Naples reporting a shortage of doctors and hospital beds amid a surge of infections. Germany reporting hospitals approaching limits. We look at one resource that cannot be boosted from one day to the next, the number of trained personnel. I am brent goff dozens of people are being killed. Amnesty international is calling it a massacre, the first time widespread civilian casualties have been reported in the weeklong conflict. United nations says 11,000 refugees have fled from ethiopia into sudan. Half of them are children. Aid agencies warn of a humanitarian crisis in the making. This is a country sliding into civil war. These ethiopians have come here to give blood for their soldiers fighting. The main aim of the Blood Donation program is to express our affection, respect for our army. The conflict is not to resist, not with the people, rather with the group who have attacked our army in a shameful way. Correspondent the cflict erupted ght day ago, the government launching the operation aft an leged attack by local forces on the federal army base in the capital. Brent the federal goverent at every to deploy federal Security Forces and use force in order to apprehend those implicated in massive corruption and gross human rights violations. Correspondent relations between the ethiopian Prime Minister and the Peoples Liberation front have been tense. For nearly 30 years, it was dominant in ethiopian politics, but the army curbed its influence in 2018. Its leaders say they have been unfairly targeted. The constitutional dispute raised matters to a boiling point. The tp lf rejected the decision to postpone National Polls due to the coronavirus. In stember, they went ahead with elections in an area they control. Not only is the stability of ethiopia at stake, the country of 100 million is pivotal to the stability of the horn of africa. In 2019, he won a Nobel Peace Prize for his sweeping political reforms and role in brokering peace after bloody border war. So far, he has failed to heed the calls of the United Nations and African Union for a ceasefire in this dispute. Brent for more now, we go to a senior ethiopia analyst at the International Crisis group, an independent Nonprofit Organization with the goal of preventing and resolving conflicts. It is good to have you on the program. What is going on here . Are we looking at ethnic tensions are repping, or one side trying to solidify its power in ethiopia . We are looking at some otheration of that a elements. Asou heard in your reports, the federal intervention is to remove the leadership and the specific or immediate reason or justification for that was the alleged attack by forces on the military or taking command of ascts elements of the feral mitary station. In the western area, where the firin fighting has been concent, there is the prospec of an ethnic ointerregiolar, areas claim by certain factions, where there has been considerable involvement of elements in the fightin adding to those tensions, reports confirmed by Amnesty International that people were massacred by knives or machetes in a town in that area. That has been nned on e forces allied to the tplf. Further information will come out, but that will increase ethnic tensions and the aggression towards that part. Brent your sources have not been able to confirm the reports of that massacre, have the . Have they . Amnesty international released report. The massacre occurred. The exact number of dtheas is not clear. The perpetrators are not clear. The victims have reported to Amnesty International that these were elements allied with the forces. Brent what about the role of the Prime Minister . He is a nobel peace laureate. Is he making matters worse or is he trying to ease the conflict . Correspondent they are trying to remove the adership of the tplf of the region by a military tervention. They say they were given no option after the forces took control and attacked elements of the federal military stationed there. The broader justification is the tplf has been destabilizing ethiopia, and this is only its latest breach. It crossed the red line. The issue is how easy is it hiing to be to achieve ts objective of apprehending the tplf leadership. At the International Crisis group, we are concerned this could be a costly war because of the control the tplf have over the government and a certain amount of support for key positions of the Regional Government from the people. Brent we appreciate your time and insights tonight with this developing story. Thank you. Thank you very much. Brent in the coronavirus pandemic, new infections in europe continue to rise despite the partial lockdowns imposed in many countries. France is Prime Minister singh the number of coronavirus patients in the hospital is now higher saying the number of coronavirus patients in the hospital is now higher. France has made the pandemic the focus of this years paripeace forum. President Emmanuel Macron stressing there mu be access to a Coronavirus Vaccine and treatments across the globe. Across europe tonight, hospitals are under strain, including italy, ground zero in the pandemic. This time, it is not just the north, the second wave of the pandemic is stretching resources in naples and the poor south. Correspondent coronavirus patients wait for hours outside the emergency ward at the clinic to get treatment. Relatives have broht him here in their own cars. Them here in their own cars. We have looked for ventilators and havent found anything. Hospitals treat them as outpatients. The area is seeing a surge in cases. This is the second hardest hit region in italy. One hospital is the Biggest HealthCenter Center in the south of the country. He works in the emergency ward. A year ago, things were tense, even before the onset of the pandemic. After his shift, the doctor emerges. His state is reflective of the system, he is exhausted. The system is at its limit. We are using all possible resources in order to treat patients, but now it is coming down to a question of pure math. There are so many patients. This system is unable to accommodate them. On the weekend, these images from the sea front promenade outraged italians across the country. The National Government still designates the region as level yellow not read. Critics say the region Crisis Department cooked figures to avoid a lockdown when they registered icu occupancy last week at 27 . The president of the ilitaan Doctors Association is worried. He wants all