africa is experienced in a drug crisis in 2017 west africa accounted for 77 percent of all tramadol seized worldwide in the following story right now takes us to liberia where we meet a drug peddler who makes a profit from selling tramadol. monrovia liberia the abuse of the painkiller tramadol is on the rise. officially the synthetic opioid is only imported in $50.00 to $100.00 milligram pills but criminal networks smuggle in tramadol tablets $3.00 to $5.00 times higher in dosage. those pills are then passed on to street vendors like henry kane the 19 year old makes a profit every day. and i was and i used to sell electronic gadgets but then my business went down because of the call in a pandemic so i started selling tramadol people who have nothing to do people who don't have jobs they all come to me to buy my pills. kane says he's tried the drug and knows its effects but you keep selling as long as there's a market. sometimes i take it myself because i want to know what it is like the feeling of it i think it and i like it i see why people come to me and bites every day i know exa

the journey to europe starts here from the shores of west africa it's almost a week long boat ride to morocco and for morocco the african continent to the european union are separated by just 14 kilometers neurontin border guards say that they've seen migrants using jet skis or kayaks to make it to the canary islands over the weekend almost a 1000 migrants have made it to the european union into spain these are not refugees fleeing war but young men that are fully economic and political hardship at home many of them algerian guinea is where they're said to be contested election and was the european union has funded countries such as morocco or libya to stem out the flow of migration morocco received almost a $1000000000.00 since 2014 well that hasn't stopped these young men from taking this dangerous journey you create. great distress for the families down to show people who take you serious journeys a purse. and they can freeze iran's men i've used it's pretty sure and also a very under-rated according to researchers there's a 500 percent increase in migrants coming to the shores of

africa is experience in a drug crisis in 2017 west africa accounted for 77 percent of all tramadol seized worldwide in the following story really not excess to liberia where we meet a drug peddler who makes a profit from selling tramadol. monrovia liberia the abuse of the painkiller tramadol is on the rise. officially the synthetic opioid is only important in 50 to 100 milligram pills but criminal networks smuggle in tramadol tablets 3 to 5 times higher in dosage. those pills are then passed on to street vendors like henry kane the 19 year old makes a profit every day. i used to sell electronic gadgets but then my business went down because of the call in a pandemic so i started selling tramadol people who have nothing to do people who don't have jobs they all come to me to buy my pills. kane says he's tried the drug and knows its effects but he'll keep selling as long as there's a market. sometimes i think it myself because i want to know what it is like the feeling of it i think it and i like it i see why people come to me and bite every day i know it's not food to people and it is ille

well that seems to be their part and especially in the west africa. region where current or you see what is happening in the course they have to change the constitution so that the incumbent president can run for. then the same thing happens in guinea where he has actually been in power for one or 2 times for 10 years he is has forced to change the constitution so that he can run for another time but people have to know that this guy cannot be in the same basket as other people who have been in power for 2 decades really could even for decades has just been in power for all of 2 times 10 yes' but then the change of the constitution itself raises questions about his motives and he is also is very questionable he is 82 years only. afraid what about his main challenger at delhi india he is no new come it's a political power isn't. yes he's very very you know new has acquired in this so your poise and president. that he's some couple of years ago he has been also the prime minister he's very very experienced politician and he has also muscle support from

this is deja news africa on the program today democracy in west africa voters in guinea kicked off the 1st drop it straight off elections in the region including in the ivory coast and. they're all warnings democracy is deteriorating in these countries . and to say is you have to reinvent the wheel we'll meet the businessman creating employment opportunities in cape town with a simple but ingenious idea. hello i'm christine one day it's good to have your company there often is often electoral dispute in guinea a day off to a tense presidential election votes all still being counted but the opposition has already say it will publish its own results while the incumbent president alpha condé is seeking a the following months against the move during which security forces killed dozens of people. and president alpha condé has called for a free fair and transparent election. he came to power in 2010 as an opposition candidate and guineas 1st democratic election since independence from france in 1408 back then his win was seen as a break from decades of authoritarian rule but now critics ar

well that seems to be their part and especially in the west africa. region where currents are you see what is happening because they have had to change the constitution so that the incumbent president can run for a time then the same thing happens in guinea where he has actually been in power for one or 2 times for 10 years he is has forced to change the constitution so that he can run for another term but people have to know that this guy cannot be in the same basket as other people who have been in power for 2 decades even for decades has just been in power for all of 2 times 10 yes' but then the change of the constitution itself raises questions about his motives and he's also is very questionable he's 82 years almost. afraid what about his main challenge at delhi india though he's no new come into political power is he. yes he's very very you know new has acquired in this so your poised and president. that he's some couple of years ago he has been also the prime minister he's very very experienced politician and he has also muster support from fro

