. >> suspected al-shabab fighters have ambushed an africa union convoy in somalia.ten people died in the attack, including a number of ethiopian trips. six central african heads of states have met to discuss boko haram. they are discussing strategies to fighting the armed group. they have spread beyond nigerian's borders into cameroon and chad. >> to denmark where the memorial is due to be held. nick spicer has more. >> reporter: i'm standing in front of the cafe cultural center where the remembrance will take place in the presence of the danish and swedish prime ministers. flags are flying at half mass across denmark today. they provided details about the alleged killer saying he was probably a loan wolf, and that he had a back ground in gangs and had a violent past. the danish immediate are identified him as this man. he is said to have done some time in jail after knifing a man on a commuter train. he came out of jail two weeks ago. two men they say have assisted the suspect and they will be questioning these men about any possible links in a wider network. >> gr

government for inviting the africa union to this event.e are proud of a strong partnership with the government in the area of counterterrorism as demonstrated among others by the support extended to the africa union mission in somalia the africa union regional task force fighting lra and other endeavors. the african continent continues to suffer from the insecurity and terror created by various terrorist and criminal groups driven by different agendas and operating at times as part of larger networks including al-qaeda and the islamic state. the atrocities committed by boko haram and the recent beheading of innocent egyptians lead to the challenges confronting us. the african union is actively engaged in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism. over the years we have -- [inaudible] framework, we have established the center dedicated to the prevex and combat -- prevention and combating of terrorism. we have undertaken numerous capacity-building initiatives to -- [inaudible] the capacity of our member states to address the courses

. >> al-shabab controls much of mogadishu and after africa union offensive pushed it out. since then it has carried out a number of attacks both in somalia and neighboring countries, including the siege at kenya's westgate mall where 60 people were killed. this is the latest blow to the somali government, and the reminder of sal had a babb's deadly power. . >> an explosion in eastern libya e east of bengahzi. fighters linked with the islamic state in iraq and the levant say they carried out the attack. >> the triple bombing underline how much more complicated the situation on the ground has become ever since egypt carried out those airstrikes in the eastern city of derna. now the group behind the attacks attacks, isil affiliates, said that they were in retaliation of the airstrikes. now the situation is that the request to lift the arms embargo put forward by the jordanian with the backing of egypt and the backing of government. a meeting is scheduled to take place next monday in morocco. a meeting that would attended by both the u.n. and appointed one in tripoli. >> hundr

and the africa union have a pretty big peace keeping force in the area, 16,000 strong i believe. where were they when this was happening? >> the u.n. has several bases near to the town of tabad most notably in fashir just 50 kilometers away. the u.n. made attempts to enter the town, but were denied, they were ultimately granted access -- >> the investigation was completely compromised both both intelligence and military officers were following the investigators at all times. >> what now? is the u.n. doing enough first of all to address the ongoing conflict going on in darfur? >> no, the u.n. is not doing enough. they have failed to fulfill their mandate to protect civilians. that's why we're calling on them to establish a permanent presence this tabad and that the government of sudan give them access to enable them to fulfill their mandate. >> it is a scathing report, jonathan loeb thank you for your insights this evening. antonio. >> sadly the situation in darfur is not unique. in 2008 the united nations security council unanimously passed a resolution. in darfur both government

well, africa union officials have meeting in cameroon to finalize sending 7.5000 multi national soldiers to fight bock. they have the latest from the nigerian capitol of abuja. >> fighting boko haram in parts of northeast nigeria. 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 ground forces here but they say this is not the story there is no limit to the number of foreign force who is can fight the group. and the fact that these oh forces are prevalent 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 it might have in the election. they say that the election will hold it will go ahead despite their concerns about security they've been promised additional security by the nigerian police force. but some political parties have weighed in on the row saying it's not secure, the elections should be postponed. but they say they will still go ahead with the election, and they don't feel

