ok, joy, they're embarrass, nairobi, thanks for the update. next guy, bon is one of africa's largest oil producers and one of the continent wealthiest countries when it comes to average income per inhabitant. but one 3rd of its population lives in poverty. and the coven 19 pandemic has only made the situation worse. here in the bombs capital. li breville wealth exist alongside the countries poverty, despite the sweltering heat at the cities mon to bay landfill. children are working . these boys who don't want their face shown on camera. it's up to them to help their families. so we can't expect everything to come from our mother. we're already old enough to take care of ourselves and you can see with the others here. well, i believe we get some money and try to help the family at home a little bit. that's kind of why i came to work here. the children looked for copper and aluminum to recycle from electronics and the tons of waste. the coven, 1900. pandemic has worse than bond economic situation. last year, oil revenues were down 46 percent fro

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come on for joining us there from nairobi. appreciate it. thank you. we've been keeping a class on other stories as well. and in afghanistan, the government, very cent. hundreds of troops to the northwest and province. a bad guess where fierce fighting with the taliban is still going on. now for 2nd day battle i sent it on carla and now which makes it the 1st provincial capital now to be surrounded by the taliban. since the us accelerated its true withdrawal, the group is reported the also taking control of a border crossing with iran. this is the 3rd that's been seized by the taliban in the past week. when us president joe biden has insisted that the u. s. is achieved its objective and i've gone astonished it to decades in the country. as i said in april, united states did what we want to do in afghanistan. to get the terrorists to attack this a 911 and deliver justice to some of the lawn. and degrade the terrorist threat to keep aft can stand from becoming a base merchant. attacked could be continued against the united states. we achieved those objec

in nairobi, there's been an emotional ceremony for hundreds of members of kenya's shona community.ng as stateless people for generations. vivienne nunis reports from nairobi after yea rs in after years in the shadows, a day to celebrate with their first ever id documents, these members of the shona community finally have proof that they are kenyan. ifeel very happy. i am very happy. are kenyan. i feelvery happy. i am very happy-— i am very happy. the shona community _ i am very happy. the shona community arrived - i am very happy. the shona community arrived in - i am very happy. the shona community arrived in kenya i am very happy. the shona i community arrived in kenya in the 1960s as christian missionaries from rhodesia, now zimbabwe. when can you gained independence in 1963, citizenship could be acquired but few were aware of the option and, for many, the opportunity was lost for good. since then, generations of the shona community have lived with our birth certificates or identity cards. it has made schooling, healthcare and other basic services hard to reach. but after years

well malcolm web has worn out from nairobi. and so malcolm really just uganda, like many other countries in africa, in desperate need of those vaccine supplies, hundreds of millions of shots. but what did the president say about efforts to, to acquire them? we gave the characteristically long speech and what he talked about length was the various restriction of been in place for the last 6 weeks. 6 weeks ago you got the found itself in a situation where the numbers were, at least the official government numbers were going up very high for covey cases and uncovered death was certainly higher than they'd been before. and what was uganda's 2nd wave. so they locked down hard, it may put restrictions on people moving around the curfew. the stars early pretty much as sunset as 7 pm in the capitol cam parlor. and those restrictions have been in place for the last 6 weeks, but they are in 4th very inconsistently. quite a lot of people have passes the exemptions, but the president announced a slight relaxation of those those restriction

live from nairobi, malcolm, tell us more about these extended measures. was he just mentioned, there's been a curve here in kenya since the pandemic 1st here in march last year. and the health minister said to data that curfew will continue, except in some parts of western kenya, where they've for the last 2 months, had tightened a few hours because of a high number of cases in that part of the country. the hospitals had got full health minutes. it did say today that they will be returning to balance in that part of the country because it seems that the numbers in that region, regional outbreak bank reg, seemed to have subsided. but nationally, the daily average number of cases has been going up for the last 7 days. and for that reason that the health minister said that few people would now be allowed to attend religious gatherings and conferences and other such meetings can't be held for the meantime. but apart from that hasn't been any other change to the rules that the data does suggest that possibly kenya is at the beginning of a 4th ways. all right,

are coming for joining us from nairobi . and so we've been here from the security council and we've spoken about what this project means to ethiopia and the impact it could have on egypt. but what about su dawn? because it's not just drinking or supplies that could be affected in neighboring countries. sou dawn's ability to generate electricity and grow its own food even could take a hit here. but morgan reports now from saddam's blue nile states, which is near european border every july. all they gave of there was errors damn incident, new now states are opened to allow the rivers water to pass through. but this year engineers are having to change their plans because of a new damp, 100 kilometers upstream in neighboring if you're up and up. mean in recent years, the level of the reservoir of the rose aries, dam used to be lower because we knew how much water was flowing in this year. we've held back more water than usual and change the release patterns so we can continue generating electricity. the dam produces nearly 15 pe

