african leaders. gathered in ivory coast today agreed upon they are calling this an emergency measure to evacuate nearly four thousand african migrants stranded in libya it comes after shocking reports of migrants being sold into slavery in the country the african union says there could actually be as many as seven hundred thousand like brits trapped in libya some waiting for the highest bidder. french president among the lead the way by saying that migrants should be held to leave libya as quickly as possible delegates from the african and european union summit in ivory coast agreed on an action plan and a crisis meeting on the sidelines of the summit it involves increased spending and setting up a task force to facilitate the rapid repatriation of migrants next year the stimulus we must act quickly we must evacuate those who are willing to help him get back to their home countries. he believes in mccomb was talking about people like adam from the ivory coast adam was abducted on his way to europe by people traffickers in libya and sold on many times you know off their meetings in ms

corruption allegations more than eighty african and european leaders are meeting in ivory coast to in a bitch to promote stability and create more jobs for africa's young and growing population the today's summit opens today as the european union places greater emphasis on its ties to africa largely because of unprecedented levels of migration some estimate that almost two million people are heading for europe in search of safety and a better life for the refugees and migrants come from all over africa they are fleeing war persecution as well as hunger there we often leads them to libya first and from there they hope to cross into europe more than one hundred thousand africans arrived on the shores of the e.u. this year alone the block is hoping to reach agreements with the countries of origin to take back the people who made it to europe but were not granted asylum. because on mark's hoffman joins me now from john in the ivory coast he's covering that summit for us welcome max so what is the main aim of the summit from the european perspective is it to stem the flow of refugees coming into e

summit of european and african leaders in the ivory coast in response to the shocking reports of slavery auctions in libya the emergency measures will see the evacuation of nearly four thousand people stranded there but the african union says there could be actually as many as seven hundred thousand migrants trapped in libya a good number of them at the mercy of the highest bitter. french president among them are let the way by saying that migrants should be hauled to leave libya as quickly as possible delegates from the african and european union summit an ivory coast agreed on an action plan and a crisis meeting on the sidelines of the summit it involves increased spending i'm setting up a ta schools to facilitate the rapid repatriation of migrants. next year the stimulus we must act quickly we must evacuate those who are willing to help them get back to their home countries. mccall was talking about people like adam from the ivory coast adam was abducted on his way to europe by people traffickers in libya and sold on many times you know often we don't see him is on. the look a

in ivory coast today agreed upon they are calling this an emergency measure to evacuating nearly four thousand african migrants stranded in libya it comes after shocking reports of migrants being sold into slavery in the country the african union says there could actually be as many as seven hundred thousand migrants trapped in libya some waiting for the highest bidder. french president a man on the court led the way by saying that migrants should be hauled to leave libya as quickly as possible delegates from the african and european union summit in ivory coast agreed on an action plan and a crisis meeting on the sidelines of the summit it involves increased spending and setting up a task force to facilitate the rapid repatriation of migrants next year the stimulus we must act quickly we must evacuate those who are willing to help them get back to their home countries will be the reason michael was talking about people like adam from the ivory coast adam was abducted on his way to europe by people traffickers in libya and sold on many times you know often we don't see him is on.

from the african and european union summit in ivory coast agreed on an action plan and a crisis meeting on the sidelines of the summit it involves increased spending and setting up a task force to facilitate the rapid repatriation of migrants next year the stimulus we must act quickly we must evacuate those who are willing to help them get back to their home countries will be diligent mccall was talking about people like adam from the ivory coast adam was abducted on his way to europe by people traffickers in libya and sold on many times you know often you don't seem as though . they look or sound a house which happened more than someone gave me a telephone to call my mother he took a knife and cut my leg. while i was screaming he kept shouting i wanted money i wanted money we cut my leg again and again while i cried cause he pleaded with us. in the end adams family paid a ransom of five hundred fifty euros. two weeks ago he was flown back to ivory coast by the international organization for migration. the organization plays a central role in the new action plan it is tasked wit

