and al-shabaab strikes and a field in kenya killing 3 americans what is the slave. group strength in the region. then the nigerian teenager taking her country. by storm. hello i'm. africa it's good to have you along south africans have been paying tribute to a man who is revered in the country as the grandfather of black business richard poignant passed away on monday at the age of 99 his business career began in the 1950 s. when he started a delivery service in the country's largest townships a little his empire expanded and he later became a retail giant now on social media this picture also tweeted by a south african president is doing the rounds when nelson mandela was released from prison in 1991 poignant picked him up from the airport he's the one behind the wheel now in a statement so that because president said we've lost a pioneer a trailblazer and a man of extraordinary fortitude who paved the way for the racial transformation off the south african economy. we took our cameras to a more insulated one of the biggest shopping complexes in south africa built

i think al shabaab had 2 principal the last of course we know that they try to project strength within somalia this would have been sending a message to both the government in somalia and also support that it remains a positive force and it can strike both internally and externally i think the 2nd message were principally be to the kenyans and to the americans who have stepped up their campaigns against al shabaab particularly through a series of drone strikes by the american forces in the last year we saw almost a record number of strikes with the insults central somalia and this would have been tended to restrike right what does this tell us about al shabaab strength in the region. i think bugs fortunes of what and wind over the last decade but over the last 2 years they reinvented themselves the shield themselves to be adaptive and resilient and unfortunately as digital as these are huge documents governments within their principle stronghold insult central somalia would retain the capacity both to raise finances with which to find a parishioner but also and critically to be able to

that al-shabaab strikes and in. field in kenya killing 3 americans what does this latest attack tell us about the group's strength in the region. then we'll meet the nigerian teenager taking the country's golf world by storm. hello i'm christine window welcome to news africa it's good to have you along south africans have been paying tribute to a man who is revered in the country as the grandfather of black business richard more poignant passed away on monday at the age of 99 his business career began in the 1950 s. when he started a milk delivery service in the country's largest townships away till his empire expanded and he later became a retail giant now on social media this picture also tweeted by a south african president sort of pools that is doing the rounds when nelson mandela was released from prison in 1991 poignant picked him up from the airport he's the one behind the wheel now in a statement south africa's president said we've lost a pioneer a trailblazer and a man of extraordinary fortitude who paved t

and al-shabaab strikes and a field in kenya killing 3 americans what is the same age as. the brute strength in the region. the nigerian teenager taking her country's golf world by storm. hello i'm christine wonderwall come to africa it's good to have you along south africans have been paying tribute to a man who is revered in the country as the grandfather of black business richard poignant passed away on monday at the age of 99 his business career began in the 1950 s. when he started a milk delivery service in the country's largest townships away till his empire expanded and he later became a retail giant now on social media this picture also tweeted by a south african president sort of a pulse that is doing the rounds when nelson mandela was released from prison in 1991 poignant picked him up from the airport he's the one behind the wheel now in his statement so the africa's president said we've lost a pioneer a trailblazer and a man of extraordinary fortitude who paved the way for the racial transformation off the south african economy. we took our cameras to a more in

hear from routine with a of the non-governmental organization the international crisis group why did al-shabaab target this particular base in southern kenya do you think. well as you mentioned in your intro this is a very significant. foreign military base outside somalia and the fact that they want to it's only part time to. significant base is. noteworthy i think their own messages while pretty murray their domestic audience. consistently tried to show that. but it cooled also look at. all the leery coming get mixed insults and just might be or all of the past 2 years has been very significantly dead up drone attacks against us or about me turns and these would have been seeing us try to act against them america say you say that it is an attempt to show that they are still powerful in the region but you know what is their level of strength at the moment the what you need to launch above what wind over the last decade in 20 live only to appear on the court they lost control of major urban centers in to do look at issues on the coastal city or use my you but they are about abducted and should

