opioid wars only on al jazeera america >> give us. >> give us military help. bringing yemen under control. >> you're watching al jazeera. good to have your company. coming up in the next 30 minutes, the son of a senegalese president and himself a presidential candidate is jailed for corruption. >> i'm announcing that i'm running for president of the united states. >> ted cruz the first republican to declare his presidency for the presidential nomination.

and the tributes pour in for singapore's founding father. and it's longest serving prime minister. >> the foreign minister in yemen's embattled government has been trying to governor from the city of aden after houthi rebels took control of the capital sanaa. the houthies also control the airports and other parts of taiz in the south. and they said they would send fighters further south in aden. well they said the stand off in yemen can be resolved peacefully but added that the golf countries will take the necessary steps if that does not

happen. >> we're against iran's intervention in yemen because it does not help to protect iran from any threat. it is actually an act of aggression. we're keen on protecting yemen sovereignty, yemen represented by president hadi alone. we hope that the crisis can be resolved peacefully, and we're ready to respond to any demand made by the president's request. >> let's bring in in a specialist here in london. when he said that we'll take the necessary measures and when the yemen government says we need your help. what is the possibility of something happening? >> well, we see the possibility of the international community the u.s. u.k. and other

international powers intervening is very unlikely. yemen is a quagmire with numerous armed groups all vying for control of the country and no stable government. it seems very unlikely that a country like the u.s. or britain would be willing to get involved. >> i understand that, but when a neighbor such as saudi arabia, a powerful neighbor such as saudi arabia

>> how is civil war there to be avoided? >> civil war, as the u.n. special envoy has been repeatedly been saying that it can only be avoided by stake holders sitting down at a table together. >> stephen, thank you. >> thank you very much.

>> meetings with the german chants chancellor and leaders of greece greece. the european union has pledged $721 billion to ease it's you humanitarian crisis. but said there will be no money without reforms. they say that quantitative easing could could help.

>> are we blackmailing greece? well, it's a bit of a reach when you look at the explosion that we have with greece. ecb has $104 billion exposure to greece. this is 65% of greek gdp. if the highest exposure in the euro zone. >> we will take you to the red carpet in berlin. theangela merkel on the left of your screen, saying it is an honor to have the new young prime minister. she put it as an old friend as greece in the german capital. if it's as cordial behind doors

we will see. >> the first thing to say there is a small group behind me but the right of the meeting, let's remember, this is the first official visit by the greek prime minister to germany to meet angela merkel. he had met with leaders in brussels with where they talked long into the night about greece's debt crisis and the money they need. they did get a little bit more money, a little bit more time. there is a sense that this meeting was not going to be a

meeting with there will be some complete ground resolution getting to know you session which the two can do, as you say, behind closed doors. >> now the perception of this is one country which is refusing in many ways to honor its debt. a lot of greek people don't like that. the other perception is that this is a a hard-hearted germany that is refusing to look after another member of the european union's club. it's very difficult to get objective views on who stands where. >> there have been in the last few weeks the growing sense that the german people are becomeing less happy to give money to greece. some want greece to fall out of

the eurozone. some say that well look, greece is now technically insolvent and everyone should recognize that and say that actually no more money should be given to an insolvent country. but many say that is the wrong way to go, and instead money should be given to jobs and hospitals and that sort of thing. there is one more issue that is not necessarily that mrs. merkel wants to hear about that is alexis tsipras saying that the repayments because of world war ii. they would say they want their

money back. clearly the german government has said no way that will not happen. that's yet another reason why this meeting behind me is being perceived as some as very important, and yet by others won't help the debt crisis. >> that's dominic kane. the senegalese presidential candidate and son of a former president has been sentenced to six years in prison and told to pay $230 million in fines. the court ruled that he had illegally acquired companies and property and real estate while serving as a minister in his father's government. here is our correspondent in the senegalese capital of dakar. >> one of the most dominant minister under his father's

rule. his father was president from 2000 through 2012, and in this decade-long period, he was responsible for so many portfolios and responsible for lucrative deals the major strategic ports, and responsible for the construction of the new airport. these are multi million, if not billion-dollar bills. they say he was involved in mass corruption, and that karim wade was known to show his wealth very publicly, owning several properties etc., etc. now since the sentence has happened this prevents him from running in the next presidential election. you have to remember that this sunday the members of the

opposition had voted in karim wade as their presidential candidate for the upcoming candidate. but given the six-year sentence he will unlikely be able to run. >> still to come, a year on after the first reported case of ebola. some success for former french president stay with us if you can.

