President of south africa. The new leader pledges to tackle corruption and boost the economy. Where we begin in turkey the u. S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson is wrapping up his visit. On thursday, tillerson met with the turkish president for 3. 5 hours. Washington and ankara are at odds as turkey continues its operations against kurds in northern syria, the same group the u. S. Relies on in the fight against the Islamic State group. Lets listen to the Turkish Foreign minister speaking earlier today. Relations between our countries are at a critical turning point. We can either resolve the situation now or let things worsen. But with the will shown yesterday, we have both agreed to normalize relations. Anchor for more on what came out of todays press conference, we cross to Jasper Mortimer covering events for us. What came out of todays conference . Reporter there were basically two messages. One was concrcrete and ththe otr was emotional. The emotional one was a clear indication both sides wanted d o upgrade their relations and get them onto a good, friendly, working cooperation. Sesecretary of state tillelerson id at t one poinint in the prers conferencece, we are not going o act alone any l lger, we e are going to Work Together with turkey. That was just thee messasage tuy wanted to hear. When it comes to the concrete steps, the two states agreed to set up working groups to discuss their varis s points off didisagreementnt. The First Working Group will start meeting next month. It will be devoted to how to run those parts of syria not under government control, either undnr turkishh control or underer kurh control, kurdishu. S. Control. Particularly, a town in nortrthern centralal syria that turkey has threatened to drive the kurds out of. However,r, u. S. Troops are ther. It looked before yesterdays meeting g between Rex Tillerson and president erdogan there mighght even be a a clash beeeen turkishbabacked forces anand u. S. Backed foforces. Tillerson says he wants such towns to return to what they were before the Islamic State group took them. That was an n arabmajorityy t. Ththe turkish w want thehe kurdo leave that town and move east. Another working group will be devoted to the issue of the islamic cleric turkey blamed for the coup attemempt in 2016. 6. Turkey wants him extradited so he can stand trial in turkey, but the u. S. Has made no such move up to now. Turkeysint of security concerns, tillerson said the u. S. Supports turkeys bringing to justice those responsible for the coup account but it wants the trials to be transparent. He went on to say america is calling for the release o of the american cleric who has lived in turkey for 20 years and he was arrested in 2016. He has been charged with espipionage, a lot of thingngs. Tillerson said the u. S. Believes he a and other american citizens are being held u unjustly. That in rememember here september r of last yeyear, prident are to one president undergone offered to exchange him. Onhor all of this focusing the relationship between the United States and turkey, we somen the Movement Movement when it comes to turkishgerman relations. He has been released after more than a year in prison without eating charged. His detention is a major sticking point. He now faces 18 years in jail. Walk us througugh what is goingn herere. Reporter i know him. He is a good, solid journalist. He writes for one of the most influential newspapers in germrmany. I think it is becacause of his inflfluence on thehe german aude , particularly turks living in that the turkish government has cracked down on him. Interviewed a hardline pkk leader, a general, and published the interview. Interviewed the general, including the bbc. But in 2017, turkey decided to arrest him and charged him with spreading terrorist propaganda. It kept him in jail for months without ever charging him. Yesterday, the turkish Prime Minister met german chancellor Angela Merkel in berlin and indicated the position was about to change. Said they thought he was being held on flimsy charges and his detention was political. Andnd he has been released simultaneously indicted for spreading terrorist propaganda. If convicted, he could receive 18 years in jail. What could happen. Courage of thehe judges taking his case. Rightsnately, human organizations monitoring turkey do not think turkey has an independent judiciary anymore. He has taken steps under which he controls the appointment of all judges. Go whether the judge will see the journalists work as simply journalism or what the prosecutors ask the judge to see his work as, spreading propaganda for a terrorist group. Anchor thank you for that. In other world news, oxfam has unveiled an action plan to tackle sexual misconduct. Last week, allegations emerged that they used prostitutes following haitis d devastating earthquake. The scandal has rocked the Global Organization and the aide sector as a whole. Reporter he came out fighting thursday to preserve his reputation. Conduct whiles running the Charities Operation in 2010 admin deplorable had been deplorable. He former soldier denied ever paid for prostitutes or exchanged humanitarian work for sexual favors. His denial comes as the sector scrambles to limit the fallout of the misconduct allegations and reassure the public as to their intentions. Doctors without borders declared it had dealt with 24 cases of Sexual Harassment in 2017. I in the spirit of transparency, we welcome the public debate and scrutiny in the public domain. Reporter as workers welcome to scrutiny, many are quick to state the allegations should not tarnish the whole sector. For its crititi, the charitity needs toto demonstrate its intentntions through actction. I it is not just t about payg lip service to having policies and structures in placece. It is dememonstrably showingnghe are being follolowed andnd those accused of the sorts of acts s e immedidiately pununished