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niger now has an opportunity. because it's the first time that niger receives a very important personality from america and in this particular time. in this way, it is i think an opportunity for niger to discuss more in order to overcome about what is going on, fighting terrorism, fighting the budgetary, kidnapping, etc. etc. sami: let me bring in daniel now. is there an element of competition between world powers going on here as well? when you look at the backdrop of what's happened in the last few months and years, france withdrawing from mali, ending operations and burkina faso -- in burkina faso, increasing military involvement by russia's wagner group in mali, and accusations at the same at least of that in burkina faso. is the u.s. trying to play a bit of catch up here? >> thank you for the question and for the invitation today to speak with you. i think that it's a little too superficial to frame this as simply an effort to combat increasing chinese or russian influence. the u.s. has been consistently enga
niger now has an opportunity. because it's the first time that niger receives a very important personality from america and in this particular time. in this way, it is i think an opportunity for niger to discuss more in order to overcome about what is going on, fighting terrorism, fighting the budgetary, kidnapping, etc. etc. sami: let me bring in daniel now. is there an element of competition between world powers going on here as well? when you look at the backdrop of what's happened in the...
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just back from niger. next up, we'll get the situation in ethiopia four months after the piece still was signed to end the war in tigray and just after secretary of state blinken has just left there. ♪♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. as we continue to look at u.s. secretary of state antony blinken's trip to africa, we turn to ethiopia. on wednesday, blinken met with ethiopian prime minister abiy ahmed and other top officials including leaders from the northern tigray region. blinken praised the four-month-old peace deal that ended two years of fighting between government troops and forces in tigray. he called for accountability for war crimes committed without casting blame on either side. >> the conflict was absolutely devastating. hundreds of thousands, killed. widespread sexual violence against women. millions forced to flee their homes. many left in need of food, shelter, medicine. hospitals, schools, busin
just back from niger. next up, we'll get the situation in ethiopia four months after the piece still was signed to end the war in tigray and just after secretary of state blinken has just left there. ♪♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. as we continue to look at u.s. secretary of state antony blinken's trip to africa, we turn to ethiopia. on wednesday, blinken met with ethiopian prime minister abiy...
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our terrorism expert explained why niger partnered to facilitate the release. >> niger is involved because it is not the secret. niger has channels of negotiations with al qaeda affiliates. when you have his directions, you have to have channels of negotiation in order to counter them. sometimes, it ends up helping in a hostage situation. >> until today, the left proof of life from dubois was a video released in march pretty 21 -- 2021. he was the last french hostage in the world. now, finally safe. >> someone else kidnapped in niger more than six years ago was also released today. jeffrey woodke was kidnapped where he had been doing -- humanitarian work. the biden administration says his release was the result of years of effort. no ransom money was paid. just days after an international arrest warrant was issued for vladimir putin, he was giving a political left as xi jinping kicks off a three-day visit to moscow. the visit has been closely watched in western capitals. president xi said his visit would give it new momentum to ties between moscow and beijing. of the subjects key leaders w
our terrorism expert explained why niger partnered to facilitate the release. >> niger is involved because it is not the secret. niger has channels of negotiations with al qaeda affiliates. when you have his directions, you have to have channels of negotiation in order to counter them. sometimes, it ends up helping in a hostage situation. >> until today, the left proof of life from dubois was a video released in march pretty 21 -- 2021. he was the last french hostage in the world....
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they were both seen for the first time at the tarmac of niger's main airport. they both looked haggard, tired, but overjoyed, looking forward to be reunited with their family. jeffrey wiki was abducted in 2016 in the region of -- this christian missionary was held captive for seven years. olivier was captured almost two years ago in the region in mali. both, according to new shares ministries, say they were -- niger's ministries, say they were both abducted. they organized their release with the help of french and american forces. >> the hostages were recovered safely by nigerian authorities before being handed over to france and american authorities. after several years of captivity, olivier and jeffrey are very happy to be reunited with their families. >> communiques coming out of the white house and paris. both relieved that their nationals have been released but there are hundreds of mullions -- malians, people from burkina faso, people who say their family is being held hostage by armed groups linked to al qaeda and isil. so this liberation comes just days
they were both seen for the first time at the tarmac of niger's main airport. they both looked haggard, tired, but overjoyed, looking forward to be reunited with their family. jeffrey wiki was abducted in 2016 in the region of -- this christian missionary was held captive for seven years. olivier was captured almost two years ago in the region in mali. both, according to new shares ministries, say they were -- niger's ministries, say they were both abducted. they organized their release with...