of italy to be designated a red zone. The government is trying to serve various interests, namely economic and health care. Of course the economy is important. We understand that. If the curve continues to rise, italys Healthcare System will not be able to handle it. Doctors and nurses are honored in these figures by a person whose store is on the popular shopping street, now empty. He is worried about the future, both for his health and business. In naples at the foot of the famous volcano, mnt vesuvius. Brent in germany, the countries Health Minister says restrictions to slow the virus will be needed beyond november, possibly february. Half of all hospitals in germany are reporting that they are stretched to capacity, and that includes hospital staff. Germany was able to boost its number of intensive care beds during the first wave of the pandemic, but coming up with more trained nurses is not as easy. She is in intensive care nurse. She finished her training in october. Now she is caring for a coronavirus patient in dusseldorf hospital. We have moved him so that he is lying in different positions and does not get bedsores. My colleagues will take blood for analysis, which will tell us how to adjust the ventilator. Things that the 30yearold nurse cannot do alone, having passed the exam in completing training. For two years, she assisted with supervision. After two more years, she became a Specialist Nurse for intensive care and anesthesia. It is about ventilation, settings, and types of surgery in more detail. You get a deeper insight into the sequence of operations for anesthesia. The correspondent correspondent job is medically, technically, and personally challenging, that is why nurses correspondent the job is medically, technically, and personally challenging. She just completed her first year of Specialist Training. Eight months during the pandemic. Together with a colleague, she cares for a seriously ill coronavirus patient. After one more year, she will be able to do this on her own. There are patients who should have one on one care. We try to provide it, but sometimes we dont have enough staff. Correspondent that, even though the job pays well. German nurses earn an average of 3500 year olds per month euros per month before tax. Others receive bonuses. High stress levels, responsibilities, weekend shifts, and a lack of recognition are all deterrence. Raising the wage could be an incentive for staying in the job. And, it could attract others to choose this line of work. I do think we could be paid more. Considering the work we have to do. And i am glad this is currently being discussed more. Correspondent and so the coronavirus pandemic may even bring about change. We were just taken for granted. The issue wasnt addressed the last few years. Many people dont know what nurses have to deal with on a daily basis, especially intensive care nurses, and why just not anyone can do it. Correspondent she wants to finish her Specialist Training despite and because of covid19. They know the coming weeks will be tough, but say they will manage. Brent in the United States, the counting of ballots continues, winding down, five days since the election was cold for joe biden. U. S. President donald trump is refusing to concede. He continues to spread unproven allegations of voter fraud. His legal team has filed lawsuits in several states in an apparent attempt to contest his election defeat. And the state of georgia, where joe biden narrowly leads, it has begun a recount of president ial votes by hand. This, after the Trump Campaign wanted a recount. Chuck schumer says the republicans refusal to accept the Election Results is open poisoning the well of american democracy. Republicans in congress are spreading conspiracy theories, denying reality, poisoning the well of our democracy. Congressional republicans dont have the evidence, they dont have the proof, they dont have anything, neither does the president. Congressional publicans are deliberately casting doubt on our elections for no other reason but fear of donald trump. Brent earlier, i spoke to a member of the German Parliament who was the chief election observer for the organization for Security Cooperation in europe and has a team in the u. S. I asked if Chuck Schumer is right when he says there is absolutely no evidence of voter fraud. He is right. There is no evidence for that. The allegations of the president and his legal team are baseless. We are neutral observers. We have to consider what is being brought to the court, and until now, the allegations have been baseless, and ware increasingly worried, since, by the way, our Observer Team is still on the ground, our experts, despite me being back home, we are increasingly worried the transition is being put in danger by what is happening right now with the latest asked in with the latest comportment of the president. Brent what are you most concerned about . In the report, the osce has published concerned that polarized politics in america are damaging democracy, but now that we have the postelection paralysis, what do you see as the biggest danger . The biggest danger is, of course, the Election Results counted derly by t states are not being recognized. In the usa, we have this, in europe, we have an institution that the gsa, the General Services administrator, and as long as the gsa is not certain that the Election Results, the elected president , the president elect will notet the necessary resources or intelligence that he needs in order to prepare for taking of office. That is indeed a concern. The second concern is, of course, that the acts of the incumbent president could motivate his militant partisans to take to the streets and not except the orderly Election Results. Brent it is amazing that someone in your position can say these things about the american democracy, but that is the situation the country is in tonight. What is this doing to the perception of the United States as a thinking beacon of functioning democracy in the world . We do not take that sy. We are neutral observers from the osce, bound by the commitments of wh has been in the past, by consensus, by the way, with the consent of the usa in the 1990s, and that is what we are checking, but when we see that somebody is, of course, not following the rules, which have been agreed to, both in u. S. Legislation and international standards, then we have to speak out. That is not a partisan statement. That is a signaling of an alarm whene see that somebody does not follow the rules. The osce commitments clearly say Election Results have to be counted until the end and that the Electoral Administration and the laws of the Electoral Administration have to be respect. The president has no competence whatsoever on the administration of elections to the exclusive realm ofhe states in the usa, and they diligently follow the process. Brent thats true. Allstate Election Officials have said there were no, boards of gross negligence or irregularities in the election. Said there was no gross negligence or irregularities in election. Brent thank you. Some other stories making headlines. 