you just read the constitution of the democratic republic of the congo and you find the answer. there is a provision within the constitution that can tell you if he can step down or not and it is written in the constitution very clearly and nothing will change in that constitution under the constitution there are supposed to be elections twenty sixteen your government said there would be elections in twenty sixteen then they were delayed we were told they would be in twenty seventeen they didn't happen twenty seventeen now we're told they should happen in december twenty third i think december twenty third twenty eight hundred the end of this year how do we know there are going to happen everybody nor that we the security challenge i think you have heard about these terrorist offensive we had to face in north kivu province where even the soldiers from un died you have already had already. understood about what happened in. the can we not sample terrorists or fences or these didn't make it easy it is this and that's the reason exercise is you have another election of course you c

it's one of the most violent places on earth but just how democratic is the democratic republic of congo given its president was supposed to have left office back in twenty sixteen the country's controversial minister of communications and will also debate the future of germany's angela merkel. also on the show she's been called the new leader of the free world but german chancellor angela merkel has grown increasingly unpopular at home struggle to form a governing coalition and has been undermined by the rise of the far right so how much is merkel herself to blame for the problems germany now face that's our debate but first protesters shot dead opposition figures and the internet shut down all some say because the president of the democratic republic of congo joseph kabila refuses to leave office the country's constitution says elections should have been held in twenty sixteen but the authorities keep postponing them so what next for a nation that's still recovering from what's been called africa's great war this week's headliner minister of communications. thanks for joining me up fro

counting the congo to the capital is an even more dangerous challenge. a. risky new tool to believe you know. at this time on al-jazeera. this is zero. hello i'm barbara sarah this is the news hour live from london thank you for joining scumming up in the next sixty minutes. the u.n. chief is calling it hell on earth syria's government continues to pound the rebel held district of eastern. we cannot protect their. children survivors of the florida school shooting to send on the state's capital calling for action on gun control. stories of horrific killings a population living in fear the u.n. warns a humanitarian disaster in democratic republic of congo is unfolding. story in sports american lindsey vonn concludes this period and then pick i'll find king by winning downhill bronze in pyongyang time. syrian government bombs are continuing to rain down on the rebel held this strict. eastern hooten near damascus nearly three hundred people have been killed since sunday and all indications are that this is just the beginning the bombardment involves airstrikes

congo. as dawn breaks free men are preparing for a long journey. they're traveling salesman training in kosov or flowers and palm oil in the villages they work for smile. was going on a mobile version yes you know beyond your what it was you were doing what you do does your mama. off before you know one was to go tomorrow night do you go one on one o one you're beautiful good. man and his companions a setting out on an arduous one hundred sixty kilometer journey through villages in the country south. it will probably take them around for all five day. you know the little you want to use. most of the villages are in the middle of nowhere and reaching them means travelling on the tracks so the congolese improvise. they converge and reinforce their bicycles to withstand the poor conditions and up to three hundred kilos of merchandise. if. you know your. son of. work if you know. you know. what if what if what if what in the future what you need. to know my name was difficult to speak. to me. but. it takes remarkable willpower to undertake such a journ

this is one of many refugee camps in eastern congo. arrived here recently he says he was the last to escape his village alive rebels burned ever things. got killed people with machetes. roughly five million congolese have fled their homes some made their way to other parts of the country others to neighboring countries they beheaded people cut open their bellies left them to die. rebel groups in eastern and central congo are often responsible for these attacks but state security forces have also been blamed observers accuse the government of inciting violence to stop elections from taking place president joseph kabila turned ended in twenty sixteen but he's been refusing to hold elections ever since the catholic church has long tried to act as a mediator between government and the opposition and now priests are becoming political play is that was clear at a memorial service for one man killed in a protest in february. the people of congo will no longer take lives violence and mediocrity. protests against could be in his government cont

