cherrie has never been to somalia. memories were made here in the swedish suburb. good afternoon, i'm daniel, nice to meet you. one of the best that we have here. he is like an angel. he has looked after us. what stuck out when you first met and she came through? just like all the kids but she seemed more lively, more happiness, you could see that she was going to be a leader. so important to not only have her but have more of her. it is tough, like living here is so tough and it is so hard for some people to see what we are doing that is good. so you have to do something better than good, than what other people do on the other side. for them to accept you. and she was among the ones who always fought to do something right, the best. lots of artists, they can sing. you can't learn nothing from what they sing. she is among the ones that can sing and you can learn something from them and when the kids see her they feel that this is something that we can learn from. and that is so important. she is here and i will never e

in retaliation to kenya's involvement in somalia may just security concern the group has been responsible for a series of deadly on kenyan soil the latest just over four weeks ago so twenty one people killed in the. complex in nairobi another major worry for kenya's authorities is a refugee camp on the kenyan somali border the world's largest refugee camp is home to over three hundred thousand somalis kenya considers the effects are recruiting ground for al shabaab militants and try to close. prevent the shutdown. joining me now is kenya's cabinet secretary for foreign affairs money she also previously served in the ministry of defense many thanks for joining us let's get to the question straight away what are the measures being put in place to prevent another attack from happening well. almost four years since the last major attack and the reason for that. piece is because we have done a lot of things to improve our competencies for prevention for detection and for ensuring that we do not get to talk so we will continue to build competencies to ensure that we exchange information we are

in somalia.id, full of those years, all of the resources and commitment, it is not working. so what is your long—term strategy for somalia ? it is not working. so what is your long-term strategy for somalia? we have taken the position that this is not a kenyan decision to make, this is kenyan and international decision. we are responsible partners under amisol. we will work with other countries. the initiative under the un to make sure that we secure somalia. we have a vested interest. this is our neighbours. -- amisom. if i may, shorthand, you are telling me your military commitment in somalia is open—ended, indefinite. it is indefinite until we are certain that somalia is safe. up we are certain that somalia is safe. up until somalia is safe, it would be reckless for us to walk away from a threat that threatens our country. 0k, a threat that threatens our country. ok, so we have dealt with one aspect of kenya's current situation. of course, kenya and your government committed to an agenda which

cherrie has never been to somalia. memories were made here, in the swedish suburb of rinkeby. hey boo. hi. nice to meet you. good afternoon, i'm daniel, nice to meet you. one of the best that we have here. this is really like rinkeby‘s angel. he's looked after us since i was a baby, so. really? of course. what stuck out when you first met, when she first came through? just like all the kids, but she seemed more lively, more happiness, you could just see she is going to be a leader. so important to not only have her but have more of her. because it's tough — like living here in rinkeby is so tough, and it's so hard for some people to see what we are doing that is good, you know. so you have to do something more better than what other people do on the other side for them to accept you. and she was among the ones who always fight to do something right, the best. there are lots of artists, you know, they can sing. but you can't learn nothing from what they sing. right. she is among the ones that can sing and you can learn

so what is your long—term strategy for somalia?at this is not a kenyan decision to make, this is kenyan and international decision. we are responsible partners under amisom. we will work with other countries — the initiative under the un to make sure that we secure somalia. we have a vested interest as kenyam, because there our neighbours. if i may, just shorthand, you are telling me your military commitment in somalia is open—ended, indefinite? it is indefinite until we are certain that somalia is safe. up until somalia is safe, it would be reckless for us to walk away from a threat that threatens our country. ok, so, we've dealt with one aspect of kenya's current situation. of course, kenya and your government committed to an agenda which you call the "big four agenda" of establishing in your country use universal healthcare, affordable housing, food security and real growth in manufacturing. that's what president kenyatta has committed your administration to, so, of course, you need security stability. you also need political st

