west africa feel probably. the west africa leaks got its start in dhaka. we're going to find a much more interesting name for this project over the next three days the list of the better i'm still in it to day workshop organized by the i.c. i j and snow's journalists were given access to a compilation of data from six major leaks held by the i.c.i. journal i'm just going to go. going to share with you some. just the purpose of the workshop was not only change produced the journalists to the data but also to help them start reading between the lines you don't go offshore and write in a name now that you want to fight taxes lawyers and potential crooks are a lot more sophisticated than that and therefore understanding how to read the signs and how to interpret the red flags in offshore documents is crucial on was that he h. on my contacts said. the marquis. wanted to kill him or simplify. them more in doing stories of this nature it's very important to take the right terminology to use it's not for you the journalist to see somebody has. the duty of that soc

i've been helping west africa links partners make contact with and get responses from a number of subjects across the west african region i should say that this really is a two pronged approach that is the journalist in country will always try on their own and to make contact with that person about whom they're writing the story but as we've found in a number of cases that local journalist is seen as the need for the standing of an important person or a politician in that country to respond to it so what i'm trying to do then is call from the u.s. number and it's surprisingly effective. yes good afternoon is this is this ms broad parka hello. hello ms broad program on arms will fitz given all according to the documents we have from pan in the papers you were listed as a shareholder of greater putu foundation ltd a company in the seychelles. gorgeous davis. works for the news news people he's been on the trail of kevin the fourth parker a cursed friend of the film a lot variance president ellen johnson says. in the panama papers were recalled showing that. a pharmacist by trade was appointe

this is west africa's biggest construction site the leckie free zone there's not much to see yet but when it's finished it's supposed to be as big as washington d.c. countless production facilities storage buildings a fertilizer factory and of the biggest oil refinery in africa that means nigeria would be able to export oil products like gas diesel and synthetic materials instead of just roll crude as it does now the freezone is divided into quadrants one city has just been inaugurated it's reserved for the residences for the one million or so people set to live and work here in the future. it's just. it's. just. the free zone is a joint project sixty percent belongs to chinese investors the nigerian government holds the rest the lucky free zone has managed to win one hundred sixteen major finance years most of them from china but national investment is flowing to. where the fast developing area has developed been rapidly so that is where your is and where. this is. with nearly a fourth of the population unemployed much hope is riding on the leckie free zone project. and that's it fo

what we would call angola, central west africa. she was captured during colonial wars in angola, portuguese troops and their allies marched maybe 150 miles. you can see here, to the coast, which was the principal slave port, then put on board the ships something like this. i can't find a print of a 17th century slave ship that shows the way in which they were organized, but this is an 18th century print. it is a ship that had 350 slaves on. so did the ship that angela sailed on. that was a big ship. with 350 slaves upon it. this gives you some idea of what

and over to africa the biggest free trade zone in west africa has opened its doors at least partially on only fifty kilometers away from the nigerian capital lagos' the lucky free zone has its own deep sea port and a sizable airport three universities and schools are set to follow the area's meant to service the whole of the west african market with its three hundred million consumers have a look. this is west africa's biggest construction site the lucky free zone there's not much to see yet but when it's finished it's supposed to be as big as washington d.c. countless production facilities storage buildings a fertilizer factory and of the biggest oil refinery in africa that means nigeria would be able to export oil products like gas diesel and synthetic materials instead of just roll crude as it does now the free zone is divided into quadrants one city has just been inaugurated it's reserved for the residences for the one million or so people set to live and work here in the future. since this is just. this. is. just. the free zone is a joint project sixty percent belongs to chinese

musical career together with shake to dnssec at their height they played to sold out venues across west africa. he's a very very talented musician you have to know that shake to be on sec is somebody who has contributed enormously today mancipation mali music and also to african music worldwide once again none of. the desire to pass on his knowledge to the younger generation and help them build a career is part of the generous nature of shaikh a prolific mentor of many dozens of musicians from different origins and horizons. came from cameroon to paris as a very young artist and was integrated by shaykh into his band groove killers in the ninety's with his help and training she then launched her international career . out that is very keen on transgenerational exchange passing down knowledge it's important for him as a beginner i was very lucky to be part of his spend it was so young but still he trusted me he's helped many young musicians. some was. never a train somebody and i see them reach a new level i'm so touched it really moves me to share it. where no money can give you this feeling.

