under threat from manmade pollution but now the world heritage site is once again being destroyed i want to its natural predators tens of thousands of crown of thorns starfish ecarte eating their way through coral at the southern end of the reef this is the fourth major starfish outbreak since the one nine hundred sixty s. authorities are organizing culling missions to protect the fragile environment.

what about grace mugabe? haddi given her immunity from prosecution? —— have you. no.ident immunity. what i have promised to our former president and the founding father of our nation is that first you have given me a package, a very lucrative package. but above that... it is reported to be above $10 million, is that right? no, that is in the press. what is the figure? there is no figure. he continues to enjoy his allowances and securities, secretary. my government will also facilitate him going to singapore for medical checkups and medical attention, all of those things. but we're not saying anybody commits a crime then we will stop the police dealing with that issue. paris is on flood alert — the seine has already overflowed its banks in some areas, and the river is so swollen that boats can't get under several bridges. some metro lines and stations have been closed, along with tourist attractions including notre dame cathedral. it's the wettest january in france for at least 100 years and the seine is expected to rise further — peaking on saturday. sarah corker repo

and you know mr former president mugabe had taken learn from. this mr bennett and his reputation are generally was that his neighborhood where he had these five the poor people there black people loved him he he paid school fees for people he saw him as the champion in the lookout should not along with a given men need name weeks means one of us saw he had to have babies but of cause he clashed heads with mr mr mugabe's government because he was a prominent member of the m.d.c. the opposition and so his death comes i say i say shock and the american authorities are looking into it but i think it will have an impact on board the opposition and the new government in zimbabwe what do you think that impact on the politics in zimbabwe is going to be and how do you think zimbabweans themselves are going to react to this news. you know when i saw the news i was shocked and you know the headline that i first saw it did not see it was in the u.s. i think the fact that it was in the u.s. at least is my my suspicions a little bit because the american autho

citizen has been released from jail after serving two months for insulting then president robert mugabe and social media twenty five year old moto doll of an was freed after prosecutors failed to provide a trial date she could still be summoned back to jail but departure as president would make appear to make vats unlikely or donovan was charged with subversion for allegedly calling mugabe a sick man on twitter. turkey has accused the u.s. of unprecedented interference in its domestic affairs after an american court convicted a turkish banker of helping iran invade sanctions and that ha kind of taylor and eight others have been found guilty of moving billions of dollars worth of iranian money through u.s. banks disguised as sales of food and gold turkish president of egypt a about a one has also been implicated in the case. this is a scandalous to see show of a scandalous case it was clear from the beginning that this case was a setup aimed not interfering in turkey mystic affairs i just tearing up turkey's dumbest politics illegally shameful a scenario he's been put into practice now w

citizens been released from jail after serving two months for insulting then president robert mugabe on social media twenty five year old martha o'donovan was freed after prosecutors failed to provide a trial date she could still be technically summoned back by mugabe's departure as president would make that appear to be unlikely donovan was charged with subversion for allegedly calling mugabe a sick man on twitter. i jerry and government team has landed in libya on a fact finding mission in the wake of video evidence showing organized slave markets the teams expected to repatriate more than five thousand. who was stranded in libya while trying to reach europe nigeria's anti trafficking agency says many migrants could be victims of human trafficking save the children says thousands of pregnant woman and new mothers in the injure refugee camps in bangladesh arjan plea in need of care they need organization says it expects as many as forty eight thousand babies to be born in the camps in twenty eighteen that's more than one hundred thirty women at day giving birth often in unsanitary c

and you know mr former president mugabe taking learn from. this mr bennett and his refutation are generally was that his neighborhood where he hardly is from the poor people there black people loved him he paid school fees for people he saw him as the champion in the lookout should not along with to give him a nickname which means one of us saw he had to have babies but of cause he clashed heads with mr mr mugabe's government because he was a prominent member of the m.d.c. the opposition and so his death comes out as a shark and the american authorities are looking into it but i think it will have an impact on both the opposition and the new government in zimbabwe the new executive director of the un children's agency unicef has warned hundreds of thousands of children in south sudan may die if emergency action isn't taken to boost food security ongoing fighting between forces loyal to the president and rival fighters loyal to sack deputy continue to devastate the country millions have been displaced. well the u.n. children's agency says two

