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hillary clinton makes her play for the white house. african union summit in johannesburg the official theme is women's empowerment but the political crisis in burundi and south sudan civil war set to top the agenda. so from a burundi set to top the agenda what do we expect? >> reporter: well, this is the first day that the heads of state in government are meeting. the summit begins today continues until tomorrow and at the moment they are in a closed session just behind us. looking at a couple of issues. they will be setting the agenda for the next couple of days and one of those things include a couple of things.

one xenophobia. the other issue that leaders will talk about this morning is migration. we've seen thousands of migrants trying to cross into europe, via the mediterranean many lose aringingtheir lives and women in parliament and development. a large part of the focus you have mentioned has been around burundi and south sudan and dealing with conflict and tensions across the continent. the south sudanese government and rebels are in conflict wufns once again. riek machar set the government

is illetting. >> the more we get others to come in and are farther away, they may add value like the five african countries nigeria chad burundi and south africa and you. they will add value to the process. the vested interest of our neighbors may be neutralized by these groups. >> the government says the rebels is ignored the ceasefire. leading to talks breaking down. >> must actually be committed to the principle the african union of african problems should require african solutions. therefore they should support this process.

>> the council meeting in johannesburg to find a solution to the ongoing conflict. the council is also discussing issues in burundi as pierre nkurunziza seeks a third term in office. >> stalemate in the political process as well as prevailing humanitarian situation thread the country and we think that it is only the dialogue and consensus based on the respect of their constitution, of in order to find a lasting solution. >> closed door deliberations continue. >> the international criminal

court has asked south africa to arrest bashir when he is there at the conference. what do you think the likelihood of that request to be accomplished? >> south africa is not saying much at this point but it seems unlikely they will follow through on that at this point. there is sentiment in the south african union that this policeman complete that is being circulated when the union was established in 2002, they don't see the icc being independent they consider it to have an

agenda and especially the icc's dealings with kenyan leaders following 2008. south africa not saying too much but very unlikely bashir will be arrested. >> thank you very much live in johannesburg. u.n. brokered peace talks in geneva aimed at ending the war in yemen although there is doubt who will attend. in yemen ongoing fighting is taking a heavy toll on civilians. richard martin reports ton situation in ta'izz. >> a tanker of water arrives in the town of ta'izz in yemen. most government services have been cut here because of the fighting around the city. schools are shut. power is down. and supplies are running desperately low. >> translator: there is a war. we have to stay at home where

it's safe. it's chaos.no one can live in such conditions. >> main electricity was cut off here a month ago. this man has a generator here, and people are paying him to get power. president in compile abd rabbu mansour hadi. in compile.compilein exile abd rabbumansour

hadi abd rabbu mansour hadi end to the fighting and civilian suffering are are growing. richard martin, al jazeera. >> trying to escape fighting twin i.s.i.l. and kurdish forces. 13,000 have crossed the border into turkey in past weeks. who is already giving shelter to 1.8 million refugees. this is a strategically important town because it is only town on the route with the i.s.i.l. capital raqqa in syria. video of this incident shows a soldier swinging a rifle at the palestinian protester before more soldiers wrestled him to the ground.

it happened on friday during a demonstration. a british newspaper says crack many revealing secrets from the u.s. national security agency. the sunday times says that files he revealed contained intelligence techniques which would allow foreign governments to identify british spies. hillary clinton has held her first major rally since announcing her candidacy for the white house speaking from new york she addressed concerns of her age saying she would be the youngest ever female president. kimberly halkett reports. >> the island named after the president who lifted millions

out of poverty. >> prosperity can't just be for ceos and hedge fund managers. democracy can't just be for billionaires and corporations. prosperity and democracy are part of your basic bargain too. >> clinton believes the recovery has eclipped too many work and middle class americans. she says she will build on the causes first championed by her husband in the 1990s. hillary clinton promise he voters she will reform the u.s. criminal justice system along with the immigration system in the united states. first clinton need to win the white house. there is little competition in the democratic nomination but questions for security for four americans who died in benghazi

while clinton was assessment, and foreign donations to her husband bill clinton's foundation. >> there's a lot of stuff hillary will have tough stuff odell with, she's going to have to praiivel persuasively deal with these things. >> clinton says she will approve despite her critics she is a tenacious fighter determined to make history. >> i may not be the youngest candidate in this race, but i will be the youngest woman president in the history of the united states! [cheering and applause]

>> there are messages clinton will now take on the road as she travels to the state of iowa to meet face to face with small groups of voters she says she will fight for. kimberly halkett, al jazeera. be. >> still to come, supporting an entire family on just $10 a day but this rohingya living in thailand is more fortunate than others. >> i'm robin forester walker who recording from azerbaijan.

>> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on not just in this country but around the world. getting the news from the people who are

affected. >> people need to demand reform... >> ali velshi on target weeknights 10:30p et is >> hello again the top stories here on al jazeera. african leaders are gathering for the african union summit in johannesburg, with the crisis in burundi on the top of the agenda agenda. calling for the arrest of omar al bashir president of ever president of sudan at that conference. whistle blower edward snowden. 12 months after a series of attacks in which almost 100 people died.

al jazeera catherine soy reports. >> just started rebuilding his hotel a year after it was banged down by gunmen. he was in this room about 11:00 p.m, when he was hit by continuous gun fire. started hunting for men. by dawn at least 50 men were dead and the town was terrified. >> could be paid by politicians but they were al shabaab. they were even claiming they were fighting for the rights of muslims whose land had been taken by christians. >> before they could bury their loved ones there were more talks in neighboring villages. seen people had been shot or hacked to death. kenya's government blamed local political networks. this is one of the more popular guest houses, it was completely

destroyed. many people who lost their property or loved ones are yet to recover. they say they're still waiting for compensation. be left her with nine children, 12 grandchildren and no job. the government gave her $500 to bury him and promised a thousand more. she's still waiting like many others. >> that money would have gone a long way in helping raise my family. i can't even get them to school. feeding them is a problem and we live by the grace of god. >> busser werebuses were ambushed before. >> the police officers, in charge of security, intelligence was there for them to act.