other stories now that are making headlines around the world for young children have been shot dead by al shabaab militants in eastern kenya the attack took place in greece a county near the border with somalia it comes just 2 days after the somali islamist group targeted a military base used by u.s. and kenyan forces in west africa opposition protesters have taken to the streets of the capital of guinea for a 2nd consecutive day they're concerned about rumors that president alpha condé plans to amend the constitution to stay in office for a 3rd term on monday 12 people were injured in clashes between protesters and the president's supporters russian president vladimir putin has arrived in turkey where he will the talks with turkish president richard barrel wide as tensions in the middle east raw which in earlier paid a surprise visit to damascus russia has been propping up the regime of syrian president bashar al assad in the country's civil war. well spain's socialist party leader peddles on jazz will remain prime minister of the country after surviving a confidence vote in parliament

somali is the most militant group al-shabaab attacked an army base in kenya on sunday morning according to the u.s. military at least one u.s. soldier 2 contractors and 4 terrorists died in the incident the base located in the town of lamu close the somali border is used by both kenyan and u.s. forces. the death toll has risen sharply in the collapse of a hotel under construction in southern cambodia authorities in the city of cap pulled another dozen bodies from the rubble bringing the total to $36.00 they did manage to rescue a puppy as you can see here raising hopes of finding more human survivors. now for sports fans the olympic and paralympic games are already on the horizon in 2021 german athlete to keep an eye on is sprinter ermengarde bensusan she was recently named fleet of the year in germany thanks to her record breaking achievements in 2019 having won 3 silver medals at the last paralympic games in rio she's pushing to go one better this year. racing into 2020 in got bensusan is one of germany's top medal hopes for the tokyo paralympics sprinter was originally destined to be

shabaab group on u.s. forces in kenya. in tripoli the 1st funerals have been held following saturday's deadly air strike on the libyan military academy a strike killed at least 30 soldiers and wounded dozens more it is internationally recognized government has blamed the attack on forces loyal to rebel leader. police in india say dozens of people have been injured in clashes between rival student groups instant. nehru university in delhi is the latest in a wave of protests against a controversial new citizenship law critics claim the legislation discriminates against muslims. and the former movie mogul harvey weinstein goes on trial in new york this week on charges of rape and sexual assault the accusations against wife seen inspire the global me to move the disgraced producer denies the charges the trial is set to last around 6 weeks. in the italian alps a suspected drunk driver has plowed into a group of german tourists killing 6 and injuring 11 others the incident occurred in the early hours of sunday i

somalia's islamist militant group al-shabaab attacked an army base in kenya on sunday morning according to the us military at least one us soldier contractors and 4 terrorists died in the incident. in the town of lamu close to the somali border is used by both kenyan and u.s. forces. 6 german tourists i earlier twenties have been killed after a suspected drunk driver plowed into a group of pedestrians in the italian alps police say the driver was 4 times over the legal limit for alcohol. well as strongly as bushfires have been described as a national catastrophe take a look at these guys turned orange from smoke and now consider read these these images you're seeing from a strategy or a whole day from all clint in new zealand that's 2000 kilometers away the fires have been raging for months but the last few days have been among the worst at least 24 people have now lost their lives and thousands of lost their harms a warning some disturbing images in the following reports. it's a warning no one ever wants to hear we cannot guarantee your safety at present but if you are able to defend y

shabaab group on u.s. forces in kenya. forces under libyan strongman. say that they have entered and taken control of large parts of their the coastal city is located midway between the capital tripoli and how to help benghazi if confirmed it would be an important gain in this offensive against the u.n. backed government in tripoli. police in northern italy say that a 7th person has died after being hit by a suspected drunk driver on sunday the victims were all german tourists returning to their hotel after a night out the pro prosecutor's office says that a test showed the level of alcohol in the driver's blood was 4 times the legal limit. a man described as britain's most prolific rapist has been sentenced to life in prison foreign student rain hard sanogo from indonesia was convicted of 159 sex offenses not all of his male victims whom he drugged and lord home have been identified the trial of former film producer harvey weinstein has begun in new york weinstein is facing charges of rape and sexual assa

