the main causes for as are really the problems that are in the niger delta in nigeria. and we're in the world we have 3 main things which are effectively an environment to operate from which is the niger delta as an area that has a very very loose rule of law there's very little opportunity for those living. in terms of employment and education the never the targets which all the that it may shipping lines of cultural all the time because coming into the on the gas industry or the main ships going past the cargo ships calling it korea pulls an area so if you have these 3 factors and you are in the world you will get piracy and in niger at the moment it's off west africa it's a perfect storm. so what is the main challenge in fighting this and the region. there are several challenges to it is a lack of capability in monks' local navies there is certainly the will to him to combat a problem has certainly improved over the last few years as it's become a bigger problem but there is still a lot of capability most local navies that are have the funding. say western navies are

anywhere in the world nigeria is at the center of them our correspondent funny our shot went to the niger delta to find out the scale of the problem and how it's affecting people there. from the outside the beautiful wetlands of nigeria inside a problematic his story we have read in the vaults creaks of the niger delta. this region is already struggling with or theft with arms trafficking kidnapping and in recent years another business has begun to florrie nigeria's course line has become a hotspot for maritime piracy and armed robbery at sea. and this is where pirates operate from a labyrinth of waterways but it's not only home to criminals per could be no lives near by the river he source of income he transports goods and people but he's careful since he was attacked by pirates and. creatures like. that. creates. the forest the armed men want to take the engine off his boat when they realized it wasn't good enough without him go they took his money instead from then on para could be nonstop through king after sunset we are very scared. when driving on the sea or in the river because you

andcountries like mali niger continue to suffer from these attacks.h of the concern aimed at french troops, blaming them for not doing enough to protect civilians. elizabeth: shares in boeing have fallen after it suspended production of its 737 max jet from next month. the plane has been grounded since march after crashes killed 346 people. it has cost boeing more than $9 billion so far. records of up to 15 million people in canada have been compromised after a data breach. information belonging to patients of a major left has provider were stolen. they have taken steps to secure the private records and say the breach was limited to patients from ontario and british columbia. pope francis has announced the secrecy policy no longer apply to cases involving the sexual abuse of minors. in the past, the catholic church kept sex abuse cases confidential, saying it was to protect the victims and the reputation of the accused. -- there was a vatican summit in >> >> february. it's a step forward in terms of transparency for the victims and their families. tra

joining me, niger innis. i thought i had seen it all.e's a russian agent, the manchurian candidate, then we moved on to conjecture about ukraine. then we are hearing he thick he's a king. now he just has to go because it's the end of civilization. >> you have to love queen nancy. she is promoting an alternative universe that most americans go know does not exist. we are essentially at something structurally what economists thought was impossible. which was essentially full employment. there are more jobs than there are people to fill it. ing this is the 11th year in a row of economic recovery and growth. but the distinction between the trump recovery and economic growth and the obama recovery. for most of his 8 years in office when you had de facto zero interest rates, you had an investment class recovering. but joe six pack, the guy on main street, not on wall street, they didn't feel that economic boom. with the trump recovery, you have wages starting to grow, and they are growing among the lowest sector of the economy. and you have in

moved to shut down some of the main transit routes through niger brussels provided support for niger's military which now patrols the country's borders since then the number of migrants passing through the country has sharply decreased but human trafficking remains a lucrative business in places like a death is seen as a gateway to north africa w.'s travel to aga days where many claim pressure from the e.u. is now making the situation for migrants more dangerous for nearly 30. broad people across the border from i got us into libya he never thought he was doing something criminal. this who had it's not true that we are so-called human traffickers and we are deceiving people it's also not true that we treat them in humanely or badly. europe's politicians have demonized him as a criminal smuggler but here people like him used to be called press sirs and their work was considered the most normal thing in the world why should it be criminal to bring people from a to b. most asks for centuries the desert city of agadez has profited from people passing through from west to north africa in se

