what was expected an epidemic in zambia has been greatly reduced. 10 years ago more than 20% were found to be carrying the virus. now that number has been halved. the fight against the spread of hiv still faces difficulties >> when children start their education, we cannot direct talk to the children. we have to talk to them through the people who keep them. it is a problem ensuring that patients take their medication. >> reporter: one of the reasons behind the success in tackling the hiv aids epidemic here in zambia has been the multi layered approach being taken by the government and ngos. millions of dollars has been invested over the years in programs not like this but also education programs which targets the young. there is a greater emphasis on sex education. parts of the strategy to combat the spread of hiv has been to encourage abstinence against young. >> there has been a lot less young practising unanimous ceases. >> reporter: there is still a long way to go-- pregnancies >>> businesses in the occupied west bank are being accused of contributing to the violation of palestinia

now one of the country's feeling effects of falling whoedty prices is zambia, the commodity relies onr and going through one of the rough periods in history and thousands of people have lost their jobs. >> reporter: this was not a dream home these children's parents pictured a few years ago she and her husband thought life couldn't get any better when the bank agreed to lend them money to buy the land but she lost her job and more than 5,000 laid off from the mining, company when it shut down operations two months ago. >> we were thinking when we get the loans we try to do one or two issues to like settle and live a comfortable life but it all came like a bang. >> reporter: not only will she not have enough money to complete the house she is worried unless she fines a job soon she will find it difficult to put the food on the table for the children. >> they do not understand to say i don't have a job, they don't understand that and they know money should bring food on the table, daddy should bring the food on the table and where do you get the food on the table. >> reporter: despite h

but in zambia and despite some efforts that right is still not safeguarded, which means that childrenuch as patrick and his brother brian are robbed of their childhood. al jazeera. >> the surge in internet and streaming platforms has seen audiences flock back to documentaries. it's sparking a strong contest at the film festival in the united states. the sundance festival. rob reynolds at the festival in park city, utah, and spoke to some of the entrants. >> what are those parts of us that are so deep that no storm can take them away. >> how do let go of the world and love all the things climate can't change is one of dozens of documentaries premiering at the sundance film festival. the director spent six years on the project and said it was meant to encourage action to slow climate change. >> when i say we have to let go of the world, i mean this world that is based on greed, competition, and in many cases violence. what we have to do, when we face climate change, base our set on things that are much more sustainable. >> the sundance documentaries deal with challenging topics, includi

reporter on the central african state of zambia has suffered high rates of deforestation.illions of hectares of forest land were lost. it is a country where most survived by his subsistence farming, but they are hoping to change attitudes. one of the world's national wonders. >> my name is --, and i am age 26. i am from livingston. i am so passionate about the environment. reporter: she wants to turn her passion into her profession. she studies environmental science at the university of zambia. >> you can see how beautiful this place is. it looks very beautiful. why would anyone want to spoil that beauty? and what this can do to the environment or the damage it can cause. reporter: victoria falls, a world national heritage site, on the border. she wants to preserve their beauty. >> this kind of protection that i have started way back when i was young at the age of about 10. i always a clean and refreshing environment. i love to feel cool. there is peace and refreshment that you feel when you're in a good environment. reporter: she wants to inspire others about her knowledg

nhk world's taro mitamura reports. >> reporter: zambia. its economy has traditionally relied on the copper mining industry. and in recent years, roads across the country are being constructed by chinese companies. and this huge stadium was also built by a chinese firm. but things are changing drastically in the mineral-rich copper belt region. >> this copper mine is owned by chinese company. some production lines have stopped recently. as china's demands for raw materials have closed, the international price of copper has dropped by nearly 20% since last may. the company that owns this mine recently laid off more than half its workers. this man says he was temporarily laid off. he is now forced to get by on 30% of his regular pay until further notice. he has three daughters to raise. in order to survive, he started growing vegetables at home. >> translator: i can only afford to buy soap and detergent with this little income. life has become really tough. >> reporter: some business people are increasingly critical of their government for no

zambia relies heavily on copper, but many countries are struggling. >> reporter: this wasn't the dreamome that these children's parents pictured a few years ago. this woman and her husband thought life couldn't get any better when the bank agreed to lend them enough money to buy this land, but then she lost her job. she was one of 5,000 people laid off by the mining company. >> we were thinking when we get these loans we'll try to do one or two issues to like settle ourselves and live a comfortable life, but to our surprise it all came like a bang. >> reporter: not only does she not have enough money to complete the house, she is worried that unless she finds a job soon, she will fine it difficult to put food on the table for her children. >> all they know is mommy should bring food on the table, daddy should bring food on the table. >> reporter: despite her hardship she considers herself lucky, there are those like this 34-year-old father of three who also had to provide for his two sisters and his wife's family. he too lost his job in november. he told me he had to pull his daughter

