but first we head to the central african republic a land in ruins and rarely heard about reporter brings us up to date. from the late one nine hundred century until nine hundred sixty the central african republic was a french colony and it declared independence but instead of a democratic government being installed the country was run by a series of corrupt politicians and autocrats including the notorious and probably costs of the first since then there have been a series of military put chips the last coup was in two thousand and thirteen for decades numerous warlords and rebel groups among them christians and muslims have forced over the country's commodities for tile meadowlands gold and diamonds thousands of people have been killed while others have fled to neighboring countries like chad cameroon and the democratic republic of congo according to the un refugee agency around five hundred forty five thousand five hundred people have left. and even more than six hundred thousand have been internally displaced. from the air cargo bombed a row in the northern part of the central african

but first we head to the central african republic land in ruins and rarely heard about reporter brings us up to date. from the late one nine hundred century until nine hundred sixty the central african republic was a french colony and it declared independence but instead of a democratic government being installed the country was run by a series of corrupt politicians and autocrats including the notorious and probably cost of the first since then there have been a series of military pushes the last coup was in two thousand and thirteen for decades numerous warlords and rebel groups among them christians and muslims a force over the country's commodity. teil meadowlands gold and diamonds thousands of people have been killed while others have fled to neighboring countries like chad cameroon and the democratic republic of congo according to the un's refugee agency around five hundred forty five thousand five hundred people have left. and even more six hundred thousand have been internally displaced. from the air. in the northern part of the central african republic looks pretty peaceful bu

but first we head to the central african republic by land in ruins and rarely heard about a reporter brings us up to date. from the late one nine hundred century until one thousand nine hundred sixty the central african republic was a french colony and it declared independence instead of a democratic government being installed the country was run by a series of corrupt politicians and autocrats including the notorious emperor because the first since then there have been a series of military put chits the last coup was in two thousand and thirteen for decades numerous warlords and rebel groups among them christians and muslims have fought over the country's commodities fertile meadowlands gold and diamonds thousands of people have been killed while others have fled to neighboring countries like chad cameroon. and the democratic republic of congo according to the un's refugee agency around five hundred forty five thousand five hundred people have left. and even more six hundred thousand have been internally displaced. from the air the row in the northern part of the central african rep

but first we head to the central african republic the land in ruins and rarely heard about arab culture brings us up to date. from the late one nine hundred century until nine hundred sixty the central african republic was a french colony and it declared independence was instead of a democratic government being installed the country was run by a series of corrupt politicians and autocrats including the notorious and probably costs are the first since then there have been a series of military put chips the last coup was in two thousand and thirteen for decades numerous warlords and rebel groups among them christians and muslims have forced over the country's commodities for tile meadowlands gold and diamonds thousands of people have been killed while others have fled to neighboring countries like chad cameroon. and the democratic republic of congo according to the un's refugee agency around five hundred forty five thousand five hundred people have left. even more six hundred thousand have been internally displaced. from the air the row in the northern part of the central african republic

from the year cock up on the row in the northern part of the central african republic. it looks pretty peaceful but what we're seeing is actually a refugee camp housing around thirty thousand people some of them from the city itself. i'm half of those in the camp are children. many have been badly traumatized like lucy bless you she's twelve from a village about ninety kilometers away. i have lucy was forced to flee when her home was attacked by rebels. who didn't have any family to live with other people from my village who just couldn't come across a teacher from the village tells us that her mother was taken by the rebels lucy hasn't heard from her since everyone else and her family is dead. there are stories like lucy's are not uncommon. but imagine the man loved one morning they came to our village they had really big guns and started shooting at everything in sight they even killed children so i ran away with my family and came to this camp last year i was real lucky. after school we accompany a keel back to his new home in the refugee camp. only his grandfather i

if you look at a map of the central african republic right in the heart of africa, and you look at the areas where there is conflict, there are little explosions almost everywhere in the country and the government is confined to the capital, unable to protect people beyond the confines of the capital. that's the problem. i appreciate the similarities are limited but somalia is a place with a government that can't control all of its territory and it gets a lot of its territory and it gets a lot of support from the african union and other agencies. does the government in car get the same?“ you think about somalia not only do they have 22,000 african union troops, they have american military advisers and people from other countries in the world. central african republic has a minimal amount of outside intervention and is often described as africa's forgotten conflict. this conflict has been going on forfive forgotten conflict. this conflict has been going on for five years and it's still one that appears to have no end in sight. why is it that car is forgotten to the degree that somalia