news africa on the program today democracy in west africa voters in guinea kicked off the 1st profit straight off elections in the region including in ghana the ivory coast and. they're all warnings democracy is deteriorating in these countries . and to say is you have to reinvent the wheel we'll meet the businessman creating youth employment opportunities in cape town with a simple but ingenious idea. hello i'm christine one day it's good to have your company there often is often electoral dispute in guinea a day off to a tense presidential election votes all still being counted but the opposition has already say it will publish its own results while the incumbent president alpha condé is seeking a 3rd term following months of protests against the move during which security forces killed dozens of people. and president alpha condé has called for a free fat and transparent election. he came to power in 2010 as an opposition candidate in guinea's 1st democratic election since independence from france in 1958 back then his win was seen as a break from decades of authoritarian rule bu

more than 1000 people landed in the spanish islands off the coast of west africa over the weekend. local politicians have asked medrad for help, saying the canary islands do not have enough resources. migrants are increasingly taking the dangerous route to reach europe instead of traveling by the mediterranean sea, where they face heightened security. nicholas is in senegal, a key transit country for migrants trying to reach europe. >> the journey to europe starts here -- from the shores of west africa, it is a must a week-long both right to morocco, and from morocco, the african continent to the european union are separated by just 14 kilometers. moroccan border guards say they have seen migrants using jet skis or kayaks to make it to the canary islands. over the weekend, almost 1000 migrants have made it to the european union and to spend. these are not refugees fleeing war, but young men that are fleeing economic and political hardship. many of them are -- guineans, where there is said to be a contested election. while the european union has funded countries such as morocco or l

we go over to london fred when he's in our west africa bureau in lagos hi fred good to see you so awful condé once a nother term in office and there's been much opposition to that but just had a small about his 10 years in office. in the last 10 year prison. says he claims that he has changed things he has changed the economy of the country which he says that he's pretty son actually messed up with everything and then now he says that for the last 10 years he has done incredible job in terms of economy and he has the kountry so. but then there were position on the other side the opposition says that this guy wants to stay in power something they don't want to see repeating itself tell us more about the opposition candidate what how much support does he have among the nails. he has i can say that he has significant support because this is a guy who has been he's a former prime minister he has a q prior to several ministerial posts during the not going to rule so he's an experienced politician but also he he has a massive support from the old regime for the people who are against the inc

tonight we're turning to west africa — focusing on nigeria. a recent poll shows that nigeria ranks fourth among countries whose citizens have confidence in mr trump's handling of foreign affairs. that's despite the trump administration targeting nigeria, amongst other nations, with tougher immigration rules. for instance, a planned change to student visas would mean nigerians could only get a two—year visa, even if their course of study is longer. so, why does the american president seem to draw support from both nigeria's christian and muslim populations. for more, we'rejoined by chi chi izundu, our west africa correspondent who's in lagos. the president has privately been very rude about african countries, but by the support for him in nigeria? how do you explain that? but by the support for him in nigeria? how do you explain that7m could be a number of different reasons, his conservatism does play well with a lot of conservative africans and his business acumen that he is prodding to the office that he is prodding to the office that he is

africa if they manage well there are mineral resources on sunday gideon's went to the polls to vote for the country's next president after a bitterly fought campaign where incumbent alpha condé and other candidates for meant it ethnic tension rather than address guinea's economic failure opposition candidates in 2000 and jello who accuses the 82 year old president of corruption and mismanaging public funds believes he won the race. in spite of the anomalies that marred to belly on sunday and in view to results that came out of the ballot boxes i'm victorious in this election in the 1st round but alpha condé has yet to accept defeat caught in the middle of this tussle for power are given despite feeling abandoned by their political leaders still hope for the opportunity of a better life nicolas hawke al-jazeera in south africa 2 black men accused of murdering a wife are back in court seeking bail brendan horner was killed in early october and want to wipe farming unions say is part of a pattern of targeted racist attacks of previous court appearance or scuffles between white farmer

niger unless a groups of asian access violence and insecurity in the central so hell region of west africa has pushed the millions into acute hunger the number of internally displaced people has risen to nearly 1600000 so if you come to. an arrangement already fragile situation because it exacerbating natural disasters to raging crisis you see. there is. this region face 4 'd or 6 years humanitarian crisis in the years to come if we don't continue to build our response military and development assistance. guinea's electoral body has dismissed the main opposition candidates claim a victory in the presidential election. says he won even the official results on expected several days jailors the main challenger to the income from alpha condé is running for a 3rd term as nicolas hack reports whoever wins will lead a poor country with a wealth of natural resources. on the edge of guinea's capital an old man is mourning his land gone are the mahogany trees the rare species of chimpanzees and the home that his father and grandfathers were born in instead there is industrial extraction of bauxite