see now from nairobi via skype. thanks for joining us on the program, sir. so is this really an issue more about when the time will be filled completely, rather than the damn being filled in stages? thank you very much for having me. i think the issue is it is neither because david already an a green man. that's the amount of project to dominate. he's going to be something that will be what yes. and so therefore we keep on getting, getting caught up when, when it would be completely ready to be there. what, what, what, what all question for me. i think the 2 little extent we may be missing what the big jay's are, the big picture is that you, you got $2.02 countries that are why did about 50 stadium down the line. now, why did the boat say predictability doll down the line? now what the potential of, or what was nobody's giving them actually to give today. and they're worried about what day. and i mean because of this is going to be president of an upstream development. that's for me i, i am sorry that we seem to be, we seem to be focused on what appears to b

let's cross to nairobi and speak to the the bbc�*s rhoda odhiambo, who's there.d how much they are needed by the country �*s. right going and how much they are needed by the country "5-— by the country 's. right now more than 1 million _ by the country 's. right now more than 1 million have _ by the country 's. right now more than1 million have been - by the country 's. right now more | than1 million have been vaccinated thani million have been vaccinated but if you look at those who have had two doses of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine, which is currently being used, it is around 800,000. the vaccines arriving today will go a long way to ensure that those who need second doses will get them to prevent people getting seriously ill, because the country is currently in a very fierce third wave and many people who are seriously ill with the disease are in hospital in need of supplemental oxygen. in hospital in need of supplemental ox uen. . ~' in hospital in need of supplemental ox ien. ., ~' .,, in hospital in need of supplemental ox uen. ., ~ ., oxygen. talk as thr

one of my favorite works of his is nairobi underground. pike club, which imagines short stature, people as, as warriors as members and sort of a global of icon. basically what my tri wants to do is to retell african history and to sort of recapture it from the distortions of, of the western view of africa. ok, so this one is inspiring odd, after a few tourism has played a huge role in empowering black artists to tell their own stories and imagine the writing futures. does it also have a political agenda? i think for a lot of artists, it does have a very political agenda, especially on african artists because we're talking about communities and cultures in which have often or their history of often been distorted or even destroyed by colonialism or, or by slavery. and so for a lot of the features artists by using these motifs of science fiction, they're able to sort of reimagine their own path and project it into a sort of utopian future. and to tell their own story in their, for their own perspective in a way that doesn't, isn't district shape are distorted by the, this sort of western

we get to know karen kenya's rising r n b star, who chose nairobi over boston for her career. and together with you, we are fighting gender based violence. you sent us your videos, dancing to the song. she was there and produced maybe as ease and the 77 percent. now the stages yours, work hard and school so that you get a good job. that's what many of our parents told us when we were a little. but finding work is tough for many young africans and south africa use unemployment rates are staggering. also in cape town, numb's not is one of those desperately looking for a job, but she knows that sitting around feeling sorry for herself won't help. so she's taking steps that she hopes will bring her closer to the launch of her career. me when i'm la and have friend school walk in in cape town, high street, rouzan and not buying is currently the only option. the 25 year old south african. it's unemployed and money is tight. i frustrating because there are a lot of things that i want for myself that i kind of myself and also for my child as well. so it's a bit frustrating and it's di

when a small farming gets in, galler on the outskirts of nairobi. she cultivates spinach and keel for both house or consumption unfulfilled. it's what was so interesting about it is how, like you can send one suck can hold up to $150.00 plan. so that one was a bitter calling economy quote for me. and it's something that if you late don't, can cover like a big space. but here you see it has just taken a most bit, but just thought maybe she uses less than spend less time and money on reading. she was introduced to the new method by mere might of urban green farm. the organisation sells vertical farming bags to interested parties. and as also teamed up with local n g o to sets up gardens in informal settlements on the compact spaces available in urban areas. i mean, most of the nonprofits initiative helps to promote climate friendly agricultural practices. yes, the stations pena coordinator saying ron's training courses for young people and some of the techniques that work out vertical guidance, hydroponics upon x and idol pointing. so basically we see

