, ion of stokely's would include africa in this, the lesson of stokely's life is a lesson of the organizer. if you want to pay attention to stokely carmichael, you have to pay attention to the choices he made as an organizer at the grassroots. that is the short version of my answer to your question. >> let me turn to jefferies. that leads into the next question. in your book, we see his leadership and vision and helping to develop the freedom organization. about thislked movement represented an evolution of carmichael's theology. can you talk about how it shapes his political life going forward? >> it is an excellent segue to ofk up on, this idea remembering, understanding and studying stokely as an organizer. he was very much a master organizer. one of the great places or moments in his life through which to understand his understanding of organizing is what he does in alabama between 1966 -- 1965 and 1966. it is also a moment in which he notble to put into practice only his own individual thinking about organizing and politics and what the future direction of black political po

♪ >> with a strategic position at the crossroads of europe, africa, the arab world, morocco is shaping itself as a business leader. its commitment to making growth more inclusive is now united across the country. africa should learn to trust africa. a consonant is not need assistance -- a continent does not need assistance as much as it needs partnerships. >> the government has put in place development strategies for each of morocco's key sectors including energy, health, and education. growth is expected to consolidate at a healthy 5% for the years ahead. success and economic growth is credited to shrewd business planning but also assistance of making growth work for all parts of society. >> since ascending to the throne vi --99, king mohammed economic reforms while promoting economic development. much the same way, morocco's government now follows an agenda of reforms. effectiveness of public spending, the judiciaries, and freedom of expression. achieving greater cohesion among regions is part of this agenda. between 2004 and 2010, a total of $1 billion has been invested in e

. mozambique said and south africa's former first lady. she was on the scene in both countries when they experienced major upheaval, explains why change is hard to do, and why the next south african leaders are well prepared to connect to the global community >>> i wanted to take you to mozambique in the 1970s, south africa in the mid-1990s, after liberation, there were so many things to be done. everywhere you looked things needed doing. we are now 40 years into mozambique's story. 20 years into south africa's post-liberation story. do you look back now, ever, with regret? do you see mistakes that were instead even mistakes that were made by yourself in hope, in a forward-looking view of the country, but you didn't know then what you know now. are those countries that you know so intimately, that you had the rare opportunity to know so intimately way? >> the results of these 40 years from mozambique and 20 for south africa are mixed. we managed - i think the best of investment we have made along these years, it was empowering the young people. you have now generations of young peop

"inside story," i'm ray suarez. grassa michelle was born in portuguese east africa, a part of the continent dominated by european columnists for 500 years. as a university student, she joined the independence struggle and went on to life a life impossible to imagine for most women in africa. more than a decade as a cabinet minister, wife to two presidents. and nelson mandela of south africa. that makes her the first woman to be first lady of two different countries. today she runs the grassa michelle trust, working to further the rites of women and africa. >> this year we present the michelle. >> we met at a world forum in oxford, u.k., where michelle was awarded the scol global treasure award. i spoke to her and the c.e.o. of the skol foundation. i started with a simple foundation - does she really have a job? as i was looking over everything you have been doing for the last 20 years, and all the different projects you've been involved in, i'm wondering if in the 21st century, if someone asks you what's your job, do you have a job, or too many jobs point? >> i think i have too ma

talk south africa and south africa's second finance minister in just four days. jacob zuma changes his mind and we look at what the future holds for south africa's economy. this is jacob zuma vowing to invest into market pressure, but if you look at some of the top moves today, there is confidence around the world that is surging with stocks, bonds are also arriving. the rand strengthened so much it was as much a 6.5%, the most since october, 2008. follow me on twitter. ♪ francine: >> what elected post. i'm francine lacqua. let's get to bloomberg first word news. >> the latest data out of china stabilization causing a clearing hurdle for the federal reserve this week. bloomberg's gdp tracker in china rose to 6.5% estimated growth rate for november, the best reading since june. meanwhile, investable -- all figures exceeded forecast. meanwhile, the yuan has fallen to a four-year low after the people's bank of china sets the -- said the currency shouldn't be set against the dollar alone. that move is being interpreted as a movie federal bank will allow. among large manufacturers une

around the cape of good hope, for brazil, northeast brazil, came close to capetown, south africa. capetown was often a landing point for ships before they made their way across the long atlantic voyage and this ship came too close to shore, got caught in swells in the storm and struck rocks about 100 yards, 350 feet or so from shore. the captain was captaining the ship and tried to salvage what he could from the crew. they attempted a rescue from ship to shore. he rescued himself and along with the crew he rescued about half the 400 enslaved mozambiqans aboard. the other half who had been captured from the interior of africa and brought on board the ship in early december perished in those waves that night. >> recently the image of a young syrian boy who died, drowned, became the image of a migrant crisis taking place right now in europe. it humanized that crisis happening. is that what you want to do with the slave trade? >> in many ways history museums tell the grand story and forget to humanize them. it struck us when you think of the millions of people taken via the middle pa