reporter: a ceremony under scrutiny in the rehabilitation center in the southeast of niger. first former boko haram militants t to benefit from a government the radicalization program are about to reenter society. >> i joint boko haram thinking this was the best choice for me, but i quickly realized i was wrong. i was able to escape. when i found out the government had opened the cenenter for us,o give us a sesecond chance, i quickly joined, and trained to be a a mechanic. the religioion boko haramam practitices is not good. they werernot really fighting in the name of religion. reporter: 240 former members of the islamist sect active in neighboring nigeria, i including women and children, have j joind the progogram since 2017. all of t them decicided to leave group and surrender. the center delivers a six-month religious course on moderate islam, as well as a range of professional training programs, including sewing, carpentry, or masonry. what we think is that the example we have given, through the humane way in which we have treated those former boko haram , is going to c

the beautiful wetlands of nigeria inside a problematic history we argued in the vast creeks of the niger delta. and this is where pirates operate from a labyrinth of more tolerance but it's not only home to criminals lives near by the river the source of income transports goods and people he's careful since he was attacked by pirates the. critics like misplaces when they. drive down to the creeks. forest the armed man wanted to take the engine off his boat when they realized it wasn't good enough they got him go they took his money instead from then on the peregrina stopped working after sunset we are very scared. when driving on the sea or in the river because you don't know when exactly the corpse so sometimes if they are that you're on the way the king will with all your money so piracy. is a very big problem. they want to be there before pirates strike members of the nigerian navy are headed out on their legs headquarters to money toward the scene here given rare access. to accompany them on their daily patrol warm it up good. and important often very good for okla kuala is responsib

by us has been targeted the nigerian navy is not there maritime security should start here in the niger delta before an attack happens tell us they want a thory tese to deploy more security to stop lawlessness in the creeks and to eradicate piracy altogether. india has a huge problem with garbage and how to get rid of it but a company in bangalore has found a way to convert garbage into bio gas so they help clean up the environment and earn some money. in the heart of bangalore garbage is festering everywhere this neighborhood is drowning in it the population has grown rapidly the infrastructure hasn't kept pace entrepreneurs. enough he's teamed up with chemistry teacher padmashree battleground to encourage residents to separate their trash. he collects it is real material it has to be well suited for his operating costs go up. this is nearly 100 percent. that needs to strip the floors in our language. but i would need this extremely good i mean this is now good enough for biogas gas is in demand all over india for things like cooking. carbon lights brand has managed to establish itself

joining me, niger innis. i thought i had seen it all.e's a russian agent, the manchurian candidate, then we moved on to conjecture about ukraine. then we are hearing he thick he's a king. now he just has to go because it's the end of civilization. >> you have to love queen nancy. she is promoting an alternative universe that most americans go know does not exist. we are essentially at something structurally what economists thought was impossible. which was essentially full employment. there are more jobs than there are people to fill it. ing this is the 11th year in a row of economic recovery and growth. but the distinction between the trump recovery and economic growth and the obama recovery. for most of his 8 years in office when you had de facto zero interest rates, you had an investment class recovering. but joe six pack, the guy on main street, not on wall street, they didn't feel that economic boom. with the trump recovery, you have wages starting to grow, and they are growing among the lowest sector of the economy. and you have in

maritime kidnappings now take place off nigeria our correspondent funny filed this report from the niger delta. from the outside the beautiful wetlands of nigeria inside a problematic history in the vast creeks of the niger delta. this region is already struggling for theft with arms trafficking kidnapping and in. another business has begun to florrie now. has become a hotspot for maritime piracy and armed robbery at sea. and this is where pryor is operate from a labyrinth of waterways but it's not only home to criminals lives near by the river the source of income he transports goods and people he's careful since he was attacked by pirates and. critics like misplaces when they. drive down to the creeks terrified. first the armed men wanted to take the engine of his boat when they realized it wasn't good enough they let him go they took his money in stat from then on the parrot bina stopped working after sunset we are very scared. when driving on the sea or in the river because you don't know when exactly calms so sometimes if they are on the with the king it will with all your money so

