we see that mali, the position of mali is very hard to understand for some people. they claim it is because france was not successful against terrorism, but actually france was fairly successful, did not manage to bring peace in the area but that was just due to the french, it was due to a failure of governance on the part of the authorities within the north of the region in the state of really very poor administration and great insecurity and military, physical and economic insecurity. and therefore, at some point mali decided it seems to the french that maybe mali sees its role as a leader of a movement fighting the old colonial path. especially the presence of france. seems to be wanting to fight an anti-imperialist fight in which it will be helped by russia. the division which is more there to protect the mali junta. so no surprise at all to see that mali is carrying on in its approach to the situation. mohammed: i am sorry. i am sorry to interrupt you, but i want to get reaction. you were reacting quite a lot to what he was saying, so i want to get your take. g

mali being further isolated from the rest of the world and international bodies. take a look at this report. reporter: mali says it no longer wants to be part of a losing force. 5000 soldiers from burkina faso and others are in the g5. form five years ago to combat -- form to five years ago to combat isil and are ki -- and al qaeda. he was due to take care of the force in february. >> the opposition of some member states to molly's presidency is linked to maneuvers by a state outside the region, aiming desperately to isolate mali. reporter: the government accuses france of excluding it. once friends, now foes, the 5000 french troops deployed almost 10 years ago to protect the government from a toxic or pulling out -- from attacks are pulling out. leaders of the junta hired russian mercenaries for their protection. the junta is refusing to hand over power to civilian rule for another two years. as a result, neighboring countries have imposed sanctions on the landlocked country, ceiling its borders and halting trade. >> prices have exploded. food is much more expens

period and mali is reintegrated. reporter: he addressed the looming trouble crisis affecting people in west africa, food, energy, and finance. this, he says, are direct effects of the crisis taking place in europe. thousands of miles away from the african continent. he warns the fallout of that may push a quarter of a billion people into extreme poverty. most of them right here in west africa. he says that's also been made worse by climate change. extreme droughts that have badly affected countries in the are a, and this is something that the president addressed. >> today's work compels us to face the effects of climate change that bring bad recurring droughts like the one we are experiencing now, leading to major deficits. all this happens in the context of rising costs. already because of covid. now because of the crisis in europe. >> secretary-general will meet those displaced in the tri-border area. people that have been facing attacks from groups like isil and al qaeda and also climate change. he will then move

they want to present themselves as a hero, as a brave force that is here to save mali. it's not clear if they have any political intentions. if anything, wagner has largely been seen as an exploitative force. the deal it has with mali is, what, $10 million a month, which is including cash as well as reserves to minerals. it doesn't feel as if there is a clear counter—narrative, at least for now, against russian involvement. abortion law is one of the growing number of issues that divide opinion so sharply in the united states nowadays. the leaking of a draft opinion paper from the us supreme court indicating that the landmark judgement from 1973 in the roe v wade case might be overturned has broughtjoy, anger and bitterness. but what does it mean for american politics? i turn to our north america correspondent, anthony zurcher. i think it is going to have a very real effect on american politics, particularly this year with midterm congressional elections looming in november. with roe v wade potentially being struck down and all of this being handed back to the states

while he did not travel to mali, the situation in that country is high on the agenda. a human rights group accused malian soldiers and recently deployed russian soldiers, of torture and perpetrating massacres on civilians. it has become increasingly difficult for the united nations to fulfill its mandate of protecting the malian people, many of whom are now fleeing their country. >> internet access has been caught. the violence began during religious festivals and continued into tuesday. >> very heavy police presence now in and around an area off the city of jodhpur following more clashes, more fighting between hindus and muslims on tuesday. local media are saying that at least 10 people have been injured and one person has been taken to hospital. these altercations began on monday night when hindus and muslims started arguing over hosting religious clans. muslims are celebrating the end of ramadan in india on tuesday and hindus were celebrating a different festival. both groups wanted to hoist their flags in the area. that led to violence between the groups, police tr

there were similar scenes in the african state of mali as the african state of mali as the faithful prayed and the capital. and, in bangladesh, thousands of people have been trying to get home so they can spend the evening with their families. there is —— festivities will continue. that's all for now. stay with bbc world news. hello. the weather's been very mixed in the last couple of days. generally, a lot of cloud abouts, occasional outbreaks of rain and the outlook for the next two or three days is more or less the same. again, plenty of cloud, just a few sunny spells and scattered showers. but the really thick cloud of the outbreaks of rain that we had in the last day and a half has now moved to the south. it's in the english channel. it's just hugging the south coast through the early hours. so bits and pieces of rain from the tip of cornwall, devon, perhaps the isle of wight. elsewhere across the country, it's a cloudy early start with mist and murk in places, perhaps a bit of drizzle here and there and not cold, between six and 10 degrees. so here's bank holiday monday, starting