war in africa -- an unflinching look at civil war in africa. , speaking of awards and gaining oscar buzz, is "beasts of no nation" starring iris el ba and movie newcomer abraham attah. it is an unflinching depiction innocence of a child. take a look. >> what is this thing doing here? what are you doing here? who is responsible for this thing? what are they calling you? i save your life. i saved your life. all of you that have seen your family killed, you know how for the weapons of this for back in the hands of you. the young, the powerful. i will always protect you as you are my son, and a son always protects a father. my m en, you will remember me. you are my family. are you ready to fight? >> yes , sir! >> victory? >> yes, sir! karen: well, does this film continue hollywood' s usual portrayal of africa in a dark light, or does it raise awareness of some of the atrocities that are often overlooked in immediate? -- in the media? joining us is walter carrington, former ambassador to senegal and nigeria. the ambassador has a good understanding of the conflicts going on on the ground

destroyed f.i.f.a.'s reputation this year. >>> south africa's appeals court found pivoturous guilty of murder. pistorius killed his girlfriend reeva steenkamp in 2013, after shooting her four times through a locked door. he says he thought she was an intruder. he cases a 15 year prison sentence, the minimum punishment for murder in south africa >>> brazil's president dilma rousseff is facing impeachment proceedings, accused of illegally manipulating government accounts last year. opponents say it is in relation to the budget deficit. the speaker of the lower house launched the process at the request of opposition parties. dilma rousseff denies wrong duning. lucia newman has more. >> reporter: in a brief address to the nation and looking serene, president dilma rousseff denied wrongdoing and called on calm and to have faith. she called brazilians to remain calm and have faith in the credit unions. she added that she had never stolen money or anticipated bribes, a jab at the president of the lower house who hours earlier had accepted the opposition's call for an impeachment proceeding to

up the two day africa china summit. chi that will invest 60 billion dollars across the continent. >> reporter: it is of course as you mentioned the final day of the summit. it has been quite a response from african leadership here. so far. of course linked to that 60 billion dollar pledge to africa mostly to do with loans and infrastructure, development and leadership, including the president, has said that relations with chi that and south africa in particular are at their best ever and we've also heard from the zimbabwen president and chair who has also dispelled criticism against china and their presence and interest in after road accidentry ca. he has expressed his gratitude for china's involvement. a lot of symbolism behind this conference in this conference this week >> yeah. definitely we had more questions than answers. it centerd around the relationship being at the cross-roads between china and africa. i think what we've got here is a really big statement of intent from the chinese administration. it was an economic offensive and they're sent out a strong message to say

down coal-burning power plants. >>> china's president has a pledge to pump $60 billion into africa's economy. xi jinping rolled out a three-year development plan for the continent at a forum in johannesburg. the commitment comes as china underlines its role as a leader of the world's developing nations. nhk world reports from began guan-jo. >> reporter: president xi announced the package to the leaders of 50 african countries at the forum on china/africa cooperation. he drew applause when he said china wouldn't interfere in affairs on the continent. >> translator: we've been treating each other equally and sincerely. we have worked together for win-win cooperation and joint development. >> reporter: many african leaders are embracing beijing's growing influence. >> our relations go much deeper than the extraction of resources. we are committed to strengthening the courant and multifaceted and multidimensional relations. >> reporter: china is africa's largest trading partner. xi said his country will boost its investment, despite its slowing economy. private enterprise is following hi

africa. are there any positives in this for the mining sector? how shall i read what is happening in south africa related to the mining sector? >> what we have seen is obviously an effect of this move by summa that the rand has depreciated. that helps mining costs. it is a short-term tailwind for them, but it will lead to more domestic inflation. for the long-term, it is somewhat concerning and not ideal, but in the short, it does provide some reprieve. guy: to bring you win, daniel. we have talked a little bit about the emerging markets. we are seeing huge depreciation and big elements of the emerging russia,world of brazil, south africa, turkey as well. , these look into 2016 incredible positions, we have 44 seen since january, years ago. for them to go in some of these stories? >> there is always room for them to fall further. they need to find balance with regards to supply and demand. this is a tricky balance that a companies have us a way to offset the pressures they are facing. that then what does that mean for domestic inflation? do they then subsequently need to raise rates

