for years, ordinary people in northern nigeria have been terrorised by boko haram. but it's only now that their suffering is being recognised. nigeria's president promised action but has so far failed to deliver. speaking shortly after the kidnappings, he issued this statement -- >> under the circumstances, is is traumatizing. it is quite painful. but let us reassure them that we'll get their daughters out. >> but that hasn't happened. instead, boko haram have continued their brutal attacks, taking one village after another. they already control vast areas of land. their ultimate aim is to establish a caliphate in northern nigeria and surrounding territory. the group is also well-known for its illegal trade in arms and drugs. nigeria's police force and army have been unable to provide any real resistance to the group. despite being well-funded, the military in the north is poorly equipped. and soldiers' wages are low. rebecca and samuel yaga say their daughter and her kidnapped classmates have been failed by the government. they intend not to return to their home in

others escaped to northern nigeria. thought chad troops, everyone left is a suspect.se men are suspected of belonging to boko haram. they are released after convincing the forces that they are newt affiliated with the group. the battle for the town has not been easy for chadian army. it lost 17 soldiers during its fighting with boko haram. some residents didn't mind boko haram's rule over their town. >> we used to go and come back from our farms without problem. boko haram asked us to teach our children the koran. when we told them we prayed and had a koran they left us alone. >> a force is put together to fight boko haram. boko haram has delayed presidential elections. any town and village retaken from boko haram will bring the reality of holds those postponed elections a little closer. al jazeera nigeria. >> armed men have shot dead a member of the parliament in somalia. he was killed leaving his house on his way to parliament. there have been a series of fatal attacks targets politicians there since last year. the armed group al shabab has killed five members of pa

. >>> two bomb blasts in northern nigeria have killed 22 people. ere have now been three attacks in the last four days. let's go live to nigeria's capitol abuja. ivan? >> reporter: well, adrian more details coming in of precisely what happened. starting with the first blast, we are now getting confirmation that it was a male suicide attacker. there were initial reports that it could have been a female suicide bomber. it's not clear whether the attacker boarded a bus or planted a device in the bus. in carno, two male suicide bombers were behind this attack. these individuals had arrived on a bus that went into this bus station where they exploded their devices. we also know speaking to the police that the area where the bomb went off has been cordoned off and combed through, and has been deemed safe. people are kind of moving around but still on edge. >> what does this tell us about the security situation in the country? >> reporter: it depends who you ask. when you speak to the authorities, they say, look the fight against boko haram is ongoing. the

. >>> there have been two bomb blasts in northern nigeria.he first happened at a bus station, 12 were killed there, 35 others were wounded. further north another blast at a police station. there have now been three attacks in the last four days. let's go live now to the capitol of nigeria. ivan? >> reporter: adrian the details of what happened are still coming in. what we know speaking to eyewitnesss is that this was an apparent suicide attack. that's what we're hearing. the police are confirming an attack took place. it's been reported that as many as 12 people may have been killed. i'm not quite sure whether you touched on that in the intro, but it's looking like 12, but we're still trying to a verify that. varying accounts of precisely how this happened. one account speaks of two men, two suicide attackers who penetrated this motor park a popular area where people go to get public transport. and other accounts saying possibly three suicide attackers. one eyewitness account talking about seeing suspicious individuals whatever that may mean

boko haram have killed 34 people in attacks in northern nigeria. several hours were injured according to residence and local officials. the demand for housing in the city of maidurguri is soaring. >> looking for a new house for his growing family. a new child arrived just two days ago. now he's giving up on moving out. >> i used to pay a fraction of my income as rent. now i'm asked to pay three times the amount. a search for alternative, but it seems that there is an increase everywhere. i'm lucky to remain here after my rent expires. >> he's not alone. many are homeless because they cannot the increases. homeowners are eager to meet the rising demand for housing. it is difficult to find a place to live because rent has gone up. now owners are trying to cash in by putting up new buildings. the landscape of the city is changeing. many are trying to adjust to the arrest hash harsh life and pushing rent up. >> when there is a rise in demand and supply is short you expect rents to go up. >> homeowners have their preference. displaced persons who have t

others escaped to parts of northern nigeria. these men are suspected ever suspected of belonging to boko haram. they must prove that they are not affiliated. the battle for gamboro they didn't mind boko haram's rule over their town. there we used to go and come back from our farms without any problem. the only thing boko haram would ask us to do is teach our children from koran when we told them we already do, they left us alone. >> the threat posed by boko haram caused the delay of nigeria's elections by six weeks. the chaddian troops part of an original effort against the radical group and any town and village taken from its fighters will bring the reality of holding elections a little closer. mohammad adow, al jazeera lagos, nigeria. >>> south sudan food crisis, two and a half people are on the brink of famine. the u.n. says more than half south sudan's population needs aid. civilians trapped inside camps. dominic kane reports. >> collecting rations from a camp in wau. >> the big problem is hunger. we need a lot of help becau

