ah, with ah, this is al jazeera ah, hello, i'm barbara sarah. this is the al jazeera news, our life from london. thank you for joining us. coming up in the next, that 60 minutes an exclusive interview with the man who led the military takeover in sudan general of the fact that al bowden says elections will be held on time.

and he won't be part of the new government, iraq's prime minister chair as an emergency security meeting hours after surviving a drone attack at his residence inside baghdad. green zone with rebel forces advancing from the north, supporters of ethiopia, prime minister rally across the country. and then they can have ones go to the polls as president van yellow tag that runs for a force consecutive term, virtually unopposed and on pieces limiting doha with all your sport, liverpool suffer, their 1st loss in 7 months backs for 7 winds. the mexico city grown pre and in tennis world number one, know that jacob, which becomes the ultimate monster following victory in paris. ah. in an exclusive interview with al jazeera sedans,

military leader says he will not be part of any future government at the fact that a good and says he's committed the handing power to a civilian leadership. he led last month's military takeover. after dissolving the transitional government, the general denied that the army was responsible for the deaths of protest her ass and promised a peaceful handover after elections in 2023. nor allowed them, or it is our pledge a pledge we made to ourselves, the sudanese people and the international community that we are committed to completing the democratic transition, holding elections on time, and committed to not stopping any political activity as long as it is peaceful and within the bounds of the constitutional declaration and the pos that have not been suspended, we also ask the international community to look at the issue critically and through the reality and wait to see what we do. we are committed to handing over power to

civilian government, a government of national competency, and we pledged to preserve the transition from any interference that can hinder it . well, as there is wrestle said that i spoke to general warren and has more now from the capital cartoon. today, when i met the army general apples at that were hannah said that a people are free, have right to peacefully protest in the cities. and there were several protest going on, industries did at did that, the teachers union said that at least 80 people to they have been arrested by the security forces. there has been been any casualties reported. however, the pressure at through the streets is really ramping up, and people are putting the barricades and below get a barricade. 2, adair to block the main roads in the city, which is something that the military definitely doesn't want to see it because it wants to get back to the normal as soon as possible. however, the civil disability,

it's obedience, is still there and protests or going on. so he also to, they have talked about the political crud, ongoing political crisis in the country as well. see that the talks are on the way with their political parties and the figures, including the asa prime minister, after law hum duke to a reach to a consensus on forming and the government. and he said that he hopes to reach to a deal within the next 24 hours despite several obstacles and to they also the prime minister, the also prime minister of the law. hum, duke has met the representatives of the different political a parties. and he said that he will accept whatever they decide to do. so as i said, the army general abdulla alpha did and will, has said that he hopes to reach a deal within 24 hours despite the obstacles of am on this. let's speak to theodore

mar, feed director of the africa program at the european council on foreign relations. he joins us live from berlin, sir, thank you so much for joining us here on al jazeera. so you heard a little clip there of the interview with the general albert had that saying he's committed the handing over power to a civilian leadership, but elections in 2023. what impact do you think that that's going to have on the protests or incident that yeah, that's certainly breaking news. i think there's some, some positive elements there. but we need to bear in mind that what's decisive for the other side in this conflict for the protest movement on the street, is the reinstatement of prime minister hummed up as the civilian leader of the government. that's going to be a key to determining it. we're talking now about civilian leadership, but until that's very clearly defined. who that will be personified by. it's

a little bit open to interpretation. what has actually been read. it's been difficult, of course, a to get some opinions and views out of sedan because that has also been an internet block. but it does seem that a lot of people don't necessarily want to go back to the status quo as it was before october 25th. do you think that there is a maybe misalignment between what the protests there is wanting to than and what actually the international community is arguing for which isn't returned to the status quo? i wouldn't call it a misalignment, but i think that the, the conflict between the 2 or the way this has evolved has led the protest movement to create new demands to go a step further than where we were with the status quo. i have the feeling though, as well, that was in the protest movement. the some sense of sobriety is setting in and

there may be a growing consensus about the return to the status quo as being not a bad place to restart from. a me was interesting though, hearing a general boron saying that he is committed to handing over power to a civilian leadership and giving it a time frame as well. how much do you think of an impact? the financial situation that sedan finds itself in might have on this because the so called paris club process, which is effectively rich countries, effectively canceling. a lot of that sedans debt was called in to punch in queen to question by the french foreign ministry. do you think that that is that an impact? i think that and, and beyond that as well, if you put your finger on a very important issue, sudan was removed from the isolation that it suffered for decades by the international community. on the justification that with the protests and with the civilian government that was established in 2019. so dan was turning