nemmco was cut in somalia at the age of five. she says she can't remember it anymore but has recurring nightmares. klimt us human for me i dreamed someone is standing in front of me and wanting to cut me. when i was younger when i was cut i had dreams where he screamed and there was blood all over the floor and the strange lady who had cut me was there and then i couldn't shut my eyes anymore. at the age of thirteen she left somalia made her way to libya and somehow managed to get on a boat. she had just turned fifteen when she arrived in germany. in his practice gynecologist christoph sam has experience with the suffering caused by female genital mutilation or after he was one of a handful of gynecologists in germany who have specialized in this problem he has been treating affected women for more than twenty years he writes expert opinions and arranges operations including surgery to reconstruct the clearest. i'm monogamous and. this is science he's the practice this are patriarchal societies in which women play a fundamentally

remain in somalia. we have been pushed out the immigrant issue and we'll be a day at the back is that is to. get out of this that that is a right we thank you for how much for giving us the update from a condition that will. now the iraqi president but says donald trump does not ask permission to have u.s. troops stationed there to watch iran so he's referring to comments the american president made in an interview on sunday we spent a fortune on building this incredible base we might as well keep it and one of the reasons i want to keep it is because i want to be looking a little bit at a wind because a rand is a real problem so that's what trump out to say let's cross over to rob matheson he's joining us from baghdad what are the iraqi president say in response. well president bottom sana said in one of the parts of his statement he said the iraqi constitution is clear on such matters it prevents using iraq as a base to threaten the interests of its neighboring countries in many ways this is not reall

the armed group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility for two attacks in somalia at least twelve people were killed and several more injured when a car bomb exploded near a shopping mall in the capital mogadishu a restaurant was destroyed in the blast or the armed group says its fighters also shot dead the head of a port operations company in the semi autonomous somali region of puntland paul anthony formosa who was a multis national ran operations there for the dubai owned company and al-shabaab spokesman says the group targeted for most of because he worked for a company that quote occupies the area ago has more from neighboring kenya. in a statement on their website al shabab responsibility for the talk in the heart of mogadishu but it calls to a shopping mall. is a new addition to the skyline of mogadishu on an investment by people who tani in from exile after many years of war in their country oh shut up said in about statement that they had targeted senior government and ten years of fish bowls who were meeting nearby but it is civilians who hold the brunt of the tuc it's all civi

forces who've been cutting out asterix against them inside somalia on thighs the u.s. forces said that killed twenty two fighters in hit on a region of southern somalia as well just two weeks ago they killed in a mass strike fifty two fighters who would just cut it all kind of talk on to some .

when we look, for example, at second—ranked stone at somalia, it isa second—ranked stone at somalia,hich is war—torn, it is a country which is war—torn, it is an incredibly difficult place to operate in because of security reasons, but leaving that aside, it isa reasons, but leaving that aside, it is a country that is open to foreign investment. indeed, there have been turkish companies, for example, in the somali diaspora, which have been met with some success. 0n the other hand, north korea could potentially emulate the vietnam model. are there any similarities between vietnam, more than 30 or a0 years ago, to what north korea can be? we would be a bit hesitant to make that comparison. there are a number of reasons, the most obvious one is that north korea the proof is always in the pudding. kim jong—un's father travelled to china, he went to shanghai, they were very large expectations that north korea, following those trips, was going to open up in the same way that china did. that simply didn't happen. there were some attempts, some failed, some really not attempts, hardly, so we

forces in somalia with dozens of them think killed in the past.

forces who have been cutting out asterix against them inside somalia on thighs the u.s. forces said that killed twenty two fighters in hit on a region of southern somalia as well just two weeks ago they killed in a master like fifty two fighters who would just cut it out on a hike on a somali national army base which they had also overrun and had looted weapons from all these the talks. being cut out by al-shabaab to prove that despite losing so much of the up on strongholds there still a force that can be able to carry out attacks that can cause damage. belgium has agreed to take in the former ivory coast president on following his acquittal by the international criminal court by both spent seven years in custody at the hague and was the first former head of state to go on trial at the i.c.c. he was charged with crimes against humanity after violence erupted after the disputed election of two thousand and ten three thousand people died more than five hundred thousand were displaced under his conditional release back but will not be allowed to leave belgium pending an ap

