this is up the niger river, closer to timbuctoo. i camped under the stars, and one night i went via the niger river, and this is 6 a.m., one of our two boatsmen. i forget his name, but the other was papa, and they took us up river, and we had to cut the engines when we got near the hippos because they don't like to be disturbed and they will chase after you. they open their mouth and gape it, and they are completely intimidating, and i saw this guy looking off, and i went, oh, is that a photo or what? magnificent face against that beautiful blue sky. it was a great three days on that boat. really nice people i met there. that's the festival. that's the desert, that's a man and his camel, and if you spent

there are people that would gather in niger because of the difficult harvest. in this village efforts are under way it curb the hunger migration and risks that go with it. some of the poorest and most vulnerable are staying for now, constructing a basic irrigation system which would help the village in further doubroughts. they are paid in grain to help them through this crisis. given uld like to be something that would last longer than food to help me raise a business.tart but she says the work is good. milletgets a share of the and beans being distributed by the world food program. the u.n. agency provides a nutritious lunch for the children of this school to help prevent them from being pulled out of school. this is the aid that helps the efforts to tack many the crisis with reducing malnutrition and helping families withstand future crisis. education will play a big part. if we let them drop out of school during this crisis in , 2012 we won't get them become. they need to be educated. that will make the difference in the further of this country. >> in the l

this time it is in the west african state of niger. now this report from the capital. >> the mothers are waiting. when the health clinic opens at almost all their children will have treatment for malnutrition. it is this 11-month-old showing progress. but many more children are at risk of severe malnutrition in this country and across the sahara at this time. the mother returns to her village nearby. the rainfall stopped early in many places and pests did a lot of damage to crops in this region that is supposed to be one of the breadbaskets. the water seems more precious than usual. >> the harvest gave us only 10% of the food we need. my husband went to nigeria to work, but the money went quickly. he has gone back there again. i have to fetch wood and water and sell them to get something for us to live on. >> there is grain on sale at a market in the nearby town, but poor people cannot afford the rising price. this unit for patients malnourished is full and expected to be stretched further. >> we have seen there's almost a shortage of

bbc news, western niger. >> if you are afraid of creepy- crawlies, this might change your mind. silken thread extracted from spiders, this imported cape will go on display in london. probably not what you would wear to drop the children at school, but it is unique. it's made from the spread of more than 1 million golden orb spiders from nigeria. >> it is totally natural and this is the natural color. we have not tampered with ditka. -- with it. >> the spiders are clamped into special harnesses. a long continuous golden thread is then extracted by hand. after 20 minutes the spiders are released unharmed back into nature. the thread is woven on looms to produce the dazzling fabric. paul >> it is incredibly light and strong. you don't feel it when you touch it at all. you feel nothing. >> it has taken three years to make the cape, a labor of love for all those involved. even after all that time, nick has not conquered his fear of spiders. bbc news. >> we have all been in the cinema when a mobile phone rings. and joining. -- annoying. one musician responded in an unusual way when th

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there was no, i think, uranium in niger, and all of a sudden it's in a presidential address, and you say, no, no, no, i didn't tell you that. so most people do not set out to become whistleblowers. it, you trip on an issue. and before you know it, um, the people around you understand what you found, and all of a sudden you begin to become the target. a lot of whistleblowers don't even know they've blown the whistle. they don't even know they've blown the whistle. all they know is they said, you know, something's not right here. and then the person who you said that to is thinking, oh, my god, if she continues to dig, she's going to find something. and so in order to stop you from continuing to dig, they start to retaliate against you. and before you know it, you know, you are at that point a whistleblower because you've probably figured out that there's something wrong. and so it's hard to tell people what to do in advance since most people -- when i went to my supervisor and said there's a

the country's late leader was captured in november while trying to flee into neighboring niger. as you nigeria now where roadblocks have been a satellite during the country's second day of straw. against soaring fuel costs police are using tear gas and firing into the air to disperse demonstrators this comes just one day after three protesters died in clashes with offices the nationwide strike began after the government ended a popular fuel subsidy leading to a quick rise in gas and transportation costs all throughout the country. north korea has announced it will issue special pardons for convicts to mark the birthdays of two late leaders the state news agency said the amnesty will begin on the first of february in honor of kim jong il who died last month and his father kim il sung it's unknown what kind of crimes will be pardoned or how many inmates will be released the u.n. estimates the country holds around two hundred thousand people in political prisoner camps. voting in the key primary of the u.s.