groups have access to violence and insecurity in central so whole region of west africa has pushed millions into acute hunger the number of internally displaced people has risen to nearly 1600000 the un's hoping to raise a $1000000000.00 a donor conference on tuesday. if you come. and arrange already fragile situation because it exacerbated natural disasters to a raging crisis you see. the risks that this region faces 4 or 6 years humanitarian crisis in the years to come if we don't. continue to build a. humanitarian and development assistance. guinea's electoral body has dismissed the main opposition candidates claim a victory in the presidential election supporters of. celebrated in the capital conakry. he denounced the one official results on expected for several days incumbent. irresponsible and dangerous. whoever wins the votes will lead a poor country with a wealth of natural resources nicholas reports. on the edge of guinea's capital an old man is mourning his land gone are the mahogany trees the rare species of chimpanzees and the home that his father and grandfathers were born in i

until recently ivory coast was seen as the best business destination in west africa but the upcoming election has sparked fears that political rivalries could again boil over into violence it's caused a lot of uncertainty among business owners. on the outskirts of. workers of this coffee processing factory are under pressure to deliver customer support is. established only a few years ago its owner is already dreaming of a number shows expression program. the plant is one of dozens of small and medium enterprises fueling economic growth in ivory coast thanks to the government's liberalisation policies of the past 5 years economy some will mark runs on entrepreneur of skills program for young people in africa from 20. to 2020. 7 percent in terms of economic growth which is 3 main goals which is more. points. back. in 2011 as well the country. was wrong. but right now they are more than $2000.00 right. eventually they did. was one of the greatest. across. the country. despite could be 1000 consents businesses remain hopeful such a distant presidential election is a big quarry. violence

well until recently ivory coast was seen as the best business destination in west africa but the upcoming election there has sparked fares that political rivalries could again into violence and cause a lot of uncertainty among business sinus ahmed address has been. on the outskirts of up usual were. this coffee processing factory under pressure to deliver customer support is. established only a few years ago its owner is already dreaming of a number program. the plant is one of dozens of small and medium enterprises fueling economic growth in ivory coast thanks to the government's liberalisation policies of the past 5 years economy some runs on neural skills program for young people in africa from 20. to 2020. 7 percent in terms of economic growth which instrumentals. more. points. back. in 2011 as well the country. where there was a wrong. but right now there are more than $2000.00 right. eventually they didn't think. it was one of the great. cross. country. despite concerns businesses remain hopeful such a distant presidential election is a big quarry. violence after the election 10 yea

africa. senegal which is a key transit point for migrants trying to reach europe for the journey to europe starts here from the shores of west africa it's almost a week long boat ride to morocco and for morocco the african continent to the european union are separated by just 14 kilometers neurontin border guards say that they've seen migrants using jet skis or kayaks to make it to the canary islands over the weekend almost that was in migrants have made it to the european union into spain these are not refugees fleeing war but young men that are fleeing economic and political hardship at home many of them algerians are guineans where they're said to be contested election and whilst the european union has funded countries such as morocco or libya to stem out the flow of migration morocco received almost a $1000000000.00 since 2014 well that hasn't stopped these young men from taking this dangerous journey you create. great distress for the. people are you serious journalist a person. and they

violence and insecurity in central whole region of west africa has pushed millions into acute hunger the number of internally displaced people has risen to nearly 1600000. and arrange already fragile situation. exacerbating natural disasters to be raging . there's risks that this region faced former 'd soviet humanitarian crisis in the years to come if we. continue to build our response. and development assistance the international red cross says a stable ceasefire is needed in the dawn of hot about so it can help civilians the head of the agency says so far it's only been able to provide limited aid there all reports that shelling continues days after as a buffer zone agreed to a humanitarian truce the latest fighting over the disputed region broke out 3 weeks ago the u.s. has charged 6 former russian military officers over cyber attacks targeting a number of high profile events including the winter olympics and the french presidential election prosecutors say the hack is a part of the same units that interfered in the 2016 u.s. presidential vote the wanted men are assumed to be in

it's a weeklong journey from the shores of west africa to the canary islands in southern spain and it's like. this is where the drinks sometimes they run out of. they come back to shore and it is dangerous drink which human traffickers that we spoke to did not want to be filmed say shortage of. jobs is packing his bags some clothing his football boots and a prayer before leaving leeds the blessing of the elders traveling to europe costs thousands of dollars a small fortune for these families. mothers sell their land even their jewelry with the support of fathers and from one day to another we see young men leave in the pursuit of happiness. he has taken this journey before and failed. faced with the shame of returning home empty handed he's convinced this time he will succeed. and ahead is the prospect of a new life. nicholas hawke al-jazeera car. the u.s. state department's condemning what it calls turkey's calculated provocation in sending a survey ship into disputed waters in the mediterranean territorial tension is high between turkey and greece over oil and gas exploration the unit