here on the sand or river in the southwest of the central african republic this boat is on a kind of rescue mission. the rescuers call themselves team a colleague and they want to save the culture of the bayaka untangled people. the group makes regular trips to the rainforest to keep the ancient wisdom of their people alive. the main purpose is to learn about the forest and it spirit. which they have to ask for permission to enter. the right word for their. loved ones. they learn through observation guided by john bullock or one of the few people who still has the ancient knowledge. and. children look at the spark. if you boil it in more to the water turns red. drink it it's good for a stomach ache or sore throat. for thousands of years these communities have lived sustainably taking only what they need for food and medicine from the woods of the river. the members of the mccully are trying to preserve this archaic way of life in modern times and to protect the forest they're supported by nature conservation organization w w f the rain forest in the congo basin is under threat. timbe

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here in the sangar river in the southwest of the central african republic this boat is on a coming to the rescue mission. the rescuers call themselves team a colleague and they want to save the culture of the bayaka untangled people. the group makes regular trips to the rainforest to keep the ancient wisdom of the people alive. the main purpose is to learn about the forest and its parrot. which they have to ask for permission to enter. the writing or word for. her. to learn through observation guided by john bullock or one of the few people who still has the ancient knowledge. and then i have children look at the spark. if you boil it in water the water turns red. drink it it's good for a stomach ache or sore throat. for thousands of years these communities have lived sustainably taking only what they need for food and medicine from the woods of the river the members of the mccully are trying to preserve this archaic way of life in modern times and to protect the forest they're supported by nature conservation organization w w f the rain forest in the congo basin is under threat. timb

so now with most of the by arco go congo basin these pygmy people live in the central african republic like many indigenous people they see the our culture on the right right outside influences that is one of the by arco all being young have come together to preserve the one knowledge of their ancestors how are they doing that show but thousands of years their bayaka have lived with and from the rain forest they have always treated the forest with care because they see themselves as part of it preserving it as part of their cultural heritage then to my colleague group is trying to curry that's tradition on into the twenty first century be my means forest in bayaka kali is the word for in fungal are widespread indigenous language in the region. here on the sangha river in the southwest of the central african republic this boat is on a kind of rescue mission. the rescuers call themselves d. mccully and they want to save the culture of the bayaka people. the group makes regular trips to the rainforest to keep the ancient wisdom of the people alive i know. of the main purpose is to learn a

african republic soldiers tasked with keeping warring factions apart were accused of abusing the children at refugee camps the court found no evidence to support pressing charges the allegations were first published in britain's guardian newspaper. north and south korea have begun a second round of talks to hammer out the details for the north's participation in next month's winter olympics and count chang delegations from both sides met in the border truce village of panmunjom so far they've agreed to include in our troops from the north and may potentially field a joint women's hockey team authorities say one woman has died after a boat fire off the coast of florida the craft was packed with gamblers taking part in an offshore casino cruise about fifty other passengers and crew managed to reach safety after jumping into chilly waters and making their way to shore. here in germany social democrat leader martin sure has started his push to persuade party delegates to support talks on forming a new government with america's conservatives on sunday delegates will vote on whether those talks

african republic soldiers tasked with keeping warring factions apart were accused of abusing children in refugee camps the court found no evidence to support pressing charges the allegations were first published in britain's guardian newspaper and north and south korea have begun a second round of talks to hammer out the details for the north's participation in next month's winter olympics in pyongyang chung delegations from both sides met in the border truce village of yarm so far they've agreed to include an art troupe from the north and may potentially field a joint women's hockey team. throws dinny of president mahmoud abbas says israel is to blame for allegedly jeopardizing the landmark oslo peace accord of the agreement was signed in one thousand nine hundred three at a ceremony with then u.s. president bill clinton. and yasser arafat in ramallah on sunday abbas rejected the u.s. as a mediator but he shot away from completely abandoning a two state solution abbas also had harsh words for u.s. president donald trump who said he would achieve the quote peace deal of the century be