deep in the bustle of mali's capital bamako is the africa studio of to take a famous player of the west african luth today he is finishing a new song for the final cut he says he must have the magic touch of shake to dnssec who he warmly refers to as elder brother. and the music. you listen to his music and the music he's made father as you can hear greeted is not a theory on the one hand he's attached to our traditions and our culture but at the same time he's incredibly open minded and very modern. is a master of improvisation for him that is the essential definition of jazz. we don't need rehearsal this. says jess we improvise and create music together. those ensemble or. other stars from molly's music scene agree long time friend salif keita is known as the golden voice of mali he launched his musical career together with shake dnssec at their height they played to sold out venues across west africa. he's a very very talented musician you have to know that ship to be on sec is somebody who has contributed enormously today mancipation mali music and also to african music worldwide us

so, the trade in arms in west africa goes on for the rest of the 19th century. sorry, that was a very long answer. sorry. >> hi. i am grace. towards the end of your lecture, you talk about how the quakers focused on the specific gun trade as opposed to larger societal or warfare concerns. and, you spoke about applying that to the present day. could you elaborate a little bit more on how that applies? prof. satia: i mean, we sort of have with us an echo of what the quakers were saying, this idea of arms makers are the merchants of death. they are the villains of capitalism. right? but there are moments in which we realize, well, actually, many of us are also more complicated or complicit in what they are doing than we would like to think. arms manufacturers provide a lot of jobs, a lot of work for advertising firms and media companies and law firms and insurance companies, legal companies and so on and so forth. many of us own stocks directly or indirectly in those companies. i mean, we have been facing this with our own epidemic of shootings and groups like the

rags all right some are adel wood from the and amnesty international office for west and central africa thank you. thank you. an extraordinary is about america or at least that's what people in the democratic republic of congo calling it an outbreak of ebola is still ravaging the eastern regions of the country but a newly born baby is a surprise bright spot the healthy baby girl was born to a woman in fits of the disease it's the first known case where both mother and daughter have survived. it's a miracle that she's alive and kicking her mother twenty eight year old josephine e-coli was infected with the ebola virus during the last outbreak at the democratic republic of congo and fell ill while pregnant. doctors at the w.h.o. ebola treatment center still can't believe it. i knew that they were following women who appear to be survivors who are still carrying a healthy pregnancy this was something that we're. close to one heard of in the last epidemic and. that was really something exciting to see a woman gives birth to a child. after appears that she survived a bowl. according to the w

three years ago pick ups like these filled with migrants from across west africa passed this barrier on their journey to europe. today the flow of cars has become in me a trickle the nigerian government has passed a law that has made the transport of such migrants illegal. because that at last is. not. what the. idea that we get after. the journey between egypt and libya is dangerous. and migrant desk and desert roads have been frequent. the new law will save lives according to the european union who pushed for its introduction. men like mad i mean who organized the migrants transport had previously risked those lives. today is the largest per capita recipient of e.u. aid including funds to train guards at this checkpoint. and because i was way over the bottom of the you know. but the e.u. has a vested interest it wants to stop african migrants from reaching europe and it's been argued that by passing the law has helped europe move its most southern border right into africa. in return for managing migration new share is rewarded by europe with lots of development aid and if successfu

many of them are smuggled across ghana's borders and used in conflict throughout west africa. 9096 of6 of arms used in ghana are used, it home-made guns. the police have set up a special operation to deal with the problem, using a combination patrols, quick response times and checkpoints like this. they hope to make a difference. so when i heard gunshots... ghana's father was killed when they interrupted an armed robbery on their way home. when i look at this picture i cry a lot. it is affecting the nation. but where do these guns come from? i went to meet the man who makes them. with thousands of illegal guns in use across the country, we wanted to show how easy they are to get hold of, so we agreed to conceal the blacksmith‘s identity. 0ne challenge, he admitted he doesn't know where they will end up. if you hear that someone has been killed with a locally manufactured gun, what do you think about? so what will make you stop this job? he refused to answer the question. gloves and other items were found... armed robberies make the news nearly every day and the government recognises t

countries how can you meant in this for see if a frank when you strive to build a regional currency in west africa this is against the will of the front of un and over all west african countries secondly it prevents these countries from having at the end of the day an access to this scheme monetary policy that is essential in economic management you cannot over sixty years after independence let a foreign nation whether it's from south america or china decide on your fate we must and this new or continual process is a must and the french people need to know there's a same way people in france are demonstrating against the way they have been much managed over the past thirty or forty years within africa there are forces that would want to see really a reset assessment of the relationship between france and the rest of the continent all right so let me bring in taylor what do you think make of the fact that there are italian leaders dipping into this issue what is it really about. well i must tell you i feel like the odd man out i mean this is the the french must have we there form a conus and yes i