plan has been drawn up at a joint african union summit in ivory coast it's not clear how the deal be enforced but migrants are expected to be sent back to their home countries but the reports from. the theme of this summit was huge but there is no doubt the from the outset it was dominated by the issue of the refugee slave trade in libya and by migration we heard from. the president of the ivory coast in the beginning who said that everyone had a collective responsibility to do something but at the end of the summit leaders decided is that they would try and repatch. migrants and refugees that are trapped in libya and want a task force to try and crack down on people smuggling and we spoke to many people here who said that that is just a case of firefighting and what is really needed is a long term strategy to deal with migration. for anything other than african and european union leaders condemned the refugee slave trade in libya in their final statement they promised a task force to tackle traffickers and urgently repatch rate anyone who's trapped there the fun is on fire. there ar

in ivory coast more than eighty african and european leaders were in attendance at the two day meeting i'll talk to a correspondent at the summit in just a moment but first this report. which younger date these two can spell the beginning of a new life and missionaries all had wanted to try his luck in europe but halfway into his journey into his ear he gave up and returned home to ivory coast the international organization for migration gave him a small amount of start up money for his chicken farm. shocking fish should be more of these initiatives to stop young people leaving africa that's his message to the heads of government reason just a few kilometers away. like to see them spending more money on young people there are so many unemployed young people many of them are highly qualified and have plans and ideas something has to change. the topic of migration is high on the agenda at the african and european union summit german chancellor angela merkel said the issue is tied to the fight against people trafficking. in recent weeks there have been shocking reports from libya

the city of abidjan in ivory coast the un recognise government of libya promised to allow u.n. agencies access to refugee camps in areas under its control and it will also investigate reports of slave auctions e.u. countries have pledged to finance the repack creation of migrants and refugees from libya to their home countries elsewhere in africa now our correspondent max hoffman has been covering that summit for us and joins me now from abidjan hi max i'm you've been listening to two days of talks and you've just heard the fund the press conference what did you take away from that meeting. there was a lot of back patting at the end everybody expressing their will to cooperate and there was a lot of thank you's naturally but if you look at the conclusions what's in writing then there's not a whole lot there that might be normal if you consider that there were eighty leaders here and it's hard to agree on anything specific but you can tell that the old fault lines between africa and the european union on.

united states. french president emmanuel macron in ivory coast today for the europe africa summit. he will be giving a live interview tonight on france 24. media reports in the u.k. has released the details of aa possible deal on brexit with britain paying up to 55 billion euros to leave the eu. coming up, the digital currency bitcoin smashes through a record value of $10,000. but could the boom turned to turn to bust? and could you imagine jumping off the top of a mountain and into a flying plane? these french wing suit flyers t? did just that. the details on the incredible stunt on the way. now our top story live from paris. ♪ north korea says it has successfully launched a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile that can reach all of the united states. the new test broke two and a half months of relative calm in the region. donald trump after put north korea back on a list of countries it says support terrorism. let's go live to bruce harrison in seoul. tell us what we know about the new launch from the north. do believe it is the most powerful missile they have ever teste

union summit in ivory coast agreed on an action plan and a crisis meeting on the sidelines of the summit it involves increased spending and setting up a task force to facilitate the rapid repatriation of migrants next year the stimulus we must act quickly we must evacuate those who are willing to help them get back to their home countries. mccall was talking about people like adam from the ivory coast adam was abducted on his way to europe by people traffickers in libya and sold on many times you know often we don't see ms and. they looked at us and a house was up and then someone gave me a telephone to call my mother he took a knife and cut my leg. while i was screaming he kept shouting i want money i want money we cut my leg again and again want to cried cause he pleaded with us. in the end adams family paid a ransom of five hundred fifty euros. two weeks ago he was flown back to ivory coast by the international organization for migration. the organization plays a central role in the new action plan it is tasked with bringing the migrants home but according to regional director