a french court has dismissed a case against soldiers charged with raping children in the central african republic. soldiers tasked with keeping mooring factions apart were accused of abusing children in refugee camps. the court found no evidence to support pressing charges. the allegations were first published in britain's "guardian" newspaper. north and south korea have begun a second round of talks to hammer out the details for the north's participation in the olympics in pyeongchang. -- pyeongchang. they have agreed to include a troop from the north, and mayfield a joint women's hockey team. authorities say one woman has died after a boat fire off the coast of florida. the craft was packed with gamblers taking part in an offshore casino cruise. about 50 other passengers and crew managed to reach safety after jumping into chilly waters and making their way to shore. here in germany, the social democrat leader, martin schultz, has started a big push to persuade his party members to support coalition talks with angela merkel's conservatives. schulz has started the tour of the party's bra

african republic and 26 in sudan's war—torn region of darfur. just last month rebels in the democratic republic of congo targeted peacekeepers in the east of the country. 14 troops were killed and more than 50 injured in the worst attack in the un's recent history. the new report says peacekeepers should be prepared to take the initiative to prevent or fend off attacks, using force, if necessary. it adds that better equipment and training could prevent serious casualties in areas where there is a heightened threat. the document has been prepared for the un secretary general antonio guterres to decide on a way forward. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we'll be exploring the mysteries of the antarctic from what could be the world's largest wildlife sanctuary. the people of saigon have just heard that, at last, there is to be a ceasefire. the reaction of american servicemen was predictable. i'm going home. demonstrators waiting for mike gatting and his rebel cricket team were attacked with tear gas and set upon by police dogs. anti—aparth

african republic and 26 in saddam‘s war—torn region of darfur war. just last month 26 in saddam‘s war—torn region of da rfur war. just last month rebels in the democratic republic of congo targeted peacekeepers in the east of the country. 1a troops were killed and more than 50 injured in the worst attack on the un‘s recent history. the new report says peacekeepers should be prepared to ta ke peacekeepers should be prepared to take the initiative to prevent or fend off attacks using force, if necessary. it adds that equipment and training could prevent serious casualties in areas where there is a heightened threat. the document has been prepared for the un secretary general antonio guterres to decide ona general antonio guterres to decide on a way forward. stay with us on bbc news. coming up, the six—year—old boy from tanzania hoping to inspire other children to dream big. the people of saigon have just heard that, at last, there is to be a ceasefire. the reaction of american servicemen was predictable. i‘m going home. demonstrators waitin

a french court has dismissed a case against soldiers charged with raping children in the central african republic. soldiers tasked with keeping mooring factions apart were accused of abusing children in refugee camps. the court found no evidence to support pressing charges. the allegations were first published in britain's "guardian" newspaper. north and south korea have begun a second round off talks to hammer out the details for the north's participation in the olympics in pyeongchang. -- pyeongchang. theyey havave agreed t to inclua trtroop from the north, and mayfield a joint women's hockey team. authorities say one woman has died after a boat fire off the coast of florida. the craft was packed with gamblers taking part in an offshore casino cruise. about 50 other passengers and crew managed to reach safety after jumping into chilly waters and making their way to shore. here in germany, the social democrat leader, martin schultz, has started a big push to persuade his party members to support coalition talks with angela merkel's conservatives. schulz has started the tour of the party

the conflict in south sudan the peace process in the central african republic and also the democratic republic of congo are all on the agenda. now u.s. soldiers who use fitness devices may be accidentally revealing the location of top secret military bases it's been revealed in interrupt interactive map on the internet that shows the whereabouts of people who use the device may also reveal highly sensitive information about the whereabouts of soldiers died estabrook explains. well fitness tracking devices have become very popular around the world in fact about twenty seven million people globally have these things including people in the u.s. military well it's starting to become a concern now for the u.s. military because this global heat map that went online last fall lets anybody go onto the internet and see where people that have these tracking devices are located and if you look at this map you see it places like the united states in north america and in europe are lit up because a lot of people in those areas of course have them but also now you can see areas where potentially u

african republic soldiers tasked with keeping warring factions apart work used of abusing children at refugee camps the court found no evidence to support pressing charges the allegations were first published in britain's guardian newspaper the north and south korea have begun a second round of talks to hammer out the details for the north's participation in next month's winter olympics in pyongyang delegations from both sides met in the border truce village of paan. so far they've agreed to include an art troupe from the north and may potentially field a joint women's hockey team as. authorities say one woman has died after a boat fire off the coast of florida the craft was packed with gamblers taking part in an offshore casino cruise about fifty other passengers and crew managed to reach safety after jumping into chilly waters and making their way to shore. well here in germany the social democrat leader martin schultz has started a big push to persuade his party members to support coalition talks with underlain marigolds conservatives has started a tour of his party's regional bran

