let s go straight to gavin at the bbc sport centre. the africa cup of nations kicks off in ivory coast on saturday. despite going through a civil war just over a decade ago, the country has produced some of africa s greatest players such as didier drogba and yaya toure. since the conflict ended, ivory coast has become a growing power in west africa. earlier, we looked ahead to the tournament with bbc sport africa s ian williams, who s in abidjan. the first in a0 years in the ivory coast, notjust excitement but pride as well that is coming back after so long. you see those distinctive orange, white and green everywhere you go, traders weaving through the traffic selling their flags, hats and horns. not so long ago, a country torn apart by civil war. they are spread over $1 billion on new infrastructure including forney stadiums. the idea turn the country into a west african sporting hub so the facilities do not go to waste. we are told there is great interest in as globally
Both domestically in getting chinas economy on track as well as internationally as the country tries to navigate a tense geopolitical environment. We are also going to see and he is back with us here on a show business report. Thank you for coming back again for us as we continue to track the story as the World Leaders gather there. We are still waiting for xi jinping to speak but in your expectation and estimation what are you seeing will be a thrust of the speech there. This are you seeing will be a thrust of the speech there. Of the speech there. This is a time of stocktaking of the speech there. This is a time of stocktaking on of the speech there. This is a time of stocktaking on both| time of stock taking on both side. Chinas reassessment of the initiative and countries on the initiative and countries on the Receiving End are getting a little concerned about the strings that seem to come attached with it in the form of the slightly odorous terms of some of the debt and the fact t
By an israeli airstrike. The Israeli Military has denied responsibility, saying the blast was caused by a failed rocket launched by the gaza based Militant Group Palestinian Islamic jihad. Us President Joe Biden is currently travelling to israel, but a planned Summit Injordan with arab leaders has now been cancelled. Biden s visit is designed to further demonstrate americas support for israel. The white house is saying the us is optimistic about getting humanitarian aid into gaza. On our website we have a live page that is constantly updating with the latest developments but now lets focus on the top Business Stories. Here in europe in a few hours we will be getting a clearer picture on where inflation is headed. For the uk and eurozone the latest data is out today and its hoped the cost of living crisis will continue to ease. In the uk the rate of inflation slowed to 6. 7 in the year to august. For the eurozone the latest estimate has inflation hovering around 4. 3 . For Central Banks
The main news from westminster. Peers insist they have a right to be heard as they hold their second day of debate on the brexit bill. We have to stop Turning A Blind Eye to the money of despots that flows to the money of despots that flows to freely through some businesses, banks and property. And, lord tebbit changes his mind about bikes, complaining about the time it takes for motorists to drive across london. That has been caused by the barricades which have been put up in order to assist the cyclists. They also get in the way on the main road carriageways. But first, the House Of Lords has been having its second day of debate on the bill that will start the formal process for leaving the eu. To accommodate the 190 people who wanted to contribute, the Upper Chamber had an early start, kicking off at 11am instead of 2 30. First to speak was the conservative former chancellor, lord lamont. I made my Maiden Speech in the House Of Commons in 1972, in favour of our membership of the Eur