one of the weakest rates of all of sub-saharan africa.he country's hope is resting on the newly elected president. cyril ramaphosa is a former wealthy businessman. since he was appointed head of the ruling african national congress, the currency has surged 10% against the dollar. >> the anc conference -- [indiscernible] reporter: that is a good sign that investors are banking on a change in south africa's fortune. reporter: to talk more about the impact on the south african economy, i am joined by libby fletcher. zuma is out, the economy is in tatters. is cyril ramaphosa the man to turn it around? >> he has a good reputation as a pragmatist and skilled negotiator, and he understands business from his own experience. south africa has deep-rooted problems under jacob zuma. you have a culture of corruption that has been pervasive down to the lowest levels of government, state owned companies that racked up significant that. please do not get solved overnight. they will take time to properly address, but what ramaphosa can do is provide a lev

power but education funding is declining worldwide and no way is that more apparent then in sub-saharan africa and the region strained by poverty security issues and child marriages can international organizations come together to close the chapter on the literacy this is inside story. and i welcome to the program i'm jane duff and ending poverty often begins with a solid foundation for education but teaching the future leaders of tomorrow is an investment and it's currently more than three billion dollars short at least two hundred sixty four million children and teenagers worldwide aren't receiving the education they need and that is largely due to underfunding the totals around a quarter of the entire population of europe the united nations says children in the poorest countries are nine times more likely to miss school then in rich ones sub-saharan africa has the highest rate of exclusion more than a fifth of six to eleven year olds don't even go to school neither do the third of twelve to fourteen year olds almost sixty percent aged between fifteen and seventeen to clearly a big problem a

we do know that most of the migrants that take the journey from libya are often from sub saharan africale represent perhaps a shift in trend, according to some observers in the region. even where iam standing, observers in the region. even where i am standing, a marked increase of locals from here taking the journey, from their own country, to southern europe. the political and economic turmoil in the region, the ticket early in libya, is contributing to this, we know that the eu strategy to curb illegal migration from north africa to southern europe is largely focused on the traditional groups that make the journey. this includes asylu m that make the journey. this includes asylum seekers and refugees from countries like syria, eritrea and saddam, as well as economic migrants, that some believe make up the largest portion of those who make the crossing from sub—saharan africa. —— sudan. if there is a potential shift, then europe will have to readjust the strategy and they will be watching developments with concern. we can speak with a spokesperson for the centre of international immigr

seven years ago to less than two percent in recent years one of the weakest rates of all of sub-saharan africa. the country's hope is resting on the newly elected president still ram opposes a former union leader who's become a wealthy businessman since he was appointed head of the ruling african national congress in december the country's currency has surged by ten percent against the dollar remember during the. conference when that ends who are doing the election a window who did for the boys and that's a good sign that investors are banking on a change in fact africa's fortune. well to talk more about the impact on the south african economy i'm joined now by barnaby fletcher and analyst at the risk consultancy firm control risk spawn to be zuma is out the country's economy is in tatters is is there a pose of the man to turn it all around. rove was as a very good reputation as a pragmatist as a skilled negotiator and he understands business from his own experience of course south africa has some deep rooted problems that said in the undertake of zuma you have a culture of corruption that is

seven years ago to less than two percent in recent years one of the weakest rates for all of sub-saharan africa. is really thrashing at the moment stability is pretty difficult so you. just before the big say the country is now resting its hopes on a newly elected president cyril ramaphosa a former union leader since his appointment as head of the ruling a.n.c. party in december the country's currency has surged by ten percent against the dollar. it's a positive sign that investors are banking on a change in south africa's fortunes. joblessness in france is now declining at a rate not seen since before the start of the financial crisis ten years ago the french economy added more than a quarter of a million new jobs last year mostly in the services sector machinery makers an i.t. companies are also recruiting heavily boosted by low interest rates on the global upswing france is a commie grew by almost two percent last year. he u.s. ports to the u.s. jumped to sharply last year while the bloc imported only marginally more from the u.s. the use resulting trade surplus rose seven percent more than