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>> stay with us here on al jazeera. i'm david foster. these are the global headlines. yemen's government asking for military help to bring the country under control. president abd rabbuh mansur hadi has been trying to governor from the city of aden after houthies take control of the capital sana sanaa. and a potential presidential candidate and son of a former president in senegal has been sentenced to six years in prison. angela merkel in berlin and alexis tsipras meet over greece's international bailout. doctors without borders

criticize the "world health organization" in response to the ebola outbreak saying response was too slow. they say that the medical community is ill prepared for a further outbreak. >> all we know is that the delay that was caused by--that was caused by member states of the who not acting cost valuable time in preparing a response. we're in a different praise today. but we should be much further along. this is not just a hatchett job against the "who," but a reflection that the world is not prepared for an outbreak of this magnitude. if there is another outbreak in another part of the world with similar backgrounds similar set up to the three countries in west africa, we will have another problem and another huge problem which will cost lives. >> well, a year then since the first case of ebola was

confirmed in west africa and since thousands have lost their lives in liberia sierra leone and guinea. we look at how people have coped with the epidemic and stigma. >> julius prowd was trying to save those he could and that's when he caught the disease. >> fortunately, i survived it, but people in the community are saying he is the one who came down with the virus and it has become discouraging and worrisome. >> even colleagues who showed no symptoms were made to feel isolated. >> many people will no longer come around me because--i don't know why.

>> despite the stigma, prowd is back at work. he has beat the virus and said it is now time to send out correct information. that's what liberia's government wants to do as well. the "world health organization" had hoped to declare the country ebola-free. but that's not going to happen because of a new case discovered days ago. it has left many here worried. >> i'm very discouraged because it will carry us backward. our children to hear that there is a new outbreak of ebola it is very discouraging, and i'm feeling very bad about that. >> ebola has spread at an aggressive pace, crippling daily life. all schools were closed for six months, and in one year the disease has crisscrossed borders, kill morgue than 10,000 people across west africa.

experts have traced the source here in guinea. this is the spot that it is pleased that bats infected a toddler, triggering the epidemic epidemic. the countries affected hope that the worst is over, and that could well been the case. if the empty treatment centers are anything to go by. >> the 2016 presidential race has kicked off officially with the texan senator ted cruz announcing that he wants the republican nomination. he was speaking at the university of virginia. mr. cruz said that his mission is to reignite the country and reform of the immigration system and repeal obamacare. on foreign affairs he promised strong support for israel and

would oppose iran's nuclear program. alan fisher. we'll hear from alan in a moment. but let's hear from mr. cruz first. >> i believe in you. i believe in the power of millions of courageous conservatives rising up to reignite the promise of america. and that is why today i am announcing that i'm running for president of the united states. [cheers and applause] >> alan, as we join you in washington, d.c. they all seemed so surprised that that is what he said, the hand-picked audience, no doubt. what do you know about senator cruz. what makes him think that he would be a good man for the white house? >> well, it was a hand-picked audience that came from the christian community.

they would agree largely for them to agree with what he said but it was also compulsory for them to be there as they were attending classes. that's why he got such a big turnout. he is a right-wing christian conservative. that's why he spoke to a christian college. there is an area that he could run against the mob established candidates like jeb bush and cyst chris christie. he's banking in iowa that christians tend to vote to decide who will be the republican nominee. and he will also, he thinks, get significant votes in south carolina the third primary to be held. he's obviously hoping to make an early impact. it is often said if you want to win the race, it's often better to start first. he's doing exactly that by launching his campaign, believing that he can get his message across early that he can get a lot of air time, and

he's certainly getting that on u.s. networks today. he will perhaps build up name recognition very quickly. a lot of people don't know who this one-term senator from texas is. >> it's not a well-kept secret, as you said, jeb bush, chris christie, maybe scott walker, they have more press in the bath because they're more like a heavyweight candidate. he has a big fight with the others who might be lining up. >> well, there have been a number of events that probably have not been reported globally but reported in the u.s. where conservatives come along and all perspective candidates come along and talk. that's exactly what is happening now. there are a number of candidates to go forward but 15 of them in total we think ted cruz will be in the second tier. >> alan, we'll hear plenty more from you about the democrats when they get their race kicked off in the near future. thank you very much. alan fisher, washington, d.c.