south africa, betty, is having a bearing on some of the companies in london that get revenues from south africa. i am talking about old mutual, they sink to a little as financema binned his minister yesterday. the swiss national bank, betty, also kept rates at a record low. no big bazookas, betty, like last thursday, with the ecb. betty: no, but however, there was, i guess you could say, a bazooka coming out of glencore and their investor day. that is one of the best performers in europe? mark: 7%, biggest rise in need mups, vowing to cut its debt further, raising is -- it's forecast. thecally it has become latest of mining company to try to counter the slide in commodity prices. right now, betty, it is wrestling with anglo american to be the worst stock on the ftse 100 this year. 74%. american is down by betty, that is one race you do not want to win in 2015. betty: indeed. we will check back on the markets of course, but we first wordck on the news. david? david: a protest over the killing off a black teenager by a white police officer and the city handling of the investigation i

>>> still ahead on the program a place they call home, tens of thousands of migrants in south africa share cramped rooms. a crack down on american big game hunters with a plan to protect lions. the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we are challenging ourselves to improve every aspect of your experience. and this includes our commitment to being on time. every time. that's why if we're ever late for an appointment, we'll credit your account $20. it's our promise to you. we're doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. because we should fit into your life. not the other way around. >>> welcome back. the top stories here on al jazeera. it is the fourth day of fighting between afghan forces and the taliban in southern helmand. the army advancing towards sangin fell to the taliban on monday. a leading human rights lawyer in china has been found guilty in a trial over online posts. he received a three year suspended prison term by a court in beijing. he was arresting after posting on social media criticizing china's go

that i was attracted to. we do a lot of work in central butica and new mexico, africa as some of the biggest challenges, especially food security in terms of agricultural reduction and malnutrition. it was really the kinds of unfortunately the populations that we wanted to try to work in those particular issues. that's how we ended up doing a lot in africa. judy woodruff: there is a lot to talk about in terms of your interest in what you have seen and learned. i do want to bring and prime minister blair and emanuel demmer. some point along the way, you got to know the two of them and something else grew out of that. tell us how this all caps started. i went to uganda for the first time in 1997. it was really a phenomenal experience. what is the one thing i should do in my life if i want to go see something? i would say see the mountain gorillas. it is quite an experience if you're young enough to do the hiking. i've taken my son and other people. it is really something. that kind of captured my attention. , who i think woman is maybe here tonight. gorilla conservation program. she ke

happens. scarlet: south africa in turmoil. viruses financial advisor wishing the country to contain spending. what is next? we begin with the markets. what a selloff it was. stocks, commodities, high-yield debt all tumbling. the catalyst, if you had to pick one, was oil prices, extending the drop to a six-day. it seems like as we get closer to the fed rate hike, the nervousness picks up. joe: today was really ugly across the board. nowhere to hide at all. dow down over 300 points, close to the lows of the day. you mentioned credit, we will be talking about that. a lot of interest. we talk about it a lot on the show, the junk spreads, the junk etf's, all of that. there was a lot of volume there a lot of concern. scarlet: by big prominent investors. joe: absolutely. you had carl icahn, out in a tweet and say that if you haven't seen danger ahead, watch -- i virtually i think the meltdown in high yields is just beginning. scarlet: very, very grim. bill gross also weighed in as well, but in a more colorful way. "who will get it if you can't get out? risk off." joe: very poetic, no gross

an online post. south africa's president jay cab zuma appoints a third finance minister in less than a week. more signs of trouble for brazil embattled president and thousands call for her to step down. ♪ first we have some breaking news from north around iraq and within the last ten minutes or so we heard turkish troops close to the city of mosul have now been withdrawn. their deployment led to a diplomatic spat between baghdad and ankara and we will go to our correspondent who is in irbill and how many turkish troops are moving and where are they moving to? >> yes, marteen the details are still emerging and know the troops are between 150 to about a thousand. the kurdish regional government office has confirmed to us this happened after extensive negotiations between the iraqi government and the turkish government. as you know there has been a continuous talk in the last few days between baghdad and the ankara about these troops that have been deployed and a large number of troops, heavy military equipment is now being seen as moving back. according to peshmerga in the north of i

negotiations. he is the minister of environment for south africa, welcome. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: you were working very hard and very late into the night last night. what time did you get to bed? >> i left this place just after 4:00 a.m. >> and tonight what are you expecting? >> i think we're going to sleep here, around 6:00 or so we could be leaving. >> reporter: so another long, long night. >> another long long night of hard work, but good work. >> reporter: is south africa happy with the text that there is? >> we are happy as south africa, and not only us, and south africa, but many parties of the world express same happiness. with the text so far as a good working basis, and a good point to negotiate from. we are leading the g77 plus china and south africa, all parties behind, they are expressing the same. we work through our [ inaudible ] at ministerial level in two separate rooms. one room dealing with areas where we're just removing text language, looking at those issues, and another dealing with very critical issues, three very important issues that we think are actually

