we buy everything with somaliland shillings using our mobile wallet. first you have to load your phone with dollars then you change them into somalia and shillings and after that you can make your purchases in the local currency. you can have as many as ten twenty or thirty million shillings and i can live with them about thirty million shillings that's about forty five thousand euros the value of currency here has been cut in half after years of political and economic instability with the app there's no need to carry around large wads of cash just to pay for small items in one thousand nine hundred one the region of somaliland declared independence from somalia but it's not recognized internationally as a separate state and the institutions here are unstable but when he met again i don't know people don't put their money in government banks because they have no faith in them they prefer to put their money in private banks or on their mobile wallet and this contributed to the currency devaluation also making the dollar stronger. and most if not. more t

below the average of advanced economies that's not only about the money that's something we know somaliland has been struggling to stabilize its economy since declaring independence in one thousand nine hundred ninety one as in other parts of africa technology is now coming to the rescue there are two mobile payments for relief in a country that is hit by inflation but they are controversial to some platforms are not under governmental control. it's not necessary for abdulhakim us men to grab change from his pocket to pay for his soft drink here in somaliland it's easy enough to just pay with a smartphone app that i know we buy everything with somaliland shillings using our mobile wallet. first you have to load your phone with dollars then you change them into somalia and shillings and after that you can make your purchases in the local currency. you can have as many as ten twenty or thirty million shillings and i can live with a million thirty million shillings that's about forty five thousand euros the value of currency here has been cut in half after years of political and economic insta

is also building a military base in neighboring somaliland despite calls from the federal government in somalia to hold construction saying it was a clear violation of international law the report says work on the site continues somaliland is a region of somalia that declared its independence in one nine hundred ninety one following a civil war and remains under acknowledged by the international community the u.a.e. is yet to reply to the allegations its u.n. ambassador says they cannot comment because the report is unpublished iran can't. the leader of bangladesh's main opposition party has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in a two thousand and four grenade attack against the current prime minister tariq ramadan was tried in absentia because he remains in self-imposed exile the court sentenced nineteen others to death over the same attack as reports. in this crowd a some of those injured in an attack in dhaka more than fourteen years ago and. they're still angry one of the chilling thought if you have one. one must be taken back from london and he must get the punishmen

base in somaliland coastal city of baba as well as the seizure of weapons and military equipment coming through yemen and go possible. the report has been prepared for the un security council it says that criminal networks in the u.a.e. are using iran as a transit point for illegal chocolate exports the exports of groups including the somali based on. an estimated one hundred fifty million dollars. has established an affected state within a state and they collect taxes in old age a town. they also run a. justice so for many citizens. even. court which is a way the report was written by the somalia and eritrea monitoring group a un body that monitors sanctions in the region it says charcoal is shipped from somalia with fake country of origin certificates to ports in iran where it's relabeled as a product of iran and put on to small goods to put. into by the authors of the report say that both iran and the u.a.e. did not substantially engage with them when they raised concerns of chocolate smuggling weapons in trying to overthrow the somali government nearly a decade now and despite losin

we buy everything with somaliland shillings using our mobile wallet. first you have to load your phone with dollars then you change them into somalia and shillings and after that you can make your purchases in the local currency. you can have as many as ten twenty or thirty million shillings and i can live with a million thirty million shillings that's about forty five thousand euros the value of currency here has been cut in half after years of political and economic instability with the app there's no need to carry around large wads of cash just to pay for small items in one thousand nine hundred one the region of somaliland declared independence from somalia but it's not recognized internationally as a separate state and the institutions here are unstable but when he admitted you know the people don't put their money in government banks because they have no faith in them they prefer to put their money in private banks or on their mobile wallet and this contributed to the currency devaluation also making the dollar stronger. and most if not. more tha

is also building a military base in neighboring somaliland despite calls from the federal government in somalia to hold construction saying it was a clear violation of international law the report says work on the site continues somaliland is a region of somalia that declared its independence in one nine hundred ninety one following a civil war and remains under recognized by the international community the u.a.e. is yet to reply to the allegations its u.n. ambassador says they cannot comment because the report is unpublished iran can't. some barbarous finance ministers meeting officials from the international monetary fund and the world bank to seek help to ease the country's cash crisis a new two percent tax on banks transactions is driving up prices and causing shortages. reports from harare. some zimbabweans are calling it the worst economic crisis in a decade businesses and shoppers aren't happy with the recently introduced two percent tax on bad transactions products now cost more and supplies it's later shortages and excessive price hikes it is very frustrating actually i'm co

is also building a military base in neighboring somaliland despite calls from the federal government in somalia to hold construction saying it was a clear violation of international law the report says work on the site continues somaliland is a region of somalia that declared its independence in one nine hundred ninety one following a civil war and remains under a big noise by the international community the u.a.e. is yet to reply to the allegations its u.n. ambassador says they cannot comment because the report is unpublished imran khan does or parts of florida are already seeing flooding as hurricane michael begins to lash the coast gain strength is now a category four storm with sustained winds of over two hundred thirty kilometers an hour it is said to be the worst storm to hit florida's northwestern coast in over a decade and the strongest in terms of wind speed to make landfall this year in the u.s. officials predicting a potentially dangerous storm surge of up to four mate around the height of a one story house hundreds of thousands of people have been ordered to leave however

