special envoy now for the western sahara. he has spoken to jim baker who -- they're two americans that focus a lot on the western sahara and one is jim baker and one is me, and there are plenty of others but we've worked on this a long time. you have to think of the people of the western sahara, many of whom are still in refugee camps and the sahara desert that we need to allow these people and their children to get back and have normal lives. there should be intense pressure on everybody involved to see if they can't work it out. being an american i favor voting but there are -- this is, obviously, a long-standing dispute going back to the -- in the -- as -- after franco's death when spain's control over the colonial areas disappeared, so after 27 years i don't get impatient on a daily basis, i just get impatient when i think about it and i'm hoping that president color can bring this together. >> one american news. sir, many in congress, particularly senator rand paul, have blocked the pentagon from moving the headquarters

peacekeeping mission in the western sahara. we demanded a six-month rather than an annual renewal period for the mission and insisted on a stronger, more effective mandate tied to substantive political progress. because of our actions the parties to the conflict in key neighboring countries agreed to meet for the first time since 2012. last week the u.n. envoy hosted these talks in geneva and the participants agreed to hold additional talks early next year. moving forward, we will also ensure that bilateral u.s. security assistance targets nations that act as responsible, regional stakeholders and nations where state failure or weakness would pose a direct threat to the united states and our citizens. we want to use american dollars in the most efficient way to protect the interests of the american people. accordingly, we will make certain that all aid to the region, whether for security, humanitarian or development needs advances these u.s. interests. countries that receive u.s. assistance must invest in health and education,

this macro —— describing the conservative party as divided over europe is like describing the saharady. even if she wins tonight she could be and seated by a vote of no—confidence shortly afterwards. could be and seated by a vote of no-confidence shortly afterwards. we waiting to see further labour wants to trigger that. they are running out of time before christmas. that figure down a motion are still has two big timetables and there are very few days left before they could do that. i heard a scenario that could happen next, theresa may finds she has survived, she cannot get a deal, she does not want to be closer was with the european union, so what she does despite saying she would not, is retired deal to the people ina not, is retired deal to the people in a second referendum. just one scenario. thank you. we are an hour into that ballots. it will close at eight o'clock. we will get the result at around nine o'clock and we will give you that result on abc news. -- bbc news. —— bbc news. a chilly feel. under those clear skies it will turn quite cold. the british isles is the battle

fight against the effects of drought and deserts if occasion for a new ecological balance in the sahara region. we have a minister of public company now welcome to you as well he's ecuador's minister of foreign trade and investments and mr me again moratinos he's the future u.n. high representative for the alliance of civilizations that is a political initiative established to explore the roots of polarization between societies and cultures today welcome to you all lots to talk about let's get started right away ambassador but that and the fair before we get into the correlation between water sustainability and food security or insecurity that is give us some context how would you describe the state of food security today globally today there are eight hundred and twenty million people out of support from hunger one out of nine are angry over twenty two percent of people are threatened by hunger out of lives in sub-saharan africa i'm sure you have been watching the news last year over five thousand migrant up lost their lives at sea while looking for a better looking condition what is c

beauty of the sahara the conflicts that divide the country seem far away. i. mean and yet when does this or talent see this madras ness come from i don't see how could the libyans become so cruel to each other but sometimes i think this is a lost cause but my heart drives these thoughts away out of a manic the last. piece on five. bullets iain is one of the world's most successful teachers. in our special this week we meet him backstage. somebody who taught chanel momentum and minds on a limb and. politics for. thirty minutes talking. anxiously waiting. waiting for lifeline to syria. good morning where are you a quiet humanitarian i think of. every call brings them closer together. but in terms because they feel powerless to help. them feel like i'm letting people down without a walk. they worry about the ones they've left behind. the. line of trying to be strong but deep down i'm broken. the war continues to haunt us to flit from syria. i'm trying to reach them but nobody and since the war on my phone our to articulate three starts december eighth on t w. lea