debra patta, nairobi, kenya. >>> more disturbing news this morning on the pandemic. covid infection rates are now surging in all 50 states, as the delta variant spreads through the unvaccinated. as of last week, more than 97% of people admitted to the hospital for covid had not gotten the vaccine, and nearly all of those dieing from the virus are also unvaccinated. that's leading to new restrictions and protests both here and overseas. thousands took to the streets in multiple countries protesting mask mandates and other restrictions. demonstrations in paris turned violent over a law requiring people to show they have been vaccinated or tested negative to enter restaurants, planes, or public spaces. australia, italy and the uk also had protests. elizabeth palmer reports. >> reporter: thousands of demonstrators came out in paris to protest against stricter anti when thecu tned us drsehe crd. but that public anger didn't deter french legislators. they passed a law that will make vaccines mandatory for health workers, and vaccine passports essential to get into museums,

man: we're in nairobi cbd, actually, the central business district, at a somali restaurant. you ask for tea, they'll just bring you a camel tea without even asking. man: we have so many rather different types of products being taken out of this milk, camel milk. for example, we've got yogurt, we've got the carmel latte, which is loved specifically by the somalis. ahmed: it helps with my digestion. and, you know, i feel energized. and you can actually feel it instantly. when you drink, that day you'll actually feel it, like it's a detox. simpkin: with the human population growth globally, the world has been more intensification in terms of producing food for humans. we all know the impactf livestock in terms of being blamed for global warming. in some countries, there's gonna be less rainfall or higher variability in the rainfall. and the camel is going to be one of the best adapted animals to deal with that. so really they are an animal of the future. announcer: "earth focus" is made possible in part by a grant from anne ray foundation, a margaret a. cargill philanthropy; th

ok, joy, the ring bearer nairobi, thanks for the update. max gabon is one of africa's largest oil producers and one of the continents wealthiest countries when it comes to average income per inhabitant. but one of his population lives in poverty and the coven 19 pandemic has only made the situation worse. here in bonds, capital libra vill wealth exist alongside the countries poverty. despite the sweltering heat at the cities, when do be landfill, children are working. these boys who don't want their phase shown on camera, it's up to them to help their families. so immediate, if we can't expect everything to come from our mother, we're already old enough to take care of ourselves and you can see with the others here. well, i believe we get some money and try to help the family at home a little that, that's kind of why i came to work here. the children looked for copper and aluminum to recycle from electronics and the tons of waste. the coven, 1900. pandemic has worse than bonds, economic situation. last year, oil revenues were down 46 percent from 2019. the joblessness rate rose to 20 percen

we get to know karen kanyes rising, are in the star who chose nairobi over boston for her rear. and together with you, we are fighting gender based violence. you sent us your videos, dancing to the song. she was there and produced by and maybe as ease and the 77 percent. now the phase is yours. work hard in schools so that you get a good job. that's what many of our parents told us when we were a little. but finding work is tough for many young africans and south africa youth unemployment rates are staggering. also in cape town, number not is one of those desperately looking for a job, but she knows that sitting around feeling sorry for herself won't help. so she's taking steps that she hopes will bring her closer to the launch of her career. me when i'm la and have friend school walk in in high street. rouzan and not by him is currently the only option. the 25 year old south african, it's unemployed and money is tight. i frustrated seems a lot of things that i want for myself that i kind of food for myself and also for my child as well. so it's a bit frustrating and it's disgus

. -- in nairobi. >> we supply kenya's highest number of tourism here.ave places like the masai mara. the money that comes from ford tourism is losing thousands of dollars for institutions. we have places that have shut down and send people home. even in coastal kenya in places like mombasa with award-winning pieces -- beaches, more than 50% of occupants are usually as a result of domestic tourism, but also, because of intra-restrictions, you will find most of the hotels have had to cancel, particularly through the pillars of his star with there is usually a lot of occupancy up to 100%. this has led to losses of jobs and lots of businesses have closed and you, when they will open again. >> that is kenya and thailand. next, spain. tourism their accounts for 20 per -- 12% to 13% of gdp. >> last year, the spanish economy strong by 11%. there were not foreign visitors coming. in a normal year, we see around 80 million former -- foreign visitors. last year, we saw around a quarter of that. the government is saying it would like to see this year's debt this ye

one of my favorite works of his is nairobi underground, fight club, which imagines short stature people as, as warriors with members and sort of a global of icon. basically what try was to do is to retell african history and to sort of recapture it from the distortions of, of the western view of africa. okay. quote, as well as inspiring art after you tourism has played a huge role in empowering black art, is to tell any stories in imagine the writing futures. does it also have a political agenda? i think for a lot of artists, it does have a very political agenda, especially african artists because we're talking about communities and cultures in which have often the history of often been distorted or even destroyed by colonialism or, or by slavery. and so for a lot of the features artists by using these motifs of science fiction, they're able to sort of reimagine their own past and project it into a sort of utopian future. and to tell their own story in their, for their own perspective in a way that doesn't, isn't the should shape, are distorted by the, this sort of western view. now, ok

