right ok so i guess rossley this is the 8th satellite to be launched by an african country this year if you can very quickly what does this mean for africa's space sector well it's obviously a change that's. 8 is a small number we're yet to have a lot of who are compilation the years but it's a progress of this. so there is a question is if words and africa that's wants to cut allies and develop new satellite technology ok that is a test fire and it is ever a. thank you. for now the u.n. has extended a peacekeeping mission in the d.r. see by and that the year the mission then as school is one of the most expensive in history costing over a $1000000000.00 every year the decision to extend the mission comes as people in the d.r. see call for the troops to leave the country. victims of a massacre these people were attacked early december in their villages in essent congo what exactly happened is unclear but officials blame a notorious militia group for the atrocities and so-called allies democratic forces from moment to decade the islamist rooted militia has been seeking to destabilize