another reason, of course, the insecurity in northern nigeria.boko haram instigateed violence that has displaced more than a million people. many may feel that they're not secure enough to come out and vote. there are others who think in the absence of voting for the representative of the will of the people. the electorates themselves seem to be divided not only along tribal lines but regional lines and there does not seem to be a consensus whether to postpone the election or not. >> now whoever wins the election will face an uphill battle of trying to fix electricity access. >> doing something that millions of other nigerians are doing in their homes and businesses every day. starting a generator to provide electricity. he needs a steady supply of power for his welding business. he has to spend $25 a day on generator fuel, money he says he could be using to expand his business. >> this is supposed to provide electricity for us because we they're not doing what they're supposed to be doing. we went to protest yesterday for electricity. >> to get

two bomb attacks killed 24 people in northern nigeria. two suicide bombers detonated the explosions at crowded bus stations. it targeted commercial centers. there's more to come on the programme. should people in india be worried about swine flu, we'll be live in new delhi to find out. >> in with the old, out with the new. we go to nepal where there's a push to clear the past. rica to see how one rainforest is fighting back. >> wow! some of these are amazing. >> "techknow's" team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> this is my selfie, what can you tell me about my future? >> can affect and surprise us. >> don't try this at home. >> "techknow" where technology meets humanity. monday, 5:30 eastern. >> sunday, the parents of captured american reporter austin tice. >> austin went missing in syria. >> campaigning for his release and maintaining hope. >> austin tice is alive. >> find him and get him home. >> a special "talk to al jazeera". sunday, 5:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >>> you're watching al jazeera. a remin

another reason is the insecurity in northern nigeria the boko haram instigated violence against people, which has displaced more than a million people. there are fears that people in the region of born know, bombay, and other areas might fill, but they're not secure enough to go out and boat. others who are battling, in the absence of this report, voting by a representative of the will of the people. the commissioners are said to be divided not only along tribal lines but regional lines and it will be interesting to see if they have a consensus on whether to postpone the elections or not. >> egyptian security forces have killed 41 suspected fighters. in one of the biggest military operations in several months. the army says airstrikes targeted fighters from the armed group calling it the sinai province. fighters from the sinai province group killed 30 security personnel in attacks in northern sinai over a week ago. >>> al jazeera journalist mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed have now spent 406 days hyped bars in egypt. they along with our colleague peter greste, were accused of reporting fa

catherine kobayashi in tokyo, thanks for joining us. ó >> terror in west africa -- large swathes of northern nigeriaare firmly in the hands of the islamist boko haram movement. the militants' brutal reign of violence is threatening to spill over into nigeria's neighbors. that's one of the topics on this week's edition of "global 3000." i'm kate laycock. welcome to the show. which is looking something like this. africa under siege -- who will stop boko haram's deadly advance? a river runs through it. new hope for indigenous people in peru's embattled amazon region. china gets its skates on -- or its skis -- in the race for

. >> boko haram fighters launched a new offensive in northern nigeria. they carried out attacks. the first in niger. one person was killed. in cam room they commandeered a bus load of passengers. as many of 30 were taken captive. the bus was seen crossing the boarder to nigeria. despite the attacks, the nigerian government is vowing to defeat boko haram. nigeria will dismantle the camps within six weeks, the same time as nigeria's national elections delayed until march 28th. he said the offensive will be carried out with help from cameroon chad and niger >>> another migrant voyage ending in tragedy off the italian coast. 29 migrants died from hypothermia. they were on a boat struggling in the high seas off lampedusa. more than 100 were rescued. >> snow is filing up in boston reacting havoc on city services. 20 inches has fallen. at least four buildings collapsed under the weight of the snow. 2,000 were cancelled across the north-east. it's a record-setting one for boston with 76 numbers of. that tops the previous record of 73 during 1903 and 1904. >> anger and outrage over a dead

