exhibition of art from the democratic republic of congo looks at that country's traditions both past and present. and in our series 100 german must remain not i don't yon's extraordinary memoir an exclusive love in which she tries to unravel the history behind her and parents suicide. but we start with the superstar of german composers and beethoven who will be in the spotlight in 2020 as we celebrate his 250th birthday and that means that his music will of course be everywhere as concerts and new recordings abound and in his hometown of bon the bluntest quince tyler is getting a jump on things with a new exhibition that correlates his musical works with key events in his life. germany has never celebrated a composer this way before the 250th anniversary of libby from beatles birth is starting one year ahead of the actual date and nowhere more than in born in germany to composers hometown. he's director of the society and the b. to open house and we have a funding for more than 40000000 euros to celebrate peter from germany germany why . i think it gives them national attention

. the former governor of the democratic republic of congo's ca tomba region morley's ca to me has formed his own political party and he plans to stand in the next presidential election once an ally of the former president joseph kabila could soon be was forced into exile after defecting from the then ruling party in 2015 following year he was convicted of property fraud and barred from returning to the country and running in the 28000 presidential vote but the court ruling was overturned in april allowing him to go home and we cannot speak to mo he's got somebody who's joining us here in doha thanks very much for being with us on the al-jazeera news hour so you have launched your own party now as we've been reporting just talk us through why you've decided to do that at this particular points thank you very much since i returned to my country. i went to see. people going different provinces which i went to of congo in qatar anger my welcome was very successful and on the demand of the congolese people they wanted me to do a new body to do which can bring order to the people of con

democratic republic of congo. now a new lawsuit blames some of the world's biggest tech companies from benefitting from those conditions. which have sometimes led to the deaths of child workers. cobalt is used in things like batteries and products for many americans iry day. deborah patta is in johannesburg. what's behind this lawsuit? >> well more than half the world's cobalt comes from the democratic republic of congo where the united nations says 40,000 children have been used to mine of metal. in the two years since our investigation, our sources on the ground say conditions are as desperate as ever for these children. kids are still doing the unthinkable in the drc -- back-breaking work even for adults. but a world away in washington, there's new hope for the children in a lawsuit filed

of congo. where close to extinction. in the conservation campaign they are insisting. your welcome to the program east africa is in the thick of the brutally unusual rainy season and it's set to get worse tropical storms i expect that to hit the region in the coming days 4 weeks torrential downpours have triggered landslides and flash flooding that that toll stands at 250 with some 3000000 affect it growing fears of starvation and disease outbreak the wet weather is due to warmer temperatures in the indian ocean in a moment we'll get the latest on the response from nairobi but 1st this report from the submerged kenyan village of. these floods may have killed scores deprived thousands of their homes you know they threaten to wash away the dead. not if these villagers have anything to do with it . any less moaned. a bomb goes late wife. we're putting big rocks on top of the grave to prevent the cotton from coming out due to these floods. the darn pours have only compounded the grief joseph married his wife just last week oh you mean at least the person buried here is my mother in law

were. 2 people are killed in the democratic republic of congo where demonstrations against the u.n. mission there continue protesters are demanding that peacekeepers withdraw after they failed to protect civilians from rebels. and a surprise for brazil and argentina president trump restores steel and i leave many i'm tired of them over the currency devaluation we'll tell you more details. good afternoon welcome to the program live from the r.t. world news center here in moscow this tuesday 3rd of december as kevin 0 in with you for the 30 minute update great to have you company 1st then it's a landmark day for nato leaders of the member states a gathering in the u.k. to celebrate the military alliance his 70th anniversary 1st off we asked people in london what they considered to be nato's greatest achievement today. most people what they think are the main 3 achievements of nature. i'm not going. to you know to in terms of achievements know very little or i don't know what it's about have no idea of any advantage of nato but you know i honestly don't know anything about it until th

celebrating the anniversary. in the democratic republic of congo people are voicing opposition to the u.n. peacekeeping mission demanding it leave the country that's very much more of a break this is art. up until recently politics were about policy preferences and ways to implement them that is not the case today your political views are now what define you as a person and there is a moral dimension bias against those who are not politically correct is the last acceptable form of discrimination this is the end of politics. welcome back this is international now it has been 35 years since one of history's most devastating industrial disasters hit the indian city of volpe hall a highly toxic gas leak from an insecticide producing factory spread to nearby towns with catastrophic consequences thousands died and around half a 1000000 more were fact. it is still unclear to this day what really caused the incident as the indian government continues to argue over the disaster and how it was handled by the company which ran the factory at the time called an act of sabotage back in 2008 former