compound he wants the international community to in zimbabwe's economic isolation neither robert mugabe is no longer president tries we want investors so our business can grow and they can only improve when they come and see what we have and what we can do there will encourage others to invest. the new president gore says he isn't davos to hear from world leaders and potential investors on what their once a bubble to do to convince them the country is ready for change reassure the number of issues which include the international isolation i've been the targeted sanctions also some of the property rights issues would naturally come from the world and i'm quite sure that the president is that zimbabwe is not right for business. opposition leaders however are warning the international community to be wary of gaga whose nickname is the crocodile he replaced a long time leader robert mugabe after a military intervention you must remember what you remember. for fifty years what is sure as your cue card was are you is should. go so far as showing that is a program and the market is the point a

in november the elections will be zimbabwe's first without mugabe since the country gained independence nine hundred eighty. well a number of countries in east africa have agreed to ban imports of secondhand clothes by next year rwanda tanzania and uganda have already started taxing the more heavily the idea is to give local manufacturing a better chance but in kenya many people don't want to see a band brought in. has more now from nairobi. across nairobi there are many street markets like this one was shoppers rummage through piles of secondhand clothes bargaining for a good deal here at tory market for a list and ten years been selling used clothes for two months with prices ranging from as little as under a dollar to about five dollars an item she says business is good yeah we are fun but we are fond of second hand clothes new clothes today are sometimes made from cheap material but we rely on second hand clothes because we know it's affordable and the quality is good when you were doing is our government figures show that in twenty fourteen secondhand clothing contributed ninety fi

home in the highlands and came to power in november after forcing out the longtime leader robert mugabe the first change of presidents in more than four decades had led to renewed hope among many in the country of a return to democratic norms let's talk about this and speak to alex i'm a gay so who is joining us on skype from canterbury in the u.k. he served as an advisor to morgan tsvangirai when he was prime minister thanks for speaking to us so how significant is that that he's the president and i got one has actually gone to visit the opposition leader. what does this tell you and i know you're speaking to us from the u.k. but domestically how is this going to be seen well i think it's significant in the sense that. you know this is the ruling party the president of the country who's going to see the opposition leader who is unwell. and he. has. two political game but also understanding that people will give him a lot of credit for going to see a scenario zimbabwean. who is sitting and well and according to the statements he made or he was just answering the question of a reporter r

and you know mr former president mugabe taking learn from. this mr bennett and his reputation are generally was that his neighborhood where he had his father the poor people there black people loved him. he paid school fees for people he saw him as the champion in the lookout should not along with to give him a need name means one of us so he had to have babies but of cause he clashed heads with mr mr mugabe's government because he was a prominent member of the m.d.c. the opposition and so his death comes i say i say shock and the american authorities are looking into it but i think it will have an impact on board the opposition and the new government in zimbabwe the u.s. is spending a forty five million dollars payment to the un's relief agency for palestinian refugees the money which was earmarked for food aid was promised last month now it's separate from the sixty five million dollars cut to. this week. at the time though when we provided that note that information to honor we made it clear that it was a pledge it was not a guarantee and

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a platform to show the international community how he'll be different from his predecessor robert mugabeand his harem of tasso reports all eyes will be on how much tackles the country's most pressing issues. claimants my dad and i used to work in a big battery he says it closed down when zimbabwe's economy collapsed almost twenty years ago. to survive the capital makes in a neighborhood compound he wants the international community to economic isolation now that robert mugabe is no longer president. we want investors so our business can grow and they can only improve when they come and see what we have and what we can do there will encourage others to invest. the new president in a seminar gaga says he isn't davos to hear from world leaders and potential investors on what they're once a bubble to do to convince them the country is ready for change reassure the number of issues which include the international isolation i pin the targeted sanctions also some of the property rights issues would naturally come from the world and i'm quite sure that the president is stuff that zimbabwe is not

still ahead in this week's issue, zimbabwe looks for way to resurrect itself in a post mugabe era. >> and a billion dollar upgrade. all that still ahead on bloomberg business week. we are back with the editor in chief of bloomberg business chief. must read section, great feature here that political turmoil in zimbabwe future of change? you focus on some of the companies that have struggled in face of all the economic challenges in the country. >> this is a great piece by matt campbell. with all the other turmoil that's engulfing the world, mugabe's nd robert downfall has drifted off into again.de shows be what is so important, why this piece really stands out is the economic devastation that's not only through the companies that have struggled as the company tries to get back its economic bearing, but the reasons why exists. it's not as simple as people think which is exploitation and of natural resources. they have a lot of lithium, resources r bad government corruption. it's also a very specific currency issue that is crippling these countries, these companies, who longer pay for mu

