watch your story take heart sure it's gone in for margaret stock. this is g.w. news live from berlin sudan's new interim leader says the country will have a civilian government to address the nation saying a government will be in place within two years he also lifted a nighttime curfew which many pro-democracy demonstrators had already defied and they claimed another victory as the country's city security chief stepped down hours after the country's new military leader also quit. also coming up in

afghanistan the taliban announces what it calls a spring offensive and mere hours later launched an attack in kunduz from the north jeopardizing already shaky peace talks. thanks for joining us the new head of sudan's military council says a civilian government will be formed after talks with the opposition in his first televised address earlier today the tenet general abdel fatah bore hama said the transition period would last for a maximum of two years the leader also said he was canceling a curfew ordered by his predecessor demonstrators have been keeping up the pressure demanding civilian rule activists say sixteen people including a soldier have been killed in the two days since the army ousted longtime president

omar al bashir sudan's military chief stepped down just a day after he was sworn in as the country's new leader and the country's intelligence chief has now resigned as well. this is sudan's naval headquarters inside the military transition council is holed up outside largely peaceful protests but with a clear message the sudanese people do not want to be ruled by the military chiefs who ended the thirty year regime of the veteran president omar al bashir but the army is still very much in charge by shares immediate successor i want him in over a general linked to the genocide in darfur lasted just one day in the top job before announcing his resignation he was replaced by another army commander on the plus side the new chief abdel fattah hahn is not wanted for war crimes but protesters want a clean break with the old many of the demonstrators are young and they're actively organizing including setting up their own security they say more than

a dozen people have been killed by security forces in recent days and they have already intercepted one car with explosives. we also. call scum in. the model. civilian called we call comes. we call trust spokesman son. so they say the tunnel so. watch watch this no one not even the old is immune from being searched emotions are high but mixed. so at this time i feel like overwhelming. joy and you feel like a friend yeah. i feel like i said the same time i'm still here you know but i think. the protesters have vowed to stay on the streets until a civilian not

a military transitional council is in place. and joining me now in the studio is you debbie is not her outside. not are we've heard of the latest news saddam's injuries saddam's interim leader announcing the formation of a limited civilian government after two years this seems promising but what do you make of this announcement it is promising but it's still unclear where is this heading the. protesters want as soon as possible a civilian the transitional government and now they're talking to this military council they're ok with this new guy the new military council chief but they soon very cautious they want to get rid of the military and they're still protesting people are still on the streets and this is not also but they still want that the military. hands over power to

a civilian government as soon as possible who is this new new interim leader. yeah you get a little bit makes up with these all these names he is actually a career soldier he was until now with the inspector general of the army in sudan and he's seen as less unpopular as his predecessor who quit yesterday after more than twenty four or a little bit more than twenty four hours in power and people have seen him during the protests in the last four months talking to protesters on the streets so he has a kind of less damaged in agenda than his predecessor and he might be able to reach a kind of a compromise with the leading associations of the grassroots. protests and so quickly if you can we've seen a few victories for these protesters the defense minister stepping down the curfew

being lifted but what are the chances the military will actually ever hand over the government to a fully civilian government i think there's a good chance because the protestors know that they have this kind of a. the pressure they can set up the pressure that can stay on the streets they can continue with their sit in but the trust is not there yet they have to trust the military on this so how to to know that the military is honest about giving the power to them not us thank you so much thanks and now to another african country shaken by protest algeria as magistrates have said they will boycott controversial presidential elections scheduled for july lawyers and a group of one hundred judges staged protests in the capital algiers magistrates play a key role in the electoral process this after mass demonstrations were held on friday for the eighth time in a row an interim government announced the elections to replace the ousted former

president bill to flicka opponents accuse the old regime of trying to cling to power in a new guys. and that is some of the other stories making news around the world indonesia's presidential candidates have ended their campaigns with large rallies ahead of wednesday's vote incumbent djoko we don't know appears to be in the lead with promises of increased growth this challenger retired general a probable. has shown support has strong support from conservative muslims and some polls show an uptick in support. a man has been arrested in london after driving his car at the police near the ukrainian embassy according to london's metropolitan police the man crashed his car into parked vehicles he then charged at the police officers arriving at the scene causing one officer to fire his gun. well there appears to be no end in sight to the fighting in afghanistan in spite of ongoing peace talks between the taliban and the government those talks are backed

