and south sudan. as a downer rosies there has always been cooperation between the two countries and this agreement will boost technical trade and boost production in the oil fields that are not functional in the south and open direct trade along the border south sudan voted for independence from sudan in twenty eleven and since then relations have been tense despite a deal signed in twenty twelve on border security entrained the toonie was have accused each other in the past of meddling in internal affairs oil has also been a contentious issue but the needs of the two who are revenue affords them to cooperate with each other. and we have also committed ourselves to making sure that the oil workers. those who will be crossing from sudan and those who will be coming back from. are going to be protected by the forces. coordinating force from the public of so that will make sure that they are protected on the side of the public of south sudan and on the republic of sudan when they return they will also be

the newly signed trade cooperation agreement is needed by both sudan and south sudan both economies rely heavily on oil seventy five percent of sudan's own fields were seized and gained independence six years ago but the pipelines and processing equipment in sudan are vital for oil exports from the south especially because they were has stopped production and have its oil fields. analysts say the need of the two countries will guarantee the new agreement is allowed to work. up to the it's a complex situation with the two governments follow the agreement so dan is suffering because of the sanctions and south sudan is suffering because of the civil war was impact on its economy the two want to strengthen their economies to keep the governments in power power that may rely on how the neighbors move forward together people more going on to their khartoum the u.s. state of california suing donald trump's administration it filed a lawsuit to block plans to build a wall on the u.s. mexican border the construction was a key pledge of trump's presidential campaign but the proposal is unpopular in

and there is also so many splinter groups right now in south sudan's conflict that it looks like this country will be suffering for quite some time before it finally sees peace. hamas is calling on palestinian president mahmoud abbas to end his sanctions on the gaza strip after giving up administrate of control a mosque says they will hand over the administration of gaza to abbas as fossil faction who run the west bank leading hamas official ismail says he's spoken to abbas on the phone on the reconcile and reconciliation process is now underway u.k. based human rights organization is calling on egypt to provide necessary treatment for detained al jazeera journalists bungler to say he's been in prison for almost nine months and is accused of broadcasting false news to spread chaos something he and al jazeera strongly deny he needs to be transferred for specialized treatment on his broken arm. as the german general election campaign enters its final phase angle of arkell's christian democrats seem to be holding on to a commanding opinion poll lead over their main rivals the social

war crimes prosecutor condemns the shocking levels of sexual violence committed by both sides in south sudan's civil war. and conservationists battle to save what was once asia's biggest freshwater lake. has been a major breakthrough in the long and bitter dispute between rival palestinian movements hamas and fatah amassed which has ruled gaza for ten years has released a statement saying it's willing to end its feud with fatah which controls the occupied west bank amasses agreed to dismantle the administrative committee that runs the strip and to hold elections. hamas made a courageous serious and patriotic decision to dissolve the administrative committee but how would the fatah movement and the president of the palestinian authority deal with this decision and with this egyptian effort we believe that and have a new test in dealing with the egyptian effort and with achieving the aspirations of our palestinian people in finding a united palestinian cause to become free to face all the challenges and most importantly the occupation and the settlements have a force that has won out from gaza c

florence walked through the bush for two days in south sudan the sandoz to get to the safety of this refugee camp in uganda she told us that was after five government soldiers gang raped her along with four other women who change their name and hidden her face. my husband was following a short distance behind us when he came and found these men on me he told them to stop. immediately and killed him with the night. we had many similar stories from the people in the camps men tortured or killed and women gang raped by government soldiers he told them all ethnic groups other than there should leave south sudan people in these tents will arrive within the last couple of days there waiting to be registered the u.n. says more than a million. in uganda since the conflict began and health workers here say they think there are very many among them who survived sexual violence but i think just a fraction of them are coming forward. in recent weeks opposition troops of government forces near the border with uganda but ever since the conflict began in twenty thirteen rights groups say sexual vio