in a play on broadway called "the river niger" with the negro ensemble company and she got the call from norman leer. he had seen the play and she flew out to california to audition. she auditioned. he loved her. and he was getting ready to hire her. this is 1974. and so norman leer sat her down and said, look, i want you to play this part but, you know, are you going to be comfortable playing the wife of a white man? and she pulled out her wallet and had a picture of my dad and said, this is my husband. and he said, oh, great. you've got the part. >> an amazing thing. very groundbreaking time. >> kids in school -- because my father was white, they assumed that was my father. >> confusing. >> yeah. >> what are your memories of that? was it very controversial at the time in the sense did it attract racists? did they try to protest about it?

country's late leader was captured in southern libya in november while trying to flee into neighboring niger. north korea has announced it will issue a special pardons for convicts to mark the birthdays of two late leaders a state news agency says the amnesty will begin on the first of february in honor of kim jong il who died last month and is far. kim il sung it's unknown what kind of crimes will be pardoned or how many inmates will be released the u.n. estimates are the country holds around two hundred thousand people and political prisoner. north korea denies the claim. well a lot more online for you at r.t. dot com including america's foreign policy future president obama received a response from china after saying the u.s. should reduce its military might in asia but. just where it's placed in the region also for you on our web site. the possible reasons behind the failure of russia's first interplanetary mission in years. at r.t.

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this is what mrs i talking about militants from men movement for the emancipation of the niger delta. groups of highly armed guerrillas who attack all sides blow up pipelines and kidnap oil workers. they hide and train in the mind grows their chiefs are in the big cities or abroad. acquiring their revenues from almost sales oil smuggling and ransom demand upon foreign companies they confront the forces of law and order directly in exchanges which end in death some both sides. after endless bargaining during our various trips we were able to make contact with the men the militants. they agreed to talk a secret location where we were taken eyes blindfolded during the journey. in a room behind closed windows and doors we met the men who terrorize the oil companies workers and who by their attacks managed to reduce production it's the man who's going to talk to us calls himself commander rambo here. because when the angel was in lake it's a slit for the buzz fifty three of selling is. the spokesman for the loss of the cylinder that i will settle for your money suppression of those in the

it's the size of the country the niger delta region that's the object of envy. a geological insult that is overflowing with excellent quality oil. thousands of drillings licensed to the oil companies of the whole world pierce the country's ground on land and at sea link together by pipelines that run through the mangroves in the sea in every direction . today is the largest oil producing country in africa the scene of a banquet between companies. after arriving by helicopter and after the regulation search patrick one of the two managers takes over from his colleague john francois his back to back in offshore speak. an engineer turned manager of a nigerian father and a maltese mother. is one of the rare employees of the company to hold such a post. but you. produce one hundred sixty three thousand barrels a day for next month will where we're dealing here with large volumes of condensate which is very very flammable has more flammable. oil and also with lots of gas a type pressure. it's a kind of a system so we kind of weeks before we have meet the sparkle sourc

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the oil fields are based in the niger delta. there were lots of kidnappings in the niger delta that forced big companies to start automating their processes there. this group going on strike would not stop any production, but it could create a new focus point for the protesters for maybe more and bigger disruptions later. if they did that, oil would be a deal breaker. >> president goodluck jonathan has a problem with the fuel subsidies. he could also have a bigger problem with this islamist extremist groups, and i gather there's a new video from them. >> the danger is quite extraordinary. you have to bear in mind that he's coming across as a leader on screen. in fact, boko haram is broken too many factions. boko haram was the name assigned to the group. he says his forces are stronger than the military in nigeria. this is his first appearance since the christmas bombings, of course. there have been lots of audio and video messages from him. boko haram had dictated the security agenda. this also confirms, in a way, what good luck