on tuesday, suicide bombers targeted two other bus stations in parts of northern nigeria. those incidents reportedly left more than 20 people dead. fighting between government forces and boko haram has intensified. the group threatens to disrupt the presidential election in march. >>> the conviction of a hong kong woman for abusing her indonesian mate has exposed a plight of many foreign domestic helpers. the woman on friday received a six year prison term. the woman had been found guilty of inflicting serious bodily harm and criminal intimidation. the court heard she forced a metal vacuum tube into the mouth of a woman. the case came to light when images of her battered body were circulated among indonesians in hong kong. the judge noted how little care and kindness the defendant showed during the sentencing. >> translator: i hope that my case will become a lesson to all employers not to hurt, not to assault their domestic workers because, after all, we are all human beings. we have the same rights. >> hong kong residents employ around around 330,000 foreign domestic help

also coming up another attack on a market in northern nigeria kills at least five people. >>> after 411ays in journal, two al jazeera journal listists are granted bail. >>> and a break through on the ukrainian conflict as warring parties agree to a ceasefire. >>> the u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon has appealed for urgent action. there is instability after houthi rebels officially seized power in a coup last week. >> yemen is collapsing before our eyes. we cannot stand by and watch. the country is facing multiple challenges but dangerous political crisis continues in sana'a. the president, the prime minister and government ministers and other state officials must be granted freedom of movement. i'm concerned about reports of excessive use of force to disperse peaceful demonstrators, and the use of arbitrary arrest and defense of civil society, activities and journalists. i call for the protection of human rights especially the rights of peaceful assembly and to freedom of expression. >>> crossing over to ta'izz in yemen, not only was bankky moon speaking at we also heard from the soc

others escaped to safer parts of northern nigeria. for the chadian troops everyone left is a suspect. these men are suspected of belonging to boko haram. they're finally released but only after convincing the forces that they're not affiliated with the group. the battle for gamboru has not been an he is one for the chadian army. it lost 17 of its soldiers during fighting of boko haram. yet, residents say they didn't mind boko haram's rule of their town. >> we would go and come from our farms without any problems. they just asked us to teach our children the qur'an. when we told them that we pray and we have the qur'an, they left us alone. >> they've put together a force of 8,700 soldiers to fight boko haram. boko haram has caused the delay of elections by six weeks. this is part of an original effort against a radical group. any town orvilleage taken by its fighters will bring the reality of holding elections a little closer. al jazeera nigeria. >> the armed group al-shabab has shot dead a somali member of parliament in mogadishu. he

two blasts in northern nigeria's city killed five people. e attack targeted a military checkpoint. a suicide bomber targeting a political meeting nigeria killed seven people two weeks before the national elections. >>> the attacks come a day after the african union announced that it would sends in a regional force to fight the armed group. let's go back to the nigerian capital, abuja. the international condemnation and the unity we are seeing from some of the neighboring countries, those really there is no stopping i guess, the add vance much boka haram. >> well boka haram, itself boka haram is in a tight situation now. the camroonians and forces from niger are bearing down from the chad border and the nigerian security forces are also trying to mop up some elements of boka haram from the towns and villages they occupy in northeastern nigeria. the group is in a tight spot now. it is able to launch coordinated attacks. look at the attack this morning. it was launched on four different fronts on the city of maidguri. they have coveted the city.

com ruin and chad have recently taken on boko haram which wants an islamic state in northern nigeria. let's speak now to the cameroon minister of communications, on the phone now. thank you very much indeed for joining us. it is getting an increasingly serious situation, these attacks are increasing in number and in ferocity. >> i want to emphasize the fact that we are very much the head of state and international community to come together. many have problem, boko haram is a spread of disease cancer, which we call boko haram. many people killed by boko haram, according to our understanding were slaughtered or killed. they burned down a mosque, as well. >> what do you want the international community to do, sir? >> >> what we want the international community to do is to understand that this problem cannot be hidden from by cameroon or the front line countries. we need cameroon and nigeria we need intelligence, we need equipment which will enable us to face this armed terrorist group. coming from the united states, african union and countries including france, great britain europe to h

three people have been killed by a bomb outside a stadium in northern nigeria just moments after president goodluck jonathan addressed in election campaign rally there. a female suicide bomber blew herself up inside the car. 18 people were injured. coming up on this program trying to combat ebola one jeff at a time. the first large-scale trials of an experimental vaccine have begun in liberia. south korean prosecutors are seeking a three-year prison term for the former korean air executive who became infamous for an in-flight tantrum over how she was served macadamia nuts. she ordered the plane back to the departure gate to remove a crew member after her nuts were served to her in a bag instead of in a bowl. the latest on a case that is getting a lot of attention. >> back to work for the first time since the bosses daughter got him thrown off the plane. the purser said she was like a wild beast. she hit him with a tablet computer. she snarled p baird. she has already apologized abjectly. but now she is behind bars, taken to court in prison overalls. she said her anger was because she took