zimbabwe has dropped from the headlines ever since the resignation speech, that was not one, of mr mugabehat is he is up to now. but he has his plush house and bodyguards. but a very sad, potentially rich country, completely run down, so of course it is important. . let's see if this is a new chapter. now to the daily express, page three of the daily express. it has two royal stories, one about al—megrahi had been and oned about prince william. harry and meghan have gone to wales and seen harry and meghan have gone to wales and 5eena harry and meghan have gone to wales and seen a rapturous harry and meghan have gone to wales and seen a rapturou5 reception. meghan mania it has been described a5. there she is in her stella mccartney coat and welsh trou5er5. ye5, so everyone is delighted to have met her and she's obviously proving to be a bit of a hit as she goe5 proving to be a bit of a hit as she goes around the country. the second 5tory goes around the country. the second story is that prince william has decided to shave off what remains of his hairand to decided to shave off what remains

he and his family and get at least ten million george mugabe's principal aide told the times newspaper last week that the ex-president had been assured his assets were secured and which assets of us ok they own the largest land owners in the country they own a deadly two private schools they control the running of an orphanage they only twenty five bedroom house in harare known as the blue roof along with the second property in the same city and that's three story home in the country yet they have a two point four million house in the sentence suburb of johannesburg with an apartment in hong kong and a room and also to have property owned in malaysia and singapore not bad actually uses not a lot of nobility i don't think it's all that bad but and no consultation on this shabby little deal that allows him not actually to do when they're offering no be beyond the law what precedent that says do you want to see ocracy did did did you really want in a friend on that or this thing was negotiated and under it's about been celebrating canada didn't mind what it was they wanted one of their li

he and his family and get at least ten million george mugabe's principal aide told the times newspaper last week that the ex-president had been assured his assets were secured and which assets of us ok they own the largest landowners in the country they own a deadly two private schools they control the running of an orphanage they only twenty five bedroom house in harare known as the blue roof along with the second property in the same city and that's three story home in the country yet they have a two point four million house in the sentence suburb of johannesburg an apartment in hong kong and a room and also to have property owned in malaysia and singapore not bad actually uses not a lot of love and i don't think it's all that bad but and no consultation on this shabby little deal that allows him not actually when they're offering no be beyond the law what precedent that says do you want to see ocracy did did did you really want in a friend on that or this thing was negotiated and under it's above and celebrate they think can they didn't mind what it was they wanted one of their live

this is the first new year in the country without robert mu mugabe by as president in 37 years. >>> inew york city, officials are taking extra precautions to protect the people who will ring in the new year in times square. alison cossack shows how the city is preparing to keep revelers safe. >> reporter: snipers and bomb-sniffing dogs will both be a part of the new year's eve security in new york's times square as the ball drops. >> there are no credible and specific threats against new york city at this point in time and no credible and specific threats against the new year's eve celebrations. >> reporter: however, officials are taking no chances. additional checkpoints and street closures are in place. umbrellas and backpacks are banned. parking garages and hotels are getting more attention too after recent vehicle attacks around the world. and a mass shooting in las vegas killed dozens and injured hundreds more earlier this year. officials are also telling anyone headed to celebrate in times square they can expect random bag checks. >> every time i seem to turn around, there's anot

this is the first new year in the country without robert mu mugabe by as president in 37 years. >>> inew york city, officials are taking extra precautions to protect the people who will ring in the new year in times square. alison cossack shows how the city is preparing to keep revelers safe. >> reporter: snipers and bomb-sniffing dogs will both be a part of the new year's eve security in new york's times square as the ball drops. >> there are no credible and specific threats against new york city at this point in time and no credible and specific threats against the new year's eve celebrations. >> reporter: however, officials are taking no chances. additional checkpoints and street closures are in place. umbrellas and backpacks are banned. parking garages and hotels are getting more attention too after recent vehicle attacks around the world. and a mass shooting in las vegas killed dozens and injured hundreds more earlier this year. officials are also telling anyone headed to celebrate in times square they can expect random bag checks. >> every time i seem to turn around, there's anot

