have you spoken to her, or, for that matter, robert mugabe? stances that have arisen. i look forward to doing so, especially to speaking with president mugabe. president mugabe is zimbabwe's pastor, and unfortunately we are not cubans, because our politics have been influenced by our colonial relationship with the white settler economy, and with britain. you said you're proud of having served under robert mugabe. you've talked about his legacy. his legacy, for example, is that three quarters of zimbabwe's population live on less than $5.50 a day. a quarter under the age of five, 27% of them, experience stunted growth. the trade union congress in zimbabwe says that there's 90% unemployment. i could go on and on. you were higher education minister. the fees for a term at a university in zimbabwe is $1,000 us a term. so it's become really something that only the privileged few can enjoy. i mean, that'sjust an example of the legacy that you talk about. no, that is not the legacy! that is what you are calling the legacy. you are identifying certain

have you spoken to her, orfor that matter robert mugabe? ecause of circumstances that have arisen. i look forward to doing so, specially speaking with president mugabe, who is zimbabwe's pastor, and unfortunately we are not cu ba ns pastor, and unfortunately we are not cubans because our politics have been influenced by our colonial relationship with the white settler economy and with britain. you said you are proud of having served under robert mugabe. you have talked about his legacy. his legacy, for example, three quarters of zimbabwe's population live on less than five dollars a day. one quarter under the age of five experience stunted growth. the trade union congress in zimbabwe says that there is 90% unemployment. i could go on and on. you are higher education minister. the fees for a term at a university in zimbabwe is $1000 us per term. so it has become really something that only the privileged few can enjoy. that is just an example of the legacy that you talk about. no, that is not a legacy! that is what you are calling the legacy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

tea party and a strong critic of the former president robert mugabe of an impact claims been carried across the unification bridge between north and south korea that saw for the two countries agreeing to send a joint team to the twenty eighteen winter games those are the headlines the news continues here after al-jazeera with a statute that's a watch. in the one nine hundred eighty s. the israeli government an intelligence agency mossad began monitoring the activities of a palestinian man who started what they saw as a radical new movement his name was dr king. he founded islamic jihad which was responsible for several attacks in the one nine hundred eighty s. and ninety's making sure cauchy a wanted man. it's always the question what are the motives that israel is considering quim deciding to kill someone. now if you would see if you would if you would ask masao the political living there will also know this is not about revenge this is only in nuking towards the future and not back to the past. everyone who has jewish blood on his hands is a limited legitimacy target for red sheet

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

colon cancer at his home in hylands came to power in november after forcing out longtime leader robert mugabe the first change of presidents in more than four decades has led to a new hope among many in zimbabwe of a return to democratic norms. not to our latest report looking ahead to the big stories expected over the next twelve months we travel to canterbury in england the european union says it wants all wrecks in negotiations to be completed by tobar but there is much to be done to be fillets reports. all the busy holiday. towns steep delicious tree and one which voted in favor of bricks hit by almost exactly the same percentage as the entire u.k. so a good place to find out what people now think about bricks it and whether to reason they can meet the challenges of twenty eight she's tough. she's not all that out of my way but i say she's just rolled over for this interest robert de niro used bicycle. script to this. i think the economy i think it's embarrassing. i think. yeah. just like the people of canterbury the governing conservative party and the opposition labor party are badly di

tea party and a strong critic of the former president robert mugabe near quite a is an african policy analyst he says benet's death will come as a shock to many people in zimbabwe. in terms of race and because the history of zimbabwe race raise plays a role he was a white farmer he was sixty sixty years old he had a farm in the eastern part of the bob where. and you know mr former president mugabe taking learn from. this mr bennett and his refutation are generally was that his neighborhood where he hardly is from the poor people there black people loved him he paid school fees for people he saw him as the champion in the lookout should not along with to give him a nickname which means one of us saw he had to have babies but of cause he clashed heads with mr mr mugabe's government because he was a prominent member of the m.d.c. the opposition and so his death comes out as a shark and the american authorities are looking into it but i think it will have an impact on both the opposition and the new government in zimbabwe the new executive director of the un children's agency unicef has w

