whilst the high flying super eagles nigeria are also in action. peter 0kwoche is in the cameroon capital yauonde for us. thank you for being on the programme. we ll get onto tonight s matches, butjust put into context for us that ghana result and what s the reaction to their exit been like? when you look at it from the point of view that ghana are always expected to win any african cup of nations they are involved in, you can see how huge and how big then being eliminated in the first round is. they have not gone out of this stage of the competition since 2006 and it is the first time ever in 22 appearances in this competition that they failed to win a single gain in they failed to win a single gain in the group stages, the backlash back
the fertile land. the country s oil production has added to the problem, as millions have been forced to live near toxic gas flares. peter 0kwoche reports. this is my mum. she s going to the city fire. under the scorching sun, and in front of an open gas flare in nigeria s oil rich south, joy risks her life to support her family. temperatures here reach boiling levels. but, despite the risks, joy uses the heat to speed up drying time for her tapioca sweet puddings. thus translation: the reason i have short hair is because, if i grow my hair long, it could burn my head if the flare shifts direction and explodes. the use of fossil fuels worldwide has had a devastating impact on nigeria s climate. the country suffers from severe droughts in the north, and flash floods in the south.
the country s landscape and the lives and livelihoods of millions likejoy remain at risk. peter 0kwoche, bbc news. pope francis has told jewish leaders in slovakia of his shame at the murder of more than 100,000 slovakian jews during the second world war. 0n the first full day of his visit, he lit a candle at the holocaust memorial in bratislava, and condemned what he called the frenzy of hatred of that time, as well as present day anti semitism. it is the first papal visit to slovakia since 2003. translation: here, in this place, the name of god was dishonoured for the worst form of blasphemy is to exploit for our own purposes. refusing to respect and love others. here, reflecting on the
and, until the government fulfils its promise to end gas flaring by 2030, the country s landscape and the lives and livelihoods of millions likejoy remain at risk. peter 0kwoche, bbc news. the un secretary general, antonio guterres, has said the people of afghanistan face perhaps their most perilous hour following the taliban takeover of the country last month. speaking at an emergency aid conference in geneva, he said one in three afghans did not know where their next meal was coming from. more than three million afghans have now fled their homes, their suffering compounded by a drought, the coronavirus and political turmoil. the people of afghanistan need a lifeline. after decades of war, suffering and insecurity, they face perhaps their most perilous hour. now is the time for the international community to stand with them, and let us be clear, this conference is not simply about what we
ourfamilies. joy and her children have been working extra hard for four days straight. they are processing the tapioca to help herfamily pay for the funeral of her mother. when i came here, i had no work, nojob. i saw the women working this tapioca. then i asked them, could you let me? although they need the money, joy s family still wants the gas flares to stop. translation: in my view, | the government should lead efforts to end gas flaring in the oil industry and hopefully that will significantly reduce the heat wave and associated health hazards. nigeria s economic development is highly dependent on oil revenue. yet the industry s making it one of africa s largest emitters of greenhouse gases. and, until the government fulfils its promise to end gas flaring by 2030, the country s landscape and the lives and livelihoods of millions likejoy remain at risk. peter 0kwoche, bbc news.