mounting back to security office space of attacks on walden's by inmates in recent months on sunday to mugabe hospitalized the very members used to prison europe's largest is one of those affected by the actio. alliance lasts rules. the. break it off. the response these prison guards of the rejected cools the and the start of for the government's. case a the justice minister's proposals last week who will shoot at the monster to security unemployment conditions. france's justice minister heiko database has said should meet with union leaders in a question and the crisis. now in its second week. this was this time we're going to get what we want and if we don't the whole from from. during the confusion cycle and colleagues as they. continue to flockingng we wt rest will have to the pressures more pressure than it will achieve. the nationwide strikes was sparked by state of inmates attacks this month. this was on sunday when two prison guards with a specialized. president michael has promised an overhaul of the prison system. french us of logan played of late pay insufficient cellophanene overc

ababa it's the first summit since emerson what took over in zimbabwe from the else that leader robert mugabe the leaders are also expected to issue a response to donald trump the rocketry comments about african countries well those are the headlines are going to have more news for you in half an hour coming up next it's talk to al-jazeera. only. you can form a move. to see. the my act plant in the southern your roles birthplace of the soviet union's nuclear weapons program. today it reprocess the spent nuclear fuel but fifty years ago my ex suffered what's thought to be the world's third worst nuclear accident that was covered up until the one nine hundred eighty s. vast areas of land were contaminated including. a city built from i.x. workers and so secret it was left off maps activist nadezhda his father and grandmother died of cancer as did many others she campaigned for the truth about the contamination and compensation for residents but fled to paris after she was accused of being a traitor so what's life like in a so called closed city why do people still live in a circus and what dang

will be the first big test of his legitimacy since he took power after the military ousted robert mugabe tv interview since the inauguration. let's talk about zimbabwe's relations with other countries. now, president trump is on his way to davos, i wonder what you thought when you heard about his reported comments about some african countries being s***holes?. yes, i have my foreign minister somewhere here, he informed me about that but he has also told me that he has since denied. nonetheless, we are a block, also the continental block. that is the eu. i have informed the minister of foreign affairs that the eu made a statement representing us all. also sadiq made a statement representing us all. would it affect how you interact with president trump in the future? pardon? would it affect how you interact with president trump in the future? look, this is why i say, those against us in the past, zimbabwe is now open. to me there should not be anybody we cannot talk to. i believe that people of zimbabwe have no case against the american people, nor do the people of america have any case ag

diplomatic immunity in two thousand and one i was beaten unconscious by the bodyguards of president robert mugabe of zimbabwe in brussels and his bodyguards claim demotic immunity the british government did not contest that they decided to take no action against the bodyguards of president mcgarvie for beating me unconscious likewise the belgian government as well so. they didn't recognize diplomatic immunity if that's what do you know sanjay eventually get through diplomatic passport but then recognize that in the case of a violent assault that would be an incredible contradiction an incredible double standard so my feeling and hope is that diplomatic immunity and passport will come and that that will be the way of. exceeding the u.k. and seeking and securing asylum in ecuador indeed. dramatic quite a shocking example you gave there of you know the diplomatic community and whether that is or not i mean at this stage as you quite rightly pointed out the key thing is not to rule anything out all possibilities are open but let's just speculate for a minute this does go ahead that easy should a pass

south korean president mugabe said that he requested this of the united states specifically to send a signal that he was interested in reducing tensions here around the olympic games the pentagon meanwhile has said that it's more a matter of practicality around the games but the reality is no matter what it does potentially lower tensions here again. having these very public displays of force by the united states and south korea at a time when these talks could be crucial ok josh thanks so much for that josh miss for us in seoul now for a look at some of the other stories making the news this hour the former proven president alberto fujimori has been discharged from hospital a little over a week after receiving a pardon from current president pedro kaczynski the pardon for the seventy nine year old has led to nationwide protests he was convicted of human rights abuse. a massive winter storm has roared across the east coast of the u.s. or cast indicate it will dump up to forty six centimeters of snow in a number of areas and then send a blast of cold air that's likely to break records

