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i money insides out there lie from joe hall, also coming up to decades on from the beginning of the war in door for su, dawn still bears the scars deleted and on drinkable water phase for public health and south and turkey in the wake of the devastating of whites and a rare look at life inside russian control don't. yes, we meet people who've been living near the front lines since 2014. ah folks have been counted in nigeria in what's believed to be it's titus presidential election indicates some areas in one province have extended voting through sunday off to delays on saturday. the election was held in the middle of an economic crisis in violence by armed groups in some regions. ma'am, june reports from the capital,

a boucher in nigerian capital. the polls didn't open as early as they were meant to, but the mood was nonetheless up beat. sandra awful. who wants to see her country move in the right direction? told us how relieved she was to have voted. i merely hic. will i fired i yoga, is boris. as we've been allowed to ruin, you know, written on the phone. how many, how many months now, for those practicing there civic duty, the significance of this day could not be overstated. no matter the heat, no matter the length of the lines, people waited. despite the delayed start earlier in the day, things had gone smoothly here at this point station. and everybody i've spoken to say they're prepared to stay here as long as it takes to ensure they can cast their ballot at a polling station in the battleground, state of legal panic. after gunfire broke out armed gunmen in

a minibus fire shots in the ear and snatched ballot boxes at the voting station and follow lou junction. earlier lagos, his police chief, had issued a stern warning to any one planning to provoke unrest. who hadn't, if i you, we way. so let's you will apprehend you. i will bring you to justice for voters here growing concern, not just over the high cost of living, but even what might happen after this vote. if this was you wrong, then means that we know have a see enough on sure. in the southeastern city of new go ballots were delivered late voters, both tired and bored. wondered when booths would finally be set up. poles were scheduled to close by afternoon and many worry they might not be able to vote. nigeria independent national electoral commission said some areas had experienced irregularities, and try to offer reassurance. anybody who had,

who was only 2 before $230.00, would be allowed to vote, even who 14 gross will be on the official clothes analysis locally use 18 candidates are running for the presidency. but only 3 are seen as having a realistic chance of winning. also up for election or hundreds of seats and parliament in this hotly contested election, voters only know one thing for certain. no matter who wins the challenges ahead will not be easy. how much em drama does ita a boucher how to matessa has more on the latest vide counting efforts from anoo good in se nigeria a day off to the votes. things seem relatively calm across the country. officials from the little permission. so they work late into the night into the early morning counting some of the votes. they say they taking a bit of a break until about noon local time and then they will resume the process. they say in general, voter turnout was high in some areas where this was a lot of young people under the age of 35 lighting up to vote. but they said there

were problems and disruptions in some parts of the country. for example, reports of people snatching ballot boxes and armed men attacking people at the polling stations in lagos, that space on people's different ballot boxes were snatched in the south of the country. in a i also stated oil which area i, 7 party stations were disrupted because of violence. this of those people are only going to get to vote on sunday. we also hearing from some politicians and political parties about concerns about vote rigging and votes tampering. so some people here are concerned that could affect the selection, and people are concerned that this election result when it comes out, could be disputed. official results are expected within 5 days. we could start seeing early results from late sunday and what will happen, or what is happening is that people from all the polling stations across the country are counting the votes. those votes they'd be taken to the capital of georgia for verification. so we could start seeing the final official results late

monday may be in to tuesday, and then if there's no outright, when at the end will be a run off within $21.00 days. whoever wins the selection would have a lot of challenges ahead of them. has been 20 years since the start of the war in dark for a conflict that has killed hundreds of thousands of people and spice millions more . the fighting has largely ended now, but many of the displaced are still living in camps with nowhere else to go out as there is heaven, morgan has more from north star for this was once a home in the village of shadow and to dance north star for as alma adam stands amongst the ruins where his home once stood, he remembered his life here before being forced out when the were and are for began on her lana, and had love him for the course of people came and raided the village. there were 6 cars loaded guns, some one horses and someone camelback. they were from the arab tribes. they killed

