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 economic and social projects, raising the region's indicators for education, health, and poverty reduction above the national average. >> it was about 25%.

why he moved to africa. you may or may not know that some people disagree with that and others did not. one of the things he learned in his association with the panther snic,as well as with the kind of power the u.s. government was prepared to exercise in terms of crushing the revolutionary black movement in the united states required a source of power that he felt could only be found in africa. through the organization of pan african socialism. i don't want to characterize this expression as an expression of despair or hopelessness. it was more his realistic donesment of what could be within the borders of the united states if you are talking about organizing black power. i won't go on and on -- these are pieces of conversations we had over the years. it is one thing to elect somebody to share or mayor or governor -- sheriff or mayor or governor or president who is black. the real question is a question of accountability. to holdou organize these people accountable to your interests? quite frankly, he did n

you are working in africa now. i would like to look ahead 50 years you hear the population is going to double. and you hear about global warming could and how does that affect agriculture and governance and success? mr. blair: you mean the climate change goals? look, i think as africa develops -- obviously, their need for electricity is going to be vast -- there is the possibility of developing sustainable. there are enormous responsibilities for environmentally responsible production of power. when you come to a country like liberia and they need a power station, then it is hard for me to say to them a coal-fired powered station is easiest. but the opportunities and things like i tro and solar for the solar -- like hydro and for the future are enormous. if we don't get agriculture right -- mr. buffett: if you don't get agriculture right, you won't have to worry about conservation. 1992 whentold me in all i did was focus on conservation, he said, no one will starve to save a tree. i didn't quite get it at the time,

this woman flies it africa almost every month. her company exports florissant lamps from china and now has a factory in nigeria. >> translator: we've been particularly successful in nigeria, sierra leone and cote d'ivoire. >> reporter: she recently sealed a $30 million deal to install solar power in sierra leone. her firm sales totaled $30 million last year, ten times its earnings before it started doing business in africa. guangdong officials have asked her to encourage other business leaders to invest in africa, where cheap labor is one key advantage. >> translator: the government will support our business by providing funds. that will be a great help to many companies. >> reporter: many africans are also seeking business opportunities in the world's largest consumer market. it's not just natural resources and farm products that are being exported. ♪ firms from ghana and kenya showcase cosmetics among a collection of african items at a recent trade fair. the goods sell well to china's growing middle class. governments in afric

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 many jobs and it has been part of my life to be somehow engaged in different fields. in recent years, i am focussing on building the capacity of institutions established so that they can survive my life-time, to be sustainable. the issues i'm concerned with are exactly the same child rights, women'

>> well, that is the major focus in south africa today after the last week. critics have said that the president came to what appears to be a unilateral decision without consultation without the cabinet, advisors and based possibly around specific deals in south africa and deal with south africa airways and another with a deal that both need approval. they say the decision to fire the initial finance minister was made on trying to push those deals through when nana was trying to curb spending and zuma has faced problems but says it's his constitutional provocative to make decisions and say they are confident in leadership but opposition saying he should be recalled for governance in south africa. >> we will hear a little bit more about this and thank you for now. vote counting underway in the south africa republic in its constitutional rough rent dumb, violence and intimidation prevented people from voting and two were killed and 20 injured in a shooting andrea made attack. the vote on a draft constitution is seen as a test for national elections which is sch

we must not abandon africa. africa has been shortchanged by climate change. africa must not be shortchanged by climate finance. >> it germany has pledged 3 billion euro and francis promised to billion dollars. the french president said africa also needs to make more use of its own resources. >> there is the issue of renewable energies. africa has huge potential which remains largely unexploited. it is clear that a whole raft of measures will be needed. brent: your heart is here to give us the business news. your hgerhart: the german energy giant has announced a big shakeup and a transportation of the energy market requires it to make tough decisions. it is putting itself into two companies. one that is clean and green. the advisory board still has to approve the plans. >> one of the biggest energy businesses. the company is deeply rooted in the valley. germany's coal mining district. the energy powerhouse is been going through some tough times. the shift towards green energy has pushed down prices. so they want to embark on radical restructuring. the core bus

africa changed and so has graca machel. development was shaped and stunted by the cold war after country after colonial pasts looked for friends, east and west. power comes from ballots, not bullets. urging them on is a former revolutionary, graca machel. i'm ray suarez, join us for the next "inside story". >>> >>> one of syria's most powerful rebel leaders is killed in an air strike. with the latest world news from al jazeera. also ahead in the next half hour. >> reporter: i will tell you why some sunni tribes men are afraid to return home >>> catering for those in need. money being made out of the refugee crisis. holidays going up in smoke.