cancer that is home when it came to power in november of the foreseeable a long time leader robert mugabe the first change of presidents in more than four decades has led to renewed hopes of a return to democratic norms. but it's a very rough. seas in. the medical. going forward do you see any prospects of it going for a stick or. people someone will be what it. looks. good in. the united nations humanitarian chief says that yemen could become the worst humanitarian disaster in fifty years the war is having a devastating impact in yemen with widespread food shortages had a major cholera outbreak the fighting continues in many parts of the country stephanie jacka has this report. forced to live out in the open these yemeni families of escape the fighting near the border with saudi arabia now they have to bear the elements on the streets of the data their daily routine now for everyone to see this war has displaced hundreds of thousands of people. i came from we ran for our lives now we sleep on the floor no mattresses or blankets and it is really cold we have no income our children are suf

sap about it's the first summit since emerson took over in zimbabwe from the ousted leader robert mugabe and leaders there are expected to issue a response to don trump's recent the rocketry comments but african countries those are your headlines coming up next on al-jazeera its witness thanks for watching by . as witchcraft is sorcery killing spreads across up in new guinea. exposes shocking human rights abuses. of the specific mission stark stark when used at this time on al-jazeera. that of a hoarder.

section of this hospital as the fire also spread to other areas quite quickly the president president mugabe and has raised concerns about the people who may have needed to be on life support because of course these were critical patients in a hospital fears for them questions being asked but this still a fluid situation and an investigation ongoing into the cause of the fire was going to say. sort of biggest belief doesn't it that something like this could happen in an emergency room we've seen something similar to this some months back i mean is there an issue with safety standards that what's going on. that is the question that will be asked jane just about a mile months ago twenty nine people died when there was a fire in a sydney center questions there about access to emergency exits questions around emergency exits being blocked by vehicles and so people do get in because of course extremely concerned when we have these reports of fires in commercial buildings in fitness centers in a hospital here as you mentioned where people are being treated and hope to be safe so these are all the

is promised to hold elections within five months long time leader robert mugabe was forced out of office in november by the army which has a has this update from just outside the capital harare. leaders in the case say there. is going to be president eliciting the don't take place in a few months time of the al some of the sons and some. think it can save his country outside the country at a hospital getting treated something could. be participate in elections will they take place in the leadership in the light and say here is. candidates no matter what. candidates and one of them to play chords with with his life. but in the unlikely event that is unable to continue. the there are leaders there are leaders there. we have to give our people in fighting chance some people are also concerned about. opposition alliance the crowd is a couple of hundred meet will easily in the positive this is managed to a lot better than say because people who are in fighting the opposition over the issue of. race if he's no longer able to manage its relations we told them. to threaten to leave the president

there will be multiple absentees from the summit this year zimbabwe's robert mugabe among gloss hall said wardle some tools veterans of the struggles of previous both of whom have stepped down after almost four decades in. their departure some say is proof of a continent headed in the right direction mohammed all just. prisons are preparing for water levels in the center of a to rise further and peak at the weekend but there's some good news the mayor says flooding won't reach the levels experience in twenty sixteen when two people died riverside walkways are flooded after weeks of rain for some cases restaurants have been submerged ground water seeped into cellars and forced the closure of a basement at the louvre museum terrace crazes have stopped operating until the water subsides. in my example the flood is less significant in terms of the volume of rising water compared to that june twenty sixth because currently we are at five point seven one meters and we should pick between five point eighty and six meters maximum in the water levels in twenty sixteen great six point ten mete

there will be multiple absentees from the summit this year zimbabwe's robert mugabe among gloss hall said waterville some tools veterans of the struggles of previous both of whom have stepped down after almost four decades in. their departure some say he's proof of a continent headed in the right direction. you talked about the focus being on money and that money's always been a sticking point and reform what about the issue though of a piece you mentioned in your report there the conflicts that are underway across the continent what's the a going to be doing about those. while this is one of the biggest costs of the african union and one new chair possible of the commission of the african union move plucky mohamed has been. putting most all he's. spending most of his time on visiting some of these places where conflict raging the central africa republic somalia and south sudan and in tom's all highland thing the guns on the continent african union first and foremost the most pressing issue right now is the issue of the flagship peacekeeping mission of the african union in somalia wh