a new leaf. so this was a generational opportunity for sudan to move into a democratic trajectory based on that, all kinds of international isolation and punitive measures are overturned. but what would be very strange now is if sudan would continue to enjoy all of those benefits while having given up on the dream, the hope of transition to democracy. a, we're seeing images of protests in sudan right now. not just in cartoon, and other parts of the country as well. we're hearing of course, allegations of arrests. all the civilians or protest is being killed. do you see that element escalating? where do you see the protests going? well, yeah, i think that that, that stands a little bit intention with the clip that you played earlier. where, where general behind seems to be indicating that he is ready to move forward. what we've seen up to now on the street is something of

a crackdown. so the protesters haven't been totally free to express their views in the form of peaceful demonstration theater murphy, director of the africa program at the european council on foreign relations. sir, thank you for sharing your insights with us. thank you. let's go to iraq now where leaders have condemned as heinous and cowardly. an attempt to assassinate the prime minister armed drones targeted with staffer al could be his home in the highly secured green zone in the early hours of sunday. the hm. with that, the lawyer, he did reports now from back that heightened security needed about dodge the green soon. it comes up that the prime minister does it. incidence in the for to fight area came under attack. the government says 30 alma drones were flown over the compound of most of us call the me when hit the building to others will shut down. it actually you with to all of those who were worried,

my residence was targeted in a cowardly attack. thanks to god and he's grice, all of those working with me and i are doing well, these cowardly rockets and these cowardly drones do not help in building nations, nor can they be part of any future. the government said it's investigating the incident. the estate department has offered to help in iran, the secretary of the supreme national security council called it a terrorist attack he blamed for an intervention for what he described as new sedition. the letter came 2 days after demonstrations against the results of parliamentary elections in october left. at least one person dead and many injured pro. iranian parties lost about 2 thirds of their seats in the vote. the vacuum, the electoral commission of rigging that is else and demand the recount. many of

their supporters are members of the pupils. mobilization forces the parties military wings. they have since occupied areas near the heavy fortified. green's orn, that's home to international diplomatic machines and government offices. pro iranian groups are among the demonstrators here, but these protest her as deny. they carried out the attack and say it may have been orchestrated by a 3rd party to ferment violence between them and security forces. through iranian armored groups have been accused of carrying out similar drone attacks over the past 2 years, against u. s. military bases and facilities in the green zone, some protest her said the drone or tag talk did them and the government and no nasa 3, so about better. oh yeah, there are even people behind her. he want to create chaos and divert the public's attention away from the main cause commanding justice for those who were killed on friday and stir animosity between the government and

a popular mobilization force. with some of these protesters are skeptical. they say the attack was fake and that he was l calls the me of pretending to be a victim there, vowing to continue their demonstration. mahmoud abdougla had al jazeera but that so the come on the news, our as the move away from fossil fuels, guy was pace. sites like this will become more and more common to pay a visit to scotlands oil rig graveyard plus mexican canino advert as makes history becoming the box of from latin america to be undisputed champion on the world. ah, hundreds of thousands of people have demonstrated in cities across ethiopia, in support of government forces battling advancing rebels. concern is growing after

the t gray people's liberation francais captured key towns on route to the capitol . the year long conflict has intensified in recent weeks with groups from other regions joining the anti government alliance mohammed, adult reports bianca guide. you may notice above us moscow square tensile, thousands of protesters show their support. will they've been government ah, organized by the citizen ministration. it's also meant to lend support to the armed forces in their war against the to grow rebels and their allies, famous singer teddy cuban usa was invited to sing in praise of if your pis military . and took the opportunity to call for peace and em dog, which i was in the battle ground. when i was told the battle was against my brother, i turned back i thought that let the young people not be sent. instead, let's send our eldest negotiation is better with guns, we bring no solution. it's enough. they see up in government,

us call the fight against the to get a rebels on existential war. prime minister abbey to want the nobel peace prize 2 years ago has vowed to, but his enemies, a be also declared a mission, what state of emergency that allows an armed citizen of military age to be conscripted. the military has also asked veterans to re enlist thousands of civilians of sins joined the war despite the state of emergency declared by the government. these come on the streets of addis ababa traffic on the city's main broads. remain busy. as residents go about that they live business, well, there's an unusually heavy police presence with officers conducting a random security on identity checks. i don't feel any difference in the state of emergency was declared commodity prices had not changed much chic ovula after entering the state of emergency, my business has not changed much. and i can see my customers coming to buy things every day, just as before,