inside a problematic eastern right the last creeks of the niger delta. this region is already struggling for theft with arms trafficking kidnapping and in recent another business has begun to floor and u.s. coastline has become a hotspot for maritime piracy and. at sea. and this is where pirates operate from a labyrinth of waterways but it's not only home to criminals lives near by the river the source of income transports goods and people he's careful since he was attacked by pirates the. critics like misplaces when that. creates. the pins 1st the armed man wanted to take the engine of his boat when they realized it wasn't good enough they let him go they took his money in stat from then on the peregrina stopped working after sunset we are very scared. when driving on the sea or in the river because you don't know when exactly the coms so sometimes if they are the only way the. they will with all your money so piracy. is a very big problem attacks by pirates is a problem worldwide but especially in the gulf of guinea they are on the rise along the coast

of them for one transports and then the dangerous and sometimes deadly journey begins we'll go to niger where despite types borders migrants continue to risk their lives in the desert and the dutch town bats so in love with the work of british author charles dickens and brings his 19th century world back to life every christmas. i'm called last minute welcome to the program later today u.s. lawmakers will take an historic vote on whether to impeach president donald trump the democratic controlled house of representatives is expected to back the move that would make him just the 3rd president in 230 years of american history to be impeached with ensure a trial in the senate on whether or not sort of moved from office our washington correspondent alex under phenomena has been following the impeachment saga from the start and the miss report she traces the path to today. it all started with a phone call a phone call in which president trump asked president zelinsky of ukraine to investigate his main political rival democratic presidential hopeful joe biden and his son hunter i became incre

right for the conservatives and wrong for labor but ultimately people will point to the decision by niger frosh to stand down the number of candidates in those seats that previously had been won by the conservatives is giving them a huge advantage an essentially not splitting. the leave vote where is on the remains side the vote did remain as far as they're concerned devastatingly divided . is the rally during a starting job in the west some wild college green there thank you very much indeed if i can come to you paul and rebecca if i start with you the key point then and also we heard from steve hadley her earlier actually saying this was a long one issue election it's all about bricks that is. yes i think it was i think this vote is all about bricks if it was then you wouldn't have seen the red the way it did it's been a spectacular disaster for the labor party and the s. and p. by the same token has picked up because they had a 62 percent remain vote and actually northern ireland is a a bellwether because they had a i think they had a 58 percent remain so it would be really interesting

maritime security should start here in the niger delta before an attack happens tell us they want to authorities to deploy more security to stop lawlessness and creeks and to eradicate piracy altogether. next up the golden globe nominations are out for next year's awards and netflix conquer at the top categories suggesting a new dominance by streaming services marriage story let the way with 6 nominations including best drama the stars of his depth of this divorce portrait scarlett johansen and adam driver are among the nominees there were 5 knots for the gangster epic the irishman and scorsese set work since then nominated for best director. was like the army. orders no easy feat because there is a really large they already know it's here and i still haven't finished watching it so great to have you here with this whole 4th season has kicked off let's talk about next netflix oh my goodness yeah commenting on domination i mean 3 of the 5 best films is the 1st time actually a marriage story and 2 pope's 1st time the netflix those have been nominated for the best film for the golden gl

the beautiful wetlands of nigeria inside a problematic his story we have read in the creeks of the niger delta. this region is already struggling with for theft with arms trafficking kidnapping and in recent years a number of business has begun to florida and u.s. coastline has become a hotspot for maritime piracy and armed robbery at sea. and this is where pirates operate from 11th of waterways but it's not only home to criminals could be no lives near by the river he's source of income he transports goods and people but he's careful since he was attacked by pirates. creeps like this. that. creates. the forest the armed men want to take the engine off his boat when they realized it wasn't good enough to live out him go they took his money instead from then on para could be nonstop through king after sunset we are very scared. when driving on the sea. because you don't know when exactly the comps so sometimes if they are that the only way they can go away with all your money so kyra see you see is a very big problem attacks by pirates is a problem worldwide but especially in the gulf of