the men and bent the village down and lifted property in livestock. we had just kept the mountains to survive, little miss and my body less or more good about the worst started in 2003, with our 4 we tribes rebelling against the government and accusing it of marginalization. the government responded with airstrikes and attacks on villages perceived to be allied to the rebels. more than 300000 people were killed and over 2000000 displaced in the years that followed. the un describe the war as ethnic cleansing, against the tribes here and 20 years on evidence of the we're still remains hundreds of villages across the dock for region, well burned during the years of war, in what was known as courts, earth policy, many of those who are able to flee are now in camps waiting for the implementation of a peace agreement find in 2020 to be able to return home. the deal sign between the government and various rebel groups included compensation for victims upper were

but some displaced people say other issues keep them from returning. women is yet not another cut. the owner of the people who killed us and burns our villages are still out there and the still aren't. we can leave the camp without being assaulted by aunt men are running into pickups with loaded guns on number, connecticut to local authority, say security will be provided for those wanting to return. we actually agreeing to were peace agreement in there in a security protocol agreement that we said that do those returns. they must go back to their original village and we have to establish the force to carry out the mission for protect them when they are going back to their original village. after 20 years of displacement, alma wants to return home, but he needs to be sure it is safe. he doesn't want to be forced to leave again. and heaven, morgan joined us live now from the ample shook internally displaced persons camp in north dant for it appears hipaa that the country is still struggling to move

forward 20 years own from the war. why is that? yes, we've been speaking to people who have been displaced by the war and the youth who have grown up here in the displacement cam. and they see that evidence of the war, even though the fighting has largest stops over the past 5 years or so. it's still out there. we've seen burns villages. we've seen a villages that were destroyed, destroyed by bombardments and airstrikes by the government against rebel forces. and we've seen people still struggling with their lives are 20 years on people saying that that stuff, economic conditions that resulted from the war. the fact that b had no proper education. the fact that they don't have a but good opportunities for employment. all of those, the impact of the war. but then there's also the issue of the camps themselves. many people here. this is the live they know now that the camps at the displacement camps that are spread out across it are for region here in north star for alone.

more than half a 1000000 people displeased living in camps. they say that they don't know how to step out, and for those who have tried, the issue of security is preventing them. so for many of them, even if a piece deal was signed and even if fighting has stopped for a few years. now the evidence of worth still remains and they still struggle to be able to continue with their lives and step out of the camps that they are in k. thank you for that. hip morgan speaking to us there from north awful ah, how to work as an engineers are stepping up. they operations and quake hit regions of southern turkey with growing concerns about the spread of infectious diseases. hush m. r bar reports from carmen marsh. a. raise a good time to play the robin. god among mirage is among the regions hardest hurt

by earthquakes in southern turkey. drinking water is unsafe. the air is thick with dust and health experts say it's contaminated with dark scenes and pollutants from the rubble. poppy, a shamela man, malicious little muscle. our biggest challenge is improving hygiene incidentally, condition solid, especially now that you have a growing number of displaced living in dense and gams, agile. so our goal is to provide better living conditions for dancler. in this makes shift, can those without homes receive bottled water masks, hand sanitizers, and daily supplies of food, clearly traumatized. the face an uncertain future. as emergency teams clear the rubble, huge challenges are piling up the hundreds of thousands of people affected by the earthquakes with stay in shelters or welcome to save her houses until there's

a rebuild. but in the mean time, there were continue to be exposed to the threats of after shocks, disease ers and toxins in the air. david witt wick, leads a team of doctors from the u. k. and his were it. it's inevitable that you're going to see a royce in disease and it's also inevitable. there will be some kind of infectious disease your new series, how quickly we can get on top of it altogether and control it for now, people in color mulash are desperate to retrieve their belongings. this is all volunteers could recover from this building. a photo album for the family that once lived here by they hope it will help survivors and relatives of those who have died to pick up the pieces and move on. how shall bala al jazeera calamine, marsh? well, hundreds of thousands of people remain displaced in take ye. rodnick bride has more