the journey to europe starts here from the shores of west africa it's almost a week long boat ride to morocco and for morocco the african continent to the european union are separated by just 14 kilometers neurontin border guards say that they've seen migrants using jet skis or kayaks to make it to the canary islands over the weekend almost that was in migrants have made it to the european union into spain these are not refugees fleeing war but young men are fleeing economic and political hardship at home many of them algerians are guinea is where they're said to be contested election and was the european union has funded countries such as morocco or libya to stem out the flow of migration morocco received almost a $1000000000.00 since 2014 well that hasn't stopped these young men from taking this dangerous journey you create. great distress to defend you people are you serious journalist 1st. and they can freeze irishman i've used it's pretty sure and some. according to researchers there's a 500 percent increase in migrants coming to the shores of the canary islands mostly because of

during wednesday and indeed tuesday but for most in north africa it's a dry picture in west africa there are a few showers but they are mostly now offshore. temperatures are on the rise global warming is taking effect. as one of the world's biggest emitters of greenhouse gases in the u.s. is set to withdraw from the paris climate accord the day after the presidential election we care and we will deal with climate change get a new president reversed the decision in time and face up to the climate crisis for all of the key issues of the us elections on al-jazeera one of america's worst coronavirus outbreaks in the prison happened in california after infected inmates were transferred from one facility to another no ventilation when those are welded shut till everyone is breathing the same air all of the time every day for a week straight then the knees alarms it's called man down man down man down man down all day all night for klein's office who is responsible. pandemic in prison to some quentin outbreak on a just 0. time now for a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera the french presi

this is news africa on the program today democracy in west africa voters in guinea kicked all the 1st off a string off elections in the region including in ghana the ivory coast and. they're all warnings democracy is deteriorating in these countries. and to say is you have to reinvent the wheel we'll need the businessmen creating youth employment opportunities in cape town with the simple but ingenious idea. hello i'm christine one day it's good to have your company there often is often electoral dispute in guinea a day off to a tense presidential election votes all still being counted but the opposition has already say it will publish its own results while the incumbent president alpha condé is seeking a 3rd term following months of protests against the move during which security forces killed dozens of people. and president alpha condé has called for a free fair and transparent election. he came to power in 2010 as an opposition candidate in guinea's 1st democratic election since independence from france in 1000 or 58 back then his win was seen as a break from decades of authorita

the journey to europe starts here from the shores of west africa it's almost a week long boat ride to morocco and for morocco the african continent to the european union are separated by just 14 kilometers neurontin border guards say that they've seen migrants using jet skis or kayaks to make it to the canary islands over the weekend almost a 1000 migrants have made it to the european union into spain these are not refugees fleeing war but young men are fleeing economic and political hardship at home many of them algerians are guinea ends where they're said to be a contested election and whilst the european union has funded countries such as morocco or libya to stem out the flow of migration morocco received almost a $1000000000.00 since 2014 well that hasn't stopped these young men from taking this dangerous journey you create. great distress to the families of people who take their ears journeyers purse. and they can freeze irishman abuse expectation and some also. according to researchers there's a 500 percent increase in migrants coming to the shores of the canary islands mostly b

well that seems to be depart on especially in the west africa. region where current or you see what is happening in the course they have had to change the constitution so that the incumbent president can run for. them the same thing happens in guinea where he has actually been in power for one or 2 times for 10 years he is has forced to change the constitution so that he can run for another time but people have to know that this guy cannot be in the same basket as other people who have been in power for 2 decades even for decades has just been in power for all of 2 times 10 years but then the change of the constitution it's of raises questions about his motives and he's also is very questionable he's 82 years almost. afraid what about his main challenger at delhi india he is no new come achieve political power is he. yes he's very very you know me has occupied several minutes so your poised and president. that he's some couple of years ago he has been also the prime minister he's very a very experienced politician and he has also must have suppor

the journey to europe starts here from the shores of west africa it's almost a week long boat ride to morocco and for morocco the african continent to the european union are separated by just 14 kilometers moroccan border guards say that they've seen migrants using jet skis or kayaks to make it to the canary islands over the weekend almost a 1000 migrants have made it to the european union into spain these are not refugees fleeing war but young men that are flee economic and political hardship at home many of them algerian guineans where they're said to be a contested election and was the european union has funded countries such as morocco or libya to stem out the flow of migration morocco received almost a $1000000000.00 since 2014 well that hasn't stopped these young men from taking this dangerous journey to create 3 year of great distress to the families of people who take their ears journeys a purse and freak out and they can freeze iran's men abuse it's pretty sure and some also die on the reef according to researchers there's a 500 percent increase in migrants coming to the shor