african republic and also the democratic republic of congo all on the agenda. protests have broken out in hong kong after a leading pro-democracy activist was barred from standing for election the authorities say that agnes chow cannot stand as a candidate in a local byelection because her party's political platform violates the territories electoral law rules the twenty one year old is a member of a home kong group that wants more autonomy from china it's the latest move in the government's crackdown on opposition politicians if you go palin has more now from hong kong. many people here say they are angry and confused by the government's decision to bar agnus china the government says agnes child is not eligible to run in these elections because of her party's political stance they advocate self-determination and more autonomy for hong kong but until now all of agnes chows papers were in order she in fact gave up her british passport to stand in these elections so many are saying that this decision is unexpected and a half no basis legal experts also say that

african republic and also the democratic republic of congo all on the agenda. now u.s. soldiers who use fitness tracking devices may be accidentally revealing the location of top secret military bases this issue has been spotted and interactive online maps that show where people are using the track is explained. well fitness tracking devices have become very popular around the world in fact about twenty seven million people globally have these things including people in the u.s. military well it's starting to become a concern now for the u.s. military because this global heat map that went online last fall lets anybody go onto the internet and see where people that have these tracking devices are located and if you look at this map you see it places like the united states in north america and in europe are lit up because a lot of people in those areas of course have them but also now you can see areas where potentially u.s. military personnel have them the pentagon a few years ago gave out about twenty five hundred of these devices to some personnel in an effor

african republic or the democratic republic will fall all on the agenda. residents of the afghan capital kabul say they feel angry and helpless as the city mourns the one hundred three people killed in a deadly suicide bombing tensions are high after saturday's attack which targeted one of kabul's most heavily fortified areas many blame the government for failing to solve that the terrier raising security situation jennifer glass reports from kabul . on a couple hillside policeman near ahmed is being laid to rest he's one of the many victims of saturday's attack in the afghan capital the grief is etched on the face of one of his surviving brothers. near the blast site marie sheeran aga is in another kind of agony she's clutching a photo of her eldest daughter twelve year old merriam she dropped her off here saturday morning but mariam didn't come home her mother has looked everywhere they go to get to i don't know what to say she was the only breadwinner in our house she was selling pens in the streets and she would bring the money to help raise her other

african republic and also the democratic republic of congo all on the agenda. seven people have been found testing saying awake after a ferry they were on disappeared they have a pacific island nation of kerry about us it was found in a lifeboat by the new zealand force on sunday there was no conscious baby about fifty people were on the ferry that went missing i have been no signs yet of any of us of all of the. a french climate has been saved in a dramatic rescue operation on one of the world's most dangerous mountains although a search for her climbing partner has been called off elizabeth revel and thomas lucky if it were sending pakistan's bats also known as kill amount and when they sent a distress call from seven thousand four hundred metres on friday conditions were so tough that pakistani authorities had to call in and the elites group of climbers who were scaling nearby came to the second highest peak in the world and a nighttime rescue mission the polish chamber found revel but could not locate knock your bitch who was so rich is declared dead there

african republic and also the democratic republic of congo all on the agenda. still ahead on the bulletin board tell you why this the striking at the school and security concerns for u.s. military operations plus. music from a strong response on. how music is helping build bridges between cuba and the united states. hello there we've had some very wintry weather over parts of the middle east recently fact this area of cloud has brought a fair amount of snow over parts of iraq and iran these pictures a firm tear on showing just how much snow that we've seen so very decent amount there and that wintry weather is only slowly edging its way towards the east so here it is then during the day on monday could bring us some snow there in kabul but if the temperatures manage to make it up to six degrees slightly to turn very slushy meanwhile towards the west staying cool for us in toronto maximum only three degrees for beirut will be struggling to get to around fifty or sixty degrees over the next day i'll say here in doha the temperatures have also dropped we're gettin