from the city of adena. the effort now to build these temporary container cities as they called in the disaster affected area. but there is also a growing awareness here about the puppet, the problem of population displacement. you've had this disaster affecting literally millions of people. it's estimated several 1000000 people have actually left this corner of turkey for other parts of the country. now, many of those people will have gone to the much bigger cities, like you stumble and ankara. but a sizable proportion of people will have gone not that far away from the home provinces to places like here, either now on the edge of the earthquakes out, and also other cities further west down the coast, for example, the big port city of matson. now that is about the 1st big city you come to, which is considered safe if you're like it's just outside of the earthquake zone. so it's estimated some of the, these, the estimates do vary, but it's reckoned maybe several 100000 people have suddenly arrived in the past

couple of weeks, which is a big influx of people for a provincial city. so it's putting a real strain on resources in places like, like mos in we know that many of those people who are being accommodated in temporary accommodation in gymnasiums in government, dormitories and so on. they were returning to their home provinces was temporary. the places are built for them there, but increasingly it seems people who've lost livelihoods who lost their homes, may never go back. and you are seeing things like rental prices in mos in double. in some cases, they are expecting to see a big demand for hospital resources for school places and so on. as the population suddenly swelled the french president. emanuel macross says that he plans to travel to china in april to discuss the war in ukraine on friday, basing release

a peace proposal. calling for an end to western sanctions on russia and urging moscow and keys to hold talks. micro said, it was important for china to put pressure on russia to end the war and withdraw from ukraine. well, in the last year the fighting rushes expanded, its partial control of some regions of east in ukraine. and where access to the parts have done yes, that's been on the russian control. since 2014 al jazeera met some of the people effected by the conflict. some have been very reports now on their stories. a child shielding his sister, a monument from 2014. when ukrainian shells hit on yeske in the last year fighting here, at least $35.00 more children have been killed. and in the last 9 years of conflict, russian officials estimate thousands of died in russian controlled territories. despite the dangers in the day and her grandchildren has stayed in dawn, yes. when her 2 daughters is being treated in hospital after they shall exploded

near her. the other had to find work after her husband fled to ukraine. but no matter how hard life he gets, she isn't ready to leave. oh, no, categorically not. i grew up on this land. i buried my parents here. i'm bringing up my grandchildren here. i grew up on this land. why should i leave us? at least one woman was killed in the latest you can you, artillery strikes on homes and don yeske in like this have become routine. many have lived under constant fear since russian back separate has rose up against ukraine. human rights watch has accused russia of carrying out indiscriminate attacks against civilians and ukrainian forces are violating laws of war. it gathered testimony about legit, mistreatment, and summary execution of prisoners of war. as well as the use of banned weapons. human rights watch says ukrainian force is used euro gun cluster munition rockets

in an attack on has out if got in hockey region from may to early september. ukrainian forces repeatedly attacked the city of idiom and surrounding areas while they were under russian control, with cluster munitions. since russia annex these regions last year, many here now have russian passports, but that doesn't take away the dread of the next incoming missile. but the engine lady school, we are all at great risk. i get up to go to work and i don't know whether or not a missile will hit us when i'm on the bus. i don't know if rockets will strike in the night. we can stay indoors forever. i need to leave my house. we just spray and go outside a personal nozzler. it is dangerous, but i have to go out doors. we have to eat something. we must buy essentials. it was in the north bo, this man says he was building a snowman with his daughter in a shell exploded next to them. this arrived with minor injuries. so now parents don't meet in parks anymore. more strings and slides are empty because of the

contested status. he would a workers such as the red cross not entered these dated fees, or people living in parts of east the ukraine. the war has continued or nearly a decade. farmer mcgarry that the 0 moscow. so head on al jazeera, struggling to tackle and electricity crisis, the head of south africa's power company, resigns blames and government for persistent black house and will tell you why a downturn in south korea's housing market could mean bad news for the entire economy. ah, hello, the weather is looking decidedly unsettled across much of the mediterranean big mass of clouds, sweeping across the region here on the way from spain to greece. little area of low