. >> what many streets look like in a city in northern nigeria after years of attack by boko haram. >> now i know that the finish is near then i can finally have a hot shower and a warm bath. >> we're with the winner of the yukon arctic ultra marathon. >> every monday night, al jazeera america brings you conversations you won't find anywhere else. >> it's nice to be doing something everybody is so aware of. >> is anybody doing this better? >> "talk to al jazeera". coming up next. only on al jazeera america. >> hello again, let's have a look at the top stories. the ukrainian president poroshenko said troops are pulling out of the strategic town of debaltseve in an organized manager. the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov said pro-russian separatists are ready to withdraw help weaponry from the front line. >> fighters affiliated to libya egypt presses for a u.n. military intervention. >> myanmar's president has declared a state of emergency. >> police killed during an attack in an opposition rally several others injured in nigeria. a number of bomb attacks are ahead of next month's

. >> a housing crisis in northern nigeria. we asked if u.s. law could soon catch up with film streaming. major threat to health. >> "the week ahead". sunday 8:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> the top stories once again on al jazeera deposeed yemeni president. >> athens have three days to put together new economic reforms. the eurozone finance minister will accept. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry said that russia will face further sanctions because of its actions in ukraine. they added the u.s. knows to a certainty that russia is giving support to the separatists. >> russia has engaged in an absolutely brazen and cynical process over the last days. we know to a certainty what russia has been providing to the separatists, how russia is involved with the separatists and the ways in which russia has cynically been willing to go to even lead an effort in the u.n. even simultaneously as it is continuing to do land grabbing in ukraine. >> meanwhile n moscow thousands have marched in opposition to last year's up rising in kiev. organi

on tuesday, suicide bombers targeted two bus stations in other parts of northern nigeria. reportedly leaving more than 20 people dead. fighting between government forces in boko haram has intensified. the group threatens to disrupt the presidential election in march. >>> the head of u.s. intelligence says last year was the worst ever for global terrorism. director of national intelligence james clapper says islamic state militants carried out many of the attacks. >> when the final accounting is done 2014 will have been the most lethal year for global terrorism in the 45 years such data has been compiled. >> clapper told a senate committee there were nearly 13,000 attacks in the first nine months of 2014. he said it left 31,000 people dead. he said half of the attacks and fatalities were in iraq, pakistan, and afghanistan. clapper said the islamic state group conducted more attacks than any other terrorist organization. last year. >>> it's a friend who speaks and answers questions. softbank's robot was on sale but you can't buy it any time soon. ron madison is here to tell

agreed to commit 7,500 troops to fight boko haram islamic extremists who now control portions of northern nigeria. the decision was made at a summit meeting in ethiopia of members of the 54-nation african union. attacks by boko haram have intensified in the weeks leading up to nigeria's presidential elections next month. boko haram is responsible for thousands of deaths, and the group is still holding hundreds of hostages, including the schoolgirls the militants abducted last april. german chancellor angela merkel today appeared to rule out any plan to forgive more of greece's debt. in an interview with a german newspaper, merkel was quoted as saying, "i don't see a further debt haircut." greece is scheduled to repay about $11.5 billion worth of debt this summer. greece's finance minister will meet with his french counterpart in paris. he has called germany's approach to the crisis "fiscal waterboarding." meanwhile, in spain, there was a rally in support of an anti- austerity party, much like the one that just rose to power in greece. violence between pro-russian rebels and ukrainian government f

attack by boko haram, this unit gave chase following the militants right across the border into northern nigeria. we were invited along with the top brass. the convoy to the front is massive, heavily armed, packed with jubilant troops. >> we passed through the abandoned town. it was firmly under boko haram's control. >> we see a handful of women as the convoy speeds past. we can't see what they are shooting at. then the distinct hissing of bullets close by. our vehicle moves forward past the militant who had been shooting at our convoy. we don't see a weapon. soldiers say they grabbed it. we see about half a dozen bodies left to rot. before he went to syria. >> and many call it a victory for a free and open internet. we will guide you through net neutrality. >> an update on a trial we have been covering for some time in the u.s. a jury in arizona will return to court on monday to decide if jodi will get the death penalty. thousands of people watched the trial on live tv two years ago. arias maintained that she killed him in self-defense. >> a huge victory for proponents for the free fast and ope

