the african union soon regained control. are quiten union tightlipped at the moment in terms of casualties. there was a briefing note sent to diplomats which said 50 soldiers have been killed. 100 are currently unaccounted for. the death toll could rise substantially from here. this is a significant attack. >> these soldiers are from uganda. you have met with ugandan troops. what is the operating environment like there? duncan: i was in a nearby town in april. the bases are rudimentary. they have razor wire protecting them, but not much else. no concrete walls. it's easy during the nighttime to launch attacks. mortars distract the troops in the base and then the infantry can cut through razor wire to invade the bases. they are quite vulnerable. understood that there was a failure by attack helicopters to mobilize to help the troops on the ground. a lot of challenges at the moment for the african union and their remaining -- they are remaining tightlipped at the moment. former warlord nicknamed the terminator is on trial today

. >>> the african union issues a deadline to coup leaders in burkina faso much plus... >>> an historic vote - japan allows forces to fight overseas for the first time since world war ii >>> the u.s. secretary of state says there's an urgent need for countries to come together to find a solution for the conflict in syria. john kerry has been meeting with the british foreign secretary to discuss the situation in syria. let's go live to al jazeera's nadim barr barker, live from london. yen whether you can hear me, not only did the secretary say the countries have to come together. he said something significant about president bashar al-assad's future, and the transfer of power within syria. i'm sorry, nadim baba, i could see im, you couldn't, has disappeared from the shot. i don't know where he's gone, we'll get back to him. meanwhile, inside syria, rebels say they've made gains in an advance on key villages in idlib in the north-east. dozens of pro-government fighters were killed in those tights. gerald tan has the latest. >> reporter: in the rebel held vollage, the fight is on for two v

the african union issues a deadline to coup leaders in burkina faso. >> i'm in havana, cuba, on the eve of pope francis's first visit. coming up, why politics and religion will mix >>> let's start you off with europe's growing refugee crisis. countries in the south-east of the continent are struggling to deal with the influx of people. they will continue to send people to croatia, hundreds are broken on the border. we understand, lawrence, these people are tired, they have travelled and according to some reports been pepper sprayed. what condition are they in right now? >> yes, a large group were pepper sprayed. not here, but a few kilometers north. they claimed that they had been attacked by them. as they were trying to get through. that was an echo of what the hungarians did. in terms of what happened overnight. it put a lot of people in a bus and dumped them here at the border. there are hundreds, some sleeping in the open. volunteers turned up, fed them soup because a lot of them were shivering with the cold. tried to get them blankets. and they were closed. right at the border cars

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there's no surprise the west african union come in regards to burkina faso, it is important to what itys that the european union and u.n. would have information on the necessity to touse this group, but not so detain, to attempt another transition. i'm not sure they want to stay in power, but i think they want to control the transition and two give more power to the presidential guard. thank you very much for helping us. speaking very much with us. inpeople have been killed the northwestern pakistan city of passion what. taliban militants were neighboring -- were from neighboring afghanistan. reporter: inspecting the airbase after the attack. ofday at dawn, a group taliban gum and enter the site. they terrorists broke into three cells. one heading towards the mosque were soldiers and families were having morning prayers. >> a terrorist entered the mosque. a glass window and fired and threw a grenade. after some time he entered the mosque again and struck many people. some people were killed and others wounded. mosque, he wase talking on a mobile phone in another language. the victims i

details later in sport >>> the african union suspended burkina faso, and threatened to impose sanctions on the leaders of the military coup if they don't restore the interim government. soldiers from the presidential guard stormed into a cabinet meeting, arresting the president and prime minister. >> reporter: those in burkina faso's capital have been treating dozens of people injured in protests since the coup. >> translation: we have come to see the sick, identify all those injured in the deplorable situation. crash injuries, taking details and getting phone numbers. >> witnesses say gunmen loyal to the coup leaders opened fair. >> they opened fire, and came into my court regard. led by members of the presidential guard. it was ousted in a popular uprising. after attempting to prolong a 20-year rule. it was 72 hours to quit power. they will hear us, bury the corpse here. the government has been preparing for an election next month. coup leaders calling the vote unfair, politicians connected, and have been barred from running. the coup leaders says the vote will take place, but at a la

