over ago welcome back to the newsroom. i am aurore dupuis. the chief prosecutor says a suicide bomb was planted in central and carrot -- central ankara during the new year's celebration. the central african republic is electing a new president after 30 candidates -- out of 30 candidates. pleads notoliceman

guilty as he faces murder charges for killing a black teenager in chicago last year. the city has been rocked by yet another police blunder that left two black people dead. ." you're watching "france 24 turkish authorities have arrested two people planning a suicide attack during the new year's celebrations. our correspondent gives us more the huddle's -- more details the chiefsuspect >> prosecutor says they were members of the islamic state group, and they were scouting cafes withuare with

the aim of conducting two attacks tomorrow night. new year's eve is a big thing in turkey. it is a turkish christmas. so it would be swarming with thousands of people. theprosecutor also said suspects are turkish nationalists. they had recently come back to turkey from syria. presumably they were trained there. raided the flat in which they were staying, a low , ande district of ankara they seized -- aurore: the us-led coalition says it has killed 10 islamic state leaders in a series of airstrikes in iraq and syria. among them, a frenchman linked to the paris attacks in november. -- charaffe eln

mouadan was a leader of the paris attacks. is to "strikeve at the head of the snake." one of 10 terrorist leaders have been reported to have been killed this month in operations in syria. 26-year-old charaffe el mouadan had direct links to the perpetrators of the paris attacks. >> he was a syrian-based isil member with a direct link to abdelhamid abaaoud. we killed him on december 24 in syria. planningas actively additional attacks. beenaraffe el mouadan had in contact with abdelhamid abaaoud, but also with samy amimour, one of the men who killed 90 people at the concert venue.

these two men grew up together in a northeast suburb of paris. in 2012 they began making inspections for a crime ring. after which, mouadan left her syria and reported the islamic state group. from then on, he was known as abou souleymane. they were trying to contact abou souleymane. aurore: we have news coming in from russia. a gunman has opened fire on a group of tourists. authorities say he has killed at least one person and injured a dozen. several are thought to be in critical condition. a manhunt is underway and dagestan -- in dagestan. voting is underway in the central african republic. the country is electing a new president and a new parliament today.

polling stations opened slightly later than planned due to logistical issues, but overall many are hoping that the vote will restore democracy after years of sectarian tensions. since february the vote has been delayed four times due to security reasons. voters are casting their ballot today. >> if we pick the right president, he will change our country. that is why we are here today. we want a president who is for unity, can bring peace. many central africans have university degrees. we need to integrate people. we need companies to come back here and develop our country. that development will bring change. today is such a wonderful day for all central africans. we came to vote for a president who will bring peace and

security, everything. this, let'smore on bring in our guest, the president of the african information club. thank you for being with us on "france 24." how difficult is it to make sure that this election goes fairly and smoothly. >> the thing is, there is no candidate now who has been ruling the country before the election, so we -- the second when the we remember last president was elected. he was the first president in the democratic elections organized. the same configuration today in central african republic. aurore: there are 30 candidates in total. if i recall, some of them are already well-known in the country.

what is the election going to change? >> i am not sure it changes something in the daily life of the central african republic cities -- citizens. this country has been collapsing all this time. people are hoping after elections there will be a rebirth and that there will be ruled. years, therehan 40 has been a coup d'etat, and many of the people who came did not have the ability to rule the country more than five years. they were always -- there were always coup d'etats, and no one was really thinking about the future, caring about the population. aurore: the recent wave of sectarian violence over the past three years between muslim groups and christian groups has toced half a million people

run away from their homes. some of them are displaced in and out of the country. how are these people going to vote? >> it will be very difficult because they have not -- they do not know how precisely many people are going to take part in the election, and that is the first difficulty they will be facing. they do not know who the top player is or any of the candidates. all of them have been in a certain time ruling the country, as deputy of parliament or something like that. it is difficult to make a choice the womb -- how do i call that? -- the loom -- how do i call that backup there are many --ortant aspects to solve

school, the economy. to me that is a priority. muslims who are driving the country in a commercial way have been fleeing in of the country, sent cameroon or maybe far away, in mauritania. and we need them to come back and take the country back. ahead of this election today, a couple of days ago, there has been suspected fraud cases. do you think that this will have an impact on the outcome? how do you expect this election to be fair when you have suspected cases of fraud? problem of is the fraud, that will happen because peoplerance, not because tried to make a candidate win. wellthing will go

currently, and the only problem in this election is the day after, how the country will be. many people have not been that will be a very big problem, organizing them, organizing the running of the country. the country needs to pay its debt. sure the country has that. that is why they need partners. aurore: thank you for giving us your insight. thank you very much for that. in other news, in the united states, a white police officer who killed a black teenager last year is pleading not guilty in a chicago courtroom. jason van dyke faces six counts of first-degree murder. his lawyer says he wants to prove that he is not a cold-blooded killer. video, heoard camera