africa. we willake you to chad, the country that is literally drying up in a nonstop dught. i'm brent goff. good to have you with us. significant additions to the battle plans and the fight against what is known as the islamic state. the pentagon will deploy specialized force to iraq the quick and authorized to launch attacks with or without the help of local troops. unilateral operations is the buzzword. a first for the u.s. in this conflict. germany is now joining the military campaign against the islamic state. they said yesterday to sending troops, aircraft, and a warship. is there a winning strategy in all of this? we begin with all of this report. reporter: the aim is to provide reconnaissance. the mandate will include up to 1200 soldiers. specially equipped nato airplanes to investigate targets. a frigate to protect the aircraft and germany will provide air to air refueling capacities. the mutual defense tools form the legal basis for the operation. the mandate will be decided for one year as is usually the case. experts warn against underestimating the likely duration of the m

lawyer stands trial over online posts. >>> south africa's president appoints a third finance minister in less than a week. >> after five years of fighting and bloodshed and still the war in syria seems to have no anyone site. the humanitarian chief concluded his visit to syria calling the situation there a blight on our collectsive conference but a diplomatic push to put an end to the cries. they discuss the conflict and prepare for a third round of talks in new york. we have reports of the latest developments from inside syria. >> winter has arrived in syria bringing with it a new set of challenges for people who have been displaced from their homes. >> these heaters are dangerous. children can suffocate. >> 35,000 syrians live in this camp on the northern outskirts of aleppo. while fighting in the area continues, and this is the most intense anywhere in syria in the central city of homsa u.n. u.n.-negotiated cease-fire is holding. u.n. chief stephen or brian sa o'brien said it was the first time they could deliver aid in 11 months. this area is unthreat. iranian-backed rebe

, england wins their first test against the number one ranked team in the world, south africa. >> the syrian army backed by russian airstrikes says that troops have fought their way against the southern rebel held town. the new offensive focuses on a strategic location on the main road from damascus to southern cities. syrian rebels say that the assault was sported by the bombing campaign so far in the south. it's part of the government's first major offensive since russia joined the fight at the end of september. meanwhile, syrian observatory for human rights said that moscow strikes have killed more than 230 people so far. 792 of the dead, that's more than a third, were civilians. 180 were children. russia has denied its air campaign in support of assad's government is hitting civilians. hashem ahelbarra has been following the story and sends us this report in turkey. >> it all started with intense airstrikes by russian fighter jets paving the way for government troops to advance against opposition strongholds. the rebels say despite the losses they're regrouping, and they're planni

rand rallies as south africa gets its third finance minister in a week. >>> and the tunnel that one cartel uses to bring drugs to the united states. foreign ministers are in paris for high-level talks trying to increase the diplomatic pressure to end syria's bloody civil war. fighting has killed more than 250,000 people in five years and injured more than a million. most of them civilian. more than half of the 22 million population of syria has been displaced. lost their homes. that's 7.6 million inside the country. 3.9million outside of syria. and the u.s. .2 million people inside the country meets humanitarian assistance. steve o'brien has been in the syrian capital o. >> winter has arrived in syria, bringing with it a new set of challenges for people who displaced from their homes. >> these heaters are dangerous to have in a tent. children can suffocate from the smoke. >> 35,000 syrians live in this camp on the northern outskirts of aleppo. while fighting in the area continues, and this perhaps the most intense anywhere in syria, in the central city of homs, an u.n.-administered

towards apartheid in feel africa, and did he hav at home with the apartheid laws and segregation? william: i didn't talk about africa at all. i was talking mostly about latin america but black africa is a major part of his foreign policy 1970's. he is a supporter of white minority regimes. the leading supporter of white regimes. he supports smith down to the last gasp. he supports the south african apartheid regime. what happens in the 80's is there is this growing moved to isolate south africa. the white minority regimes through sanctions. he fisa to the nail and he is the leading opponent of that. on one level it is opposingunism he's black liberation movements in africa as a way to supposedly limit communist in africa. there is a racial component certainly. it along with latin america are the big foreign policy. interestedt in europe. he is most interested in africa and latin america. a great question. that is important part of his foreign policy. >> did you consult senator helms or members of his staff, and if so how helpful were they, and if not, why? william: i did not inte