up next, we 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 larg

next, nonfiction look at civil 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 confl

people in south africa. the goal was, if this is the last frontier of knowledge, how do we help countries around the world do this? it is about education, helping to train young people to become underwater archaeologists. so they can identify and bring up their own ships. this project will go on for many generations. helping us to learn more. >> that goes back to what we talked about in the beginning, the importance of remembering these people. these people who survived these horrific journeys. the people whose names we might not ever remember. they never survived. that is one of the most incredibly moving components of this. to trace the route of the ship from mozambique past south africa. we also want to meet the people involved. those are people in the interior. when we got to mozambique, the chiefs of the tribes took us to a spot where the enslaved were sold at an auction spot. they began to dig dirt and they put dirt in this amazingly beautiful vessel. they said to us in no uncertain terms you for this

with aids in africa becomes focused on the imperative of saving children in africa. he doesn't change his views on aids and homosexuals. that is often misunderstood. the strong language he used with regard to gay people, that didn't change. that was not needed at all. >> the group may know, it refers to two wake county women drawn together by a common tragedy, each having a son who died of aids. they contacted helms to support aids research and his reply was i am sorry, your sons got exactly what they deserved, and out of their outrage they formed magic, mothers against jesse in congress, and managed to wound him but not terminally, unfortunately. was that an effective organization or a minor blip on the scene. william: that relates to the act of 1995, what she was riding in regard to. she lost her son to aids. her husband was a supporter of helms. she had been a supporter of helms. a very inappropriate letter that helms wrote back to her, which basically said, and this was his line, they gave people were at were atgay people fault. aids came about as result of god's

china is africa's biggest trading partner. over the past 15 years, trade has risen in the past 16 years from $11 billion to 250 billion. in the first half of this year investments slump 40% compare d to the same time last year. that's because china's economy is slowing. it hit prices. many african countries were overly relied on. >> that's one side of the story. china has a need in terms of resources. >> it's a changing economy. it's increasingly becoming consumer driven. i wouldn't say china needs african countries. >> chinese investors are developing the site. near johannesburg. it will have hotels, hospitals and 50,000 new homes. >> reporter: at this stage most african countries are developing slowly. we see similarities with how china performed 30 years ago. we have great hope africa can grow as we did. >> china's role in developing the continent is welcomed and needed. the interests are broadening. in recent years the gender of t cooperation forum expanded to include strengthening ties. which are good. during apartheid ch

africa remains a strong investing story on the footsteps of south africa. that neighborhood is very strong. i think clearly, these macro christians will accelerate existing plans that corporate has put in place. guy: in some eyes, when commodities are dropping, you want your currency to drop as well. is there a silver lining here? twon: i think there are factors. we have a depreciating currency. the second is, as the currency depreciates, because the majority of our revenues are offshore dollar-based revenues, the balance sheets of the country are enhanced and strengthened on the back of rand weakness. it is one of the ironies of the south african environment. i think the institutions in london understand as well. you're getting the african growth story, but you are also getting a diversified african and non-south african figure. colin coleman, from goldman sachs. it will be an interesting story. conundrum.rney's that is next on "on the move." ♪ guy: let's tell you what you need to know. in 30 minutes, it we have the u.k. trade. we have the vw press confe