by the us but the taliban have carried out attacks on security forces in various parts of the country as part of what they call their spring offensive several people have been killed or injured in recent surges and fighting in condos in the country's north. the mood is still tense among afghan security forces in couldn't even after authorities announced the army had stopped the taliban's advance the fighting on the outskirts of the city continued until the evening many injured civilians and government soldiers were treated in hospital. surrounded a unit already at for reinforcement by the taliban fighter rockets that hit them. and some of my comrades to. the bloodshed in couldn't as begun just hours after the taliban announced a launch of their spring offensive the attack comes despite ongoing negotiations

backed by the us to end the war taliban and afghan representatives are due to meet next month for a new round of peace talks but so far those talks have led nowhere. in geneva the world health organization voiced concerns the taliban recently barred them from entering the territories they control weak knowledge the statement of local leaders in afghanistan on temporary by means of church duties obviously we are concerned that this will negatively impact delivery of health services to the affected population many inhabitants have now fled embattled could induce the military has sent in reinforcements but the taliban have already announced plans to extend their offensive to other parts of afghanistan. chinese artist ai wei wei has unveiled a new exhibition in mexico city this week it is titled reestablishing memories so one million lego bricks form the portraits of the forty three mexican students who disappeared in two thousand and fourteen the case and conflicting information from

mexican authorities about their possible murders sparked months of protest became a rallying cry against widespread violence in mexico away at the exit mission opening said every crime committed damages human society as a whole. and for more on this i'm joined now by nicole reese has been taking a closer look at the cases and the exhibition the call i wear way is known for courting controversy through his art why is he now focusing on the disappearance of these students so this is his very unique way of saying enough is enough we really need to justice for those who have disappeared and four years have passed if you look at the portrays these people the very face is printed out on posters to take them to protest by their family members to demand to know what has happened to my children and he actually met with some of the family members and left him

a shaken and stirred up himself as a father so let's listen to what he had to say at the press conference. forget about being an artist i'm a human being to select you one day you can you hear someone do you heart use you hear you neighbors boy can never come back. and there's a garment to take for years to come knocking about concourses what kind of current government is that you know what has society really. he's taking a really strong passionate stance there take us back to twenty fourteen when these disappearances happened what's the significance of these students well the students have a very strong significance because that was kind of the tipping point in mexican society as well forty three people disappearing at once they have witnessed years and years of corruption and violence in the country that was just the point where i said enough is enough not only more we need the government to take action and so

these forty three students were alledged me on the way to a protest in two thousand and fourteen and september and they would then that this was the governmental report says stopped and attacked by the police and then handed over to a drug gang who alledged me killed them and burned the bodies in a garbage dump that leaves very little trace there was also a second investigation which was independent and led by an international commission and a back in two thousand and fifteen demanded to reopen the investigation because they believed there were very strong links between the criminal and also governmental powers working together bought it wasn't reopened back then which left family members in the plight that they're in still so it's been for five years have there been any developments in the cases since then well last year there was a new government in place so. that our lord took over and in december you met family members promising that they would take care of the matter that the investigation is now reopened and they will collaborate and look into leads that

haven't been followed up in the process so that might be a silver lining on the horizon really for the family even if it's only a little one and maybe i ways exhibition gives this a further push not only for the forty three students that this have disappeared but also for the fans that have been disappearing over the years in mexico they call reason for us on the latest developments not only in mexico but with i always art thank you so much. and moving on to sports now the bundesliga saturday fixtures are in the bag with some crucial wins for the clubs at the top of the table in the late game dortmund got their title challenge back on track with the win over mind six defeated vul third two nil to boost their champions league hopes beach just got one nil to move into seventh women continue their strong form with a win over five book and glad box off hand over by a single goal on friday there was a stalemate between number one shall go into morrow's games by and munich will look

to regain the top spot against doff hoffenheim host. and frankfurt face off against spec. celebrations of the buddhist new year have kicked off and that means epic street battles with water thailand's capital bangkok solve running water fights for locals and tourists dousing anyone in sight and then me and mark even policeman had to put up with a good soaking the reason is splashing water symbolizes washing away the sins of the old year. for. that. matter. if. you're watching news from berlin more coming up at the top of the hour don't forget you can always get all of the latest news and information around the clock on our website d w dot com and you can also download our app d.w. for all the latest breaking news and push notifications thanks for joining us stay

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