somali is miss minnesota group al shabaab has attacked an army base in kenya destroying vehicles and aircraft there for terrorists have reportedly been killed in the attack the base located in the town of lamu close to the somali buddha is used by kenyan and u.s. forces. thousands of people have marched in hong kong near the border to protest against traders from mainland china the traders buy duty free products in hong kong and resell them in china locals say this raises prices in hong kong which has seen more than 6 months of protests over chinese influence in the territory. the death toll has risen sharply in the collapse of a hotel which was under construction in southern cambodia authorities in the city of cat fold another dozen bodies from the rubble bringing the total to at least 36 they did manage to rescue a puppy raising hopes of finding more survivors. spanish prime minister pedro sanchez has failed to get parliamentary backing for his new leftist government in a 1st vote he didn't secure the required absolute majority but sanchez is expected to get the required simple maj

somali islam is the militant group al-shabaab attacked an army base in kenya on sunday morning according to the u.s. military at least one u.s. soldier 2 contractors and 4 terrorists died in the incident. in the town of lamu close to the somali border is used by both kenyan and u.s. forces. cooler temperatures and calmer winds in australia bringing some relief as fire is raging the country's southeast bought officials are warning conditions could worsen life of these waves the blazes have killed 24 people and prompted mass evacuations. in venezuela they've been dramatic scenes in the parliament has prevented the bodies president from getting in and then elected somebody else to replace him why he declared himself interim president in place of incumbent nicolas maduro a year ago saying an election was flawed in that his position meant that he should take charge since then the country's being divided on sunday rivals sit in the assembly that he was the new leader that was a move denounced by samas a palm tree crew many opposition lawmakers who. said that they'd also being blocked from gett

somalia's islamist militant group al-shabaab attacked an army base in kenya on sunday morning according to the u.s. military at least one u.s. soldier 2 contractors and 4 terrorists died in the incident the base known located in the town of lamu close to the somali border is used by both kenyan and u.s. forces. the death toll has risen sharply in the collapse of a hotel under construction in the southern and southern cambodia authorities in the city of cap pulled another dozen bodies from the rubble bringing the total to $36.00 did manage to rescue this puppy raising hopes of finding more survivors. a strictly as a bushfires are being described as a national catastrophe take a look at these skies turned orange from smoke. and consider this though the skies are not from australia at all but from auckland in new zealand 2000 kilometers away the fires in australia have been raging for months but the last days have been among the worst at least 24 people have lost their lives and thousands more have lost their homes a warning some of the disturbance some of the images you're about to see ar

a militant group al-shabaab has attacked an army base in kenya destroying vehicles and aircraft for terrorists have reportedly been killed in the attack the base located in the town of lamu close to the somali border is used by kenyan and u.s. forces. thousands of people have marched in hong kong near the border to protest traders from mainland china traders duty free products in hong kong and resell them in china locals say this raises prices in hong kong which has seen more than 6 months of protests over chinese influence in the territory. australia's bushfires are being described as a national catastrophe take a look at these guys. pardon me from the smoke and consider this these images actually are not from australia at all but from auckland in new zealand 2000 kilometers away the fires have been raging for months now but the last days have been among the worst at least 24 people have now lost their lives and thousands have lost their homes a warning some disturbing images are in this report. it's a warning no one ever wants to hear. if you are. mentally or physically particular. gayeties.

so mali is the most militant group al-shabaab has attacked an army base in kenya destroying vehicles and aircraft for terrorists have reportedly been killed in the attack the base located near the town of lamu close to the somali border is used by kenyan and u.s. forces. thousands of people have marched in hong kong near the border to protest against traders from mainland china the traders buy products in hong kong and resell them in china locals say this raises prices in hong kong which has seen more than 6 months of protests over chinese influence of the territory. in croatia polling stations have closed in the 2nd round of the presidential election. the vote is a runoff between former prime minister sharon millan no bitch and social a social democrat and the conservative incumbent kalinda it's a real bitch that polls suggest the no bitch is the. and we turn to south america now venezuela's opposition controlled national assembly is set to decide whether to keep as its leader he's used that position to declare himself venezuela's interim president in place of the incumbent nicolas