>> jerry recently welcomed a new addition to the family. named after her husband who was killed in the attack. a joy but difficult to feed. catherine is with us now what's happening now? >> there is going to be an interfaith memorial service here. there will be prayers. religious cohesion, a lot of religious tension like you heard in that story. gunmen fighting for rights of muslims whose land has been taken. that has been the focus really. that memorial plaque over there is going to -- is to honor those who died but it's been very quiet here in the town in the last year or so, there has been

increased security, there has been more patrols as well. but let me tell you something that we've been hearing in the last 30 minutes or so adrian. there has been an incident that happened at a place called mungai. we're hearing people or gunmen we're not sure who they are have engaged in a shootout with the kenyan military. we're told several people have died. they went to mungai center and into mosques and started preaching against government and against kenya's continued presence in somalia. we're told they also tried to go to the barracks. we cannot independently verify this or the government has not come out with an official statement here. but people are very concerned about the security situation. not just here in pecatoni but across the country as well,

adrian. >> that begs the question just how threat is it the threat from al shabaab has clearly not gone away. >> absolutely. the threat in al shabaab has not gone away. al shabaab leaders have been saying for the longest time they will keep attack kenya until kenyan troops get out kenyan troops leave somalia. people are asking what is the exit strategy from kenya how will kenya pill pul out pull out its troops from somalia. kenyan troops are going to be there for the long haul. they're saying that the president -- kenya's continued stay in somalia and its pullout will depend on the overall au exit mission there. there have been several astacks adrian since this attack

recently 148 people were killed at the gariza university. people also can stand adrian that we have all the al shabaab cells in the country and most of the people who are carrying out the attack happen to the kenyans. >> catherine soy from kenya. interoceanic grand canal will link the atlanta and the pacific oceans. several people in the guigalpa say their homes and water supply are threatened. due to be on in five years time. president of guatemala

southbound predicted to resign because of.scandals. david mercer reports. >> reporter: thousands of guatemalans. >> in the nation's capital as they have for two months. their message is clear. >> translator: there's been too much corruption. the president should resign because he hasn't represented us like he should have. >> reporter: this is becoming known as the guatemalan spring and these protests are putting hoouch pressure on the guatemalan government. while they are bringing about huge political change they are only telling half the story. last week guatemala's parliament was tasked with the investigation of corruption

scandals. the investigation have already cost his vice president and several cabinet members their jobs. arrest of other officials including his private secretary. president rejected any involvement saying he has not committed any crime and will not step down. >> translator: i have a constitutional responsibility. it is a responsibility i was not named but was voted through the people in a constitutional vote, a constitutional mandate. i will work to the last moment to serve the guatemalan people. >> it's not exactly clear in this moment what will happen. i think congressional commission will look at the presidents. but they will also try not to generate more social

mobilization against their own congress. i think they will try to make an objective decision. >> those involved this this movement say quawt ma'amns need to be more vigilant thanguatemalans need tobe more vigilant than ever. with elections just three months away protesters are urgeing reforms. david mercer, al jazeera guatemala city. >> jack warner has backtracked on his promise to owner disclose

more. he says he will not be disloyal to sepp blatter. calls to boycott a big sporting event in baku known as the european games because of azerbaijan's human rights record record. dozens of protesters jailed for criticizing the government there. >> reporter: ton other side of the european games many prominent critics ever arizona azerbaijan's government still embarrassing president as he hosts the

inaugural games. >> registers between azerbaijan and the west have become strained over the imprisonment of over 80 journalists. one opposition activist who was spearheading the protests, was given asyl lum here, he was here to attend opening ceremony of the european games. the authorities have resisted calls to free so-called prisoners of conscience as

divined by the be group amnesty international. >> there are no political prisoners in azerbaijan. there are people in prison for criminal offenses. there are judicial courts that take decisions on these cases and no sovereign state can interfere with the decision of the courts and change it. azerbaijan is still a valuable energy partner and the youeu seems unwilling or unable to change that. robin forrest err walker, al jazeera, baiku. >> government turned over a thousand hectares, as manel

fernandez reports they face numerous challenges to make this their home once again. >> got her ancestral land back one and a half months ago. she and her family have to stay in a community hall until they can rebuild. >> we moved there where the children, it's not easy but we can't afford to hire laborers so we have to do this ourselves. >> led us to her land through heavily overgrown vegetation. the family has worked hard to clear the space. throughout this area, i met people cleaning their land and getting ready to return. 25 years has taken its toll. this family showed me their tube well, now dialogued up with roots and soil. it is something that someone who heads a local council can help

with. he says people are happy to be back after many years but points out much needs to be done to make resettlement possible. >> translator: the road network is almost nonexistent and overgrown. basic infrastructure like housing, sanitation, clean drinking water must be provided for people to return. >> the minister of resettlement told al jazeera that his ministry is working to improve facilities. the previous government returned some privately land after the war ended but the most fertile and scenic locations were retained by the military for commercial use. a fact that caused resentment among tamils. settling down is problem problem proving

difficult. still occupied by the police on the peninsula hope they don't have to wait much longer. manel fernandez, al jazeera, sri lanka. >> there's more news at our website, aljazeera.com.