the beauty of the sahara the conflicts that divide the country seem far away. and is this retallack see this madras news come from i don't see how could the libyans become so cruel to each other and sometimes i think this is a lost cause but my heart to me drives these thoughts away out of the manic the cost. of expressive and provoke the of african unites identity culture and political state. story coming out of most small gatherings. in our special ops twenty one african. and thirty million dollars. here's what's coming up on the book is what you meant to the things to get this. legislation i want to go back as much take a look at what all that means for the type of clothes. the mundus league there are. weekend here on t.w. . there's no. change you know the banks. and so was the language of the bank. speaking the truth global news that matters g.w. for minds. this is news live from berlin the g. twenty leaders managed to agree on a joint communique at their summit in argentina despite tensions over trade and climate. and on the sidelines of a summit u.s. pres

we're on route to the sahara. this is the most dangerous part of. toons journey through libya. the delegate is flying to his home region to pay a visit to his constituency this decommissioned military aircraft is the only flight from the libyan capital tripoli commercial airlines no longer fly to the region. little is known about the arms and drug smuggling and human trafficking that is taking place here the libyan state is no longer a presence in this region bordering algeria and. it's often said that people are drawn to the water wherever they might be. abdul salam toon has been living in munich for fifteen years. in february two thousand and eleven the arab spring reached libya. they keep getting these really ahead and sometimes i feel as if my body is here but my thoughts and feelings are in libya shared equally. in march two thousand and eleven one month after the protests began in libya nato launched air strikes against the regime in october more marga doppies forty two year rule came to a gruesome and. but instead of freedom this was followed by years of civil war. that.

fight against the effects of drought and deserts if occasion for a new ecological balance in the sahara region. we have a minister of public company now welcome to you as well he's acquired or as minister of foreign trade and investments and mr me again moratinos is the future u.n. high representative for the alliance of civilizations that is a political initiative established to explore the roots of polarization between societies and cultures today welcome to you all lots to talk about let's get started right away ambassador but that and the fair before we get into the correlation between water sustainability and food security or insecurity that is give us some context how would you describe the state of food security today globally today there are eight hundred and twenty million people out of support from hunger one out of nine are angry over twenty two percent of people are threatened by hunger lives in sub-saharan africa i'm sure you have been watching the news last year over five thousand migrant up lost their lives at sea while looking for a better living condition what is coming

all right now what does the future hold for western sahara four decades after a deadly power struggle began over the contested territory in north west africa two days of roundtable discussions have been held in geneva the talks were mediated by a un envoy and former german president horst kerner and they will be continued early next year today about sixty percent of the former spanish colony is controlled by morocco but the western sahara territory is also claimed by the polish are your friends in the pendants movement years of fighting between the two groups ended with a cease fire in one nine hundred ninety one it has since then been monitored by the united nations but efforts to reach a final settlement have failed now two days of roundtable discussions hope to jumpstart a settlement of this decades old conflict. has been living in refugee camps for the last forty years she refuses to return to our homeland back to western sahara because morocco is still in charge there. hundreds of thousands of people are stranded here in the algerian desert they call this that are we and they liv

the administration has stepped up its engagement on the western sahara.i met with both moroccan and algerian foreign ministers and i am encouraged by their agreement to participate in upcoming talks in geneva. during negotiations on the offices of the personal envoy , a lasting and mutually acceptable solution to the people of the western sahara. resolving the conflict will unlock greater regional cooperation. so as you heard, we certainly have our hands full with the regions, many conflicts and ongoing crisis yet we cannot neglect the broader trends that will shape our engagement in the middle east for years to come. there are two trends to which i pay increasingly close attention. the first is the slow, methodical and renewed effort of other external powers vying for influence in the region. the president's national security strategy identified an era of competition emerging in world politics. it leads just as it has been historically. russia seeks to undermine american influence in institutions of international order, worldwide in the middle east is no