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democratic republic of congo faces a disaster of extraordinary proportions of ethnic violence in the east. survivors of the high school shooting in florida take their demand for gun reform to the state capitol as chum proposes banning some modified guns plus. i'm scott hardliner in bangkok where the buddhist leadership some nine decades ago and female monks there's now a movement going around the system and they're getting support their story coming up. we begin in syria where the rebel held enclave of east and go to continues to come of the heavy bombardment by russian and syrian forces more than two hundred fifty people have been killed in intense bombing since sunday it's the highest death toll in the area since a chemical attack in twenty thirty in the bombing has damaged or destroyed. six medical facilities activists are describing the death toll as a massacre and there are fears the bombardment could lead to a larger ground operation eastern good has been besieged by the government since twenty thirteen four hundred thousand people are estimated to be trapped the rebel held enc

which can sing the congo to the capital is an even more dangerous challenge. risky new tool to believe you know. at this time on al jazeera. they are watching al-jazeera mind of our top stories this hour the rebel held area of eastern goods is under more heavy bombardment by russian and syrian forces at least two hundred fifty people have been killed since sunday eastern goods has been besieged by the government since twenty thirty. years refugee agency is warning of a humanitarian crisis of extraordinary proportions in eastern democratic republic of congo thousands of people in tegan the province have been forced from their homes because of fighting u.n.h.c.r. says push security is hindering attempts to help those in need survivors of the florida school shooting of arrived in the state capital to meet politicians of a banning assault style rifles the u.s. president has already called for a ban on devices that allow a semi automatic rifle to fire much faster. turkish forces say they've pushed back pro syrian government militia from the northern region of offer

democratic republic of congo faces a disaster of extraordinary proportions of ethnic violence in the east. survivors of the high school shooting in florida take their demand for gun reform to the state capitol as chunk proposes banning some modified guns. and scientists and a warning that artificial intelligence may not always be a smart idea. we begin in syria where the rebel held enclave of east and go to continues to come under heavy bombardment by russian and syrian forces more than two hundred fifty people have been killed in intense bombing since sunday it's the highest death toll in the area since a chemical attack in twenty thirteen the bombing has damaged or destroyed six medical facilities has more from beirut. the targeting of civilians is a military tactic their aim is to bomb people into submission to force them to surrender more than two hundred people killed at least sixty of them children in the past three days intense bombardment intense artillery strikes the government wants the rebel and claims to surrender they want the thousands of rebels in eastern who've had to

many of these children in the democratic republic of congo's kasai region count violence among the earliest memories militia have destroyed schools and homes across the region and the u.n. says thousands of children have been forced to become soldiers save the children is one of several organizations trying to rehabilitate victims i think talking about in this report of children being raped children being forced to fight children being forced to kill other children horrifying brutality and so there's a number of things we can do we can invest in mental health and social support for children in disasters and we can rebuild the society around them get them back into school with their families there's a whole range of things we can do but that does take investment it takes time and it takes support. despite greater international standards when it comes to protecting children increasingly brutal tactics are being employed to fight the widespread use of indiscriminate weapons cluster bombs have seen child casualty numbers saw. this nine year old range ago was shot three times whilst fleeing myan

security forces in the democratic republic of congo opened fire ona democratic republic of congo opened fire on a rally calling for president kabila to go. the uk's opposition party would keep the uk in a customs union with the eu after the country leaves the bloc, its party's brexit spokesman has confirmed. labour's kier starmer told the bbc that the arrangement would be best for the economy, but still respect the referendum result. the policy shift marks a clear difference with the uk prime minister, who is committed to leaving both the eu's customs arrangement and the single market. with me is bbc political correspondent ben wright. in the uk, the labour party is in opposition, but they could have an influence on government policy, couldn't they? that's right, and the reason is because theresa may's conservative party doesn't have an overall majority in the house of commons. over the next year, really, leading up to the date of brexit, there will be many opportunities for members of parliament to vote on the brexit process so it doesn't take many, a handful, even, of tory mps, conser