and not allowed to continue e with the work they do, whether in that organization or any other organization. Reporter in a battle to preserve its reputation, oxfam announced it will create an independent committee. It is to be comprised of womens experts with access to paperwork and staff. Anchor we spoke with the executive director of Oxfam International. She told us more about oxfams plan against sexual abuse. We are putting in place an independent, Global Commission that will look into our culture and practices and give us recommendations. I will be coming out with the names of this highlevel commission in the next few days. These will be wellrespected, wellknown people who we can have confidence will show us what we need to do. They will also have the mandate to look into past cases and current cases and tell us whether we handled it well or not. Where they ask us to reopen them, we are ready to reopen those cases. We are also putting in place a us stopatabase to help this abuse of references sell an offender so that an offender does not go on to reoffend somewhere else. We are strengthening our safeguarding system. We are doubling the resources to the team. Million,ave about 1 and it will be able to expand by about three times the number of staff we have to do this important work of preventing and handling cases when they do happen. We are also looking at working with our colleagues in the sector. Some of these problems have to be resolved with others. Take the issue of vetting the staff. We hire quickly many people to respond to scale. We have an imperative of reaching people whose lives are threatened within a couple of days. We need to be able to recruit from a vetted fool, so vetted pool, so we are working with others to see about certifying humanitarian workers. Thesese are some of the measures we are taking. They are immediate. And they are going to help us to strengthen. My priorities now are to keep the work going of saving lives. We are in the most dangerous places in the world like south sudan, iraq, syria. We have to keep that lifesaving work going. Ifif you were a victim of abuse and maybe you are e afraid to ce out, maybe you did not know where to come out, this is your time. Come, we will do justice. I am serious about this. I mean it from the bottom of my heart. Oxfam will not tolerate injustice to women and girls. Anchor that was the head of Oxfam International joining us earlier on the program. The new man at the helm of rainbow nation will be delivering his address later today. Zuma as theucceeded president of south africa. He has promised to tackle corruption. Here is our reporter in cape town. Reporter while the reaction to his speech yesterday after he was elected was positive, people today really believe in what he said. People referred to him as being sixyear sincere. He talked about serving the people, unifying south africa, and acting in the best interests of the people. Theres lots of activity inside and outside parliament as people prepare for the muchawaited state of the nation address which will take place at 7 00 p. M. South african time tonight. In that address, he is expected routing outt corruption and how he is going to be able to deal with corruption. He also extended and olive branch yesterday to opposition parties. He said he wanted to work with them. Looking forward to working with opposition parties and meeting with their leaders so they can Work Together for a Better Society and to serve the people of south africa and create a better life for all south africans. We cross to, ethiopia where the search is on for the countrys next Prime Minister. He quit in a surprise move on thursday. To say it wasress to bring around reforms and boost democracy. It is time for the latest business news. We are going to start with a look at financial markets. We do have european stocks trading higher this friday. That is right. Investors seem to have shifted their attention to corporate earnings. Major european indices are in the green following a round of results. The u. S. Dollar has hit a threeyear low against the basket of major currencies. When europe is currently worth just under one euro is currently worth just under 1. 25. Serve a second fiveyear term as the bank of japans governor quinn his current term expires in march. Server break is in no hurry curbank is in no hurry to intervention. Another sign the exit from monetary stimulus is not in the governments sight. Union hasiggest trade called on Railway Workers to go on strike on the 22nd of march to protest the government plans which include removing some of the privileges enjoyed by staff. On thursday, alongawaited report commissioned by the government came out calling for overhaul and recommending it opened up to competition. Profits soared in 2017. The Earnings Report comes after the french carmaker approved a new fouryear term. Someone to thed number two position papaving the way for his eventual succession. Financial regulators have struck down a 20 million offer by a chineseowned company to take over the chicago stock exchange. Sec cited a lack of clarity in the details o on who would control the exchange as the reason to block the acquisition. U. S. Lawmakers last year expressed concern over the prospect of a Chinese Company being among the largest shareholders of an american stock market. Anchor it is the start of the chinese new year. One of the favorite ingredients for festive dishes is pork. It is the year of the dog but pork features high on holiday menus. China is the Largest Consumer and producer of global pork. The industry is notoriously inefficient. Farmers are steering away from the smallscale methods to make a farms megafarms in the countrys north. Reporter this massive pig farm is getting ready to produce its first batch of piglets. An unusual sight in china where raising pigs is usually a family business. The owners of this industrialskill pick factory