many more children are at risk of severe malnutrition in niger and across the area at this time. her mother returns to the bill is nearby. the last rains stopped early in many places. pests did much damage to crops in this region, supposed to be one of the country's bread basket. water seems more precious than usual. >> the harvest only gave as 10% of the food that we need. my husband went to nigeria to work, but the money meant quickly. i have to fetch wood and water and sell them to get something for us to live on. there is rain on sale in the market in the nearest town but the poor can ill afford the rising price. hear, a scheme to help the poor buy food while it is still available. visits by the you's humanitarian aid commissioner. people are given cash to help them feed their families, increasingly seen as the quickest way to stave off malnutrition and worse. the commissioner said that it was a race against time. >> we see the honker season coming much earlier, probably february or march, rather than in may or june. we see already the scale of the problem being substantial.

prominent son was taken in november apparently without a fight as he prepared to cross from libya and to niger. he spoke little as he is taken to a small town where you has been kept incommunicado ever since. the court is seeking answers to a number of questions, principally asking for access on him to check his and let physical health and ask what he wishes to nominate legal representatives. most importantly, they want to know whether the authorities intend to hand them over to the hague for trial. that question has already been answered unofficially. the new libyan leaders say they want him to stand trial at home, but so far he has not been read any charges, nor has he had access to a lawyer. while he remains in the custody of the fighters and captured him, libya will struggle to convince the court and the world that his trial will be a fair one. in theory, it is the people in this building who should be able to answer all the questions. but in reality, lydia's justice ministry is about as influential as its dilapidated building suggests. the fact is, as with so much else in this country, it

events but with me three that we have a big role but for some parts on that we have only two games and niger and the big showdown at the as we have stadium is the first of four more us like upside down times on sunday later six time winners chelsea host portsmouth lift the cup four years ago elsewhere sheffield wednesday i need west ham and martin o'neill sunderland back in championship peter brown. while here in russia very very very very like say teenage nigeria we've got to make a new search is set to sign a for the how to do it test than most but it's not just passing logical the nineteen year old jordan out of the easy twelve in the summer of twenty ten and scoring eight goals in thirty three games and that he wants his national side in twelve appearances. and is now i'm sure wilfried tsonga has beaten his fellow frenchman gelman face in straight sets to win the final of the cats all right and with just over a week to go until the first grand slam of the of against the australian open the surge seed shrugged off a thirty five minute ballgame down by his face title. when four meetings ag

. >> this park is named after a niger jan human rights activist, and this is part of the first nationwide strike since 2003. so far it started peacefully. there's police patrolling the empty streets here, normally congested, but we had reports that overnight in the capital, the police dispersed around hoe protesters using tear gas there. overall, we're hearing that banks, shops, and businesses are shut. the unions is claiming the airport is also closed down as they protest the very unpopular fuel subsidy, which was the removal of a fuel subsidy, which was instigated this time last week. >> all this, of course, facing a government, while also content with this islamist, christian split. one christian leader even suggested the country was on the brink of civil war. is that an exaggerated fear? >> well, the president followed those comments, and by saying the same thing himself last night, yesterday at a remembrance day service for the armed forces, he said not only is the country facing a situation more complicated than the civil war in the 1960's, he also said that supporters and members o

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killing at least fifteen the violence comes after the group promised to kill christians living in niger as an orderly muslim north president goodluck jonathan has declared a state of emergency for areas affected saying the un rest is worse than the country's civil war which took place in the one nine hundred sixty s. . sudan's president omar al bashir has offered to help to disarm former libyan rebel fighters and integrate them into army police forces in a state visit to tripoli the leader said the overthrow of colonel gadhafi was a gift to sudan the proposal from here who's wanted on war crime charges in the hague sparked outrage from amnesty international the libyan authorities are going to get stronger groups which will show and to fight gadhafi during the country's civil war. africa's oldest liberation movement celebrated its one hundredth anniversary on sunday tens of thousands of south africans gathered to wave the green and gold colors of the african national congress the a.n.c. is credited for ending a white minority rule in the country almost eighteen years ago south africa's f

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