they have a concern in cobalt -- in congo, apple will have a concern in congo and in the cobalt market as a whole because congo produces two thirds of the world cobalt but they do not have to go door to door and try to secure it. vonnie: what happens if it runs out in congo? the supplyuestion of running out in congo then the demand running ahead of supply. , which are changed or medically in the last couple of years with electric vehicle growth, there will not be enough says one forecast. demand will more than triple by 2030. fore may be enough cobalt supply but not obvious where it will come from and not enough cobalt in the world to replace every car with an electric vehicle tomorrow. nejra: this has to do with electric vehicles, is it about saving money for apple? >> i do not think it is. the value of the cobalt in a single iphone is like one dollar even after the price tripled in the last 18 months. that is around -- it could double and it would not be a lot of money, it is more a question supply because for apple, not a problem if the price doubles but a problem if there is not en

democratic republic of congo faces a crisis of extraordinary proportions over ethnic violence in the east plus. i'm scott high there in bangkok where the buddhist leadership some nine decades ago female monks there's now a movement going around the system and they're gaining support their story coming up. we begin in syria where the rebel held enclave of eastern go to is under more heavy bombardment by russian and syrian forces at least two hundred fifty p. . killed in intense bombing since sunday the highest casualty figure in the area since a chemical attack in twenty thirteen the bombing has damaged or destroyed six medical facilities xenophobia has the story from beirut. the targeting of civilians is a military tactic the aim is to bomb people into submission to force them to surrender more than two hundred people killed at least sixty of them children in the past three days intense bombardment intense artillery strikes the government wants the rebel and claims to surrender they want the thousands of rebels in eastern who've had to lay down their arms and agree to leave to move t

yemen that's right in the congo it's not. the countryside we've been children suffer along because there are too few able to teach that. we could do much more if we have resource here. and go it's also a question of lack of attention. and willingness to go out to the villages. are. ok and treat guild that brings us neatly to you as somebody in opposition in the british parliament but somebody who will have an import in terms of policy of aid giving for britain towards issues like have been outlined by both george and jan what is the current thinking in the u.k. with regard to humanitarian aid it's especially of course given the backdrop of the oxfam scandal. firstly i'm really important here the new statistics on children in conflict and it's really concerning because if you look at yemen it's appalling that on one hand we spend almost two hundred million in aid a british taxpayers' money. but then we continue to you know sell over three billion of on's to saudi arabia and you know it's given with one hand and taking away wit

as down over the years and the congo nothing has changed in the congo congo over the lives of the congolese people are saying what the un has done. the average ivory coast so i to be honest with you i have very little faith in the u.n. . fact a new freedom and i mean. you this is an inter governmental organizations so the level of political dealings here a massive sometimes constraining the workings within the institution is this something which is likely to further. prevent this organization from moving forward and establishing genuine change in the in the world we can't just look at the un human rights council on its own we have to say it is part of the your instrument right system which includes independent experts special wrapper tears includes treaty bodies those bodies have many more powers and they haven't different level of expertise the human rights council was created as an intergovernmental body and we expect intergovernmental bodies to be political and sometimes to be politicized and because it's an intergovernmental body it was not given binding powers or ways to take action fo

and the united nations refugee agency warns that a humanitarian disaster looms in congo the fighting has displaced at least six hundred thousand people and we have a special report. i'm sara kelly welcome to the program no words left the united nations children's agency describes the suffering of civilians in a rebel held suburb of damascus as beyond what words are capable of expressing with airstrikes pounding east. again today independent monitors say that more than two hundred and seventy people have been killed since sunday it's not the first time that good to has come under attack back in two thousand and thirteen the government allegedly bonded with chemical weapons we want to warn you that you may find the images in this next report upsetting. to see. for a war that's been raging for nearly seven years the images in their last shocking and no less harrowing. this boy's parents fate is unknown and watch will become of him. in towns already reduced to shelves and a hospital still standing it's completely overwhelmed. since sunday the syrian government reportedly aided by russian

the democratic republic of congo faces a crisis of extraordinary proportions of ethnic violence in the east. south africa unveils its budget which the finance minister calls tough but hopeful. and i have all the latest winter games in chiang. lindsey vonn takes bronze in the women's downhill in what she says will likely. so we begin in syria and the two most important battles being fought in this latest chapter of the country's new seven year long war rebels holed up in. the capital damascus are refusing to bend to more heavy bombardment activists are accusing russian and syrian forces but the kremlin denies any involvement thousands of civilians are traps nearly three hundred have been killed since sunday. at least forty on wednesday eastern ghouta was designated a deescalation zone to make civilians safer it is not the only just a few kilometers away from syria's capital it's also close to damascus international airport and military sites now at the same time there's the threat of more violence in the northern region of a free and turkish forces that have pushed back pro syrian gover