to share in west africa. for migrants to sign them seek is risking everything to reach the mediterranean and then europe now and traffic was introduced with the help of the european union are said to be standing that night and pretty soon fatality in the southern somalia desert but not everyone is not a studio rufus has been fun together. a checkpoint on the outskirts of our this seven gateway into the sorrow. of. it is here that prisoners men mad i mean mossad dispatches vehicles that carry people and goods between egypt and libya. with the mortgages and i think. there were not. a jew in israel and. that's not. three years ago pickups like these filled with migrants from across west africa passed this barrier on their journey to europe. today the flow of cars has become in me a trickle the nigerian government has passed a law that has made the transport of such migrants illegal. to me. because that at last is. not. what the. idea that we get after. the journey between the share and libya is dangerous. and mi

the effects are being keenly felt in mali in north—west africa — where droughts and floods have caused has travelled to the town of menaka, rarely visited byjournalists, to see the impact climate change is having on daily life there. locked in a long war to hold back the desert. its losing. and now a new enemy, climate change, threatening the world's most vulnerable lands. mali fights on many fronts. un forces are on the ground here. the world's most dangerous peacekeeping mission, often under attack by extremist groups including al qaeda and islamic state. 63—year—old farmer has seen it all. a country of extremes now lurches from drought and floods. last summer, there was more rain than anyone can remember. all his crops were washed away. his home in flooded with water. at home full of cracks. —— a motorhome. —— mud home. what is the enemy now? the conflict or the climate? translation: everything is a problem here. the conflict and the climate. mali has lots of problems. and some families don't even have something to eat. and for him, ten children to feed. life lived on the very edge.

a disease that claimed more than 11,000 lives in west africa just a few years ago.t's now back in a very unstable area in the democratic republic of congo. local and international teams are working hard to stop its spread, but their efforts have been hampered by conflict and violence. at the end of 2018, we heard that progress in the fight against one of the world's oldest diseases, malaria, has stalled. with 219 million cases reported in 2017, at 2000 on the year before. many of the victims were children under five, living in sub—saharan africa. the head of the world health organization said with progress plateauing after years of decline, there was now a serious risk that years of hard work and investment could be lost. but there may be some good news on the horizon. many people have their hopes pinned on the world's first malaria vaccine. after passing early trials, the hope had been to administer the vaccine to thousands of children in kenya, malawi and ghana in 2018. it looks like children will now get their first shots in the coming months. the large pilot pro

, it is notorious that the british would dump bad arms where the barrels had not been proved in west africa as part of the slave trade. correspondenceon it is pretty clear that this particular firm, they were quite concerned with maintaining the reputation for quality, even in the arms that they sold in west africa. it's pretty clear that from the state's pointed view -- point of view, galton -- i mean, by the 1770's, by the time of the revolutionary war, there was a clearly identifiable group of go to firearms makers. before that there was sort of lots of people then they disappear, then there is a set group by the 1770's, a kind of establishment. in the office minutes and correspondence about them they are often referred to as galton and the contractors. so, he is sort of first among equals, in a sense. i think that also says something about his reputation. and often when something new was being made, like the ferguson rifle, the first contracts would go to galton. so that is something technically challenging and they would send that to him. i have seen that as well. but there are also mo

and british companies have announced the biggest discovery of natural gas in west africa but what to do with these untapped natural resources is already a source of heated debate nothing much has changed they still spend most of the days looking forward to for the dry riverbed like this one five years on the syrians still feel battered or even those who managed to escape their country have been truly unable to escape the war. and a rare intervention the african union called on the sea to delay the announcement of its final election results citing serious doubts. and. also coming up. our goal is simple to ensure that we can detect and destroy any missile launched against the united states anywhere anytime anyplace u.s. president outlines his new space based missile defense system. questions over the death of one of its top and best. of the big win at the asian cup beating saudi arabia in the first months of the salary paid off to heart. i. have. the democratic republic of congo to postpone the announcement of its final presidential election. results saying there are serious doubts ove

