the highest level they've been using games for the political economy service to stream. and dave, and course the rivals inside story on al jazeera, the . ready ready ready the election day and set a goal. now after weeks of political turmoil and public on rest, millions of constituted, pallets for new president, the, the clock this is out. is there a life window? how's it coming up? is ready strikes target, civilian haze, and central and southern gaza. at least 15 palestinians have been killed. russia in morning of to friday's concert whole attacks that killed a 137 people. the suspects are expected to appear in court for the 1st time and of

a nightmare. a $137.00 niger and students should not like gunman a released government system didn't pay any run some the so we begin instead of go with vote sitting in the presidential election is on the way. there is one hour left for full polls. close 7000000 eligible vases of choosing a new leader or 19 candidates in total. and one of them is to become the successor to president, microsoft who's beat in pa, for 12 years. the election date was confirmed only just over 2 weeks ago, often attempt by the president to postpone in the fight to december. and that sparked mass protest last month threatening set of goals position as one of west africa is most stable democracies. so let's have a look at the main candidates in this election. first up, we'll do is present microsoft hand pick successor from the launch for the republic

policy, especially to j. my. if i, if i is the chosen cognitive opposition. indeed that was main center at both of whom were released recently from prison fire as part of a coalition that includes members of the dissolved festive pot. sally for about buck. how cell is a 2 time met the capital jack on the was previously child on the full charges, which is a for the say were politically much of a just this is eric is a former prime minister who came 2nd in the 2019 election how it boot abdullah dion is also a former prime minister. he was the chief of the central bank of west african states. and finally, and by the cotton gum is the female candidate. and she advocates for helping the private sector and free health care. so let's go across to the public station outside capital card and nicholas hector starting by for as their next the is be the has it is read, isn't it to this point here we are election day almost at an end.

certainly quite a road to get to this stage where we saw a protest outside this pulling station just weeks ago. people fighting with security forces calling for the selection to take place. now we've seen a day where lots of people have come to this specific pulling station, the voter turnout at this at this vote is 55 percent. compare that to 2019 during the last presidential election, which was the around 62 percent. that was, that are watching this say there's a higher voter turnout, but there's still an hour to go before the polls close. joining me now is abraham a connie from the open society, your political on it is and you have followed elections in this presidential elections closely. what do you make of the order to turn out so far? i think we have to congratulate this when they get these population for making this happen. it happens a lot of people out 40 and people will elect their own candidates

and the fucked up people in the turn up. it's very good. it shows you how important this fedex them was for the population. and i think that needs to be taken into possibly there's some because people, one really close the gap between what happened before and close another company. certainly there's a low right now at the pulling station because it's prayer time, and this is an unusual election happening in a campaign that happened during the holy month of ramadan. a fast and short campaign. did the candidates have time to expose? what kind of scenario they want? yes, you do for the conference. that's a few months before. so to have 2 weeks or 4 weeks, i think what do you mean? because, you know, since the last few people knew november, people knew that they're going to have an expensive february. they started the

company before they did everything. the parties up was in trouble, which is a positive because the leadership was in jail, but the other people were already organizing big companies. and i think debate when you were talking to people that were just saying renewal for we've got going with a renewal form. we are going to write, so you expect people to vote against perhaps a candidate or against a regime rather than for a candidate. it's 1st against origin. i think this election, we really ends a kind of trajectory of the political class that we have 60 independence. there is young generation, but these coming with new problem with new issues and they want to see synagogue changing. and for that to happen, they want to have a new generation of leaders. and i think this connection to represent that

transition from the 4th generation to the new generation. yes, he brought me, can a thank you very much from the open society for that was thoughts. now, what are the candidates that has really stepped into the limelight is but so you would you my 5 be he was in jail up to a week ago. he's a candidate of a band political party bus stuff. and yet he seems to embody the opposition for many young people, the t establishment candidate is, is rolling out. and it's campaigning, or is hoping to seduce voters with radical ideas, such as leaving the union of currency, the csc. re negotiating contracts with big oil and gas companies and also a re thinking the relationship with francis for more colonial power firms that has a lot of business interest here in this country. so radical ideas that a lot of people are seduced by a little know in