forces who've been cutting out asterix against them inside somalia. u.s. forces said that killed twenty two fighters in hit on a region of southern somalia as well just two weeks ago they killed in a master like fifty two al shabaab fighters who would just cut it all kind of talk on a somali national army base which they had also overrun and had looted weapons from all these attacks. being cut out by al shabaab to prove that despite losing so much of the up on strongholds there still a force that can be able to carry out attacks that can cause damage cyprus is being warned by the e.u. to stop selling passports and visas to wealthy africans the blog refers to the practice as giving golden passports to europe especially for rich and influential russians they would take the reports from lim of seoul. the hills above limits all are filled not for the sound of music. but the sound of construction the building boom is being fueled by russians and the sea front of cypresses second biggest city is being transformed with luxury high rise flats it's not just the sun

in somalia, we work closely with the ambassador, now permanently stationed in mogadishu, alongside the u.s. mission director to help the somalis assume responsibility for their own security in their own prosperity. in libya, our counterterrorism commitment supports the u.s. shar as a who works closely with the international community to prevent civil conflict and facilitate political reconciliation process. additionally, our engagement exercises and act divvies throughout africa are designed to increase u.s. influence to strengthen local security and ensure our status as the preferred security partner. for example, in east africa, our programs continue to modernize partner security forces as in ethiopia, kenya and uganda who also export security and contribute forces to the african union mission in somalia. in north africa, we have seen significant return on investment with tunisia and morocco are demonstrating the capacity to absorb advanced u.s. programs and to lead security-related exercises and operations. in the lake chad region, africom provides training, advice and assistance to

cut off money to camp the group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility for two separate attacks in somalia in the capital mogadishu a car bomb killed at least twelve people and injured dozens outside a shopping mall i'm serious victoria been reports. rescue workers pull a body out of the rubble after a car bomb attack in the somali capital mogadishu the explosives were planted near a shopping center in a busy market the home of a follow up car i saw seven dead bodies in you all of them i mean owner of this shop and as you can see it was badly damaged by the car bombing. some victims were killed directly by the blast others died after a part of the shopping center collapsed al-shabaab has claimed responsibility it's fight is regularly hit targets like this in mogadishu in their fight against somalia's western backed central government that i got out i parked my car here and went into my office soon after i heard a loud explosion which demolished the whole area. also claimed responsibility for another attack on monday in the semi autonomous somali region of puntland gunmen shot and killed a

dubai ports world from carrying out its activities in somalia but they still continued to stay and they already cutting out republish meant work of the portable sus so paul and tony for most of the multis national who was killed was in charge of the construction that is going on at the port of both somalia he was killed inside the port by two gunmen who disguised themselves as fisherman. tucked him and hit him and shot him in the head while he was passing through the fish market so this just shows how al shabaab which had had a foothold in portland for a long time and now getting even more brazen cutting out daylight attacks such as this in government facilities like the port thank you mohammed mohammed outdoor life force in nairobi kenya and all the news related to somalia and al shabaab on our spotlight. dot com if you get a chance read this piece by jamal osman about how the trump administration's policies are killing innocent civilians in somalia it's on al jazeera dot com. now the u.s. president donald tom's comments about u.s. troops in iraq have drawn stern reactions from baghdad

special envoy in north korea is set to visit pyongyang on wednesday and el shabaab fighters in somalia say that they bombed a shopping center in mogadishu that last killed at least twelve people and wounded dozens of others in the somali capital. the u.s. senate has back to the amendment that opposes president donald trump's plan to withdraw troops from syria and afghanistan such as voted seventeen to twenty six in favor of the measure it says the pulling out could allow i saw an al qaeda to regroup and destabilize both countries it's being seen as a rare rebuke of trumps foreign policy by the republican trolled republican controlled senate mike hanna reports from washington. well this constitutes a sharp bipartisan rebuke from the senate of president trump in december president trump had announced the withdrawal of u.s. troops from syria he did so unilaterally and argued that i saw no longer constitutes a threat the senators now are siding with the intelligence community which has been arguing that isolate al qaeda still constitute a threat and the precipitous withdrawal as the bill p