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ambassador, richard, weekly, i'm very concerned about the sahel and the instability in mali and other countries in the region and the ongoing acceptance of the wagner group and the way in which they have destabilized several nations, recent qatar in both mali and bhurkina. the senator [inaudible] and i both worked on signing getting this global stability act sunday to law and [inaudible] in most mozambique and coastal africa have been targeted as areas for this strategy, to try and strengthen them as books against terrorism and instability. if confirmed, would you work with me and others in this committee on the global fragility act to ensure that it's actually used as a tool? >> yes, senator. i absolutely would. and i really think the global fragility act is a very creative and interesting new approach to some of the problems you've been struggling with, especially in africa. >> thank you. and if i might, ambassador let's cars, i've visited chat once. and watching some of the developments there with grave concern. how has this unconstitutional transfer of power following idriss deby'

one is the multi-en national mission in mali for the two battalions performed recently well. it helps joint task force and the foreign nation fight in the islamic state west africa so i think our challenge is to get political challenge back on track to improve governance and fertility act as well f as ownership act focus on governance and lack there of is the driver of conflict in the region. if and when we can take care of the governance challenges, security assistance should follow. >> thank you all very much and i would like to thank my colleague from maryland for his graciousness. >> thank you to the senator from delaware. i'm not sure i would have, you jump the line if i knew you would take my last question but anyway. in all seriousness, thank you for that answer with respect top the situation in chad. congrats to all of you on your nominations and with respect to the situation in ukraine, ambassador brink, thank you for your service and slovakia and let me say i look forward to working with you when confirmed and i expected to happen on all the issues that unite us in

pontÍfice autorizÓ pagar 1,000,000 de euros para encontrar y rescatar a una monja colombiana secuestrada en mali por extremistas vinculados a al qaeda. las declaraciones fueron parte de su testimonio en un juicio por fraude a el vaticano, por 350,000,000 de la santa sede en una propiedad. leÓn: el estado de salud del papa ha causado preocupaciÓn y especulaciÓn tras sÓlo llegar en silla de ruedas. el papa francisco ha explicado que se debe a problemas de artritis en su rodilla que le causa dolor y limita su movilidad. esa lesiÓn y su edad podrÍan obligarlo a reducir su agenda diaria. danai: la rodilla del papa francisco poner el futuro del pontificado a tambalear. luego que salir a la luz por primera vez estas imÁgenes del lÍder de la iglesia catÓlica en silla de ruedas. ya mÁs de una vez al papÁ se le ha visto presentando dificultades debido a su rodilla derecha por una rotura de ligamentos. incluso en este vÍdeo de la cadena de televisiÓn, es asistido por su personal para levantarse y asÍ caminar con mucha dificultad. el mismo lo ha dicho pÚblicamente. en ese evento, grupo de per

autorizado un millÓn de dÓlares por la libertad de una monja colombiana secuestrada por extremistas en mali lo revelÓ el cardenal italiano, la monja colombiana fue liberada el aÑo pasado, un grupo la habÍa raptado en el 2017. >>> otra preocupaciÓn es la salud del papa francisco. el papa apareciÓ pÚblicamente con dolor en su rodilla y mÉdicos contemplan hasta una cirugÍa. >>> la imagen es impactante. porque es la primera vez que el papa francisco asiste a un evento en sillas de ruedas tiene un problema en la rodilla derecha. >>> le debe haber costado mucho a los mÉdicos llegar a este punto para decirle no puede caminar. >>> el vaticano no ha querido que se muestre video dice esta audiencia que tuvo con religiosas, hace unos dÍas francisco dijo que el mÉdico le prohibiÓ caminar y despuÉs en una entrevista, dijo que se someterÍa a una infiltraciÓn. pero si el tratamiento no da resultados, no se descarta una cirugÍa. asÍ ingresÓ ayer a por la plaza de san pedro. pero cuando el papa quiso ponerse de pie. no pudo hacer. >>> fue impresionante la imagen de ayer en la audiencia gen