by us has been targeted the nigerian navy is not there maritime security should start here in the niger delta before an attack happens locals tell us they want a thory to deploy more security to stop lawlessness in the creeks and to eradicate piracy altogether. now it has taken $100.00 days but the berlin zoo has finally revealed that twin pandas born and august are boys the cubs have been named among china has lent their parents to the zoo for 15 years now the pent up birth sparked a debate about germany's stance towards human rights in china and even a campaign to name the cubs hong kong in support of the pro-democracy protests. let's get a recap now of our top story here on d.w. police in new zealand say 5 people have died in a volcano eruption at a popular tourist destination a number of people have been injured emergency service say they do not believe there are any more survivors on the island. coming up next on news asia after 6 months of mass protest in hong kong we'll see how volunteers keep the supplies flowing for activists. and a heated debate in india as lawmakers start dis

by us has been targeted the nigerian navy is not there maritime security should start here in the niger delta before an attack happens tell us they want to thore to deploy more security to stop lawlessness in the creeks and to eradicate piracy altogether. well matched a 14 of the bundesliga is in the books now and joining me for the breakdown of the weekend is a limited tucky from your sports failure so let's start at the top merchant black box they beat last year's champions by. over the weekend are they the real deal if you can be fired munich and you've consistently stayed at the top of the table for the past 6 to 8 weeks i am surely think that you are in the eyes of many but that said things are still very tight at the top of the tate table. for example as we can see just has a narrow one point lead over night. but take a look at went by and nick as you know what in the nearly half the life scroll down a bit because there they are in place number 7 so they right now would be fighting for a european spot and there's also but going back to god what's so interesting is that at the star

ok to more world news this hour the security situation in niger in west africa is the teary rating for other militants there have killed at least $71.00 soldiers in one of the deadliest attacks on the country's military and yours and i saw a link to a group says it was behind the attack which also left 12 others injured it took place of another postponed meeting between french president of money and 5 west african leaders over security in the region france insists its nato alliance should take the situation seriously and provide more support double quarter delves into the challenges horris faces in its former colony. africa has become a hotbed of terrorist activity as deadly attacks claiming hundreds of lives have spread like wildfire. europe will have 2 swords of damocles over its head terrorism and kidnappings but also illegal immigrants since many are traveling through these regions following one of the deadliest attacks in niger or 70 people were killed by islamists the big players have even postponed a big summit to reconsider their efforts the presidents of france uneasy eric rei

enough of them for one transport and then the dangerous and sometimes deadly journey begins we'll go to niger where despite tightened borders migrants continue to brisk their lives in the desert plus the earth rebuild. one last. time to say good bye to the star wars of rise of skywalker trilogy as the final movie in the series makes its world premiere. i'm carl kasell and welcome to the program later today u.s. lawmakers will take an historic vote on whether to impeach president donald trump the democratic controlled house of representatives is expected to back the move which would make him just the. 3rd president in american history to be impeached within trick or a trial in the senate on whether or not to remove trump from office our washington correspondent alexander phenomena has been following that saga from the start and in this report she traces the path to impeachment it all started with a phone call a phone call in which president trump asked president zelinsky of ukraine to investigate his main political rival democratic presidential hopeful joe biden and his son hunter i became inc

happened today, the so-called three borders region, where burkina faso meets up with molly and and niger, and armed rebel groups, jihadist militants, often exploit the region's poverty, religious conflicts, sectarian strife, including a lot of young people to the jihadist cause in an area that lacks almost any governance at times. this is a region that has been very much in focus. it has been, here in europe -- the french have been very much aware of it. they have been trying to help in this area, but civilians are bearing the brunt of it. killed, 1007 hundred civilians killed, this year alone. killed this1700 year, civilians. half a million or more displaced. food program actually warns that this is an escalating humanitarian crisis. they had the exact causes of it. they said it is driven by the insurgency inst the region. it is also driven by the clclime crisis, a very arid region. like i said, the absence of governance -- they actually warned that it could become burkina faso specifically could become another syria. meanwhile, pope francis has denounced attacks by extremist groups in