. these refugees have been flown back to the ivory coast from camps in libya they've got the clothes on their backs and their lives they're greeted by the lead singer of the hit band magic system from abidjan it's good p.r. we have to discourage young people from leaving and make them want to stay we have to offer better living conditions here to remove. job training might be a good start the youth minister visits some apprentice carpenters. he tells them the country needs young people however. at the end of the tunnel after this training there is no follow up guidance or support or we just don't finish what we've started. a program. to become self-sufficient and give young people prospects for a future in africa the training center director says they need loans and investors not handouts helping young africans to help themselves is that a solution. give them i am capable what do you think can such programs work even if the follow up is spotty and the prospects for truly. good employment are pretty thin yeah well i think generally i have never seen a country that has been developed t

the main outcome so far off the african union summit in ivory coast also coming down if war comes make no mistake the north korean regime will be utterly destroyed. the united states issues a strong warning to north korea's leader kim jong il in the end saying his nation is now fully fledged nuclear power after its latest myside launch we get the latest from a correspondent in so. and been friends for without us president donald trump attacks british prime minister is a major he tells her to deal with a radical islamic terrorism in the united kingdom this after may's spokesman criticized trump for retreating islamophobia videos. i don't welcome i'm. addressing the root causes of the crises that create refugees and illegal migration from africa to europe and that was the focus of the summit is drawing to a close the city of abidjan in ivory coast more than eighty african and european leaders were in attendance at the two day meeting tackling issues such as high youth unemployment another pressing issue as applied of refugees and migrants stuck in libya a recent t.v. report showed p

you talk to some of those that came back from libya for example from here from ivory coast and we did that in the past days many of them are completely disillusioned they said had i known what awaited me in libya i would have never gone up there so they are being made promises they think that the better life will be easy to achieve for them and then they find hell i mean we talked to the head of the e.u. commission the president of the u. commission and he put that pretty precisely he said you have these people trying to find a better life and what they find in libya is hell so most of the people coming back from libya aren't that unhappy to come back from there such agreement that has been over the last two days appears to benefit you are a few immigrants knocking on their doors how the african countries besides perhaps live in libya benefited from that the last two days. well in one word very shortly and that's been the same for the last decades it's about money it's about investment and the european seem to be quite serious about wanting to invest more in some specific african

the plan has been drawn up at a joint u. african union summit in ivory coast it's not clear how the deal will be enforced but migrants are expected to be sent mainly to their home countries reports from. for a lot of the work that african and european union leaders condemned the refugee slave trade in libya in their final statement they promised a task force to tackle traffickers and urgently repatch rate anyone who's trapped there the fun is on fire. there are women and children living in inhuman conditions we have agreed along with the e.u. and the un to set up a task force for repatriating at least three thousand eight hundred people the. leaders say there are more than forty refugee camps in libya where people are bought and sold by those with little respect for human life. well the leaders here have committed to helping refugees in libya there were very few do tells us exactly how and when they will repair create them and they were also very frank about the new task force they say they'll put in place to combat people smuggling. there was also no mention of the french president

day become refugees that is at the core of a summit taking place in ivory coast more than eighty african and european leaders are meeting to tackle the root causes of migration which include high youth unemployment add to that the horrors of modern day slavery in libya misery and deaths on the path to europe are becoming the main reasons that africans are giving up on their dream of a new life. presumably date these two can spell the beginning of a new life and missionaries all had wanted to try his luck in europe but halfway into his journey in tunisia he gave up and returned home to ivory coast the international organization for migration gave him a small amount of startup money for his chicken farm. john think there should be more of these initiatives to stop young people leaving africa that's his message to the heads of government reason just a few kilometers away most of us who might like to see them spending more money on young people that are essential many unemployed young people many of them are highly qualified and have plans and ideas something has to change. that is t