monitoring group on somalia in eritrea they said this that despite an escalation in u.s. airstrikes targeting us about meters the fight there has been no significant degradation of the group's capability to carry out such a ton i agree with that assessment in fact that has been the case for some time to strike us or the rose or these things these are just minor i mean if you want to approach you have to combine it on the ground and also a nutritionist is full of civil and i think would have been on the moment is the only external is our fighting al shabaab in fact somali government is not able to lead it's almost to design its own scooty policy and knocked on it simply because we don't have the kabab the capability of all what do you think the message they're trying to send without only. the uptick in attacks that we've seen recently in somalia must just believe that we are still here and we are clear of targeting wherever we want to target that's exactly what they are sending and that is that nobody can just disprove that what about the incident in puntland the gunman as

say the number is rising because of ongoing conflicts conflicts in countries like in south sudan somalia and now among the top countries hosting refugees in africa is kenya which is home to one of the biggest refugee camps in africa correspondent catherine on one visited kakuma camp where projects to empower refugees through a settlement scheme has been pinus it. jennifer in the role fled south to that in two thousand and sixteen with three of her six children now she lives here in ca to be its part of the kakuma refugee camp in the remote and arid region of northern kenya and it's also where jennifer calls home. so that when i get money i will send the other three children i don't think i will go back to south sudan. there's no stability the idea behind kind of being used to help the refugees become self-sufficient that's why genesis been provided with a semi permanent house a water tank and space for a kitchen garden jennifer also risk east. and eat her food it's not much but jennifer makes to. not far from her place construction is going on kind of being is getting ready to house more

we can strike in somalia and libya not chad or cameroon or libya.they go by different names every once in a while now in the number of three or 4000. they have been very aggressive over the summer they have taken to large areas in nigeria that is our concern that i cannot say if they have been designated or not but we do not strike their. >> you mean you don't not under a collective self-defense doctrine quick. >> if we are a company it is a collective self-defense if we are not which we have not done at all in nigeria then we do not have collective self-defense because i have not designated and we don't use it very much gentlemen for being here and for your service and all those under your command the national defense strategy reemphasizes the great power competition that we talk a lot about today to a great degree of your testimony with china in particular. what can you tell us to what degree or what ways do we continue to give resources to engage in this competition to influence your ao are and in particular of china's growing influence i have se

in the town of hadera in southern somalia islam is.he armed group has claimed responsibility for the assault and has given a higher death toll from neighboring nairobi kenya. the talk happened in the town of bottom of the region seldom somalia al-shabaab already claimed responsibility for the of talk saying they were targeting an ethiopian peacekeeper base but the attack actually hoppin at the checkpoint not far away from the ethiopian peacekeepers base eyewitnesses spoke of a dusty minibus full of vegetables speeding towards the checkpoint forcing the ethiopian soldiers manning it to fire the minibus which did not stop until it exploded al-shabaab fighters in the past couple of months stepped up their attacks inside somalia and also outside they've cut it out attacks against somali national army bases they're also cut out on a toc last month in kenya in which they killed twenty one people but they've also been on the receiving end of u.s. forces who've been cutting out asked strikes against them inside somalia as they u.s. forces said

at least seven people have been killed by a car bomb that's been set off in somalia's capital mogadishu it happened at a shopping center in a district that's full of shops and restaurants meanwhile gunmen have shot and killed the head of a port operations company in the semi autonomous somali region of. responsibility for that attack. joins us now from nairobi first of all the last in. huge cloud of smoke could be seen from very far away what more do we know about it . well yes laura it was a powerful explosion and residents say they heard it from almost all parts of the cup at all it happened at a busy intersection right between the newest and biggest moral in mogadishu an investment by a baton and somalis from exile coming back to invest in their country and also right opposite it is the headquarters of the mogadishu city administration it's not clear which of the two was the target but what we know is it happened in a busy time when people the morning rush hour when people were going about their business and medics are saying that they ease the possibility of the high death toll give