africa but it's images of the dance of death of death leading people the way they would in a medieval drawing and to dance against it the way villages would dance to let the play part of them by obviously has very strong echoes with where we are today that's part of the fact of covert being that exhibition as opened in both but it's not yet been possible to travel from johannesburg to. so i'm hoping to get the during the run of the exhibition. and to see how it feels in a different space obviously an exhibition changes every time it moves it's a mixture between the work that's there and the space it's shown in and and it looks beautiful and dr hunter i'm sure it does not just quit a politics play such a huge role in your work and of course your own biography how do you see the political role of our ted at this stage of your career. well i'm interested in an art that can reflect things which aren't usually very political or that is to say that can affect the ambiguity the paradoxes the contradictions of the political so normally when one thinks of political art one thinks of something

africa in guinea or in togo we had elections this year that was a very similar story that the sitting president claims he does have the right to run for a 3rd time because the change in the constitution to mammon doesn't account for him so as a result the main opposition parties here except for an independent candidate that is running against president ouattara these main opposition parties are saying that this entire election here is a farce what they want is a different candidate from the r h d p party the governing party a candidate that didn't have 2 terms so far now we know that there was a lot of violence killed killing thousands of people after the 2010 election and there are fears of a possible return of that violence and how likely do you think that is. definitely those memories are very very stark memories 2002 to 2010 when the ivorians here really received a very very brutal taste a brutal experience of what polls election violence can mean nobody really knows how the violence that into the run up to these elections have already played out on the roads nobody knows how that

we go over to london fred when you he's in our west africa bureau in lagos hi fred good to see you so algal condé once again that the term in office and there's been much opposition to that but just had a small about his 10 years in office. in the last 10 year prison. says he claims that he has changed things he has changed the corner of the country which he says that he's pretty says our son actually messed up with everything and then he now he says that for the last 10 years he has done incredible job in terms of economy and he has the kountry so. but then there will position on the other side the opposition says that this guy wants to stay in power something they don't want to see repeating itself tell us more about the opposition candidate what how much support does he have among gay males. he has. said that he has significant support because this is a guy who has been he's a former prime minister he has a q prior to several ministerial posts during us are not going to rule so he's an experienced politician but also he has a massive support from the old regime for the people who

africa in guinea or in togo riyadh elections this year that was a very similar story that the sitting president claims he does have the right to run for a 3rd time because the change in the constitution to mammon doesn't account for him so as a result the main opposition parties here except for an independent candidate that is running against president ouattara these main opposition parties are saying that this entire election here is a farce what they want is a different candidate from the r h d p party the governing party candidate didn't have 2 terms so far now we know that there was a lot of violence killed killing thousands of people after the 2010 election and there are fears of a possible return of that violence and how likely do you think that is. definitely those memories are very very stark memories 2002 to 2010 when they ivorians here really received a very very brutal taste the brutal experience of what polls election violence can mean nobody really knows how the violence that into the run up to these elections have already played out on the roads nobody knows how that is

we go over to london freedom of when you he's in our west africa bureau in lagos hi fred good to see you so awful condé once a nother term in office and there's been much opposition to that but just had a small about his 10 years in office. and. prison. says he claims that he has changed things he has changed the economy of the contrie which he says that he is pretty son actually messed up with everything and then he now he says that for the last 10 years he has done incredible job in terms of economy and he has the kountry so. but then there will position on the other side the opposition says that this guy wants to stay in power something they don't want to see repeating itself tell us more about the opposition candidate what how much support does he have among the natives. he has i can say that he has significant support because this is a guy who has been he's a former prime minister he has a-q. prior to several ministerial posts during our contest rule so he's an experienced politician but also he has a massive support from the old regime for the people who are against the incumb

we go over to london freedom of when he's in our west africa bureau in a good to see you so i'll condé once a nother term in office and there's been much opposition to that but just had a small about his 10 years in office. and. prison. says he claims that he has changed things he has changed the economy of the country which he says that he is pretty son counting actually messed up with everything and then he now he says that for the last 10 years he has done incredible job in terms of economy and he has the kountry so. but then there were position on the other side the opposition says that this guy wants to stay in power something they don't want to see repeating itself tell us more about the opposition's candidate what how much support does he have among gay males . he has. said that he has significant support because this is a guy who has been he's a former prime minister he has a-q. prior to several ministerial posts during the not going to rule so he's an experienced politician but also he has a massive support from the old regime for the people who are against the incumbent presi