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the 40 eight-year-old thank the authorities in niger and for the president to help secure his release. >> stepping back onto french soil, a free man. after 700 and 11 days held hostage. olivia dubois hurried to greet his half-sister and father who were waiting a french president emmanuel macron to welcome him. thereby his friends waited their return. >> this is giving me goosebumps. everything you might expect. we are very moved. we cannot wait to give him a hug. >> a day earlier the french journalist spoke from niger's capital saying he was tired but in good health. >> it is incredible to be here, to be free. i want to thank niger and its know-how in managing the delicate situation answer france d all who contribute it to making today possible. >> he was captured on april 8, 2021 in northern malley by an al qaeda affiliated jihadist group should have been working there since 2015 and was trying to interview a local jihadist commander. his family and colleagues kept up a local public awareness campaign mobilizing regular we across france including on martinique. his aunt and report ca
the 40 eight-year-old thank the authorities in niger and for the president to help secure his release. >> stepping back onto french soil, a free man. after 700 and 11 days held hostage. olivia dubois hurried to greet his half-sister and father who were waiting a french president emmanuel macron to welcome him. thereby his friends waited their return. >> this is giving me goosebumps. everything you might expect. we are very moved. we cannot wait to give him a hug. >> a day...
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emmanuel macron thanks niger for their help in securing the release of olivier dubois today. xi jinping begins a three-day visit to moscow, just days after an arrest warrant was issued for vladimir putin.
emmanuel macron thanks niger for their help in securing the release of olivier dubois today. xi jinping begins a three-day visit to moscow, just days after an arrest warrant was issued for vladimir putin.
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this is the case in niger, where the parliament asked french forces tuesday and fight in support of nigerian forces. that's probably the case also in chad, where we built a big air base. paul: in central africa some see the rejection of french influence as understandable but alarming and irrational. there is anger about european neocolonialism, however the alliance is offered by china and russia bring their own issues. >> the western world has abused its position of domination. it's a very difficult period in our history because when people are not rational, they just have one goal. we want to get rid of the old system, not realizing what is ahead is not probably better than what they are running away from. paul: president macron embarks on this tour, admitting for too long france has regarded africa with the logic of rent. his new vision is a more mutually beneficial partnership but he faces an uphill task to turn around and buy french sentiment. -- turnaround anti-french sentiment. tom: let's bring in our guests. in paris, an author and journalist covering events there and a foreign corres
this is the case in niger, where the parliament asked french forces tuesday and fight in support of nigerian forces. that's probably the case also in chad, where we built a big air base. paul: in central africa some see the rejection of french influence as understandable but alarming and irrational. there is anger about european neocolonialism, however the alliance is offered by china and russia bring their own issues. >> the western world has abused its position of domination. it's a...
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this is the ogale river in the niger delta. if you look closely, you can see oil at the service of water and some fish have been washed off the shore as a result of the pollution. this water is completely useless, even though people can see what is here, they have no access to clean water. this community used to rely on fishing. with this level of pollution, their source of food, income, and water has vanished. >> this is no good. everything we use for a bath, we usually just use it for wash. we use it for cooking, but it smells. correspondent: the united nations environmental program ran tests on the water in ogale. if found levels of carcinogens and benzene to be 900 times higher than allowed by the wto. scientists also found refined oil in the groundwater, which feeds the wells people drink from. local authorities have warned people to not drink the contaminated water, but many like blessing have no choice and are forced to do damage to their health. >> that is what we see most times, in the levels of cancer, prevalence is i
this is the ogale river in the niger delta. if you look closely, you can see oil at the service of water and some fish have been washed off the shore as a result of the pollution. this water is completely useless, even though people can see what is here, they have no access to clean water. this community used to rely on fishing. with this level of pollution, their source of food, income, and water has vanished. >> this is no good. everything we use for a bath, we usually just use it for...