is shown shooting laquan mcdonald 16 times. publiceo sparked outrage. our correspondent reports. >> facing six counts of murder for the death of a chicago teenager, police officer jason van dyke pleaded not guilty to the charges in court on tuesday. a -- cam video released last -- shows a a weiss white policeman shooting black teenager laquan mcdonald 16 times. the footage sparked 16 days of protest. vandyke's lawyer says that -- >> if we make the decision that a change of venue is something that is needed in order for my client to get a fair trial, we will absolutely explore that option. laquan mcdonald's family says the best way to ensure a fair trial is to broadcast it on national television. >> it would be in the best interest of justice and fairness

if it were televised from gavel to gavel because we really believe that there is a culture where police feel comfortable with murdering african american people. >> the chicago police department is already under investigation for using deadly force against minorities. last weekend, another officer fatally shot two black people. the series of police killings nationwide has given rise to a movement called "black lives matter." demonstrators are accusing authorities of trying to cover up police abuses. the weather patterns are completely disrupted across the world, and delly is one of the hi is one of the worst polluted cities. in order to reduce air pollution, the number of cars will be reduced on the road. it will be difficult to

implement. take a look. elhi's india gate shrouded in smart, with air particles 10 times over the recommended live -- over the recommended limit. seen the early morning you a lot of smoke and fog there. it is air pollution. because of that, i want the number of cars on the road to be reduced. that is exactly what the government is planning to do. from the first of january, only cars with numbered license plates will be able to drive on all numbered dates, and even-never plates on even dates. anyones a steep fine for found flouting the rules. the public is -- the government is calling it republic health emergency. there are 8.5 million vehicles s roads.'

many are skeptical, and it is not just disgruntled commuters. >> let's not convince ourselves wrongly that a simple-even policy will solve the air pollution issue. yearhas to be a five or 10 comprehensive plan that has legislation underlying it. >> campaigners point out that there are numerous exceptions to the band, including women driving alone and motorbikes, which count for a third of all traffic in the city. and then there is what indians call the art of interpreting the rules. in a city so attached to its engines, forging plates or buying a second car will be tempting for many. aurore: you are watching "france 24." two terror suspects have been arrested in turkey. a chief prosecutor says they planned a suicide attack in central ankara during the new

year's celebration. central african republic is entering a new president out of 30 candidates. with no opinion polls, it is difficult to tell who is leading the race. a white policeman pleads not guilty as he faces murder charges for killing a black teenager in chicago last year. the city has been rocked by yet another police blunder that left two black people dead. news time now for business william hilderbrandt is with me. this year is not over, but you already have some bad news for next year. theiam: do not shoot messenger, right? this is coming from christine lagarde, the imf managing director. she says expect 2016 to be a down year. international monetary fund says that global growth will be disappointing. a guest column in a german newspaper says the prospect of

rising interest rates in the u.s., along with an economic slowdown in china, were contributing to global uncertainty. on to cuba, where the country's president says economic growth will be cut in half in 2016, falling to 2%. the island nation has been hit hard by falling prices for its key exports such as sugar, nickel, and refined oil products. informed businessmen have said that cuba and state companies have been cutting imports and were seeking longer payment terms from suppliers. let's listen to president raul castro. castro: regardless of the financial limitations, that we continue to face, we still manage to uphold the compromises in various plans to reorganize our debts. we have carried out our plans

after aggressively rebuilding international credibility in our economy. disappointing news out of cuba. let's get a quick check on european equities market. indices are mixed so far today on wednesday. the ftse, leave frankfurt dax, all in the red. oil prices in the spotlight again after a brief rebound. as prices have slipped in putting a hurt on energy and mining firms. a look at other headlines. according to reuters, china's istral bank has -- the move expected to last until the end of march. sources spoke to reuters on condition that the banks were not to be revealed and so that there was no reason given for this suspension. 'sody's has cut noble group credit rating to junk status due

to liquidity concerns. the commodity trader has been fighting allegations of aggressive accounting. the downgrade will include -- will increase noble's borrowing costs and make it hard for it to compete with one corporate amazon shares hit an all-time high. the online retailer said it was boosted by last-minute christmas shoppers. shares jumped 3% this tuesday, and for the year have climbed 125%. other retailers have been buoyed by the holiday season. it is the end of the road for sidecar, on of the pioneers in the ridesharing market. it said it would shut down new year's eve. the san francisco-based company has only raise some $35 million in its four-year history, peering in comparison to uber's $10 million. eco-friendly -- $10 billion. to-friendly cars are set

continue in 2016. according to market analysis, they are bright spots for the auto industry but they will not be the majority of cars sold. more and more charging stations are being installed in big cities, including here in paris. after the success of electric car sharing schemes in paris, smaller french cities are getting in on the act. the port city has been installing new rapid charging points to encourage residents to go green. >> i needed to buy a new car, and i thought why not intellectual one. it is easy, their charge stations everywhere in the city's center. i charge it twice a week at most, and that is enough really. the renault has a 60% market share. sales have doubled and we need to double production, too.

