mohamed adow, thank you. >>> taliban gunmen are attacking a police head quarter?n afghanistan. 19 policemen and seven soldiers have already been killed in the siege. the district police chief has appealed for immediate help from the afghan government. our jennifer glasse joins us live now from kabul on what is happening there. jennifer. >> reporter: richelle, there is fighting actually in many places in afghanistan today. the interior ministry tells us that there is fighting in three did districts in helman province that take you said where the taliban forces got in and attacked at least -- captured at least three army checkpoints and surrounded the district headquarters. the interior ministry says reinforcements have been sent in. but the phones there appear to be down. usually basically around afghanistan they use cell phones the phones there appear to be down so would he don't have the latest on what's happening there in helman province. other mayors have been attacked also. but in just the laughed hour. in the last hour a suicide bomber attacked a court. he an

rs in mohammed adow buhari as the country's new -- mohammed all buhari as the country post new president. a defensive burma refuses to take full blame for asia's migrant crisis. officials at a regional meeting say the situation is at an alarming level. also coming up in the program michael jackson's ranch is on the market. you can buy the king of pop's former home for the princely sum of $100 million. we will learn more about that and all the other business news plus a mysterious tar like substance washes up on californian shores, prompting authorities to close several beaches in the area. molly: we begin in nigeria where the country has a new president, mohammad do buhari it was a historic victory for buhari, the first time that an opposition candidate eat a sitting president. he was sworn in a short while ago in the capital. our correspondent is in abuja with the latest. >> here it is, the swearing in of nigeria next president mohammad do buhari -- he's back this time as a civilian at the age of 72, winning this election, and you can hear the rounds of applause for him. good luck, jona

rs in mohammed adow buhari as the country's new -- mohammed all buhari as the country post new president a defensive burma refuses to take full blame for asia's migrant crisis. officials at a regional meeting say the situation is at an alarming level. also coming up in the program michael jackson's ranch

the government has launched ambitious frank structure projects that mohammed adow reports, not everyones benefitting. this is a country under construction. workers are business day and night paving roads and building bridges. they are constructing a new light rail system to stitch together the ends of the capitol. this is the first light rail in sub is a haran africa. >> it is a reflex of the government's ability to be able to work with national institutions. massive borrowing and grants are coming in. >> 65,000 kilometers of road have been constructions in the last 10 years, part of a government policy to open up rural ethiopia where mosting a cult toral production takes place. >> everywhere you look in the ethiopian capitol there is something being built. it has changed in the past clarify years. development, property boom and economic growth form what government officials say will give them landslide victory in the elections. >> in this country, it was known for poverty, and it was hunger but. >> that success hasn't helped everyone. according to the united nations, 90% of them still

mohammed adow at the port city. before burbu are. a. >> victims humanitarian situation.king towards freedom, child soldiers in central african repuckblic are released by malitias. many more are still enslaved. ♪ >>> you are watching the al jazeera. a reminder of top stories, fishermen in indonesia have rescued about 800 migrants. those on board the boat say at least 100 people died many reportedly while fighting for food and water. >> the thai navy has been dropping food parcels to boats carrying my grassed but pushed them away from thailand's southern coast. in burundi three generals who were reportedly behind the coup against the president has been arrested. it happened after coup members that the takeover attempt had failed. in iraq residents of ramadi are flying because the fighting between the army and the islamic state of iraq in the levant. activists say isil fighters are searching for anyone who helped the army fight against them. the iraqi government says the violence over the past month has desperates more than 100,000 people from ramadi district. isil has rele

mohamed adow, al jazerra. >>> the french president has promised harsh punishment for soldiers found guiltyxually abusing children in the central african republic. the abuse allegedly took place at a center for displaced people near the airport between december 2013 and june of last year. >> translator: if some soldiers, i don't know more for the moment behaved badly there then there would be sanction on his par with the trust we put in all of our armed forces. i am proud of our army, so i will be harsh and those who behave badly if that's the case in central african republic. >>> a senior u.s. diplomat is warning ba ba rune did. the president is trying to run for a third term in office. more than a dozen demonstrators have been injured. it's being described as at biggest civil unrest since the civil war ended in 2005. >>> the united arab emirates have destroyed over 10-tons of ivory the stockpiled have been ceased over the through three years, much of it end up in asia where it's used for traditional medicines among other things. >>> 12 armed ethnic groups in myanmar are meet to go discuss

in this area. [ inaudible ] [ inaudible ] asking them not only for. [ inaudible ] >> all right mohamed adowng live on this developing situation of al-shabab fighters claiming they have killed some kenyan police officers we'll continues to follow that for you. >>> the prime minister from inning i india has celebrated his first year in office by writing a letter to the nation, he listed achievements such as curbing inflation and economic reform but some that helped him to the land slight victory say they have been disappointed with what they have seep so far. >> reporter: a year ago a new indian government came to power promising to clean up the country's poll at this ticks as politics as well as it's a neighborhoods but not much as changed here. despite her on the at this pitch at the ballot box she says life was just as hard as it was 12 months ago. >> translator: i don't know why i voted. what's the use? we are so poor. we have nothing. no one helps us. we are sick and we have no one to turn to. >> reporter: well before his first day in office, prime minister mode said tackling india's san