is one of thousands of civilians who have been displaced in the past few months of the conflict south sudan has been at war for much of its time since it gained independence in twenty eleven fighting between government and opposition rebels in the past few months has forced many south sudanese from their homes several have ended up here in a couple one of the last few areas controlled by opposition rebels led by the former vice president riek machar but there are problems here too including shortages of food and medicine many rely on fishing but the conflict has made it hard for them to access parts of the river. if there are areas where the government soldiers and i get close to them i stay hidden and drew away so they don't see me if they see me then it's a problem for me a problem made worse by the large number of people who have fled to this region at least twenty five thousand people have lost their homes since april because of fighting between government and opposition forces some of those displaced have crossed the border into if you're adding to the refugee crisis described as the f

a war crimes prosecutor says the levels of sexual violence committed by both sides in south sudan's civil war are the worst plus. conservationists battle to save what was once asia's biggest freshwater last. time i saw a signal that it's ready to end a longstanding feud with its palestinian rival fatah the group which has ruled gaza for ten years has agreed to dismantle the administrative committee that runs the strip and held elections which controls the occupied west bank has welcomed the move but asked for clarifications reports from. the pressure has been mounting on hamas the results of ten years of israeli and egyptian blockade have been intensified this year by rival palestinian faction fatah the fatah leader palestinian president mahmoud abbas has cut salary payments and electricity supplies attempting to pressurise hamas into giving up its sole control of gaza hamas turned to egypt which pushed the palestinian reconciliation. we responded to these efforts and made a brave decision to dissolve the administrative committee and now there are no excuses for a bass and a bass has one

florence walked through the bush for two days in south sudan the sandals to get to the safety of this refugee camp in uganda she told us that was after five government soldiers gang raped her along with four other women with change her name and hidden her face. my husband was following the shot distance behind us when he came and found these men on me he told them to stop they grabbed him immediately and killed him with a knife we had many similar stories from the people in the camps men tortured or killed the women gang raped by government soldiers he told them all ethnic groups others and theirs should leave south sudan people in this tent is all arrive within the last couple of days there waiting to be registered the u.n. says more than a million of arrived here in uganda since the conflict began and health workers here say they think there are very many among them who survived sexual violence but i think just a fraction of them are coming forward. a lot in recent weeks opposition troops have fought government forces near the border with uganda but ever since the conflict began in

human rights groups say thousands of women have been raped and sexually assaulted during south sudan's four year war they blame the alleged abuses on president sell the kids troops and authorization loyal to the former vice president react much on . the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. that he has warned north korea will be destroyed if it continues its reckless behavior and forces the united states and its allies to defend themselves against an attack meanwhile u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson has said a military response may be the only option to contain north korea after another misawa. fada japan on friday. if our diplomatic efforts fail though our military option we will be the only one left so all of this is backed up by a very strong and resolute military option but be clear we shake a peaceful solution to this. now military chiefs of staff from twenty nine countries amazing and solid wall of korea isn't officially on the agenda the south to use the event to bolster support for action to curb regional tensions a three star chinese general is heading his country's delegation it's

south sudan's government has announced it plans to hold a presidential election next year as part of the twenty fifteen peace deal it's fine with the opposition we are implementing that demand as it came when i went in for i mean you got and they are you and the u.n. security council to tell us what do we do for them yes. for as we say we are going for elections but for many thousands who have been displaced like nubile the presidential election is the last thing on their minds he will morgan al-jazeera coble south sudan the leader of france's far right national front as valid to rebuild the party after its deputy quit the last of throwing awfully pose a blow to marine le pen whose party has suffered from infighting filippo quit over policy differences after being demoted by le pen on wednesday he was responsible for drafting the manifesto for this year's presidential election and was behind the proposal for france to leave the eurozone natasha buckley has more from paris. well it's not been a good year for marine le pen five months ago she had a good chance of winning the presidenti

where in south sudan where the u.n. fears violence could jeopardize elections next year. and a closer look at one of the world's most powerful woman days ahead of an election that will most certainly grant her fourth term in a. solo show. called call it ignites the page charges of america's top. police and britain of charge an eighteen year old man over bomb attack on a london underground train last week ahmed hassan will face court on attempted murder and explosive offenses thirty people were injured when a homemade device partially detonated during rush hour last friday. will be stripped of its operating license in london from the end of the month the british capital's transport regulator said the car sharing company lacked corporate responsibility when it came to public safety and security issues has more from london. well on the surface at least this does seem like a shocking announcement. points out that three point five million londoners use its mobile phone app and that it employs forty thousand drivers in the capital now transport for london have said that they're