forces who've been cutting out asked strikes against them inside somalia as they u.s. forces said that killed twenty two fighters in. a region of southern somalia as well just two weeks ago they killed in a master like fifty two fighters who would just cut about on a talk on a somali national army base which is also overrun and have looted weapons from all these attacks. being cut out by al shabaab to prove that despite losing so much of the up on strongholds there still a force that can be able to carry out attacks that can cause damage the government of the central african republic has struck a peace deal with fourteen armed groups equipment was reached in sudan's capital khartoum has been fighting between muslim seleka rebels and christian and a fight has since two thousand and thirteen thousands of people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced in the conflict. belgium has agreed to take in the former ivory coast president long following his acquittal by the international criminal court by both spent seven years in custody at the hague and was the firs

forces who've been cutting out asterix against them inside somalia the us forces said that killed twenty two fighters in hit on a region of sell them some as well just two weeks ago they killed in a master like fifty two fighters who had just cut it out on a hike on a somali national army base which they had also overrun and had looted weapons from all these the talks. being cut out by al-shabaab to prove that despite losing so much of the up on strongholds there still a force that can be able to carry out attacks that can cause damage. belgium has agreed to take in the former ivory coast president laurent gbagbo following his acquittal by the international criminal court by both spent seven years in custody at the hague and was the first former head of state to go on trial at the i.c.c. he was charged with crimes against humanity after violence erupted following the disputed two thousand and ten election three thousand people died and more than five hundred thousand were displaced on his conditional release will not be allowed to leave belgium pending an appeal dramatic new video has be

and backs government and also carried out another attack in portland a semi autonomous region of somalia gunmen killed the head of a dubai based company operating the main contain a ports the group says the maltese executive was working illegally. is a professor of international relations at qatar university he says ability to carry out such attacks demonstrates the government's weakness. this has been going on for a while and in fact it's because more to the weakness of the state rather than the strength of shabab a show up can only be strong to the extent that the government is weak and this is i mean. year after year of building the same thing because we're basically depending on the same structures i'm some still the only or perhaps the minstrels to provide it in we do. this for money us national army at least the way or the way to go about building the six dream the slow if you want to approach you have to combine it on the ground and also in the will change in what you whoever is far less about and i think words are being of the moment is the only external is are fighting a shabab

forces the group has largely not been pursued by the security forces that are present in the somalia and those aspects by the u.s. forces have not been enough to stop them cutting out such attacks not only inside somalia but also outside the country. still ahead this half an hour children combed through grab a ship for fields of burden as winter buy in the unofficial refugee camps on turkey's border with syria. and a court in hungry jails officials from the company behind a toxic waste spill in twenty ten was contaminated large areas of land all that more when we come back. and we've seen some very heavy snow over parts of europe recently this is what it is look like in prague a lot of heavy snow there and that was accompanied by some very gusty winds as well that pulled them trees and power lines and caused quite a lot of power outages that system responsible is retreating towards the northeast so it's taking the heavy snow with it and behind it it's a lot quieter as we head through the next few days of vienna should have a fine day with the top temperature of around four and there'

somalia in the capital mogadishu a car bomb killed at least twelve people and injured dozens outside a shopping mall and al-shabaab carried out another attack in point semi-autonomous region of somalia gunmen killed the head of a dubai based company operating a port there. is a professor and of international relations at qatar university he says al-shabaab has ability to carry out such attacks demonstrates the government's weakness. this has been going on for a while and in fact it's been more to the weakness of the state than the strength of. only be strong to the extent of the government is weak and this is done in. year after year to do the same thing can be depending on some structures and some still the only or pubs the minstrels to provide everyone with. at least the way or the way to go about building goods extremely slow if you want to uproot you have to combine it on the ground and also nutritionists in whoever is full of supply and i think words are going on the moment is the only external is of fighting in fact somali government is not able to lead it's almost designed its

and just a handful of showers most of those over the southern parts of borneo through java and into somalia and i think that's the way things are going to stay as we head through the next couple of days are generally fine settled weather in the northern parts where i'm up and for the south that's where the wetter whether it's safe for some of us in borneo through into parts of java and the southern parts of somalia we'll still see some showers but in between even here they should be some good spells of sunshine now for australia here we've had some very active weather recently this is what happened in victoria you can see this huge wall of dust here that dust storm dust all right this is called a haboob and within that the visibility is quite poor the temperatures really drop and the winds are usually incredibly strong as well now they still came from this area of cloud here as it worked its way across that it also brought a cool a change for many of us as well so melbourne's maximum temp. friday will only be around twenty three degrees of course in the northeast imposible strata we've had