ashley: niger? >> i don't want to pull the race car.ut i think a dark horse like michelle obama or stacey abrams. ashley: gentlemen, thank you both. we appreciate your time. coming up. remember when elizabeth warren claimed she was part native american? >> the facts suggest you absolutely have native american ancestry in your pedigree. >> my family history is my family history. ashley: now we know that's not true. but warren is at it again, and it's not going down well with her brother. when liberal commentator rachel maddow tried to convince everyone trump quliewd russia. >> we are about to find out if the new president of our country is going to do with what russia warts wants. we'll find out if russia helped. the presidency is effectively a russian-op. ashley: even the liberal "washington post" is calling rachel maddow out. troubling news out of the middle east. iran, china and russia conducting joint military exercises. how worried should we be? i am totally blind. and non-24 can make me show up too early... or too late. or make me

mourning in niger after the worst attack on its military in living memory. the u.s. woods team fights back. ♪ the u.k. prime minister boris johnson said it is time to let the healing begin after his stunning victory. johnson's conservatives won a majority of 80 seats, a clear mandate to take the u.k. out of the eu. >> boris johnson is welcomed back to downing street. after the conservatives reconfigured britain's political map with their biggest majority since 19 seven. -- since 1987. >> our people's government will start from constituencies that never returned a conservative m.p. for 100 years. yes, they will have a mandate from this election to get brexit done. we will honor that mandate by january 31. >> striking a more grateful note, johnson thanked labour voters for swapping sides. his promise is to deliver brexit . >> thank you for the trust you placed in us and me. we will work round-the-clock to repay your trust and deliver on your priorities with parliament that works for you. >> but a group of young protesters gathered near downing street, breezily clashing

and suspected islamic militants in niger have killed 70 soldiers. were told the attack came during the night in a village in western niger near the voyage -- new the border with maui -- with mali. a south pacific island, bougainville, have voted to break from papua new guinea, paving the way for to become the world's newest country. more than 98% of voters said yes to independence. india's parliament has passed a controversial new law that offers citizenship to undocumented migrants from its neighboring countries as long as they are not muslims. the upper house past the bill 125 votes-105. the bill has already been approved by the lower house and is now set to be signed into law. the legislation has sparked protests in various parts of the country with opponents saying it discriminates against muslims and violates india's secular principles. dw's correspondent has been following the story for us. >> the controversial citizenship amendment bill has been passed by the indian parliament. the lower house debate on this bill extensively monday and today

immigrants since many are traveling through this region following one of the deadliest attacks in niger or 70 people were killed by islamists the big players have even postponed a big summit to reconsider their efforts the presidents of france uneasier agreed to postpone the summit on operation bachao nya on the joint chiefs a health force until early 2020 the 2 presidents express their determination to remain united against terrorist groups and to redefine together in the coming weeks the political and operational framework for ensuring the security of the sa held countries france spends millions of euros and sends thousands of soldiers to control the situation there but with the region's poor infrastructure damage control is difficult to say the least france needs help also context a lot in this context and in light of the decisions that france will take a big engagement by its allies is obviously something that would be quite positive in this a hell france is involved in acting on behalf of everyone there are other budgetary questions the means but at least as important in our eyes i

saw hell as is almost always the case it's about africa's natural resources the border of mali and niger is lined with your rainy a minds are vitally important for french power stations of course it's also dangerous if islamic fundamentalists grow an influence there they would only need to travel through libya for a direct line to the european continent and with sahil being half the size of europe it's not easy to isolate terrorist cells as for paris well it shifts the blame to the african states which can't cope with these challenges alone it almost seems like afghanistan all over again deteriorating government control and growing influence from islamic radicals. francis difficulties fighting terrorism oh and american difficulties fighting terrorism. but of police or very few. from the. case is you have external powers trying to essentially stabilize era you. are in the real questions are citizens of those countries whether it's worth it to continue invest in companies bargain for and it really is probably from for assistance from rod get involved in conference not only do you. want to