on tuesday chad's arm a taxed and destroyed boko haram bases in approximately northern nigeria. 200 rebelslled in the fight ago long with nine chad soldiers. >>> in the democratic republic of congo opposition groups are frosting against the president who they believe is trying to extent his rule. his government has blocked text messages and mobile internet services for more than two weeks. and as malcolm web reports it's hitting one group particularly hard. >> reporter: at this school for deaf children it's time for physical education. students here use sign language to communicate with each other and their teachers, corresponds that they depend on text messages and mobile end net. the government switched off those services two weeks ago following anti-government protests. he says people use them to instigate violence and looting. and the children that we meet are not happy about it. phone calls television and radio are still on. but are of no use to them. they say they are completely cut off. >> translator: my parents live far away from here, i have not been able to commune date with them

i have worked in a measles outbreak in northern nigeria before. we were seeing about 2,000 children a week with measles. it is a scary disease. i know the families of these 100 people who have the disease now can tell you about what it looks like and how much misery is causes. after the vaccine was implemented in 1963 there was a large reduction in cases, about 98%. and in 1989 to '91, there was a resurgence. the stakes are high. we have to protect our most vulnerable populations. >> casey hiccocks. he is not the only potential republican candidate to express skepticism about vaccinations. karly fiorina says i think it makes sense. i god measles as a kid, we all used to get measles. senator rand paul made a similar comment saying vaccinations should be a personal decision. when a host challenged him, this was his response. >> i have heard of normal walking and talking children who ended up with mental disabilities. >> the antivaccination debate does not pull on ideo logical -- did -- what is going on these republican candidates think it is strong

boko haram is fighting for an islamic in northern nigeria and have set up in areas in the north of nigeria. yvonne ndege has more. >> security chiefs said they could not guarantee the safety of voters in particular in areas affected by boko haram. >> if the security of personnel voters election observers and election materials cannot be guaranteed the life of innocent young men and women as well as prospects for free, fair, credible and peaceful elections will be greatly jepped. jeopardized. consequently the council has decided to reschedule the national elections, national elections presidential and assembly has been postponed. >> outside the headquarters in abuja for days. millions are voters are eager for elections to take place. president gmc is goodluck jonathan is facing a opponent, plan to bring security to the region a plan that may allow the elections to go ahead. but nigeria security services have failed to defeat boko haram in five years. some are asking how will they do it in six weeks and whether there is another motive behind the delay. >> losing confidence in the process bec

others escaped to safer parts of northern nigeria. everyone left in gamboro is a suspect. they are finally released but only after convincing the forces that they are not affiliated with the group. the battle for gamboro has not been an easy one for the chaddian army. it lost 17 of its soldiers during fighting with boarm. yetboko haram. yet some say they didn't mind boko haram's ruling of the town. >> the only thing boko haram asked us to do away tell us to teach them the koran. >> a regional force of 8700 soldiers to fight boko haram. that threat posed by boko haram is causing the delay of nigerian elections for six weeks any town and village taken from its fighters will bring the reality of holding those postponed elections a little closer. mohammad adow, al jazeera acknowledge lagos. >> abdul lahi was killed near the somalian capital. >>> security remained tight across the capital as lawmakers vote whether or not to retain the old cabinet. 40 ministers, 22 voteagainst. in yemen political rival are meeting for first time since houthi rebels took power in a coup. the talk

others escaped to safer parts of northern nigeria. for the blocking to boko haram they're finally released but only after convincing the forces that they are not affiliated with the group. the bament has not bath has not been easy. they don't mind boko haram's rule of their town. >> we used to go and come back from our farms without any problem. when we told them we pray and have a koran they left us alone. >> decided to put together a regional force of 8700 soldiers to fight boko haram. caused the delay of nigeria's elections by six weeks the chaddian championships will reach gamboro the reality of holding elections a little closer. mohammad adow, al jazeera lagos, nigeria. >>> retaking territory from islamic state of iraq and the levant the operation will begin in the coming weeks. general john allen say american forces are training iraqi soldiers at four main sites with the help of international allies. he says danish and australian trainers german italian french and dutch are stationed in erbil. jane arraf has the story from baghd

that many people might be left out of the voting process the other reason is the insecurity in northern nigeriaboko haram instigated violence against people and displace many there. many may feel that they're not secure enough to come out and vote. and many feel in the absence of this voting may may not bring the representative and the will of the people. it would be interesting to see whether they'll have a consensus on whether to postpone the elections or not. >> transasia has canceled 90 flights after a flight that crashed killing 39 people. the officials say that the pilots turned off the other engine after one failed. taiwan aviation officials con manned checks on remaining aircraft. we this is part one of a three-part series of depopulation. we travel to a town in china to meet two people leading the new trend. >> so much 6 modern china looks like this. busy cities often indistinguishable from one another and choking on their own success. no wonder they've had enough of urban life. >> it's a weekday morning in new york city and a line forms well before doors open at this east harlem food