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it's estimated that a quarter of young zambia's aged from 5 to 14 are working. >> reporter: six year old patrick and his brother graham, five, should be in school, but they were born to pyre parents. instead of being in class, they spend their days trying to make enough money to buy food to eat. they sit with their mother and father on the side of an industrial street breaking rocks. the small stones are gathered in bags and sold to builders and landscapers. on a good day they make around $10. but some days go buy when they make nothing at all. >> i don't wish for my sons to grow up like the way i did and i don't want them to wait here. this is not a good place for children. >> reporter: not only does working here mean that children like these miss out on an education limiting their future, but breaking rocks is very dangerous. they have no safety gear. these stones are very sharp and if a piece was to fly out and hit one of them in the face, it could mean that they could lose an eye. just a few minutes down the road is the community school set up to indicator for orphans and vulnera

. >>> one of the countries feeling the effects of falling commodity prices zambia.is going through one of the toughest periods in recent history. thousands of people have lost their jobs as our correspondent reports. >> reporter: this wasn't the dream home that these children's parents had pictured a few years ago. they thought that life couldn't get any better when the bank agreed to lend them enough money to buy this land, but then she lost her job. she was one of 5,000 people liedoff from the mining company. >> we were thinking when we get these loans we'll try to do one or two issues to like settle ourselves and live a comfortable life, but it all came like a bang. >> reporter: not only does she not have enough money to complete the house, she is worried that unless she finds a job soon, it will be difficult to put food on the table for her children. >> they don't understand, i don't have a table. all they know is that mommy and daddy should put food on the table. >> reporter: despite her hardship she considers herselves lucky. there are thoses like this 34-year

but in zambia that right is still november saf safeguarded h means that patrick and his brother bryan are robbed of their childhood. jamal el shael, al jazeera. >> for performance by an actor in a supporting role the nominees are -- >> there's been criticism for last of minorities in the four acting categories. will smith and his wife jada pinkett and spike lee are members of a group boycotting the awards ceremony. >>> having somewhat of a renaissance thanks to increased internet and web programs. rob reynolds. >> how to let go of the world and love all the things climate can't change is one of dozens of documentary premiering at the sundance festival. josh fox says it's meant to encourage climate change. >> when i say we have to let go of the world, i mean this world, based on greed and competition and violence. base our society on things that are much more sustainable. there the sundance topics deal with other things including gun violence and abortion. >> they are actually a social good they are a force for good in a democracy because they make us ask hard questions about ourselves

al jazeera, zambia. >> the price of oil is hitting the u.s., with the organization petroleum exported countries expect output to drop significantly top to talk us through that impact, where oil futures are sold on the america tile exchange. good to see you, talk us through what effect that would have? it is really a drop in the bucket, according to most analyst, i should say a drop in the barrel. oil is selling around $28 a barrel, it is down today as it has been lately, and it doesn't look like it is going to go up any time soon. the international energy association saying the international oil market is likely to drown in oversupply if something doesn't change. so let's say they cuts their supply, well, that's compensated by the fact that iran sanctions have been lifted and iran expected to deliver as much as 500,000 barrels of oil a day. so that compensates for the cut there, there are likely to be cuts by other countries but never the less, prices are forecasted to go down before they go back up. a lot say prices are likely to pick up later in the year, but they will go down first

bennety: we are standing on the migratory route that is coming from botswana to zambia and angola.tunately it passes the trans-zambezi highway where it could be danger to wildlife such as elephant and also people. reporter: the elephant trails crossing international borders is another challenge. the kavango-zambezi conservation area, dubbed kaza, is almost the size of france and crosses five countries. setting it up involved overcoming both political and physical obstacles. james: there was a fence here. this fence used to start from here up to divundu almost 200 kilometers. so the fence was removed 70 km. reporter: the kaza area is now home to over 200,000 elephants according to estimates. during the course of a year, they roam hundreds of kilometers, often straying outside the national park. but even then, their safety is now largely guaranteed. many local authorities are now profiting from the wild animals, so they've set up their own conservation areas to protect them. bennety likukela stays in contact with the local community leaders. it's only thanks to their involvement that

i was in zambia last week where i met farmers who basically their crops were wilting in the heat.some have not been able to plant because of the lack of rain. so that is not one 69 worst-affected countries. we won't know for some time. they are going through the assessments and so on, but it is certainly a very worrisome situation at moment. >> thank you very much, indeed. >> five soldiers have been killed in a training exercise in the french apps. they died in an avalanche. they were among a group of 50 soldiers skiing in the area when the avalanche struck on monday. thearlier two students were killed and another ukrainian skier was killed in that incident. >>> a man has been arrested in attacks in paris which killed 130 people in november. mormoroccan authorities say that the suspect is linked to those who carried out the shooting and terror attacks. he traveled to syria and fought with al nusra front before joining isil. >>> police made arrests in cologne, germany. a man was ratherred at a refugee home over the weekend. he's accused of groping a woman and stealing her mo mobile

today we're heading all the way to zambia to explore life along the river. >> oh my gosh.g has got to be 30 feet. >> it's going to be wet. and d