was able to break the moroccan media blockade and report from western sahara;. you can go to our website at democracynow.org to watch our speciaial report "four days in western sahara: africa's last colony." in libya, 15 migrants died in a boat after spending 12 days at sea without food or water. 10 migrants survived. this is one of the survivors, from egypt. we were 25 migrants on a boat. our town. from everything was fine for about an hour, but then the boat started to malfunction. we drifted for about 12 days without food or water and about 15 people died. there were only 10 people left when someone finally saw us near the shore. we spent 12 days without anything. amy: migrants and human rights advocates have condemned libyan authorities for gross human rights abuses against migrants, including torture, imprisonment and slavery. last month, a group of over 70 migrants refused to leave e a docked ship in the libyan port of misurata before they were forcibly removed.. the attorneys general of the district of columbia and maryland, the state of maine, and five f

peacekeeping mission in the western sahara. we demanded a six-month rather than an annual renewal period for the mission and insisted on a stronger, more effective mandate tied to substantive political progress. because of our actions the parties to the conflict in key neighboring countries agreed to meet for the first time since 2012. last week the u.n. envoy hosted these talks in geneva and the participants agreed to hold additional talks early next year. moving forward, we will also ensure that bilateral u.s. security assistance targets nations that act as responsible, regional stakeholders and nations where state failure or weakness would pose a direct threat to the united states and our citizens. we want to use american dollars in the most efficient way to protect the interests of the american people. accordingly, we will make certain that all aid to the region, whether for security, humanitarian or development needs advances these u.s. interests. countries that receive u.s. assistance must invest in health and education,

over there or i mean just to be clear this is so revolutionary one could foresee solar panel in the sahara desert and the whole of the world's energy needs would be from renewables yes right so for the reason that there's a tech the name of the project was theirs or the tech which was the from saddam that idea was didn't make the make much progress hoffa only reason was because of the chicken or the problem of long distance first mission but recently he didn't last took the serious now we have solved the pecking order problem and its mission losses this is why now many people are looking into a new opportunity opened by the us actually the security of said the electricity of long distances so it's a matter are just going to shore economy sure but it's a matter of political issue and you can see it in sahara and think there's a political issues. with the is in question but that's why i'm proposing a series called the super committee that can be very interesting valuable and the politically feasible option for countries in europe and foggiest for new energy transition zero new britain forty

southern sahara desert that's been hit hard by years of conflict and lack of facilities nicholas has more from the capital. money and refugees too are wearing the yellow vest more than a sign of protest against the french government it's a symbol of despair or like they say in france six years since the french military intervention in northern mali and a combined twenty five thousand soldiers on the ground these two are examined the house still cannot go home. there's no peace there are agreements but the wall continues and we the people that trash and how can we keep living like this there are the five presidents of the g five so how they've sent a joint military force in another bid to regain control of an area mostly in the hands of rebel groups. we need to reinforce the trust of the people of the sahil in their institutions to help us put words into action help us with our g five development plan. and so one after the other international donors announced their contribution funds that will go to development projects such as solar and wind energy a new railway line roads airports a

s exclusive documentary "four days in western sahara: africa's last colony" at democracynow.org. education secretary betsy devos will cancel $150 million in studenent debt after being forcd to abandon efforts to blblock a rule that created protections for students whose for-profit college defrauded them or shut down. in october, a judge sided with attorneys general from 18 states and the district of columbia who sued devos for delaying the obama-era rule. the policy allows for students to automatically have their debt canceled without formally applying for the benefit. and in north carolina, the state legislature has approved a bill requiring a new primary and election if the state's election board calls for a re-vote in the contested ninth congressional district race. the race pits republican mark harris against democrat dan mccready. harris initially appeared to be the winner, but the race was never certified after evidence emerged of possible election fraud by republicans, who are accused of tampering with absentee ballots. politico is reporting that republicans may try to run