three years ago pick ups like these filled with migrants from across west africa passed this barrier on their journey to europe. today the flow of cars has become in me a trick of the me jerry and government has passed a law that has made the transport of such migrants illegal. because it at us is. not. what the. course of incident here and we get after. the journey between egypt and libya is dangerous. and migrant desk and desert roads have been frequent. the new law will save lives according to the european union who pushed for its introduction. men like mad i mean who organized the migrants transport had previously risked those lives. today is the largest per capita recipient of e.u. aid including funds to train guards at this checkpoint. and because i was way over the bar i don't know if you know as you know. but the e.u. has a vested interest it wants to stop african migrants from reaching europe and it's been argued that by passing the law has helped europe move its most southern border right into africa. in return for managing migration new share is rewarded by europe with lot

we're hearing the italian deputy prime minister saying you know france's involvement in in parts of west africa is essentially impoverishing these countries and and causing people to flee to to countries like europe or continents like europe i wanted to get your reaction to that. first of all let me say that i look our being i've been involved. in region and it was across the continent from the north to the south east and west also. i would approach the world speaking on africa it's enough because in diaspora on one thing different he comes across there's a sense of neocolonialism to two very much in africa and the biggest representation of new communities in africa is friends so we no doubt there is nothing new to be said by the italian prime minister maybe the only new thing is that this is coming from the from the prime minister of you can you maybe he for reasons that you need to do it's also quite interesting are these speaking his view not because france has always done these over the years but because he's beginning to feel the impacts of some of the consequences of france's presence in

are -- west africa through the transatlantic slave trade into the america. working on this initiative, i started to change how i discussed the object. this is also women's history. a woman sat on the seat traveling the waterways and sat on the seat in her home when she told stories to her grandson. because of her stories he -- stories she inspired her grandson to become a storyteller and a scholar. in 2005, he traveled to washington, d.c. with this boat seat. on that day, this seat became the first object donated to the museum of african american culture. it is on the fourth floor gallery. just like harriet tubman's show or rosa park's dress, this seat has been seen by more than 5 million visitors. all of these are museum worthy stories of women. we each deserve to feel seen and affirmed and represented. inclusive representation of women benefits how we see ourselves in public spaces like museums and reminds visitors that woman matter to the world we are building. museums are highlighting women's contributions. everything you have seen today is from a collec

three years ago pickups like these filled with migrants from across west africa passed this barrier on their journey to europe. today the flow of cars has become in me a trickle the nigerian government has passed a law that has made the transport of such migrants illegal. because it at us is. not. what the. course of incident but. then we get after. the journey between egypt and libya is dangerous. and migrant desk and desert roads have been frequent. the new law will save lives according to the european union who pushed for its introduction. men like mad i mean who organized the migrants transport had previously risk those lives. today is the largest per capita recipient of e.u. aid including funds to train guards at this checkpoint. and as well but what about i don't know if you know the you know. but the e.u. has a vested interest it wants to stop african migrants from reaching europe and it's been argued that by passing the law has helped europe move its most southern border right into africa. in return for managing migration me share is rewarded by europe with lots of development

we're hearing the italian deputy prime minister saying you know france's involvement in in parts of west africa is essentially impoverishing these countries and and causing people to me to to to countries like europe consciousness like you know i wanted to get your reaction to that. first of all let me say that looks are being i've been involved in midseason. regional levels across the continent from you not to the southeast where also the diaspora are far but are close to roads between africa missing a few thousand deaths were on one thing different he comes across there's this sense of neocolonial easy to do very much in africa hundred vs representation of nuclear on the armies i mean africa life for us so we no doubt there is not the new that's been said by the italian prime minister maybe the only new thing is that this is coming from each of the from the prime minister of you can you maybe for us as is looking into the middle it's also quite interesting that he's speaking even you know because france has always done these over the years but because he can eat so he's beginning to feel the

hearing the italian deputy prime minister saying you know france is involvement in in parts of west africa is essentially impoverishing these countries and and causing people to me to to to countries like europe or continents like you have i wanted to get your reaction to that. first of all let me say it i look i've been i've been involved in mid-season. regional it was across the continent from do not see the southeast where also the diaspora traveled across towards speaking of africa are missing a few thousand and one thing definitely comes across there is a sense of neocolonial easy to do very much in africa hundred biggest representation of new communities him in africa life for us so we know that there is nothing new that can be said by the italian prime minister maybe doing new things that this is coming from each of you from the prime minister you can you maybe he for reasons looking into the middle it's also quite interesting that he's speaking of you know because france has always done these over the years but because equally tough is beginning to feel the impact of the some of th

