a series of bomb blasts kills more that 50 in northern nigeria, as boko haram policemenspledges allegiance to i.s.i.l. hello there, i'm shiulie ghosh, and you're with al jazeera from doha. also coming up. closing in on tikrit. iraqi forces liberate a nearby town for i.s.i.l. on the first anniversary on the disappearance of malaysia airlines flight mh370, the search for answers goes on. plus, how do women survive in mexico, when husbands are

kidnapped or killed by drug gangs. >> well, let's start in nigeria, where boko haram pledged allegiance to the islamic state of iraq and levant. on saturday more than 50 were killed in coordinate attacked across the city of maiduguri. suspected fighters from the armed group were there. we have this report from abuja. >> reporter: in northern nigeria, these are victims of the latest attacks. medical workers struggle to take those, and it's becoming a routine in the north. dozens have been killed in three coordinated attacks on maiduguri. a city home to more than a million replaced by violence. >> translation: the dead are in the morgue and the injured

treated. there are reports it was male and female suicide bombers, it is possible. i can't firm it now. >> hours after the attack. the leader of boko haram pledged loyalty to i.s.i.l. >> boko haram hinted at joining forces to i.s.i.l. the group has last your ground in the north-east of the country. some see this pledge of allegiance as an attempt to draw i.s.i.l. into its operations. >> reporter: forces from cameroon, niger and chad forced the fighters from their bases. the nigerian military took back downs and villages. they face resistance from boko haram. the group has stepped back attacks. this is causing a lot of concern among nigerians who witnessed such things before

a columnist for vanguard, a nigerian newspaper and said many people have seen boko haram as an armed group with global links. >> i say strangely, people are not that surprised - at least the people i have spoken to. yesterday i interviewed some refugees from the north-east victims of boko haram who fled from borno, maiduguri, and, you know they have a few of boko haram as a global - as an organization that is affiliated to organisations outside anyway. nigerians thought that boko haram had the external relationships. for a lot of people this is a confirmation of what they suspected or kind of knew intuitively breaking news from mali.

we are getting word that a u.n. peacekeeper has been killed and two citizens on an attack on the northern mali town of dahl. witnesses say the attackers seem to have been targetting a base of the united nations peacekeeping force which has been in malli, keeping it stabilized. why kidal. more than that as we get it. >> the iraqi army is continuing its push to retake tikrit from i.s.i.l. on saturday. troops liberated the town. there's more on the battle in tikrit. >> it's been ongoing for days. still the fighting continues on the ges of tikrit -- the edges of tikrit. here members of a shi'a coalition target the militias. these are part of forces trying to recapture the town.

that force numbers 23,000, compared to hundreds of i.s.i.l. fighters. on friday, backed by missile strikes, they enter the area on the outskirts of tikrit. in some errors they are having to fight for every block. elsewhere there are reports that fighters have destroyed this place - the ancient arc logical site of adra. fighters targeted to remove artefacts on thursday. now they have reportedly used explosives and bulldozers to pull down the u.n.e.s.c.o. world heritage sites. it comes days after this emerged athey attacked an ancient city founded in the 17th century b.c. >> they are dicking in in tikrit. if i.s.i.l. is driven out here it opens up the way for an all-out assault on mosul. that could be some way off

yemen's defence minister safely arrived in aiden, after escaping house arrest in sanaa. five of the body guards were killed when his convoy was ambushed. houthi fighters surrounded his house months ago. and he followed in the foot steps of abd-rabbu mansour hadi, who fled to aden from sanaa last month as the conflict between abd-rabbu mansour hadi and the houthis continues, the fight for media is a new battle ground. this is yemen's official tv station. but since the houthis took out an ad, the focus shifted in favour of the houthis. it was open with the meetings and speeches of the militia leader and the revolutionary committees. after their coup the houthis

controlled yemen tv the newsagency and the newspaper. here in the aden office, we continued to publish the material, we only do administrative work. >> the president is left with an option. aden tv is the only channel in southern yen. president abd-rabbu mansour hadi gave orders that it should be considered the official tv channel for the country. it's an enormous challenge for the staff. the tv station that was once the official channel of the former independent republic was left in limbo since the unification in yemen. it's been technically the case. last month the houthis cut off the transition of the satellite. >> they disconnected the tables without prior warnings. they were obliged to find alternatives. we have now begun to transmit