countries has ended in ivory coast with plans for the immediate evacuation of nearly four thousand african migrants stranded in libya the decision comes after shocking reports of migrants suffering atrocities and even being sold into slavery african union officials say there could be as many as seven hundred thousand migrants trapped in the african and european leaders agree that they share joint responsibility to resolve the crisis. french president a man on the court led the way by saying that migrants should be held to leave libya as quickly as possible delegates from the african and european union summit in ivory coast agreed on an action plan and a crisis meeting on the sidelines of the summit it involves increased spending and setting up a task force to facilitate the rapid repatriation of migrants. next year the stimulus we must act quickly we must evacuate those who are willing to help them get back to their home countries will be diligent mccall was talking about people like adam from the ivory coast adam was abducted on his way to europe by people traffickers in libya and sold on

a joint u. african union summit in ivory coast has agreed to a plan for the emergency evacuation of refugees and migrants facing abuse in libyan detention camps libya's u.n. backed administration has join you grammont but has only limited control over the territory where the migrants are being held pope francis is demanding the international community takes decisive measures to resolve the cause of the mass exodus or henge of muslims from myanmar arriving in bangladesh pope francis broke his silence over what the un has called a textbook case of ethnic cleansing. the un humanitarian adviser for syria has called on world powers to help arrange the evacuation of five hundred people including one hundred sixty seven children from a besieged damascus suburb and said that humanitarian supplies are not being allowed to reach eastern ghouta. bosnian croat have held candlelight vigils for convicted war criminals love them after he committed suicide in a dutch court investigators in the netherlands are trying to find out how i probably managed to smuggle poison into the war crimes court i ha

leaders together in the ivory coast to discuss possible solutions and talk about the reports from other jan. it was the host of the summit the president of the ivory coast who set the tone allison what torah said it was totally unacceptable that in this day and age refugees were being traded as slaves in libya. this is disgraceful. the darkest hours of humanity i call a collective sense of responsibility to take urgent action many refugees in libya are in detention centers where conditions are appalling others are bought and sold by those with little respect for human life the slave trade in libya has shocked and embarrassed leaders in both africa and europe and it has injected a sense of urgency into this summit so we have two things there is a very critical issues and of course it is like in libya and that's why i want to finalize before the end of this summit and there is a great initiative between the african union and european union. leaders on both sides are expected to launch a plan to address the situation by the end of their meeting but the united nations secretary genera

. african union summit in ivory coast libya's un back to ministration has joined the agreement but has limited control over the territory where the migrants are being held it's not clear how the deal will be enforced but migrants are expected to be sent back mainly to their home countries. we took firm decisions on the immediate evacuation of refugees setting up a committee led by the african union's commission on human rights assisted by the european union pursuing smugglers of human beings and we consider this smuggling a crime against humanity also the various countries must put in place special forces to fight against smugglers of human beings many of those refugees gathering in libya are trying to find their way to europe with those who do manage to make it across landing in greece a surge in the number of people arriving on the island of lesbos is severely straining emergency facilities the conditions are so dire that some refugees are resorting to self harm in the hope of being taken out as jenna hall now reports in the third part of our series from that's false. in a busy cafe

with bosniak muslims. rochelle: moving to the ivory coast, where that eu-african summit is continuing. alison: the front page talks about the three major challenges for africa with opportunities for youth, climate change, and security. those are the topics ivory coast hopes to tackle at this summit. the major challenge your post to tackle is migration. less that, the french president announced an emergency evacuation plan for migrants in libya. this comes after the release -- you might rememberer the footage that shows migrants being sold as slaves. the huffington post reports that emmanuel macron is now making libya a priority, and he hopes to tackle migration there, as well as security. rochelle: french papers are also expressing anxiety over the latest missile test by north korea. alison: north korea claims it has entered the nuclear club with this latest missile launch. page -- "north escalation."es its the paper wonders, at this point, should we let kim jong-un have his palm. they say military invention -- intervention would be hazardous. the figure is also pointed --