. >> al-shabab controlled much of mogadishu and somalia south until 2011 when an africa union offensive pushed it out. since then there have been attacks, including the siege at kenya's westgate mall where 60 people were killed. this is the latest blow to the somali government and the reminder of al-shabab's deadly power. >> one protester is being killed and several others have been injured in a anti-coup rally in egypt. the area has been a flash point for violence between pro muslim brotherhood protesters. since president morsi has been ousted in 2014. >>> a proposal reportedly sent to president sisi for approval. it has attracted international condemnation. trials lasting as little as two days have ended in death sentences for hundreds of people. >>> anti-government protesters have taken to the streets in venezuela demanding the immediate release of the mayor of caracas. intelligence agents arrested the mayor over allegations that he was attempt to go attempting to overturn president maduro. >>> the obama administration said it's considering various ways to help steer the venezuelan g

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. but some political parties have weighed in to the row saying it's not secure, the election should be secure. but officials say it will go ahead with the election, and they don't

. >>> the state of the union address by south africa's president was interrupted by these chaotic scenesshouting ] >> opposition members of the party seen dressed in red here had to be removed by force from parliament. they challenged the president about the use of state funds to upgrade security at his rural home. >>> still to come here on al jazeera, the battle for the bolsava intensifyies. >>> police assault an elderly man in the u.s. we'll tell you more. ♪ people of our time... talk to al jazeera part of our special black history month coverage on al jazeera america >> start with one issue. add guests from all sides of the debate and a host willing to ask the tough questions and you'll get the inside story. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". weeknights at 11:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. ♪ >>> good to have you with us. adrian finighan here in doha. the taliban says it has attacked a shia mosque in northwestern pakistan. >>> the u.s. military says that isil forces in iraq have attacked a major government base housing hundreds of u.s. troops. it happened at the air base in a

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. >> state of the union address by south africa's president was interrupted by chaotic scenes like this. opposition members of the economic freedom fighters party you can see them dressed in red. they had to be removed by force from parliament. the a.f.f. had challenged the president about the use of state funds to upgrade his country home. >> we can talk a little more about this now by talking to executive director of the council for directive of the south africa constitution. thank you for talking to us about this incident. it seems like an unseemly demonstration of african democracy at work. >> it's certainly a blight on our democracy. yesterday was the opening of parliament, as you mentioned. it's a joint sitting of the two houses of our natural parliament at which the president presents his state of the nation address, which is in intended to set the government's program for the year for their commitment and promises to the electorate. it descended into yea cross because members of the opposition freedom fighter's party sought to use the occasion to question the president about the

. >> the african union today agreed to send 7500 soldiers from five west africa nations to aid nigeria's struggle against boko haram. in addition both the united states and iran are offering assistance. thousands of people have been killed since the group began its attacks five years ago. >>> success for two daring adventurers. coming up on al jazeera america a 7,000 mile journey come to an end in mexico. and yet another snow storm making its way across the country. we'll have your forecast, straight ahead. ahead. >> an amazing adventure came to an end this morning after the coast of mexico. two balloonists completed a 7,000 mile journey. they began the flight in japan last sunday. good thing they didn't fly in parts of the midwest or northeast. i tell you it would have been a tough journey rebecca stevenson. >> starting with the day tomorrow chicago in the winter time is not always the best place to fly into our out of for that matter. always delays, anticipate them for the next 24 hours at least because there's a storm system that's tracking through it's going to dump a significant amo

. >> south africa spice seek news agencies and airlines, including this cape town cultural group. >> also works in union with ministry of intelligence and security to collect information. do talent-spotting and to radicalize muslim communities. >> talking about iranian links people against gangsterism and drugs. >> do you think they spy on you? >> yes definitely. >> deny lerchtion to links to iranian intelligence. >> incorporate never got support from anybody. >> the report says spice have confirmed links -- spies have confirmed links. but despite the details, south africa failed to link. they conclude the extent still needs to be established. phil reese, al jazeera. >> today a federal jury in new york found palestinian authority and the p all righto liable for attacks in israel. at -- 33 people dead and more than 400 wounded. the jury found the two palestinian organizations liable for damages under the u.s. antiterrorism act. it ordered them to pay $218,000 to the families of the four are victims. adding they saw the trial as a quote, attempt by hard line anti-peace factions in israel to use and abuse

