goodbye. ," today on "earth focus pioneering renewable energy in southern africa. people in technologies reshaping africa's energy future, coming up on "earth focus." africa is a continent in transition. while some african countries are experiencing an oil and gas boom, half of africa's population continue to live on less than $1.25 a day. most of the poor lack in, and also access to affordable and reliable sources of energy. without electricity, students cannot study when the sun goes down, clinics cannot refrigerated vaccines, and businesses shut their doors. the cycle of poverty continues. but africa's sun, wind, and water resources make it ideal for renewable energy development, and entrepreneurs and businesses are quickly catching on. correspondent jeff barbee travels through four countries in southern africa to explore emerging renewable technologies that may be more sustainable than fossil fuels and that are already helping to alleviate poverty while protecting the environment. forotswana is best known diamonds, a big game, sunshine, and desert. 80% of the pe

since then we've seen the influence of africa decreasing and the leadership taken by southern africa mostly south africa and other countries who became very influential at the frin union. >> protesters have gathered in guatemala days after the top court struck down a genocide conviction against the military leader. many are worried that justice will not be served. >> back on the streets, yet again, marching for justice. many have traveled more than ten hours by bus to be here. some carry photos of family members killed during the civil war. all are frustrated because just weeks after his conviction for genocide the former military ruler will now get a second chance in court. >> we came to continue the struggle for justice because our families were killed during the civil war. we are here because we have to be. >> it was here at the palace of justice just two weeks ago he was convicted and sentenced to 80 years in prison for genocide and crimes against humidity. -- humanity. >> the verdict was hailed as a mile stone. but on monday, gaut ma la's highest court threw out a conviction. the

they live in botswana, in the heart of southern africa, a country about the size of texas.orted in november, the jouberts often go long stretches without seeing another human being, but they made an exception for us and allowed us to join them in a wild place they call home. their films are known for these spectacular cinematic moments. but what distinguishes their work is their belief that all the animals have untold stories, which they bring to life in their films. to get to the jouberts, we flew to this remote landing strip, but we couldn't land until these wild baboons were cleared from the runway. >> there she is. hi, lara, it's nice to meet you. how are you? >> logan: it didn't take us long to discover why they decided to make botswana's okavango delta their home. this is one of the last untouched places on earth, a labyrinth of watery channels and rolling savannas that are home to some of africa's most beautiful creatures. but it was the lions that drew the jouberts here, and for most of their lives, they have lived among these animals, making some of the greatest wi

. >> africa, found on the southern border of the desert.y are considered a threatened reptile there, but they are easily bread and sold here in the united states. he is up to $2,000 and animal care and control is looking for his owner. >> we are estimating he is about 15 years old. they do, they can live like 100 years old and they can get up to 200 plus pounds. 3-foot diameter shell. >> 100 years old. that is a life time commitment for a pet. they say the owner, if this is your pet, you need to contact animal control care quickly or else they'll be forced to find a new home for george. in san francisco, linda yee, kpix5. >> north bay firefighters say it was one of those unusual fire calls they have ever had. a dog's water bowl sparked a fire that nearly burned down his owner's home. the metal bone reflected a beam of sunlight on to the side of his house. a beam so powerful the wood started to burn. looked outside a minute and saw what i thought was steam. a big plume of it to the glass door. i went over there thinking that's not right and

and women, and it expanded, eventually, to include black people, certainly in the southern united states, and south africa, and the colonial regimes were dismantled. there's tremendous changes and foolish to say humanitarian intervention tads is a reiteration. however, there's continue newties, and, certainly, the idea that the fundamental idea that a country's problems are best solved by somebody without who doesn't have to defer to them or ask them or consult. you just go in, sort it out, say you're welcome, you know? that's fundamentally, i think, a colonial idea, but if not for the colonial idea, i think it would be fundamentally wrong and misguided because of the, well, mainly because of the consequences that it has, but because i have a fundamental belief that i believe people should be in charge of the own destiny, and if they ask for helpings that's one thing, and if you are in solidarity with them and in conversation with them, you can take actions that they might ask you to take. that doesn't happen to be the case when we talk about states going to war. >> host: richard seymour, how well do your

. >> reporter: lonesome george's pedigree is africa on the southern border of the sahara.are considered a threatened reptile there but they are easily bred and sold here in the united states. he is worth up to $2,000. and animal care and control is looking for his owner. >> we're estimating he is about 15 years old. they do -- they can live like 100 years and they can get up to 200-plus pounds about a three-foot diameter shell. >> reporter: 100 years old, as eric says, that's a lifetime commitment for a pet. but the owner, they need to get this owner because they need to call animal care and control immediately or else they are going to have to find another home for lonesome george. liz. >> i'm sure, a lot a lot of people would adopt him. can anybody adopt him? >> reporter: absolutely not. they are not going to be adopting him out because they are very hard to raise. they are very picky about the food. they need a lot of sunshine. and obviously, as you see, he needs a lot of space to run. this guy, wow -- i can't keep up with him. >> he's cooking! he's on the move. [ laugh