union summit in ivory coast is not clear how the deal will be enforced but migrants are expected to be sent back to their home countries the saudi led coalition says it's intercepted another ballistic missile fired by who the rebels in yemen it was reportedly shot down near the southwestern saudi city of hama sma shade earlier who said they'd hit a military target it's a second missile fired from yemen in less than a month one was destroyed near riyadh's international airport on them but the fourth. zimbabwe's new president. has named his new team cabinet includes politicians loyal to the ruling party and members of the military who ousted former leader robert mugabe no opposition figures have been included in the government but it was sworn in a week ago. more from harare. to people who hope that this cabin where more inclusive they may be disappointed the cabin has some soldiers and members from the military it has a lot of the old guard it doesn't have anyone from the opposition so some people who hope that prison and go would be a different kind of leader from a may be disappoin

partnerships that we have with africa. [applause] if -- it starts partnerships in the ivory coast, other organizations and universities from france, other universities can also do so. i am glad to see efforts that have been taken. the burkina faso institute and the technical school coming together. [applause] i would say to you, all of our commitment to this project, this partnership will make it possible to strengthen its status as a major benchmark engineering school in all of africa in a modern environment. i would: french universities and schools -- i would call on french universities and schools cannot waste time, to meet with you and develop this partnership that both of our youths are looking for. [applause] this great change, which means rethinking and revolutionizing our thought process is indispensable. i would not want a young person from burkina faso to want to always comes day in france, i would -- stay in france, i would like them to come back. i want them to have this desire. creating online training, dual degrees so that here it is possible to get a degree from a french u

migrants who say they are willing to stay at home. these refugees have been flown back to the ivory coast from camps in libya. s on theirthe clothe backs and their lives. they are greeted, it is good pr. >> we have to discourage young people from leaving and make them want to stay. >> job training might be a good start. he visits some carpenters. he tells them the country needs young people.. however -- >> at the end of the tunnel, after this training, there is no follow-up guidance or support. we don't finish what we started. become self-sufficient and give young people prospects,s, e trtraining center director says they need loans and investors, not handouts. is that a solution? what do you think? can such programs work even if the follow-up is spotty? i think generally, i have never seen a country developed through development aid. it has to come from inside. at least this kind of scheme guarantees up to a certain extent that people can stay at home. not only when they have income generating activities but also market a let's. -- outlets. that is, i think, the key issue. now we a

has stepped into how is a00 people. ivory coast in cameroon have been repatriating some citizens who made the journey to libya. the sahara desert may seem lifeless, but thousands but is the source of a new life. many are heading to libya to go to europe. but the reality is many are in to go to europe. but the reality is many are in worse to go to europe. but the reality is many are in worse conditions than those left behind. human traffickers sell people for work. and as sex slaves. the chances of reaching europe are increasingly slim. the continent is losing its patients with migrants arriving at its shores. libya is now being helped to block leaving the country. some are choosing to go back home instead. around 50 ivorian ‘s and cameroon national ‘s have been repatriated. there are tales of slavery, rape and beatings in libya. as soon as you arrive in libya, the first thing happening, you are taken away unsold. our black brothers from west africa, wherever you are from. mali, senegal, any other nationality from the west. you are sold for what, for about 1000 dinars. translation

in ivory coast it's not clear how the deal will be enforced but migrants are expected to be sent back mainly to their home countries as reports from abidjan. fred armisen of african and european union leaders condemned the refugee slave trade in libya in their final statement they promised a task force to tackle traffickers and urgently repatch rate anyone who's trapped there the fund it is on fire. there are women and children living in inhuman conditions we have agreed along with the e.u. and the un to set up a task force for repatriating at least three thousand eight hundred people the. leaders say there are more than forty refugee camps in libya where people are bought and sold by those with little respect for human life. well the leaders here have committed to helping refugees in libya there were very few do tells us exactly how and when they will repair create them and they were also very very bad the new task force they say they were put in place to combat people smuggling. there was also no mention of the french president's remarks to reporters that military action agains