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in the mauritanian capital to raise funds the five nations represent a huge area in the southern sahara desert that's been blighted by years of conflict as well as a lack of infrastructure because he has more now from the mauritanian capital not chopped money and refugees to are wearing the yellow vest more than a sign of protest against the french government it's a symbol of despair or like they say in france six years since the french military intervention in northern mali and a combined twenty five thousand soldiers on the ground these two are examined this house still cannot go home. there's no peace there are agreements but the wall continues and we the people that trash and how can we keep living like this there are the five presidents of the g five so house they've sent a joint military force in another bid to regain control of an area mostly in the hands of rebel groups. we need to reinforce the trust of the people of the sahil in their institutions to help us put words into action help us with our g five development plan. and so one after the other international donors announce

it's been sitting here collecting dust since before the sahara was a desert. >> before the sahara was still. >> hey, what are you doing? >> we need water. and you're the closest source. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> show off. could have just peed on it. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: amber heard, "aquaman." amber, i heard that jason momoa's kids tried to make food too spicy for you to eat on set? >> yeah, i mean, you know, you can imagine we both had pretty intense diets.an the food can be a little -- and so i had this ongoing challenge with the chef that cooked lunch for us to make my -- to spice it up. and this was a challenge that jason's ki took to heart. >> jimmy: tonight, i thought that we could maybe go head to ad in the spicy bite challenge. are you up for that? >> oh, yes. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: all right. here's the deal -- >> is that -- what is that? >> jimmy: first, this is milk here. but i think the game is, first person to drink the milk loses. okay? >>>> okay. immy: so this is a a jalapeno. >> okay. >> jimmy: and this is some probably crazy sauce. and this last thing is just a

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we have an african union which is a continental organization that does support our efforts in the sahara region and we need the lead of the african union in order to shore european partners that we know what we're doing and we know why whatever we are concerned what is what is the most urgent task right now for this body all of these need to be addressed sumo tenuously you cannot just take one separately from the others they have to be taking that into account in your sleep when we're talking about the how there is also a development branch of the g five so help called. meaning that you cannot take away the security aspect of it without addressing the development needs of the region so we're doing both at the same time again it's a complex situation it's a multi-dimensional situation so all of those issues need to be addressed at the same time ok let's move on to the issue of human rights if we can foreign minister one of our teams was recently at the mali mauritania border and they encountered a number of mali and specifically from timbuktu who had crossed into mauritania that currently

occupying libya's biggest oil field to leave libya's national or company says the shutdown of the sahara oil field has led to a production loss of three hundred fifteen thousand barrels a day is accused security guards of helping a local militia stormed the premises on saturday that he has been turmel since the fall of moammar gadhafi in twenty eleven with multiple armed groups vying for control. india's reserve bank governor has resigned a citing personal reasons patel's announcement follows weeks of disagreements with the government over policy among the issues as pressure to relax lending rules toward some state run banks the government is believed to be unhappy about the reserve banks and willingness to use capital reserves to fund its fiscal deficit while staying in the region sri lanka's ousted prime minister has threatened to launch what he calls people's power to the streets if he's not reinstated rather will work with singers says thousands of his supporters will rally in the capital colombo next week the country was thrown into political turmoil in october well president method

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occupying libya's biggest oil field to leave libya's national or companies as the shut down and of the sahara oil field has led to a production loss of three hundred fifteen thousand barrels a day is accused security guards of helping a local militia stormed the premises on saturday that he has been the term or since the fall of moammar gadhafi in twenty eleven with multiple armed groups vying for control.

we have an african union which is a continental organization that does support our efforts in the sahara region and we need the lead of the african union in order to shore european partners that we know what we're doing and we know why what other are concerned what is what is the most urgent task right now for this body all of these need to be addressed sumo tenuously you cannot just take one separately from the others they have to be taking that into account when you sleep when we're talking about the how there is also a development branch of the g five star how called. meaning that you cannot take away the security aspect of it without addressing the development needs of the region so we're doing both at the same time again it's a complex situation it's a multi-dimensional situation so all of those issues need to be addressed at the same time ok let's move on to the issue of human rights if we can the foreign minister one of our teams was recently at the mali mauritania border and they encountered a number of mali and specifically from timbuktu who had crossed into mauritania that curr

being african-american on the continent this is from sahara reporters and news site prosper privilege and black guilt tales of an african american acts pat and this is something our community definitely relates to algal says i've been telling my african-american brothers and sisters that they are more privileged and protected as americans in africa i'm going back to my home because i could be in a better position as a u.s. educated if the o.p.'s been trying to find acceptance here so that's a little pushback on that idea i want to bring you in here what are your thoughts. so is this me now so i was it is yeah so what i want to just add to that point is you need to understand something when african americans come to south africa and into actually other black south africans they're kind of exceptional eyes because of their social capital and like the soft power you know you have and i'm an african-american again in the black south african whose favorite t.v. shows scandal and sing jay z. lyrics off by heart and like who has so much affinity to so much american black american pop culture