the full any people are a nomadic ethnic group that move with their cattle across west and central africa but with population growth there is less space for their heads to graze freely that means they often come into conflict with owners of farm land who accuse them of trespassing and destroying their crops here's an example of how this dispute is playing out in ghana. 50 year old giallo sambo is a few money herdsman in eastern ghana he owns thousands of cattle they graze on lands like these and that's creating problems with the locals who own the farmland . they are now retaliating. in your mind you might be yeah yeah we don't have any other job we raise livestock and farm at the same time to make a living and for many years we've done this without issues and in recent years our cattle have been attacked and killed by locals and security forces. they're trying to destroy our livelihood yeah well i do and i have i thought sambo has lived here all his life and he was born into the fulani community just like his father and grandfather. he explains why he now feels threatened by the current

well that seems to be the part and especially in the west africa. region where cut into you see what is happening in the course they have had to change the constitution so that the incumbent president can run for a time then the same thing happens in guinea where he has actually been in power for one or 2 times for 10 years he is has forced to change the constitution so that he can run for another time but people have to know that this guy cannot be in the same basket as other people who have been in power for 2 decades even for decades has just been in power for all the 2 times 10 yes'. then the change of the constitution it's of raises questions about his motives and he's also is very questionable he is 82 years almost. afraid what about his main challenger. delhi india though he is no new committee political power is he. yes he's very very you know only has occupied so very many so your poise and president. that he's some couple of years ago he has been also the prime minister he's very very experienced politician and he has also must have suppor

let our thank you so much for your company everyone where we begin in west africa authorities in nigeria's biggest city lagos are vowing to investigate reports that security forces have. opened fire on protesters are rights groups are citing what they call credible reports that some demonstrators were killed or the army calls the reports fake news nigerians have been protesting meanwhile for weeks against police brutality and corruption. they came out in defiance of a curfew and after dusk the trouble started the many green uniforms was seen setting up barriers surrounding the area and eyewitnesses saw c.c.t.v. cameras and street lighting being disabled for god then suddenly gunshots. i truly am sure they're. ok all sincere huge people outside the toll gate started taking cover now down to down. the road i. think. a d w news crew who were on the scene were forced to take shelter next to their vehicle . i think. the earth even after the sun went down the shooting continued so did the protest deep into the night was here look how many of them are still down on her way out just in nigeria out

the felony people are a nomadic ethnic group that move with their cattle across west and central africa but with population growth there is less space for their heads to graze freely that means they often come into conflict with owners of farm land who accuse them of trespassing and destroying their crops here's an example of how this dispute is playing out in ghana. 50 year old giallo sambo is a fulani herdsman in eastern. he owns thousands of cattle they graze on lands like these and that's creating problems with the locals who own the farmland thing they are now retaliating. in your mind you might be yeah yeah we don't have any other job we raise livestock and farm at the same time to make a living much for many years we've done this without issues and in recent years our cattle have been attacked and killed by locals and security forces. they're trying to destroy our livelihood yeah well i do and i have i thought sambo has lived here all his life he was born into the fulani community just like his father and grandfather. he explains why he now feels threatened by the current hostili

the felony people are a nomadic ethnic group that move with their cattle across west and central africa but with population growth there is less space for their heads to graze freely that means they often come into conflict with owners of farm land who accuse them of trespassing and destroying their crops here's an example of how this dispute is playing out in ghana. 50 year old giallo sambo is a fulani herdsman in eastern gonna he owns thousands of cattle they graze on lands like feeds and that's creating problems with the locals who own the farmland. they are now retaliating. in your mind you might be yeah yeah we don't have any other job we raise livestock and farm at the same time to make a living for many years we've done this without issues and in recent years our cattle have been attacked and killed by locals and security forces. they're trying to destroy our livelihood yeah well i do and i have. sambo has lived here all his life he was born into the fulani community just like his father and grandfather . he explains why he now feels threatened by the current hostilities. and. th

africa is experiencing a drug crisis in 2017 west africa accounted for 77 percent of all tramadol seized worldwide in the following story right now takes us to liberia where we meet a drug peddler who makes a profit from selling tramadol. monrovia liberia the abuse of the painkiller tramadol is on the rise. officially the synthetic opioid is only imported in $50.00 to $100.00 milligram pills but criminal networks smuggle in tramadol tablets $3.00 to $5.00 times higher in dosage. those polls are then passed on to street vendors like henry kane the 19 year old makes a profit every day. and i was and i used to sell electronic gadgets but then my business went down because of the corner pandemic so i started selling tramadol people who have nothing to do people who don't have jobs they all come to me to buy my pills. kane says he's tried the drug and knows its effects but he'll keep selling as long as there's a market. sometimes they take it myself because i want to know what it is like the feeling of it i take it and i like it i see why people come to me and buy a dividend i know example to

