-- in sudan and south sudan. so, kate, please take it away. >> thank you, joe. thank you to the africa center for the opportunity to be here this morning. i just wanted to offer a few comments and to -- i've written far more in the research paper, so i'll try not to repeat the entire thing here, but i think a few things that are worth highlighting as we think forward how south sudan can come out of its current moment of crisis and. to start i note south sudan's transition is not a surprise. in fact, it is to be expected to some extent. the current crisis and scale of violence in south sudan is the district result of the absence of constitutional alternatives to manage political competition given the failure of itself leadership namely president and former vice president. it's the failure to avoid resorting to violation in the absence of institution. the country; however, is not doomed to two years of instability and conflict. progress can be made during a transitional period toward a new -- given responsible lead

sudan and she was an assistant administrator for usaid and director for sudan in south sudan and she also represented the u.s. government and the evaluation commission charged with overseeing the implementation of the cpa agreement in the south in sudan. kate, please take the way. >> the opportunity to be here this morning, i just want to offer a few comments a few things we can work as we go forward, there is a current moment of crisis and what we might look for with a framework in terms of priorities. how sudan is the direct result to manage alternative positions given the failure of its leadership, namely the former and current president. we are trying to avoid resorting to violence in the country, however, is not due to instability and conflict. progress can be made during a transitional time toward a new political the sensation with responsible leadership and inclusive processes. empirical evidence tells us that this can be done. the world development report captures the experiences of countries that have successfully exited and provides in south sudan. especially when a politic

come in sudan and south sudan. please take it away. >> thank you, joe. and thanks to the africa center for the opportunity to be here this morning. is this on? okay. i just wanted to offer a few comments and i have written far more in the research paper so i will try not to repeat the entire thing here but i think a few things that are worth highlighting as we think forward, how south sudan can come out of this current moment of crisis and what we might look for, framework, in terms of priorities for the medium term here. to start i will just note while the messiness of salsa dance transition is not a surprise, it is, in fact, to be expected to some extent. the current crisis and scale of violence in south sudan is the direct result of the absence of institutional alternatives to manage political competition given the failure of its leadership, namely president kiir and former vice president bashar. we are trying to avoid restoring to violence in the country. it is however not due to instability and conflict. rocke

been watching south sudan. it was a referendum of independence that was very visibly in the making for the last eight or nine years. [inaudible] many wars were left untreated, and those wounds would be to tackle the end mended. for example the former vice president who we now have as the leader of the ongoing rebellion, [inaudible] they became involved in extremely violent episodes of confrontations among themselves as well as between the civilians and the liberation army. what had left behind is gaping wounds in the hearts and minds of the south sudanese, something that would be to be tackled sooner if the independence came. many episodes of violence between ethnical communities have intensified after the cpa and independence. the need to forge a consolation between the community and to mend those situations that were created were evidenced all three of. this was not done to the military itself and the national defense force. it is the biggest institution in south sudan and the most expensive institution -- it

south sudan democratic forum. many are the political force in the country coming in without representation are presented to the government. recently, detroit leaders let the reconciliation process with one of the strongest yow yow and they have reached an agreement. so the desire will include and has been very well expressed. we want to continue with that through the upcoming dialogue by invading political leaders, including david gao yeah, by invading the leaders, women's groups, youth and all the stakeholders to participate. this has been clearly stated a number of times. so that is one way forward. we hope that would be creating conditions of confidence building and cooperation amongst the south sudanese people to have the stability and readiness for the next phase of lessons. we hope i'm think that the only method to create open space and democratic processes if given content is through lessons. whether we need to raise for making offenses so as to determine the divide based on faith appropriation, to ask for

in south sudan. programs the harshest time of the day in one of the most dangerous countries in the world for newborn babies. because south sudan, this impoverished, desperately hot country has one of the highest rates of mortality in their first 24 hours of life. this is a global problem. the charity save the children which has been looking at infant mortality, has found a million newborns die within the first critical 24 hours. they have registered improvements for children who do get through that first day. figures back in 1990, for example, show the number of children under the age of 5 every year stood at a massive 12.9 million. move forward to 2012 and the number has gone down to 6.6 million. that's a drop of almost half. those crucial first 24 hours, though, remain very much the sticking point. george alagiah is in south sudan for us. we can join him now. george, over to you. >> reporter: thank you, david. welcome to the hospital. we're in the deep south of the country, extremely remote part o