and british companies have announced the biggest discovery of natural gas in west africa but what to with these untapped natural resources is already a source of heated debate nothing much has changed they still spend most of their days looking forward to from dr events like this one five years on the syrians still feel battered or even those who managed to escape their country haven't truly been able to escape the war. however got a few showers coming into the east side of the mediterranean we got a few showers also pushing across afghanistan last the clouds showing up here where the thickest cloud is when she weather was course as it makes its way towards that western side of the himalayas two degrees celsius high in kabul celsius in tashkent to the four massey because that is a side of the magic to say the showers just spilling across good parts of cyprus seeing some wet weather and that will ease over towards western parts of seriously go on into thursday by thursday settle weather across iraq jordan lebanon should be too bad some weather to into iran still a few showers that tou

and british companies have announced the biggest discovery of natural gas in west africa but what to do with these untapped natural resources is already a source of heated debate nothing much has changed they still spend most of their days looking forward to for the dry riverbed case one five years on the syrians still feel battered or even those who managed to escape their country have been truly unable to escape the war. on counting the cost it was the worst performing stock market of twenty eighteen find out whether china is headed in twenty nineteen brazil's new president has an economic challenge plus taxing times for technology giants and from a profit warning from apple. counting the cost on al-jazeera. a lion has. the top stories on or jazeera president donald trump says the partial u.s. government shutdown could last more than a year if he doesn't get funding for a wall along the u.s. border with mexico is threatening to use emergency powers if congress doesn't meet his demands that tickle him has the latest from washington. the two sides emerged from both sides of the white

one is in west africa in nigeria , the second is in north africa, particularly out of libya, we have a number of different jihadist groups. a third is in east africa, the horn and countries like somalia and kenya. the fourth is insight help. she is right. shael.fourth is in the numbers are continuing to rise. this is where partners can be quite helpful. we look at the last time we saw an increase in jihadist activity. it was the french that stepped the fastovided assistance to molly. at kenya and somalia, we -- we work with partners. the canyons have been an important partner. host: jim is waiting in westfield, massachusetts. morning.ood as far as terrorism goes, i think we have to come together and realize this is an issue that will probably never go away. understanding that, i think it needs to be handled in a regional manner. the players in different areas need to step up to the plate and start policing their own and fighting the terror issue on their grounds. we can't, as a nation, run around the world for much longer mole with thesea jihadists. need to withdraw from syria and pl

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and british companies have announced the biggest discovery of natural gas in west africa but what to do with these untapped natural resources is already a source of heated debate nothing much has changed they still spend most of their days looking forward to for the dry river beds like this one five years on the syrians still feel battered or even those who managed to escape their country haven't truly been able to escape the war. taiwan. a sovereign island state or a renegade province of china that must soon return to mainland control. as the battle for taiwanese hearts and minds intensifies. people in power investigates the tactics of those to whom reunification is only a matter of time. taiwan spies lies and prostrate. on a. we understand the differences. and the similarities of cultures across the world so no matter how you take it al-jazeera will bring you the news and current events that matter to al-jazeera. this is zero. by our shall carry this is the news hour live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes. president and i both believe the ongoing dispute the region. a c

and british companies have announced the biggest discovery of the west africa but what to do with these untapped natural resources is already a source of heated debate nothing much has changed they still spend most of the days looking forward to full dry riverbed like this one five years on the syrians still feel battered or even those who managed to escape their country have been truly unable to escape the war. this is. hello i'm the star and this is the news hour live from our headquarters and coming up in the next sixty minutes we will recognize that space is a new world striding domain donald trump's grand plan for protecting the u.s. from any enemies. a deadly car bomb attack on a police academy in colombia the president vows the apt one to go on punished. donald trump cancel the delegation to the wild economic forum and suspends house speaker nancy pelosi its foreign trip as a government shutdown continues. only just learning to read why a twelve year old from hundred euro's who is trying to get into america is desperate to have another go plus. i'm going to be reporting from phno

