Well, they used we took a look back at those african history and what led up to today you know, 60 bates, we find out what young people think of spot to politics and will take you on a v i. P to arouse the west. But 1st, we wanted to look back at what those 1st elections in 1994 really meant to people. And well do this. We have a very personal account, but also as african correspondence. Dionne holcombe. I still remember the date clearly, even though i was only 10 years old for this feeling of excitement and joy in the country. What i remember most communities, my grandmother, ruth elizabeth, to 75 years old. And it was the 1st time that she was allowed to vote. She went to the town hall with my aunt. And i remember her telling me that she was nervous and excited. She had put aside so she needed some help, mocking her brothers paper. But she did it any way. She had lived most of her life and parties. So this day was something special, something historical, even under partridge. She and
Across the worlds Fastest Growing continent. Na na na na na na. Crowd nanananana. Na na na na na na. Na na na na na na. Shosholoza. Shosholoza still proudly and loudly celebrated today, south africas Transition To Democracy was the culmination of decades of resistance and Armed Struggle against nearly 50 years of racist and violent white minority rule. South africas first multiracial elections were an extraordinary moment for the world, but especially for the previously disenfranchised black majority. Many of us remain invested in south africa because it was the beginning of the future for africa, it was the beginning of the after, so The Last Stand of colonisation on the continent and the beginning of the after, for better or worse. On the 27th Of April in 1994, i came to this Polling Station with my mother. We started queuing from 6am, filled with both hope and anxiety. I was too young to vote back then but i saw what it meant for black South Africans to be free, finally, to choose t
Meddling case has issued a ruling. She will not recuse herself despite Donald Trumps request. What this means for the case going forward. Also tonight, seven of trumps republican primary rivals are preparing to debate without him once again. The gop frontrunner skipping the race off to focus on the Battleground State of michigan and his potential rematch with president biden. And senator bob menendez pleads not guilty to Bribery Charges as more and more of his fellow democrats are clambering for him to resign. We are tracking the growing legal and political pressure on him right now. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Wolf blitzer is off today. Im pamela brown and youre in the situation room. And we start with the Breaking News. Federal judge tanya chutkan, who is overseeing Donald Trumps federal 2020 election subversion criminal case, will not disqualify herself from the matter, rejecting a long shot bid from the former president s legal team. Evan perez
A fridays attack in sinai. And im jane darknesses aljazeera live from doha was a coming up turkey says the u. S. President has agreed to stop supplying arms to kurdish why p. G. Fighters in Northern Syria. Argentinas president calls for an investigation into the disappearance of a submarine with forty four crew on board plus after years of court fights the u. S. Tobacco industry is forced to pay for anti smoking advertisement. Egypt launched a military campaign in sinai up to two hundred thirty five people were killed in an attack on a mosque on friday president of the fact that all sisi has promised to respond with what he calls brutal force a bomb was detonated in a mosque in that attack as then. Fired on way ship as as they fled on a judge in reports. The bomb and gun attack happened during friday prayers at the other older mosque in bit aboud in egypts northern Sinai Peninsula local sources say the attackers planted explosives and then opened fire on worshippers while the sermon wa
Accused of s. Nic cleansing. Hello im Barbara Starr youre watching aljazeera live from london also coming up on the program celebrating victory in pakistan protest leaders call off their massive sit in following a top level resignation Flights Canceled a hundred thousand people evacuated indonesias mount i go really may be about to blow. And then election upset in honduras t. V. Host turned Opposition Leader salvador nasrallah takes a surprise lead in the president ial poll. Hello thank you for joining us me on mars military chief has denied any religious discrimination against range of muslims in a meeting with pope francis the Catholic Leader held last minute talks with general senior general high at the start of a regional trip one that is fraught with diplomatic risk the commander is in charge of the Security Operations in Rakhine State where a military crackdown has caused more than six hundred thousand to flee to neighboring bangladesh ahead of the trip the popes advisers warned