dashti party and a strong critic of former president robert mugabe on the equity is an independent african policy analyst is joining me now from washington d.c. give us some context here what kind of a man was bennett well you know. in terms of rays and because the history was in bob when race raised plays a role he was a white farmer he was sixty sixty years old he had in the east empowered old zimbabwe. and you know mr former president mugabe had taken learn from. this mr bennett and his reputation are generally was that his neighborhood where he had these five the poor people there black people loved him he he paid school fees for people he saw him as the champion in the lookout should not along with a given men need name weeks means one of us saw he had to have babies but of cause he clashed heads with mr mr mugabe's government because he was a prominent member of the m.d.c. the opposition and so his death comes i say i say shock and the american authorities are looking into it but i think it will have an impact on board the opposition and the new government in zimbabwe what do you thi

colon cancer at his home but i will came to power in november after forcing out longtime leader robert mugabe the first change of presidents in more than four decades has led to renewed hopes of a return to democratic norms. but it's really really. in. the medical it's. going forward do you see any prospects of it do you mean for us the good. people someone will be what it. really. good. pakistan has responded angrily to the us a suspension of military assistance to as. pakistan's foreign ministers told the wall street journal that the white house isn't acting like an ally or shit and has got millions of dollars worth of aid to the country on tuesday it blames the government for failing to take action against taliban fighters targeting u.s. troops in neighboring afghanistan or political analyst eric president says pakistan has already been shifting towards closer ties with china. but china is a very you know there's a partnership which is called strategic cooperative partnership with china we are building everything from the fighter aircraft to the seat back to the major investment of sixty b

of liberation he's now the man who plans to put zimbabwe back together again after decades of robert mugabe's rule now we are seeing to the world. now open for business zimbabwe has good reason to be hopeful the global economy is doing well for the moment putting a slushie spring in investors' steps joel al-jazeera davos senior u.s. officials have hit back against suggestions that donald trump's america first agenda is hurting globalization and trade its president himself as as we had due to arrive at the world economic forum in the swiss town of davos on thursday that's james bays reports from there there's skepticism over what he can bring to the table. high in the swiss alps this is the ultimate annual gathering of the global elite captains of industry business commas and finance how fit talk fest every year here in davos see you might think the u.s. is first a businessman president in decades would fit right in these are powerful people but they mostly do business in a sober and polite manner unlike trump they are the richest people and represent the most wealthy companies on earth but th

to power in november after a military coup when popular protests forced out the longtime leader robert mugabe . but if you really were. serious in listening to. the medical center. going forward do you see any prospects of a deal you mean for us to go some. people some i know before you. know how do you democratic and good. foreign minister says his country is being made a scapegoat for washington's military failures in afghanistan and response to the u.s. decision to suspend military assistance to islamabad. asif told the wall street journal that the white house failed to behave as an ally washington says it will withhold aid until pakistan takes decisive action against the taliban. on tuesday the u.s. ambassador to the un announced that the suspension of two hundred fifty five million dollars in security assistance to pakistan in addition nine hundred billion dollars approved earlier for pakistan in connection with operations in afghanistan could be withheld or responding to the u.s. decision back a stance foreign ministry says is government has spent more than one hundred twenty billion do

as promised old elections within five months long time leader robert mugabe was forced out of office in november by the army. is an f. west just outside the capital harare. leaders in the case say there. is going to be to president. take place in a few months time. take it. outside the country at a hospital getting treated some. they'd be to participate in elections will they take place. in the light and say here is. candidates no matter what. our candidates and when we're going to play chords we need to be with these like. but in the unlikely event that is. the the there are leaders there are leaders there. we have to give our people in fighting chance some people are also concerned about. opposition alliance the crowd is a couple of hundred meet will easily in the positive manage to do a lot better because people who are entitled. the opposition over the issue was a certain race so i get out if he's no longer able to read it and it's not me not to be elections we told him it's not the moment you become a citizen not threaten to leave that's not everything the swirling model not if

a kind of hands at his home in god came to power in november after forcing out longtime leader robert mugabe. zambia has laws a major military operation to contain a cholera outbreak that has killed more than fifty people in just over three months the u.n. has lent it support providing two million vaccines and beds for six hundred people to or again be as more. extreme measures to contain a national health crisis this is a barricade in zambia's capital lusaka street says pitching in to help the military close off one of the city's crowded marketplaces that have become a breeding ground for cholera before day one said though that in season there was this petition that ready to terminate but because that in season is getting. deeper into a period where there will be crowded what does in several places the government decided it's needed discredited air force and get in the military the outbreak began at the end of september with bacteria showing up in shallow wells into densely populated areas on the outskirts of lusaka the wells were filled in but not before the disease spread to the city more