the eastern border of the democratic republic of congo isn't who morrow reports of violence to reach one thousand kilometers north to south clashes between a ugandan rebel group and sees military in the north east has pushed civilians to make the dangerous crossing into him and some are attempting to roll across lake albert one of africa's great lakes and the tail of petal and you know some died of hunger some drowned and the like there's no one to help you there's nothing to eat we surviving in the bush like animals. now the south east is reaching a tipping point where humanitarian disaster extraordinary proportions is about to hit the southeastern part of the democratic republic of the congress the province of plunges further into violence triggering spiralling displacement and human rights abuses the southeast has been plagued by ethnic violence that new armed groups of popping up in congo leads in the area traps fighters don't know who is on whose side so civilians are targeted murders abductions and rape a common good i know they be heated people they can't open their stomachs f

warns of a humanitarian disaster in the democratic republic of congo plus. i'm scott hardliner in bangkok where the buddhist leadership some nine decades ago banned female monks there's now a movement going around the system and they're gaining support their story coming up. hello thank you for joining us syrian government bombs are continuing to rain down on the rebel held this streak of eastern kuta. near damascus nearly three hundred people have been killed since sunday and all indications are this is just the beginning the bombardment involves airstrikes struck it's shelling and barrel bombs a crude unguided device filled with explosives and sometimes shrapnel and oil now according to medical sources eight hospitals were attacked on tuesday alone other civilian buildings have also been attacked like bakeries their target has to cut health food supplies and syria's government seems intent on an even bigger operation is that a harder now reports all indications are that a ground offensive is next. there is no frontline in eastern huta. residential neighbor

that a humanitarian disaster of extraordinary proportions is about to hit the democratic republic of congo violence erupted late last year and the southeastern province of tanganyika it is estimated that in this area alone more than a fifth of the population that is six hundred and thirty thousand people have been displaced. forced to flee their homes forced to seek refuge in camps like this each with a story to tell of the file ends that is destroying lives. they beheaded people they cut open their stomachs removed their guts and leave them to die that's how they're killing people. john key's a can be is one of the six hundred thirty thousand congolese displaced intend any cup province in the past year he says militias burnt his village to the ground while among women oh i had to take all my clothes off and jump into the river but i didn't have a choice i was fleeing from my life only the injured were left behind routine and. the violence witnessed by so many is taking its toll we're not asking ourselves we have had no seven year seven years of the relentless war in syria with hundreds of

cancer in the congo to the capital is an even more dangerous challenge the police. risk a new tool to believe you know. at this time on al jazeera. more than two hundred fifty people killed and forty eight hours of eastern ghouta activists say it's the bloodiest onslaught by syrian forces in five years. i'm richelle carey this is al-jazeera life and also coming up our negotiators are sitting right behind me ready to talk but we will not chase after heated words at the u.n. after the palestinian president calls for an international summit to resolve the conflict with israel also. last minute cancellation the u.s. says north korea called off the meeting with vice president mike pence during his visit to the winter olympics plus. in bangkok where the buddhist leadership some nine decades ago banned female monks there's no movement going around the system and they're gaining support. there's been no letup in the syrian government's assault on eastern despite a growing international outcry syrian forces are backed by their allies russia bombs rockets and shells have kill

warns of a humanitarian disaster in the democratic republic of congo and the charismatic preacher whose message reached millions us about angelus to billy graham dies at the age of ninety nine. syrian government bombs are continuing to rain down on the rebel held district of eastern hooten near damascus nearly three hundred people have been killed since sunday and all indications are this is just the beginning the bombardment involves airstrikes rockets shelling and barrel bombs there were crude unguided the vice filled with explosives and sometimes shrapnel and oil according to medical sources eight hospitals were attacked on tuesday alone other civilian buildings have also been attacked like bakeries their targets have to cut off food sources and syria's government seems intent on a bigger operation zain harder now reports all indications are that a ground offensive is next. there is no frontline in eastern. residential neighborhoods have become battlegrounds the syrian government under to allies are bombing the besieged rebel enclave into submission i look at the suburb of damascus i