african republic and also the democratic republic of congo all on the agenda. still ahead on al-jazeera the father of flat pack furniture dies at the age of ninety one we look back on the legacy of the man who started our retail revolution plus. building bridges through music how these performers are harmonizing the relations between cuba and the united states. from dusky sunsets if a sprawling savannah. to sunrise atop an asian metropolis. hello there is pretty cold for us in the southeastern parts of china at the moment here's the satellite picture showing this leiria of clouds here that hasn't been giving us a great deal of rain but it has been giving us a fair amount of snow these pictures from the zoo in shanghai sharing panda's there enjoying the wintery weather of the creatures not quite so keen over silly but the pandas really enjoying it as the temperatures only topping out around three degrees is the maximum a o monday for the south or so cool for us in hong kong a maximum just around ten or eleven it really will feel bitterly cold and that cold weath

african republic and also the democratic republic of congo are all on the agenda. one issue that will be addressed at the summit is that sudan in egypt are deeply unhappy with the dam being built in ethiopia leaders of the three countries are due to meet on monday to try to find a solution after months of that look reports now from the south of. the cloud of uncertainty hangs over the african union's annual gathering in addis ababa . a dispute between some of its members over the dam it is building on the nile threatens to undermine the unity of the pan african organization the african union is extremely encouraged by is that the different countries are meeting direct directly and bilaterally to try and sort out their differences for this for the situation to be dealt with in an amicable and in a direct manner between the states involved and that is encouraging for the african union but recent developments on the ground appear to suggest otherwise egyptian president opted for to have sisi perceived real action has expressed concerns over the megaproject known as th

african republic and also the democratic republic of congo all on the agenda. one issue that will also be addressed at the summit is that sudan and egypt are deeply unhappy with the dam that's being built in ethiopia leaders of the three countries are due to meet on monday to try to find a solution after months of deadlock reports from addis ababa. a cloud of uncertainty hangs over the african union's annual gathering in addis ababa . a dispute between some of its members over the dam it is building on the nile threatens to undermine the unity of the pan african organization the african union is extremely encouraged by is that the different countries are meeting direct directly and bilaterally to try and sort out their differences for this for the situation to be dealt with in an amicable and in a direct manner between the states involved and that is encouraging for the african union but recent developments on the ground appear to suggest otherwise egyptian president opted for to have sisi perceives real action has expressed concerns over the megaproject known

african republic and sudan more specifically in darfur. we can hear more from the un. the context in which we have deployed forces has fundamentally changed, we are being directly attacked and targeted. we have taken more casualties in the last year than in the previous two combined and the old ways of doing business are not sufficient to deal with the changed environments. there are a couple of issues, one is to do with the equipment and technology and there is also mindset, having clear instructions, being trained to use the equipment you have but also willing to take action. defending yourself is one thing but sometimes projecting strength is necessary because that deters against attacks. in these particular contexts, when we are being directly targeted, we have to be more robust and sometimes that might mean going on the offensive and having different technologies and equipment than before and the troops that have been trained to handle these types of environments. a new bbc news report on new research on antarctica's underwater ecosys

african republic. the democratic republic of congo are all on the agenda. authorises in can't turn are setting up a disaster management office as officials warn taps will be shut off jus to a major water crisis people in south africa second biggest city have been scrambling to save water and days zero which is when supplies could run drawing the government estimates that will happen on april twelfth unless each person limits themselves to fifty liters a day until adequate rainfall and a massive drought hospitals key economic areas and regions with a high risk of diseases will still be supplied with water others will have to queue at heavily guarded collection points seven people have been found drifting at sea a week after a ferry they were on disappeared near the pacific island nation of caravan us they were found in a lifeboat by the new zealand air force on sunday among them was an unconscious baby about fifty people were on the ferry when it when it went missing have been no signs yet of any of us

african republic soldiers tasked with keeping warring factions apart were accused of abusing the children at refugee camps but the court found no evidence to support pressing charges the allegations were first published in britain's guardian newspaper authorities say one woman has died after a boat fire off the coast of florida the craft was packed with gamblers taking part in an offshore casino cruise about fifty other passengers and crew managed to reach safety after jumping into chilly waters and making their way to shore. here in germany's social democrat leader martin schulz has started his push to persuade party delegates to support talks on forming a new government with americans conservatives on sunday delegates are to vote on whether those talks should go ahead many in the s.p.d. oppose another grand coalition and want more concessions from the conservatives. now a mezzanine floor overlooking the main lobby of the indonesian stock exchange in jakarta has collapsed injuring around seventy people but no deaths have been reported the building was the target of a car bombing by islam