there was an advocate for trying to protect wildlife in africa. this is an issue that is of importance in africa and this is something that we're obviously aware of >> reporter: the u.s. government says lions in central and west africa will come under the protection of the endangered species act. the move has been under consideration for five years and will make it harder for trophy hunters to import lion parts like heads, paws or skins. >> cecil has had enormous attention. it is relevant to the effort overall, but unfortunately cecil's situation was not unique and there are hundreds of lions being killed by american trophy hunters. >> reporter: u.s. joins france in taking action after the death of the lion. the u.k. will bring in tighter legislation in 2017. more than 40 airlines have also stopped flying any hunting trophys. while the step introduced by the u.s., it is hoped to reduce lions being killed in the name of sport >>> chefs have been building a ginger bred village to support syrian refugees. the project is raising money for the madrid b

south africa at this point in -- not south africa, south america at this point in history to where we are taking north america which is further away from barbados and using it as a food producing opportunity when south america is right there, and where we not pulling slaves from the same region -- prof. paulett: not us. >> historical people. prof. paulett: the short answer is south america is already settled. by the time that the english are settling these colonies and looking for places to establish. but it is also -- the coast of brazil, for example, is not -- it might be physically and i don't know the actual shipping names in all this, is it worth going to war which costs a lot of money to get these relatively marginal profitable things up and running or just settling areas that you already have an paying a little extra in shipping each trip, perhaps. part of it is that and there's also the fact that people have already invested in those colonies in north america and they want to see stuff coming out of it, they will not just abandon those and try to settle somewhere else. i know

africa has outsourced a lot of its growth to china. that has changed. chinese economy is balancing, moving from investments and manufacturing towards consumption. that means appetite for commoditys has also gone down significantly. i think what african governments mean they shouldn't waste a good crisis. it means that in the early stages of their development as they move from raw materials to secondary and tertiary sectors, that they should use chinese expertise. >> reporter: of course, there's also concern about around this idea that if the dragon sneezes, it catches a cold. >> unfortunately, it is true. if you like at nigeria, angola. zambia, primary revenue is going down significantly. it has meant that there are pressures in the economies. i think the key is diversification. i think china can help in terms of its investment in infrastructure which it has been doing, but also soft infrastructure, health care, education, skills and knowledge transfer. i think the new dimension that i would like to see in this relationship going forward. >> reporter: t

white people killing people in africa. but with, neither like black people killing ke, people in africa. but bashir in particular, when he was committing the genocide in darfur, his troops were saying, "we're going to kill you black people, negroes. that what he was saying. and he pretend he's the victim of a colonial court. come on. that's, yeah, it's funny. and by the journalists in, in, outside repeat the story. because it's easy. it's, it's, it's on top of their prejudice. it's wrong. >> okay. so let me put it to you this way. do you feel that the the icc has been even-handed in their prosecution? >> yeah, because the rules are for instance, colombia is the case that could be similar. because i cannot investigate us because us not a party. i cannot be in nepal. i cou, so the icc couldn't, was, it's not possible to go to some place. >> you're fa, so you're saying in some cases you are limited by what countries are part of, >> exactly. that's one of the limitations. and second, most of the massive atrocities are committe

all right, coming up, south africa's finance minister replaced. you should have seen the market reaction. we will have full details and we are going to johannesburg next. stick around. ♪ mark was noting earlier, south african markets were thrown into turmoil after firedent jacob zuma his finance minister. the minister was pushing to contain spending. this comes as the economy faces a credit downgrade to jump, mark. the market slumped the most in years after the dismissal of nene. i want to get to a chart that highlights how much south africa's markets were rattled today. this is the rand. this is the rand to the dollar. the white line, the rand, has fallen to a record low. the redline is the 10-year bond deal, on prices falling by a record amount, the yield rising to its highest level since the financial crisis in july 2008. the blue line is credit default swaps, the cost of protecting against default, and as you can since april oft 2009. let's get to our correspondent in your head's work very great to see you. tell a small about your new financ

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

>> 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 a make or break of this conference, of this cop, but never a break make. >> reporter: when you say that you are talking about getting this done in time, and it's all very well having a basis for negotiation, but there's not much time left. >> in though nature of things, in particular of climate change, this is nothing different, we're used to this. there is just under 36 hours left. but we believe we will make it. and we really are going to make the agreement in good time. >> reporter: just highlight the three main issu

