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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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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...