a next couple of hours. who will be the next president or not? they might be a 2nd round, but still an hour to go before the polls close. nick, back with you as time goes on. thanks very much. yes. just an hour ago, so i will speak to you soon. i of the . so these really minute tree has launched heavy and grounded tight. some southern dogs are talking telling you this roughly, at least 15 people have been killed off to is ready for his bomb 3 homes, children or dana among the wounded and have been taken to the nearby. i'm not sure hospital, at least 80 for palestinians have been killed by is ready strikes and the false 24 hours. meanwhile, these ready ministry has surrounded the entrances to a mile of hospital killing and emergency worker inside. there are reports of intent, selling and gun funded. the facility, the palestine red crescent, says displace palestinians and patients who

a mobile have been evacuated. just often patients with disabilities, they remain in hospital via and secretary general internally gutierrez, who is a neighbor in egypt, is also reiterated cause desperately needed supplies looking gift. gaza. it's almost appears that the photo of cement of war or fat mean conk was then this out of galloping across it. and that is why the time for the media to made it satisfy it is now. that means that i'm about to speed it's of compression. i also urge the immediate and then conditional release of hostages. the suffering must and policy means even guys that desperately needs what has been problem is a flock of 8. so the un agencies in palestinian refugee says this red is blocking that convoys from entering northern gaza. director general hopefully less have any release the statements on the social media platform ex, stating that these ready authorities have informed us that they will no longer

approve any on food convoys to the north of garza and her has cooled the decision outrages and says as well as making it intentional, to obstruct life saving assistance during a man made from an attack of assume is in reference, southern causes a target. so we have this the state to state from monroe, and it's getting a to it and is proving hot or not every day. well uh definitely this is a very, a new serious, a step that has been taken by israel against the united nations work. and i really don't say here or under what insight goes on in a positive. it's ongoing military campaign against the palestinian people inside the deceased in place to day. israel has informed the united nations that there was no longer allow for further flow, but humanitarian comb, voice to be delivered to the another of pots have caused by being supervised by the owner. by specifically, that comes the lights of the ongoing repeated accusations. isabel has been accusing

under way in the past couple of weeks, but that steps will seriously have and it gets its implications and protections on more than one point. $9000000.00 palestinians are right now on the on lindsay bottom and we are talking about hundreds of thousands of palestinians in the most part. the building mainly right now. i'm only human to terrier assistance being delivered by phone to right now with this. they will be the wind from having such an access to uh, to humanitarian supplies may. meanwhile, we can see that's a other humanitarian organizations do not have such the integral part. that's wonder what plays inside does a strip as there is a big slice of the kind of sending community just concentrating on receiving age from this entity, which means intense. uh that uh, hundreds of thousands of palestinians will be completely lost. um, it's ongoing high rates of his job ation and found that does a striking the entire, you know, that part of the territory which will definitely might be repeated again against,

on the upper ration in the south. if it's going to be much more expanded of military operations here in a rough off, which means that it was going to be system busted, collapse, and destruction for underwater operations on ending of the old minutes. california . its facts here on the ground. tarka, thanks for that to target resume. give me is latest update on the situation in gauze suspects, and that was the tank on roster and over 20 years have been brought to the investigative committee headquarters. the agency released this video showing several of them being taken to the compound. 11 suspects were arrested in connection with fried his attack of the content for the most good. at least a 137 people were killed. the russians are having a day of national morning. this makes shift memorial is just outside the concert hall on the outskirts. most good emergency services are still recovering bodies. from under the deputy of the building, it was mostly destroyed by 5. it was started by the attackers after the shooting.

