. >>> now 14 people have been killed after suicide bombers detonated explosives in northeast nigeria. multiple blasts went off on the outskirts of borno state. at least 39 people were injured. the attacks were carried out by men dressed as women. >>> the attacks came just hours after the nigerian military announced that 80 boko haram fighters have surrendered to the nigerian army. the fighters surrendered because of the pressure being placed on them. we have seen over the last few months, boko haram's l ability to attack has been degraded, but there have been some isolated incidences of attacks on isolated villages in the northeast of the country. is there were reports by locals, that boko haram -- suspected boko haram fighters attacked villages in parts of borno state in northeast nigeria. suicide bombers target soft areas, with little or no military -- or rather that confrontation between boko haram and the nigerian military in terms of open warfare. however, we have seen also how over the few months civilians have been taking a lot of heat from these suicide bombers. >>> benjamin n

. >>> now at least ten people have been killed in a syrias of explosions in nigeria northeast. 39 othersjured when suicide bombers blew themselves up. boko haram has increasedly used suicide bombers to target people in the city. 117 people were killed less than two weeks ago in wave of attacks there. >> reporter: the attacks came just hours after the nigerian military announced that 80 boko haram fighters have surrendered to the nigerian army. the fighters surrendered because of the increasing pressure being applied on them by nigerian troops alongside coalition forces in the northeast of the country. we have seen over the last few months how boko haram's ability to attack in the northeast has been degraded, but there have been isolated cases of attacks with devastating consequences in the northeast of the country. for example, few days ago there were reports by locals although this has not been confirmed by security services that boko haram fighter attacked in northeast nigeria. we have seen little or no military or rather direct confrontation between boko haram and the nigerian militar

bombses are still exled ting in northeast nigeria but there is hope here. >> boko haram attacked theown several times, destroying most of it. the regional government is taking a gamble, pouring millions of dollars into infrastructure that once again could be target of boko haram attacks. >> the infrastructure is massive. with more than 75% of the state requiring help, the government are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on reconstruction, but it's clear it's not enough. >> the initial damage done was very huge. the government cannot cope. this is not the first time. >> now, they are starting anew. military commander say troops will provide some level of security. >> we pose a truth, but reality, ok, we cannot be -- however, we can be in the most -- the nearest of the -- and town. >> peace and confidence is returning, but this is on a major transit group for boko haram fighters. in town, people know very well one attack is all it takes to erase all that has been done. al jazeera, northeast nigeria. >> mexico says it will relaunch an investigation into the disappearance of 43 st

it follows two bomb attacks in northeast nigeria on friday. one in maidugari. so far no one has claimed responsibility. tanzania's ruling party is facing a challenge since 50 years ago. campaigning is underway for the polls on sunday. for the first time the party is facing a coalition of the four main opposition parties, and the alliance is a formidable threat to africa's longest reining political party. now people in the public of congo are going to be voting on sunday on changes to the constitution, which would allow for the president to seek another term in office. they have ruled the african nation for over 30 years. this would extend his time in office. the voters already have started violent protests in the capital where four people were killed on tuesday. we have more. government officials in congo said that the referendum is to say this trying to push ahead push forward will help the poor and the human rights examples. there, there is a clause that does away with the death penalty. you see heavy police presence. you see police stationed on major roads.

. >>> four suicide bombers have detonated explosives in northeast nigeria, leaving dozens injured. , the explosions went off in the area of maiduguri in borno state. >>> stealing weapons and deny them money meant for food and accommodation. eva mendaga reports from joss in maiduguri state. >>> without uniforms or equipment, they are being trained to fight boko haram, in niger state. the soldier who took the photos have asked us not to show his face. he fears he could be jailed for speaking out. >> how could somebody be training with ordinary clothes without a rifle? the majority are angry. >> reporter: the soldiers are one of hundreds sacked in january for desertion. president mohammedu bohari. >> some people have decided that is only way of making, i believe the authorities from the area around the training ground. >> soldiers also say the army has failed to rehouse their families. these are the living conditions of some of the wives and children of soldiers who have rejoined the army and have been sent to fight boko haram. there are more than 50 families living here. there are no e

bombs are still exploding in northeast nigeria, but there is optimism.m fighters attacked this town several times destroying most of it. it's not only the community that is in a rush to rebuild. the regional government is also pouring millions of dollars into infrastructure that once again could be targets of boko haram attacks. the damage is massive. with more than 75% of the state requiring help, government leaders say they are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on reconstruction, but it's clear it's not enough. >> the initial damage done has been huge. in such a way that the [ inaudible ] government alone cannot cope. and this is not the first time. >> reporter: now they are starting anew, military commanders say troops will provide some level of security. >> we [ inaudible ] confidence by deploying our troops, but as i -- as a reality, okay, we cannot be in every of this [ inaudible ]. however, we can be in the most -- to the nearest of the [ inaudible ] and towns. >> reporter: peace and confidence is gradually returning to some areas. but it i

