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Of the entire western part of the united states because of the cheap purchase jefferson was able to make all really because of haiti and the punishment on haiti ever since meaning they have to pay reparations to france and have to pay reparations to france for the loss of those enslaved people. what kind of loss is haiti in? can a presidential election change it? and what can the u.s. be doing to help? >> haiti is in a terrible situation right now. the insecurity. theres a gasoline shortage. the...

Getting basic care. j.r., my friend, thank you for being on. you and i have been having this conversation. youve been pushing because youve been saying this story has got to get out. what is going on in haiti that americans need to understand? >> well, joy, thank you very much for having me, really appreciate it. haiti right now is in the middle of a protracted political crisis. on top of that you have massive insecurity, a constitutional crisis and a lot more going on. the gang violence has tak...

Fast. but for the election portion, recently the oes was down in haiti and they recommended an election to happen. that is the way to democracy. but with the current situation when youre look at covid-19, when youre looking at the resources and the insecurity there is no possible path forward for a referendum election to happen because nobody would participate. so, what the u.s. could do is help move things along and change policy towards haiti. that has to happen. >> you know and having lived i...

Virtual virtually every single day. they are making gains on provincial capitals. they are getting close to taking those cities. and this is incredibly unnerving for afghans, particularly in the capital here in kabul. on top of that, they get news that the u.s. embassy is updating its emergency evacuation plans. there was the rumor-mill was in overdrive yesterday, afghans saying is the u.s. embassy shutting down? americans leaving all together. that online isnt the case and president biden has s...

Now, with the troops going, were going to see an even more precipitous drop and that a lot of the really essential services like health care, like education, just wont exist anymore, because over 75% of the afghan governments budget comes from international donors like the united states. >> wow, thats really kind of alarming. there has been progress, youve talked about it, in the last 20 years, but where do womens rights still fall short in afghanistan, in your view? >> so, theres been a huge am...

The american embassy in kabul. >> days after u.s. troops left bagram air base. the center of military power in afghanistan during 20 years of war. lets get out now live to kabul. anna coren joins us now live. anna, some local officials have complained there wasnt enough coordination about the united states about some of the exit plans. what are you hearing? >> reporter: yeah, its fair to say that the u.s. military would have kept the departure plans close to their chest due to security reasons. ...

Nato forces flying out of bagram airbase which was the nerve center of 20 years of u.s. operations early friday morning, that was the end of a chapter and for many local afghans, they feel a sense of betrayal, they feel like the united states is abandoning them and even though president biden says we are not, we are here to provide financial assistance, afghans arent buying it. i spoke to one man yesterday who is head of an ngo here. he said i lived during the pal d taliban. i will not live unde...

Following worsening insecurity in Kaduna State and alleged repressive policies of Governor Nasir El-rufai, All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Alhaji Yusuf Alli has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately impose a state of emergency to save the State. In an open letter to President Buhari, Alli urged him to do everything possible to rescue the State from looming anarchy. x According to him, “We have watched helplessly in Kaduna State wher...

Party are angry about the security situation. senator smart adeyemi from the ruling apc said in april this year, "insecurity is threatening us. the nation is on fire. the president must rise to the occasion and bring in people to save this country, or else we will be consumed. we cannot keep quiet any longer." these are the presidents own party members saying this. that is adeyemi — one party member. our country is not on fire. we have security challenges but the government is in control of th...

There will be maybe a referendum or some decision on how best to amend the constitution. thats an ongoing process, and we should watch that process closely and see how it unfolds. if the majority of nigerians want a devolution, like you give an example, then that is what will happen. their parliaments at the state level will take that decision, and then the constitution can be amended, were implementing the constitution as it is, and were implementing it to follow the rule of law. because thats ...