live. >> the houthis were reportedly afraid that the south may announce independence. the decision has ipp advertently served aden tv well. now it has started to broadcast to the world independently from aden. that's not the end of the changes as they try to get the message across. all of yemen's tv channels and papers are located in the north. the majority are under houthi control or censorship. the internet speed in aden is next to zero. it's like the shadow of a channel it once was. most of the equipments goes backs to the 1980s. most of the programs and news channels come from other channels. it will need funds. since his arrival here, the president has been relying on foreign reporters to carry his

message to the world. his own citizens are the primary target are struggling to get access to the message the trial in egypt of two al jazeera journalists, and their alleged links to the muslim brotherhood has been adjourned until the 19th of march. it was the third appearance after mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed's retrial was ordered. last month, mohamed fadel fahmy, a canadian who give up egyptian citizenship, and baher mohamed were released on bail 12 months ago a malaysia airlines jet roared into the night sky over kuala lumpur and vanished. families of passengers and crews wait for answers. malaysia is committed to the

search. andrew thomas takes us back. >> flight mh370 lost contact date >> reporter: the announcements began the greatest aviation history, a search found nothing and then came the twist. mh370 stopped transmitting location information. but then where. the best clues were seven pings picked up by a satellite. >> according to this new data like nh370, ended in the southern indian ocean. >> reporter: despite dozens of flights flown by the australian

city of perth, no debris was found. ships were sent to map the seabed and explore it with three of these, dragged behind ships, the sonar can detect objects of a scrar meter. they are doing long parallel lines, that teaks us 7 days. which is around about 12 hunt and then we go up on a parr lep line so the north. over 40% of an ear of 60,000 square kilometres has been searched with nothing found. >> those leading the lurch - we are confident but not certain that the aircraft is in the area that we are ascertaining. we know that if it is there, as it likely is we will find it.

>> if they do a new challenge begins. finding the missing plane would be the end of the search but only mark the beginning of the recovery. that is where this comes in. >> underwater robots go down to investigate wreckage and look for the plane's black box. with that the mm-hmm l30 mystery -- mh370 mystery can be solvent we have more from kuala lumpur. >> so on the first anniversary of the mystic flight we are expecting more vigils to progress. we have seen a number of them in the week leading up to sunday and they have been well attended by friend and family and well wishes, trying to express solidarity with those suffering and left behind. wondering where the relatives were on the flight mh370 heading

towards beijing are. it's been a difficult time for the government. they haven't been able to commemorate or memorialize it. those on board the flight are missing and not dead. so they are really between a lock and a hard pleas trying to express solidarity with the families. when they expressed sympathy or information at press conferences, we have seen them being lambaste by an angry set of relatives over this past 12 months who feel that the government have not given them enough information. on sunday, the interim report was released by the ministry of transport, and that was very much a document to explain to the the families and interested parties, where the investigation sits at this moment in time. who is involved and where the search is going, what equipment

is involved. the state of that mh370 plane, and all the technical data around it. people will be analysing that for some time to come. as far as the government is concerned, they show remorse with and sympathy with the families, and the pm the prime minister, said that as far as he is concerned, and the government is concerned, the search will continue until the end of may, when they will then re-evaluate the search parameters if the plane has not been found. >> coming up over the next 15 minutes... ..another protest in the united states after police shoot a black teenager. plus... >> i'm erica woods in south africa. charities and n.g.o. push women in relation to the right to own land and how to work it. why aren't they doing the same for men.

we tell you why, coming up.

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push to retake tikrit from i.s.i.l. on saturday. troops liberated the town east of the city representatives of libya's two factions agreed to form a unity government and will start the reconciliation process. we have this report. >> reporter: libyan rival factions met face to face for the first people. it's a step forward in a long please started by the united nations to end months of fighting among libya's divided government. one based in tobruk and the other in tripoli. >> we have come to an agreement. this is a step bringing the

libyans toot. the two factions great to form a national unity government. disband militias and build an army. . >> translation: the biggest problem was political nature. once us saw it. you see this. this is why we must form a government with guarantees that all the parties respect what is agreed upon. we want is government that stayed for some time. >> a political settlement is taking time to fully implement. libyans don't trust each other, and parts of the country are under the control of wore lords or groups afailiated with tassaduq hussain jillani. >> it's complex. let's be cautious. i think it should match the

difficulties faced. challenges are important. definitely, parties are getting closer. >> the international communicate has been engaged in efforts to salvage a deal between the recognised government and the tripoli based general national congress, or g.n.c. it remains to be seen if the libyan unity government will be able to rein in militias that have a huge uninfluence. >> we are expecting the delegations to consult with governments on the terms of the agreement. to get the go ahead to travel back next week for what could be a final deal that many hope will end the violence and bloodshed in libya. >> in the u.s. the police chief appealed for restraint from protesters after the shooting of another black teenager.