. >>> in nigeria 14 people have been killed after suicide bombers detonated explosives in the northeastolice say the multiple blasts went off on the outskirts of the capitol of borno state and we are joined and what do we know about this latest blast in the northeast? >> well, like you said they targeted a particular area and on the outskirts of my degree last night three of the bombs went off and the other outside a mosque with my degree so the security services are saying 39 people have been injured and many of them critically and now in hospital and coming at a time or just hours after the military announced 80 boko haram fighters surrendered to the army because of the pressure being stepped up on them in the northeast. >> amid thank you very much live for us in abuja. still ahead in the program, i'm catherine in the capitol and telling you about the government's grand plan to organize the city by 2040 and that means all this has to go. ♪ welcome back and you are watching al jazeera live in doha and reminder of the top stories and they say russian air strikes killed 12 i.s.i.l. fight

we want to bring you breaking news coming from nigeria, there has been an explosion at a mosque in the northeastf the country. it took place in the area of borno state. of course we know there has been ongoing fighting, ongoing instability in that part of the country as the government tries to do everything it can to contain it. let's speak on the phone about this and take us through what we know and what has taken place. >> well, basically two suicide bombers apparently attacked muslim worshippers in a mosque as they were praying this evening and one of the bombs went off inside the mosque and the other outside of it. putting total number as 14 but actually on the scene are saying that at least 25 people have been killed in the twin explosions and more have been injured. the force of the blast according to eyewitnesses have destroyed the mosque while they were praying for probably or maybe having more number of dead. >> and how is the army there, how is the nigerian government responding to what is happening? >> well, basically the nigerian army has degraded the capacity of boko haram in attack

and some of the lessons being learned in nigeria in these conflict areas and very tough areas in the north and northeast of nigeria are being brought to pakistan now. >> health care workers have been under threat before. in 2013, nine vaccinators were killed in two separate shootings. taking the vaccine to every one of the 3 million children despite the potential risk. work done by nearly 7,000 teams of vaccinators working five days a week delivering up to nine rounds of immunizations. and this is one of six states targeted in the campaign. >> outside of the settlement, she can't help but smile at the size of the crowd. she remembers a time not too long ago when vaccine drives like this were much smaller and community members were at times downright hostile. >> this is a place where basic health services are lacking. now as part of a polio hard to reach initiative, her team does more. a lot more. >> these polio assets, what the country has learned, what the collaborators and partners have learned can help translate into routine immunizations. these assets translated into stopping ebola. i think the hope

. >>> at least ten people have been killed in a series of explosions in nigeria's northeast. 39 others were injured when suicide-bombers blew themselves up in the city of m my dugry. two weeks ago others were killed in a set of explosions. maidugari. >> the fighters surrendered because of the increasing pressure being aplayed on them. now, we have seen over the past two months boko haram's capability too attack but there have been some isolated cases and isolated villages in the northeast of the country. for example, a few days ago this has not been confirmed, that boko haram, suspected boko haram fighters attacked villagers. suits bombers would target soft areas, and we've seen little or no military or rather guided confrontation in terms of open warfare. however, we've seen how over the last few months civilians have been taking a lot of hit from these suicide bombs that have been going on in the northeast of nigeria. >> the leader of burkina faso has turned himself in. he sought refugee at the vatican embassy after a stand off between the army and his supporters, who refused to disa

now for africa and 14 people have been killed after a suicide bomber's detonated explosives in northeast nigeriaultiple blast went off on the capitol of b orno state and 39 people were injured and two attackers were teenaged girls. leader of the presidential guard's short live in bukino-faso turned himself in and held at the capitol and sought refuge at the vatican embassy between army and supporters who refuse to disarm, on wednesday they raided the barracks of the presidential guards and made further arrests. somalia prime minister told the u.n. general assembly his country is making gains against the armed group al-shabab but they said to win the fight he needs financial help. >> there is still enough of insurgency and risking our lives to. for all regions the forces were liberated from al-shabab but our soldiers are under paid, under fed and under equipped and yet they are certain to put their lives on the line for the country. this is unacceptable and must have professionalism and police forces. >> reporter: more children are being forced into early marriage and very often it's wealthy men

