Syria has reportedly called on the United Nations to impose sanctions against israel. Syria is accusing israel of carrying out several air strikes on governmentheld areas. Israeli jets bombed a weapons depot near the damascus airport, a depot used by the military. Another strike targets a weapons cash near the town close to the lebanese border. Syrias military condemned the assault calling it an attack on the country. Kazaa says it will not be continuing mediation to rescue lebanese soldiers kidnapped last august in the border town. More than 30 Lebanese Police men and soldiers were taken last year, four have been executed and seven have been released. Lets go Jane Ferguson monitoring the story for us. Whether it be qatar or other countries, this reflects the frustration between those trying to sort out what is going on in lebanon, and the political crisis in that country, which is unable to come to terms with what is happening over the boarder. It is a major setback for those trying t
Chad drives boko haram out of a nigerian town, niger forces report a killing of 109 of the group. And selling for millions at an auction in paris. Hello and welcome to the program. Houthi rebels have announced that they have taken over the country in a move described as a coup. The houthies will form what theyre calling a president ial council, which will act as a government for the next two years. It finalizes the groups power grab which has been months in the making. They took control of the capitol of sanaa after descending from the stronghold and seizing towns along the way. They put the president under house arrest. The houthies gave yemens Political Party until wednesday to bring a way forward which they failed to do. They have been accused of being a proxy for irans shia superpower. The houthi president ial council will be passed with a new constitution. To all conspiracicies and plus joining hands as one homeland one people, one goal. Let the interim government following this d
Hello and a warm welcome to the latest edition of africa here from a bit of nigeria. And im cheryl minute from Nairobi Kenya today we have again literally a ray of new environmental ideas for you. Today to go to. Kenya where you will meet. A man with a mission. And we show you how farmers in zimbabwe are battling Climate Change with new ways of agriculture. Zimbabwes farmers face a lot of challenges sunday in five. Climate change and most recently a new invasive and highly destructive pest on top of that is to mated three Million People in the country without access to reliable Food Supplies but theres also hope new stress resistance maize varieties and improved agricultural techniques could help the farmers to achieve the use that they need to survive. Looks at his field with disbelief. Whether the. Now excessive rain has drowned most of his harvest. This unpredictable weather makes survival tougher with each passing year. We are still finding it difficult to adjust to Climate Change.
Hello and a warm welcome to the latest edition of africa here from. Nigeria. And im cheryl minute from Nairobi Kenya today we have again literally a ray of new environmental ideas for you. Today. In kenya where you will meet. A man with a mission. And we show you how farmers in zimbabwe are battling Climate Change with. Culture. Zimbabwes farmers face a lot of challenges sunday on. Climate change and most recently a new invasive and highly destructive pest on top of that there is to mated three Million People in the country without access to reliable Food Supplies but theres also hope new stress resistance maize varieties and improved agricultural techniques could help the farmers to achieve the use that they need to survive. Looks at his field with disbelief mind whether the. Now excessive rain has drowned most of his harvest. This unpredictable weather makes survival tougher with each passing year. We are still finding it difficult to adjust to Climate Change. In this farming season
Nearly two weeks after the mine in Shiroro, Niger State collapsed and swallowed over 50 miners, another mine collapsed on Thursday, killing three people and injuring one person.