demonstrators probing out. police say they were responding to a surgeons and he was left to fight with an officer. >> president obama called on americans to carry forward the spirit of the civil right movement. america's first black president had been to selma in alabama on the 50th anniversary of bloody sunday. patty culhane was there. >> reporter: vivid symbolism as president obama crossed the edmund pet us bridge a journey hundreds tried to make, to be met with clubs and horses. the president came to pay rib ute to their courage. it was not a clash of armies

but a clash of l a condeft to determine the voice of america. >> reporter: words echoed by michael brown's mother, her death at the hands of a white police officer sparked the protest. >> i don't think we came forward. i was lorn in '79, i never thought we'd be there. an investigation cleared her son, but found the ferguson police station ripe with action. it's not troof the civil right movement had not made progress. i understood the kneften. what happened in ferguson may not be unique it's no longer sanctions by law or custom. it's proof that there needs a

renewed look at quality. >> "a wedge an of loose drugs, a time to collect scpongss and legs rationlation. >> the president called for the crowd to act, to vote to demand change, but there was a decided look of enusias ifferents i thought he would give solutions on the spot. ee didn't. aousing speech and a question about how much change is yet to come. >> the columbian government and f.a.r.c. rebels agreed and talks have been ongoing. landmines killed and injured more than 11,000 people in the

last 20 years. >> translation: our main objective in the conversations is to put an end to the conflict avoiding further victims in the country, that's why the proposal is a first but giant step. this is proof we are working in the right direction. >> translation: today, we the envoys from each party hand the country a humanitarian agreement. the remains of explosions that seek to eliminate the briskses represented by the humble people. who work the lands and fights. with the escalation of the - dash but we are headed along a good path. >> police in mexico captured not one, but two gang leaders, notorious for kidnapping, extortion and murder. the victims left behind men

widows and children. >> reporter: since local criminals kidnapped her husband 2 years ago, she has struggled to put food on the table for her girls. >> it's been really difficult, because i don't make enough. together we just about get by. but he is not here. it's tough. >> these not alone. in her town in south-west mexico. drug cartels wreaked havoc. extorting and leaving hundreds of women widowed. after years of struggling alone. they are joining together for an ambitious product, a dry fruit factory giving them sfg independence. >> the local and federal government provide the training they'll need to run the factory. together with the resources to build it. it's due to be finished that i

hope. these rapidly rising rules bring with it hopes for the women where they are in charge and build a future for them and their children. >> the idea spread around the town women meet and work together sharing their stories, like this woman whose two nieces were kidnapped. she is now raising their children. >> while we are together, we don't think about the bad things. i'm able to forget a little. >> supporting the town's widowed noteders is essential to stop the next generation falling into crime. it is essential. >> translation: lower crime with jobs and education for the people and the children without fathers, who leave school prostituting themselves and becoming criminals. there's no other way. >> reporter: this would yn is depending on the projects not

just for herself, but for her girls. >> i'm desperate. i hope the factory can get us a decent life. my daughters deserve it. hundreds of determined women working together in a common aim. they'll be hard to stop to africa - much of the continent's food ply is produced by -- supply is produced by female farmers. many do not own the land. erica woods reports on the campaign for equal land right in south africa. >> reporter: in this dry region these women team up to grow vegetables on a collective farm. they are able to grow enough to feed their own families and sell what is left over. >> translation: we have to buy everything, now we are able to grow everything. it's not just official for us

and families but others that buy from us. >> it's suggested up to 17% of good vos the consinened is ground. few own the land. they are disadvantaged by lous and tribal conditions that five men. it's said that that leaves women vulnerable. the benefits of giving women the right to own land and the skills are exponential. studies prove that women are more liablely than men to use the income to benefit not only themselves, and the children but a wider community. >> mavis earnt multiple awards combatting malnutrition of local children. she is exporting and mep forking

other women to grow. >> they'll take the children to school, do anything for the whole family. >> and mavis has been part of the whole community, any profits thee makes. feeding hundreds of local children. >> susan is the head of the rural women's most and a campaigner of women's land rights and says securing the rights will help africa withstand the effect climate change has on food security. farming is crucial for women's independence. >> when we are financially secure the chances of us being abused. the chances of us facing gender based violence are slim. >> farming for women means more than financial security in terms of food, health and education, and powering them to dig

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