the russian president vladimir putin went to the main to a russian orthodox church musket and could be seemed like a candle wondering the victims putin vowed vengeance for the attack and his address to the nation on saturday. it's up more now from mount deserves those of jabari. in moscow, these ruins are all that's left of caracas, city hall. a popular concert venue in moscow. emergency personnel are working around the clock to clear the rubble and recover bodies buried beneath it. despite the weather, mourners keep coming to the scene of the attack to pay tribute to those skills here . when gunman, storm the venue, you know, what can i feel terrible for the people who suffered here? it's horrible. at least the situation makes this thing that many things need to be changed to this house. reality. i'm assigning over the play me as with my colleagues and i work here at the events, competition,

it will more than 1000 children participating. when this whole start to do on the desire was to remain calm and evacuate the children, which with this last one i have no words to express what i'm feeling at the moment . the security service says 11 suspects are in custody. 4 of them were detained while heading to the border with ukraine. investigators say they have contacts there. the ukrainian government has denied involvement flags, or it have stuff and government buildings across russia. more than 5000 people have answered an appeal to donate blood for the injured survivors. president vladimir putin has called it's half a blow to the nation and promised revenge. while the security services continue with investigation. many questions you may not answer about one of the biggest failures in the russian intelligence in years. sources, avari algae, 0 moscow. russia and carried out and strikes in west and ukraine and nearly as of

sunday keeps says it's a defense systems managed to repel via tank. preliminary report suggests no casualties or major damage. witnesses say they heard explosions and saw something besides being shut down. initial authority, say one russian missile and finally to the space before returning to ukraine. the volume crate in force to say they fit to rush and ships accumulation center. and now the infrastructure in crime in is this what a good who controls lots of to, to use war and ukraine? russia has been making small advances of the east says that sees the village on the west and outskirts of document belts. months russian troops also captured, i believe, in the nets. the 1st major territorial game in 10 months. this comes ahead of reports must goes preparing for a new offensive, possibly by the end of may project barriers at defense and security. i'm left at the university boss of u. k. and the following day to endless. and he says that russia appears to have the upper hand at the my, the, i think essentially the,

the momentum is zalinski himself said the russia has won the winter. and i think the amends on the ship says to, to the russian forces on the ground, at least i'll give k was approved for that. they took that as high puff spots and they took it. and on the last, on the big question, natalie is, is there something brewing in probably may ones the most starts to draw in the area a few cranks, so we'll have to wait and see. i'm sure the ukrainians priorities are basically mon power, rather short. the soldiers are exhausted because they don't have enough chips to rotate them. right. so they really need to get the mobilization of the next batch of, of, uh, conscripts essentially sort of i and that takes time and takes time to train them up. and they've also got the issue of fortifications, which they need to prepare and better prepare than they have already there. they've been starting up since december and it's ongoing. and of course you've got the ammunition questionnaire and the weapons question,

which is all along heavily reliance on the us. so not entirely given france, you k, germany in the you is pumping money in the so essentially the, it's not all by these v. ukraine, they've obviously hit, you know, as we saw in the last few hours they've hit the black sea fate and suffice to call again i'm with you some of their carriers that they have for it by about 30 percent over the last year. and so they are making gains there. we've seen the attacks on the refineries as well. um, which will have a harassing impact, but it doesn't look good either for, for russia. so unless it, although they're getting into their group, they haven't totally find it. yeah, i mean, they still have major problems. they are learning though and getting better. the head here now does air america is a means you become africans, industrial power house will look at how the nation is to try to comment. the

the latest news as it breaks, types of on any social media platform could face court challenges over the issue of freedom of speech. but before that, this would have to pass the senate with detailed coverage. people here come from places where this whole nice, nice, the full health services a close that comes off from the food from around the world. now migrants rights advocates are taking the federal government to court, saying it has failed in its duty to care for migrants, including children. in an increasingly complex world, it's paramount to be direct. exception was or should to national be this month on sort of discussions that come through the norm upfront on how to 0. this is the 1st genocide that we see real time. it's the victims themselves. there's a disconnect between what we are witnessing on social media versus what we're seeing on mainstream. it is always an attempt to reframe at the 2 sides of them,