the opposition says the campaign has not been democratic as mohammed adow reports from the capital. >> reporter: potential supporters. this is a region a main battle ground in the parliamentary elections. it is a large ethnic group. it's here that the parliamenty candidates have a power base. my people want real democracy. we want freedom. the young people are singing for freedom. >> a total of eight parties are fighting. as complaints drop to a close, opposition supporters eye a last minute handful of votes, they are complaining of intimidation of supporters and resources available to the ruling parties >>> there are allegations ethiopia's prime minister denies atrocities. >> they are campaigning, they are in the debate. they are in all processes of the election. when you see that. people are not along or supporting you, there are complaints. >> reporter: for the last five years this man has been the face of opposition in the parliament. he was the only opposition mp. he is not defending his seat following a splinter group being recognised, blocking him from contesting. >> the legal

mohammed adow reports on how the country has been transformed in recent years. >> this is a country under construction. workers are busy day and night paving roads and building bridges, and are constructing a light rail system to stitch toot the end of the capital. this is the first light rail project. the infrastructure is a reflection of the government's ability to deal with financial institutions and countries like china, where borrowing grants are coming in. 6-5,000km of road have been constructed in the last 10 years part of a policy to open up ethiopia where most agricultural culture takes place. >> everywhere you look the cities have changed in the past five years. development, property boom and economic growth form what government officials say will give them land slide victory in the elections. >> it is known for policy. it was sexist and known for hunger. >> reporter: that success has not helped everyone. according to the united nations 30% of the people live in abject poverty. we met this woman with four children selling sawdust from a timber factory, on a good day she earns 1

kenyan forces have stepped up patrols along the board mohamed adow reports from garissa in northeastt. >> reporter: the bushes and trees of northeastern kenya are teeming with troops. they are on the trailing of suspected al-shabab gunmen who attacks a convoy of police vehicles patrolling the border between kenya and somalia. >> translator: three al shabab gunmen were injured during the fight. we are following their trail of blood and footsteps, we will pursue them everyone in to somalia if need be. >> reporter: the shells of police vehicles destroyed during the attack are eerie reminders of the massive violence that took place here. villagers and settles along the kenya-somalia border have borne the brunt of attacks lately. al-shabab flags have been hoisted in some kenyan towns restlessresidents say they ask for them reports in support against the kenyan government. kenyan authorities say they are working on clearing al-shabab militias from the most eastern border region. the third largest region in kenya is not easy, there are no proper roads here, something that is proving an obst

mohammed add adow al jazerra. >>> emergency teams in colombia say they have recovered four bodies fromorkers have been trapped. the gold mine in the northwestern town was flooded trapping the men. families are waiting near the mine to see if any survivors are found. they have accused the local electricity company of cutting power inside the mine. >>> armed groups have freed hundreds of child soldiers in central african republic the release is part i've u.n.-backed peace deal that is hoped to bring an end to more than two years of conflict. the 257 children released from the militia have been given medical screening and efforts are underway to trace their families. the groupings have been fighting each other in the country since 2013. >>> brazil's health minister has confirmed the country is facing a dengue epidemic. nearly 746,000 people have fallen ill from the mosquito-born virus in the first four months of this year, there is no cure for deny and severe cases can be deadly. india's prime minister has met the chinese premier as he continues a tour of the country. the world's two most

mohammad adow joins us from the ethiopiaian capitaltheethiopian capital addis ababa. mohamed. >> this is because the government has created new polling stations, there are 1600 polling stations in the capital loan. this say by the government, they are slur that huge groups of supporters will not convene in one place. voters in addis ababa only voting for national members of parliament and not local members of parliament, outside the capital. >> all right let's leave it there mohammad adow. we are going to stay with this story, speak with rachel nicholson, from amnesty international. via skype. they are talking about repression are we is -- is that what we are seeing here? >> crack down of any form of dissent in the country. this is most visible when we look at the situation of political repression, crack down on independent media the arrest of bloggers, the reacht arrest of nine bloggers who are whether they be political are not last year we saw thousands of protesters, students arrested in the ami rferg region andamirregion and the thousands of protesters from the muslim com

adow has the story. >> so far no one has claimed responsibility for the bombing and it wasn't the only violent attack in maiduguri. killed thousandths and injured more than a million people. mohamed i idris gombi nigeria. >>> gowment isargument is dominating the topic. >> china's air defense zone in the south china sea will determine whether our security in the air and at sea is to be threatened and to what extent. the situation in south china sea has been in the whole peaceful and stable. there is no reason for people to protest to the operations. >> hotel that is hosing of high level defense talks. when a car crashed fleer the entrancenear theentrance of the hotel. >> liddy dutt reports from where 125 people have died. >> hundreds of families are holding last rites for their loved ones. says his father who worked in the family rice fields died from heatstroke. dan urchghtsk was 85. >> my father got sick from the heed. we gave him water that didn't help. we then decided to take him to the hospital but he died on the way. >> reporter: stories of illness and death have been told throughout the state. some doctors say they are equipped to deem with the coming health crisis. >> wate