florence walked through the bush for two days in south sudan the sandals to get to the safety of this refugee camp in uganda she told us that was after five government soldiers gang raped her along with four other women would change their name and hidden her face. my husband was following a should distance behind us when he came and found these men and me he told them to stop. immediately and killed him. we had many similar stories from the people in the camps men tortured or killed and women gang raped by government soldiers he told them all ethnic groups other than there should leave south sudan people in this tent and all arrived within the last couple of days there waiting to be registered the u.n. says more than a million of arrived here in uganda since the conflict began health workers here say they think there are very many among them who survived sexual violence but i think just a fraction of them are coming forwards. in recent weeks opposition troops of government forces near the border with uganda but ever since the conflict began in twenty thirteen rights groups say sexual

i want crimes prosecutor says the levels of sexual violence committed by both sides in south sudan's civil war are the worst known plus. the media saying nice things and no one is talking about. satire and politics to come up trumps at the emmy awards in the u.s. . with a day sports news including smash and grab a huge crash knocks title contender sebastian vettel out of the singapore grand prix allowing german leader lewis hamilton to cruise to victory. from us has signalled it's ready to end a longstanding feud with its palestinian rival fatah the group which has ruled gaza for ten years has agreed to dismantle the administrative committee that runs the strip and held elections. which controls the occupied west bank has welcomed the move but for clarifications from gaza sorry for. the pressure has been mounting on hamas the results of ten years of israeli and egyptian blockade have been intensified this year by rival palestinian faction fatah the fatah leader palestinian president mahmoud abbas has cut salary payments and electricity supplies attempting to pressurise hamas into giv

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gang raped by government soldiers who told them all ethnic groups other than there should leave south sudan people in this tent and all of that in the last couple of days there waiting to be registered the u.n. says more than a million of all right here in uganda since the conflict began health workers here say they think there are very many among them who survived sexual violence but i think just a fraction of them are coming forward. in recent weeks opposition troops of government forces near the border with uganda but ever since the conflict began in twenty thirteen rights groups say sexual violence has been a widely used weapon by both sides. and if the international says thousands of women girls and some men are victims a u.n. report last year said seventy percent of women in the camps around the capital juba have been raped the spokesman for the government forces told us soldiers who rape are punished and he question what we've been told in the camps. those claims to know for sure. without someone coming forward to. be made in that every day you come out. being told to say weird thing

when peter was eight he came to sister louise as a refugee from south sudan. kenya has long been a place of refuge from the war torn neighbor states no other country in the region has taken in more refugees despite all its own problems. i don't even think that i'll even exist oh worse probably will be dead by now in three wars and for the opportunity there is to lose often. there will be no future for me. and that's honestly speaking and just from the fact that what south sudan is going through right now is really this really limited chances of hope but with sister louise off on hope and safety. in the one nine hundred ninety his sister louisa rented accommodation for child refugees and child soldiers from south sudan. peter was one of them oh well this gate right here i used to actually run through it without bending when i had to really bend grooms have all the gruesome i'd so oh boy. they're in. hard. this is a boys' compound not much changes really. the school in the neighborhood didn't want to teach the traumatized child refugees as a result sister louisa

for those people who be arriving on the island are also have attacked the government forces in south sudan killing twenty five people were men elderly people the local police officers were among those who died in the fighting this is all near the town. south sudan has been in a state of civil war since two thousand and thirteen with troops loyal to president salva kiir fighting great wish our the vice president that he sacked. more than five hundred people have died in a cholera outbreak in a democratic republic of congo the epidemic has hit at least ten urban areas including the capital kinshasa. province has made getting treatment of people difficult more than a million people have been displaced there more than forty five people have also died in nigeria were a major vaccination campaign as happening this week tension is rising around iraq's kurdish region ahead of a vote on kurdish independence on september twenty fifth the town of two carmona is where kurdish control and some iraqi control the kens its population is a mix of kurds and turkmen shia paramilitary groups and kurdish peshm