but there is no 2 sides to this. the western media does have a western bias who understand what they are looking to see out and raise the listening post covers how the news is covered. the, [000:00:00;00] the, the, what you know, what 0 her mind about top story is this, uh, and voting is underway. incentive goals, delayed presidential elections. the new posting date was announced just 2 weeks ago after an attempt to postpone the elections to assemble spot monk spun right. these really minute trans loans,

heavy and crowd attacks and southern gaza targeting con units in rough or at least 15 people have been killed off the is ready for some foam 3 homes, at least a 2 full pallets to be killed by his reading instruction for russia. observing a national day of morning after shooting and most good killed at least a 137 people. and i so linked group pot claim responsibility for the west. and so i can rush it into the to politicians and talk yeah. campaigning ahead of next week's local elections, voters will be like 2 megs and city council members. president, the rest of the top hood runs act party is trying to win back to the largest cities system bullet incorrect. they were lost to the main opposition policy back in 2019 inflation, the rising cost of living and the post earthquake reconstruction. if it's a little major campaign issues, the symbols man accurately and the model is seeking re election onto the main office or should republican peoples policy is main challenges. motor cut them and

he's a candidate put forward by the text president. it's a policy as a critical background which results could shape the future of the opposition. simon, iris is set to become islands. youngest, have a prime minister, so i'll say he was elected to lead the governing. if you go potty, it follows the surprise resignation. department is to the veronica on wednesday. the 37 year old is best known for helping stay of the countries initial response to k for 19. as a government minister, the police in brazil arrested the men suspected of ordering the killing of a re, a generic council woman in 2018 i. b l. a. franco was killed in a drive by shooting, sparking an international outcry, a federal congressman who was detained on sunday, along with his brother and the former head of rio's, civil police department. franklin's property believes the study 8 year old with targeted for defending minorities and for speaking out against police brutality.

brazil's left wing policies have held rallies ahead of the anniversary of the 1964 military. too. many people are still worried about the country state of democracy, often last year's attack on congress policy and a kit for post. now from south, the protestors took to the streets of some phone despite the heavy rains marketing the 60th anniversary of the military cool, which led to a decade long dictatorship. they say the preserved young democracy is still at the point, but it's not businessman, military and the right wing politicians who supported the dictatorship back in 1964 tried to stage a coup just last year or we don't want history to repeat itself. must demand punishment. so those response is referring to former president tables. so nato was under investigation by federal police. he's accused

of plotting this cool to keep himself in power. after losing the 2022 elections. demonstrators say they also wanted to show the strength of results left wing parties, especially after thousands of right wing voters attended a bowl. so that will rally last month. we're seeing clearly that society is divided even an issue. there is no consensus in today's society to the uh, the quote was something bad for a resume or some people who would support on order to receive military taking action against the government from running the estimate

the right to make it come to chad now where the constitutional quote is bound 10 candidates running in the presidential election scheduled for any may to them of when spoken, critics of the military governments court rejected their applications citing irregularities. 10 other candidates remain in the race, including the con, june, to lead them. how much interest debbie know, and his prime minister, the main office of shanita, was killed at his policy headquarters last month and advise if nigeria is president, says $137.00 school students i've talked to earlier this month have been freed. previous media reports have put the number of children taken at 287 men attacked the school in the northern state of kaduna on march 7th. some of the kidnapping victims were as young as full can be open jojo is the executive director of the n g o partners west africa nigeria. and she says there are several unanswered questions

surrounding the release of the i've talked to children. i believe that there might be some that was based on taking place. right. and we are in the rama them season. whatever. 18th, right, whatever the, whatever the reasons are. and the fact that the girl, the children have been rescued. we do not see. there's still an element of lack of account to be. so who are the people that took away this go the ticket with the children? oh the well, what's good? why did they take the, the children to wait? and if they, if we run some was not paid. same reason, you're asking, why did they release the, the, the children. these are questions that i begging for. and that is not enough to have the children back full for us to see it. so to add to this,