acusations that the court focuses too much on africa. >> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on, not just in this country, but around the world. >> what, as if there were no cameras here, would be the best solution? >> this goes to the heart of the argument. >> to tell you the stories that others won't cover. how big do you see this getting? getting the news from the people who are affected. >> people need to demand reform... >> we're here to provide the analysis... the context... and the reporting that allows you to make sense of your world. >> ali velshi on target. >> you're watching talk to al jazeera. i'm richelle carey. my guest this week is the first prosecutor of the international criminal court, luis mareno ocampo. >> do you support palestinian statehood? >> oh, i, i was a prosecutor in, in a case where palestine came to my office requesting jurisdiction. and, was very interesting because the minister of jus, was in 2009. and the minister of justice of palestine explained to me. look, it was so difficult to come here. first, i had to convince t

for urgent global action. >> others pollute and africa pays and pays dearly. lake chad is almost gone. we must not abandon africa. africa has been short changed by climate change. africa must not be shortchanged by climate finance. reporter: africa has contributed ,ar less than europe, asia north america to fossil fuel emissions, but the content is particular a vulnerable to climate change. the world bank believes drought, weathernd changing could cause 14 million africans to fall into extreme poverty in the next 15 years as they lose their homes and precious farmland. the french president has said he agrees that the developed world owes the african continent and environmental debt. catherine: -- pres. hollande: france will devote 6 billion euros for the african continent of element. thise will also invest and will be overseen -- 2 billion euros for energy. focused onhe meeting how to finance the great green african union treeplanting initiative to fight the encroaching sahara desert. erosion and water security were also high on the agenda. all of the world leaders attending got

talks about palestinian statehood and acusations that the court focuses too much on africa. >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the soundbites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >> you're watching talk to al jazeera. i'm richelle carey. my guest this week is the first prosecutor of the international criminal court, luis mareno ocampo. >> do you support palestinian statehood? >> oh, i, i was a prosecutor in, in a case where palestine came to my office requesting jurisdiction. and, was very interesting because the minister of jus, was in 2009. and the minister of justice of palestine explained to me. look, it was so difficult to come here. first, i had to convince the palestinian authorities. then they told me, okay. but you can go to the icc if arab league support you. so he told me, it was so difficult to discuss with bashir on the table the age of palestine at the arab league. but they did it. they accept it. so i'm here after all this complicated process. i told him, "okay. min

zurich, thank you very much. >> south africa's sop appeals court -- top appeals court found pistorius not guilty of murder. but guilty of manslaughter. he killed his girlfriend after shooting four times through a locked door. he says she thought she was an intruder. he says a minimum 15 year imprisonment >>> an update from rod on the flooding. is it going away? >> it's drifting a little bit. chennai is just raining. it's a major event. it's not a 50-year flood, it's 1,100 years, the gap between them. we had 530mm of rain in the outskirts of chennai this month. we are talking about three days or just less. unsurprising the flooding is widespread. it's not the first time it happened. november is bad enough. this is the helicopter shot. >> looking at the fourth largest city in india. effectively, it's under water. >> as i said, it's raining in chennai itself, but not in other areas. the rain as you can see, a lot of it is out at sea at the moment. the feed is on land. further south. so in the last 24 hours or so, it's sat upon the cherry, that's a much more central figure, but likely to

-- such as africa, such as india. or there should be some mechanisms to provide them cheaper sustainable energy sources. other than that, we cannot oblige african countries or india, other poor countries, to choose for the more expensive options in the absence of providing any incentives for them. therefore, i believe there will be an agreement hopefully in paris and hopefully there will be an agreement where all important if not all countries are signing but how this agreement is put together will be very important in the context of having all major emerging countries on board. and this means that one should look at the economic development prospects together and here once again i would be urging the countries to come up with some pragmatic solutions here rather than dogmatic policies which will go across the board to all the countries the same policies. i hope and i'm confident that we will come up with some solutions which will get the different sensitivities of different parties in paris. >> and sticking with the theme of decarbonization for a minute, many folks recognize

the things that's important to realize about africa is despite all the challenges, it is a continent that is on the move and there's real progress. life expectancy is going up. many of the fastest economies in the world in the last 10 years has been in africa. in the next few years the middle class is set to double but you've still got a situation where two-thirds of the population don't have access to electricity. these are things, fundamental things you can help change but you can only do it if government is operating effectively. that's really what it's all about. whether it's doing what we do with the government are what emmanuel does in conservation with the park, the way that howard does the blood to be i think is different from anything i've come across and really allows us to operate effectively and react to the need in a far more direct way than otherwise would have. >> on the surface it sounds like you are doing very different things. tony blair is describing the governance initiative turkey where the chief warden of a park, of a national park, the congo. help us