and that's why you have the bridge collapsing in kenya or the hotel in south sudan that has a wavey,loor because they're trying to give nothing more something. what we need to do as united states in regards to our foreign policy which is we need to go in with our qualify worksmanship, quality engineering and bring it to china. think about it. the fact we're talking about energy and the race with china to bring energy know, so much of these technological advancements happened here in the united states, and last year china made, for instance, the solar panel was invented here in the united states, but last year china made and sold more solar panels than any other country in the world. >> i want to show this graphic because i want jeff, when we come back, have you respond. take a look at that graphic. china and africa, a new colonial empire. look at the numbers, 200 billion in 2013. investment by 2020. can you imagine that? by 2020. $200 billion. >> they're building schools, roads. >> we'll be back. we're going to respond to this graphic when we ♪ >>> all they say about our great countr

is one of thousands of civilians who have been displaced in the past few months of the conflict south sudan has been at war for much of its time since it gained independence in twenty eleven fighting between government and opposition rebels in the past few months has forced many south sudanese from their homes several have ended up here in a global one of the last few areas controlled by opposition rebels led by the former vice president riek machar but there are problems here too including shortages of food and medicine many rely on fishing but the conflict has made it hard for them to access parts of the river. if there are areas where the government soldiers and i get close to them i stay hidden and drew away so they don't see me if they see me then it's a problem for me a problem made worse by the large number of people who have fled to this region at least ninety five thousand people have lost their homes since april because of fighting between government and opposition forces some of those displaced have crossed the border into if you're adding to the refugee crisis described as the f

south sudan's government has announced it plans to hold a presidential election next year as part of the twenty fifteen peace deal it's fine with the opposition we are implementing that remain as it came where waiting for me i got and they are you and the u.n. security council to tell us what we would do for them yes. what i would say we are going for elections but for many thousands who have been displaced like. a presidential election is the last thing on their minds he will morgan al-jazeera coble south sudan the canyon president says a courtroom in that an old his election victory last month is a coup that could throw the country into judicial chaos kenyatta's says the supreme court has stolen democracy from the people kenya's election board says the presidential election will be looked over the twenty sixth the court blames the electoral commission for its decision to nullify the result saying it ran a poll that was neither transparent nor verifiable. by admitting they've got to get away for a little like kenya what has really happened in our country is nothing short of what ken

i was in northern uganda on my way to south sudan. people say, your kids ta ke south sudan.care of you, your wives and your husbands. you go places and you sit on the shore and you don't know it. life insurance. every day is an immediate. there is no 20 miles up the road. if you have the dust of the road. if you have the dust of the country still in your boots. it isa the country still in your boots. it is a lot to walk around with. the way they perceive america today. i don't know if there are people trying to make nice as me that when i say trying to make nice as me that when isayiam trying to make nice as me that when i say i am from america, it is this bowe, america! they go kooky. or they go, "obama! " right now, we are in the political season in the us. that is the one candidate who has sucked up publicity, you know who i am going to say, donald trump. a guy like you on the progressive liberal left of american politics, when you look at the traction donald trump is getting the views which to many outside americans say it see as ego driven and bizarre, what does that ma

i was in northern uganda on my way to south sudan and i had a translator.cal people and i said, "what about the idea of retirement?" they don't know what i'm talking about. i said, "you get old..." they said, "your kids take care of you. their wives and husbands. " i said vacation, and they didn't know. life insurance. there are parts of the world where every day is immediate. there is no 20 miles up the road or "in four years i'm going to be here." they're thinking, "tomorrow i'm hoping for that bowl of rice." and when you encounter that and you get on an aeroplane and a day and a half later you're driving down sunset boulevard with the dust of that country still on your boots and you can look down and see it, it's a lot to walk around with, and i live for that. i wonder what you make of the way in which people in those sorts of places, from syria to afghanistan to south sudan, the way they perceive america today. i don't know if they're people just trying to make nice with me but when i say i'm from america, it's almost like, oh! america! they go kind of