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

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

the country has experienced political and economic strain for many is under the former president robert mugabe and he hopes a throwback investors and international capital and to the country so send us all false what impact do you think an event like the world economic forum has in reality connected aussies in the hash tag a.j. news great omas me directly i'm at raynham it sorry and if you're still wondering what's the world economic forum and why does davos actually matter you can go to our website so aside from jet setting elite there are more than nine hundred representatives from n.g.o.s they're pushing for policies to address global income inequalities so more on al jazeera dot com. and as we're here was saying to get in touch with us send us your comments and questions to any of the stories you're seeing on the news grid you can do so by using our online platforms we're on twitter at aging list we're also on facebook at facebook dot com slash a.j. news grid you can also send us a whatsapp on plus nine seven four five zero triple one one four nine and just a reminder to use the hash tag a

elizabeth two former senior ministers of the robert mugabe's presidency have been released on bail after being charged with corruption and criminal abuse of office for foreign affairs minister walton said be on the left and former energy ministers. appeared in court after being arrested on friday several ministers from the garbos government have been arrested on corruption charges since the ninety three year old was forced to step down as president in november. hundreds of people have marked the third anniversary of the attack on french satirical magazine charlie hebdo that left twelve people dead they gathered in paris to remember the victims of the first of a series of attacks that left more than two hundred forty people dead across france the attack of the stores atheist magazine it was claimed by al qaida it was targeted for printing cartoons of the problem prophet mohammed the most difficult to do i do not always agree with it and i do not find it always very funny but i defend charlie of those freedom of expression. it's a special day of commemoration and also of testimonials from

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

party and a strong critic of former president robert mugabe.uthorities in turkey have removed an airliner from the shore of the black sea after it skidded off a runway at the tribes on airport on saturday a large crane was used to lift the pegasus airlines boeing seven three seven from the cliff edge all passengers and crew survived the accident turkish media say the pilots are blaming a sudden surge of speed from the plane's right engine that force that to swerve to the left speaking of planes a new airbus order from emirates has come to the rescue of the world's largest passenger aircraft whose future was hanging in the balance the dubai based airline has ordered twenty airbus a three eighty s. with the option to buy sixty more emirates is the biggest customer for the super jumbo with one hundred and one in service already and forty one more on order a double decker plane has been in service since two thousand and seven but this is its first new order in more than three years the deal worth up to sixteen billion dollars provides a lifeline fo

there will be multiple absentees from the summit this year zimbabwe's robert mugabe among gloss hall said what little some tools veterans of the struggles of previous both of whom have stepped down after almost four decades in. their departure some say is proof of a continent headed in the right direction mohammed at all just the era of the flow of refugees and migrants to europe will also be a key topic for african leaders thousands continue to make dangerous journeys across the mediterranean despite efforts to stop them because hock reports from senegal are why people are determined to leave yusuf in the us doesn't want to be here he's tried twice to go to france. and failed both times. now he wants to go again he says he deserves a better life. i'm a father my family depend on me i decided to leave senegal because my degrees and diplomas seemed useless here. as a child he thought he would play professional football in europe instead he went to university and became an i.t. engineer hoping to find work at home but here in senegal he never found a full time job. my parents sold what

holding its first rally of the year the country plans to hold its first election since the end of robert mugabe's thirty seven year leadership within the next five months the concerns are growing here about the health of the alliance's leader morgan tsvangirai correspond how much hassle is in harare joins me now live a real chance now for the opposition really to set the political stall out what do we. expect them to say on sunday. well the country knows that the election won't meet a month. the opposition alliance has not a campaign. to tell them what the public will be if they win those elections they want to know what they'll do about the to me about how much each case should have they also want to know how different the policies that they'd be leading kids watching. this how do you assess their chances in the upcoming elections how reconsidering the country has really seen a huge political change in the past few months. it's going to be extremely difficult for you on the same thing in ways that enables them that is focusing a lot of the by the struggling economy people that. live from the rac