european public opinion to sympathize with ukrainians displaced than for example, with people from mali or burkina faso. i think that's something we have to acknowledge. europe is an important donor region in the world. but i think europe has had too much of a say in the global conversation around refugee protection, for example. that is actually not in line with the realities on the ground. more than 80% of the worlds displaced people are actually hosted in the global south. so i think the european understanding of who is worthy of solidarity and attraction should not be the only worry in that convert -- should not be the only voice in the conversation. hashem: parvati, how to move forward? because you get a sense that the international community is having an issue particularly when it comes to impunity. you look at places like yemen, like syria. millions of people were killed, hundreds of thousands displaced. and ultimately, the international community is not doing what it should to prevent those atrocities from being done again and again. guest: absolutely. i would agree with you. an

well, that's right. us intelligence say that there are hundreds of russian medicine res operating in mali, including those from the wagner group, which is a russian mercenary organization. we've heard a lot about it in connection with ukraine. this is one of the reasons for the split between france and the malia authorities. president and micron of france was recently saying that the russian soldiers events are sort of prop the military hunter as also as well as to you know, advanced business interest. so it's a very difficult situation. these are quite gruesome fighters. we understand who's been accused of a role in that dozens of extra judicial killings. and these are the kind of problems i think the buddhist metrics will continue to face in molly as well. and in a related development, simon, hundreds of german soldiers, i understand, will be read a port neighboring new share. why? well, that's right. this is the 2nd mission that germany's involved in, in molly, the training mission of molly and forces. now the germans say, well, they're not happy with the progress they're, there been t

the security generalised urging the military leaders of bacchanal fast so giddy of mali to return to civilian rule until he gets harish. made the appeal in the share of the 2nd day of a visit, west africa heals, urge debt relief, a greater investment to help african economies recover from the pandemic. goods harish were late to be people who fled violets in this hell region. nicholas hank reports not from senegal capital, darker, but good harish made his 1st stop. this region has experience a series of cruise in the last year, unprecedented numbers of coo onto new terrace, yet again has called for soldiers to hand overpower to civilians. whether it be in burkina, faso in guinea, but also in molly molly, hold to the biggest and most expensive un peacekeeping operation, costing a $1000000000.00 a year. but also the deadliest more un peacekeeping soldiers have died there than any previous mission. now he did not visit molly during this tour of west africa, but he did address the issues and the concerns that he has in bobby, a country that is under sanction from the west african body ech

there now in mali, africa, he will have all of the resources we have to cut off oil and gas sales. people wanted to give him a ladder, he is showing as this invasion continues. >> you think ukraine can win this. >> when we do something like this, with cameras, we all recognize there is a legacy, i wager everything. when that tape is played, the ukrainians are going to win, and but we are going to be doing is say how many lives will be lose to win that fight. that is the calculation right now. >> why do you think it's this that unifies the progressive side and conservatives? i talked about the differences, but there is also a lot of unity. why do you think it's this? >> as we talked earlier, it is commonly considered that there is little ambiguity to this conflict. the other thing that is significant that their skin is not brown and black. the shape of their eyes is not different from ours. what is significant and powerful about that is because of the lack of ambiguity of the mission, the mission for democracy, the fight for the freedom to dream, this can be the example that we can

similar pictures coming from the african state of mali. in bangladesh, thousands of people are trying to get home so they can spend eid with their families. the festivities will go on until tuesday. the speaker of the house of commons has called for a radical review of working practices, following a series of sexual misconduct and bullying claims against politicians. here's our political correspondent, ben wright. sexism and misogyny... sexual misconduct... there are some bad apples who are out of order, who behave like animals and are bringing parliament into disrepute. it's been a grim week for parliament, with mps agreeing this place needs to change. a moment of madness, and also totally wrong... yesterday, the tory mp neil parish quit, after admitting to watching pornography on his phone in the house of commons. that followed the backlash to an article about labour's deputy leader, angela rayner. there was cross—party outrage at a story saying she crossed and uncrossed her legs to distract borisjohnson. today, a tory source claimed t

the head of the un, antonio guterres, has called on the military rulers of burkina faso, guinea and mali to hand power back to civilians. all three countries are struggling with a jihadist insurgency and have recently experienced military coups. mr guterres also urged international financial institutions to adopt debt relief measures for african countries to help their economies recover from the covid—19 pandemic and reduce the impacts of the ukraine war. police in paris have fired tear gas to disperse protesters after a workers day demonstration in the french capital turned violent. activists wearing balaclavas smashed shop windows and set fire to bins. more than fifty people were arrested, including a woman who attempted to prevent firefighters from tackling a burning building. it's hard to believe — i know — but for medical students, access to detailed models of the female body are hard to come by. historically they've had to rely on images of the male body, in the teaching of anatomy. well now the most intricate 3d model of the female body has been produced, and it's hoped the