after south sudan gained independence, the people of bor hoped for a brighter future. it seems the shadow of the past haunts the present. >> we go to south sudan's capital with the latest. >> the ceasefire is wobbly at best. the acting governor tells me that, "yes, the rebels have been pushed north", and they have a presence in five out of 11 counties. the south sudan government forces, backed by the ugandan troops have defensive lines, north of bor town, then there are other reports of conflicts mainly in malaka, the white army, extending from the tribe of riek machar issued a statement that it was marching with thousands of fighters towards malaka, and said it was aiming forwards the oil fields to "cripple the economy of this country." in ethiopia, the second round of the peace talks resume. it should be about national reconciliation, and how to move forward. it's been a slow start. there's a lot of problems and gaps between the two delegations. it seems at the moment they can't agree on an agenda to move the talks forward. that doesn't reassure the hundreds of thous

the rest of south sudan, it's a very different story. nine out of 10 women get nowhere near a clinic, and that's alright, but what happens when there are complications? >> the journey to this village took about an hour in our four-wheel-drive vehicle. imagine doing it on foot. you cannot call an ambulance here. >> it's over there, is it? >> within minutes, it became obvious that the experience of childbirth in this village is much more typical of south sudan . this woman lost her baby last year. in fact, some 5000 babies die before making it through their first 24 hours every year. me to meet here took a woman who lost her child just last week. she told me she was away from home, out collecting grass to prove her hut when she realized she had started bleeding. it took her readers to get to a clinic -- too late to save her baby -- it took her three days to get to a clinic. an example of the challenges they face as midwives, she told her she had been to anti-natal classes. she was in many ways a model mother, but she came back to her longg

of course, it came at the invitation of the goth of south sudan -- government of south sudan, but i'm particularly interested from a u.s. government standpoint, does the u.s. see a conflict of interest between uganda acting as a igad mediator and their concurrent role as a partisan combatant within the current conflict? and from across the panel, i'd be interested in perspectives on whether this should be pressure to try and get the pdf to restrict their mission in south sudan to focusing on civilian protection which, from a personal stand point, i think that could be a useful use of updf efforts in south sudan. thanks. >> okay. thank you. the gentleman in the blue sweater there. >> thank you. my name is henry from the center for international private enterprise, one of the core institutes of the national endowment for democracy. it's a three-part question. where now exists specific opportunities for the citizens private sector as opposed to the large government private -- or government-owned economy? what are the opportunities for the citizens private sector in the transition process

i'm in a maternity ward in south sudan. i'll be asking why this country is one of the most dangerous places on earth for a woman to give birth. >>>

that's what south sudan needs. what we need now is help to resolve this challenge, but not punishment. i think it should be clear to everybody that the go will cooperate in that direction, so we can bring about peace to our country. >> all right. south sudan foreign minister, i really appreciate your time. >> thank you very much. >>> a little girl has become the first person in years to contract polio in afghanistan. coming up, we'll look at the country's efforts to stop others from falling victim. >> these numbers are just impossible. >> also sky high deals at the singapore air show, so how does this booming industry plan to keep soaring. >>> the olympic committee lifted a ban on athletes allowing them to compete for the winter olympics. those details coming up with jo. ♪ >>> china and taiwan have held a new chapter in relations after holding their most significant talk since separation 65 years ago. but no formal agreements were signed and china still refuses to recognize its neighbors sovereignty. rob mcbride

we are seeing about 250 -- an average of 250 south sudan refugees coming in. but it's a daily flow. this is 250 daily and they are being settled here in this camp. this is an extension of the camp where they are become h being s. they have set aside this area, but again it's also filling up quickly. 70% full now. and we are seeing more refugees coming in, they are about 17,000 south sudan refugees have come in since december. and this number keeps growing. and this camp really is not just them, they are refugees who were here before. it has a capacity of 150,000 ref gentlemens. and they are ref jews here before from somalia. again from south sudan, refugees who did for the go back with the country got independence and other nationalities as well. so this is really straining the services. the uncr say they have that i contingency plan in case of another influx, but this -- the services really are really strained and they are going to work really hard and looking for another position of land so that it can take care of more refugees as them come? >> katherine soy reporting to us there

