. >> the niger oil delta, production poisons the water and the land. instead of enriching its people, it's predominantly brought misery. royal dutch shell has 60,000 kilometers.pipelines. farmers have fought a long battle for compensation but are toll they can only pursue shell's nigerian subsidiary. the ruling in the hague says the parents can now sue the parent company. campaign group friends of the earth. >> the fact is that there is a court's jurisdiction on the case marines that probably in the future in similar cases, victims of human rights abuses by corporations and other companies that also have a company here in the netherlands can can bring their case to the netherlands to get justice. >> of course, it is not just about these four farmers but all the other farmers in the niger delta, who have an opportunity to take their case to the netherlands and fight their case in their home country. >> we are disappointing that dutch court has determined it show assume international jurisdiction over the company. over issues which took place within nige

even customers from across the border in niger are slowly coming back. is a long way to go. >> it used to be the major trading post. it has impacted negatively such that, believe me, it has eroded the economy of our community by as much as 90%. >> reporter: it could be decades before the region finds its seat again. as infrastructure and business confidence have been badly shaken. >> locally the madness is finally coming to an end. and we might experience [ inaudible ] like we experienced two days ago, but believe me we have crossed the river and the loss is over. >> reporter: traders are trying to look to the future when they can regain access to cameroon, chad, and niger. they say insecurity along the borders has cut the economic by as much as 80%. everyone here knows it would only take a spark to shake their confidence. >>> a french journalist has left china after being expelled for questioning communist party policy. it is the first foreign journalist forced to leave since 2012 when al jazeera journalist, militia chan was expelled. >> reporter: this

many have fled across borders to neighboring cameroon, chad, and i share -- niger. a number of suicide bombings in the city has changed the safety nets. >> we meet in a small courtyard. he lives with 30 other refugees as they lovingly call their host. this is been a lifesaver, but he has been feeling increasingly uncomfortable in the city center. >> i feel bad because maybe they will think that i commit something like a bomb or weapons. >> more than 10,000 people have come to the provincial capital, fleeing islamist terror. they can live in relative safety but the city has been the target of several suicide bombs. the mood toward the refugees has shifted. >> we do not trust them. they are not with us. their faces are new. you do not know if they are terrorists are not. >> i do not know where we are. to take out of their control, it's them. >> it is impossible to avoid discussions about how terrorists might have mixed themselves among the refugees. brent: you're watching dw news live from berlin. hammering out a deal to fight climate change, many countries are feelin

what will we'll see over the next few months along side troops from cameroon, niger, chad flying to mopnd crushing boko haram. >> revenues in the country fell by 15% coming in the $162 billion in 2015. mainly the result of 23% call in income from oil. spending, meanwhile, was up $260 billion fueled in part by the intervention in yemen. as a result. first saudi budget under king salman showed a deficit of $98 billion. an economist says the country has enough reserves to go through this period of low oil prices. >> well, we have to distinguish between the saudi arabia economy and the price of oil. i agree 80% to 90% of the government's money comes from oil, that is true. but spending on the economy does not mean that saudi arabia has to do anything about the price of oil. it has enough reserves to last it several years in the future, even it has over 600 building. domestic spend something a part. i think saudi arabia is doing what it should do. yes, oil prices are down. they were in 2008 they each $145 a barrel, and since then it has been sliding down. but it has gone through a cycle. the

this is a confluence, a meeting point of the benway and the niger. a very difficult hubs. people earning their living from the water have seen their incomes dry up. water becomes shallow. as a result, many figurer mefn had to swix jobs to feet their families. >> their raise is official now, but you cannot sustain yourself with snishing today. that's why are we, boats don't situation even worse. >> the government has attempted to dredge the rivers, most people expect that dredging means that all the debris is cleared and the flow is improved. but we haven't seen that. my understanding is that only certain channels have been dredged for channels to come from the atlantic ocean to this part. but even that has not come to the level that is impacting critically on the economy of the state. >> so now fishermen can only watch and hope that some day soon the fish will return. and restore their likelihood >> aimmediatahmed idris, al jaz. >>> a rocket has ar launched the progress to deliver fuel, water and food and in preparation of its arrival two nasa astron