against boko haram in five years on tuesday chad's army attacked and destroyed boko haram bases in northern nigeria. 200 rebels were killed in the fighting along with nine chadians soldiers. meanwhile, africa union officials finalizing plans to deploy 7.5000 soldiers to 75,000 soldiers. >> the nigerian military has confirmed that chadianed a cameroonian soldiers are fighting boko haram on behalf of my year gentleman. they say this is part of a multi national strategy to fight the group in the region. they say much is being made of the fact that there are forces here but they say that this is not a story and there is no limit of the number of foreign forces who can fight the group. and the fact that these forces are present is more evidence that they're winning the war against terrorism and against boko haram in the country. now in a separate development there are concerns about what impact of the insecuritity and fighting in the region might have on the upcoming presidential election in february. officials said that the election will go ahead and promised additional security by the nigerian police.

boko haram is fighting for an islamic state in northern nigeria and have set up bases in large parts of the country's northeastern states. yvonne ndege has more. >> decision to postpone the election was taken on the advance of nigeria's various security chief who basically said they couldn't guarantee the safety and security of voters and of hundreds of election staff who were going to be flown across the country to make sure that the vote took place. he says that the election commission itself was ready from a logistical point of view, but for a transparent hope he could only take the decision to postpone it another six weeks. so far there is also another issue that has also been brewing which is the fact that tens of millions voters cards are yet to be distributed somewhere in the amount of 20 million are yet to be distributed. giving the commission the opportunity to get all those voters cards out. this decision also may have increased the possibility of those affected by violence in the northeast to actually vote. >> we're learning tonight at least four lawsuits have been filed ag

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chaddian forces launched an offense against boko haram in northern nigeria. the fight for a border town of gomburu. 200 boko haram fighters were reportedly killed and g omburu was secured. >> translator: they acquired weapons and were killing people. it is not godly what they were doing. >> but witnesses say boko haram fighters slit more than a dozen chaddian soldiers' those when they attacked the town of photokol. the town was eventually retain but at a high cost. regional fighting force to hunt down members of boko haram. >> if the international community does not demand, it will spread not only in the central africa and other regions. all over the country. >> reporter: the reaction force is sizable. 7500 soldiers from five african nations. france has sent military advisors and is also flying intelligence missions to track boko haram. the armed group has created chaos within nigeria. it created headlines when it captured more than 200 school girls last year. its campaign of violence has taken thousands of lives. much of the nation has lost faith in the gove

boko boko haram is in northern nigeria but targeted border towns in camaroon and niger. they are putting together a new joint force to go after the group. >> reporter: for days soldiers have been strengthening their positions after taking over the town of gombora, from boka haram fighters. inside nigerian territory, chad groups are helping to maintain and push out the fighters. >> we were firing intensely. >> that's why they dropped their weapons and ran away. >> we liberated them. >> if you listen to the those who have been suffering understand boko haram's rule, actual. >> the nigerian military has not been able to stop boko haram's attacks. now it has regioned nigeria's neighbors. the from the town of boso in niger have reported the first attack by boko haram, making niger the second to come under attack in days. they attacked the chadian army on the border killing more than a dozen soldiers. the next day, the attack cameroonian attacks killing at least three soldiers. this has drawn in the neighbors and the african union into the conflict. they are discussing a unite

, the people here declared their allegiance to an ancient caliphate, centered on what is now northern nigeriaouth. muslims and christians identify with their faith first and foremost even above being nigerian, but in this, the hardest-fought election it seems to have eclipsed religion. >> the city which is around 98% muslims, we once voted for a christian who was our governor. so the individual is very good and they believe he can do well. we don't use religion for the purpose of politics. i wouldn't subscribe to the fact that people voted because you are muslim or you are a christian. >> reporter: many nigerians worry that if the results of next month's election are disputed religious bigotry could come to the forefront. in this city, an island there is hope that won't happen here. >> and that was jonathan miller from itn, channel 4 news reporting. >>> yemen's president seems to be trying to retake control. houthi rebels convinced him to resign last month but his advisers say he will withdraw his resignation. al jazeera says he claims he's still president. >>>man in turkey are taking to the