in south sudan, civilians are of their lives from the town of bore. hundreds of people were killed ethnic violence there and a u.n. report points fingers at both government rebels for committing human rights abuses. our correspondent has gone there to see the impact. his report contains scenes that you may find disturbing. the details of what happened, what and whend may be disputed but the consequences are self-evident. a hurricane ripped through the town, except this man-madeon is entirely we were escorted by government who now control bore. it has changed hands four times the recent fighting with rebel forces. beentime there have casualties.civilian it's only now that the bodies collected. this trench they've dug is big enough to take 250 bodies. isn't full yet but just over here there are two other and they've both been filled in. joined us. he says he has evidence of what their wake.eft in >> evidence of atrocities and crimes against humanity committed by rebel forces. atrocities were committed. women raped, elderly executed and some of them slau

the struggle here is telling of south sudan itself. people feel that armed rebellion is the only way to make voices heard. it's the message given to the presidential envoy at a heated meeting. people want to see progress before leaving in peace. >> we need to pay tapes. we need -- attention it it and address it. >> we are concentrating on a total look. these are our country. we are new generations and address our own problems. >> for now they say they are willing to lay down his weapons. time is of the essence. >> to the government of south sudan we need to remain calm. >> they will not be happy. you don't give food. when you gave dog food, it will be happy for you. >> the challenge for the government of south sudan is to rides above tribal and ethnic differences for the sake of national ethnic unity. >> let's go back to the unrest in kiev, al jazeera's barnaby phillips is on the line. bring us up to date. >> the ukraine hotel at the top end of independence square has been taken over by protesters. i have seen one man with a gun run th

not only in this camp but across south sudan. they're following closely what is happening with the peace talks, but they're following closely with what is happening with their own lives, when they'll eat next and when they'll be able to go back home. >> very interesting there from the u.n. camp in south sudan, thank you. >>> now spain's princess christina has arrived to face questions over alleged illegal spending. for more on this let's go over to london. >> reporter: yes, princess christina was met with protest as she headed into court. she's being questioned on allegations of tax evasion. the case will determine whether the couple illegally used company funds to pay for luxury items. we can go outside the courthouse in mallorca. tell us more about reaction to all this. >> reporter: well, indeed, the reaction to this has been one of anger, outrage even, and certainly that one was certainly picked up by the protesters here who came deliberately. the public protesters who came to make their opinions known. this is really somethin

all sorts. >> so, what the -- this band of countries and, you know, we named sudan, south sudan, they have all had so much trouble in chad and it the congo itself, when they are not run well, and there is refugees crises and there is civil war, does that create a petri dish, a place for really bad international problems to continues to spread? >> definitely. i mean, a report by international crises group even mentioned that some terrorist groups could find basically financing from some illegal activities in the central african republic. and a diamond snuggling, poaching, among others, are ways in which armed groups can fund themselves. >> so where does it all end, ambassador? i mean, can you really see a time line where we end up with a collection of countries in that part of the world that are properly run in the interest of their people and aren't exporting this instability and unhappiness? >> i think that we have to focus on the means to get there first. you cannot get there without looking at it strategically. i do want to put a qualifier on this band of countries here. and i thin

one fighter once called the most wanted man in south sudan. he talked to us in an exclusive report. >> reporter: he emerged from the bush. they demand their own land within the newly independent south sudan. until recently he was the most wanted man in the country. >> based on all of the atrocitied that have been committed [ inaudible ] they wanted to have their own state together with [ inaudible ] communities. we have no development, we have no school, we have no facilities, we have no road, and we have not everything. so we are not within the consideration. that's why we need to have our own state. >> reporter: a call that resinates among the youth that have swelled the ranks of the cobras. this 16-year-old became a fighter after his mother and brother were killed by government forces during a violent disarmament campaign. >> translator: i am a soldier because there's no school for me to learn in. this is why i have a gun, so i can fight for my freedom and stay alive. >> reporter: they are marginalized people, in the least developed area in

they are based in the least developed area in south sudan. people are left to depend on what nature has to offer. there has been no food distribution since a separate rebellion led by former vice president. a struggle is telling of south sudan, where people fear armed rebellion is the only way to make voices heard. >> it's the message given to the presidential envoy at a heated community meeting. people want to see progress before believing in peace. >> we have a point. we need to pay attention and address it. we have the right to complain, it is to tell them, look, this is our country. we are new generations and it is up to us to address our own problems. >> david is willing to lay down his weapons, but time is of the essence. >> our message is we are calm. what do you think will happen? you will not be happy. you don't give food. when you give dog food, it will be happy for you. >> the challenge for the government of south sudan is to rise above tribal and ethnic differences, a challenge that will be tough to overcome. >> now, more on the t