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 interview senator helms. i start working on this book he suffered from dementia and was not giving interviews. when i initially requested an interview i was turned down. i thought it was something personal but it turned out it became effectively, he was not giving interviews at all i had access to all the interviews done with him, news paper interviews and oral history interviews. those of invaluable. i have interviewed a lot of his staffers. most were cooperative. some didn't want to be interviewed. a large portion did. very help all. -- very helpful. the book depends on their cooperation. for the most part they did cooperate. eff

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 african countries need china. >> they're developing the site near johannsberg and it will have hotel and 150,000 new homes. >> at this stage african countries are developing really slowly. we have great hope africa can grow as we did. >> china's role in helping to develop the continent is helpful and needed. in recent years the agenda has expanded to include strengthening culture ties which are now quite good now. now the president officiated when this ga

africa are limited on land, limited on water. water. productivity is good data, from rebuilding soils, sustaining soils, being efficient with their water resources. and you don't do that by showing up and sing this is how we do it in america, let's do it here. that is the biggest mistake that can happen. >> great question. let's take prime minister tony but who i think has to leave about now. you are welcome to stay if you want. [applause] spent now we can talk about tony. [laughter] >> we want to take a couple more questions. right here. >> thank you. once again i wanted to really express how appreciative i am to see people that are really trying to do as much as they can in a region that most people kind of tend to forget. you speak quite openly about initiatives, agricultural, technology, economic development. what about education what kind of commitment to education do you think it will take in order for these initiatives to actually be prosperous that for the economic development of these regions to actually be able to sustain a qu

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 joining us fr

and xi jinping made the announcement at the opening of a trade and investment summit south africa and the funds will go to promoting, cooperation and supporting development efforts and a number of african heads of state are attending this two-day meeting and tonya page is live for us in johannesburg and tell us more about this deal, it's $60 billion, you can do a lot with that. >> you can and you can certainly do a lot with us it in africa and we know some of the details of it, $5 billion will be in interest-free loans, very important to many african countries who have struggling economies, $35 billion is in other loans, preferential credit facilities they are described as and about $160 million will go to food aid and food assistance because as we know across southern africa many countries hit by drought it's important to point out that there are a raft of deals being met in the conference center just behind me, at least 25 heads of state from across africa and quite tricky negotiations because of course chinese president xi jinping has to deal with sort of competing regional interes

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

we put out a business plan for africa, specific business plan for africa in the face of climate change. this document talks about the link between climate change and poverty. and this document really focuses on adaptation in poor countries far more than any other previous documents. for us we any this is a significant step forward. you know, we know that we've got to get moving, and that as any african leader will tell you, having had very little responsibility for putting carbon in the air, they now have the boot of climate change on their neck. every time there is an extreme weather event. every time there are heavy rains, the infrastructure is not climate resilient in most of africa. so that's our job. and we--we have pledged between now and 2020 $6 billion for building climate start infrastructure, and we need $10 billion more than that to begin the process of building that climate resilient infrastructure that we know we need. what this really means is that even though we at the world bank had been the largest funder of climate change related eart efforts, we need to look at our r

will be okay, and this is, of course, shortly after south africa africa africa narrowly missed being down graded to junk status. but they say they're worried and they'll wait to see what happens in the new year. president zuma has seen criticism in his presidency, and this is just the latest in a string of controversial incidents. initially when he sacked the first finance minister, the african national congress came out to say that they note and respect his decision. they didn't say too much after that, usually coming to his defense. it was only after the appointment of pravin gordhan that they say that they support the decision. there has been massive amounts of criticism. they saw him on the weekend, and that's where they saw the results being reinstated as finance minister. >> still coming here on al jazeera, security alerts after reports of an attack on a teacher in paris. what actually happened, though? plus... >> they seem to be doing their best to prevent the media from getting anywhere near the court. >> scuffles in china as a prominent human rights lawyer is tried over onli

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 a chance to speak to the delegates at cop21 . the u.s. president gave another ed sp