violence has reached a new level and the democratic republic of congo a congo aid worker has been freed by kidnappers but two of his colleagues were killed in north kivu aid workers say the eastern border is increasingly dangerous with hundreds of thousands of people fleeing violence and tanganyika province charla bella's has more on. the eastern border of the democratic republic of congo isn't to morrow reports of violence to reach one thousand kemah maces north to south. clashes between a ugandan rebel group and seize military in the north east has pushed civilians to make the dangerous crossing into canada some are attempting to roll across lake albert one of africa's great lakes and a tale of pedals and you know some died of hunger some drowned and the like there's no one to help you there's nothing to eat we surviving in the bush like animals. now the south east is reaching a tipping point where humanitarian disaster extraordinary proportions is about to hit the southeastern part of the democratic republic of the congress the province of plunges further into violence triggering spi

much of kony's ivory comes from garamba national park in the democratic republic of the congo. hutson: garamba is considered to be at the end of nowhere. it is one of the last wild habitats. narrator: the lra raids the 1,900 square mile park with impunity and trades ivory for arms, ammunition, food, and cash. their trading partners include the armed forces of sudan. sudan is a country designated by the u.s. government as a state sponsor of terrorism. hutson: one particular former lra fighter said that he was with a group who shot six elephants on kony's orders, and they hand carried the tusks through central african republic. and they went to the kafia kingi enclave on the border of sudan, and there in the presence of joseph kony, they sold the ivory to a seeant in the sudan armed forces. narrator: garamba is a converging point for military units from several countries looking to kill elephants. hutson: so you've got the lra rebels, you've got armed forces from sudan, from south sudan, and from uganda all competing with fardc, the congolese forces to poach the last wild elephan

she has vo jane: disturbing developments in the democratic republic of congo there. today at the national portrait y gallre in washington, the official portraits of president obama and his wife, michelle, were unveiled.mr obama called his likeness with the former president pretty a leafy backdrop, sharp, while mrs. obama sidley -- simply set of hers "wow." among those in attendance wereid former vice prt joe biden and hollywood luminaries like steven spielberg and tom hanks, and of course, me, althougi only got a back seat. it was lovely to be ther though. from andy warhol's pop art to the civil rights movements, the 1960's were a decade of social and political change. a new exhibit at the philadelphia art museum is bringing together paintings, photographs, architecture, and fashion that highlighted this extraordinary time in american culture. i went to have a loo revolutions, war, social upheaval, and assassinations marked the 1960's, but on the front lines of culture, erything was groovy, baby. designers and artists experimented with new forms, new materials, and a

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

this is in the south—east of the congo. there are 400,000 displaced people here, only the last 12 months, today i met with five children, their husband was killed in the communal violence by one of the armed groups, they desperately fled to camps, we are overwhelmed because there are very few relief organisations able to respond and we are totally underfunded. this is a forgotten crisis, this is one of the worst crises on earth now and nobody seems to focus on it really. it is underfunded, it is under resourced in all possible ways. one of the worst crises on earth, that is quite a statement. why aren‘t countries doing more? can you hear me still? i can, please repeat. you said it was one of the worst crises on earth, that is quite a statement, why isn‘t the international community doing more? that is my main question also, why are we not accepting that women and children should have the same kind of protection and basic assistance as we try to deliver everything and everywhere else in the world? i think it‘s like peo

humanitarian disaster of quote extraordinary proportions is about to hit the democratic republic of congo violence erupted late last year in the south eastern province of technique up it is estimated that in this area alone more than a fifth of the population that's six hundred thirty thousand people have been displaced. forced to flee their homes forced to seek refuge in camps like this each with a story to tell of the file and that is destroying lives. yet they beheaded people they cut open their stomachs removed their guts and leave them to die that's how they killing people. john key's a can be is one of the six hundred thirty thousand congolese displaced in ten guinea cup province in the past year he says militias burnt his village to the ground while among women though i had to take all my clothes off and jump into the river but i didn't have a choice i was fleeing for my life. were left behind. the violence witnessed by so many is taking its toll with ongoing conflicts between rival militias the un refugee agency is warning the democratic republic of congo is in crisis the humanita