is going to be heaven on earth what happened did it did it and the bloodshed south sudan right now is one of the most miserable places on earth so at the end of the day the problems in iraq have to be solved within the framework of the iraqi constitution and the parties themselves have to sit down and sort the problem when people like in the yahoo get involved especially when isis is being defeated yet isis and other extremists. were used by western powers regional powers to destroy this region and as soon as we see that those are beginning to collapse those projects now we see another. problem potential problem on the horizon where netanyahu and elements within the united states of the deep state of the united states are supporting so again a rock has a constitution the kurds the arabs all of them voted upon it and they have to sort out a link them so let me let me go to erbil going he would you want to respond it went home and had to say in beirut go ahead. well to be honest again i'm in the you're saying that i'm making progress in there but to speak of there's no democracy

this new form of victory and really emerging in the country rebels have a government forces in south sudan killing twenty five people women the elderly and local police officers were among those who died in the fighting near the town of been to has been a civil war in south sudan since twenty thirteen troops loyal to president salva kiir battling those of ric machado the vice president who we sent. well as donald trump addressed world leaders at the united nations back in washington the investigation into possible collusion between the trump campaign and russia has revealed new developments media outlets in the u.s. are reporting investigators wiretapped former trunk company. company health records we want americans to understand the man is not yours for months the f.b.i. has considered paul man afford a person of interest now new revelations that the former truck campaign chair has been on the radar of u.s. government investigators since twenty fourteen the surveillance began under secret court orders it was stopped due to a lack of evidence but resumed again last year and into twenty sev

and local police officers were among those who were killed in the fighting near the town of you south sudan has been a state of civil war since two thousand and thirteen with troops loyal to president south of here fighting those of rate machines are the vice president he sacked as donald trump addressed world leaders at the united nations back in washington the investigation into possible collusion between the trunk campaign and russia has revealed new developments media outlets the united states of reporting investigators wiretapped former truck campaign manager paul manna for kimberly how could reports. we won't make you to understand the man as much as for months the f.b.i. has considered paul man a fort a person of interest now new revelations that the former trunk campaign chair has been on the radar of u.s. government investigators since twenty fourteen the surveillance began under secret court orders it was stopped due to a lack of evidence but resumed again last year and into twenty seventeen those recorded communications are now part of the broad investigation being led by special

say thousands of women have been raped and sexually assaulted during the four year long war in south sudan they blame the abuses on government troops of president salva kiir and opposition forces loyal to former vice president rick my child counsels foreign minister says the international community is not doing enough to combat terrorism shaikh mohammed bin abdul rahman al finally called on world leaders to do more he says terrorism is a threat to individuals societies countries and the human race british police have been searching two properties in surrey after they arrested a second person in connection with friday's bomb attack on an underground train on the london tube injured thirty people. those are the headlines but stay with us an al-jazeera witness is next. zero. sweat and three zero. zero. zero so i was on so full of us how do you. do you want to do all of a colonel had wanted to get done and i'm old enough for a month it has a believe in the ahead but wanted to give them give them give. a video of it. and he would say a divvy it to him i'm lucky to. have it and how many are near

behind while government leaders decide their fate some place being sent back home to afghanistan south sudan and other countries in conflict zones. report from sydney finally some good news at least for fifty refugees who spent four years in limbo there will be about twenty five from both madison our route will be going to the united states and i just want to thank again president trump. for continuing with that arrangement the a straining government struck a deal with the united states to resettle up to one thousand two hundred and fifty of the refugees sent to minus island and the route the deal agreed with barack obama has been in doubt after his successor donald trump described it as dumb astray the leaders have always insisted that asylum seekers arriving by boat would never be resettled in this trade and now the government has announced only a fraction of the refugee total will find a new home in the us this is huge for them however we've still have over two thousand people who are in an extremely dangerous situation who have been suffering through this sound certainty for years and ye

we are closely monitoring and deeply disturbed by the ongoing violence in south sudan and in the congo results in halting this catastrophe will require an african led peace process and the sincere commitment of all parties involved. i know you are working on that and you are working on that very hard. to assist in these efforts i am sending ambassador nikki haley to africa to discuss avenues of conflict and resolution and most importantly prevention. lastly, i want to discuss our partnership against a global challenge. today the world faces an enormous security threat from north korean regime. we must all stand together and be accountable in implementing united nations sanctions and resolutions in response to north korea's hostile and menacing actions. we believe a free, independent and democratic nation in all cases is the best vehicle for human happiness and success. thank you for joining me for this critical discussion of the challenges and the opportunities facing our nations. africa, i have to say is a continent of tremendous potential. the outlook is bright. i look forward to hea