the militant group boko haram has launched a major new attack in northern nigeria. fighters hit the city of maiduguri from four different fronts after earlier offensives last week. the nigerian government says it's repelled the assault and inflicted massive casualties on the boko haram. this comes as african leaders have approved a new force of at least 7,500 troops to confront boko haram's rise. the group's recent attacks include the reported massacre of hundreds of people in the northern town of baga last month. nigeria is due to hold national elections in two weeks. al jazeera journalist peter greste has been released from an egyptian prison after 400 days behind bars. greste and two of his al jazeera colleagues, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed, were convicted on terrorism charges widely denounced as a sham. they were arrested as part of a crackdown on al jazeera while covering the aftermath of the coup that overthrew president mohammed morsi in 2013. greste flew to cyprus on sunday following his release, but fahmy and mohamed remain behind bars. al jazeera engli

cameroon and chad have recently taken on boko haram, which was an islamic state in northern nigeria. >> chadian t.v. released still images of their recent battle with boko haram. the images claim to show chad vehicles and soldiers at bases. >> coming up on al jazeera we're off to the movies. >> i'm in berlin, where this year's film festival is getting underway. find out what the organizer did or didn't do to upset norse korea. that's coming up later. >> what a difference the season makes, last year's runners up in germany continue their miserable run of losses. details coming up. >> let us move on to the sports. >> thank you very much. another chance to end 23 years of waiting for the continental title, they reached the final of the africa cup of nations beating democratic republic of congo 3-1. goals sealed their win. it's the third cup final in nine years. >> we are satisfied, we are happy to be in the final. it's a joyous time. we'll give our best to win the cup, if possible. >> we have not done everything right in this game. i did not really like the game, but the most important

the armed group boko haram based in northern nigeria expanded attacks into bordering countries, including niger and cameroon. nigeria's neighbors in the african union are putting a plan together to fight the group. >> for days, chadian soldiers have been strengthening positions after taking the town from boko haram. chad's troops are help to go maintain peace in the area. soldiers say it took days of intense battle to say push out the fighters. >> we were firing intensely. that is why they dropped their weapons and ran away. >> we liberated them. if you listen to the residents who have been suffering under boko haram's rule, you would realize that we have liberated all of them. >> the nigeria military has not been able to stop boko haram. the violence has reached nigeria neighbors, towns and villages around lake chad border all four countries. witnesses from the town in niger reported the first attack by boko haram making miker the second territory to come under attack in days. boko haram attacked the nigeria army killing more than a dozen soldiers. the next day they attacked cameroon tro

. >> taking on boko haram we get a rare look at operations by multi-international forces in northern nigeria♪

coming under attack this unit gave chase following the militants right across the border into northern nigeriavited along with the top brass. the convoy to the front is heavily armed, packed with troops. we passed through the town until they arrived a few weeks ago. the area we're heading to sold yours are soldiers are saying they were attacked. we see a handful of women. the remains of motorcycles often used. we can't see what they're shooting a. the distinct hissing of bullets close by. our vehicle move forward past a body they tell us is of a militant who had been shooting at our convoy. we don't see a weapon. soldiers say they grabbed it. we see about half a dozen bodies left to rot. the soldiers find a child. they want him to tell where the flighters fled to. he seemed terrified and confused. the soldiers view anyone survivors here with suspicion. the war is murky and very dirty. u.s. special forces on the ground in africa. part of the annual exercise. keep for the united states according to one special forces operator we spoke to is containing and defeating the threat before it reaches a

most of the people were forced to leave for neighboring chad and cameroon and others escape to northern nigeria chadian troops other left and these men are suspected of belonging to boko haram. they are finally released but only after convincing the forces they are not affiliated with the group. the battle for this has not been easy one for the chadian army and lost 17 of the soldiers during fighting with boko haram. yet some of the residents say they didn't mind boko haram's rule of their town. >> translator: we are used to going and coming back from the farms with no problems and the only thing boko haram asked to do is teach the children the karan and we pray and have a karan they left us alone. >> reporter: nigeria and neighbors put together an original force of 8700 soldiers to fight boko haram. the threat by boko haram caused delay of nigeria elections by six weeks, the chadian troops are part of original effort against the radical group and any town and village taken from fighters bring reality of a postponed election a little closer mohamed with al jazeera, nigeria. >>> it is a horrible