shabaab group on u.s. forces and kenya. police in uganda have detained singer turned presidential hopeful bobby wine as he arrived for a rally they say that the event was illegal though it had been authorized by the electoral commission wind is hoping to run for president next year he has been facing harassment from authorities. and police in northern italy say that a 7th person has died after being hit by a suspected drunk driver on sunday the victims were all german tourists returning to their hotel after a night out the prosecutor's office says that a test showed the level of alcohol in the driver's blood was 4 times the legal limit. now the trial of the former film producer harvey weinstein has begun in new york weinstein is facing charges of rape and sexual assault by 2 women but dozens of other women including top hollywood stars have made sexual misconduct claims against him wine seen since the story 1st emerged back in october 2017 he's denied the charges he says that any sexual encounters were con

has exploded at a checkpoint in somalia's capital mogadishu killing at least 3 people the islamist al-shabaab group has claimed responsibility the blast comes 10 days after another attack killed almost 80 people. russian president vladimir putin has met his turkish counterpart want to inaugurate a new gas pipeline the turk stream pipeline opens up a new export route for russian gas to turkey and europe the meeting followed putin's surprise visit to syria. european commission president or sort of phoned ally and has visited london for talks on brac said she told prime minister boris johnson is that line for post writes a trade deal by the end of the year was unrealistic the u.k. is due to leave the e.u. at the end of this. well questions are being asked about what caused a ukrainian passenger plane to crash in iran just moments after takeoff all of the more than 170 people on board were killed the ukraine international airlines jet was on its way from iran's capital tehran to kiev ukraine says it's sending a team of experts to iran to help investigate the crash. the morning after wreckage and

shabaab militants in eastern kenya the attack took place in that county near the border with somalia it comes just 2 days after the somali islamist group targeted a military base used by u.s. and kenyan forces the socialist leader of petals on says has been confirmed spanish prime minister after a narrow parliamentary vote his victory was secured when a small regional party agreed to abstain sanchez will now head up a minority left wing government spain's 1st coalition since it made the transition to democracy back in the mid 1970 s. . well it's 5 years to the days since islamist terrorists went on a rampage against journalists at the french city recall magazine charlie hebdo 12 people died in the attack for which al qaida claimed responsibility it was the 1st in a series of deadly incidents over the next few years committed mostly by french born extremists. remembering the horrific events of 5 years ago. family members and callings of the victims marked the occasion with an emotional ceremony in paris among them some of the magazine staff members who were injured in the attack. on j

the islamist group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility. the blast comes 10 days after another attack killed almost 80 people. the european commission president ursula von der leyen wawas in londodon today for taln brexit. she told prime minister boris johnson that it is unrealistic to expect a post-brexit trade deal by the end of this year. the u.k. is due to leave the european union at the end of this month. in what sounds like an episode of that popular netflix series "the crown," tonight a report from london that prince harry and his american-born wife plan to step back from their duties as senior members of the british royal family. prince harry and meghan have just returned from a six week stay in canada. in a statement, they said that they would continue to support the queen, but wish to become financially independent, and to balance their time and their lives between britain and north america. for more on that, i am joined by our correspondent charlotte potts in london. good evening to you, charlotte. so what does it mean that they

shabaab group on u.s. forces in kenya. police in india say dozens of people have been injured in clashes between rival student groups incident. there a university in delhi is the latest in a wave of protests against a controversial new citizenship law critics claim the legislation discriminates against us. and the former movie mogul harvey weinstein goes on trial in new york this week on charges of rape and sexual assault the accusations against weinstein inspired the global meet to movement to disgrace producer denies the charges the trial is set to last around 6 weeks. now this whale has seen fresh political chaos with 2 rival lawmakers both claiming to be parliamentary speaker following 2 separate votes on sunday opposition lawmakers have re-elected leader one why do the post but after he was blocked from entering the national assembly the legislature there the ruling socialists under nick was elected their own candidate. venezuela's parliament on sunday amid extraordinary scenes will make a luis posada