tenant farmers. and then, you have a mixture of slave labor from africa and from native americans, and contract labor making this all happen. many of the elements were developed in brazil. they are not being put together into a total system yet. you have a mixture of medieval technology and modern technology. is all kind of mixed together. but, once you take this basic technology of sugar production and insert it into a different geography, the dynamics change enough that a different country with a different resource and a different level of investment money takes the stuff being developed in brazil slowly, and in the span of a couple of decades, turns it into the modern plantation system. that signals the rapid expansion of modern sugar development. we move from brazil to barbados, get the english involved. that's where we're heading. alright. the pre-sugar history of barbados matches that of virginia and new england. english companies are looking for places to plant colonists and make money. you have small companies putting together expeditions to settle in the caribbean. they a

like in africa and germany takes over some of their operations and give more of french troops the opportunities to act the way they decided to act and now it seems as if france wants germany to be visibly involved in this and it's a commitment that germany wants to take because france is our closest ally. >> britain prime minister says strikes against i.s.i.l. targets in syria will take time and require persistence and david cameron has been speaking for the first time since mps gave the go ahead for the royal airforce to go into action in syria. >> there will be very strong support from muslim countries, gulf countries that have asked us to take part in this action as part of a process that will actually help to deliver the political and diplomatic change we need in syria as well but we are going to need to be patient and persistent and it's going to take time, it is complex and difficult and we are asking our pilots to do and our thoughts should be with them and our families as we do this important work. >> police in thailand are reported to have received a warning from russia,

advocate for trying to protect wildlife in africa. this is an issue that is an important policy issue in africa. this is something we are aware of >>> the u.s. government says lions in central and west africa will come under the protection of the endangered species act. the move under consideration for five years, making it harder for trophy hunters to import heads, lions and skins. >> it's the focus of the american public, what it is putting on trophy hunting and is relevant to the effort overall. cecil's situation was not unique. there are hundreds of linings every year. and that is evidence that we documented going back to 2011 when we submitted our positions >>> joining france in taking tougher action, the u.k. will bring in tighter legislation in 2017. more than 40 stopped. the step introduced by the u.s. can't stop hunting abroad. it's hoped the new measures will reduce the numbers of lions killed in it the name of sport >>> let's dig a little deeper and bring in adam roberts, c.e.o. of the advocacy group born free u.s.a. his group's petition set the stage for the move. he is joini

center of any climate agreement? where do countries like south africa and nigeria enter into the conversation? avoiding a cop out, it's the "inside story." >> welcome back to "inside story," i'm ray suarez, a lot has been said about chinese president, xi jinping and president obama, and is it worth the paper that it's printed on with the two biggest economies and the biggest greenhouse gas emitters? they had a high-profile at the meeting. brazil, russia, south africa, all lead regional consultations and have a lot to say about what is sometimes called the rise of the rest. green and cask are with me. and in places like russia and south africa and india, south africa and india are at the pointy end of the spear when it comes to changes that people are anticipating. don't they have a more direct interest in participating in limitations than country in more temperate climates? yes. those countries will be affected in large measure because of their geography, and also, because they don't have as resilient of an infrastructure to deal with the affects of climate change. so there are c

francois hollande said although africa is not responsible for emitting greenhouse gases, it is suffering the consequences. african union is one of the biggest group of nations to commit more money to the green climate fund. >> africa pays dearly. lake charles is almost gone. we must not abandon africa. africa has been shortchanged by climate change. africa must not be shortchanged by climate violence. >> pretty much all of us will feel an effect of climate change. our environment editor, nick clark has been the pacific nation which lies no more than three meters above sea level to see how people there are managing. >> reporter: from above it's evident now narrow the main island is. yet this is where 50,000 people live. it has a population density similar to tokyo or hong kong and it's growing fast. wherever you look, it seems there are children, and you can only wonder what the future holds for them. from the water, you can really see how low-lying the island is. there is practically noel vagus at all. there is just a lagoon this side and more water on the other side in the mid

groups have joined forces again. the leader of al-qaeda's north africa branch made the announcement in an audio message. >> we tell our beloved nation that the lines of islam battalion have joined al-qaeda. we will be one soared with which to slaughter other first enemy, name lip the crusader france and its agents in the region. >> they say they coordinated the attack on the raddison blu hotel. other armed groups including isil operate in north africa, but analysts say the decision to align the group once more with al-qaeda, not isil is unsurprising. >> i think in this particular context, it's probably mother personality based, though possible that the kind of ideology flows from that in some way. i think this group is very much one that is sort of linked around the individual leader and he's a leader who's always been very explicit in the al-qaeda camp rather than the isil camp. >> it wants fighters freed from mali's prisons and the affection on northern mali to stop. there was a coup three years ago followed by an armed rebellian in the north which led to french military involveme