capital to raise money to fight armed groups the five nations represented huge area in the southern sahara desert that's been hit hard by years of conflict and lack of facilities nicholas hawk has more from the capital. munyon refugees two are wearing the yellow vest more than a sign of protest against the french government it's a symbol of despair or like they say in france six years since the french military intervention in northern mali and a combined twenty five thousand soldiers on the ground these two are examined the house still cannot go home you know and i mean. there's no peace there are agreements but the wall continues and we the people that trash and how can we keep living like this there are the five presidents of the g five so how they've sent a joint military force in another bid to regain control of an area mostly in the hands of rebel groups. we need to reinforce the trust of the people of the sahil in their institutions to help us put words into action help us with our g five development plan. and so one after the other international donors announce their contribution fu

occupying libya's largest oil field to leave libya's national oil companies says the shutdown of the sahara oil field has led to a production loss of three hundred fifteen thousand barrels a day is a cue security guards of helping a local militia stormed the premises on saturday libya has been in term or since the fall of moammar gadhafi in twenty eleven with multiple armed groups vying for control three was taken by the u.s. troops during a war more than a century ago are being returned now these are live pictures from an air base in the in the philippines on saturday the repatriation ceremony will be held at. where they were taken from one hundred seventeen years ago. be following that story through the day still ahead here on the al-jazeera news hour forced to destroy. one life as they knew it a palestinian family in occupied east jerusalem explains what drives them to take the drastic step. they survive what the u.n. calls a genocide the thousands of years it is all still fighting to exist we have a report called in iraq. legendary quarterback tom brady a great fit about the reference t

we have an african union which is a continental organization that does support our efforts in the sahara region and we need the lead of the african union in order to shore european partners that we know what we're doing and we know why whatever we are still concerned what is what is the most urgent task right now for this body all of these need to be addressed sumo tenuously you cannot just take one separately from the others they have to be taking that into account in your sleep when we're talking about the how there is also a development branch of the g five star health called. meaning that you cannot take away the security aspect of it without addressing the development needs of the region so we're doing both at the same time again it's a complex situation it's a multi-dimensional situation so all of those issues need to be addressed at the same time ok let's move on to the issue of human rights if we can foreign minister one of our teams was recently at the mali mauritania border and they encountered a number of mali and specifically from timbuktu who had crossed into mauritania.

most modern employment in the name of this coincides i'm supposed to change their perception of the sahara from. that area to a place of more untapped intensional in the opportunities. solar and wind energy new hospitals and schools are some of the projects urgently needing investment funding here really hope that the international community responded positively because the scenarios are very clear. what your regular migration more people. demanded. in security. once again donor countries will make pledges but in the past few have kept them it is these empty promises that many believe alert young people to join rebel groups where they say they want most is just to be heard. nicholas hawk al jazeera iraq shot. myanmar is considering a plan to legalize some already operate under special provisions but changes to the law being for poles to encourage more tourism and tax revenues force. it's still under construction but this eight hundred heck decide his already become known as china town the remote region of korean state bordering thailand is being transformed thanks to chinese investment the

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there's also, though, been an enormous growth of -- christianity of sahara, and you know, the extrapolation for population growth in nigeria are stunning. they're -- nigeria few decades from now would have more people by some of these extrapolations in the united states of america. to spread islam -- the qur'an what is the qur'an? it is the sound of the qur'an. with those who hear recited entrancing and recite this several times a day and at the same time you recite it you make physical movements with your body. this combination of a colorful text repetition and physical action i think just brings something very deep into human being. so that's a -- partly impressionistic. >> i think it is true and i think -- but fundamentally the growth of islam, worldwide growth of islam is matter of birthrate not a compelling because you become a muslim because your million and dad are muslims, and that's not to say that there isn't a compelling message in the qur'an. but the growth rate is really -- one of birth -- to the bible old and new testament or why has there been sort of a -- breach -- part of t