dollar dependency. 2 people killed in a democratic republic of congo where demonstrations against the u.n. mission there continue protesters are demanding that peacekeepers withdraw after they failed to protect civilians from rebel. very good morning to you welcome to the program live from the r.t. worldview center here in moscow this tuesday 3rd of december it's kevin over here you're 30 minute live update 1st and it's a landmark day for nato leaders of the member states are gathering in the u.k. to celebrate the military alliance is 70th anniversary present going to be there but some are expecting a showdown maybe because the u.s. leaders been critical of nato recently ones calling obsolete but that's not the only problem the alliance is facing is nicaea and explains this morning. happy best day nato is that 70 years of strategic economic and security stability especially if you ask them yourself nato is the most successful alliance in history that strive to join showing their historic suspects i'm going to problem later on and they've been the most successful alliance in the histor

congo. bottles broke out on monday as protesters marched on a u.n. base near the eastern city of benghazi demanding they withdraw from the region locals accuse the peacekeepers of failing to protect them from attacks by rebel fighters. we want different military units in our country we no longer want all those soldiers who have been here for a long time. their mission is to restore peace and to accompany the government forces but the population in the territory of benny has been mourning for at least 5 years there has not been a satisfactory reaction from monusco. well the head of the u.n. mission in the democratic republic of congo says the escalating unrest is making it increasingly difficult for it to fulfill its duties. we know that. because we have an option to do and to try to mitigate against. the protests started last week after peacekeepers and government forces failed to prevent a massacre by the so-called democratic forces a shadowy islamist inspired grouping the congolese army launched operations against the organization back in october which responded with brutal rep

colonial era it's a question being asked in the democratic republic of congo where your new museum has just opened its doors. it's vestiges of the congo's past on display in kinshasa the 12000 pieces trace its history this is d.r. congo's new national museum. the building was completed in june bankrolled by south korea it replaces the old national museum which has long suffered from poor conditions and neglect. when president felix you see katie inaugurated the new museum he expressed the wish that artifacts removed from the country under belgium colonial rule be returned. though many former colonial powers are reluctant to repatriate african art. it's one thing to demand their return and another to preserve them the idea is there but it needs to be done gradually. if we need to recognize the belgians helped us to safeguard the art so we can't just take it all back it must happen in an organized manner and. much of the art in question is housed here at the africa museum on the outskirts of the belgian capital brussels king leopold the seconds colonial rule over the congolese was no

the democratic republic of congo in particular for the democratic republic of congo in particularfor mining the democratic republic of congo in particular for mining cobalt, the democratic republic of congo in particularfor mining cobalt, a class action. the first class action. 60% of the world's cobalt is coming from this area, and 30% is unregulated, which isa area, and 30% is unregulated, which is a huge amount. it will only get worse because what is happening is you have technology with phones, and electro vehicles coming into play which is a huge growth market —— electric vehicles. and those bringing the class action suit, it is charities representing the families impacted by this. google, tesla and others have not commented. we will see how this plays out. huge giants making this happen so there has to be something taking place. they are the secondary element, they will buy the stuff but they are not mining the star. there is a producer. but there has to be responsibility about big brands and leading the way in technology. these are huge organisations and if somebody does n

lack of electricity threatens the last train forest in the democratic republic of the congo. also a global trade emergency the world trade organizations. the tradition system collapses in disarray after u.s. pressure holds. its its top. this is business africa. as well. but 1st we go to south africa where heavy rainfall has triggered widespread flooding whole neighborhoods have been submerged and the country's oh utility. is introduced rolling pollak to relieve the national grid that has forced many mines to shut down posing a threat to the export sector it's a major blow to the country's already slowing economy which contracted in the last quarter. since taking power in 2018 of the opium prime minister that implemented sweeping political reforms. the nobel peace prize which he collected today ethiopia's economy also goes from strength to strength but a lot remains to be done because foreign investors are mainly. by the incredibly cheap wages their companies say they don't break the law and support efforts for a minimum living wage in the country but in the meantime despite setting

should be celebrating the end of this story. in the democratic republic of congo people are voicing opposition to the u.n. peacekeeping mission and demanding it leave the country that story much more short break this is our. geysers financial survival guide. housing bubble. oh you mean there's a downside to artificially low mortgage rates don't get carried away bad guys report. shows seem wrong. when all the rules just don't hold. any new gold yet to stamp out they become agitated and engagement equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. up until recently politics were about policy preferences and ways to implement them that is not the case today your political views are now what define you as a person and there is a moral dimension bias against those who are not politically correct is the last acceptable form of discrimination this is the end of politics. welcome back this is archie international now it has been 35 years since one of history's most devastating industrial disasters hit the indian city of bhopal a highly toxic gas