the diplomatic corps fell in south sudan. the eastern response force was brought into the embassy to assist with the security, and the embassy had also ordered evacuations. they had already drawn down a large portion of their embassy. some cb-22's -- we tried to evacuate personnel from further north in one of the camp's, and they were shot up. we ended up coming in after that. we were focused in north africa and west africa. we were directed with about 12 hours notice to make that flight to djibouti to evacuate the rest of the embassy. we did assist with the continued withdrawal of personnel out of the embassy. as far as the conditions we executed, we felt that the security was adequate for us to do that. i'm not sure if that answers your question. >> i will take the question right next to the camera there please. >> this is joe talbot. sir, i would like to ask you about the legal framework of your missions. do you usually need to clear the mission with your local authorities? if yes, do you coordinate with the local authorit

the conflict in south sudan killed more than 1,000 people. the fighting is continuing, with both sides violating a ceasefire that was signed last month. it forced many to flee from bor, cross the white nile to reach a temporary refugee camp and is now facing a food crisis. >> this woman has arrived, exhausted and alone. >> translation: i'm hungry, i walked through the bush, day and night, without food and water. i'm old. the sun burnt my head. six of my children have been killed. >> like many complain, their stomach rumbles with hunger all the time. they are dinkas, they say bor county when rebels loyal to former vice president riek machar attacked their village. they left everything behind and settled down wherever there was shade. almost every tree has a family under it. for humanitarian workers, it's a change to work out how many are living here. >> 150,000. we don't know. we are still counting them. it's not easy to get an estimation. >> the overwhelming majority are women and children. the men stayed behind. some to protect their homes,

ngo's in south sudan say the lack of medical supplies and access to treatment is also a major problem. some organizations have been trying to tackle the outbreak of measles and polio. unicef, for example, sent over two lanes carrying 70 tons of supplies in order to vaccinate some of the estimated 300,000 children displaced by the conflict. facebook was launched in the u.s. on february 4, 2004, and in honor of the social networks 10 but they, it has produced an info graphic looking at its phenomenal success. facebook now has over 1,000,000,002 hundred thousand users across the globe compared to just 1,002,004. the average revenue generated by one facebook employee is 1,000,200 thousand dollars, a massive sum, which means facebook's overall global turnover stands at close to $8 .illion web users from her and they have been posting sharing their hope and expectations for the future as the country celebrates the 23rd anniversary of the chancellor of national unity. the movement was sponsored by the team at this blog and has caught the attention of countless citizens who want their country

we are now looking at one in every three citizens of south sudan in acute need. but also support is likely -- in essence what has happened over the past weeks of violence is that it is not only effected 863,000 people who have left their homes, and indeed over 120,000 of them have gone across the border into countries such as kenya, or uganda, but it's the impact of the fighting on markets, on economic collapse, on the fact happen people can't move their livestock, marsh lands, they can't fish, and they are unable to hunt, and the results of that is 3.7 million people in acute need of a assistance. >> i suppose the big question is are you able to provide that? >> . >> we have the humanitarian chief, he met the minister of humanitarian affairs that gave all the assurances that we need that we can go and move around and reach any south sudanese citizen in need of emergency relief. and then, of course, we so need resources, and you know, the build for trying to reach this many people is high. we need $1.3 billion preparing to launch an appeal, and hope to have it ou

with uganda, cameroon, south sudan impacted to one degree or another, or impacting the central african republic, those countries must be incorporated into a stability and long-term plan for the c.a.r. >> amadu cy, the recent era has seen a lot of african wars but it has seen continental groups playing an important role in calming things down. can africa do more of this on its own? are we inevitably going to see french troops, british troops in the coming years? >> first, you have seen regional bodies being involved in the solution of continent. in the c.a.r. the regional economic community is contributing troops and is also providing funds. we've seen also in somalia african troops have participating, and in south sudan we have seen ethiopia and youganda and other country being involved. in the last african unions assembly there was a statement a commitment to have rapid intervention sources. african-led intervention forces. we are not there yet, but one thing that the international community can offer is the logistical support. these things are not easy to organize, and only some coun