africa over the weekend migrants are increasingly taking the dangerous atlantico sion route to reach europe instead of traveling by the mediterranean sea where they face heightened security ahead of the world health organization has warned against the idea that herd immunity might be a strategy to stop the pandemic is called the proposal unethical to address i don't give to every associate says health officials typically aim to achieve herd immunity by vaccination never in the history of public health has heard immunity been used as a strategy for responding to an outbreak a little more a pandemic it's scientifically and ethically problematic 1st we don't know enough about immunity to cope with 19 most people who are infected with the virus that go to school with 19 develop an immune response within the 1st few weeks but we don't know how strong or lasting that immune response is or how it differs for different people we have some clues but we don't have the complete picture health care workers in china have been told to test all 9000000 residents of qingdao in just 5 days the city h

but the west weather as per usual surround west africa and making its way further west still. but. the world's biggest economy was put on hold. deregulating industries of old delivered new growth for a president who promised greatness again. on the coronavirus pandemic has seen resurgence replaced with a recession as the world eagerly watches on to see out either presidential candidate might revive the flagship u.s. economy. details coverage of the u.s. elections on al-jazeera. the arab . again you what you want is there has remind you of our top stories this hour u.s. president donald trump has been moved to a military medical center where he's being treated for 19 white house as the president is doing very well. a president trump does not require any supplemental oxygen but he is being given 2 experimental drugs one of them is rem disappear which has been shown to shorten the coronavirus patient's hospital stays. and the 7th day of fierce fighting is underway between military forces from all mean you in azerbaijan both sides are reporting civilian deaths and accusing each ot

i was right and employment hand going on west and 19 has left. in south africa being accused off or kinds of i think citizens. and there is not their victims of the constant terms of violence dozens have had their shots looked at the west violence in 2018 more than 60 people killed in that year. the recent imagines of a group calling itself put south africa 1st has knocked many for the nationalist scared that of most aggressive wave of xenophobic violence could erupt this group. made after a different community organizations is home to protest demonstrations and protests across the country asking for the nationals to pick and live should understand the position of citizens when they see as. much or 2 of the foreign nationals in the country the bad people one percent is good the rest they need to go back to human rights watch dogs are taking the government to spin to attend to the concerns of the groups such as put some of the 1st before things get out of control reactivity worried that this is now going to you know break out into again the same t

africa over the weekend u.s. supreme court nominee amy coney barrett's confirmation hearing is set to begin in the next hour republicans are pushing ahead rapidly to confirm barrett's before november's election we'll have live coverage of the start of the hearing those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera in about half an hour after the war in october good buy. on the 6th of october $973.00 the 10th day of ramadan the muslim holy month and young kapoor the holiest of holy days in the jewish calendar egypt and syria launched an all out war against israel. this 1st liberation of land occupied by israel in the 19676 day war provoked an enthusiastic response across the arab world. fillin show me. the moroccan people were so enthusiastic about the war that was evident in the campaign organized tomorrow can cities especially the big ones to donate blood and it was a very popular campaign and. how is it then. and what had been given them in algeria a president who meridian took up the cause and gave a

his firm in west africa is losing money every day. now, it wasn't that long ago that people were queueing for covid—i9 tests. but now, it's the vaccine. this isn't part of a clinical trial, what's happening here in china is that it's being rolled out to the public. you turn up, pay your money, get your number and then over there can get in the queue. in the next few hours, that clinic is going to open and people are going to get the vaccine.

that to me is unique in west africa it was founded by. one of the biggest names in contemporary africa. and his latest project he works with refugees from. there are lots of refugees here the 1st place an african refugees head is elsewhere in africa europe. people think africans are going to cross the mediterranean and invade europe for that's false lots of african refugees stay within africa. is. the purpose of the beyond borders project is to go into the camps and get refugees to dance. this allows them to regain control and self-confidence and to overcome boredom and loneliness. they're going to return to the camps with new knowledge with a breath of fresh air. it works deal with the issues which affect everyone but from an african perspective. as regards for such as dance because it's a universal language you can communicate transmit emotion and church audiences using words. sound. as a representative of africa's politically active dance scene beyond the neighbors here also to pass in the town's called case interest in along with danc

teniques being used now are used in west africa during the ebola obreak. in nigeria, teens quickly turned their attention to covid-19 using -- teams quickly turned their attention to covid-19 using their extensive contact tracing experience. they helped to prevent a large tbak, which no doubt overwhelmed the fragile health re system. one needs to loo population. the continent is home to the world's youngest population. the median age inly 19 years compared to europe's 43. it is well-known covid-19 affectslder people more severely. this does not mean africa has overcome the disease. the number of newlyonrmed cases and deaths have risen in the last two months. but publihealth experts are warning against complacency. the outbreak in africa is likely to smolder much longer. laura: now let's look toward america where half the states in uptick in covid cases. health officials wisconsin are so overwhelmed they built ao fielital outside in milwaukee to take in the influx of patients. how is the u.s. responding?t presidump, himself recovering from the virus, releas