the oil giant royal dutch shell can be sued in dutch courts for compensation over oil spells in the nigerit has been blighted by contaminations, leaks and damage for years. this decision comes after an appeal brought by four farmers, and opens the way for many more to launch lawsuits against such companies. >>> the niger delta holds some of the world's richest oil deposits. but its production has contaminated the land. royal dutch shell operates around 50 oil pumps there. farmers have fought a long battle for compensation. friday's landmark legal ruling in the hague means the farmers can now sue the parent company. the farmers have been supported by campaign group friends of the earth. >> the fact that a court has jurisdiction on this case, means that probably in the future, in similar cases victims of human rights abuses by corporations or other companies that also have a company here in the netherlands can bring their case to the netherlands to get justice. >> and of course it's not only about these four farmers. it's about all of the other people who are suffering from oil pollution wh

. >> reporter: the niger delta holds some of the world's richest oil deposits.ch shell operates around 50 oil fields there, with 6,000 kilometers of pipelines. farmers have fought a long battle for compensation, but were told they could only pursue shell's nigerian subsidiary, and only in a nigerian court. friday's landmark legal ruling in the hague means the farmers can now sue the parent company. the farmers have been supported by the campaign group, friends of the earth. >> the fact that the court has jurisdiction on this case, means that probably in the future, in similar cases, victims of human rights abuses by corporations or other companies that also have a company here in the netherlands can bring their case to the netherlands to get justice. >> and of course it's not only about these four farmers, it's about all of the people in the nigher delta who are is suffering from pollution who now can fight shell in their own home country. >> reporter: in response, shell's headquarters issued a statement: being able to sue the parent company in the netherlands c

the niger river basin has seen the same. the president of the african development bank is calling for urgent global action. >> others pollute and africa pays and pays dearly. lake chad is almost gone. we must not abandon africa. africa has been short changed by climate change. africa must not be shortchanged by climate finance. reporter: africa has contributed ,ar less than europe, asia north america to fossil fuel emissions, but the content is particular a vulnerable to climate change. the world bank believes drought, weathernd changing could cause 14 million africans to fall into extreme poverty in the next 15 years as they lose their homes and precious farmland. the french president has said he agrees that the developed world owes the african continent and environmental debt. catherine: -- pres. hollande: france will devote 6 billion euros for the african continent of element. thise will also invest and will be overseen -- 2 billion euros for energy. focused onhe meeting how to finance the great green african union treepl

unicef says more than 2,000 schools are closed across nigeria, cameroon, chad, and niger. who's name means western education is forbidden has targeted schools since 2009. >>> security forces in burundi have carried out dozens of extra judicial killings according to a report by amnesty international. the report says that the police and military were responsible for several deaths on one of the worst days of violence earlier in december. at least 87 people were killed after three military bases were attacked by gunmen. this is after the president announced that he was running for a third term in office. our correspondent reports from the capitol. >> reporter: the government of burundi has reacted to the amnesty international report. the government says the report is a fabrication, and all of those people who were killed on that day by security forces were enemy combatants, enemies of the state, people who have taken part in an attack on three military bases in the capitol. amnesty international report details the events of that day, which is the most violent day since violen

force he from niger and cameroon took parts, some of the hostages were trained to become suicide bombers. >>> that shooting in california, earlier we talked to an assistant professor of law at ballard university. the fbi has called it an act of terrorism without proper evidence. >> a correlation has been made, the fbi has jumped the gun with little evidence aside from stereotypes. now we see this typical violent backlash that's happening against anybody who appears to be muslim, who fits into the caricature. dylann roof, who killed nine people, that wasn't considered terrorism. it was considered a hate crime. apart from the -- evidence is tenuous. having nominal muslim identity, the evidence is not there to substantiate a terrorism claim at this point. preventing this type of activity i think should be you know approached from minimizing the culture of violence or really having more rigid gun control policies. this appears to me at this point again at this juncture, to be an issue involving individuals who shouldn't have access to guns having access to guns and responding in violent ways

