Haftar. And the u. S. Steps up its campaign against the International CriminalCourt Investigation of war crimes in afghanistan who cannot and will not stand by as our people are threatened by a Kangaroo Court. And an industry that severely stalled or fear that manufacturing is on the brink of collapse in the United Kingdom as thousands more jobs are lost and he just came out of all your support nascar bans the Confederate Flag from all its events following the protest of the death of george floyd. Welcome to the news hour a sudden rapid rise in corona virus infections in parts of africa is worrying the World Health Organization now it says the pandemic is accelerating across the continent at an alarming rate it took 98 days to reach 100000 cases past 200000 in just 18 days now the reason for this is an upsurge in Community Transmission in more than half of the 54 countries in africa now the worst affected country is south africa where there have been more than 55000. 00 cases and as infection spread beyond big cities into rural areas there are fears the Health Systems are just not equipped to handle a crisis. Emmet interest is live for us in the nigerian capital abuja 1st lets cross over to Nicolas Sarkozy in dakar in senegal and nicholas really the picture there is critical and serious in a country thats really concerned about whether not only has the infrastructure but whether it can actually cope with the numbers that they expect. Thats right i mean right now with the doctors that weve spoken to say that theres done enough beds in intensive care units there are theyre running out of hydrochloric queen that theyve been using to treat patients and theres no longer theres not enough ventilators to treat the serious cases now although the numbers of deaths are low compared to the numbers that youre hearing in other continents i mean in senegal is just 55 deaths theres real concern that the worst is yet to come because the government has decided to restrict sions allowing people to mingle with one another and so there is fear that they could be more and more cases ahead know some Scientists Say that senegal is quick to testing people who have the virus but theres not enough test being done for people who have had the virus and so there is a fear of a silent transmission among the Community Community and the difficulty with the Health Services to try to trace patients that are infected of course theres a very young population here in senegal so many people may have the virus but they dont have the symptoms still they continue to to infect other people unknowingly so thats the situation here in senegal but its very much the case in other countries in the region in cameroon were seeing really an uptick of the number of cases there theres not as much testing happening especially in the country thats dealing with insurgency in the north in the English Speaking region in this a hell region as well there is an uptick in cases so really Health Authorities are fearing that not just here in senegal but throughout the region will be more cases in the weeks to come. Thanks very much. In the region in the west of the continent im joined now by i would address in nigerias capital abuja. The most populous country in africa must also have the same major concerns. Absolutely so what weve seen. A steady rise in cases infections in across nigeria 2 days ago now you recorded its highest number of infections with over 600 cases now taking the total to more than about 14000 cases infection cases right now but then the problem is its difficult to know exactly how many people carry the virus in this country because the Testing Capacity of many hospitals or Health Clinics and other Health Institutions across the country is still very law only a few weeks ago the Nigerian Government started relaxing the restrictions placed to top the spread of the pandemic across the country and there is fear and weve already seen how this cases have increased and that is fia expressed by medical doctors that nigerias opening up too soon so for a country of 200000000 this is very dangerous according to scientists and a lot of people think that with the problem of social distancing still being experienced this virus will spread faster than before at some point the head of the nigerian covered 900. 00 company team or the president ial task force which secretary to the government of the federation warned that if nigerians dont add to social distancing they may see these restrictions being put back in place but already states 36 states in the country most of them have started opening up on that and have started relaxing there. Could restrictions in their states respective states so that is the fear that things may get out of there and looking at the Health Infrastructure is not very very well prepared for covered 19 initially it was even a struggle to deal with cases of malaria and then you have issues of. Root insurgency in the north of the country you have millions of people displaced by fighting either book or arm or ethnic fighting or communal fighting between. Clashes between farmers and cattle herders in the rest of the country so its a big problem here militarists in the nigerian capital thank you but ultimately it is the Emergency Operations manager for the World Health Organization africa that he says early estimates of up to 3300000 deaths and 17 can still be avoided. This is an image someone. Particularly been on all day was having to sustain Community Transmission we vote in the appropriate measure but i think since the beginning. They want to think would think that were not dissing their