well, it was a couple of things that happened down in south sudan in juba. but just to be clear -- >> i'm going to interrupt you and ask you again to remind people that don't have any idea which are talking about what that mission was, when it happened, et cetera. if i may just pull on that thread to make sure everybody knows we were talking about and went. >> so, around the middle of december, a violence started kicking up between two tribes in south sudan. one that was loyal to the vice president and one that was loyal to the president. there was some disagreements between those two gentlemen about whether a to have been attempted or not been attempted and then fighting broke out. which put -- a coup. put several folks at risk that the country and there's lot of ngos operating, u.n. operating in the country and, of course, a large diplomatic forward have seen juba all in south sudan. the armies east african response force was brought into the embassy in order to assist with the security. the embassy also had ordered an evacuation of that already drawn down

the diplomatic corps fell in south sudan. the eastern response force was brought into the embassy to assist with the security, and the embassy had also ordered evacuations. they had already drawn down a large portion of their embassy. 22's were used to evacuate personnel from further north in one of the camp's, and they were shot up. we ended up coming in after that. we were focused in north africa and west africa. we were directed with about 12 hours' notice to make that flight to djibouti to evacuate the rest of the embassy. as i mentioned, we did assist with the continued withdrawal of personnel out of the embassy. as far as the conditions we executed, we felt that the security was adequate for us to do that. i'm not sure if that answers your question. >> i will take the question right next to the camera there please. then i am going to come to the questions on the second row. >> this is joe talbot. sir, i would like to ask you about the legal framework of your missions. do you usually need to clear the mission with your l

the diplomatic corps fell in south sudan. force wasn response brought into the embassy to assist with the security, and the embassy had also ordered evacuations. they had already drawn down a large portion of their embassy. -- we tried to's evacuate personnel from further north in one of the camp's, and they were shot up. we ended up coming in after that. in north africa and west africa. we were directed with about 12 hours notice to make that flight to evacuate the rest of the embassy. theid insist -- assist with continued withdrawal of personnel out of the embassy. as far as the conditions we felt that the security was adequate for us to do that. i'm not sure if that answers your question. >> i will take the question right next to the camera there please. talbot.is joe sir, i would like to ask you about the legal framework of your missions. do you usually need to clear the mission with your local authorities? if yes, do you coordinate with the local authorities in securing an embassy? >> absolutely. the ambassador does that

the highly contagious disease is thought to have emminated from refugees from south sudan. we have that report from a town bordering the equatorial state of south sudan. >> this mother buried her son on thursday. he was sick sips an infant. he got measles, it weak eped his immune system he could not fight a pneumonia attack. >> translation: he was my only son. i have no husband. i thought hoo wee be the -- he would be the one to get us out of here. >> sick children have to be guarantee eed inside the camp, and the camp hospital. the outbreak of measles has worsened. >> when you are dealing with a situation where you have many people coming into act. one of the biggest public health concerns is a measles outbreak. the important thing is that we are identify the myselfle cases and are responding to that. >> duals, 2-year-old twins admitted two weeks ago. the mother noticed the symptoms. >> they got feverish. i started getting red. we have a rash and they were weak. >> now every child under is a years in the camp is targeted in an emergency vaccination. 50,000 children in all.

after south sudan gained independence, they hoped for a brighter future. it seems the shadow of the past haunts the present. >> bahrain's government says a policemen died of his injuries after a bomb blast. this is the third anniversary of the uprising by mainly shia muslim fighters. two were wounded by what it calls a terror. >> explosion. on friday security forces fought demonstrators as they headed for the site which became the focus of unrest three years ago. >> 92 prisoners escaped from a gaol in western libya. a spokesman for the local council said four guards were watching more than 200 detainees at the prison. john hendren joined us from tripoli. do we know who the prisoners were, and what happened to those on the run? >> 92 escaped. some were recaptured after being shot by guards. there were two guards watching 220 figures, that's an example of how the libyan government is outmanned. there were 73 people sought. 74, my maths is off. there are a number of prisoners sought in tripoli. another prison break occurred. 54 people escaped. the prison, lik

meanwhile, many of south sudan's displaced people are still without food or shelter. the united nations says 3.7 million are in need of food because of the recent conflict. it stilts that more than a billion dollars is needed to help the population cope. let's go ba can to jonah in london with more news out of europe. high wednesday and heavy rainfall are continuing to deluge parts of europe even though temperatures haven't been as low as usual. that's done nothing to stop the weather woes until pain, the u.k. as simon mcgregory woods reports now >> reporter: torrential rain fell all over italy. coastal defenses were battered by waves whipped up by storm-force winds. towns and villages were flooded. ancient landmarks. in rome, it was close to overflowing. what fellow as rain at sea level fet at snow in the mountains. it rained on the pope's weekly address where he called for prayers for those affected. do not leave brothers in affliction out of our concrete solidarity. dear brothers and sisters, i am thinking of you: damaging sea walls, causing widespread disruption.