african republic to libya except i mean what seems to be taking priority. so has the council for peace and security which is debating right now is trying to get african nations to move forward with a plan to put an end to instability to the countries that have been mentioned in central africa south african country also the d.l.c. mali and somalia and libya saying that they hoping to see political reconciliation of those countries and also a united stance against extremism and also terrorist groups operating in the. area there is a long list of issues that the african union is debating today and they're hoping to come up with a final stance so the idea basically is this there is a political reform package with that which has been meant implemented has been presented by the one president which aims to streamline decision making process within the a you for the a you to be able to clamp down on a bureaucracy and narrow down the main subject they will they will have to debate every year people are telling them we cannot afford to come over every year and see th

african republic and also the democratic republic of congo are all on the agenda or one issue that will also be addressed at the summit is that sudan and egypt are deeply unhappy with the dam being built in ethiopia leaders of the three countries are due to meet on monday to try to find a solution after months of deadlock reports from this out of the city hangs over the african union's annual gathering in addis ababa. a dispute between some of its members over the dam it is building on the nile threatens to undermine the unity of the pan african organization the african union is extremely encouraged by is that the different countries are meeting direct directly and bilaterally to try and sort out their differences for this for the situation to be dealt with in an amicable and in a direct manner between the states involved and that is encouraging for the african union but recent developments on the ground appear to suggest otherwise egyptian president of the. perceived real action has expressed concerns over the megaproject known as the great if the european. saying it will disrupt the f

spending most of his time on visiting some of these places where conflict raging the central africa republic somalia and south sudan and in tom's all highland thing the guns on the continent african union first and foremost the most pressing issue right now is the issue of the flagship peacekeeping mission of the african union in somalia which the u.n. security council wants to wrap its activities by the topic and you know that is not ideal and any hasty with a broad officials of a you believe will see a return. possibly. the couple at a time the government of somalia is having hated tensions with the federal state as something triggered by the gulf crisis but also apart from somalia the sudan peace process which has to move to woods so all these things and all the other conflicts were discussed during these two days already things between african leaders mohammed many thanks indeed al-jazeera reporting live from attis up about. one of hong kong's most prominent pro-democracy activists has been barred from running in a byelection the government says that agnes chow cannot be a candidate beca

in the democratic republic of congo. new videos have emerged showing african refugees being abused in libya illegal detention centers and extortion have become common as many people trying to reach europe are either court or return to libya in a warning you may find pictures in a cell of binge of its report disturbing. this man stripped naked is being told to stay silent as he's burned with what's said to be mauled on plastic. in another video people are being beaten his kidnappers discuss ransom money these videos are reportedly of sudanese refugees being abused in libya a disease or cannot verify the pictures. but the humiliation and abuse of african migrants here is not new libya is a major hub for human smugglers and traffickers they use the country as a transit for a perilous bored journey to europe some officials have been accused of taking bribes to free people from illegal detention centers where people are kept under inhumane conditions but libyan forces deny the allegations that some are involved in rape forced

in the democratic republic of congo. the man known as the father of south african jazz has died after suffering from prostate cancer. was famous for his distinctive afro jazz sound has career spanned more than five decades he gained international recognition for his through hits like soldier brims a song that became synonymous with the anti apartheid movement in south africa was seventy eight. a mailman judge has denied bail to russia's journalists accused of violating the country's official secrets act. and had been covering the state military offensive has forced six hundred and fifty thousand one hundred muslims to fling it is the paris pairs third here and since being detained last month and found guilty the journalists could face fourteen years and jail. dozens of refugees have been held in a stray environ prison cat papua new guineans mannus island have left for the u.s. forty men have been moved as part of a resettlement deal that was brokered with the obama administration under strain as hardline immigration poli

in the democratic republic of congo new videos have emerged showing african refugees being abused in libya illegal detention centers and extortion have become common as many people trying to reach europe or the quarter return to libya is a warning you may find pictures and some of binge of age report disturbing. this man stripped naked is being told to stay silent as he's burned with what's said to be mauled on plastic. in another video people are being beaten as kidnappers discuss ransom money these videos are reportedly of sudanese refugees being abused in libya a disease or cannot verify the pictures. but the humiliation and abuse of african migrants here is not new libya is a major hub for human smugglers and traffickers the use the country as a transit for a perilous board journey to europe some officials have been accused of taking bribes to free people from illegal detention centers where people are kept under inhumane conditions but libyan forces deny the allegations that some are involved in rape forced labor and even murder the poorly equipped navy and coast guard say they'