african countries is that they move towards a stronger measure those thoughts of cause and effect also communities that is now triggering. Is but in india in general we can not just doubt what we are observing is real oh well thats what was predicting based on the worst Case Scenario but we should not be complacent this situation was to really deteriorate wed of. Had facilities being totally overwhelmed so we may not have all faced some tough in numbers but we have quite a good proxy that is also showing you what is the situation and how the situation is evolving and i think based on that the process probably think is to continue having Strong Public Health measures include Early Detection and management of cases what we are strongly advise the countries that we need to put in place measures that can help us to my knowledge of it as well as dealing with. Health conditions we cannot afford to stop savitz is like a vaccination treatment of malaria tb and this is so obvious trash their resources but a country is to try to see how they can while scaling up or restaurants to cause the. Continuities of of our services that are critical for africa but certainly african continent for the top story lots that multiple must. Graves have been discovered in the libyan city of kut huna and other areas recently retaken from forces loyal to the walled Khalifa Haftar libyas government of National Accord says they contain the remains of government soldiers whod been taken prisoner. Was half his last remaining stronghold in the west of the country last week the jna captured the city when it training and hes in misrata with more on the discovery of those mass graves now d. N. A. Forces are saying that theyve been able to recover hundreds or or over 100 bodies in these mass graves these mass graves are yet another indication of the brutality of the libyan conflict and the on the on the residents in the area now in march the u. N. Support mission in libya released a statement saying they received reports of hundreds of and forthwith appearances killings and the displacement of entire families in the city of to whom why the kenyatta again the knife brigade thats the militia that was under heavy fire have in control of the city of through no u. N. Support mission also added that they verified numerous summary executions at the to whom the prison on september 13th so now the d. N. A. The Health Officials have told us that they are finding out that civilians are among the dead in these mass graves were also understanding that the d. N. A. Ministry of justice have appointed a committee to identify and investigate but thats the circumstances of the death and the minister of interior but he bashar has said they will pursue the perpetrators of these crimes. Because as an International Human rights lawyer based in london he says the evidence from the mass graves points to war crimes. I think the reports that are coming out now are sharing that there are also some military because. It has been executed hands tied behind their backs and no reports coming out of civilians now of course still no need to be investigation to identify the cause of death but it certainly looks in the face that these are executions and thereby construed a war crime the fact that theyve been buried in a mental mass grave would indicate that these are not individuals who died in the course of both of warfare. If they are military personnel there at the geneva conventions are very clear the steps that have to be taken when military personnel are whats called order come out they become prisoners of war and the geneva conventions apply but the fact that these individuals have been found and in some circumstances hands tied behind the acts demonstrates something far more sinister its not the 1st time of her to have situations such as this from from her sources who are carrying out attacks like this its likely to need to go back to the i. C. C. To invest. Now the United Nations says both sides are fully engaged in the latest round of ceasefire talks the u. N. Support mission in libya says separate Virtual Meetings have been held with have to as representatives and the internationally recognized government turkey says the u. S. Needs to play a more active role in those talks that says the u. S. Secretary of state might pompei a cold developments positive. One sort. Is a professor of Political Science at the university of texas at san antonio and joins me from there via skype good to have you with us on the program again sir it does seem that the power politics is in play and that the g. N. A. S. In 5th the gay you might say to clear libya of l. M. A. Have to forces and their allies can they do it is it feasible. No theres no fusible its not going to happen you know. Ill tell you what i mean i sound like a broken record but the truth. Is in little illegitimate government. Doesnt have the support of all newbie. Dont believe in the d. N. A. And more and more and more and more important they dont have the forces to do that with their hope so if you want to live 10000 dollars and muscle reason and your flight. Its your job is one of everything right now it isnt what is happening right now in libya is that there have been a realization that the most important body in the government in the country which is the parliament has been marginalized and by and by marginalizing allowing the alternative which is after we did that which nobody likes and now we have to wait and its getting back to the point where it goes after so professor the big problem so professor we have a problem here where both the jna and the l. A. According to you