south sudan won its independence in 2011. >>> new jersey governor chris christie fired back at david wildstein. wildstein saying christie knew about the bridge closing while it was happening. late yesterday the governor's office issued a statement saying david wildstein will do and say anything to save david wildstein. the governor insisted he learned after the incident only after it was over. >>> the acclaimed academy award winning actor philip seymour hoffman was found dead in his apartment. he was 46 years old. authorities suspect he died of a drug overdose. according to published report hoffman was treated for drug problems including heroin use last year. he had a number of starring roles on broadway including the 2012 production of "death of a salesman." one of his earliest film roles was in "scent of a woman." >> in the final scene when the bellhop told many had a phone call and it was my stepfather calling to say my mother had died. i flew home to new york, terribly distraught. when i got to the apartment, i could see that joe was in even worse shape than i was. he grabbed my

. >> the rainy season is expected to start in a few weeks and south sudan people who arrive rush to beat the rain and they construct the houses before then. the side of the camp floods and they arrive from duba two weeks ago and will not go back home any time soon. >> translator: i don't know where my husband is. i lost all of my property. i don't have a home any more. who will help me? >> reporter: 17,000 refugees from south sudan have come since december and living in very poor conditions and basic tents and the refugee camp, this is an extension to the camp that was set aside specifically for this. but now it's also filling up very quickly. with an average of 250 refugees crossing the border into kenya daily services at the camp are bound to be screened. >> what we have is protection and well-being of children. because they overwhelming majority of them are like all women and children. >> reporter: here they are physically tired and emotionally drained refugees want to be taken to their new home and at the camp they live side by side and dinkas with the war in south sudan. back at the

now you travel the giraffe river, a tributary of the white nile, in south sudan. and now you're navigating the steward river in canada, a tributary of the longest free-flowing river on earth, the yukon of north america. all of these are among the most remote rivers in the world. and the indigenous people who live along them are being connected, at least in part, by one man. >> had a couple of canoes, we were going to go down the river and talk to people in every village along the way. >> reporter: back in 2007, john waterhouse, a tribal leader and environmentalist who has spent the last 20 years in alaska, was asked to write a report about the yukon river. the plan was to take a canoe trip and interview villagers who depend on the river for their survival. >> three weeks before we left i sat down with everybody and i said, this isn't going to work. they said what do you mean? and i said, nobody on the whole planet is going to care. it's just too kumbaya, people are going to think it's a bunch of hippies going down the river. we've got to add in modern science. >>

there is mounting pressure on wars sides in south sudan to end that sectarian conflict. rebel and government forces may be violating a cease-fire. forcdevelopment coming as both s renew their peace negotiations in ethiopia. >>> a second round of discussions ending the conflict in syria are now under way in geneva. central to those talks include creating a central government that does not include bashar al-assad. there was an u.n.-brokered cease-fire that allowed much needed aid to the city of homs. rescue teams to take women and children and elderly to safety. less than three thousand people are in that city. rescuers say the men should be released soon. the the conflict has killed over 1-thousan100,000 people and. >> there is a building boom here. construction starts rose 21% alone. a new hotel hopes in a couple of weeks. a river aren' riverfront projecd to break ground here. the marinos his economy is driven by the oil and natural gas boom and the now revived shipbuilding industry. but he said the city is working smarter and assisting small businesses. >> we have a who

military bases are now spread all across the whole horn of africa there are drone and bases in south sudan uganda kenya ethiopia the seychelles and even djibouti which has become home to four thousand u.s. military personnel and contractors now thousands of u.s. soldiers are reportedly preparing for missions as part of the pentagon's new strategy to train and advise regional forces so now looks at what could really be motivating america's new found focus on africa. hundreds of millions of american dollars are flowing into africa as the pentagon upset spending on the continent there's plenty of war materials here nigeria a case in point the west african nation is america's fourth largest supplier of crude oil accounting for eleven percent of all u.s. oil imports we have made it has a lot of investment in that they have invested so much in the oil sector and they need to protect that and that believes rafsanjani is the real reason for u.s. troop expansion in africa not to bring democracy not to help the local populations but to protect american interests and justify the reasons for bei

