al-jazeera. senegalese police again face off with supporters of the opposition leader after he faced court on a charge he says is politically motivated. i'm convinced all this is all just the live from doha also coming up an interim prime minister is named in ivory coast for disputes continue about who's winning the

parliamentary election. millions of children across england are back in school setting off a nervous wait for parents and health officials. also after a year of pandemic hardships women mark their international day with protest at celebrations to. there's a heavy police presence in the senate police capital dhaka where supporters of opposition leader or smaller go back on the streets these are live pictures from dakar a judge ordered samples released earlier after formally charging him with rape and he says the allegation is politically motivated to stop him from challenging longtime president saleh now we're going to bring you a live shot now of nicholas haku is in the middle of those protests nic if it's safe to be where you are tell us what's happening. we're trying i mean the

police just fired some tear gas and we just saw a crowd running away increasingly the security forces pouring more and more tear gas to try to disperse thousands of people frankly to have responded to the call by opposition leader to spend song called we just take you closer to where we are just to show you what's happening here now they're running away because at the very end of this road nation square where people are gathering where we've been some called to rob it appears that the security forces don't want that gathering to happen of course we're under the health emergencies which means that public gatherings are banned so we're seeing crowds coming back right now. and this is what we've been seeing for the last hour or 2 they move forward and then they're pushed back to move forward and then they're pushed back there's a sense when we spend some was announced to be partially freed under belt there was

a sense of celebration people coming out with their flags as if it was the setting the football team that had won the world cup or something but since then that jubilation people want to see you spend out and also we're hearing gestures condemning the president. for his action he's accused by supporters of response from both of using the force to clamp down on the opposition there hasn't just been spun suncor that has meant it has also been civil society activists all of these people that once supported multi-cell when he was a candidate for the presidency in 2012 that are now for testing again the president the president will hear from him later on today around 8 o'clock where he's supposed to address the nation at stake here is to bring back the peace on the streets of the car these are very unusual scenes kim really do you see people for you know on the streets in such numbers expressing their emotions into. such ways.

one of the people that telling you about why they are coming out on the streets as you said it's not just about some court is. going to dislodge talked with it's not just about you it's about. as you. people who are upset with the government. it's about the people that feel left out by the economic boom that mikey cell had promised when he came to power 2 mandates ago in 2012 he promised to reduce iniquity to give more space to young people jobs as was one of the key elements last year in 2020 this was a devastating year economically for senegal in fact present myself at fault. for that i don't know if you knew the difference. police continue to urge you to try to disperse the crowds right now.

came to power with a promise to reduce inequality these people here feel that they've been betrayed by the president's party in 2020 when there's a current of our respect that makes the restrictive measures put in place by the government means that a lot of people lost their jobs and also he's invited a lot of big corporations he he he he oversaw big infrastructure projects during his tenure a big poor to a new airport but this isn't bringing jobs to ordinary senate believe especially we've seen protests at the university you know there's a highly tricity hate rate a lot of people with university diplomas who can't find work and in fact last year during 2020 we saw droves of young people with degrees who can find jobs at home taking that dangerous journey by boat. to make it to the borders of europe to the

canary islands some of these people now have come out to see you someone from go he describes himself as the establishment politician here to break the status quo of the political elite call out for up chinese been quite vocal in addressing or calling out what he says the corruption the president himself with these big corporations. really according to spend time could profit from these poor people who are now a lot of them unemployed a lot of them angry a lot of them frustrated so as you mentioned this isn't just about responsibility about a frustration among many here in senegal frustration which is obviously boiling over thank you for that nicolas hart there reporting live from dakar. the president of ivory coast has appointed an interim prime minister despite concerns about the results of saturday's parliamentary elections both the governing party

and main opposition is claiming victory even though incomplete official figures are still slowing slowly coming out the oppositions also alleging widespread fraud which the government rejects. the un's human rights office is sounding the alarm about demonstrators it says have been surrounded by police in me and maher it's tweet it they're deeply concerned about the fate of some 200 peaceful protesters including women who've been cordoned by security forces may be at risk of arrest or treatment we urge the police to immediately allow them to leave safely and without for prizes. elsewhere they have been reports of local media that 2 people died after police fired in protest is in the northern town of michiana trade unions are calling for a total economic shutdown in that campaign against the military the government has also revoked the licenses of 5 independent media outlets that were covering the

protests on hydra is monitoring developments from bangkok and neighboring thailand . there's been some violence in the northern state there are protests up there in the capital city and that turned deadly for 2 protesters gunshot wounds to the head there were both police and military forces confronting the protesters there that happened within just the last couple of hours so that is something that you know again we're seeing that some of these protests are turning deadly and they continue to turn deadly you know in young gone there are protests again as well the same parts of the city that we've seen most over the last month and month plus a week going on so that has been going on but also there is a strike a general strike that was called by labor unions and that has really shut most of the shops and businesses but also factories in myanmar the the purpose behind this they say is they want to bring the economy to a halt thus putting more pressure on the judge to because of what they have done because of their takeover of the democratically elected government back on february