74 migrants have drowned after their boat heading for europe capsize off the coast of libya. More than 100 people were on board near the port. The libyan coast guard rescue more than 40 people. Police and armenia have arrested someone, over a deal giving up large parts of the disputed region. That has prompted thousands to call for the resignation of armenias Prime Minister. China has condemned the mass resignation of prodemocracy lawmakers in hong kong as a political farce and blatant challenge. 15 opposition legislators that down after four colleagues were expelled under new powers allowing for the removal of members of the territories parliament who are deemed to be disloyal to china. A radical change for hong kongs legislature. These seats are usually occupied by hong kongs democratic parliamentarians, but now empty. As the session got underway a day after the mass walkout, one protested, rolling out a banner criticizing carrie lams decision to disqualify the Legislative Council. The lawmakers took part in their last act, formally handing in the resignation letters. They accused beijing of trying to remove the citys economy enshrined in hong kongs basic law. We know the government can always say the ruling is right, because they have the ultimate over hong kong. The party, whether the beijing government, is really respect basic law. Together we stand. Together we stand. Correspondent the 15 lawmakers resigned wednesday in solidarity with her colleagues were deemed threats to National Security by beijing and expelled from the assembly. But the probeijing lawmakers dismissed the resignations as a political show. It is basically a farce, blackmail, and it violates voter trust and departs from what they call the principle of democracy and clearly shows they are against the central government. Beijing denies it is restricting Hong Kong Special freedoms and says what should happen is with it alone to decide. Hong kongs Legislative Council is chinas domestic affair. No other country has the right to comment and interfere. Correspondent this lawmakers walkout evoke strong feelings in the city. I am thrilled and support the decision. They have been creating cos. Ha they are against every policy of china. I feel angry. It is about hong kong people. This is about our people, our lives, not belong to our beijing government. Correspondent the lawmakers resignations are a sign of escalating tensions between legislative executives on the prodemocracy movement, determined to show their fight is not over yet. Brent the future of afghanistan is full of threats. There is the taliban and the increasing attacks by socalled islamic estate. Earlier this month, a gunman stormed kabul university, killing multiple people, mostly students. There is little confidence the govemern can protect the people in afghanistan, and less hope that the government can negotiate an end to fighting. Correspondent this student still finds it hard to go anywhere near the university of kabul. He was taking part in the seminar when the attackers came. He is seeing his fellow students for the First Time Since the attack. The only topic is how they managed to survive. That date when they heard the shots, they knew something terrible was happening. Everyone was screaming, but suddenly it was quiet, and we heard someone saying a prayer behind the door. That was the suicide bomber, right before he blew himself up. It is only thanks to god that we got out alive. Correspondent not everyone was so lucky. 32 people died in the attack. More than 50 were wounded. The attackers left a taliban flag behind, that the socalled Islamic State later claimed responsibility. He saved his life by jumping out a window. His physical wounds are one thing, but his Emotional Trauma runs deep. The attack changed my life completely. All the goals i had before are gone. My life was carefree, but it is not anymore. I think about my friends at university who i could not help, the ones who did not make it. Correspondent across the country, there were similar attacks almost every day in november. There were more than 50 deaths and hundreds of injured. The spiral of violence is growing worse, and the Islamic State is claiming more and more attacks. Their base of support is growing and speaking out. For a long time, the Afghan People supported the taliban, bottom ammunition and weapons, but that is over. The taliban are negotiating with the invaders from the u. S. To us, they are traitors. They dont want to kill americans. Instead, they act against a develop muslims. Correspondent this man is an im am in kabul and preaches the word of the Islamic State. He says the goal justifies the violence. Afghans dont want democracy. That is a western invention. We need extremists and a dictatorship for this country. We are real muslims. That is why we support the dictatorship and not the liberal elites with their effeminate democracy. Correspondent like many of his generation, key long believed it was possible to negotiate he long believed it was possible negotiate with the radicals. He does not believe that anymore. After the attacks, people have become pessimistic. Me too. I do not believe that there will be peace any time. Correspondent to get a sense of what afghanistan was like as a peaceful country, he has to ask his grandmother. There has been nothing but war for 40 years. He would like to change that, but he has no idea how. Brent i will be back to take you through the day. Stay with us. Host hello, welcome back to the france 24 newsroom. It is 10 00 p. M. The coronavirus lockdown will linger for another two weeks in france. The Prime Minister telling the country it would be responsible to make any tweaks to the current restrictions now with the caseload still climbing. Medical staff across italy cry out for