rights lawyer stands trial over on line posts. >> south africa's president zuma oh points a third finance minister in less than a week. >> we begin with news out of northern iraq where turn iraq troops stationed near the city of mosul have been withdrawn. their deployment led to a diplomatic stat. we have the latest from erbil. >> after weeks of a war of words between turkey and iraq, the turkish troops stationed in northern iraq are finally on their way out. from the peshmerga forces, we know that more than a thousand troops, according to these kurdish forces are on their way out. turkey insists there were only 150 here, but turks say there are trucks carrying not just tanks but heavy military equipment back to turkey, the movement of this equipment and troops caused a row between two governments, the prime minister of iraq wrote to the united nations asking it to use its influence on turkey to try and get these troops out of his territory. turkey insists that these troops are important in the fight against isil and also to try and take on the isil stronghold of mosul. kurdish so

corruption swiftly. al jazeera, nigeria. >> chinese's president xi jinping has arrived in south africa for a state visit. he has announced billions of dollars in new trade project. there is also a push to strengthen cultural ties. >> president xi jinping has deep pockets and china has always been willing to spend in africa. >> china-african relations are better than ever. we've had fruitful talks and we've deepened relations. >> he's here on the cooperation. and they have been hungry for africa's raw materials. africa is it's largest trading partner. over the past 15 years trade has risen from 11 to $220 billion. investments now totals $30 billion, but in the first half of this year investment slumped more than 40% compared to the same time last year. that's because china's economy is slowing. it has hit commodity prices which many countries are overly reliant on. but that's just one side of the story. >> china has a need in terms of resources, the changing economy. it's increasingly becoming a consumer driven economy. i would not say that china needs african countries as much as afric

listening from just outside the courthouse in south africa. describe to us what exactly we're hearing and what we might also learn today as pistorius faces this bail hearing. >> well, what a dramatic turn of events. just last week, a homicide conviction overturned to murder. what you're hearing, is the defense lawyer making his case to ensure that bail is granted for pistorius, in other words, to try to get the judge to agree to allow him to spend the next while at home and under house arrest. just to remind you, and we heard from this morning, saying that oscar pistorius had been serving house arrest and adhering to the rules and regular lulgss. now he's saying perhaps he can sweeten the deal by saying i'm not coming out and i'm going to ensure that i'med adhering to stricter rules and even electronic man or thing. to ensure that the state prosecutor does not see him as a flight risk, but also just to remind you, over the next half hour, we should also be hearing a bit of detail as to whether the sentencing is going to come through in the next year. remember, the courts go to

godula in paris. these of the headlights. the paris climate conferences zooms in on africa today. african leaders are sitting down with the french president, francois hollande, to focus on slowing the spread of deserts across the continent. select its first president after decades of dictatorship. he split off to form an opposition group. a prisoner shed with al qaeda in syria are the militants released at least 16 lebanese soldiers and policemen help captive for over a year -- and policemen held captive for over a year. as countries race to replace fossil fuels to make power, we will look at europe's biggest solar panel form, which goes into operation today in france. and combating heart disease in the united states. a new saltshaker symbol will tell if a meal contains more than the recommended daily intake of salt. that and more on the way, but first our top story. the paris climate conference kicked up yesterday with dozens of world leaders pledging their commitment to climate change. the goal over the next two weeks is to come up with a global, binding, and long-term packs to reduce g

. >>> there are fierce in south africa that coal workers could lose their jobs after one of the world's biggest mining company said it would slash its workforce by 85,000 jobs as part of a restructuring. it employs 72,000 people in its mines indianapolis south africa. >> mining companies have suffered a big drop in profits because of plunging commodity prices around the world. more than 23,000 jobs have already been lost in south africa's mining sector this year alone. plans by anglo americans to make 85,000 workers redundant worldwide does not go well for an industry already under strain. it employs 72,000 in south africa but won't tell them what's happening in my the new year. >> we don't want to be caught by surprise, the we want to see for the company to save jobs. the unemployment rate in south africa is ating is the 25%. >> some predict in the short term up to 3500 local mining jobs are at risk another iron ore, platinum and copper sectors. >> i expect the mine industry to be in a more critical condition and with that comes the pressure of how labor is going to respond, ho

of cocoa. but-- if you look at the global markets, for example nigeria, south africa-- mexico, india-- and particular china as well-- they are eating a lot less chocolate than we are at the moment over in-- in the us and europe. and if they all act anything like what we do over here, considering their population sizes, then the consumption is gonna go up hugely, you know, 14%, 15%. and then if you look at the amount of cocoa being produced, which is fairly level, there's not much more, there's not much less and all the threats, then-- a shortage is potential. it's a potential problem. >> well, what-- what is it that makes chocolate so hard to grow, to raise, and to produce? >> it's very susceptible to disease. so you've got the br-- brazil used to be one of the biggest producers of cocoa. now the whole of-- you could imagine, the whole brazilian crop was wiped out by-- a disease called witches' broom. now that's carried by moths, like a pod borer moth. they'll get inside the pods and the tree dies and that's it. so--. >> witches' broom, that sounds very--. >> it's call wi-- yeah. >>