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blinken will travel to niger on thursday in the first visit to the west african nation by a sitting u.s. secretary of state. in southeastern africa, the death toll from cyclone freddy more than doubled in one day, jumping to 220 tuesday across malawi, mozambique, and madagascar, with hundreds more injured and scores missing. cyclone freddy is the longest-lasting tropical cyclone on record. survivors in malawi, which suffered the highest death toll, described harrowing scenes and heroic rescues. >> the child was stuck up to her head in the mud. she was crying for help. even though the water was very strong, we managed to cross and rescue her. amy: back in the united states, novo nordisk announced it is lowering the cost of insulin by up to 70%. this follows a similar move by drug competitor eli lilly earlier this month and comes after years of pressure from activists, lawmakers, and people with diabetes. it also puts pressure on sanofi, the other major insulin manufacturer in the united states, to follow suit. last week, congressmember cori bush and senator bernie sanders introduced the
blinken will travel to niger on thursday in the first visit to the west african nation by a sitting u.s. secretary of state. in southeastern africa, the death toll from cyclone freddy more than doubled in one day, jumping to 220 tuesday across malawi, mozambique, and madagascar, with hundreds more injured and scores missing. cyclone freddy is the longest-lasting tropical cyclone on record. survivors in malawi, which suffered the highest death toll, described harrowing scenes and heroic rescues....
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niger. people fleeing conflict. the people who come through libya, also came across a group of people who have moved toward libybecausthey don't he any economic opportunities in their own country so they look for work in libya but then they get trapped in the horrendous cycle of exploitation, basically, forced labor. and that is what eventually push them to leave libya where the only way out is taking the sea. let it be clear, people don't understand very well how dangers it is which only goes to say how dangerous the places are that they are fleeing. the clichÉ that always comes back, there is a reason why it is a clichÉ because it is so true. people would not put their children on a boat if the sea did not seem safer option than where they are fleeing. i have been in afghanistan myself. at some point, start seeing the whole range of the places that people leave to the places people arrive and the horrendous welcome that they receive are the lack of welcome they received. amy: caroline, what are you calling for?
niger. people fleeing conflict. the people who come through libya, also came across a group of people who have moved toward libybecausthey don't he any economic opportunities in their own country so they look for work in libya but then they get trapped in the horrendous cycle of exploitation, basically, forced labor. and that is what eventually push them to leave libya where the only way out is taking the sea. let it be clear, people don't understand very well how dangers it is which only goes...
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in related news, over 13,500 residents of the oil-rich niger delta joined a landmark british lawsuit against shell and its nigerian subsidiary earlier this year. the lawsuit is demanding compensation and cleanup for dozens of oil spills that have devastated land and waterways, destroying local livelihoods and ecosystems. to see democracy now!'s documentary, go to democracynow.org. the u.k. will start removing asylum seekers who arrive on small boats through the english channel, barring anyone who lands on british soil through non-official ports of entry. under the new rules, the removed individuals would also be barred from returning to the u.k. the conservative british government of prime minister rishi sunak has vowed to stop the boats as one of its main priorities. elsewhere in europe, the italian coast guard rescued over 200 migrants off the coast of lampedusa friday as the far-right government of giorgia meloni has also imposed draconian anti-refugee policies. meanwhile, one of the victims of last month's tragic shipwreck off the calabrian coast has been identified as shahida ra
in related news, over 13,500 residents of the oil-rich niger delta joined a landmark british lawsuit against shell and its nigerian subsidiary earlier this year. the lawsuit is demanding compensation and cleanup for dozens of oil spills that have devastated land and waterways, destroying local livelihoods and ecosystems. to see democracy now!'s documentary, go to democracynow.org. the u.k. will start removing asylum seekers who arrive on small boats through the english channel, barring anyone...