pressure here, very active system. this one bringing some very strong winds across the region. southern parts of france could sequence gusting to around a 100 kilometers per hour. gusty winds to on the other side of the age. reality is massive area of low pressure towards up with another one that is bringing some when she weather across the boat. it stays pushing across into that western side of russia. high pressure up towards the northwest keeps it calm and quiet if a little on the call side. but sir, temperature is about where they should be at the truth be. nevertheless it is fine and dry here not so across the out small heavy snowfall coming in here, stretching across into more the parts of italy and some big snowfall there just to rather than eric out spoke and see some very lively weather over the next couple of days and some really wet weather to just around the age reality coast more it whether they're across that western side of the med, as we go on through our monday, bacon fund re showers and some very strong winds. they're going to continue pushing away here. when you are the continued way, which was the east, fine and dry, up towards the north, west, north, west parts of africa. meanwhile,

seeing some lavish hours over the next couple of days with some very windy weather, northern libya, ah, one year after russia's invasion of ukraine. what are the lessons learned? what i've learned is that in europe we are a small continent, but we don't really know each other's history. how worried on the futon succeeds in ukraine will be an invasion of your country. as tony as prime minister talks to, well g 0, we know what's happening, i region, we know how to get to places that others cannot. if i, as i said, i'm going the way that you tell the story is what can make a difference. ah, blue ah,

you're watching out as a reminder, our top story is this our phone to being counted in nigeria presidential and parliamentary elections. delays and polling stations on saturday. let people waiting for hours to cost that balance and some reports of violence. sunday march 20 years since the start of the warned are for which has killed hundreds of thousands of people in displace more than 2000000. many people were main and camps for the intent placed nearly 3 weeks out. earthquakes devastated southern turkey in northern syria. they are growing concerns about the spread of infectious diseases in the region. over 50000 people have died in the disaster. palestinian factions have denounced talks planned for sunday, between israeli and palestinian authorities. they say that the meeting in jordan will allow more opportunities for crimes to be committed against palestinians. is

there any forces killed 11 palestinians in nablus in the occupied westbank on wednesday of this political security meeting ames to provide more opportunities to commit crimes, including crimes against prisoners and opposing penalties. oh, brother, we call on our people to rise up and protest against the session and to raise pictures of mottos in the palace demand fled. people in tennessee have been protesting against what they say is part of a crack down on government. critics. several prominent opposition. politicians have been detained in the past year. president, case i eat, has moved to expand his powers and restrict those of parliament opposition parties, boy quarter elections in december accusing side of a power grab. and hundreds of protesters have rallied intimacy as capitol to denounce racism, unexpressed solidarity towards migrant. it comes off the president 5 said that

there was a plot to race to this united entity by bringing in people from other african countries. african union has condemned his statement. the head of south africa state power company has left his job after keys and government officials and the governing party of corruption countries been facing record power accounts. a state of disaster was declared to tackle the crisis committed. miller reports from janice, big jewel abraham chips, the fuel level on what's become a necessity for businesses in south africa, a generator to keep the lights on. as rolling blackouts possessed without power, the cold storage fridges at the small won't work, sometimes forcing job to bury the dead quicker than usual, the unforeseen overhead that estrogen was there today. it was the budget itself. let's say hypothetically that one of the hold up is makes 10000 times a week because of the park up. it's not down that you got it. now you've got to

inflate your expenditures. these are the worst power cuts in 16 years, leaving large parts of the country without electricity for 10 hours or more day. the cause old and badly maintained facilities, poor management, and allegations of corruption at the state own power utility. s. com. more than $10000000000.00 worth of contracts given by the power utility companies have been red. flags suspected of being corrupt. graft. s. com has made the power cuts worse . critics said very little been done to fix it. just a handful of senior management at esco have been investigated and arrested and now the persistent load residents will run a post as declared a state of disaster to tackle the crisis from. but critics say it's purely administrative and will do little to help a new minister for electricity's being appointed alongside the already existing minister for energy and skeptics. it will only cost further confusion. meanwhile,