1st they're using this as leverage the protesters they say yes today is good monday's going to be a general strike but they want to be ongoing we know that you know civil servants have been taking strikes have been not showing up for work over the last couple of weeks so that's also coupled with this they hope to pressure the judge to come to some type of a negotiation but as we're seeing what's happening on the streets a great across me i'm on that's not happening. and the strain here has added more international pressure on me and mass general suspending a defense cooperation program we have reviewed our military engagement and i announced yesterday that those activities would be suspended we've also reviewed our development assistance because one of the things that i do not want to do and the distributors not want to do is to penalize the people of myanmar the people of myanmar who are amongst the poorest people in as eon and who have been dealing with

significant challenges for a long period of time. supply disruption fares have pushed the price of oil above $70.00 a barrel for the 1st time in 14 months jump comes a day after yemen's who the rebels launched another attack on saudi arabia's energy facilities about a reports. more soldiers loyal to yemen's u.n. recognized president of the car bomb and so hardy are facing their biggest challenge in years preventing who threw fighters from taking control of mareeba the province east of the capital sinai is birch in oil and natural gas has also had his last chance to regain control of yemen. but the who these have been sending reinforcements they know the battle of could decide the future of the country. further south fighting has intensified around the city of tire as government forces have launched an offensive to retake military bases controlled by elite army units

moyal to the her thirty's. iran backed rebels hold ground in to prevent government forces from advancing to was mad if the north violence is spiraling out of control why that's going on the whole things have launched an attack targeting oil facilities inside the arabia was a learned go in was say all the artillery and drone divisions were able to conduct a wide offensive in the depths of saudi arabia with 14 drones and 8 ballistic missiles we targeted around coal in ras port and other military facilities and their mom more military sites were targeted in a syria and design and the strike was precise. but saudi arabia says its defenses intercepted the drone and b. sila tax which was swift the start to coalition launched air strikes in the capital

sanaa. the escalation comes as the u.s. on voyage to yemen is visiting the region to rally support for an and to the conflict to maty land the king is hoping to bring all the parties and give diplomacy a chance but the last breakthrough in yemen was short lived in 2019 the un convinced the warring factions to agree on a ceasefire a prisoner swap and political talks on the future of the country weeks later the deal collapsed and fighting has not stopped ever since possible al-jazeera. the us court is today the start of jury selection in the trial of a white police officer charged with killing george lloyd it will now begin on tuesday with many in the u.s. and the world closely watching the case john just set aside 3 weeks to choose 12 jurors hundreds of people are expected at a vigil in minneapolis for died in may after an officer kneeled on his neck finale

9 minutes. still ahead on al-jazeera more details on the explosions which devastated large areas of a city in equitorial guinea. and israel starts vaccinating some palestinians but most people in the occupied territory are still living without protection from covert 90. hello once again the weather is largely set fair across the middle east little bit space is the cloud around the black sea around the caspian sea because he wanted to show was just coming in across the caucuses but elsewhere it is largely dry well as of hazy sunshine showers a symbol if the dust in the sand on choose to end when the state just around the gulf with a nazi i think it will be a safety find and settle for the most part some showers just pushing across towards afghanistan through took many start easing up it is back to stand. a lot of

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a judge ordered his release after formally charging him with rape song call says the allegation is politically motivated. ivory coast's president has appointed an interim prime minister even as a dispute continues over the results of saturday's parliamentary election official numbers are still coming in but both the ruling party and the main opposition have claimed victory. the u.n. human rights office is sounding the alarm about some 200 demonstrators it says have been surrounded by police a 1000000 miles largest city and gone elsewhere there have been reports that 2 people died after police fired protest is in another town. international women's day is being celebrated at a time of staggering health and economic crises the pandemic has disproportionately affected women and the u.n. secretary general antonio warns its consequences could last for many years to come round gupta reports. destry need to france was meant to guard mexico's president