africa cup of nations. >> robin adams, thank you very much for that. >> on friday, the rugby union six nations gets underway with a big game between championship contender wales and england but unwailings research has been taking place into the effects of concussions on players which is causing increasing concern. we have a report. >> the bigger the sportsmen the bigger the tackles and the impact. >> it's a simple equation. with the increasing size of those who play rugby concussion and long term effects are something they need to take into account. >> in wales the professor and his team analyzed 280 current and retired players in laboratory conditions and investigating the early onset of dementia. >> concussion an injury to the body or the head. most don't involve consciousness, they are very, very subtle, so these are alternative techniques, if you like that allow us to have a look into the brain. >> long term damage from concussion in current and former players is a shoutout creeping across sport. last year, thousands of football players in america were awarded compensation for injury. >> in rugby contac

i've traveled with him to the african union in africa to work on pit i was talking to him yesterday about the obstacles in the trans-pacific partnership and the trans-atlantic trade and promotion act all which we need to pass and he needs to be able to negotiate but without t.p.a. the united states of america is sitting at the table but they can't make a deal. and the president doesn't have the authority he needs and he says he wants. most of the opposition that i have heard on the floor of the standpoint senate come from the people in the president's own party. the president of the united states in the last two state of the union addresses said it this year he said seven members offed party talked against trade promotion authority. it's time for us to sit around the table and talk about $2.3 trillion in business for our country 39.8 million jobs in our country and raise and increase those jobs. my state of georgia $1.2 million are directly export-related. the congress of the united states appropriated $706 million over the next six years for the deepening and expansion of the savannah ha

the soviet union were in the caribbean, in central africa. and honest conservatives and liberals both thought that the soviets very likely would win the cold war. they were -- -- by the end of the year they were in afghanistan. we had 52 americaning being held hostage in our embassy in teheran and jimmy carter introduced a new word into the political lex co, malaise. and literally people thought that the united states had seen our best days. but i tell people that's not all that was happening in 1979. there was a guy named reagan running for president, turns out successfully so, and in may of '79 margaret thatcher got elected prime minister. and in june of '79 pope john paul ii went back to his native land of poland. he alive in poland on june 2nd. prior to his arrival, my understanding is the kgb thought initially about having him assassinated. they changed their mind and pumped atheism into this school system. but when he arrived, by the end of the day, more than a million people gathered and they were chanting, "we want god." light will al

africa's economy has been expanding in recent years. it has benefited from exports of natural resources and increased investment. japan hopes to counter the growing influence of china in the region. >> a lot of companies are unions representing their workers. that is true for workers. they are attending a mass negotiation on behalf of everyone much on thursday those from major electronics firms handed their demands to management. the union at hitachi is recommending they get a base hike of $50 a month that, is three times higher than the rate they got a year ago. management officials appear re reluctant reluctant. they will take a comprehensive approach that could include bonuses. not all workers in the electronics business can expect hefty raise this is year. sharp's union will likely pull out from the industry wide wage negotiations as the company is expected to book a net loss this business year. >>> fewer new condominiums were put on sale last year across japan. the number fell for the first time in five years. that was partly due to lower demand following a surge before the consumption tax hike last april. analysts at real estate economic institute say that 83,205 units were put on the market last year. tha

union. it was in africa, where you had cuban troops being confronted by u.s. is movements that we -- insurgency movements that we supported. and in afghanistan, where the soviet army itself was being confronted. ronald reagan, as part of a doctrine to support those who were struggling for freedom against oppression, we helped people in europe elect the various leaders throughout eastern europe who organized resistance against the soviet domination of their countries, whether it be poland or cejka -- alex cejka or hungary. -- czechoslovakia or hungary. reagan wanted to defeat the soviet union and that's what we did. we did it in a way by helping those who were on the front lines struggling against what we saw as an evil. that is, a government in russia that was controlled by an atheistic theory that atheist dictatorship imposed upon people would -- could re-establish new values among human beings and thus create a whole new world. that monstrous philosophy monstrous because it had monstrous implications in terms of human freedom, but also in the control and sla