i learned as "we, the people congo didn't you? >> what is the connection between the nra and the jrotc programs, at least at the school in florida? >> the nra to believe does not give money. they give materials and supplies. throughout the country, especially in the rust belt and poor urban schools, the individual schools want to set up firing ranges in their schools so they need materials, they need the backstops, they need the targets, the guns, the co2 cartridges, and they need the lead pellets. so the nra will help these schools through a grants process, and they spend money on schools through these grants across the country. it should be noted, too, these are lead projectiles. the lead accumulates at the muzzle end of the gun on the floor in the lead accumulates at the target backstop. there has been a link between the lead in firing ranges that have only these types of guns in elevated blood lead levels. that is something that needs to be discussed. there is a health aspect of jrotc shooting in the united states. amy: pat el

the distressing events leading to to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of innocent people in congo. the african union has to rise to the occasion and globalize the community to find a peaceful democratic outcome to the crisis in the democratic republic of congo. we now see the beginnings of regional trade, which is about to be given an institutional framework by the historic decision of the african union to 21ng into being on march 2018, the continental free trade area. organization,onal for the first time since its establishment all 15 member countries have democratically elected governments. it gives us a great opportunity to prosecute vigorously the agenda of original integration, not just with words, but with concrete regional products that will benefit our populations. this is the time to look at africa. yes, it is disheartening to find that africans do not see a future in their respective countries and are willing to cross the sahara desert on foot and drawn in the mediterranean sea in a desperate bid to reach the mirage of a better life in the europe. with the majority of af

as with previous protest marches internet data and messaging services were cut across the congo offering for you whatever you want . to give me but the opposition message is getting out. and the shooting by the security forces is for the stoking up anger peter shop al jazeera president xi jinping could be reelected as china's leader in twenty twenty three on their proposal the ruling party is putting forward the communist party wants to change the constitution to remove term limits for chinese leaders and the vice president would also be allowed to serve for longer than the current two term limit when the party elected president xi jinping as its head for another five years last october. that was the philippines marks thirty two years since the overthrow of the dictator for it and then marcos there have been protests against the current president if we go to targeting those demonstrating say his policies are endangering the democracy that was one back in one nine hundred eighty six and just shapiro reports. thirty two years filipinos have come together to celebrate a watershed moment in

example arisa cradles her son in a human incubation care system called congo room it helps premature babies when there is no. baby man doris tween brother died when they were born arlie zambia has been assured that man dire will be fine but she worries about him and how for the children back home only a third party where. my husband doesn't work i do casual work if my children fall that means all the money goes to hospital bills then what will we. the children here are lucky to get some help the farther you get away from bondi the more desperate the health care situation medical aid agencies are helping but even the combi everywhere doctors without borders and the international medical corps support this hospital in bria in the north east after months of fighting between rival armed groups the hospital is now not just taking in patients but has also a home or dated families that have fled from their homes there are places where the . groups continue to stand in the way of accessing people but we also have. funding issues we don't have all the resources that we need. for example for t

while others have fled to neighbouring countries like chad, cameroon, and the democratic republic of congo. according to the un's refugee agency, around 545,500 people have left. and even more, 600,000 people have been internally displaced. >> from the air, kaga bandoro in the northern part of the central african republic looks pretty peaceful. but what we're seeing is actually a refugee camp housing around 30,000 people, some of them from the city itself. half of those in the camp are children. many have been badly traumatized. like lucie vlachou. she's 12, from a village about 90 kilometers away. lucie was forced to flee when her home was attacked by rebels. >> i have no family. i live with other people from my village. >> a teacher from the village tells us that her mother was taken by the rebels. lucie hasn't heard from her since. everyone else in her family is dead. stories like lucie's are not uncommon. >> one morning they came to our village. they had really big guns, and started shooting at everything in sight. they even killed children. i ran away with my family and came to this c