the probably utility c o is resigned. you investigative journalist cow cohen has written extensively about what he calls the sabotage of s. com, this physical sabotage and the sabotage in the border. people are physically breaking down power stations cutting down pylons, adding rocks into coal, trying to cause pass stations to breakdown either to secure contract. well, because of ideological motivations in the boardroom. they are a series of incidence, you know, trying to target the executive of come, trying to make them look bad. some say there's a lack of political world ends, the power cuts. meanwhile, businesses like job struggled to keep running, while thousands of other small businesses have already shut their doors for me to mala ultra 0 johannesburg. south korea has been increasing interest rates to curb soaring inflation, but not shaking the proxy market, which until recently was considered a safe and investment. i'm going to say that could affect the rest of the economy. you know, came reports from so

a chill is creeping into south korea's once red hot housing market. transactions have slowed to a standstill. even as house prices drop for a record 7th straight month. jiggle little than she is robert to prices have fallen by 1520 percent. but when we look at apartments, the most common type of homes, there are cases where they've plummeted by 30 to 40 percent. all apartments hold a special place and south koreans hearts so much so that it can make or break a president's legacy. when jane ended his term with an apology, as housing prices in the sole area doubled on his watch, dozens of rounds of price control regulations fail to prevent speculative by the apartment you see behind me were the 1st to be billed during a development room of 19 seventies, setting the scene for what is known as hung down to day. since then, real estate has been the most sought after investment to grow well for south

koreans. but now that's being tested. analysts point to interest rate hikes. the central bank raises 1st partly by almost 3 percentage points in about 17 months to stem capital outflow to the us and inflation time unit. and we'll do that on because last year inflation and south korea far exceeded 5 percent. so our top priority was stabilizing prices over economic growth, or the real estate market. this year we started 5 percent inflation and project that to tapered to the 3 percent range by the end of the year. oh, most loan holders have a floating rate corporate lawyer. joseph chose bought his apartment when he got married 4 years ago. he says his interest payments have gone up multiple times. our monthly loan payments has doubled the. we'd have to keep track of the expenditures that are we we normally wouldn't have for example, i think we keep track of how much we eat out now. i went to spend and department

stores, builders faced bigger problems. new construction will flow as unit stand, empty. economists warned the gloom could spread to other areas such as non essential spending, an important contributor to asia, the 4th largest economy, which is already facing storm clouds. ahead unit skim al jazeera sol. russian rescue mission has successfully reached the international space station. the young man vehicle was launched from catholic stone on friday. it will be used to bring back 3 asked notes. later this year i've been stranded since their return vehicle was damaged by a small me try and i can defend that. the french documentary on the other month has won the battle in film festivals. golden bear reward for the best films, films about a floating day care center in paris for adults with mental health issues and the

french filmmaker, felipe cut out one the silver best, the best director for the plough. drama about the family trying to keep its proper tearing business. a life dominic cane has more from bad in this is the 1st time in 3 years. the belly noah has seen filmmakers and film goes able to come here almost in person, since the covey pandemic started. and where this festival has always been seen, least in the last few decades as being giving prime prominence to our house. this year, the golden went to a documentary french documentary called sue, and let demo on the adamant a floating building on the sand river in paris, which helps people with mental disorders. and the jury decided that they said that when they watch this from a blue, they have such with its prominence. other film awards went to for interesting in some fences categories. certainly the young spanish actress sophia, or federal, played the role in the film $20000.00 species of be well, she played the role of

a child growing up in their minds as female is actually inside a male body. many different themes at the sped knowledge stood as perhaps to which were transcendent, the war and ukraine, and the situation of the people in iran. although no awards were given to films or filmmakers from those countries. they did have prominence at this festival. ah, this is al jazeera, these top stories, both being counted in nigeria as presidential and parliamentary elections, delays and paulding stations on saturday, left people waiting for hours to come, the ballots. and we have been some reports of violence. tar matessa has the latest from a new gu in se nigeria a day off to the votes. things seem relatively calm across the country. officials from the electric limits.