insurer. an asset manage and bank in south africa. both get a big proportion of revenues from south africa. both shares fell 20%. after death plummeted after it named a new finance minister. the market did not like it. he did a u-turn and announced the second finance minister in four days. bylier, invest tackle is up 12%. there you go. investors shrugging a huge sigh back in the post between 2009 and two dozen 14. in on the's check bloomberg first solar news. courtney donohoe has information from the news desk. commenting on egypt's preliminary report that the jetliner was not due to terrorism. investigators are continuing their work. thatkesman reemphasized its experts concluded a terrorist action brought down the plane. all 224 on board were killed. isretary of state john kerry heading to russia for talks with president vladimir putin. on the on syria is top agenda. russia is rejecting any compromise. they have demanded bashar al-assad step down. he wantedobama said to visit cuba before the end of his presidency. in an interview, the president said that if i go on a visit, part of

, the hub bringing world-class recording facilities to the public in south africa. ♪ >>> the foreign ministers of 17 countries are currently holding meetings in new york on new talks on how to end the war in syria. they are hoping to arrange a ceasefire from january, and then direct negotiations between the syrian government and opposition. but the opposition says it won't agree to a ceasefire unless president assad steps down nfl and ministers have yet to resolve their differences over which opposition groups to involve in the talks and which to define as terrorists. >> on the two importants a sects, one is the opposition groups, and the other is the composition of the opposition and the list of terrorist organizations. there seems to be no agreement. >> we are heading across to our correspondent in new york in just a moment, while we wait for that, let me report that russian fighter jets have carried out air raids in syria. an isil affiliated media outlet reporting that nine people were killed in strikes east of aleppo. >>> iraqi medical sources say 11 people from two families have

reeva steenkamp. n-b-c's jeff rossen reports from south africa. << oscar pistorius had been convicted of manslaughter for shooting and killing his model girlfriend reeva steenkamp. but today here in south africa the appeals court came out and blasted the original judge, saying pistorius should've been convicted of murder from the very beginning and changed the verdict. and so now oscar pistorius is officially a convicted murderer. he will now have to be re- sentenced. the guidelines for sentencing here in south africa murder the very minimum is 15 years in prison. what's confusing a bit right now is that he's still here at his uncle's luxurious mansion on house arrest still serving that old sentence. he was released early from prison on a five year sentence. he only served one year in prison, so he's been here. the pistorius family releasing a statement today saying their legal team will now take a look to go from here. but will not comment any further at this time. they could appeal to the constitutional court, that's basically south africa's version of the u.s. supreme court. but un

middle east and north africa. this is a best selling author who wrote on the arab world, a professor of middle east studies at the london school of economics, and joins us from london. good to see you. public beheadings, crucifixions, i.s.i.l. is extending a rein of terror through a good portion of libya. the u.n. report says abu bakr al-baghdadi sees libya as the best opportunity for i.s.i.l. how far are we from the point where libya looks like the two countries. >> outside the city and iraq. i.s.i.s. is the only place where it controls territories. it controls almost 150 miles of sea lanes. it has between 2,000 and 3,000 fighters. abu bakr al-baghdadi and the i.s.i.s. leadership have been sending others to run the affiliate. it's the most active, prominent. you have chaos in libya, warring governments. we know about i.s.i.s. and al qaeda. they are nourished in conflict zones, and libya is an ideal place, and that is why the united nation and the libyans and the international community are anxious and concerned about the emergens of this i.s.i.s. affiliate. on the other ha

perspective? >> other side. >> ravel tech energy. how do you make up and do you think of africa being a member of the iaea and if so , making up the oil protection, group oil, refund, working in this economy? >> okay. thank you very much. now, about our renewal projections, 1st of all, on the policies. the numbers i show you with the existing policies of governments, what we will see, what kind. we also have projections which we think government change their policies and a very strong climate policies. very strong climate policies and in that case renewal presentation is much stronger. many critics like you mentioned renewal projections. so causality. we look at them. 95 percent are on the spot. nuclear device upwards of solar projections. two things. they governments change their policies in support of the solar, much more stronger strong increase. the increase of projections. very happy if what you say is true next year. the cost will grow 50 percent down. if it is the kayseven be happy next year when i come here if i am invited to revise our solar projections upwards. but the project