came to power in november off to force a long time leader robert mugabe the first change of president to more than four decades has led to renewed who have returned to democratic norms. german a right wing politician says he would apologize to the son of former tennis star boris becker for a racist slur on social media was also blaming it on one of his staff members this comes a day off to no becca whose mother is of african-american descent filed a criminal complaint against politicians says beck a tweet was written by one of his assistants at the anti immigration alternative for germany party who has since been disciplined. two thousand and eighteen is said to be a critical year in british and european history with the brits it plans jus to be finalised the latest part of looking ahead series saw u.k. correspondent part of the phillips travel to come to bring in england to understand people's attitude to one of britain's most significant and divisive decisions in recent years. on a busy holiday. a town steep to lease history and one which voted in favor of bricks hit by almost exact

colon cancer at his home and i got came to power in november after forcing our longtime leader robert mugabe. the hands off approach the obama administration took to enforcing federal laws on the can of the services sector is changing and the president trumps government stay in it as a vying to fight any moves against what's become a multi-billion dollar industry and i am explains this change in policy. to have the trump administration ignited outrage in the six states and the district of columbia where americans have the right to use marijuana for recreational purposes the whole concept of the interdiction of marijuana at any point in time and the prosecution persecution of those who take marijuana is absurd and this is the where the whole is condoned to advertise part of the n.f.l. on thursday the department of justice allowed prosecutors to enforce federal law which bans the sale and use of marijuana it was a departure from the approach taken during the obama years which largely left the states alone the president believes in enforcing federal law that would be as top priority the pivot i

there will be multiple absentees from the summit this year zimbabwe's robot mugabe among gloss hall said water till some tools veterans of the struggles of previous both of whom have stepped down after almost four decades in. their departure some say is proof of a continent headed in the right direction. and mamet is with us now live from paris have corruption always it seems on the agenda at the african union are they merely paying lip service to it or is someone genuinely willing to tackle the issue. well again it's hard to be skeptical of a governing officer to fly leaders majority of them coming from pantries that widespread corruption this causing of lies that might have seen some of them are sent to power many people are skeptical whether they can deal with corruption as it is supposed to be but others see it as progress that they have now come to terms with the idea of even discussing it and using president of nigeria as an icon and as. i can a man who has taken corruption head on in nigeria. is something that many see that he could act as some sort of. loses a lot of money throug

two of robert mugabe's former senior ministers have been released on bail after being charged with corruption and criminal abuse of office a form of foreign affairs minister will to be on the left and former energy minister. appeared in court after being arrested on friday the german and turkish foreign ministers have held talks in germany and have agreed to work on improving relations bilateral ties became strained off to the arrests of german citizens in turkey and berlin's criticism of the turkish crackdown of the failed coup in two thousand and sixteen the foreign ministers acknowledged that differences remain that said they believe they can tackle their issues through dialogue and cooperation. australia's great barrier reef has long been under threat from manmade pollution but no hold the world heritage site is being destroyed by one of its natural predators tens of thousands of crown of thorns starfish are currently eating their way through coral the southern end of the reef. nasa says the hole in the ozone layer is getting smaller thanks to what many scientists claim is the most succes

there will be multiple absentees from the summit this year zimbabwe's robert mugabe among gloss hall said water till some tools veterans of the struggles of previous both of whom have stepped down after almost four decades in. their departure some say is proof of a continent headed in the right direction mohammed at all just a. turkish security forces say there are arresting more refugees and migrants on the land border with northern greece until recently the most popular route had been crossing the g.n. but a new one takes refugees overland to europe from istanbul in western turkey to villages near the border with greece from there they have to cross the wide and dangerous river every us it's the international front here people traffic is then leave them to walk for hours through forests on the greek side as lawrence lee reports from western turkey thousands are willing to risk their lives by making this new journey istanbul isn't well known as a gathering point for refugees yet there is all the evidence you need for the significance modeling operation is based here. in the central

tea party and a strong critic of former president robert mugabe. pope francis has landed in peru on the second leg of a south american tour the head of the catholic church was received by president pedal problem. eighty one year old pope is going on friday to peruse amazon region to visit communities damaged by illegal gold mining he will deliver a speech focusing on protecting the environment well earlier pope francis was in chile where he urged people to be kinder to migrants and offended a chilean bishop accused of covering up a sex abuse scandal last america editor to senior. pope francis ended his most problematic tour of a catholic country in chile's northern desert city of a geek it where the theme was immigration he chose it because it is home to a huge number of immigrants especially for the neighbor and the libya. there he said there is no christian joy if the doors are closed to migrants if they are made to feel unwelcome a message directed far beyond chile's borders especially this week when the issue of building walls keep migrants out