people, the first in sub-saharan ask of -- sub-saharan africa to free themselves of colonial rule 61 and today the development of the principles of democratic accountability, respect for human rights and the rule of law on the african continent are truly appreciative and deeply humbled by your choice of their leader and principal servant to be given the address, the opportunity to address this important annual meeting. it groups together all 50 governors, republican and democrat, of the states of this great federation, the united states of america. [applause] i recognize the significance of the movement as being the first leader from the continent to speak at this meeting. , hope that my country, ghana and indeed the african continent will not be judged by any deficiencies of mine. [laughter] those are purely personal to me and not at all representative. let me also express the gratitude of all freedom loving , to the menhe world and women of this great country, the united states of america, the land of the free and the home of the brave. in the 20th century, the united -- waswhich l

seven years ago to less than two percent in recent years one of the weakest rates of all of sub-saharan africa. the country's hope is resting on the newly elected president still ram opposes a former union leader who's become a wealthy businessman since he was appointed head of the ruling african national congress in december the country's currency has surged by ten percent against the dollar. conference. that's a good sign that investors are banking on a change in fact africa's fortune. france's unemployment rate dropped below nine percent for the first time since two thousand and nine i add in weight to efforts by president to manually mcchord to neighbor allies a rigid and even market now the rate fell to eight point nine percent in the fourth quarter of last year down from nine point six percent in the previous three months and that is the steepest drop since the two thousand and eight financial crisis the latest fall points to a major shift away from average and employment levels of ten percent or more over recent years the figures can be seen as opposed to president manuel mccall whose f

with me is william attwell, practice leader for sub—saharan africa analysis at frontier strategy groupome to use. —— you. let's go back to before he took office, the economy is south africa was growing between 4— 5%. in the past three yea rs between 4— 5%. in the past three years it has been 0.3%. where did it go wrong? south africa didn't recover after the great recession after 2008, 2009, even as commodities started to improve and global markets started to improve after that period. the lack of policy certainty meant that companies did not feel this co mforta ble companies did not feel this comfortable in investing, such as his radical economic transformation plan, the mining charter, it left a lot of companies in doubt as to their ultimate ambition. cyril ramaphosa has committed to transforming the economy, he has a big job on his hands. what is his first job, foreign investment? we expect foreign investment going in to 2018. the structural investment will take longer. he is omitted to bringing in incentives for investors, in manufacturing, to create jobs. schemes to investors, in m

neighbor visiting the family we don't have many chances to travel between north africa and sub-saharan africa which we progress we want to make the most of this occasion because it's a shame that we play more and year of that into kenya faso all senegal. you know when they go despite security concerns money and turned out in huge numbers they were determined to make the fourteenth best milan the new share a success. and to the u.s. now the philadelphia eagles have finally shed their underdog status to win their first ever super bowl a forty one to thirty three victory over long time favorites the new england patriots in a trophy drought stretching back fifty eight years and that when triggered scenes of high emotion and the city of brotherly love. the white is a. i've. philadelphia finally has a super bowl after years in the shadows eagles fans are rightly making the most of the historic victory over the new england patriots. they may have been the underdogs but the a girls went on the offensive right from the start that bold and adventurous game plan led by quarterback nick foles paid off to

seven years ago to less than two percent in recent years one of the weakest rates of all of sub-saharan africa. country's hope is resting on the newly elected president still ram opposes the former union leader who's become a wealthy businessman since he was appointed head of the ruling african national congress in december the country's currency has surged by ten percent against the dollar. you. who are. that's a good sign that investors are banking on a change in fact africa's fortune. annual profits and european aviation giant air bus have jumped by about two billion euros but there are clouds on the horizon it recently announced a management shakeup after corruption allegations and there's trouble with some models starting with the ailing a three eighty super jumbo it was almost cancelled due to lack of demand but was given a lifeline last month when you buy based carrier emirates ordered thirty six of them in there is the a four hundred military transport which was commissioned in two thousand and three it's been plagued by technical problems still demand for the a three twenty series rem

it's the cheapest rail service in the deal congo the largest country in sub-saharan africa. the swallow crosses half the country from lubumbashi to a labor of it's the only link between remote villages and the outside world. the swallow has been around for more than fifty years like a local bus it stops a virtually every station passengers clamber the remaining seats people cram into whatever space they can find. nearly two thousand people all together three times the officially permitted capacity for those who want to able to find a place or who can't afford a ticket there's always the roof. travelers have to remain alert a lapse in attention could be fatal. the danger comes not just from above. even at the moderate speed of thirty kilometers an hour a tree branch can cut like a machete more than seven decades ago a country was split into rebated with dick cheney and now the time bending show to being off the bench all it took was a pen a map and a collapsing empire when the british had to draw a line they pulled his servant who had never been to india before al-jazeera exa