. >>> now, in africa president jacob zuma opening up parliament promises to be a lively event. he's supposed to deliver a televised state of the unionhe opposition party says he'll be stopped from speaking and he won't be able to clear his throat unless he answers questions about the millions spent on his private home. >> reporter: this is what president jacob zuma can expect in parliament today when he attempts to deliver his state of the nation address. the opposition party, economic freedom fighters claim to represent the poor. in parliament, they wear workers' clothes in solidarity with their working class constituents. >> so the question we're asking today, and we're not going to leave here before we get an answer is -- when, when are you paying the money. >> reporter: the former amc youth lead leager famously expelled from the party, is not adamant president zuma will be held accountable to the people. his obsession, the extravagant building of mr. zuma's private home using taxpayer's money. he's been accused of not respecting the rule of parliament, something he does not deny. >> we don't trust parliament. we are there to edu

. >>> the european union's patrolling of the mediterranean is being seriously denounced today after hundreds of people try to cross from north africaeurope have died. the head of the u.n. refugee agency antonio gutierrez, has called it woefully inadequate. he says the top priority has to be to save lives. search and rescue not just border patrols of illegal sea crossings. and he's not on his own. the international organization for migration says the latest drownings could have been prevented, but the eu had done nothing to deter migrants to try to get to europe. survivors say they left the north african coast bound for europe on saturday. it's bound they left from libya, piled into four dinghies each carrying more than 100 people. human traffickers are being blamed for forcing them to travel in the bad weather, which has hit the area. on monday italian coast guards did pull 105 people out of the sea after one dingy overturned. not everyone survived though. another two dinghies were not discovered until wednesday. those migrants had spent days drifting without food or water. as for the fourth dingy, that has yet to be found. it's be

africa's credit rating was downgraded. we will have a special report coming up on "gmt." >>> also later today, the european commission is releasing proposals for an energy union. the idea is that eu countries should be able to negotiate energy prices collectively, doing that in order to get a better deal. it is the centerpiece of a strategic plan to reduce european independentce on gas imports and relations with moscow continue to deteriorate. some member states such as hungary, they still want to deal directly with moscow. we will still deal with that and obstacles in the way. you kancan tweet me back @bbcaaron. more business news later. >>> still to come the island that keeps growing and the volcano putting down new roots in the pacific ocean. you can call me shallow... but, i have a wandering eye. i mean, come on. national gives me the control to choose any car in the aisle i want. i could choose you... or i could choose her if i like her more. and i do. oh, the silent treatment. real mature. so you wanna get out of here? go national. go like a pro. you total your brand new car. nobody's hurt,but there will still be pain. it comes when your insurance compa

collapse of the soviet union, and now the expanding nature of radical islam and how isis is becoming the new face of radical islam as it begins to expand out of the middle east now in africaand other movements are reflagging and renaming themselves because they believe isis has a winning strategy and they're more powerful and politically influential than any previous radical islamist movement. lou: general jack keane, good to have you with us. >> good talking with you lou. lou: online poll results, we asked if you believe most americans capable about rage when lied to by highest elected officials? 71% of you said you still are. vote in tonight's poll, do you believe our judiciary will check the president's use of executive fiat? cast your vote at loudobbs.com. >>> a jewish reporters hidden camera capturing rampant anti-semitism on the streets of paris. the reporter walked around paris silently for ten hours to document his experience. and among the hatred he encountered. well, some called him a homo, a jew, a dog, some spat in his direction. another yelled viva palestine and someone else warned him to get out of neighborhood before something bad happened. up next, an exce

africa. in the best of all possible future worlds. the former slaves, the freed people will govern themselves, and then as an independent self-governing people, they can form unions. the union among the enlightened republican nations of the world we can divide black and white so that one day we can unite. >> lincoln embraced colonization as well? >> yes. >> until deep into the civil war. didn't go over until 1812. >> the depth of race prejudice i want to suggest the way race and nation are synonymous terms and he's -- jefferson's really thinking geo politically about warring nations and all the things he says about slavery grow out of his wartime experience. slaves are dangerous to the fut turt of the republic, because they're a fifth column, because when they have the opportunity and this is how slavery is ended throughout the world, in wartime, they will seize it. >> nothing is more -- nothing destabilizes swlavry the way a war destabilizes slavery. >> whether it's the revolution or the war of 1812 along the chesapeake or the civil war where the armies are great engines of emancipation. it's the worst thing that can happen to a slave holder's world. >> jefferso