is also building a military base in neighboring somaliland despite calls from the federal government in somalia to hold construction saying it was a clear violation of international law the report says work on the site continues somaliland is a region of somalia that declared its independence in one nine hundred ninety one following a civil war and remains under recognized by the international community the u.a.e. is yet to reply to the allegations its u.n. ambassador says they cannot comment because the report is unpublished iran can't. so involved was finance minister is meeting officials from the international monetary fund and the world bank seeking help to ease the country's cash crisis a new two percent tax on bank transactions is driving up prices and causing shortages the health sector is one of the worst affected with essential drugs now running out how to reports from. some zimbabweans are calling it the worst economic crisis in a decade businesses and shoppers aren't happy with the recently introduced two percent tax on bad transactions products now cost more and supplies

is also building a military base in neighboring somaliland despite calls from the federal government in somalia to hold construction saying it was a clear violation of international law the report says work on the site continues somaliland is a region of somalia that declared its independence in one nine hundred ninety one following a civil war and remains under recognized by the international community the u.a.e. is yet to reply to the allegations its u.n. ambassador says they cannot comment because the report is unpublished iran can't. now parts of florida are already seeing flooding as hurricane michael begins to lash the coast it has gained strength it is now a category four storm with sustained winds of over two hundred thirty kilometers per hour it looks like it'll be the worst storm to hit florida's northwestern coast in over a decade and the strongest in terms of wind speed to make landfall in the u.s. this year officials also are predicting a potentially dangerous storm surge of up to four mate is around the height of a one story house so let's go to andy canada who is in i'

that the construction of this military base has gone on regardless despite the fact that both the somaliland authorities and the u.a.e. were informed by the monitoring group that this was actually breaking the sanctions in place then that issue of charcoal now al-shabaab it does appear from this report rely very heavily on the export of charcoal from somalia now the point is is that that export is banned in terms of the economic sanctions imposed by the security council however the monitoring group found that they were ways in which this charcoal was moved out of somalia ending up in the u.a.e. initially it was going through. but when the restrictions were tightened on amman by the bonnet during group suddenly moved to being shipped through iran this charcoal trade provided millions of dollars a year for the our shabaab according to the monitoring group and then of course the issue of weapons now this is pretty thorough too based largely on the blockade of a vessel for sailing from yemen into somalia by the puntland the put land maritime police force now they found on this weapon a number of

but somaliland citizens are more advanced. it's great in a new democracy. people really care about first time freedoms like casting a free ballot and have it counted fairly, and it's very inspiring to see. susan: lots of hands here. i know we're not going to get to everyone, so forgive me in advance for that. you, sir. fine, you go and then you go. [laughter] stanley roth, no affiliation. when i think about challenges to democracy, i think about backlash against globalization, i think about the backlash against immigration, and i think about some of the negative aspects. i recognize there are positive, but the fragmentary nature of social media is a grateful for -- a great tool for demagogues. can you comment on that? derek: i put it in terms of identity, which is also an immigration question. it could be a demographic question. the issue of technology we did talk a bit about. dan and i next week are going to silicon valley because i absolutely see this as a danger to democracy. and i saw this when i was in myanmar. as we know now, the facebook influence in

is also building a military base in neighboring somaliland this despite calls by the federal government in somalia to hold construction saying it was a clear violation of international law the report says work on the sites continues somaliland is a rich. of somalia had declared its independence in one thousand nine to one following a civil war and remains recognized by the international community the u.a.e. has in reply to the allegations its u.n. ambassador says they can't comment because the report is unpublished barbara and go to syria. china now where stock markets have plunged to their lowest levels and four years the benchmark shanghai composite has dropped more than five percent on clothes in the last few hours china second exchange dropped about six percent the fall is being blamed on the u.s. china trade war and an i.m.f. warning about the global financial stability. is hosting an international summit for frankel foreign countries despite having only about ten thousand french speakers among its three million population the two day meeting has attracted many world leaders includ

saying it was a clear violation of international law the report says work on the sites continues somaliland is a. a region of somalia that declared its independence in one thousand nine hundred one following a civil war and remains unrecognized by the international community the u.a.e. has in reply to the allegations its u.n. ambassador says they can't comment because the report is unpublished barbara and get out to syria police in germany have arrested a man in connection with the murder of a bulgarian journalist earlier old victorian era no boat was raped and killed in the northern bulgarian town of ruse she'd been investigating alleged fraud with a u. funds involving business than a politician's body was found in a park and showed signs of suffocation and blows to the head dominic cain has more problems than germany. it's now being confirmed that the german authorities apprehended a twenty year old bald garion national on choose the evening in near the northern german city of hamburg this was following the application for a european arrest warrant by their bold garion colleagues clearly

but somaliland citizens are more advanced. and it is great in a new democracy, people really care about first-time freedoms like casting a free ballot and having it counted fairly, and it is very inspiring to see. >> lots of hands here. i know we won't get to everyone so forgive me in advance for that. you, sir. fine. you go, and then you go. >> stanley ross, when i think of challenges to democracy, i think of the backlash against globalization, i think about the backlash against immigration, and i think of some of the negative aspects i recognize that are positive but the fragmentary nature of social media and how it makes it a great tool for demagogues. could you comment on those three factors and what you can do about them? >> well, as stated, i put it in terms of identity, which is also immigrant, an immigration question, it can be a demographic question. the issue of technology, we did talk a bit about, dan and i next week are going to go to silicon valley, because i absolutely see this as a danger to democracy, that, and