hope to have produced 20,000 tons of pork by the end of the year. With largescale farming, profits can only go up. Worlds china is the biggest producer and consumer of pork meats, yet its big industry pig industry is notoriously inefficient. That has begun to change. Since 2016, companies have invested over 10 billion e euros. O moderninize we learned about largescale farmrming from the u. S. The costs there are high. We increased efficiency. Reporter alibaba is also working on ways to enhance production with artificial intelligence. It is developing a program that builds a detailed profile of each animal using information such as weight, age, food intake, and exercise. Systempany claims the will lead the sows to produce three additional offspring each year. Modernizing the industry may take time. More than half of the countrys 7 million pigs still come from family farms. Anchor on that note, we are going to end it there. It is time for our press review. Anchor we are going to start in the United States where there is ongoing reaction to this weeks latest mass shooting at a high school in the state of florida. That is right. I want to start by showing this cartoon that summarizes the debate in the United States. It was published on the website of a local paper that covers parkland, florida, where the shooting took place. We have to consider the Mental Health factor. The woman agrees, but not in the way he was hoping. Her response expresses the opinions of many in the u. S. Who say emphasizing the importance of Mental Health, as the president did in his speech, distracts from the main issue which is guns. It is a heated debate, as is always the case when it comes to guns in the United States. There have been countless editorials calling for tighter gun control. A lot of these call out the National Rifle association, the powerful guncontrol lobby which donates millions of dollars to politicians every year. Many say that is why lawmakers do not take action, because they are indebted to the n. R. A. This paper says Campaign Contributions from the n. R. A. Are not the reason lawmakers are not taking a stand. They have a graphic showing the percentage of money specific lawmakers get from the n. R. A. It is only a tiny fraction of their overall funding. The Washington Post says it is comforting to blame this on corrupt politicians, but it is not really the money t they are after, it is political support. The majority of republicans are still very much against gun control. Anchor certainly, this debate will continue. We have papers focusing on a looming reform concerning frances railway system. Will want to buckle your seat belt because this will be an explosive reform. They are warning on their front page to get ready for departure. Papers agree some reform is needed. It is in debt and the debt keeps growing every year. In their editorial, they take issue with the extent of changes proposed. They oppose a proposition to get rid of local train lines and take away the status of Railway Workers. They currently have a number of benefits including early retirement. If their status changes, those benefits would be taken away. It is arial, they say color of the French Republic and needs to be protected. Anchor some papers say these are reforms that will save it. It is also wondering about the fate of Railway Workers, but they say in her editorial that if rail workers are to lose special status, so be it. The National Monument is in peril and sacrifices will be necessary to save it. The probusiness paper very much of the same mind. They wonder if the government and unions will dare to do what must be done to save it. Thecan see in this cartoon, c. E. O. Is clinging to the train for dear life as it heads into competitionf because one of the main reasons for these reforms is that it will be opened up to competition from foreign governments. Standing behind him, we have ahead of frances competition b. He is in danger of slamming into the law if he does not follow suit with the reforms. Anchor it is lunar new year. We have the first day of the year of the dog according to the Chinese Lunar calendar. I understand it is a bit of an offensive start. History has a rocky with racism against black people. In the television spectacular celebrating the new year last night, actors were reportedly wearing blackface. You can see it in this paper from hong kong. You see the photo behind me. We see a black performer dressed as a monkey. They are performing in a skit about chineseafrican relations. The performance sparked anger on social media. This twitter user took a screenshot of their television as they were watching last night and wrote that they were waiting for china to get backlash from using blackface. Of the pali, the year dog could be a bad one for the american president. That is because donald trump was born in the year of the dog in 1946. According to popular chinese believe, people are often less lucky when they are in the same zodiac year is the year they were born. There is a way to combat that, by wearing red which represents good luck. It is a good day to wear red. I think we will have to change. Anchor thank you for that. For more, you can always head to our website. We are going to take a quick break. Stay with us. You are watching france 24. France in focus. Every year, millions of people had to French Mountain resorts. We are in the french alps to look at the Environmental Impact of the visitors and to make it more sustainable. France in focus on france 24. [captions made possible by kcet television] we the mundane afro futurists needs a means of asserting a different set of values to begin evaluating the future. In looking for a new framework for r black cultural productctie are tetemporarily united in the actions. The mundane afro futurists acknowledge that we did not originate in the cosmos. The connection between Middle Passage and space travel is tenuous at best. Out of