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to report a mounting humanitarian crisis in south sudan, and an escape route in the 1980's, now a major investment destination. we report on cuba. coming up in sport, we'll have all the details. >> spain's princess christina has been in court on the island of mallorca overalleged illegal spending. for more let's go to london. >> reporter: yes, princess christina was met with anti-monarchy protests as she headed to court. she was questioned on questions of tax evasion in a company co-owned with her husband. it will be determined if they illegally use company funds to pay for personal items. >> she approached the court saturday morning arriving in mallorca on a regular flight from barcelona almost cheerfully greeted the press on her way inside. on the other side of the building there was little sympathy for her flight. demonstrators gathered outside. this is one scandal that has fueled anti-monarchy in the country. >> we're being defrauded by the monarchy. what we need is food and jobs. >> we as citizens need to take some responsibility because corruption is a symptom of society's failure

anna cavel, al jazeera, malakal, south e-south sudan. >>> a general is going viral, he is armed, wear body armor and not going quietly. the standoff. >>> also director spie spike les hearing huge response about gentrification. where locals are quickly being priced out. >> so a gun-toting retired general in venezuela gets into a bit of a standoff with -- well, maybe it's a major standoff with security forces and it is going viral. maria innes ferre is back. maria. >> a general recently encouraged people to put down wires, knock motor bikes down. they get caught on them. he has been a very vocal critic of the venezuelan government. when nicholas maduro ordered. much, he came out with his flak jacket and said he would have to go out in a body bag before he would go with police. he has been an icon for the antigovernment protesters. there are people that are protecting his home for future police that may go to it. here he is, he's talking on top of his balcony with a megaphone. he is saying that the cuban government has infiltrated into the venezuelan government. now his twitter account h

condemns both sides in south sudan for widespread human rights abuses, we have a special report from the town of bor. >> this trench they have dug is big enough to take 250 bodies. it isn't full yet. but just over here there are two or trenches and they both have been filled in. >>> and the oldest remaining holocaust survivor dies in london at 110 years old. >>> hello and welcome to independence square here in the center of kiev where today the start of a working week thousands of people have still gathered, many clutching flowers to line at sidelines to those 88 people killed last week in ukraine's second revolution in a decade. let me just show you around here. you can see this man here, a refuse truck is coming around and they are asking everyone to help clear up the square. it's going to be a lot of work. the barricades were set up in the battles against the riot police. many were set on fire. in front of the shrines, women in particular very upset, emotional about events over last week. the national anthem is now being sung again here, people pausing and singing the national ant

the outbreak has been worsened by the flow of refugees from south sudan. fleeing from the conflict. >> where you deal with a situation where you have many people come into a camp, one of the biggest public health concerns is a measles outbreak. the important thing is we are identifying cases and are sponing to that. >> these 2-year-old twins were admitted two weeks ago. their mother noticed the symptoms. they were feverish, eyes red, got a rash and were weak. >> every child under 15 years in the camp is targeted in an emergency vaccination that began on wednesday. 50,000 children in all. it's an exercise that's going to extend beyond the boundaries of the camp to the kenyan community and to the boarder of south sudan, where the refugees are coming from. the refugees have been screened and vak sin aid against polio and measles, they have to be screened for a second time, monitored and vak inated again. >> humanitarian organizations admit this is an uphill task. >> well, hackers have broken into the fundraising website kick start. the company did not say how

sudan. >> thank you very much indeed. >>> time to take a look at some of the things we have coming up. iran and some of the world powers meeting to try to seek a deal. >>> and rebels give rise in caracus. >>> and an unfinished stadium. we'll have details in sport. >>> representatives from iran sitting down with six world powers in vienna to talk about the future of iran's nuclear program. the aim is a permanent deal, following a short-term agreement reached in november. under that deal, iran agreed to curb serve nuclear activities and would allow more inspections. in return the so-called p5-plus-1 world powers agree to lift a number of sanctions. what would a permanent deal look like? tighter inspections, closing the country's facility and scaling back ukraine um enrichment. if that is agreed to, iran could see all sanctions lifted. >> reporter: the vienna talks are all about places like this, and what is going on in them. iran's nuclear facilities. the u.s. and its allies say iran's nuclear program is dangerous. iran says it is peaceful. both sides will try to secure a lasting deal t