. >>> the african union has suspended burkina faso if they don't restore the interim government. earlier this week soldiers from the presidential guard stormed into the cabinet meeting and arrested the president and prime minister. paul celegan. >> reporter: dorks in the burkina faso's capital ouagadougo. >> we have come to see the sick. we have seen bullet wounds, people with crush injuries. we have been taking details and getting their phone numbers. >> reporter: witnesses say gunmen loyal to coup leaders opened fire to try to disperse protesters. >> the ceup was not by members of the presidential guard who is still loyal to ex president blaise compaore. >> we will ri resist with our be hands. we wilbury his corpse here in burkina faso. >> the transitional government has been preparing for elections next month. coupe leaders are calling it unfair. the coupe coup leader said the vote will take place but at a later time. >> we don't intend to extend our power, we don't intend to stay. we don't intend to do more than what needs to be done unlike what some people think. >> the unit

faso's capital in a third day of unrest after the interim president has been released but the african union is threatening to impose sanctions on the coup leaders. paul tradergian reports. >> we have come to see the sick, to identify all those who have been injured in this deplorable situation, we have seen bullet wounds and crush injuries. we have been taking information. >> coup leaders opened fire, to disperse protesters. >> coup was led by members of the presidential guard whoer still loyal to blaise compaore. after attempting to prolong his 27 year rule. >> we will resist with our bare hands. we will give the general 24 hours and bury his corpse in burkina faso. >> coup leaders are calling the situation unfair, coup leaders say the vote will take place but at a later time. >> translator: we don't intend to extend our power. we don't intend to stay. we don't intend to do more than what needs to be done other than what some people think. >> the united nations has strongly condemned the coup and the african union as giving coup leaders until tuesday to restore the transitional government

the united nations condemned the coup and the african union is giving leaders until tuesday to restorehe government or face travel bans and asset freezes. >> the united nations says boko haram attacks in west african countries have forced 1.4 million from their homes, more than 1 million have been displaced. victories over the group, by the nigerian military are encouraging people to return home. we have this report from maiduguri. >> reporter: defining boko haram, if translates roughly into western education is forbidden. these students return to the new school year. most schools will have to improvise. this girl studies in this old prison yard, it's been converted to a temporary school. she is determined to be a doctor, despite the rivals. -- the risks. >> translation: i don't know why they are destroying our schools or what is going into them. all we want is an education. >> reporter: the government has launched an ambition programme to reopen schools before victory over boko haram is declared. more schools have been destroyed by boko haram, the hunger for education remains, hundred

. >>> the former chad president is saying they are appearing before an african union tribunal for thetime on crimes against humanity accused of atoses the tys in the rule in 1980s and nicholas hawk reports. >> reporter: she was gang raped and she watched her father being tortured and killed by chad security forces. she was 19 years old. however, she says she was abducted and used as a sex slave for chad soldiers, she was 13. along with he and other victims they want to tell their stories, stories of murder, torture, starvation and imprisonment. 25 years and walking into in the extraordinary african chambers and tribunal say the african union in sinagal to try crimes against humanity and the president is expected in court again on monday and they say he is responsible for the atrocities committed against them. >> translator: it's important for me to see him and listens to what we have to say and what the men have done to us. >> reporter: the trial started in july but it was suddenly adjourned on the second day. he was escorted out of the tribunal calling it a masquerade. he refused to