republic of congo demonstrations against the u.n. mission there continue protesters are demanding that peacekeepers withdraw after they failed to protect civilians from rebels. surprise for brazil and argentina president trump restores steel and medium tirades against them over their currency devaluations more details ahead. good morning welcome to the program life the off you will do center here in moscow this tuesday the 3rd of december is kevin owen here with a 30 minute live update and 1st this morning it's landmark day for nato leaders of the member states are gathering in the u.k. to celebrate the military alliance is 70th anniversary we asked people in london and what they consider greatest achievement to be. people what they think are the main 3 achievements of nato. and we're going to have no expense for here but. in terms of achievements know very little i don't know what it's about having no idea of any advantage of nato but you know i honestly don't know anything about any sort of flags the other day and only my husband recognized what it was poor it's a good question

injured as u.n. demonstrations continue in the democratic republic of congo. protesters marched towards a u.n. h.q. in the east of the country demanding that they would draw from the region big queues the peacekeepers are failing to protect civilians from rebel attacks by islamists. we want different military units in our country we no longer want all those soldiers who have been here for a long time. their mission is to restore peace and to accompany the government forces but the population and the territory of bernie has been mourning for at least 5 years there has not been a satisfactory reaction from moscow. well those comments come as the head of the u.n. mission there sees the escalating unrest is making it increasingly difficult for it to fulfill its treaties where this we know that we assume and accept because we have no other option than to do and to try to mitigate their tax against this event population of the protests started last week after peacekeepers and government forces were unable to prevent a deadly attack by the militant group allied democratic forces the congolese ar

republic of congo after demonstrations against the u.n. mission there have been continuing protesters are demanding the peacekeepers withdraw after they failed to protect civilians from rebels. good morning welcome to the program live from the r.t. world news center here in moscow this choose day 26 of november just turned 80 have now it's kevin i mean a 30 minute update 1st on this morning it's a landmark day for nato we can report leaders of the member states are gathering in london to celebrate 70 years of the military alliance is existence president trumps already in the british capital where some are expecting a showdown because of course the u.s. leaders been critical of nato recently once calling it obsolete and a relic of the cold war he's also been outspoken about member states not paying their way with us not the only problem the alliance is facing as nicky aaron explains this morning. happy birthday nate say that 70 years of strategic economic and security stability especially if you ask them yourself nato is the most successful alliance in history that all those strive to join

in the democratic republic of congo where demonstrations against the u.n. mission there continue protesters are peacekeepers after allegedly failing to protect civilians from islamist inspired rebels. around the clock across the world this is your r.t. international from the team myself you know maybe a little unwelcome our top story it's a landmark day for nato leaders all of its member states have gathered in the united kingdom to celebrate the military alliance is 70th anniversary we took the opportunity to ask people in london for their thoughts on nato and its successes to date. i told people what they think are the main 3 achievements of nato. i'm not going. to you know. in terms of achievements know very little or i don't know what it's about have no idea of any avantage of nato but you know i honestly don't know anything about it until the flag see the day and only my husband recognize what it was who it's a good question but let me think a little bit. so one is probably yeah to be honest i don't have i don't have even one he gave it a right go though didn't he but a lot

to eastern congo and saw that all the problems the crises and the genocide had been exported because so many people had fled to eastern congo and there was instability in the state collapsed before not this. many companies exploited the fact that it was a failed state. they saw i think it just ripe someone and mine is going to hold hard and there are huge deposits there and the war is still ongoing on. the creek if you . oh no. no no no no. and. so i thought let's set up a tribunal to examine the situation with the set up an international court of people so we got judges from that made where there is an international criminal court and from congo mixing different legal systems and we took 3 cases involving companies so that we could create a space to make such trials possible. if this is really no longer. produce us here because i like. the symbolic tribunal and the film were a way of encouraging democracy in congo. those were done. to me when we toured through the mining towns to show the film 2 years later people said that what was happening was terrible but they said they would st

city. police in the democratic republic of congo say 4 people have been killed during new protests against un peacekeepers demonstrations started in the city of beni last month over what people see as a lack of u.n. protection from armed rebel groups. the congolese military has been reinforcing in the eastern town of benny but the protests and the shooting continue. carney gave this graphic updates of the chaos. around the future of. this protest not discouraged him but if. you have killed a police officer and his body was even supported by the protesters. on the. big challenge for soldiers right now kristie. these people are marching on a u.n. peacekeepers base furious at what they see is the failure of u.n. forces to protect them against attacks by rival groups including the so-called aligned democratic forces determined to keep the mission outs protesters have already damaged a number of u.n. building since process started a little over a week ago the congolese army has been sent to end the violence but has failed to stop the a.d.f. killing more than 100 people in the last month