reporter: traders are trying to look to the future when they can regain access to cameroon, chad and nigere. security along the borders have cut incomes by as much as 80%. there is cautious excite about the reduction of violence, but everyone here knows it will only take a spark to end confidence. coming up, the polls close in car. n car. >>> the top stories here on al jazeera. rebels are fighting back after syrian government forces launched a major offence south of the country. hospitals in the yemeni city of thies are on the verge of shutting down as fighting there continues. doctors and nurses protested. one hospital refused to take on any more patients. the head of government is to negotiate with boko haram for the release of 200 schools girls missing for more than a year and a half. the battle to take ramadi from i.s.i.l. the prime minister is promising to turn his attention to mosul which was taken by i.s.i.l. last year. hundreds of thousands of people are estimated to have been displaced in the country's second largest city. most have fled to irbil. >> reporter: this man's hasn't bee

neil: what i'm wondering about, niger, is what happens now and who would fill his shoes.nytime soon. there's been no call for his impeachment, maybe that could gain some steam. but it just seems like chicago is out of control. >> it is out of control. and, of course, people know about the $5 million bribe that the city of chicago gave to laquan mcdonald's family to keep that videotape, that damning videotape secret. what most people -- neil: be careful there, i know they said they were paying damages ahead to the family. but continue. >> yes. and i do, granted, it's commentary to call it a bribe, but i think it was, clearly, something that was done to save emanuel's bacon before a critical election -- neil: it did come out, and it did a lot of damage, and then you had these killings since. what happened? >> it's awful. it's awful, neil. and, again, what i say is that emanuel is the symptom. obama is the symptom. the disease is progressive, big government, corrupt liberalism that has destroyed cities across this nation. by the way, this whole black lives matter campaign, i

an op-ed article saying that is where that they live people died begin saying that he had gone to nigerto look at some of the intelligence. and so i began investigating whether or not that was true. i thought i have learned about it was talking to scooter libby about the failed intelligence. it was only years later that i discovered that my testimony have been because i have misinterpreted is very brief notes. i felt horrible,, absolutely consumed with guilt. i had testified against scooter libby. but when i began researching what room number and what we don't want one of the most common and was part of the dissent. and they testified against him differences between with these people told the grand jury and the fbi. i was very open about my views. once it was determined by the cia, determined long before the indictment there was no damage to hair, no damage to national security or any source at home or abroad. there was a special prosecutor. it went on and on and on. consumed aa huge amount of newsprint, more than that time. i subsequently learned through interviews scooter libby very e

libya could play a role in which that could help let's not forget the neighbors such as chad, niger, they're in desperate need of financial assistance, libya could be in that position. and they could be a superpower that will help neighboring countries. that could have been the case in 2011. i don't know what the case could be wit now. many believe a functioning libya will be a great partner to have. not just african countries but the european countries. >> we appreciate it. coming up later, india's dream of high speed train travel moves one step closer to being realized. plus... >> i'm jessica baldwin in oxford where scientists are preserving the cultural heritage of syria. >> and in sport one of the most successful teams are set up for a big defeat. andy will have all the details. >> can affect and surprise us. >> i feel like we're making an impact. >> let's do it. >> techknow - where technology meets humanity. >> we are scared. >>...have an organized right-wing movement trying to kill others. >> welcome back. let's take a look at the top stories now on al jazeera. ththe announceme

niger, cameroon and nigeria. two of the attackers targeted a market, and a third suicide bomber hit a street. no one claimed responsibility for the attack. suspicion will fall on boko haram, which launched similar attacks in the area >>> three gunmen wearing police uniforms have been killed after attacking a car belonging to a police commander. it is the latest incident in a nation hit by violence over the president's third term in office. the government says it is fighting rebels. kathryn soy spoke to some men who say they are protecting their neighbourhoods. here is their exclusive report. >> reporter: when the sun sets work begins in the suburb of burundi's capital bujumbura. pierre - that's not his name - and others are on neighbourhood watch. they say they are protecting their homes from the security forces and members of the youth wing, which they blame for random and regular killings in the city. "if they attack us, we'll defend ourselves", this man says. earlier we met two other young men. they dressed li