. >> a series of attacks in nigeria's northeast have killed at least 18 people.it happened in three separate bombings. eight others have been injured. new cases of ebola have defendelled sharply this year, but they said there is still a risk of the disease breaking out again. they call themselves the working poor. south africa have full time jobs but still struggle to make enough money to make ends meet. now as we have reports from johannesburg they're taken to the streets demanding a national minimum wage. these protesters say the national minimum wage would mean dignity for all workers. miners, and machiners from the clothing industry, they're all here. >> we've seen enough. it's enough. we demand immediate implementation of the minimum wage as a springboard to assure that every worker has delivered something in his or his or her industry. >> workers who are employed full time yet still can't afford to cover all their family's needs. people like tina mcquinn in a. she workers more than 35 hours a week as a cleaner, but her pay is $88 a month. she lives in a sha

meanwhile, at least ten people have been killed in a series of explosions in nigeria's northeast. 39 others were injured when four suicide-bombers blew themselves up in the city of maidugari. boko haram have used bombers to target civilians in a city. less than two weeks ago 117 people were killed in a wave of attacks in maidugari. >>> now fifa president sepp blatter said he will not stand down despite calls from three major sponsors for him to quit. coca-cola, mcdonald's and visa want blatter to resign immediately. coca-cola said that the reputation of fifa is continue to go tarnish with every day that passes. earlier we were joined by a critic of accept blatter. >> he needs to go and he needs to go now. >> well, other sponsors follow suit in calling fo for sepp blatter to quit. >> yes, four u.s. sponsors have made the call. what is he going to do. they must be feeling sensitive with their bran. it might be difficult for them to call for him to go. >> how can the sponsors then given blatters determination to stay, t. >> that is one step. we're really talking about mega threats here.

. >>> a series of suicide attacks in nigeria's northeast has killed at least 18 people.ened during three separate bombings on wednesday. eight others were injured. >>> mass rallies are being held in south africa where many full-time workers struggle to make enough to live on. they are calling for the minimum rage to be raised. >>> diamonds are central to the economy of botswana, but a global oversupply of the precious stones is hitting the industry, and thousands are losing their jobs. our correspondent reports. >>> diamonds results in 70% of botswana's export income. >> the imbalance will pull through, and, you know, we're working very hard to ensure that consumers still desire diamonds. >> reporter: sales reached $80 billion last year, but this year's economic uncertainty in many countries and a slowdown in growth in china are damaging the industry. the world's leading diamond company says demand remains strong despite a more than 20% drop in sales in the first half of this year. >> we're investing heavily in the long term. >> reporter: but jobs have been lost here and

. >>> a series of suicide attacks in nigeria's northeast has killed at least 18 people.ed during three separate bombings on wednesday. eight others have been injured in the attacks. >>> many full-time workers in south africa struggle to make enough money to live on. now people are taking to the streets to demand a national minimum wage to help the country overcome poverty. tania pa tania page -- reports. >> reporter: these protesters say a national minimum wage would mean dignity for all workers. >> let us on the streets are saying enough is enough. we demand immediate implementation of the national minimum wage as a springboard to ensure that every worker can sleep with something in his or her stomach. >> reporter: a recent study revealed there are 5.5 million working poor in south africa. they are employed full-time yet still can't afford to cover all of their family's needs. people like tina. she works more than 35 hours a week as a cleaner, but her pay is $88 a month. he manages to put some of her salary into a community savings scheme. her second biggest monthly cos

. >>> now at least ten people have been killed in a series of explosions in nigeria's northeast. 39 othersjured when four suicide bombers blew themselves up. boko haram have increasingly used suicide bombers to target people. >>> now the leader of the short-lived cue in burkina faso has handed himself in. he is being held at a police station near the capitol. he has sought refuge at the vatican embassy after standoff between the army and his supporters. but on wednesday the army raided the barracks of his supporters and made further arrests. >>> children in niger is increasingly being forced into marriage. often it is wealthy nigerians that are offering large dowries to pour families. >> reporter: a traditional wedding in the saharan city. the women here are known for their stunning beauty. but behind the celebrations and joy lie days of abuse. poor and uneducated, most of these people have been forced to marry while still children. many are promised to rich nigerians. this girl married a nigerian. but she couldn't get used to life in nigerian. she returned home. >> translator: the reason