rights investigators and the 1000000 authorities for allegations of torture, extra digital killing from mali enforces as well as the russian fighters linked to the wagner. the reason for his visit is also to remind authorities here and also the millions of people that are suffering from humanitarian crisis and displacement of the need for the human presence in the region. increasingly, there will be more operations here. rising costs and shipping disruptions caused by the war are now impacting $1.00 of japan's favorite foods and cost of a bowl of soba noodles is that to rise by 10 to 15 percent. for many shifts, this will be the 1st time they've increased prices in almost a decade. japan and what's more than half of its buckwheat needs, with most of it coming from russia. but importers are now looking to get supplies from china. instead, stella had yet assigned that balancing act in the netherlands circus performers from ukraine, batteries and russia. keep it together under the big and we look at how muslims in afghanistan are mocking ede while facing extreme poverty and hunger. ah, the jour

rights investigators and the 1000000 authorities over allegations of torture, extra digital killing from mali enforces as well as russian fighters linked to the wagner's. and the reason for his visit is also to remind authorities here and also the millions of people that are suffering both from humanitarian crisis and displacement of the need for the us presence in the region. increasingly there will be more oper since here. most vince around the world are celebrating the 1st day of eden fitz, or mocking the end of the holy month of ramadan. thousands of palestinians have attended prayers at the mosque. compound tension has been high in recent weeks. all incursions by far right ultra nationalists, jewish groups, stephanie decker reports from the entrance of the alex mos compound in occupied east jerusalem. the mail prayer is about to take place were outside the entrance of the lock, somalia, compounded lions gate. and as you can see, bells and thousands of thousands of people had been arriving here throughout the morning, starting from around 4 o'clock in the morning. now making their way ins

in the aftermath of sandy hook, connecticut changed some laws, maly around magazines for these type of rifles. will texas make any changes now? unlikely. last summer, when governor abbott was making it basically easier for texans to carry, he said this. texas will always be the leader in defending the second amendment. and that press conference earlier today, seemed in no mood for any change. jake. >> nick watt, thanks so much. >> coming up next, 24 hours after the massacre in uvalde, texas, and what we're learning about the victims. stay with us. you never know what opportunities life will send your way. but if you have moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis or psoriatic arthritis, enbrel can help you say i'm in for what's next. ready to create a bigger world? -i'm in. ready to earn that “world's greatest dad” mug? -i'm in. care to play a bigger role in this community? -i'm in. enbrel helps relieve joint pain, helps stop permanent joint damage, and helps skin get clearer in psoriatic arthritis. with less pain, you're free to join in. enbrel may lower your ability to fight infecti

called for debt relief for african nations and for the military juntas in burkina faso, guinea, and mali to hand over power to civilians as soon as possible. the head of the military government in guinea recently said a 39-month transition period is needed before civilian rule returns. israel is now holding 600 palestinians without charge or trial, the highest total since 2016. this according to a report by the israeli human rights group hamoked. palestinians are often arrested on secret evidence and not given a chance to defend themselves in court while being held in what's known as administrative detention. north korea has launched a suspected ballistic missile off its east coast. this comes about a week after north korean leader kim jong-un vowed to develop its nuclear arsenal at "the fastest possible speed." today's test also comes just days before the may 10 inauguration of south korea's new president yoon suk-yeol. the independent news outlet consortium news, which has criticized u.s. policy on ukraine, the editor-in-chief said "given the current political climate it is more than c

footage shows empty streets and workers in protective suits spraying disinfectant. several 100 people in mali have been rallying in the capitol by marco, in support of the military jointer and its army. it comes as france pulls it's forces out relations of wasn't since to military coups and molly in the past 2 years. and the failure of french forces to stop attacks by armed groups linked to al qaeda. little pull of one for poles, prestigious f, a cup, but celebrations. the subdued as the club chases more trophies. constantino's sim cas livable knockout blow had a penalty shoot out to fit to defeat chelsea and complete an english come double liverpool back in action on tuesday trying to catch manchester city and the rest of the premier league title. but in 2 weeks, they face rail madrid in the european champions league $520.00 detention we will be live in ramallah in 30 minutes here on out 0 for a special program commemorating i'll knock bar or the catastrophe, backed out to others. you're a world blue for noon noon, noon. ah, ah ah ah. need a real good with the use those a people as in the ac