and not too worried about what will happen in the future. but i hope that our country will r p soon. money. but not every one is confident. the u. s. embassy in the suburb ordered the departure of its non essential diplomats on saturday. a day after advising all us citizens to leave if she appears as soon as possible. and several other embassies, including those of so de rubia, canada, sweden, and no, we have now done the same mohammed under well, just either a disobey few appear better and given a case thus, is that he gray people's liberation, france, and government representative. he is accused the ethiopian government or forcing people to attend sundays. demonstration. what you see in the streets are not sir, entirely resolved. lossy, it was a will of the demonstrators. but the most of the demonstrators from very few dooley come out willingly buck majority of them have been forced to get out and busby

themselves restriction. so it is a force it there when the station forces by the local administration and local missions of the government, a large population of ethiopia and political on internet. i have been put under siege for over 45 months. and this got the government had been denounced at 4 years. the government has been using starvation as a weapon broker of medication and electricity. and the music services has been used as a whip. and this is in correlation on crime opportunity. this is and i guess, intellectual or no and no. so the government is, brings us as a matter of fact the guy is like, you know, the people, if he d o, p r o in general and, and to die. but not is whiting because we know this is a forced to death, a false, a death situation upon song. and as outside the grounds and as us are find to

a break at the locate that they are facing. what i would call upon everybody is we need to stop this disaster of the children and other forces that are desperately hooked into defending themselves from atrocities and from destruction of the machine. so all you want to do is want to remove this government, want to have an all inclusive political process where no party will be excluded. we'll have several discussions shuttle down, hold on how to address our problems. and we want to include everybody in the process and form at once you not ringing israel's army has designated 6 palestinian civil society group says unauthorized organizations, accusing them of funnelling money to an armed group. the organizations targeted include leading allison in human rights organizations. i'll hack and add them year, as well as of research center. israel says the groups have links to the popular

front for the liberation of palestine, which has carried out deadly attacks. that designation gives the army the power to shut down offices and arrest staff. harry forces has more now from west jerusalem. they were designating these 6 engineers as linked to funnelling money to the p, f l, p which israel and the number of western countries defined as a terrorist organization. now, there was some pushback internationally against this. those also criticism internally within israel, about the sort of p r effect of doing this without a full and transparent account of exactly how they were basing these accusations. there was also a leak of a dusky a that was given to europe in nations trying to encourage them not to fund these groups earlier in the year that was obtained by the intercept and by the 97 to magazine in israel, which showed that a lot of the information being presented came from to accountants linked to an

entirely separate organization. so accusations that the intelligence being presented really wasn't that firm now for all of the sound and fury around that the actual practical implications beyond potentially influencing donors. they weren't great, but now that the israeli military has also adopted this language adopted this decision that enables it to enforce this anti terror law. as far as the israelis are concerned in the occupied westbank where the 6 organizations operate. these really military saying that they be presented with copious very reliable intelligence that they are operating as wings of the p. s l. p. and as such the staff and are subject to arrest potential prosecution potential, jailing of up to 25 years. that's good in nicaragua now where voters have been lining up at polling stations in an election which will in all likelihood return at one time a gorilla, denny, and ortega to power,

or vega is now in the 14th year of his 2nd stint and office. and he wants to cement his 4th term in a row. this, despite leaving an unpopular government, at least 300 people were killed at a 150 jailed following mass anti government protests 3 years ago. that triggered a period of economic decline and saw national output for by nearly a tense in the 2 years before the onset of the pandemic. so more people are choosing to leave the country, the number of nicaraguans trying to enter the us each month. this year has shot up from less than a 1000 to nearly 13 and the half 1000 the money that they send back. now accounts for 15 percent of the economy. and the white house is planning fresh sanctions. if ortega winds. and given that he's either 7 of his key opponents arrested with others of force them to exile. well a, when is the expected result?

our latin america editor, lucy newman, joins us live now from costa rica capital a san jose. so 1st of all of this year, you are of course, in costa rica because foreign journalists are not being allowed into nicaragua for this election. so how do we know what's actually going on in the country? that's a very good question, but the nicaragua is very near to costa rica. in fact, we were by the border for several days. and we were with a lot of the people, some of whom are here now in the capitol hill, but crossed back and forth through in legal border passes. and they bring news of what's happening. we also do have people inside nicaragua, who are keeping us well informed. a lot of the nicaraguan journalist are here in costa rica. they've set up networks with their own people inside the country that are sending them information. and what we're hearing is that there was a very, very low turn out today during the elections. and that is consistent with an

opposition called for people in nicaragua to stay home, not to vote in order to in their words, not legitimized, a fraud. the nicaraguan catholic church also took part in lat pole. you're seeing a lot of people here behind me they, they took part in march mainly of exiles, people who had to flee nicaragua for fear of repression or of being killed. they say. and they were about 2000 of the margins of the cost to reagan capital today, calling for president ortega to step down, or at least for the international community to step in and put more pressure on him . we also did hear from president ortega, we are, we have heard that he spoke and i saw him on television. he said that the elections in nicaragua, as always, and i'm quoting him or fair free and democratic. and he lashed out as he has been doing regularly over the last few years at the united states, which he claims is financing and urging treason against him,