than 21,000more electric cars were sold in france in 2015, twice as many as four years ago but still only half of those sold in the u.k. 81,000united states, cars were sold in the first nine months. they are growing but they still represent a tiny fraction of the car market and are not likely to catch up with standard cars for some decades. record fuel prices may hurt the sales of electric cars. other latest trends such as self driving costs are set to continue into 2016. automakers are turning more attention to improving safety, focusing on technology not just to help drivers survive a crash but prevent collisions altogether. also in the spotlight, and android auto. the smart phone-based systems

could punish companies that shun them, like toyota. aurore: wouldn't it be great if we all had self driving cars? thank you very much, william hilderbrandt, for business news. now it is time for the press review. let's take a look. let's take a look at what is grabbing the headlines around the world. is with villeminot us. all eyes are on the central african republic because voters are electing a new president today. flo: a vote for peace, but the french daily refers to this election, voters are seeking to put in end to nearly three years of lawlessness and bitter fighting between christians and muslims. they hope the national elections will bring change and restore democracy. france is paying close attention to this election, and his former colony hopes it will bring more piece. another french daily, just about two years ago launched a

military operation in the central african republic. to usea was to put in end seems like fighting that could become a civil war, and that is why france's paying close attention to this particular election because if it is a success and brings peace and democracy, it means france could put in end to this military operation, which costs france a lot of money. aurore: let's move on to a story in belgium. authorities have arrested two people of plotting an attack tomorrow. flo: let's took -- let's take a look at the belgian daily. new year's eve in brussels under threat. these two suspects are reportedly from a town outside of brussels. they have been identified as mohammed k, 20 years old, and a 30 goal. you can read more about it. police reportedly seized a

military style uniforms, computers, and islamic state group propaganda. reportedly, no arms or explosives were found. these individuals were actually planning to carry out a large-scale attack in brussels, very similar to the one that we experienced here. aurore: absolutely, targeting tourist attractions. what is belgium saying about the group they belong to? flo: one article is a group that has a surprising name. it is a motorcycle gang based in brussels. you can see in the title they are calling themselves the, cozzi writers. these two men were arrested from this group. other members were also arrested and released after questioning. as you said, according to belgian authorities, they were targeting symbolic areas of plaza, theike a tourist attraction. so these iconic areas in

brussels, as well as police headquarters and other military targets. putting police on edge ahead of the new year's celebration. flo: in france, new year's eve, you can see here on the front new, they are talking about year's eve under high surveillance. 60,000 police and military personnel are going to be save asd to keep france we go into 2016. aurore: french security forces have been on high alert since the beginning of the year. >> right, since the charlie hebdo attacks. so it has been a year that the military has been on high alert. it also goes for members of the justice system dealing with cases linked to terrorism. this is the front page talking and justice --e they are almost close to "l'out, according to

opinion." all the police military and parts of the justices some are being stretched very thin are exhausted. aurore: we are looking at the highlights of the past year and also at the lower moments. e,o: a very interesting tak 12 words were issued to pick 2015, one word for every month. very interesting list. sloganary, you have the announced in the wake of the charlie hebdo attacks. in february we were talking about secularism, which was brought to light by the attacks as well. you have some lighter things in the list as well. , a lot ofhe minions attention on that movie in france. uber, also more serious issues like the migrant crisis, greg's it. it was a solemn list of words that describes a france that is

wounded, is licking his wounds, and trying to come together to find some sort of commonality behind our values. aurore: absolutely, but many people are eager to move on now. situationsums up the quite well. i cannot wait to say goodbye to you in 2015. we had this fig tree -- we have -- fake according to slate, 2015 was an endless, terrible year. good riddance. that being said, slate tries to see if they can learn some good lessons from 2015. it reminds us of some pretty fundamental things. this is something that has emerged in the wake of the charlie hebdo attacks, "blasphemy is a thing we must defend." if there's one thing we can learn from 2015, it is that we are --

-- there are links that tie us to people around the world. .erhaps a hopeful note so what is next? what is next for 2016? i have pulled out a cartoon in "the new york times" by a swó>