there will be multiple absentees from the summit this year though zimbabwe's robert mugabe among gloss hall said water till some tools veterans of the struggles of previous both of whom have stepped down after almost four decades in. their departure some say is proof of a continent headed in the right direction mohammed at all just the era of the finance chairman of the us republican national committee has resigned after being accused of harassment and sexual assault several women told the wall street journal that steve irwin made unwanted advances and pressured them to perform sex acts when denies the allegations calling them for posterous done easterbrook has more from washington d.c. . well steve wynn said that he was stepping down as finance chairman of the republican national committee because he didn't want to be a distraction to president trump or the party when is a billionaire casino owner who is the latest person to get swept up in the sexual harassment scandal that has been sweeping the u.s. . women and actually president romney had been rivals at one point in the casino bus

to power in november after a military coup and popular protests forced out longtime leader robert mugabe. election officials and on doors have rejected an appeal by the opposition to the results of november's presidential election president on orlando and is was declared the winner last month after he narrowly defeated leftist candidate salvador last election officials say there wasn't enough evidence to support the opposition's claims of water for dozens of people died in opposition protests during the long delay in announcing the results. at least eighteen people have died in the us after one of the strongest winter storms in modern history hit the east coast the storm thirty centimeters of snow and caused flooding in the coastal areas emergency crews rescue people trapped by rapidly rising waters. has the latest from new york. these are historically low temperatures throughout the east coast of the united states and how are people coping well if they don't have to go outside they're not because officials are saying that these temperatures are so low it's so cold that it's dangerous an

there will be multiple absentees from the summit this year zimbabwe's robert mugabe among gloss hall said what little some tools veterans of the struggles of the previous both of whom have stepped down after almost four decades in. their departure some say is proof of a continent headed in the right direction. police and russia have rated the moscow office of opposition leader alexina valmy ahead of nationwide anti-government protests around he says the police shut down the live feed of his opposition t.v. station where he said that they were looking for a bomb of and he called for demonstrations after he was barred from running in march his presidential election his candidacy was rejected last month over a conviction for a financial crime that he says was politically motivated. u.s. president donald trump has called for decisive action against the taliban claimed responsibility for saturday's suicide bomb attack in afghanistan at least ninety five people were killed in kabul more than one hundred ninety others were injured by explosives that were hidden inside an ambulance the bubbl

cancer at his home in hylands came to power in november after forcing out longtime leader robert mugabe the first change of presidency in more than four decades has led to renewed hope in zimbabwe of a return to democratic norms. in peru former president would you morry has been released from hospital he was pardoned last month by president. because of poor health the decision triggered nationwide protests and led to the resignation of three cabinet ministers fujimori was serving a twenty five year sentence for corruption and human rights abuses during his rule . to haiti now which has some of the most overcrowded prisons in the world human rights groups say around eleven thousand inmates live in inhumane conditions their pride is just one of the many problems being addressed by the new u.n. mission to haiti to resettle reports from port au prince. it has been trying to find his brother for more than a week he visited more explicit ations and has just been notified that he's being held here at the port au prince national penitentiary. when. the police arrested my brother and he was not

piece by matt campbell and with all the other turmoil engulfing the world, zimbabwe and robert -- mugabe'sifted off into the sideshows again. why this stands out is that it traces the economic devastation, not only through the companies that have really struggled as the company tries to get back it economic bearings, but the reasons why that exists. it's not as simple as people think with exportation and poor use of national resources. a lot of lithium, abundant national resources, that government corruption. it's also specific inflation and turns the issues that are crippling these companies who can no longer pay for much-needed, whether to move their goods abroad, whether to pay for the equipment they need to harvest their crops to make a sort of 21st century go of things. it's really a systematic go of all the problems that combined together to make this economic devastation so real. carol: a real liquidity crunch for those companies that are financially viable, they are having problems accessing money to run their businesses. megan: everybody knows about the $100 trillion zimbabwe note