are not liked by the public in general so that we have the International Side step where we have russia and turkey and all the other interested stakeholders at play and at the moment it seems to be the conversation that russia and turkey are having about how to control libya among wonders that they have managed to find a sort of uncomfortable relationship when it comes to dealing with syria could they transfer that across to the way they feel about libya and find another you might say position that they can both appreciate and Work Together to help libya. You know youre very smart i mean this is logic are good and yes you are what you say what you said is very reasonable but thats not the case in libya because libyas bloody typical city of mosul. May be a major issue here is the key and and russia a modular play as they intruded on the end of it being case but the rate lately but is that there is no interest in what is it the business interest in libya is in have either side of this that maybe its not a systemic level conflict is that subsystem of it deals much more within active within libya itself or not we can i do deal with it on that level all we want to have what we have is a monitor that you know i mean that no government militias control together then and then you have the europeans screaming oh we have africans coming in through all those who from what i have written never spoke out on that so it is the big problem the bigger problem that has to be the next Community Must be in ball seriously the sick and didnt know this better thing is as modern by having both roger and tookie from the comfort because this is they do want to be in fact in the quiet ok well the use of my daughter if i can just get by can know why that involve the u. S. Into this conversation when they themselves. In time had to absolve themselves from and he sort of in a proactive involvement in trying to find a solution to the libya problem. Ok let me just you see the issue the u. S. Has not been involved and the u. S. Has been back there was was there. But the u. S. Will they would like they dont know it is that its not. Going to give you want it you wanted Security Council and these players will have to play a role would i like it or not and the u. S. And the and the u. S. Even though it doesnt like being involved it has to be there because russia is there and that is the reason why is that the europeans can deal with the greeks and the french and the data because you would do it but to russia it leaves that actor with the strength of the United States to deal with what we just see certainly how this pans out certainly in the coming days obviously a very. Stern and a moving story as we statements are joining us from san antonio lets not be on the program or people have. Now the bodies of 22. 00 west african migrants including 2 babies have been recovered after the boat they were sank off the coast of tunisia many of the victims bodies were found washed up on a beach they were taken to hospital in the tunas in city of facts Authorities Say most of the people were from the ivory coast its thought as many as 53 migrants were on the boat when it capsized last week 45 and i confirmed that. He was present all trump is imposing sanctions against the International CriminalCourt Officials investigating whether american troops committed war crimes if ghana stand secretary of state might pompei or says washington wont allow americans to be threatened by the court for a time it looked like the icy might do the right thing and kill the investigation but last spring the Pretrial Chamber unanimously rejected the prosecutors request to open the investigation. But unfortunately then in the spring in march the Appeals Chamber overturned that sound judgment and gave a green light to the current investigation effectively eliminating constraints on the Prosecutors Office ability to launch new investigations of americans in the future we cannot we will not stand by as our people are threatened by a Kangaroo Court and indeed i have a message to many close allies around the world your people could be next a White House Correspondent complete health and standing by me listening in to all thats been happening there in washington in this last hour or so so it seems that no one in trumps in a circle mincing their words can believe on the basically verge of anger so what do the sanctions really mean in reality. Oh well reality those that are involved with this prosecution by the International Criminal court or at least the investigation will have a much harder time trying to get into the United States this executive order put forward by the u. S. President expands visa restrictions it also will put in place economic sanctions so this will walk and the u. S. Assets in the United States think the tone and tenor of this press conference that involves the less than 4 Top Administration officials underscores just how strong the u. S. Sees this issue given the fact that there have used phrases like a report to describe the i. C. C. Also calling this investigation a mockery of justice it underscores that the u. S. President is taking this very seriously and also warning u. S. Allies including israel that this in their view is a mockery of justice it puts israel in the crosshairs and they also believe that this is something that is inconsistent with International Law they say the United States says that this is a threat to its sovereignty its never accepted the juristic jurisdiction of the i. C. C. And also says that it has a proven record when it comes to prosecuting those who that may have committed war crimes ref