seven years ago to less than two percent in recent years one of the weakest rates for all of sub-saharan africa as the economy is really crushing at the moment stability is pretty difficult so you get a sense of. interest in addition for the bit say the country's hope is resting on this man's shoulders cyril ramaphosa is a former union leader who has become a wealthy businessman. since he was appointed head of the african national congress in december the country's currency is served by ten percent. during the time oh boy . when that ends. in a window which it wasn't about. that's a good sign that investors are banking on a change in south africa's fortune. that's off of business you're in. touch with. the to move move move. move move to such a. move. the to cut. what unites. to finally. come up with. what binds the continent to counter the for answers and stories of plunging the. spotlight on people earning. comments to me on the c.w. . ensuring the conflict zone with me should sleep on it from the treatment of migrants to freedom of expression to enter terra low cost stand outs of human right

when you look at these exit negotiations, particularly in regions like sub—saharan africa, there is formallife after the presidency. i think this is jacob zuma trying to buy time to position himself with what happens next. it might be pretty challenging for him. we will see in the coming hours, just underfour we will see in the coming hours, just under four hours to go until we get some kind of announcement. let us get some kind of announcement. let us look at the times. they have a lot of analysis on these allegations surrounding oxfam now. various people who have been accused of sexual misconduct or inappropriate behaviour for people who work at a charity like this. but the fallout now, shoppers say the scandal will stop them spending. i asked the question yesterday as to whether or not it will affect people's attitudes towards them and other charities. it seems it will. it will. it is a real shame on you think of what oxfam stands for. people support organisations like is precisely because they do good in many parts of the world. there was an interesting yougov poll that show that 90% o

located in the heart of the continent the democratic republic of congo is the largest country in sub-saharan africa. the swallow crosses half the country from lubumbashi to a lebo and is the only link between remote villages and the outside world. the swallow has been around for more than fifty years. the old engine was bought second hand in south africa. a relay of ten drivers is needed to cover the one thousand six hundred kilometer journey. but. the driver is sixty three years old. missed him a long ago has one of the hardest parts of the trip. one hundred and twenty kilometers of trouble see above the river where we've never done that he said. so remember. that is on the same time that i thought about said yeah a physical that's why there was this every something that they have. missed him along go is the monster on board and supplements his income following ten passing just. travel in the driver's cabin. it's as close as he gets to first class on the train. back in second class the challenge is to avoid stepping on someone as you try and move around the carriage. it's something clear can't get

neighbor visiting the family we don't have many chances to travel with tween north africa and sub-saharan africa which we regret we want to make the most of this occasion because it's a shame that we play more in europe than in bikini afonso all senegal. you know with and they got despite security concerns mullions turned out in huge numbers they were determined to make the fourteenth estimate on the share a success. and from those balmy conditions to the icy conditions and the winter olympics go of course hand in hand but organizers in pyongyang are concerned that the south zero temperatures could prove problematic for fans where temperatures dropping to minus ten during the day and minus twenty at night even some south koreans have found the climate grating but the athletes have welcomed the icy spell which should provide perfect conditions for competition. and speaking of competition the underdog philadelphia eagles scored eighth the reeling victory to win their first ever super bowl against the new england patriots in american football's biggest game while the eagles overcame all the odds to

. >> we do not have many chances to travel between north africa and sub-saharan africa which we regrett to make the most of this occasion because it is a shame that we play more in europe then niger or synagoge. ue . reporter: despite security concerns, many people attended. brent: i will be back to take you through the day. stick around for that. ♪ reyes: a mexican village that rose up against crime and violence and banished the bad guys. what does it take to keep the peace? i'm elaine reyes in washington dc, and this is "americas now." first up, they took back their own town after it was ravaged by racketeering. now the residents rule themselves, but autonomy is not always easy. then, costa rica wants to become the world's first fossil fuel-free nation. we'll take a look at the country's pioneering commitment to clean energy. welcome to the show. mexico's war on drugs has been long and