forces niger and chad have killed more than 20 boko haram in niger. it was in an offensive across the border from niger. military said that they destroyed boko haram vehicles and motorcycles carrying fighters. it's the latest joint force mission to take on boko haram. ahmed idris reports. >> reporter: preparing for answer attack on boko haram the troops are upbeat about this assignment after recent successes against the group. [♪ singing ♪] but as the commanders are about to lead them out the mission was aborted. a large number of boko haram fighters were seen heading their way. every soldier restore were told

to go to the trenches. from attack mode to defense. a posture they know too well after six years of insurgentcy. and our crew was ordered to get out of town. attacks by the military and counter attacks are all too familiar. the last two months have been particularly tough for boko haram. >> the soldiers are still the same. answer those who were injected into the operation but we have new equipment. between february to this, we havewe have so many helping. >> battles have been won in many areas, but the war is not over yet. this presents a difficult

challenge. the fighters come to reattack the same areas and that has driven a lot of people away from their homes. >> but some are simply tired of running. >> we will put our hopes in the military. so far i'm encouraged by what we see every day is like living your last day. that's not a good feeling. >> all around the northeast are signs of devastation. of sabotage and unprovoked violence. this deserted village we're later told s a notorious ambush point for boko haram. many have died here territories may have been reclaimed but the human and material costs of this violence are irreplaceable. ahmed idris. northeast nigeria.

>> france's political right celebrating success in local elections. the former president nicolas sarkozy came in first. marie la pen with the national front in second with just over 25%. >> it was quite a convincing lead for the unp the center right party led by the former french president nicolas sarkozy. the national front did less than opinion polls predicted but we have to remember that opinion polls are not an exact science but just a suggestion of voting tendencies. very much enforcing the over all trend that the national party seems to be losing favor and president hollande is not highly rated at the moment. we must remember also this was the first round of voting because in france there is a system of two rounds.

it does give people the luxury of maybe registering a protest vote making some kind of a statement in the first round while then getting more serious in the second round. also these are local elections rather than national elections. again, people will sometimes vote in a different manner. what often happens in elections in france if the national front does well in the first round generally people voting for parties that have been knocked out in the first round will then rally together and vote for which ever party is standing against the national front. we can expect to see lots of socialist party voters voting for the center right unp in the second round in order to keep the national front out. at least that would be the prediction of many people here in france. >> singapore has begun search days of mourning for the founding father lee kuan yew. >> images of lee ku u kuan yew

and their condolences. when this grandfather heard that lee kuan yew had died, he was in pain. he decided he needed to bring his grand daughters here. >> what is going to happen in their future is not going to be bad. >> flags of the small nation were lowered at half mass to honor the father of singapore. without lee kuan yew the singapore as the world knows it may never have existed. born in 1923, he saw his country occupied by first by the british and then the japanese. he would become president for 31

years. under his years singapore was transposed from a tiny country to a high-tech metropolis. he also had a darker side. >> opponents often found themselves in court some ended up bankrupt. freedoms were micromanaged along with the economy but lee's people's action party was returned again and again with his oldest son now prime minister. through it all he was un unrepentant. >> if i were to rule in a western-style democracy we would have come to grief. >> while freedoms were sacrificed, lee repaid his people with economic miracle sealing a legacy as one of the 20th century's most important leaders. >> lee kuan yew's body is now here for a private family wake. on wednesday it will be moved to parliament house where he'll lie

in state that way the people of the state can pay their respect. >> hundreds stood in line to sign books of remembrance. a person message of people that he led while condolence letters from people around the world were received throughout the day. >> slavery in nepal has been abolished, by law. but behind the high walls of many city homes here, young girls continue to serve as slaves. known as kamlari, they are the daughters of indebted farmers, sold to landlords