reporter: updating you on that bit of breaking news that we had earlier from nigeria, several explosions at a mosque in the northeaste country took place in gaduzri in a particular part of borno state where the government has been trying to calm the situation there, ongoing violence and we have the latest now from the capitol of borno state. >> reporter: well, basically two suicide bombers apparently attacked muslim worshippers in the mosque as they were praying and one of the bombs went off inside the mosque and the other outside of it. officials are putting the total number of it as 14. but actually on the scene people are saying at least 25 people have been killed in the twin explosions, 26 others have been injured. the force of the blast according to eyewitnesses has destroyed the mosque while worshippers were praying and probably who may be having more number of de dead. >> israel is continuing to expand security operation in east jerusalem and the occupied west bank 32 palestinians and 7 israelis killed since the beginning of october and al jazeera mike hanna has more on how israel's measures are impacting peo

are raids on boko haram nigeria's northeast.ers of the islamic extremist group were killed. rescued several thedren, but none were schoolgirls captured in april of last year. you can always find the latest news on bloomberg.com. i will see you at the top of the hour for the fest -- the special said coverage. back over to you. alix: carl icahn is taking aim at aig. the insurance investor wants the giant to break into three companies. "despite therote definitive action on the part of regulators to make this company's mullah, you have known sign ofave shown no urgency or strategy void of leadership." betty: this has nothing to do with hancock, but what happened with aig after the financial crisis. the insurance company is a much smaller version of itself and what carl icahn is saying, certainly someone who does not mince words, is that the pieces do not fit well together anymore and they should be separate. they are more valuable as separate entities, so he is talking about spinning off the mortgage-backed unit from property and ca

at least 18 people have been killed and eight injured in bombings in nigeria in the northeast. the national emergency management agency says that two bombs went off in a housing estate, outside a shop and a mosque, the third happened in a settlement on the city's outskirts. >> workers have been on the march in south africa to demand a minimum wage that allows them to look at their families properly. many complain they can't make ends meet even though they have a full time job. we have this report. >> these protestors say a national minimum wage of between 330 and $440 a month would mean dignity for all workers. miners and workers from the clothing industry are here. >> enough is enough. we demand an immediate implementation of the national minimum wages as a springboard to ensure that every worker can sleep with something in his or her stomach. >> a recent study by the university of cape town revealed they are five and a half million working poor in south africa, workers employed full time, yet still can't afford to cover all their families' needs. people like tina works more t

a suicide bombing at a mosque in nigeria killed 11 people and happened in dawn prayers in the northeast the capitol of borno state, the birth place of boko haram. voters of the ivory coast go to the polls on sunday and is expected to easily win the vote partly because of his work to turn around the economy but as tonya reports from the main city not everyone is feeling the benefit. >> reporter: the hkb bridge is the pride here, symbolizing ivory coast's revival, after civil war and post election violence which 3,000 people were killed the ivory coast economy is now moving forward. >> translator: i think the bridge is a shortcut and don't waste any time and i know any appointment i have i will make it. >> the bridge is part of the president's multi-billion investment plan driving growth of 9% a year. international hotel chains are staking their claim signalling faith in the country's stability after so much blood shed. the african development bank partly paid for the bridge and moved its headquarters back here after a decade in tunisia to avoid civil war here. >> so with the peace and be

. >>> nigeria's emergency management agency says one person died, ten were hurt if a suicide blast in the northeasty. it's understood four women suicide bombers blew themselves up when guards stopped them entering the city maiduguri and stopped on the outskirts of the city. 15 died in an explosion at a mosque in maiduguri and the numbers related by self-defense fighter who helped remove bodies and 27 more were killed during friday afternoon prayers at a mosque in the city of yola and boko haram is being blamed for those attacks. vice president of the maldives arrested over alled plot to as nate the president and he is being questioned after an explosion on president's boat last month. the president wasn't injured but his wife, aid and a body guard were. so let's hear from the editor at the newspaper of the maldives independence and the police have not disclosed any evidence if any they have against the vice president. >> reporter: so the vice president landed in mali at the international airport at mali at midday today. the police arrested him from the tarmac and held a press conference right after

nigeria's emergency management agency says one person has been killed and 10 more have been injured in a suicide blast in the northeastit's understood that four women suicide bombers blew themselves up when guards stopped them entering the city of maiduguri stopped at a body search on the outskirts of the city. the final day of campaigning before tans an ians go to the polls. candidates are pledge to go improve people's lives. campaigning alongside the ruling party's candidate, the constitution doesn't allow him to run for a third term. the ivory coast president is expected to win sunday'sly thanks to divided opposition and public support after economic improvement. many supporters of the former president are boycotting that vote which could mean trouble in a country acostommed to violent elections. from the city of abajan. a hero to his supporters, they have squeezed in to and on to every available space you performers entertain everyone until he arrives. >> it's expected he will win a second term. he hopes without the blood shed that stained his rise to power. i assure you it will be peaceful. people want to forget