the countries most at risk are burkina faso, chad, mali and new chair. -- and niger. cpac wrapped up in hungary. dozens of conservatives from around the world gathered for the two-day event. many u.s. journalists were denied access. speakers included former presidential candidate rick santorum, hungary's populace prime minister and american conservative union chairman matt shellac. and a passing to note. legendary american sports writer and editor roger angel died today at his home in manhattan. he was known for his passionate writing about baseball ending hundreds of essays and stories that captured the spirit of a true fan as a regular contributor to the new yorker. roger angel was 101 years old. still to come, calls for the president to cancel the widespread financial burden of student debt grow louder. new york struggles with a sharp rise in violent crime complicating the city's recovery from covid-19. david brooks and jonathan weigh in on the week's political headlines and much more. ♪ >> this is the pbs "newshour" from wep a studios in washington and in the we

he's going to have plenty of money, not only for this war, but for syria, for libya, they are now in mali and in the sahel and northwest africa. you know, he's going to continue to have all the resources he needs to could create trouble and mischief around the world. and we've got to cut up off and stop those on gas tells. these half measures sanctions no longer work. i understand that people want to give a ladder for putin to climb down. but he's showing as this invasion continues, and intensifies today, he's not taking an off ramp. so since he didn't take the off ramp, we've got to close the off ramp, and give the ukrainians a fighting chance. >> the ukrainians are fighting and fighting hard you. think ukraine can win this eye. >> go for the, and you know, when we do something like this and when there are cameras, you know [inaudible] long enough to recognize that there is a legacy to the tape. i wager everything that when that tape is played, i'll be right. you ukrainians are going to win. and what we are going to be doing is saying, how many lives did they, did we let them lose off th

at least 40000 of them are in mali. one of africa's biggest of gold produces nicholas ha, cripples along the banks of the folly. may river and southern molly children search for gold. some are here with their parents. others are alone orphans from the war. in this a hell region, they come from all over west africa to the many illegal mines here. jacqueline dodge, warren says she's 15 but appears to be barely 12. in this gold rush, adults hoped to get rich, while the children hope to find just enough to buy a meal and the air gun, no animal. i am the eldest in the family. and so i am in charge of supporting my sisters and brother and helping my mother find food in the morning. i do the chores than i come to work to search for gold. if we find something i buy the food, then i make the meal at school is not an option for me or any of the children here . after toiling for 16 hours a day, finding gold is a welcome prospect for the men. but for the children, there is fear, men seeking sex, offer money to desperate girls as yo

there is friends, friends, a former colonial power that had 5000 troops, mostly in mali. now baby announced a pull out of that read of the now on the strategic front. the g. 5 to hell has failed to deliver in terms of ensuring less attack. so it's also institution that has failed to get the funding necessary from donors, from the european union in the west. so for the molly and authorities, it's a defunct organization, and it no longer needs to be part of that. emily and one of the likely consequences of this pullout by molly. what are the ramifications while the consequences in the short term is it means that molly will no longer share its intelligence with neighboring countries, such as nice air and cooking fossa. and i could have devastating effects. we've seen an uptick of violence outside of molly from arm groups that are based in molly in regions further afield as far as togo. now molly is increasingly isolated from the region. the west african body echo us has put sanctions in place, has closed off borders with molly and out to that now this latest blow which is pu

rights investigators and the 1000000 authorities over allegations of torture, extra digital killing from mali enforces as well as russian fighters linked to the wagner's. and the reason for his visit is also to remind authorities here and also the millions of people that are suffering both from humanitarian crisis and displacement of the need for the us presence in the region. increasingly there will be more operations here. far in the philippines is killed. 8 people including 6 children, others were injured in the early morning, blaise and university campus in the capital. manila, emergency services are investigating the cause. a territorial dispute that lead to violence against indigenous acts miss and the southern philippines has highlighted the dangers faced by environmental defenders. please say the group was trespassing and ignored a warning shot, and jamal allan doug reports now from american non province the oxford swat, the mex administration after upcoming elections, to offer them greater protection. so by yourself, they are from them. a noble pull indian tribe considered one of the