should palace from protesters and women stay instead it's become a towering symbol of the violence women here face these are the names of those who have been murdered because of the chanda last year 939 were killed between 20152020 the number of women who have died for this reason increased by nearly a 100 at 30 percent it was. today we come to give a voice to these women who are no longer here today we come to write their names to remember them so that they are never forgotten and that justice is done for them. 6 in pakistan. activist rally demanding shelters to protect women from abuse around the world aid agencies say the pandemic and lockdowns have led to both cases of domestic violence women of course during lockdowns been confined so in the case of women who are living with an abuser they are trapped in that 2nd layer of course

it's been much harder for women to access offices so some services have had to close down during lock down periods or absolutely not be physically accessible for women. and we've also seen a very very concerning trend of increased violence online in france activist granted against existing inequalities made worse by the pandemic. in the food pains protesters blamed their government for a rise in unemployment and poverty the pandemic and government restrictions have made women more economically vulnerable and added to the invisible burden of unpaid domestic and care work out is to much across all regions women have become more likely than men to become economically it. is also so that when his wages have been . so women's total wage bill in the countries where we have a fallen by

a point one percent according to our bed is 5.4 percent for men and women have been on the frontlines of the fight against over 1970 percent of health workers and 1st responders are women yet the gender pay gap sits at 28 percent. the u.n. says an equal future is within reach if everyone chips in but for now it's largely women who are bearing the unequal cost of the pandemic. al-jazeera. international women's day in india is the same women take center stage at the months long farmers' protests more than 20000 gathered at the site near delis border with the state of high. the protesters are demanding the scrapping of new laws that they say will ruin their livelihood. also in india a lack of senator says that the widespread discrimination against men straight in women according to one survey honey 36 percent of women use sanitary pads the rest rely on rags leaves mud and soil to manage their perry it's several organizations

have made it their mission to change this manufacturing pads and distributing them in schools and will communities talking to young girls and boys about menstruation has also played a crucial role in easing the shame some feel about the subject. on the way it is one of the leaders of hashtags spot the stigma that's initiative trying to normalize the discourse about menstruation she says girls dropping out of school is one of the biggest challenges. but on 23000000 girls in india drop out annually as soon as they start getting that featured because again like i mentioned schools don't have proper proper access especially into the area and then you have ritualistic on occasions attached to people and what different always in centuries in your opinion that brings food on your peers you're not supposed to enter the kitchen when you're on your ph you're not supposed to and the temples you have some visuals and in your way they ask you to keep outside in the rain hut where you sort

of also say i've been moving up here so all of this big my has acted as a huge bag you're to remain to get the access to equality to getting empowered and empowering to feel like you're so far away when in the 21st century youth you're treating something so natural as something so simple there are so many taboos around all of this so i feel like although we are projecting to today in the 21st century that's been a lot to do that it's not just the fact of evolution and i being in terms of getting access but to just drive a conversation to just meet people g.r. lies that you know even if the practice is that you can doing things centrally then even if this is something that you're conscious they may be thangs doc questioning the policies easy choices the solutions that you've been calling that be like that it's very very far to read from achieving gender equality act a bigger level in india. the president of equitorial getting says negligence is to

blame for several major explosions at a military base on sunday at least 20 people have been killed and hundreds injured the blasts happened in the city of that's that reports. the force of the explosions appears to flatten most of the buildings in the city of a quarter of a 1000000 people equitorial guinea's mainland coast was it was ok to look at the if we don't know what happened everything is destroyed these people say you know some of. the negligent handling of dynamite at a military barracks was the cause of the blast according to a statement from president. bush his son and the vice president and visited the scene with his bodyguards. the defense ministry says high caliber ammunition exploded after a fire in the barracks was such that many people

a fair to been trapped under the rubble of collapsed homes hospitals have been overwhelmed with the wounded the health ministry has made an appeal for blood donors and volunteer health workers on the government is appealing for international help. i'm asking from your excellent sees assistance from brotherly countries international organizations to help the republic of equitorial guinea in this lamentable situation we have. the equitorial guinea is an oil rich country which has been run by president obiang for more than 40 years critics say he and his family enjoy lavish wealth while most of the population lives in poverty the country suffering a double economic shock from the coronavirus pandemic and the fall in the price of crude oil which provides 3 quarters of state revenue. burnet smith.