1,700 mile long wall made of sand that morocco built along the disputed territory of the western sahara against the sahari people who reject morocco's claim on the territory. the wall is flanked by land mines, hundreds of soldiers and morocco did gain the upper hand and then violence reduced by 1991 when the u.n. brokered a peace deal. take the fences along hungary's borders built in late 2015, the pack of the migrant crisis. within days of hungary closing the border with croatia migrant arrivals virtually ceased, the "washington post" notes. but whether or not the walls achieved their narrow objectives should not be the only criteria used to evaluate them. as after as marshall notes the berlin wall technically succeeded, it stemmed mass desertions of east germans but also turned a country into a prison. in israel the suicide attacks have come down but the wall has also deepened palestinian dis affection. the moroccan wall stemmed violence but is estimated to have cost 40% of the country's gdp to build and defend. the fences compelled others to follow suit mark the idea of an open europ

being african-american on the continent this is from sahara reporters and news site passport privilege and black guilt tales of an african american acts pat and this is something our community definitely relates to our will says i've been telling my african-american brothers and sisters that they are more privileged and protected as americans in africa i'm going back to my home if because i can be in a better position as a u.s. educated with e.o.p. and then trying to find acceptance here so that's a little push back on that idea let's i want to bring you in here what are your thoughts so is this me now so i was it is yeah so what i want to just add to that point is you need to understand something when african-americans come to south africa and into action other black south africans they're kind of exceptional eyes because of the social capital and like the soft power you know you have and i'm an african-american engaged in the black south african whose favorite t.v. show was scandal and sing jay z. lyrics off by heart and like who has so much affinity to so much american black america

noam chomsky and four days in western sahara africa's last colony. that does it for our show. of us at democracy now! wish you a happy, healthy new

we have an african union which is a continental organization that does support our efforts in the sahara region and we need the lead of the african union in order to shore european partners that we know what we're doing and we know what other are concerned what is what is the most urgent task right now for this body all of these need to be addressed sumo tenuously you cannot just take one separately from the others they have to be taking that into account in your sleep when we're talking about the how there is also a development branch of the g five so how called. meaning that you cannot take away the security aspect of it without addressing the development needs of the region so we're doing both at the same time again it's a complex situation it's a multi-dimensional situation so all of those issues need to be addressed at the same time ok let's move on to the issue of human rights if we can foreign minister one of our teams was recently at the mali mauritania border and they encountered a number of mali and specifically from timbuktu who had crossed into mauritania that currently some

mauritanian capital lot shot to raise funds of five nations represent a huge area in the southern sahara desert that's been blighted by years of conflict and a lack of infrastructure nicholas hock has more now from intellectual money and refugees to are wearing the yellow vest more than the sign of protest against the french government it's a symbol of despair or like the syrian friends six years since the french military intervention in northern mali and a combined twenty five thousand soldiers on the ground these two are examined this still cannot go home the main argument. there's no peace there are agreements but the wall continues and we the people that trash and how can we keep living like this there are the five presidents of the g five so how they've sent a joint military force in another bid to regain control of an area was the in the hands of rebel groups. we need to reinforce the trust of the people of the sahil in their institutions to help us put words into action help us with our g five development plan. and so one after the other international donors announced their contri

being african-american on the continent this is from sahara reporters and news site prosper privilege and black guilt tales of an african american x. pat and this is something our community definitely relates to algal says i've been telling my african-american brothers and sisters that they are more privileged and protected as americans in africa i'm going back to my home because i could be in a better position as a u.s. educated if the o.p.'s been trying to find acceptance here so that's a little pushback on that idea i want to bring you in here what are your thoughts. so is this me now so i was it is yeah so what i want to just add to that point is you need to understand something when african americans come to south africa and into action other black south africans they're kind of exceptional eyes because of the social capital and like the soft power you know you have and i'm an african-american again in the black south african whose favorite t.v. shows scandal and sing jay z. lyrics off by heart and like who has so much affinity to so much american black american pop culture that