zambia depends on hydropower for almost all of its electricity.hours a powered by our more than 2400 than 150ts in more news euros around the world. alix: the u.s. judge report was good news for investors especially after the turbulent start to the week. scarlet: is it enough to keep the u.s. economy on track? weighed inerian earlier today on bloomberg markets. >> initially they responded positively to a strong drudge report. it is not just that we created 292,000 jobs. is three-month average 284,000, so it's good news for the economy and main street. the problem is it will encourage the fed to hike rates again in the first quarter, probably in march. what the markets are telling you is the obsession right now is not with fundamentals but with liquidity and in particular the fact that the fed is no longer in the business of repressing volatility and helping asset prices go higher. betty: so if it were up to the markets, they would want the fed to do nothing this year? >> they want the fed to continue to be there to provide liquidity , and to suppr

after zambia, lebanon, causing stand, and laos. we noticed a greater story in china.o is traders shifting their sell orders the hong kong. they are using these shares as a hedge. tweaking the to circuit breaker rules. see thedo, maybe we'll shares decline. they fell for the third day today. the cfi in china rose for the third day. there is a disparity between the two markets. it is something we will keep an eye on. betty: i know you have the red but it is red chart, optimism today, right? joe is being more optimistic. joe: i love it was a fascinating chart thank you very much. mark, we have a lot more ahead. we will talk about luxury. top spot in u.s. luxury auto sales. we will break in the top three brands and look at what is in store for the year ahead. ♪ ♪ you are watching the european close. london.51 in bmw holding strong in the top spots in u.s. luxury auto sales. lexus climbing past mercedes in second place with bmw still in the lead. i always want to ask you this. what the you drive? -- what do you drive? betty: there was a different between what i drive in wh

countries which have strong domestic leagues also zambia, they have got a couple of players in that squadcluding the captain, so she should be a team to look out for as well. >> how important is it to be holding such a big sporting tournament? >> they have in the past posted age group from the event in the understand 17 championships but nothing of this standard. well beyond sport talking to players, fans, officials internationally they say that to rwanda is still associated with the genocide, the awful events of 1994. the hope by having a positive platform like this they can show the world they have moved on rwanda is safe, and they're more than capable of hosting international sporting events. >> what impact has it had since established in 2009? >> it really is beginning to emerge from its own identity in the cup of nations. the cup of nations with 90 players involved were base abroad and many of them never even played in the domestic league because of the academy system in africa. but this shows african football, and it's about much more than just being a staging post for players to mo

what we found in these early countries that we have worked in -- indonesia, philippines, zambia, kenya offer a little bit of the internet for free and more people start using data and more people access the internet and can use these tools, but also people start paying for data once they understand what they would use the internet for. people understand why he would want to pay for data and these operators end up making more money and it ends up being more profitable, and then they can take that money to reinvest it to build a better internet infrastructure for everybody. >> in some ways we are in a bubble, in some ways we are not. inasmuch as we are competent to the key thing though is be a private market bubble. that does not have as much public market impact, so i think it is not something, when you hearken back to 2000, 2001, you worry about quite as much. >> so we are in a bubble in the private market, but not in the public markets? >> twitter is a company that has all kinds of opportunity. i think there are all kinds of things that can be done better and i'm really impressed with

they have a couple of players, including the captain who is back playing in zambia, they have a strong team, and they'll be another country to watch. >> andrei richards and we come back to him as the opening game draws closer. >> the top under-20 teams are hoping to book themselves at a place in the olympics. having won the opening matches, qatar and iran - they got on the score sheet first and hung on for a win. the hosts need a draw in syria. syria's footballers kept their hopes of qualifying for the olympics alive. they came from a goal down in the other group a match. the top three teams qualify for the 2016 rio games. >> south africa's cricketers will build on the lead in england. they are 16 without loss. that is a lead of six runs at lunch. south africa made sure the tourists were all out. they removed jo for 110 and ended up with fig fires 5 for 78. england are 1-0 up in the four test series. >> it's two days to go until the australian open in melbourne. 6-time champion says she's ready, the 33-year-old, serena williams, has played almost no competitive tennis, brushed off conc

are supporting women and their families in need in uganda and zambia. they bought two lemonades and realized quickly these lights were something these women couldn't live without. >> they use kerosene in their huts which is dangerous because they are flammable. a lot of the women have dried banana leaves they or their children leon and those are flammable. we thought this would be great because it's not going to be dangerous. they can get rid of using the kerosene inside their homes.>> once charged by the sun, each light last up to 10 hours. they are also waterproof. the god is grace ministry has helped at least 100 families to date in africa. >>> take a look, another cool innovation at the consumer electronics show. panasonic unveiled a superthin 13 inch high-definition seat. economy class, no less. it will also connect to your smart phone and charge it for you. it's already going into emirates airlines and a 24 inch version is being designed for business class right now with a remote-controlled tablet. >>> how about this? fitness is also at the center