i trust that these to this criminal activities that people need to be held responsible. the gun systems need to be held accountable. the number, okay, is bailey, to become a manufacturing hub. the nation's car exports reach nearly 14000000000 dollars last year. and it's also hoping to make is malcolm the aerospace industry latasha. my bar never pulls the call and making industries taking center stage in morocco. this plant owned by friends, auto manufacturer of wood know is it's right in africa. 2 and a half 1000000 vehicles have been produced here since to 1012. these robots checking for any input sections as cause move down the production line. as a industry boons, morocco is expending, the sport intends yes, the aim is to be able to ship more than a $1000000.00 cost every year. a seed hawaii, and his team on a charm offensive to pursue

a big german and japanese call makers to establish helps he did. industrial zones, have a truck to 1000 different companies worldwide. coming to invest in this, those and this 1000 companies have created 800000 jobs. and this same 1000 companies are exporting over $10000000000.00 off exports value made in the zone. morocco c's high potential for growth in green energy day cold, and is also planning to stock manufacturing hydrogen powered cause in the upcoming years. the hallways off because the biggest export total cost decades with tax breaks, investments incentives, as please my agreements with the us. the 50 on goals, nations, to establish itself as a serious play in the congress call industry. now we're also wants to go global.

and this is not just about manufacturing calls, but wal cove is also setting it sites on high end technology. and aerospace of this plant we sent it, built in casablanca, is working at full capacity. it's manufacturers, possible craft. these engine components will assume the flow to its customers, such as boss, boeing, bows, voice, and many other giants of the industry. and it has studies busy expanding the economics, the zone mid bog, attracting big names in the industry. 20 years ago we started why electrical current cables and why a honda says, and today we have the companies that are producing the engine component very complex can put on the airplane manufacturers find in morocco is highly skilled and low cost labor force and bucks submitted to your

unfortunate to, to make that profit for actually mine, but i was a 0, casablanca, and that's everybody in the call, whether it's coming up and then inside story we'll examine how will a rush to return the age to the mass shooting in most good. he's coming out in about an hour the the hello from joe i let's get going with your weather report for the middle east and africa. so it's still soaking rains in iraq dropping down through equate but that energy is pushing into iran. let's go in here for a closer look. i think southern iraq by stress, huge amounts of rain coming again. and this is also going to kick back some showers . boffa rating cats are central, southern saudi arabia where there have been some big storms lighting up the night sky from mecca rate through to re out. again,

let's pick up this story because as this moves into iran, i think we're going to see about a months worth of rain insurance over 24 hours ahead of this quite a bit of heat look at ask about in, circling to spend 30 degrees. but your temperatures will fall as free head toward tuesday. same situation, but weather pulls into that western side of turkey a. it's going to be a bit breezy, as well as stumble down to 14 degrees on monday to africa. we go disturbed weather around the canary islands. is pushing rain into bronco northwest, spelled jerry, i wouldn't be surprised if we see some jolts and bolts. they're quite cool for this time of the year in new ok shutting. we've got rate in stretching from ethiopia rate to northwest stand kola. but i gotta take your south of this, we've got persistent rain up and down the east coast and madagascar and for southern mozambique as well. put so looking at a month's worth of rain and 48 hours the

latest news as it breaks. 7 surgeries last the remaining is really kept, is brought back from dollars us and they want the brought back now with the to coverage hosting and say that what terry did during his final words free policy made them feel since then for that he will soon be forgotten from the home to the story. at least 9000 palestinian families are missing at least one loved ones. at the table, the how we rushed to retaliate to the mass, shooting in moscow and affiliated these lennox state to the rock and the band. this claimed responsibility the group has targeted russia before one of the implications of this latest attack. this is inside stored the