hello from the bbc sport centre. hello i m chetan pathak with your latest sports news we start at afcon the 34th edition of the africa cup of nations has reached the semi final stage with both matches on wednesday. the hosts ivory coast play the democratic republic of congo but before that it s the other heavyweights nigeria. who play south africa. and they ve been given a massive boost with striker victor osimhen declared fit to play who had been a doubt with an abdominal problem. it s a rematch of the 2000 afcon semi final which nigeria won and was the last time south africa reached the last four. this time their coach is hoping they can go one step further: i think for many people it was unexpected. but we did it, and that means that south africa became a good team. it s also more than 20 years ago that south africa played the semifinal, even more that we play the final. that means that we ve got a lot of motivation. meanwhile, ivory coast have never won the competit
abortion access. this time, coming from the largest pharmacies in the country, and in some states, where abortion is still legal. my question is, what s being done to protect the rights we still have? plus, cpac 2023. what used to be the hottest conservative event in town is now a big bust. former president trump is set to speak today, while a potential 2024 challenger is headlining a dueling event here in florida. is there a civil war brewing in the republican party? and trump s dealt another legal lost, this time by the doj, who says he can run but he can t hide behind absolute immunity. and a good saturday morning to you, i m key thing. we start to dig show with the republican-led house committee investigating the so-called weaponization of the federal government. not surprisingly, the first three witnesses that testified privately before the committee had little to nothing to offer. instead, the witnesses appear to be a group of former fbi agents who traffic in co
scientists say they are still unsure what s causing the outbreak but they believe it can be transmitted between humans, as well as from animals to humans. now on bbc news: nick robinson in conversation with people who influence our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. hello, welcome to political thinking, a conversation with rather than an interrogation of someone who shapes our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. my guest this week once described herself as young, black, and loud, and nimco ali has plenty to be loud about. she led a global campaign to end the cutting of girls, fgm, female genital mutilation, and in that role, she met borisjohnson when he was running to be mayor of london. she became an adviser to him, a friend of his and of his girlfriend, now wife, carriejohnson. nimco ali has praised the prime minister as a real champion of women s rights and one of my feminist heroes. he appointed her as a government adviser on tackling violence