exploded at a checkpoint in somalia's capital mogadishu today killing at least 3 people the islamist group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility the blast comes 10 days after another attack that killed almost 80 people the european commission president. was in london today for talks on bread said she told prime minister boris johnson that it is unrealistic to expect a post break sit trade deal by the end of this year the u.k. is due to leave the european union at the end of this month. well in what sounds like an episode of that popular netflix series of the crown tonight a report from london that britain's prince harry and his american born wife plan to step back from their duties as senior members of the british royal family prince harry and meghan have just returned from a 6 week stay in canada in a statement they said that they would continue to support the queen but wish to become financially independent and to balance their time in their lives between britain and north america. all right for more on that i'm joined by our correspondents are lots of pots in london good evening to you joe i do so

shabaab the group which is in kenya police in uganda have detained singer turned presidential hopeful bobby wine as he arrived for a rally they say the it was illegal although it had been authorized by the electoral commission why it is hoping to run for president next year he has been facing arrest from the authorities for a man described as britain's most prolific rapist has been sentenced to life in prison for in student rain hard sunanda from indonesia was convicted of 159 sex offenses not all of his victims whom he drugged in lowered home have been identified. well the trial of former film producer harvey weinstein has begun in new york weinstein is facing charges of rape and sexual assault brought by 2 women at the same time he faces new charges in los angeles this strict attorney there is charged him with raping one woman and sexually assaulting another back in 2013 weinstein has denied the new york charges he says any sexual encounters that did occur were consensual the disgraced former hollywood mogul harvey weinstein arriving at the new york supreme court the 67 year old con

shabaab chose this particular target. we don't know much more about the attack except what you just said but as to why they could have done it there's a lot of speculation from security analysts one of the more popular opinion is that it could be a fertility issue the region is very close to somalia another very popular speculation is that it's going to be relevant again this has been in shambles for the last couple of years and it could be that such an attack will put them back on the map put them back in the news cycles as we're seeing happening now. and they have to actually bomb has attacked other civilians in the past how are they faring against the country's military forces. to be fair it's not just kenya's military forces that have been pushing back it's been a regional and concerted effort it has been know that is a global phenomenon when the attacks were happening against a very but at the moment i mean the african union mission in somalia together with the forces that kenya and tanzania in one all holding. toget

and 2 contractors were killed in the incident along with 5 attackers it was the 1st assault by the al-shabaab group on u.s. forces in kenya. former prime minister's aura milan a bitch has won croatia's presidential runoff election a social democrat garnered 53 percent of the vote unseating the incumbent kalinda grab arky thought over which the result is a blow for the governing conservatives while croatia holds the hughes rotating presidency parliamentary election is due later this year. in the italian alps a suspected drunk driver has plowed into a group of german tourists killing 6 and injuring 11 others the accident occurred in the early hours of sunday in the village of lu toggled near the austrian border the victims were all in their early twenty's and on a group skiing holiday. an impromptu shrine with the holiday makers lost their lives locals have been placing candles and messages here the tragic accident has shocked the town the moment damn thing i don't know what to say when the i live just across the road here this kind of thing is a no no in the mines shouldn't have to. pass the s

shabaab group on u.s. forces in kenya. the former movie mogul harvey weinstein goes on trial in new york this week on charges of rape and sexual assault the accusations against weinstein inspired the global me to movement disgrace producer denies the charges trial is set to last around 6 weeks. and it has seen fresh political chaos with 2 rival late lawmakers both claiming to be parliamentary speaker following 2 separate votes on sunday opposition lawmakers have reelected leader one to the post but that's after he was blocked from entering the national assembly legislature there the ruling socialists under nicolas maduro elected their own candidate. 10 as well as parliament on sunday amid extraordinary scenes will make luis posada is sworn in as new parliamentary president. one way the most obvious one why don't you as we old did that he needed to be here no one stopped me from coming in. he didn't have enough votes that's why he decided to stay outside the parliament tree palace. he was. in his supporters