killed in the democratic republic of congo would govern straight into the u.n. mission there continue protests demanding the peacekeepers withdraw they failed to protect civilians from rebels. and a surprise for brazil and argentina president trump has restored steel tariffs against them over the currency devaluations we'll bring you more details. good morning from moscow then welcome to the program live from the r.t. worldview center here it's the 3rd of december it's kevin i'm with you for the 30 minute update 1st on the smalling it is a landmark day for nato the leaders of the member states a gathering in the u.k. to celebrate the military alliance his 70th anniversary we as people in london 1st off what they considered to be the greatest achievement to be them. people what they think are the main 3 achievements of nato. i'm not going. to you know here in terms of achievements know very little or i don't know what it's about have no idea of any advantage of nato but you know i honestly don't know anything about any sort of flag feel that day and only my husband recognized

democratic republic of congo demonstrations against the u.n. mission they continue to protest is demanding that peacekeepers withdraw after they failed to protect civilians from. their welcome to the program live from the r.t. world news center here moscow's choose day 30 december. for the 30 minute update 1st then they were talking about. leaders of the member states a gathering in the u.k. to celebrate the military alliance is 70th anniversary we asked people 1st off in london though what they considered to be greatest achievements of. people what they think are the main 3 achievements of mates. in terms of achievements no i don't know what i have no idea any advantage of me. actually i honestly don't know anything about it i saw the flags the other day and only my husband recognized what it was poor it's a good question but let me think a little bit. so one is probably yeah to be honest i don't have i don't have even one ok not terribly scientific poll but nonetheless at 70 there are still some signs of life in nato but the greatest danger to the alliance though is not from ru

a witness documentary on al-jazeera. security forces in eastern democratic republic of congo stalled by an angry crowd from marching on a u.n. base. player watching al-jazeera live from doha with me for the back also coming up u.s. president donald trump slaps tariffs on metal imports from brazil and argentina open a new front in his trade war. some are shuts down its government and orders staff to help contain a measles outbreak that scales more than 50 people. plus as world leaders gather for urgent climate talks in spain we'll explore what cent stake for. in kenya. security forces stopped an angry crowd from marching towards a u.n. base in the east of the democratic republic of congo they were heading to the peacekeeping compound near the airport in beni one of 2 bases in that city at least 2 people have been killed demonstrators have been targeting u.n. peacekeepers there for more than a week now saying they're failing to protect civilians from attacks by rebel groups that speak to their as producer. who is in beni for as he is on the line understand that there was a pres

. but china complex part one on al-jazeera. security forces in eastern democratic republic of congo stalled by an angry crowd from watching on a u.n. base. clo this is al jazeera live from doha fully back to gore also coming out u.s. prison donald trump slaps tower of song metal imports from brazil in argentina opening new fronts in his trade war. some are shuts down its government and orders staff to help contain a measles outbreak that's killed more than 50 people and at the 3000 kilometer a pipeline that will deliver russian gas from siberia to cities across china. thank you very much for joining us security forces have stopped an angry crowd from marching towards a u.n. base in the east of the democratic republic of congo they were heading to the peacekeeping compound near the airport in beni one of 2 bases in that city at least 2 people have been killed demonstrators have been targeting u.n. peacekeepers there for more than a week now saying they offer to protect civilians from attacks by rebel groups there speak to al-jazeera producer. who is in beni and joins us on the lie i

every year much of it from africa the democratic republic of congo is the world's biggest supplier of cobalt which is often mined under inhumane conditions one reason why battery makers are trying to reduce it zambia has huge reserves of copper used in electric motors batteries and wiring. forecasts say that global annual demand for copper will rise nearly 10 fold in the next decade from 185000 tonnes in 2017 to 1740000 tonnes in 2027. copper is a huge source of income for zambia and analysts say the price of the metal could rise with growing demand. that would most likely lead to more investment in copper mining but that has spurred criticism from zambians who are concerned about effects on health and the environment. well our correspondent shipowner jimbo's was in the studio has taken a nosedive into the relevant data of this story to point out why should ordinary zambians for example fifa the effects of mining well one thing they obviously have to fear for is just the effects of mining on the environment pollution mining is very poor police environment to a high degree and there