acknowledge the fact that a majority of french speakers live outside of rants, -- france in sub-saharan africawe have a bit of movie news for you now. the new marvel blockbuster black panther is coming out today in france. to the setting to the soundtrack, african themes are the backbone of that movie. premiere was held last night in kenya. we have the details. ♪ >> the film black panther has received rave reviews. it is set in an imaginary african nation called wakanda. once, a hollywood movie has a predominantly black cast and is all about black pride. -- african pride. >> we hope this gives people a new sense of respect and curiosity towds africa. it is extremely diverse. even the cast, who made this film, is diverse. as much as we all have dark skin, we are from everywhere around the globe. director --merican the african american director made trips to africa looking for references. this combined african and african-american actors, and the language of wauconda is a light which spoken in south africa -- is a language spoken in south africa. >> i think seeing black people in positions of po

given the same amount of money to education and in some areas especially in sub-saharan africa and in francophone africa those numbers have dropped so now we're waiting for the new numbers to come in already a significant. that we've seen from developing countries we're hearing the summit seventeen point six billion dollars pledged by developing countries these are not the western donors that usually pledge into education so it seems that there is this will from country with countries within the continent to ensure that their children are getting educated. joining us from that education summit in senegal thanks nick. this is the newsgroup if you want to know from facebook by follow right along with us now for the story of a mexican on skinner's creative cheek and one of the kind but a bite and then later on the shooting range protests in pakistan supporters say the victim was innocent. so he wasn't the lightest on that and the headlines in a. place to say the weather does look as he settles into ryecroft so much of the middle east over the next comes as a little more cloud just drifti

directly to our company with a cease fire see as you already know is fairly rampant across sub-saharan africa the artists they just console themselves that fine if ten thousand c.d.'s of my songs are getting distributed at least my face my name is spreading across and then it helps them to become more and more popular when they want to do shows but that's not the way it is supposed to be they are supposed to be making money from every play of the song that they work very hard to create ok that unfortunately is not happening so when you are downloading the song using the app it does not actually download to your device it is download. into the environment it's an encrypted part of the data that has come to you and it can only be played as long as your a distraction is valid. one of the most popular artists is time in platinum a bangle flavor times onion hip hop artist he's also the bass and i know my oh. thank you. that was awesome so damn and what do you think of the tanzanian music scene at the moment i music started to grow right now just don't go to sleep good good you know music obama for

think it's within within reach of all governments to do that babies born in countries across sub-saharan africa often face the toughest saud's that's mainly because pregnant women are less likely to receive assistance during delivery . al-jazeera. ok let's get going let's bring in our guests in karachi dr shah siyad founder of the pakistan national forum on women's health and in new york also on skype dr head of unicef global maternal and child health program welcome to inside story to see out first why is this figure in pakistan so very high there unfortunately in buggiest on the video highlighted of poverty illiteracy and the government's failure to provide basic health care is the mean reason that we have all these high end mortality never. would have been sick in new york how many of these deaths are actually preventable. yes i think that there is a quite a substantial number of deaths preventable among newborn deaths and it is so simple interventions that can make it through friends although we have many newborns that might need sophisticated care but what we have estimated then our report

it's the cheapest rail service in the deal congo the largest country in sub-saharan africa the swallow crosses half the country from lubumbashi to a labor. it's the only link between remote villages and the outside world. the swallow has been around for more than fifty years like a local bus it stops a virtually every station passengers clamber the remaining seats people cram into whatever space they can find. nearly two thousand people all together three times the officially permitted capacity for those who want able to find a place or who can't afford a ticket there's always the roof. travelers have to remain alert a lapse in attention could be fatal. the danger comes not just from above. even at the moderate speed of thirty kilometers an hour a tree branch can cut like a machete. you stand the differences. and the similarities of cultures across the way. al-jazeera. samsung disgrace leader j. wiley wins a big gambling quarter got a shorter sentence and he'll be out of prison by the end of the day. and we shall carry this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up not safe and not s

countries in sub-saharan africa because here in part to doing. so minister he says uganda is doing the bidding of other western countries what do you make of these two arguments. price of war. we do not hunt or resources or money from the united nations as government are our only stops at receiving the refugees giving them time trying in the settlements and providing security for their well being and of course to some extent we allow them into our schools into our head sent us and we give them treatment would smile and that hospitality is what they call part of this but of course the united nations through one food program did go and to supply food a few days. who are actually just that biometric id and instead of using their biometric means to supply food and they just simply if they pee just at least or for a few yeas and some of which might need checking and they don't check it and it disappeared food to wrong individuals and that is where the problem comes that's why we have going to rebut it it again afresh only that it will get there it is