just over a week ago, more than 70 soldiers were killed in an attack in niger.re have been international calls for west african countries do more to end the bloodshed by extremists. meanwhile, the french president emmanuel macron has begun a visit to the region and revealed his forces killed 33 militants in an operation in mali. the bbcs is‘haq khalid reports. the west african leaders gathered here at nigeria's presidential palace are under local and international pressure to act decisively as violence by militants escalates in the sahel. fighters linked to al-qaeda and the so—called islamic state as well as boko haram are stepping up attacks. they have killed at least 200 soldiers in niger, mali and burkina faso in the last three months. thousands of civilians have been affected too, either killed or displaced, creating humanitarian crisis. the regional leaders say they're worried. terrorism remains the major threat to the peace and progress of our region. recurring attacks by terrorist groups remind us of the urgency to build an enduring security partnership t

it's the deadliest assault on niger's military since an islamist insurgency began in 2015. it took place at a remote base and lasted around three hours. translation: a detachment of the inates military reconnaissance posed near the border with mali was attacked by heavily armed terrorist, estimated to be in there several hundred static they followed the combat of rare violence combining artillery fire and the use of kamikaze vehicles. let's get some of the day's other news. the chilean air force has found debris believed to be from a military plane, missing on its way to the antarctic, with 38 people on board. it is around 30 kilometres south of where the plane last made contact. a huge air and sea search has involved ships and planes from several countries. two more people who were caught in the volcanic eruption in new zealand have died. that brings the confirmed deaths to 8. but 9 people are still officially missing, and police say it is too dangerous to try and retrieve the bodies from white island, because of the risk of further eruptions. twenty people are in intensiv

it's the deadliest assault on niger's military since an islamist insurgency began in 2015.he attack on a remote base lasted around three hours. translation: a detachment of the inates military reconnaissance post near the border with mali was attacked by heavily armed terrorista, estimated to be in their several hundreds. they followed the combat of rare violence combining artillery fire and the use of kamikaze vehicles. let's get some of the day's other news. the chilean air force has found debris believed to be from a military plane, missing on its way to the antarctic, with 38 people on board. it is around 30 kilometres south of where the plane last made contact. a huge air and sea search has involved ships and planes from several countries. the acting prime minister of spain, pedro sanchez, has formally accepted a mandate from king felipe to try to form a government. his socialist party fell far short of a majority in parliament in inconclusive elections in april and november. days after the november election, mr sanchez announced a pact with the left—wing party podemos

many of them are women, and more than 30 are under the age of 18 —— niger.orced to join the group, others that they we re join the group, others that they were misled by religious teachings. translation: i was misled into joining boko haram, that it was a religious cause. we later realised it was false, so we surrendered to the authorities. first introduced by nigeria, governments in the lake chad region now believe that the radicalisation in combination with military operations is crucial to ending the conflict that killed more than 20,000 people and displaced 2.5 million others. translation: these people who have come here have been treated well. this place is not a prison. we treated them as our children. they will be released home to continue their lives. i urge those that are still in boko haram to emulate them. they say they have 110w to emulate them. they say they have now given up violence, but they are facing a new challenge. the challenge of getting accepted and trusted by their communities. boxing, and britain's anthonyjoshua has regained his worl

it is the deadliest assault on niger's military since an islamist insurgency began in 2015. say the attack on a remote base lasted around three hours. translation: a detachment of the inates military reconnaissance post near the border with mali was attacked by heavily armed terrorist, estimated to be in their several hundreds. there followed a combat of rare violence, combining artillery fire and the use of kamikaze vehicles. the woman who effectively leads myanmar has been defending her country against accusations of genocide at the international court ofjustice in the netherlands. aung san suu kyi, who is a winner of the nobel peace prize, said military action against rohingya muslims in 2017 which killed thousands and sent many more fleeing the country was necessary operations against militants. nick beake reports from the hague. many have given up on aung san suu kyi. not these loyal supporters. they told us they'd travelled 5,000 miles from myanmar to be with her today. she'd come to tell the world there had been no rohingya genocide on her watch. are 750,000 rohingya