we're told the workers caught up in the violence in democratic republic of congo forcing health officials to scale back their treatment operation on a stray slams the treatment of one of its citizens has been detained in china for months . so the white house says it will not take part in the next step of the impeachment inquiry in the us president donald trump has been given a sunday deadline to say whether he would send legal representation to the hearing on weapons to separately the white house says it will be responding to a 2nd hearing that has a friday deadline because the u.s. president under scrutiny for asking ukraine to investigate joe biden and his son in exchange for military aid so there's a big week coming up in the impeachment inquiry let's have a look members of the house intelligence committee will receive a copy all of the impeachment report it will outline the findings of its investigation into trump's dealings with ukraine then they will have 24 hours to review the report it will then be a vote on to. tuesday else to noon which would move it forward to the nex

the eastern democratic republic of congo gunfire was heard throughout monday in the city of beni where things remain as security forces say they were forced to fire on protesters who are making their way towards a u.n. base local people accuse the un peacekeepers of failing to protect them from rebel attacks. reports the congolese army says people are misdirecting their anger at the un. the congolese military has been reinforcing in the eastern town of benny but the protests and the shooting continue. conny gave this graphic updates of the chaos. around the siege of. rain here the store to store they did not discourage him but. you have killed a police officer and his body was even supported by the protesters under the. big challenge for the right now chris for. these people are marching on a un peacekeepers base furious at what they see is the failure of u.n. forces to protect them against attacks by rival groups including the so-called democratic forces determined to keep the mission outs protesters have already damaged a number of u.n. building since process started a little o

gunshots are heard in the eastern democratic republic of congo as crowds run towards a u.n. peacekeeping base. watch al-jazeera lie from a headquarters in doha. also ahead he was president donald trump slaps tariffs on metal imports from brazil and argentina opening a new front in his trade war. shuts down the government in order staff to help contain the missiles outbreak that's killed more than 50 people. also the 3000 kilometer pipeline that will deliver russian gas from siberia to china as energy hungry said. hello at least 2 people have been killed in the eastern democratic republic of congo where gunfire has been heard as locals again marched towards a u.n. base so they were heading to the peacekeeping compound near the airport in beni one of 2 bases in the city congolese government soldiers blocked them from getting too close demonstrators have been targeting u.n. peacekeepers there for more than a week saying they're failing to protect civilians from attacks by rebel groups that speak to al-jazeera as producer and now you can ease him benny's joining us on the telep

crowds kill just suspected problems in the democratic republic of congo plus. farms of the future we travel to wales to see how all techniques could help save the planet. hello again welcome back to your international weather forecast well here across turkey it is going to be very messy wintry weather over the next few days and the reason being is we have a front that is coming in off the black sea bring you winds out of the north temperatures will be falling as we go from sunday as well as into monday but starting here in ankara it's going to be a rainy and windy day for you temperature of about 10 degrees by the time get towards monday the temp is dropping but you will be seeing more sun in the forecast out to the east so it is going to be quite heavy snow particularly the higher elevations and a lot of rain down across parts of iraq for baghdad you will see that rain as well your forecast is going to start with rain starting on sunday evening very heavy rain by the time we get to monday as well as some very gusty winds and tuesday a much better day with the terms of their of 1000

over a year in office also a poll workers caught up in the violence in democratic republic of congo forcing health officials to scale back their treatment operations. and making themselves heard the protestors across latin america holding simultaneous demonstrations. well the white house says it will be taking part in the next step of the impeachment inquiry into us president donald trump he had been given a sunday deadline to say whether he would send legal representation to a hearing on wednesday the white house also says it will respond separately regarding a 2nd hearing which has a friday deadline of course the u.s. president under scrutiny for asking ukraine to investigate joe biden and his son in exchange for military ate it is a big week ahead in the impeachment inquiry so let's have a little look at what's coming up members of the house intelligence committee will receive a copy of the impeachment report that will outline the findings of the investigation into trump's dealings with ukraine then will be a 24 hour period to review it after which there's a vote that's on tuesda

i'm great cries kills an army man and his wife and democratic republic of congo suspecting them of being rebels. security she's sick the spotlight in the u.k.'s upcoming general election after the stabbing on london bridge i think this whole system into magic i'll be relieved. by that but i need to know whether or not the parole board fully involved. and thousands of protesters turn out in malta demands and the immediate resignation of the prime minister. i. know we begin in iraq where parliament has approved prime minister abdullah abdullah mattie's resignation so attention now turns to who will replace him and can that person put a stop to months of violence antigovernment protests it's now up to see the largest parliamentary bloc to choose the next prime minister and submit their choice to president barham salih outgoing prime minister abdul mahdi handed in his resignation on saturday and news of his departure boards iraqi sites on to the streets once again as they continue their pressure campaign pushing for a complete political overhaul more than 400 people have been killed by