seven years ago to less than two percent in recent years one of the weakest rates for all of sub-saharan africa as the economy is really pushing at the moment of stability is very difficult so your guess is that he can be just an efficient vehicle before the bit say the country's hope is resting on this man's shoulders cyril ramaphosa is a former union leader who has become a wealthy businessman. since he was appointed head of the african national congress in december the country's currency is served by ten percent. remember during the time of. the conference when the. who are doing the election away and do what did for the boys that's a good sign that investors are banking on a change in south africa's fortune. now everyone knows hollywood and i'm sure you've all heard of bollywood to buy now the nickname for the indian film industry based in mumbai but do you also know nollywood what now that term refers to nigeria's film industry and to bollywood it is now the second largest in the wilds nigerian films and series op popular at home and abroad many are being viewed on the on demand streaming

unicef said sub—saharan africa remained the most dangerous place to be born.ormer president, alberto fujimori, must face trial for allegedly ordering right—wing paramilitaries to kill six farmers in 1992. judges ruled that mr fujimori's recent pardon on health grounds did not apply in the case. new zealand's military has been deployed to areas expected to be hard hit by the remnants of a major cyclone. air new zealand has cancelled all flights in and out of the capital, wellington. cyclone gita swept through a number of pacific island nations last week, leaving extensive damage in tonga, samoa and american samoa. it's expected that many of kfc‘s 900 uk outlets will remain closed on tuesday because of a lack of chicken. the fast food chain has apologised, saying it had been let down by a new delivery company that took over its supply chain last week. the uk's brexit secretary is to say that britain won't rush to deregulate after it leaves the european union. in a speech to business leaders in austria, david davis will say he wants to see the uk maintain high gl

and this despite some of the largest oil reserves in sub—saharan africa.y guest today is south sudan's minister of petroleum, ezekiel lol gatkuoth. who or what can deliver south sudan's people from despair? ezekiel lol gatkuoth, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me here. as ijust said, south sudan is just over six years old as an independent nation. in your worst nightmares, could you have imagined just how horrible the situation in your country would be today? well, thank you for having me on this show. the republic of south sudan gained independence in july 2011. on the 9th ofjuly. of course, we are transitioning from a liberation movement to now running a state, and running a state is a serious business. and we are working together with the president of the republic of south sudan to forge a better future for the people of south sudan. but the direction of travel is backwards, not forwards. i mean, since 2013, you've been stuck in this brutal, bloody civil conflict inside the country. and for you and people like you, who were the generation very

seven years ago to less than two percent in recent years one of the weakest rates for all of sub-saharan africa. is really crushing at the moment stability is very difficult so you just you can just be for the big say the country's hope is resting on this man's shoulder as cyril ram opposes a former union leader who's become a wealthy businessman since he was appointed head of the ruling african national congress in december the country's currency has surged by ten percent against the dollar. that's a good sign that investors are banking on a change in south africa for. annual profit said european aviation giant air bus have jumped by about two billion euros but there are clouds on the horizon it recently announced a management shakeup after corruption allegations and there's trouble with some models starting with the ailing a three eighty super jumbo it was almost cancelled due to lack of demand but was given a lifeline last month when you buy based carrier emirates ordered thirty six of them in is the a four hundred military transport which was commissioned in two thousand and three it's been

neighbor visiting the family we don't have many chances to travel between north africa and sub-saharan africa which we regret we want to make the most of this occasion because it's a shame that we play more and europe than in the king of faso all senegal. you know when they got despite security concerns money and started out in shoojit numbers they were determined to make the fourteenth festival on the share a success. after a short break i'll be back to take you through the day stick around for that. social. campaigns on behalf of the disadvantaged. living space in hong kong is the most expensive in the world many people are it used to living in just two square meters. this is unacceptable words to improve living conditions for the poor three thousand and sixty minutes. takes a good person to leave. with wonderful people and stories that make the game so special. for all true fans football was a low. cost more than football. unimpeded access to education and knowledge and the same opportunities for everyone . a central goal of the global community but what's the reality on the ground educati