africa. he has galvanized our response to unexpected crises and we're really going to miss you. two weeks ago in his state of the union address president obama said if there's one thing this new century has taught us is that we cannot separate our work at home from our challenges from the shores. that is deeply understood by secretary kerry and the men and women of state and usaid. our budget makes critical investments in diplomacy and development that will secure peace and stability for the american people, strengthen the u.s. economy and global markets and support u.s. citizens and our diplomatic and presence overseas. so first the state and usaid budget request totals $05.3 billion. our base budget request is 43.2 billion. this will allow us to address national security challenges, carry out our development missions, advance the president's signature policy and development initiatives honor our commitments to allies and partners and carry out peace keeping activities around the world. we've also requested $7 billion in overseas contingencies operations funds to respond to immediate and extraordinary national securi

union. expanding what is already the largest trading relationship in the world and committed to renewing and enhancing the african growth and opportunity act to further deepen our investment in that promising region. africa is primed to become a major center of global growth. we ramped up our commitment across the continent, including through the president's power africa initiative, to connect millions more people through reliable electricity. through our feed the future program, we're helping farmers plant better crops and raise their incomes while also improving the food security of the region. and last august for the first time ever, president obama hosted some 50 african leaders to chart ways our nations will do more together and sees opportunities for u.s. businesses to investment in africa's future. third, at a time when citizens in every region are demanding greater freedom and more accountability from their governments, our strategy is to defend democracy and human rights and combat corruption and promote open government and stand with civil society. we do so by living our values at home, by growing the reigns of capable democratic stakes and defending universal rights. we'll help countries in tr

africa, anarchy extremism and terrorism continues to threaten the interests of the united states, as well as our allies and partners. in europe, russians intervention in the ukraine challenges the resolve of the european unionand the effectiveness of the north atlantic treaty organization. across the pacific, china's military modernization efforts raise concerns with our allies and our regional interests while the cycle of north korean provocation continues to increase. the rate of humanitarian and disaster relief missions such as the recent threat of ebola hides the level of uncertainty we face around the world along with constant evolving threats to the homeland. despite all of this we continue to reduce our military capabilities. i would like to reminded went over the last three years we have already significantly reduced the capabilities of the united states army. and this is before sequestration will begin again in 2016. in the last three years the army's active component and strength has been reduced i ate thousand. the reserve component i 18000. we have 13,000 -- reduced by 80,000. we have eliminated three active aviation brigades. were removing over 800 rotary wing aircraft from the inventory and we

africa, anarchy, exstreamism and terrorism continue to threaten the interests of the united states as well as allies and partners. in europe, russian intervention in the ukraine challenges the resolve of the european union and the evkiveness of nato. across the pacific china's military modern zation efforts to raise concern from allies and regional interests while the cycle of north korea and provocation continues to increase. the rate of humanitarian and disaster relief missions sitch as recent threat heightens the level of uncertainty that face around the world's along with constant evolving threats to the homeland. despite all of this, we continue to reduce our military capabilities. i would like to remind everyone that over the last three years we have significantly reduced the capabilities of the united states army. the last three years the arm's component has been reduced. 13 less active by cade combat teams were eliminated. our combat brigades have been canceled and almost half a million dollars in maintenance has been defered, both affecting training and readiness of our units. even after additional support, we only develop 33% of our brigades ready, to the extent we would be asked to fight. eve

maybe the west indies maybe west africa but the freed people will govern themselves, and then as an independent self-governing people, they can form unions, a union among the enlightened republican nations of the world. we can divide black and white so that one day we can unite. >> lincoln embraced colonization as well until deep into the civil war. he didn't let go of it until 1864. >> what i want to suggest is the way race and nation are synonymous terms and jefferson is really thinking geopolitically about war and nations. all the things he said about slavery grow in wartime experience. slaves are dangerous to a future republic because they are a fifth common. when they have the opportunity, and this is the way slavery ended throughout the world in wartime they will seize it. >> nothing destabilizes slavery the way a war destabilizes slavery, whether it's the revolution or the war of 1812 along the chesapeake as alan has shown us, or the civil war where armies are great engines of emancipation workmoving through the confederacy. it's the worst thing that can happen to a slaveholder's world. >> so jefferson does believe in removing sla