after somalia a new threats in may she naff ruka. one thousand nine hundred ninety eight attacks against two u.s. embassies raised the alarm in washington. massive car bombs in kenya and tanzania caused the death of over two hundred people and left thousands injured it's. a group called all kind it claimed responsibility for. its leader the little known osama bin laden became public enemy number one in the united states and the hunt to track him down he was one was the attack on the world trade center reconfigured the geopolitics of the world the united states launched a war in afghanistan a war that would soon spread far beyond it was a post nine eleven the threat of terrorism is very real to the american public and from a policy standpoint we are looking for specifically at the threat wherever it may in may show up. a few months after september eleventh the u.s. military returned to the horn of africa with plans to stay. there stablished their first military base in djibouti. cambria money a former french foreign legion. talent dir

capital mogadishu police say it was a plot to assassinate of bashir omar the chief judge of somalia's appeals court security forces fought off gunmen who try to force their way into his house. coming up next battlefield washington looks at alleged russian interference in the two thousand and sixteen presidential election. ah donald trump do solemnly swear donald trump do solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute. faithfully execute the office of president of the united states the authors of president of the united states the day trump this morning and the two thousand and sixteen election that secured his victory is already under investigation did russia help them get the presidency. so help me god read one of. my. as he walks on pennsylvania avenue from where he took the oath of office towards the white house he steps onto a political battlefield. pennsylvania avenue is the heart of washington and it connects major political players congress the f.b.i. the department of justice. the press. the white house. this is the story set at one of the most powerful capitals in the world a

they are has claimed responsibility for cho separate attacks and somalia and the capital mogadishu a car bomb killed at least twelve people and injured dozens outside a shopping mall try again the reports. rescue workers pull a body out of the rubble after a car bomb attack in the somali capital mogadishu the explosives were planted near a shopping center in a busy market. i saw seven dead bodies in you all of them i mean owner of this shop and as you can see it was badly damaged by the car bombing. some victims were killed directly by the blast others died after a part of the shopping center collapsed al-shabaab has claimed responsibility its fight has regularly hit targets like this in mogadishu in their fight against somalia's western backed central government. i parked my car here and went into my office soon after i heard a loud explosion which demolished the whole area. also claimed responsibility for another attack on monday in the semi autonomous somali region of puntland gunman shot and killed a local head of a port operations company that's based in dubai analysts say civil

fighters in somalia are claiming responsibility for the latest car bomb explosion in the capital markets issue the blast outside a shopping center killed at least twelve people and injured dozens. and also carried out another attack in puntland that's a semi autonomous region of somalia gunmen killed the head of the dubai based company operating a port there. turkey's president says saudi arabia's crown prince on the kingdom's former foreign minister have lied about the murder of hostility of tell you berta one also reiterated his despair at u.s. inaction over the killing of the saudi journalist in istanbul four months ago stephanie decker was there. well turkey's president reza type speaking to the state roll call star mentioning. his stray show and i suppose about how there's been no real movement also referred to the united states disappointment in how they are tackling it and this is what he had to say because our love i cannot understand america's silence been such a horrific attack took place and even after members of the cia listened to the recordings we provided. but he had harsh

troops to somalia killing dozens of them the last of which was about seven to one of them.and i don't see any reports of an attack in the sunny uplands waves of puntland in somalia the official in a port being shot dead also about claiming responsibility for that attack. yeah some of it was all very much in. hiding just a few moments of pull out the official walked in and they are hiding. at the time by us trained the somali falls to remove them over the. body cutting off kind of a tux targeting high profile government officials and also clerics will speak against them and even business minimal supporting them or maybe giving them the tox clean porcelain businesses and individuals so. survival so read much alive and push them in plausible ok mohammed thanks very much for fans of a background to that breaking news that we're getting out of somalia a huge blast heard in the center of the capital well that this will bring you more information on that blast as we get it. france says it believes venezuela's self declared president is the man to organize and carry out new electio