several attacks in nigeria, the string of bombings are carried out by young female bombers over the weekend. more than 50 people were killed more than 100 injuries. that happened in the northeast, and that is the strong hold. tough talk from china today after a u.s. navy warship sailed past disputed islands in the south china sea. the air around the islands is china's territory, and that the u.s. has blazen threatened the sovereignty. the u.s. considers the area international waters. al jazeera has more from beijing. >> the chinese have condemned this patrol as a provocative act, the foreign minister urging the americans not to undertake what he calls any reckless actions, they see these islands as being very much chinese sovereign territory. they say they lay claims to them, even though they are hundreds of kilometers south of the coast. go back hundreds of years to previous chinese dynasties. the americans though have always asserted that these are international waters, and that they will within their rights sail within 12 nautical immediates of these disputed territories. we are expecting more reaction, we go through the day, and also waiting to find out what the chinese mi

nigeria. a string of bombings carried out by young female suicide-bombers. more than 50 people were killed. more than 100 people were injured. all of this happening in the country's northeast. which is the stronghold. tough talk from china today as u.s. pass ships around the spratley islands, china's story saying that the u.s. threatened its territory. the u.s. considers that international waters. >> the chinese have condemned this provocative act, the minister urging americans not to undertake what he calls any reckless actions. they see these islands as being very much chinese sovereign territory. they say they lay claims to them even though they're hundreds of kilometers south of the chinese coast. going back hundreds of years to profess chinese dynasties. the u.s. saying they're international waters, and they will sail through these territories. we expect more reaction from the chinese and find out what the chinese military has been doing in response whether or not they have been shadowing this parole with their own vessels or their own aircraft and that becomes the new normal in the south china sea an almost cold war style encounters between military forces from the t

amy: in nigeria, at least 14 people have been killed in two suicide bomb attacks in the northeast borno state. the attacks hit a mosque during prayer hour thursday. this comes one day after 5 people were killed in bombing attacks the day before. no one has taken responsibility for either attack, but authorities said they suspect boko haram. this week, president obama announced the us would be dispatching 300 troops to the neighboring country of cameroon to fight boko haram. in michigan, the family of a 17-year-old teenager who was shot and killed by an eaton county sheriff's sergeant after a february traffic stop has filed a federal lawsuit against -- over his death. sergeant jonathan frost stopped deven guilford after the teenager flashed his bright lights at the sergeant because he thought the sergeant's brights were on. when deven did not give sergeant frost his driver's license which , he had left with his girlfriend, frost pulled the teenager out of the car, ordered him to lie on his stomach, and fired his stun gun into the teenager as he handcuffed him. according to the eaton coun

nigeria emergency management agency says one person has been killed and 10 more have been injured in a suicide blast in the northeastards stopped them entering the city of maiduguri. they were stopped at a body search on the outsskirts of the city. presidential hopefuls intanstans have held their final campaign rallies ahead of sunday's polls, expected to be the tightest in the nation's history. outgoing president has ordered the peace to boost security to ensure voting in the country of some 52 million people passes off peacefully. catherine soy repori reports fo first time, the ruling party which has dominated politics here for decades is under immense pressure. edward lowasa is the main opposition candidate. he left after being denied a chance to run for the party's nomination. he resigned in 2008 because of the corruption scandal. he was denied involvement in fraud but is promising change. >> we will lead you and get you out of poverty, fight corruption and transform education. >> the candidate an minister for works is credited with over seeing most infrastructure process in tans tanzania. he says he will contin

. >> nigeria's military said troops have rescued more than 300 women and children held captive by boko haram. the rescues happened after a raid of camps in the northeastofficials say nearly 200 of the captives were children. more than two dozen suspected boko haram fighters were killed in that raid. it is not clear whether the children with the same ones abducted by boko haram nearly two years ago. >> we are following that story. it would be incredible if it were the school children. >> rain slowing a lot of people down this morning. >> let's bring in nicole mitchell. >> this is that same system that we saw move through the south now looking its way northward, a little more movement to this, so it's not stalling out in as many places causing the flood concerns but yes, slowing down the morning commute for a lot of folks. through the course of the day, the heaviest rain will set up new jersey from maine, with places getting two or three inks, but widespread from minnesota through the great lakes. a couple of concerns, close to the low pressure, the winds are higher. we're going to see near the great lakes the chances for that. the darker orange, pores