earlier this week we brought you special coverage from south sudan. the infant mortality rate making it one of the most dangerous places for newborn babies. we're going back there today. it is a very dangerous place for people of all ages. despite a cease-fire last month, government troops loyal to the president continued to fight rebel groups loosely banded behind the sacked vice president. and to date, roughly 10,000 people have been killed in this conflict, made all the more fierce because of ethnic undertones. since fighting began in mid-december, something around 860,000 people have fled their homes. some sought humanitarian support in neighboring countries. it's a situation which threatens to unravel the social fabric of the fledgling state. we can get more on the humanitarian situation live to the town of bor. there's been heavy fighting there. former u.n. relief coordinate. now secretary-general of the norwegian refugee council. yan, first of all, thank you very much for waiting for us as you have done in the last few minutes. just give us a s

ahead - the fragile cease fire in south sudan. but first a look at what temperatures will see across the country. >> pretty. across the north-east what you see is what you get throughout the day. not much of a warm up. we are generally going to stay into the 30s around new york city, philadelphia, and d.c. we'll deal with precip and most of the snowy side light to moderate. it's a little heavier. for the work week ahead we see milder air moving in. temperatures back to average around new york city, claiming to 40 degrees, approaching 50 by midweek. we see a warm up. this will be quick, to the southern planes. it's 51 now. we are expecting to see '70s for sunday. >> all right. thank you so much. >> the release of political prisoners is proving to be a sticking point. heavy violence continues. we have a report from ahmed al borei. michael has taken it upon himself to give the dead some dig nit ci. he found his uncle and friends among them. >> the vast majority are civilians. >> they cut their head. the bodies will be buried in mass

this is south sudan and they show soldiers wearing the bright lieu unicef backpacks, donated, supposed to be going to the school children in the poor and war-ravaged countries. so the u.n. is demanding south sudan troops stop using the donated aid supplies intended for the civilians, especially the kids. >> unbelievable. >>> the united states, meanwhile, cutting back on drone strikes in pakistan. some conflicting information, though, on why washington is putting away those aerial weapons. we'll take a look at that story, coming up. people don't have to think about where their electricity comes from. they flip the switch-- and the light comes on. it's our job to make sure that it does. using natural gas this power plant can produce enough energy for about 600,000 homes. generating electricity that's cleaner and reliable, with fewer emissions-- it matters. ♪ ♪ they lived. ♪ they lived. ♪ they lived. ♪ (dad) we lived... thanks to our subaru. ♪ (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. humans -- we are beautifully imperfect creatures, living in an imperfect world. t

this is the latest from our correspondent who is live from the south sudan capitol, duba and what was happening there today? >> well, it's still a developing situation but from what we understand the fighting broke out early morning today. the white army has been announcing really for the past three that it was marching towards there and intended to take over that city. now we are hearing reports that actually the white army made it inside the city and could very well be controlling part of malachi and we do know from the aid organization oxfam who are there in malachi that there is a bit of a confusion at the moment at the base which is close to the airport. there was some fighting in the surrounding. it's more than 20,000 displaced people in that compound and they have chosen to go to the bunkers because they were afraid really of the cross fire they were caught in. apparently some of the shells landed there. but it's still a very much developing situation. we do know that later on the authorities here in duba will give us an overview of what is happening. >> thank you very much for

. >> south sudan's rebel leader says government threats to try him for treason are attempts to damage peace talks. violence conditioned with each side blaming the other. thousands of displaced people are without food or shelter. >> chris christie is seen as a front runner for the republican nomination in the next u.s. presidential race, but he is being accused of knowing some of his aides orchestrated a traffic jam as part of a political vendetta against a local mayor. >> the us government is a step closer to approving an oil pipeline between canada and the united states. the keystone project would not have a significant environmental impact says an environmental report. it's not the final word. there's another report and a public consultation period. the canadian government says it reaffirms canada's position on the benefits of the keystone pipeline. >> we welcome the report and are encouraged that it concludes that keystone xl will not have a significant environmental impact. the keystone xl project is expected to support 42,000 jobs, and billions in economic activity in canada and

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