thirty four the high wind took in namibia central parts of africa a lot of showers all the way from south sudan through towards cameroon some showers further south in japan and the circulation of low pressure in parts of west africa will give some heavy showers for guinea guinea-bissau also some big downpours emerge over here in liberia. in this life the most incredible stories are often true. and cheering go on experiences. makes the unfamiliar familiar. in this life diversity makes a difference understanding the importance of being part of something much greater than all so in this life what i want to lose is freedom of expression. the right to mortgage. the march into the dawn. because you dislike the design to understand the. nature of human. and human condition is universal. facing realities the airspace that they have blocked does not belong to them it belongs to the international community getting to the heart of the matter they can understand the chinese leadership because it is an enemy of the state hear their story on and talk to how does it. at this time. for us as it successfully te

reporter: in the hills of northeastern uganda, a concealed forest path leads across the border into south sudanare traveling with martin abucha, a commander with a rebel group army called the sudan people's liberation army in opposition. what separates abucha from other combatants in this war is, he's a dual south sudanese and american citizen, with family in the united states. >> i would like to enjoy eating hamburgers. i'd like to enjoy going to burger king and mcdonalds with my daughters, and things like that. >> reporter: abucha's life now is a far cry from his comfortable life in the united states. despite the hardship, abucha is determined to fight to overthrow a government that stands accused of widespread human rights abuses and ethnic cleansing. >> you know, to us, we are not rebels. we're people fighting for their rights. >> woodruff: that's tomorrow on pbs newshour weekend. and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. thank you and have a great weekend. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their

we're closely monitoring and deeply disturbed by the ongoing violence in south sudan and in the congo. millions of lives are an risk and we continue to provide humanitarian assistance. but real results in halting this catastrophe will require an african-led peace process and the sincere, really sincere commitment of all parties involved. and i know you're working on that and you're working on that very hard. to assist in these efforts i'm sending ambassador nikki hilly to africa to discuss avenues of conflict and resolution and most importantly prevention. lastly, i want to discuss our partnership against a global challenge. today, the world faces an enormous security threat from north korean regime. we must all stand together and be accountable in implementing united nations sanctions and resolutions in response to north korea's hostile and menacing actions. we believe that a free, independent and democratic nation in all cases is the best vehicle for human happiness and success. thank you for joining me for this critical discussion of the challenges and the opportunities facing our

but the humanitarian side of what we are seeing in south sudan, congo, refugees in turkey and jordan, the fact that we are trying to deal with burma and get humanitarian access in there. uniteds some lace the states has been working closely with the saudi's and the united nations on. inhave been active and vocal leading the charge on humanitarian access in all of these areas. and we are making a difference. in syria, we have given over $3 billion in terms of helping that situation. venezuela, you so what we did with the sanctions. burma, we arein taking that very seriously and it is of utmost importance that we get front and center on that. you mentioned the terror incident in london. the president tweeted this morning, they were people that of scotlandsights yard. prime minister may said it was not helpful to speculate. did the president share information that he was not supposed to? mcmaster: i the president was communicating, all of our law enforcement efforts are focused on this terrorism effort. for years scotland yard has been a leader as our fbi has been a leader. so if there w

we're closely monitoring and deeply disturbed by the ongoing violence in south sudan and in the congo. millions of lives are at risk and we continue to provide humanitarian assistance, but real results in halting this catastrophe will require an african-led peace process and a since sincere, really sincere commitment of all parties involved. and i know you're working on that and you're working on that very hard. to assist in these efforts, i'm sending ambassador nikki haley to africa to discuss avenues of conflict and resolution. and most importantly, prevention. lastly, i want to discuss our partnership against a global challenge. today the world faces an enormous security threat from north korean regime. we must all stand together and be accountable in implementing united nations sanctions and resolutions in response to north korea's hostile and menacing actions. we believe that a free, independent and democratic nation in all cases is the best vehicle for human happiness and success. thank you for joining me for this critical discussion of the challenges and the opportunities facin