we bring everyone from somalia to minnesota, we would be better off in minnesota to somalia. and i hope that is alexandria casio cortez's -- stereo. >> tucker: i just. to point out to the viers. what you are watching on the screen, is the president arriving in el paso, texas for an event scheduled, i think at the bottom of this hour. but that's, i mean, you just pointed out, mark steiner, i think a really important contradiction in this whole world view which is, you're not going to have a cleaner country with open borders, not because imover crowded countries are dirty countries, period. >> and they don't think about the way these things piece together. so the disappointment for me, with what happened with your guests on friday night, example, i disagree with alander dray casio-cortez. but i thought she was sincere and honest. shebean in washington for two weeks and took her seat a couple of weeks ago and she's already become one of the shedy creatures, finding out, and denying reality, and she deplores this campaign spreading false stories. and the governor of -- withdrawin

the drones in somalia operations in somalia and these kind of things really make things worse they don't they do the opposite of what they claim that they're fighting to. and what's interesting is on the american side our reaction to things also tends to have a very western perspective sort of from the west looking in where if you're in for in on the continent average in any country there is a very different perspective of involvement say by the chinese an infrastructure or with russia any of that so just before the new year the trump administration along with national security adviser john bolton it's still kind of makes me think that they have. laid out their prosper africa plan. under the guy pursued by china and russia that stunt economic growth in africa threaten the financial independence of african nations you've had a chance to look at the plan. does africa prosper under this plan no i have to admit the plan itself is not for the men's room mostly examine what john bolton's his long speech where he gave at the heritage foundation when he was talking about this and there's really

to some sport on the future of track and field gold medalist cost to somalia is on the line this week at a hearing by the court of arbitration for sport starting today the eight hundred meter champion is challenging a proposed rule by the governing body of track and field on certain athletes including somalia with unusually everybody levels it's a landmark case expected to resonate throughout the sporting but. to the skin was championship threat must say hesher has won a record stein's seventh korea gold medal in florida to lead an austrian sweep of the podium the austrian put on one of the best performances of his life in the slalom with and for most flawless for us trun that allowed him to cruise to victory in the second rod has shifted. return thirty next month and has suggested he might retire after the season. now for a dream come true for one indian heavy metal band the group called crane direct has won a competition to bring its brand of hahn drop to the iconic voc an open air festival in gemini the band came out on top in a tight contest in the city of bengal which is rapidly

challenging a proposed rule by the governing body of track and field uncertain athletes including somalia but naturally elevated death tester levels it's a landmark case expected to resonate throughout the sporting world. here's a recap of the top stories that we're following for you or fishes in indian controlled kashmir say four soldiers and two militants have been killed in a firefight indian forces were trying to capture the attackers behind a suicide bombing last week that killed at least forty security personnel in delhi blamed spock's on for harboring the militants. and jail he says get border need to return off extremist fighters from syria with britain and france that's after the us president donald trump threatened to release some eight hundred european nationals who fought the so-called islamic state now being detained in syria. you're watching the job it is a lie from berlin and that's it for me on the touchy monday news stream next after eco india an environmental program to stay with us for that if you can and remember you can always get the latest news and information from

kenya ethiopia somalia south sudan booking a fossil and this is shell's. in september two thousand and fourteen the united states announced that they were sending four thousand troops to liberia as support during the bola crisis and to coordinate other unspecified military activities. not to be outdone france also announced plans to increase its military presence in the saya with a redeployment of three thousand troops. but . the increasing militarization of africa is a new profit center covered by the military industrial complex with millions of dollars of contracts for arms manufacturers and private contractors. emersion of will see nearly a fifth investor billeted know that and. so did your corp so they do need a vigilante force and a book called the rules of the world the most original burkle division load of all germany. server due to the. food there's a lever it's all for naught. the united nations has established a peacekeeping force of twelve thousand troops to help stabilize mali among them the chinese military as well as african troops trained by