time whether he is evident things i must pray that we've had more flooding in west africa i'm afraid it's been a very wet rainy season across central africa and he can satellite picture the showers extend all the way from the ethiopian highlands now running across sudan south sudan right into the gulf of guinea and pushing right across into the western side of the continent we've even seen some showers recently unusually wet weather into western sahara and that has brought some flooding here as well now we're going to say some wetter weather just lingering across the part of west africa see this little clutch of storms in the area of white cloud just into central parts of nigeria and that resulted in some flooding further north there we go with those showers around western sahara and that's going to push some wet weather up towards a canary says go through the next couple days again possibility of little bit of localized flooding i'm hopeful that the rains in central parts of nigeria pushing across benito go ghana into ivory coast will sink a little further southwards as we go on thr

it is unique in west africa it was founded by sally s. and one of the biggest names in contemporary african dogs in his latest project he works with refugees from. there are lots of refugees here the 1st place an african refugees head is elsewhere in africa europe. people think africans are going to cross the mediterranean and invade europe but that's false lots of african refugees stay within africa. is. the purpose of the beyond borders project is to go into the camps and get refugees to dance. this allows them to regain control and self-confidence and to overcome boredom and loneliness. they're going to return to the campus with new knowledge with a breath of fresh air and hope. they were deal with the issues which affect everyone but from an african perspective. as regards for such as dance because it's a universal language you can communicate transmit emotion and church audiences using words. as a representative of africa's politically active dance scene beyond the neighbors here also to pass in the town's call case interest in along

africa over the weekend migrants are increasingly taking the dangerous atlantic ocean route to reach europe instead of traveling via the mediterranean sea where they face heightened security local politicians have asked madrid for help saying the canary islands do not have enough resources. health care workers in china have been told to test all 9000000 residents of change out in just 5 days the city has reported a dozen new cases linked to a hospital treating code 900 patients certain areas of the city have already been placed under lockdown. you stay with us on al-jazeera if you find that america is up next. he began with the war and the good it was to hear i got shot by fall ball i felt like i was that a documentary filmmaker once granted unconditional assignment contrasts his experiences with those seeking refuge today and intimate you know of the consequences of the policies of detainments is really almost the same in all this misery they cannot absorb this number that people have to suffer and in this way it is unacceptable and refugees tayo on al-jazeera viewfinder fresh persp

africa in the west african regional bloc and lifts economic sanctions that were imposed following a military coup. turkey's top diplomats accuses armenia of war crimes in our azerbaijan as the border front tate's.

but the west weather as per usual surround west africa and making its way further west still. current tensions between countries along the river nile have their roots in a colonial past from eclipse point of view cannot attack non-agreement full ticals victory a new political realities on the ground are increasing the sense of uncertainty over clooney as the rhythm mild there with the need to view the other night and how the countries through which they may have pushed kind of a defeat could topple the. struggle over the mild phone al-jazeera. the in the air. the on the on. a comeback and the headlines now u.s. president donald trump is suffering from mild symptoms off to testing positive for the coronavirus 1st lady maloney a trump was also contracted the virus in the power isolating of the white house officials are now racing to find out who else might be infected. i'm not going to get into i'm at present symptoms exactly had mild symptoms but he is hard at work we're having to slow him down a little bit he's been on the phone with senator mcconnell senator lindsey graham bu

news africa on the program today democracy in west africa voters in guinea the 1st profit string off elections in the region including in ghana the ivory coast and. they're all warnings democracy is deteriorating in these countries. and to say is you have to reinvent the wheel to meet the businessmen creating youth employment opportunities in cape town with the simple but ingenious idea. hello i'm christine one day it's good to have your company there often is often electoral dispute in guinea a day off to a tense presidential election votes all still being counted but the opposition has already say it will publish its own results while the incumbent president alpha condé is seeking a 3rd term following months off against the move during which security forces killed dozens of people. and president alpha condé has called for a free fat and transparent election. he came to power in 2010 as an opposition candidate in guinea's 1st democratic election since independence from france in 1958 back then. his win was seen as a break from decades of authoritarian rule but now critics are accu

to meet here it is unique in west africa it was founded by. one of the biggest names in contemporary african. in his latest project he works with refugees from. there are lots of refugees here the 1st place an african refugees head is elsewhere in africa europe. people think africans are going to cross the mediterranean and invade europe for that's false lots of african refugees stay within africa. is. the purpose of the beyond borders project is to go into the camps and get refugees to dance. this allows them to regain control and self-confidence and to overcome boredom and loneliness. are going to return to campus with new knowledge with a breath of fresh air and hope. they were deal with the issues which affect everyone but from an african perspective. president i dance for such as dance because it's a universal language and you can communicate transmit emotion and church audiences without using words. sound passive. as a representative of africa's politically active dance seem younger neighbors year also took part in the town's caucus inte