an op-ed article saying that is where that they live people died begin saying that he had gone to niger to look at some of the intelligence. and so i began investigating whether or not that was true. i thought i have learned about it was talking to scooter libby about the failed intelligence. it was only years later that i discovered that my testimony have been because i have misinterpreted is very brief notes. i felt horrible,, absolutely consumed with guilt. i had testified against scooter libby. but when i began researching what room number and what we don't want one of the most common and was part of the dissent. and they testified against him differences between with these people told the grand jury and the fbi. i was very open about my views. once it was determined by the cia, determined long before the indictment there was no damage to hair, no damage to national security or any source at home or abroad. there was a special prosecutor. it went on and on and on. consumed aa huge amount of newsprint, more than that time. i subsequently learned through interviews scooter libby very

i also want to just rebut cinches niger something and a reset which is we are going down this path of seeing isis -- read but since she is not here something that ann marie said. russia, not sort has the same interest in the middle east as we do. not sure it has the same interest in syria and yet many european countries are saying we have to ally ourselves with russia. i don't think the solution in syria with russia playing the role it is no. is not going to solve the refugee problem and it will damage your because it weakens. >> ambassador, for the first time germany has not engaged in the war against isis. what has that done to public support for angela merkel, strengthen come weekend? are the german people still solidly behind her? i was told by president obama's chief of staff better support is solid at 70%. now that was a few weeks ago. is that still true? >> it's the second time that we decided to engage militarily against isil. the first time was last year when we decided for our stand a big leap forward to train and equip with lethal weapons the kurdish peshmerga in the north

over two thousand stools have closed in nigeria, cameroon, cha, d and nigere. six million people do not have enough food in the same areas because of boko haram. the group says it wants to introduce islamic laws to the areas it has influence over. hundreds of thousands of farmers in zimbabwe have been slapped with higher taxes. they were resettled on land seized from white owners, but the high cost of manage the land with many struggling. many fear they will lose their property. >> reporter: this man is already paying land tax. he is one of about 300,000 new farmers who have been resettled on land seized from white owners. the government want people like him to pay more tax >> they want more. spending six months, on a year, two years we want to survive here. there needs to be some payment >> reporter: the new additional land tax is between 3 and $10 a hectare. individuals of more than one thousand hectares of land could end up paying tens of thousands of dollars in annual rent >> we wish the level of rent be reduced so that the farmer remains viable. >> reporte

i don't get the impression that if for any reason people in the niger delta in nigeria who are affectedlimate change have to move that they will be welcomed here. i don't think so. >> what do feel we hear those words from the exxon ceo? >> i feel bad because it seems to me they don't taken to consideration what people are passing through. the revelations are becoming more dire. --an say about the order border. it is the place [indiscernible] benzene --irmed that i've never heard the word before now -- that benzene is a cancer-causing agent in the water that people drink 900 times higher than it should be. people still drink that water now. it is the water ice women in the water i drink until now -- i swim in and the water i drink until now. the sea level has drastically dropped. if you drive to the border, every weekend, there are burials. what you see on each and every one of our posters announcing this burial or that burial or that burial. every poster has the name of the deceased and it is her only up to 50 years old. i'm really scared because i still drink that water. is 43.pectancy

. >>> traders trying to look to the future where they can regain access to com ruin, chad, and niger.ng nigeria's borders has cut incomes by as much as 80%. there is cautious excitement about the reduction of violence, but everyone here knows it would only take a spark to shut you out confidence. >>> still ahead on the al jazeera news hour, it's been a terrible year for football's governing body. we look back at fifa 2015. >> the arrival of the newer is being celebrated across the world. >>> our technology editor looks at some of the technologies which made headlines in 2015. >> sails of unmanned remote controlled aircraft grew 20% in 2015. the market's now worth over $1.4 billion a year. while they're a headache for air traffic controllers, sales have been driven by images on social media. >> we are seeing more and more video. we hear statistics coming out of facebook, about videos being shared and numbers of video views growing and growing. it looks like the trend is there. >> what's known as the sharing economy has also been in the headlines. technology which let's individual rent