. >> general, the assets are in place in position, whether the southern europe or whether it be in northern africa, do you have a read as to the degree to which you have confidence in with a the official account is that there were not assets in position to deploy to rescue these americans, specifically the four who were killed? >> no, i don't have confidence, lou. first of all, let's remember it was 9/11, 11th anniversary of the most horrific taking on the united states. we had assets in the mediterranean. we have a fighter base of f-16s and should have been on airborne alert right off of libya. we gone through actions taken down moammar khadafy. >> we had a c-10 force and spenl operations force in croatia on an exercise. on 9/11, why would you have such a valuable asset in another area on an exercise rather than say at signella or in libya on alert? why were there not more airborne ground alerted forth on that very special day. >> and southern italy, libya is itself. michael, this group, covert force compromised of as adam housley reported some 40 c.i.a. operatives. is it typical they would be ab

temperatures in southern california have dropped 20 degrees in the last few days. >> in south africaestigator who was at the center of the case against oscar pistorius is speaking out. as oscar pistorius prepares for his upcoming trial, the murder trial of the death of girlfriend, the former investigator says he is convinced oscar pistorius intentionally killed her. he was dismissed after being charged with attempted murder in a different action and spoke out against oscar pistorius in "vanity fair" in june. >> i said what happened, and oscar thought it was a burglar. >> oscar pistorius always maintain the he accidentally shot his girlfriend when he mistook her for an intruder but the prosecution allege that she locked herself in the bath bathroom after an argument. >> dog controllers can control the growing chihuahua population with a dozen animal shelters and rescue groups teaming up to spay or neuter 500 by the end of the month. the breed is expensing severe overpopulation and some attribute that to the appearances in movies. for a list of locations offering the surgeries, go to a

southern china. many places around the world have had malaria problems-- brazil-- that they've brought under control. not so in africa. eradication efforts are erratic. yellow fever is another mosquito-transmitted virus that the french encountered when they occupied west africa. so the way the french dealt with this was to conduct an ongoing every-four-year campaign to vaccinate every person in every country they occupied. they had groups of doctors and nurses--that's all they did. they just went from village to village on this four year cycle. that way, the most that could happen is you'd have a group of susceptible children, but it would never get very big before you'd be through vaccinating the next time around. that way, they kept yellow fever under control. now, when those countries became independent, there wasn't money for those programs. and i got introduced to yellow fever in africa because, in 1965... some seven or eight years after senegal got its independence, there was a big epidemic of yellow fever, and it was all in children under 10 years of age, because they hadn't been vaccinated. when we started of

africa. however, ongoing instability and conflict such as chad southern neighbor threatens the progress chadhas recently enjoyed. the regional negotiations achieve a broad-based and transparent government and the central african republic and chad has contributed troops to the central african multinational force peacekeeping mission. chad currently has some 375,000 refugees from sudan in the central african republic inuit rivals across the border due to ongoing conflict. the government of chad maintains cooperative relationship with humanitarian community, thereby ensuring assistance provided to affected populations. chad is also subject the regional threat of wildlife trafficking whereby african borders attack and threaten him of the population. this tragedy also impacts the economic livelihoods of communities as well as security and the rule of law. in addition to regional threats, chad pieces great domestic challenges. international investment is constrained by high import duties and widespread corruption. in particular the government must improve management of resources. chad's oil reserv

southern accent. i tell you something, he is a birther. it should not be written republican under his name, but birther, texas. he believes the president was born in bornio, some place in africa. he hasn't ever been there. he's from over there. we should dismiss the first guy who speaks beyond that. you start with the idea he's an illegal immigrant or something, then you go on to the fact he might have done something wrong. well, if you can get past that first charge, you're with this guy for the ride i think. go ahead, chris. >> i was just going to say, i actually, i was looking down at the monitor because i wanted to make sure it was her. i thought i recognized the voice. i actually think that michele bachmann is the most right there which is this, again, the more -- >> what a standard. >> the more that you -- the more that you say the despot in chief, you know, tyrannical. >> michele bachmann is the voice of reason in the tea party now. >> if you're sort of someone who's paying loose attention to this and see some of that rhetoric, chris, this is what i'm talking about. as soon as you turn it into this is about partisanship, this is about politics as usual, you take 48% of

this foal joins the largest zebra population in southern africa and one of the greatest migrations in the natural world -- a ek over thousands of miles toind food and water. a gauntlet of obstacles lies ahead. strong family ties are vital for our foal's survival.