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. >> african union threatens to impose sanctions on the military leaders of the coo. the soldiers stormed into a cabinet meeting. we have a report. >> doctors in the capital have been treating dozens of people injured in protests since the coo. >> we have come to see the sick, to identify all those injured in this situation. we have seen bullet wounds, crush injuries. >> witnesses say that gunmen loyal to coo leaders opened fire to disperse the protestor. >> they are shooting a lot. they are opening fire. the coo was lead by the members of the presidential guard that is still loyal. he was ousted in a popular uprising in october after attempting to prolong his 27-year-old rule. >> we'll resist to the end. we'll give the general 72 hours to quit the power, otherwise they are going to hear us. >> transitional government has been preparing for elections next month and the coo leaders are calling the vote unfair. the coo leaders says the vote will take place but at a later time. >> we didn't intend to extend the pow r, we don't intend to stay. >> the u.n. strongly condemn

was a country that was stable, that provided support to countries in africa and it founded the african union and now today what is libya, is it a stable country in terms of politics and economics? who is going to pay for the crimes done in libya and iraq and afghanistan? who is going to pay for that? and then syria. it's like a hollywood version of terrorism. it's just like a film about terror. the horrors of war. with all due modesty and humidity in syria we believe in venezuela that this has brought even more horror than was experienced in afghanistan or anywhere else. and even in iraq and libya. are people ready to build a new alliance of peace today? this was a point was made by a president putin, are we ready to make a new alliance for peace? and the nonpermanent members would like to make a proposal so that we can discuss and how we can help and protect the people of syria. there has been financing and arming from the west and this has just led to death and destruction in syria. and the people in europe, there is a humanitarian tragedy and now europe feels that the tragedy is going to

the tribunal set up by the african union. to try crimes against humanity. >> by giving a voice to the voiceless, the trial may bring an end to crimes on the unpunished. >> powerful stuff. you talk to the victims that survived the brutality of the era, of his rain, and you talk to his wife in their home in senegal. i'm really curious. what was she like? >> well he has two wives. we went to meet the second wife. we tried to knock on her door, and we then shot app stand up outside the house, when all of a sudden his family members and his son came out literally trying to break the camera. >> we met the first wife and were greeted with tea and cookies. her response and feeling towards the rally is she feels betrayed that her husband has been stabbed in the back by people who have supported her, notably france, the former colonial power, and the united states. and she then showed me pictures on her ipad of shaking hands with the u.s. president ronald reagan, and with president from france and the pope, and for her - and she admitt

inside is the general, his men, the people who have organized the coup, the african union, the president of senegal and they are trying to chalk out the details of this agreement. we know for sure it's a return to an interim government and that elections are likely to take place. this is very important news for the people, many of them have only experienced one president in the last 27 years. they want the opportunity to vote and they remain defiant object saying they will go to the ballot box to get their voices heard. >> saudi-led airstrikes have pounded yemen in one of the heaviest bombardment since the campaign began, reportedly preparing for a major push to retake sanna from houthi rebels who have held it for a year. dozens of houthi fighters have been killed in taiz. >> chaos on the streets of taiz. a man is heard shouting, desperately asking for help. his father has just been shot. there is intense fighting in taiz between houthi rebels and government troops in taiz. the injured are rushed to this hospital, which is overwhelmed with increasing numbers of casualties. activists and

the united states has strongly condemned the coup and the african union is giving coup leaders until tuesday to restore government or be faced with sanctions. >> areas targeted are controlled by opposition forces. the london-based monitoring children say 15 dead were children. >>> is >>> u.s. and russian diplomats have, for the first time in a year, had a conversation. russia's been sending military force to help syria's president, bin laden. being millions of americans make their way to mecca for the hajj. practicing for the pope, why the papal individual hapapal visit . of harvesting america's food? >> do you see how it will be hard to get by on their salary? >> yeah >> fault lines, al jazeera america's hard hitting... >> today they will be arrested... >> ground breaking... they're firing canisters of gas at us... emmy award winning investigative series... fault lines invisible hands only on al jazeera america >> as the global refugee crisis intensifies... >> they have travelled for weeks, sometimes months. >> and the e.u. struggles to cope... >> we don't know, they stop us here. >

pledged 8000 a fund to thatup includes a 100 million dollar pledged to african union forces. cash and equipment are exactly needs.e u.n. force click specialized equipment, capacities, specialized personnel. that is what it's about. at the end of the day, it helps enhance the overall performance of u.n. peacekeeping. in support ofost that comes after a wave of scandals, including allegations against french troops in the central african republic. soldiers seized control of a military camp with little resistance, and army officer has said. this is in the wake of a failed coup this month. troops were carrying out cleanup operations. the rebel leader was not at the camp, according to army officials. next, the battle to retake afghanistan in a strategic northern city. on monday, the taliban seized government buildings and freed hundreds of militants from jail. reporter: they took the city of kunduz in a day. while the soldiers are under orders to treat the population well, it has not stopped them from robbing banks and leaving town. while local security forces were treated monday,