countries how can you minted this for see if it frank when you strive to build a regional currency in west africa this is against the will of the front of un and over all west african countries secondly it prevents this countries from having at the end of the day an access to this scheme monetary policy that is essential in economic management you cannot over sixty years after independence let a foreign nation whether it's from south america or china decide on your fate we must and this new or continual process is a must and the french people needs to know there's a same way people in france are demonstrating against the way they have been much managed over the past thirty or forty years within africa there are forces that would want to see really a reset assessment of the relationship between france and the rest of the continent all right so let me bring in taylor what do you think make of the fact that there are italian leaders dipping into this issue what is it really about. well i must tell you i must feel like the odd man out i mean this is the the french must have with the their form of cal

and it takes three weeks on board a ship for the container to reach west africa this is the easiest part of the journey. the way overland is far more difficult niger is situated at the southern edge of the sahara and many of the roads give way to sand. lies in a small always says between to do was. finally the truck arrives a long anticipated moment and everyone is relieved it's finally here. through including aida and the africa green tech team. margaret going to. catch the village has come to welcome the solar pioneers. the local women's cooperative is also here in force despite the warm welcome soldiers are here to provide security kidnappings of foreigners for ransom are not uncommon in this desperately poor region. that's another reason the shrivers wanted to come here. and you've got to. think niger is the least developed country in the world system works there. under the most difficult conditions it will also work in places where things are pretty easy as it. occurred but first there are a few hurdles to overcome. the main road into the village is too narrow. it takes some careful

and british companies have announced the biggest discovery of natural gas in west africa but what to do with these untapped natural resources is already a source of heated debate nothing much has changed they still spend most of their days looking forward to for the dry river beds like this one five years on the syrians still feel battered for even those who managed to escape their countries haven't truly been able to escape the war. each year childhood and spine estimated fifteen million girls globally omeri before the age of eighteen. young girls compelled to marry after fleeing the war in syria share their stories and talk to us just zero. the world's largest oil company fails to become public won't happen. all the kingdom of the company inseparable here the world's largest oil producer and you don't list in the world's largest stock exchange that definitely says something al-jazeera investigates the politics of oil the middle east most potent economic weapon. saudi arab. the company and the state on al-jazeera. back to go with a look at our main stories here on al-jazeera explosi

and book i just especially the fraction of book or on that you are late to the islamic state in west africa or i swap as we call it here so very soon be basically this is the it's a green report and this is what the leaders are trying to going to be discussing and finds trying to use always to try to tackle these emerging new threats and they're not talking about the book or on crisis of course they're also talking about emergent threats in the region from afar so other parts of central africa camera and as well as the internal strife in the in various parts of nigeria remember the central part of nigeria where you have issues of clashes between farmers and. graziers or pasta released as they call them yeah so these are all escalating the refugee or internally displaced persons situation in these countries in west and central africa so i mean all right thanks so much i'm address there. now the afro jazz legend known as son of africa has been laid to rest of the state funeral in zimbabwe all of them were too good to see died on wednesday at the age of sixty six ports from hometown. saying go

construction the idea of using mud as a building material is becoming more and more popular across west africa one major advantage is that even when it's hot outside the temperature inside the house constant so no need for expensive air conditioning but that's not all they've got going for them. the technique is called rammed earth construction has been formed into a wall. this new house is being built close to ghana skeptical acra using an old method common in rural africa now it's becoming popular in cities. clomid a year and joy and a sin founded a company in two thousand and sixteen they realize there's a demand for houses that are both affordable and eco friendly. in a country well even a continent where a lot of things are very sustainable we thought of ways that we can renewable natural resources to build with most homes in gone are the men and materials are imported so we just for let's look to see what we can actually get in to building. it's a mixture of sand gravel and clay this is just a little bit of cement added the idea is there you know. our grandparents our forefathers were al

has a very substantial presence in west africa, of all places. why is that, and what did you find?ie: that is one of theci most fting elements of this. the map faces very heavily on that region of africa, and we are doing things that the u.s. a governme u.s. military does not readily admit to..s for example,troops in 2017 and 2018 have been engaged in pmbat in 14 different countries, includices like mali, libya, tunisia, cameroon, places we never hear about. thiseally is a shadow war in lot of ways. laura: you had to work really hard to get all of this data. has this creeping expansion of the u.s. counterterrorism footprint overseas happened without many of us noticing? stephanie: certainly. this is, as id, s shadow war. we got some information from the government. it was in state department reports and military websites. but a lot of it was through investigative journalism and other kinds of unexpected places because the government is not forthcoming with this information. laura: ithere any sign it all of the u.s. pulling back from all of these deployments to match the rhetoric ab