year, is to remind myself, one of the things that s happening under all the news here in the united states did is it the case. the most extreme poverty, exposed to the most extreme deprivation has been reduced greatly greatly. they come out of grinding poverty. i remember live aid, when africa was seen as this bastion of nothing but poverty. there are so many success stories. the east african nations themselves made a commitment. some countries are not wealthy countries themselves, in terms of their own gdp, but the openness to refugees, the willingness to educate them. countries who are taking in children who are fleeing war and violence. and also committing to make sure they educate them all the way through high school. there are programs, i learned
after all said the global compact for migration run counter to congress interests us is the only other country to reject the treaty so far which is due to be signed later this year. as the nordic heatwave is fuelling dozens of wildfires in sweden or thought users struggling to contain the places which are burning mostly in the central and western parts of the country italy has sent helicopters and planes to help balance the flames. and commercial flights have resumed between ethiopia and eritrea twenty years after they were halted by war and if you if you know a large jet took off from yesterday bound for eritrea is capital as mara after for money to mark the take off it s the latest step in a peace process ending three decades of conflict between the east african nations. also had to govern others a group of young adults who many would prefer to stay out of sight they call
a peace process ending three decades of conflict between the two east african nations. because hungary is withdrawing from the united nations agreement to manage worldwide migration foreign minister peter singer of the global compact for migration graham county to turn hungary s interests the united states is the only other country to reject the treaty so far which is due to be signed later this year . turning to nicaragua now where the organization of american states the oas has condemned human rights abuses committed by police and armed civilians against and he government protesters the demonstrators originally took to the streets in april to oppose government welfare cuts but a heavy handed response from security forces has prompted a wider challenge to the government of nicaraguan president daniel ortega. after a hard fought battle to regain this neighborhood paramilitary forces loyal to
a decade now and plastic bags have been banned in rwanda and other east african nations are also taking example from their like kenya but the ban has been more successful in rwanda than in other nations fears finds an effective controls i mean major deterrent but question is has ill when it s changed amongst the population we went to the small stuff we can nation to find out and here s what the people told us. no classics on the streets of kigali since the ban was introduced ten years ago rwanda has become one of the cleanest nations in africa its laws and plastics are among the strictest in the wanted here it is illegal to import produce use or send plastic bags or packages traffic was caught carrying illegal or plastic bags a lab to be fined or even jailed the nation s zero tolerance policy was spearheaded
likely to need coalition partners to form a government. now uganda s main opposition leader keyes a procedure he has been charged with attempted murder was arrested on thursday after his supporters clashed with police during an opposition rally police claim was the procedure pictured here last year organized supporters illegally and commanded them to attack officers processes threw stones at police to disperse and using tear gas in live bullets and were demonstrating against a controversial bill proposing the removal of the presidential age limit that if found guilty mr procedure faces a maximum sentence of life imprisonment or death. so despite criticisms that uganda s government has become increasingly authoritarian the country also often wins praise for the way it welcomes refugees the east african nations currently hosting around one point three million people who fled neighboring south sudan