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in nairobi, nyagoah tut pur, south sudan researcher for human rights watch.o in juba, james okuk, conflict management specialist and senior research fellow at the center for strategic and policy studies. a warm welcome to you all. nyagoah, let me start with you today. there was so much excitement in south sudan, when it became an independent state. how did things so quickly go from that initial mood of euphoria to there being a civil war breaking out? you know, just a couple of years later. >> we have to understand that south sudan got handed a good deal and also a bad deal. at independence, you had a new government that was made up of various armed groups, militia leaders, and previously, political leaders who were also at war with themselves. and at that point, the person that was steering the ship had also passed away, dr. john duran. so from the beginning, you had a very shaky political foundation for the country. you also have to understand that the 2010 election that preceded independence had also led to insurgencies, where certain individuals who had n

a network against armed violence in nairobi near go up to the poor, south sudan researcher for human rights watch. and also in juba. james o. cook conflict management specialist and senior research fellow at the center for strategic and policy studies. a warm welcome to you. all you go, let me start with you today. there was so much excitement in south sudan when it became an independent state. how did things so quickly go from that initial movie for you to there being a civil war breaking out. you know, just a couple of years later, we have to understand that south don gord handed a good deal and also an independent you had a new made up of various militia and previously but it's also been sauce and i got point the person that was tearing the she had also possibly dr. jones. so from the beginning, you had a very shaky political foundation for the country. you also have to understand that the 2010 election that preceded independence had also led to insurgency. where such a new one in the electoral processes to weapons against and also the 2005 piece deal by the way, for the rental as

the buy he's writing comes from this workshop is in the capital, nairobi, the sweetest company called opi birth has developed the points here. lucy miguel is one of a team of engineers who designed them specifically for the rough roads. and for the growing most bike market, the biggest challenge will be making the price is compared to the fucking feel of us. so we know how affordable our but to ideally working to us to invest, but making sure that despite of bills here, design engineers just over all makes it a much cheaper well, the ride is here. say they want to try the electric bike. the big question is which kind of bike goes faster? and the best way to find out is where the race, the, the electric, like, quicker off the song, extenuating. and as it got is said that the field thought that i'm holding a camera one on the, on the day life with the on the all of the writers we've spoken to last. how quickly can these bikes become available? now let's test the new technology. one of us says it plans to start mass production later this. yeah. malcolm web al jazeera home a bay kenya. ah

degrees are dononline, it's become a billion dollar industry, and the heart of it is right here in nairobiy. dreams of escaping life's grinding hardships often go up in smoke here. education is seen as the only way out, and many kenyans go hungry in order to pay for it. but even with a good degree, it's hard to find work. >> i finished high school. >> reporter: joanne's tuition fees were due. >> you have to find something to do for yourself. >> reporter: william was battling to pay his rent, so they turned to the global hire for industry. >> it's not something to be proud of, telling people that you help cheat. >> reporter: kenyans advertise their services with hip names like essay jedi. these are legitimate platforms offering academic assistance. but some students use them to pay writers who will do anything for thm an urgent essay to an entire college degree. william has firsthand experience of this with one client. >> i did his degree and right now i'm doing his masters. i'm also going to do his ph.d. >> reporter: he is the most successful of the two, earning over $2,000 a month. he sec

she's joining us now from nairobi. thank you very much. indeed for being with us, i can understand from malcolm's report, there the symbolism that the drum represents the book of people. was there something about the physicality of the drum itself? that was equally important. thank you very much. so having me and let me start by saying that the big on restitution right now is very important. you been to be, you know, not on the people because it's the 5 to 190. the florida on the market is traction and the body will cut for some documents that was taken away from them. so obviously for the people that dropped an identity to them, it's a sense of belonging right to them and definitely should be response to them. how do people, can you react to the fact that the john, like so many other artifacts that were taken from the kenya over the years i've been placed in the museum, but aren't even on show. this one, if i understand correctly, is locked away in a cupboard, it's being hidden. that seems rather insulting as much as