syrian president bashar al assad and his wife a small have tested positive for covered 19 both are said to be experiencing mild symptoms syria has had more than $15000.00 cases and $1000.00 confirmed deaths so far the testing capabilities and limited after years of war israel has done a vaccinating palestinians who cross the border for work palestinians who work on the construction of illegal israeli settlements are also being an occupation force that reports from the occupied west bank after a small pilot program last week in a delay to the start of this process on sunday this is the 1st day proper of a plan to vaccinate more than 120000 residents of the occupied west bank those with permits to work either in israel or inside illegal settlements in the occupied west bank the process will see them over the 1st 2 weeks getting a 1st dose of the madonna vaccine then waiting a month and then another 2 weeks to get a 2nd dose and become fully vaccinated we spoke to one young man who's

a and mechanic who works inside israel work either it's protection for yourself it will allow you to work freely you'd still have to wear a mask but hopefully things will be better in the future. israel has faced criticism from some quarters in the international community from human rights groups for not as they put it meeting its obligations under the geneva convention to more fully vaccinate people who live under occupation in the occupied west bank and in gaza israel maintains and indeed the palestinian health ministry has said that it is its obligation to vaccinate its own people but the numbers the disparity is very stark israel is vaccinated more than 5000000 people with at least one dose 3000000 with both doses inside the gaza and the west bank there have only been a few 1000 vaccinated so far the palestinian authority has been given 22000 vaccines so far with another $60000.00 or so to follow this month but this comes at

a time when there's a big spike in the virus itself inside the occupied west bank so those who are able to get the vaccine at this point remain the lucky few health workers in vietnam have received their 1st jabs as the country begins its vaccination drive more than 100000 astra zeneca doses have been distributed to major cities there vietnam expects another 1300000 to arrive through the kovacs global sharing scheme in april . barely $7000000.00 students have gone back to class in england after more than 2 months of disruption and homeschooling or brennan went and spoke to students and teachers in portsmouth. this 1st step out of the u.k.'s lockdown has been eagerly anticipated by children and parents alike but with high school pupils were clambering excitedly into the school bus it's clearly relishing a return to the familiarity of friends and face to face learning. sites just to get back to less. just maybe seeing my friends to see i'm very very. age

is not seeing anyone so it's really comforting my teach them my friends it's just really great to have to see people actually have less interaction especially because i'm doing a science based object so we're going to go to private schools but you know mainly it's just the people that's the real big difference i guess u.s. defense. in scotland and wales children won't return to full time schooling for another month but in england alone nearly $7000000.00 pupils are returning on mass well i'm hoping they're going to go smoothly i'm hoping the rate stays down and schools stay open but obviously we will respond to whatever the safety message is testing is widespread and as part of their return secondary school children are being asked to have 3 target tests at school followed by an ongoing program of home testing but that is voluntary and it remains to be seen how many will opt out. preparing. for primary schools to

a year of disruption in the past 2 months of homeschooling has taken its toll on role being as well as learning attainment i think rule just had to emotionally exhausted and we're on our last little nothing all battery of kind of of energy looking forward to getting back to normal. by april 12th u.k. government hopes to have non-essential shops open again but it will be a nervous wait to see whether the data will allow that allowing $7000000.00 children to mix and mingle again even within the constraints of your group bubbles will inevitably lead to an increase in infectious the crucial question for the government and its scientific advisors is whether that increase can be managed well enough to allow the next steps out of lockdown to proceed as timetables paul brennan al-jazeera portsmouth in malawi their formal extradition hearing against a controversial preacher has been perspire and until next monday shepherd who cherie and his wife mary are accused of money laundering theft and fraud in south

africa the millionaire and self-proclaimed prophet runs churches and multiple african countries and regularly through tens of thousands of followers to his events they fled south africa from malawi in november saying they wouldn't get a fair trial they can markel says a member of the british royal family was concerned about how dark her son's skin color would be the duke and duchess of south x. were interviewed by oprah winfrey for a 2 hour t.v. special they explained more about their decision to step back a senior members of the monarchy last year. in those months when i was pregnant all around the same time so we have in tandem the conversation we won't be given security is not going to given a title. and also concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he's born there are several conversations a conversation with you with harry about how

dark your baby is going to be potentially and what that would mean or look like. and you're not going to tell me to have a conversation i think that would be very damaging to them like there were times or that if you were true brow that that would be a problem are you saying. i wasn't able to follow up with why but that if that's the assumption you're making i think that feels like a pretty safe one. i'm comfortable with the top stories on al-jazeera there's a heavy police presence in senegal's capital dakar where supporters of opposition the show. back on the streets hours earlier a judge ordered his release off to formally charging him with rape sancho says the

allegation is politically motivated because.