and attempts to bring about a corded talk against his government. so that's what we can tell you so far. about what's happening here, the results, as you mentioned, are pretty much a given, considering that all of the really mainstream contenders, the ones who were to have would be competitive, were imprisoned or sent into exile. luciana, the thing that we were just hearing is just how many nicaraguans are choosing to leave, especially to the united states. is the international community trying to do anything to, to i don't, i guess try to stabilize the situation in nicaragua, or at least help the many people that are leaving you know, there is here in costa rica. the doors have always been open to the nicaraguans, but not the purse strings of the government. this is also not a rich country. unemployment in costa rica is running a 27 percent very, very high. so there are,

while there are hundreds of thousands of nicaraguans in this country, there are many, as you mentioned, going now towards the u as a specially economic migrants. because the situation is normally in their country is dire. they are hoping that the united states will help or allow them to go in at least temporarily as what happened with many, many years ago during the us finance contra war. the there is no sign yet that, that will happen or did the international community is planning really, really strong sanctions against the ortega government. like the type that it has imposed against the president my buddha in venezuela. c, a numer with the latest there from san jose in costa rica, lucio. thank you. a candidates to be libby as at 1st directly elected president, since the overthrow of more might get that fee will be able to register for monday . the voters scheduled to take place on december 24th thunder. you went back to plan which saw the rival east and west advantage administration's combine.

parliamentary candidates are also able to put themselves forward, but political tensions continue with the transitional government. rejection of a decision by the presidential council to suspend the foreign minister. it accused the denial among bush of administrative violations. only be a correspondent malik trainer, has this update was as a lab. yeah, this is where we start to see the divisions happen or, you know, these election, the presidential candidates will be starting to send in their applications starting tomorrow. who's going to run for president? we're likely to see 30 percent is the western strong man, former minister of interior prime minister abdul hamid baber. now we're hearing that he intends to run for elections on eastern libya. it's likely that to leave for after will run for elections. and also i give a solar is a speaker of the eastern base parliament. and really this is where we're going to start to see these divisions. i mean, it was

a very long and difficult process for the united nation support mission to come up with this piece plan to try to bring in all the all besides in order. and they brought in the sooty government, which is leading the country into elections. now, we're going to see these divisions start to rise again, who can run what kind of powers of the president have are the legislative branches in libya have yet to agree on a framework, a constitutional framework. so what kind of president, what kind of powers of the president have, what kind of authority does you have all the questions that are we meant to be on answered? and we're gonna have to wait to see what kind of implications is going to have on the election scheduled to play, take place and just 6 weeks. this is the news hour from left, that is still a hell as the planet earth gets dry. so how will we grow the food we and in the premier league was hand delivered at liverpool 1st lawson, 7 months more on that later on.

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probably building or deepening in the next day or so is a constant near gale force. when to cross about the ericson, coming out of southern france, that's near go force and manure cuz it won't affect it on monday or on tuesday. looks like going further west again for the rest, the value of keeping the right in this general area into northern algeria and touching tunisia. not so much italy, we should be disappointing, but not particularly wet. the sees no rain in west africa as to which along my north into sierra leone, but not as far as the gambia. ah. oh, the land of the free america has never been a real democracy. the black people would know, reach you at the sort of democracy, maybe excludes divisions and struggles in american electoral system. a fight foreign against equal representation. and the democratic process is the country

that's learning how to be a democracy, but it's not there. one person, one vote on al jazeera, got one of the fastest growing nations in the won the cause of needed to oakland and development school track international shipping company to become a key middle east. and we'll try them wanting skillfully, my 3 key areas of development filling up from it. so connecting the world, connecting the future while the cato castillo's gateway to whoa trade. lou ah,

a reminder now of the top stories on al jazeera in an exclusive interview with al jazeera sedans. the military leader says he will not be part of any future government. after fact, al bowden says he's committed the handling power to a civilian leadership. he led last month's military takeover after dissolving the transitional government a book of them another girl mile when we believe there are some obstacles that are not in the form of prime minister, the la hum duke, but rather the way the government was running the previous period that are also issues with a constitutional declaration from the political parties and their dealings with the executive government and the sovereignty council war. all of these issues are currently negotiated and they represent the core of the partnership of shaka, talks are not just about forming the executive cabinet. there are many other issues we are discussing, oklahoma, willing cartoon demonstrators of set of barricades as part of a 2 day national strike. several people were arrested during the city and hippa,

morgan has the latest. but put in his professional association, the body that has spearheaded calls were protest, have called on people to participate in general strikes instability.