bbc�*s rhoda odhiambo has more from nairobi.eople have been vaccinated, but if you look at the people who have received two doses of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine, which is currently being used in the country, it is about 800,000, so the vaccines that will be arriving today in the country will go a long way in ensuring that people who need their second doses will get them, and also to prevent people from becoming severely ill with the disease, because the country is currently in a very fierce third wave and many people who are severely ill with the disease are currently in hospitals in need of supplemental oxygen. talk us through the third wave, because kenya has been hit quite hard this time. yes, it has been hit quite hard and there are numerous reasons as to why. number one, if we look at how the politicians have been going around the country, still conducting political gatherings, this has also led to entertainment people holding concerts, but also the fact that people are not adhering to the measures put in place earlier,

together with existing economic ties to china, could nip the country, reach over the continental nairobi based journalist right extensively on after chinese relation. she argues that while the chinese government may have a firm economic group on the continent, the most significant partnership being created outside board. i think the important thing to understand when we talk about the kind of chinese culture that is exported is that it is a very specific cocktail of mainstream. generally mainstream han culture that has passed through the prism of the c p trying to come this party. but at the same time, not everything that comes here in kenya that, that makes its way here from china is pastor that lenses the party. there are a lot of day to day interactions between individual that i feel like as a much more rich and interesting to look at because those things are not mediated by the state. in bustling a ruby, it's hard not to see how these more formal intercultural interactions have influenced everyday life. the city has already played, who to chinese can join us performances, which are g

russia have already torn through an area larger than california ah, just after 11 am in baghdad in nairobi and right here in moscow this wednesday july . the 21st welcome to the news our own or take it's been revealed that the french president was among more than a dozen high profile figures who may have been potentially snoop done via is really developed from spyware. it's according to a new report on the pegasus hacking to buy a group of investigative journalists, ortiz, charlotte dubin ski has been looking at the ripples being caused by the revelations . well, these latest leaks from the pegasus project has caused a huge scandal hearing problems after its been revealed, the president to manual my call may have been one of those individuals who was targeted by intelligent services, not just him, but 15 members of his government from 2019 rules said to have had the numbers on this list of data that has been leaked to those who were targeted. now not only does it seem that president might call in some of his government ministers or targeted, but even that close relatives and spouses, for e

that's the you, you and environmental program which is based in nairobi, deals with environmental issues all around the world. and we're going to hear from a representative, the democratic republic of congo. they've been working as a mediator on behalf of the african union on talks, which have gone absolutely nowhere. so far, we're going to hear from all members of the security council at the end of the meeting, we're going to hear from the 3 concerned countries, 2 of them, egypt and saddam making one case and the and the other one, e t a p with a very different view of things will anything come out of this meeting? i have to say, i think it's unlikely and that's because many members of the security council are really reluctant to get involved. they want to redirect these policies back to the african union, back to direct mediation. and certainly some diplomats have told me privately, they think it's a very dangerous precedent to sash if the security council was to start on passing resolutions about a water management issue because of course, or 70 rivers and dams and water flows in the

for now, welcome web nairobi, an indigenous vigilante group in southern mexico says it's stepping in to provide security to community is ignored by the government. the group says it's protecting people from the threat of 2 big drug cartels man euro palo reports. the pensions are high in the village of by the law in southern mexico, local say violence, link to drug cartels is worsening. and with no effect of police presence, it's given rise to an armed vigilante collective who called themselves as much. it would be that there is no security here, no peace, no tranquillity, there's only fear crying and fear, extortion, and intimidation. and let's not start with corruption. this week, government office buildings, businesses and homes in the area were set on fire. local say the arsonists were protesting what they say is a lack of action by the government to address the worsening violence in recent days, members of l. much at the impulse reportedly kidnapped 21 people who they say belong to criminal organizations operating in the law. and like i said, we entered the municipal seat of all

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place and you don't need everything running ultra professional, possibly work in the poorer parts of nairobi and kenyana and have been able to get some kids off a street to get to the dominant. and that makes me really happy news in thomas villa is among the best javelin throw is in the world. it's a discipline that has a long history at the olympic games. and there's the student is told us and mobile should be the javelin, is a historical part of the game. as sure things have evolved over time like yours or once launched with the sling and the technique has moved on it. but i like the history. we shall ledgers you spears to hunton to defend themselves. there's a bit of ancient instinct that can really help your motivation even what you're doing and really talk much, much ahead from thomasville. it doesn't usually need any extra motivation. not even when the corona virus pandemic hit overnight training options were limited in competition, were put on hold young already signed on january 2020 of something happening. that would one day affect. we soon started making their plans more flexible.