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 certainly incentives for developing countries in that respect. and the other way that developing countries are increasingly seeing the need to participate is first, through the fact that they're experiencing the affects of climate change and second, through the fact that what the policy once referred to as cold benefits. so china and other rapidly developing countries are concerned about things like air pollution, and if you deal with air pollution, you deal with climate change. so that's a motivation that it doesn't require the you go first, you go first logic, where they can reap their own benefits for ta

and africa has a lot of oil, gas cargo energy, 325 days in sub-saharan africa. very strong solar radiation, a lot of sun, 325 days. many people have no access. coming to africa. the energy to out of $3 for the oil. energy, the countries that will be part, but also the sub-saharan africa. >> i just want to thank you again for presenting the energy outlook. we hope you will come back and do it once again and please do keep us posted. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> coming up on c-span2 adjoined house hearing on claims that russia has violated the 1987 nuclear nonproliferation treaty. the u.s. senate debate on the reconciliation bill will repeal parts of the health care law and defund planned parenthood. sen. elizabeth moore and introduces a bill to give a one-time cost of living payment to social security recipients and veterans. >> saturday another chance to cc bands landmark cases series program of the 1961 decision. the casethe case that strengthen the 4th amendment protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. redistricting issues. live at 9:0

the whole of africa is waking up. africa is discovering itself and getting confidence. it is a continent of the future. in this context, promoting the transfer of technology and raising funds, particularly for the benefits of developing countries is fundamental. be careful, because we need to guard against -- developing countries commitment to combat the climate change must also take into account the respective development models and their customs. in the countries of the north, consumer habits regarding cosmetics and food produce large amounts of non-debatable waste. likewise, in developing countries, the fight against plastic bags, for example, is a genuine challenge. people do not think of getting rid of these, but rather filling them to meet their needs. this is a question of education. cases, why, in both binding regulations are needed. the fight against waste should not be synonymous with technophobia or a rejection of progress or return to the stone age. on the contrary, technological advances should be used effectively so as to reduce the impact of global warmin

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 dea

but in southern africa a different picture. we see drier conditions and that could cause problems with crops, water availability in the coming months. what are the expectations? >> exactly. exactly, maryam, that is a possible outcome of the increased drought. >> how likely are the effects to last? >> they say that the warmer than average waters in the pacific tend to reach their peak in december or so, but then most of the impacts across the northern hemisphere are felt through march, and then it's likely that as the winter tails off the clear impact of el niÑo will tail off. for this year. >> thank you very much. it was fascinating to speak to you and get a bit more light on this, emily becker, research scientist in washington, d.c. thank you. >>> now the controversial u.s. presidential candidate donald trump has promised to spend $2 million every week on advertising. the billionaire businessman has outspoken views on race and immigration. so far he has yet to air a single tv ad as opposed to his rivals who have released tv a

president says closer ties between africa and china will be a win win for both sides. an a summit attend. and our reporter has more on that. >> reporter: the emphasis at the africa china summit here has very much been on extending and strengthening ties between china and the african continent. the biggest announcement coming from chinese president that 80 billion dollars pledged to africa mostly around infrastructure structure development as well as for countries in need. that is another point that has been welcomed by the state that those most in need, those who have suffered most, their debt will be cancelled. also for countries mostly in the southern african region that have been affected by elnio and draught, china has announced food aid. the other point that has come up around the summit is the question around the legitimacy of china in africa and the response and welcome by people on the ground. the perception on china's role on the continent and there has been a massive effort by china around its legitimacy an assuring that they're ahere to stay and their intere

money is coming to africa. but energy coming mainly to export the african oil and gas to other countries. today $2 out of $3 is for the oil and gas and coal projects to be exported which brings money to the government, but still energy is very poor and we work with african countries that want to be a part of the iea and also working with others. >> we promised we would get you out of here on time because i know you have a train to catch. i just want to thank you again to presenting the outlook. we hope you will come back and do it once again. and please do keep us posted on all of the great things that you're doing at the international energy agency. thanks. [ applause ] >>> on the next "washington journal," former general counsel stewart baker of the american civil lib erties union discusse nsa changes to collection of phone records and how they affect information gathered in terrorism related cases. the imp sigs dennis car done of new york university talks about sport rescuelated concussions and what's being