i have worked in a measles outbreak in northern nigeria before. we were seeing about 2,000 children a week with measles. it is a scary disease. i know the families of these 100 people who have the disease now can tell you about what it looks like and how much misery is causes. after the vaccine was implemented in 1963 there was a large reduction in cases, about 98%. and in 1989 to '91, there was a resurgence. there were 55,000 cases in the u.s. and over 120 deaths. the stakes are high. we have to protect our most vulnerable populations. and vaccines against measles and whooping cough are really important and necessary. >> casey hiccocks. nurse. current resident of the great state of maine, if i'm not mistaken. i really appreciate you talking to me. thank you. >> thank you. >> quick correction there, casey hiccocks was put in a tent outside the airport, not in new jersey, shortly after she was in newark. he is not the only potential republican candidate to express skepticism about vaccinations. former hugh let packhewlitt packard ceo, karly fiorina

boko haram has killed thousands in the past six years in northern nigeria and is crossing borders. >>and we have seen the terrorist organization expand its attacks near the chad border. and now soldiers there are getting help in their fight again the militants. >> u.s. and other worldly forces are teaming up and training soldiers from chad in special ops including extracting wounded soldiers responding to an ambush ambush, thing like that. we have a look. >> reporter: off a remote air strip in the middle of chad's austere land scape, some of the world's most elite soldiers have come together. we're with america's secretive special forces. ground rules, no identification no on-camera interviews and no combat technique specifics. >> utilize the cover the struck giving you. >> reporter: here the chadians drill on how to respond to a vehicle ambush. their commander, captain maka tells us. if you have this training, you can defend yourself from death. this is exercised. 28 nation in all. american and europeans training with african elite units to respond to a growing threat from terrorist

we've got new information for you about boko haram as it tries again to take over a key city in northern nigeriait is the second attack on the area in the past week. >> residents reported hours of fighting and gunfire on sunday. government officials say ground troops and fighter jets hit back at the insurgent. the army repelled a similar attack one week ago. >> the capital is the largest city of borno state, home to some two people million, one of a handful of cities near the border with chad and cameroon. we have it highlighted. should boko haram succeed in taking it over further advances throughout the state and into these border countries will be likely. >> attacks here are not new. the government has been warding off boko haram in the area for months now, including at least three attacks this past month alone. among them the bombing of a marketplace after a child of strapped with sloefbs. the latest attacks come after president jonathan made a campaign visit. the presidential election is two weeks away. >>> now to the arraignan peninsula. yemen's political collapse and the threat from isis a

cam maroon this chadian unit gave chase following the militants right across the border into northern nigeriavited along with the chadian top brass. the convoy to front is massive, heavily armed, packed with jub ilant troops. this is one of boko haram's positions. that's what the soldiers were just yelling as we were driving by. chad's well equipped and battle hardened army joined the fight in february helping nigeria reclaim a chunk of territory. we pass through the abandoned town. it was firmly under boko haram's control until the chadians arrived just a few weeks ago. the area we're heading to soldier was saying, on tuesday is where they were attacked. we see a handful of women as the convoy speeds past. the remains of motorcycles often used by boko haram. we can't see what the chadians are shooting at. then the distinct hissing of bullets close by. our vehicle moves forward, past a body they tell us is that of the boko haram militant who had been shooting at our convoy. we don't see a weapon. soldiers say they grabbed it. chad claims to have killed 200 boko haram militants here this past

. >> we asked if the situation in northern nigeria poses a threat for the country's upcoming electionshere is a high possibility that the elections will be postponed on the 28th of march. the reason i say this when there are more victories to defeat boko haram, there is a certain level of okay myself by military just to keep boko haram away. the reason for extending the election date is actually because you want troops disengaged in the northeast to cover the 155,000 bowling units the troops need to be there a lot longer and cannot be disengaged. there is a high possibility it will be postponed. now, the electoral commission can postpone elections until the 30th of april, by which time its mandate would have finished. consequently, it would have to be done by the president himself. we can see why "goodluck" jonathan had a press conference to distance himself from the position to postpone the election. he said i was not consulted. if he needs to do that in the fewer. >> the town of debaltseve was captured four days after the start of a ceasefire that was supposed to stop the fighting. p

the other reason is of course there is security in northern nigeria. boko haram instigated violence against people who have displaced more than a million people. there are fears that people in the regions of borno and others might feel that they are not secure enough to come out and vote and they are also arguing that this -- in the absence of this voting the general election might. [ inaudible ] the representative of the will of the people. now, the commissioners of the nigerian independent national electoral commissions are said to be did he righted not only along tribal lines but regional lines. and it would be interesting to see whether they will have a consensus on whether to to post point the elections or not. >>> joseph is a london-based commentator on africana fares he should joins me in the studio now. welcome and thanks for speaking to us. >> thank you. >> the independent electoral commission has been locked in meetings for hours now following a suggestion that the presidential lex be delayed by six weeks why are they taking so long to make t