malhallucinate mali yield -- mrs. maloney: i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from new york. mrs. maloney: i rise in support of h.r. 3508, to designate the facility of the u.s. postal service located at 39 west main street in honeoye falls, new york, as the cw4 christian j. koch memorial post office. chief warrant officer koch grew up in the new york area and was 1999 graduate of york central school. before enlisting in the national guard infantry in march of 2000, he studied mathematics at brockport state. he graduated second in his basic training class with honors and was immediately awarded a slot in airborne school and assigned to the a company, first battalion, 108th infantry. he was soon promoted to e-5 and given the slot in air assault school, a distinct honor. in 2004, chief warrant officer koch was accepted into warrant officer school and went on to attend flight school and graduate in 2008. he was then deployed to iraq during operation iraqi freedom from 2008 to 2009 where he flew supplies

two battalions of chadian peacekeepers have long served in the un mission in mali, and chadian soldiers have joined the regional and international coalitions against violent extremist organizations in the sahel and the lake chad basin. u.s. military personnel have always been welcomed in chad, and today there some 75 american service members deployed to n'djamena, where they support the multinational joint task force in the lake chad basin, as well as our african and french partners in the sahel. chad and its people have also been superb hosts to refugees fleeing violence in sudan, the central african republic, and cameroon. the people have welcomed their brothers and sisters fleeing violence, and the government has ensured that humanitarian assistance from the international community, led by the united states, has reached its intended beneficiaries. mr. chairman, chad gained its independence in 1960 and has had six presidents in the last 62 years. none of the incumbents left power voluntarily, and none of their successors assumed power via constitutional processes. in its modern histor

abdelkader arby from mali said their 26 —year—old mother, halima cisse, was also well. probably rather tired. the hospital in morocco where they were born is still helping care for the babies. the five girls and four boys are now sitting up, crawling and starting to walk. look at them. utterly, utterly gorgeous, but how on earth do you keep up with them all? think of the nappies says our director. time now the weather forecast. hello. the rain heavy enough to be bouncing across the ground across parts of eastern england at the moment. also thundering downpours across eastern scotland. this is the rainfall picture it's developed so far today. as you can see, lightning as well, some thundering downpours, mainly through eastern areas, just now moving through the london area, it will cover more of the southeast over the next couple of hours before clearing away tonight. wales and england, mainly dry, if mist and fog patches around, whereas for northern ireland and scotland, some thicker cloud moving in here. a bit of patchy brain developing, more especially northwest scotla

in sri lanka pakistan improve and chad and mali. will it get inin these places if food prices continue to spike and they will because they don't have the availability of 400 million, ukraine feeds quarter million people at the food so where is that going to come from? you can't make it up that fast so it creates market volatility and uke compound that with the fertilizer problem. ethiopia and 85% or fertilizer comes from russia belarus. they are already a fragile state. >> without those court -- ports how would they -- how would you get the food out? >> me you can't get enough food out. they could try to check it out. for example an average day is 3000 give or take train carloads per day and the average train carloads is three or four trucks so do the math. that would be at least 10,000 trucks per day and it's not a one-day trip. it's several days so you can talk about four or five days of trucking operations at 50,000 trucks. what we have done and sitting down with the ukrainian government the best-case scenario is you could truck

mali, were you aware of these efforts by iran to hide its prior nuclear work from the iaea? >> senator, did iran by? of course. did it iran have a covert nuclear program. >> was absolutely protect the reason why prior administrations of both such pressing sanctions on iran. >> was iran and compliance as you say in your testimony. >> with yes iran was in compliance with the jcpoa and please don't take my word for it. you can ask the iaea which is certified on numerous occasions and tell the trump administration -- >> let me interject respectfully, sarah. does the jcpoa require iran to allow iaea inspectors in to look at certain nuclear sites, did iran comply with those expressed terms of the jcpoa? >> yes, and yes. and again don't take my word for it. even the former administration had to certify that iran was in compliance and it did so repeatedly until it decided to leave the deal. >> and evidently that wasn't enough then. so the administration's position is there were certain terms of the agreement that were not robust enough and that's why the goal was longer and stronger

from mali, dick tirts are turning to russian mercenaries for support. civil society leaders across the continent are courageously working to realize their aspirations and goals. they need a reliable partner at usaid to keep the struggle for democracy and their countries. that's why we have to advance this nominee today. drut muyangwa is qualified to lead the africa bureau. she brings extensive professional and academic experience in africa. she is a zanbian born immigrant to the united states where she held senior positions at the africa center for strategic studies, national summit on africa. she was a rhodes scholar, a wingate scholar for her scholarship at oxford, the valedictorian for her graduating class at the university of zambia and she holds a doctorate in international relations from the university of oxford. i think she's well qualified. in short her qualifications are exceptional. finally, let me say that while africa faces many challenges, it's also a land of tremendous opportunity. but here again, china is all over africa in precious miner