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 unclear if that court would even take the case. so now all eyes are on this house. jeff rossen/ nbc news/ pretoria, south africa "do the police show up here and re-arrest pistorius? does he have to surrender at all? it's truly unprecedented here. no one really knows. we are told though that his re- sentencing will likely happen in a month or two and pistorius himself could speak, making a personal plea for a light sentence. back to you." >> syrian activists say russi

it's been quite a chaotic week in south africa, related to the economy. president jacob zuma first replaced one last week on wednesday, with david, a little known municipal manager as finance minister. as you mentioned there was massive criticism and outcry from opposition commentators, analysts against jacob assume's decision, at that points he didn't say why he was replacing him. only after that massive criticism did he say that he was -- that [ inaudible ] was possibly standing for a position in a regional position with the bank here in southern africa. since then after david was appointed and was sworn in on thursday last week, over the weekend, there has been reports of the alliance meet, the congress of south african trade unions as well as the south african communist party. they are meeting with president zuma very unhappy with this decision and, of course, late on sunday we saw david removed from the position and replaced by former finance minister gordon, he was minister between 2009 and 2014. that move, welcomed, but of course martine, still gre

that is the highest court in south africa. they will be appealing this murder conviction. >> and it continues to be a fascinating case to watch, because the judgment made in changing pistorius's charges essentially said the previous judge didn't acknowledge all evidence put in front of her. we all remember watching closely day in and day out, those proceedings. so we're hearing here a discussion on how bail will be changed. will they also set a date for additional sentencing? what else needs to be done to follow the guidelines of now the fact that he was charged with murder rather than culpable homicide? >> well, this is the interesting point, because you have a sentencing that needs to occur sometime next year. courts go to recess. they come back on the 25th of january. we have a court that is full. are they going to prioritize it so he's sentenced as soon as possible, or do you think there's going to be some kind of delay which will give the defense team an opportunity to put forward the appeal to the constitutional courts?

. >>> and making music, 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 f

i worked in the catholic institute of west africa. it's a university. and i worked there as an administrative secretary. but all this time, when i return home, i had the inspiration to just being a sister, i just wanted to help more and more. while i saw most of the children living, like the abandoned children and born with defect. and the people, because of their situation, could not coordinate it, so they just abandon them. and most of them, because they have not much care-giving or not much medical attention, most of them died. so when the bishop spoke to me about it, i felt there's something we can do. so i promised the bishop i was going to try my best to see what we can do to rescue most of these children from these situations. the family and the community rejects them. this is because of a traditional practice. do not even want to partake in it, but i think they are so confined in their poverty and cannot carry some of diseases that the children are born with. for example, if you have a child with hydrocephalus, and you need so much time for that

and that is that you have in the east of africa and across the endless of africa north africa, what amounts to a proxy war between the united states and china. china was very early to get involved in south sudan. at one point a controlled 40% of sudan's national petroleum organization. and that candidates present in the east of africa is largely military. china has been larger economic. you point out to me earlier tonight that china actually has troops deployed which i didn't know. spin well -- >> by china's 59 or 1200 -- >> i think 1200. >> blue helmet corps get under under the u.n. in sudan, which i've never heard of chinese troops being deployed that way. maybe you could walk people through because it's something that receives almost no attention in this country. what's going on in east africa and sudan specifically between the u.s., china and other world powers? >> clearly what's happened since nine 9/11 is that america has been on one level focused elsewhere. they have been invading iraq and afghanistan to bring freedom everywhere they go. so china was able to speak you must not have g

the whole of africa is waking up. africa is discovering itself and gaining confidence. it is therefore in africa, the continent of the future, that the planet's future will be decided. in this context, promoting the transfer of technology and raising funds, particularly for the benefit of developing countries, is fundamental. be careful, because we need to guard against compelling these countries to choose between economic development and the protection of the environment. developing countries' commitment to combat the effects of climate change must also take into accounts the respective development models and their customs. thus, in the countries of the north, consumer habits regarding cosmetics and food, for instance, produce large amounts of nondegradable waste. likewise, in developing countries, the fight against plastic bags, for example, is a genuine challenge. people do not think of getting rid of these bags, but rather filling them to meet their needs. and this is a question of education. that is why in both cases, finding regulations are needed. the fight again