the sudanese president attended an african union summit in south africa in june, despite a war-enforced detention from the international criminal court. >> hundreds of university students in south africa staged a protest over a film. the university's managements has been summoned to parliament. >> protesting students filled the university central square. afrikaans was viewed as the language of the oppressor, and used to be the language of obstruction. now africans and english are supposed to be on the same footing. >> it's not a question of language as a tool, it's about language and the ways they connected to the institutional culture that conditions in this spirit. >> many of the men enforced it. the stolensition to multi racial has not been easy. student described incidents of race. on and off campus in a documentary. the minister of higher education was so angry when he saw it he summoned the university's management to parliament. >> there can be no institutional that leads to racism. the university takes accusations of races. they fired a member of staff. >> this is a different pla

. >> the chinese leader pledged $100 million in military aid to the african union and said china will give $1 billion over the next 10 years to support the u.n. peacekeeping and development efforts. >>> taliban fighters are taking >>> russia controls the island, japan claims them. putin wants to develop economic ties. the two leaders met in new york, their first meeting since last november. >> reporter: russia and japan intensified contacts including a recent meeting of a bilateral governmental economy on trade and economy. to our regret, the volume of economic transactions between the two countries has declined slightly. i believe we have great potential for economic cooperation. >> he said he was happy to see putin adding this was their 11th summit meeting. >>. >> translator: recently i was re-elected as liberal democratic party president. this allows me to dedicate myself to peace treaty talks with vladimir. i will work on developing ties with russia. >> before his departure for new york, abe says the territorial issue with russia cannot be resolved if the leaders of the two countr

a tribunal set up by the african union in senegal. former chadian president is expected in court on monday. they say he is responsible for the atrocities committed against them. >> translator: it is important that we listen to what he has to say and what his men have done to us. >> the trial started in july but suddenly adjourned on the second day. habre was escorted out of the tribunal calling it a mass car masquerade. habre and thinks supporters believe he is not getting a fair trial. >> translator: when there is such political pressure, there is no justice. this trial is completely fabricated. >> reporter: when habre was in power he had the support of the united states. he has lived in exile for the last 25 years, crimes committed in africa, away from the international tribunal in the hague. by giving a voice to the voiceless this trial may bring an end to crimes commiton the continent that too often remain unpunished. at a tribunal before the trial, they say they speak for the dead, too scared to visit the past haunted by unspeaka

the former chad president is appearing before the african union tribunal for the second time on chargesgainst humanity and accused of rule in the 80s and we report from dacca where the special tribunal has been set up. >> reporter: she says she was gang raped and watched her father being tortured and killed by chad security forces. she was 19 years old. however she says she was abducted and used as a sex slave for chad soldiers. she was 13. along with other victims they want to tell their stories. stories of murder, torture, starvation and imprisonment. 25 years walking together in the chambers and tribunal set up by the african union in sin gal to try crimes against humanity and expected in court on monday and responsible for atrocities committed against them. >> translator: it's important for me to see him and he listens to what we have to say and what the men have done to us. >> reporter: the trial started in july but it was suddenly arranged on the second day. he was escorted out of the tribunal calling it a masquerade and he refused to recognize the court or lawyers appointed to hi

the african union has threatened to impose sanctions on the leaders of burkina faso. soldiers from a presidential guard stormed into a cabinet meeting and arrested the president and prime minister. >> doctors have been treating dozens of people injured in protests since the coup. >> we've come to sick and identify all those who have been injured in this deplorable situation. there have been bullet wounds and we've been taking details and getting phone numbers. >> gunmen loyal to coup leaders open fired to disperse protesters. they open fired. they came into the court yard. the coup was led by members of the presidential guard who are still loyal to president compari. >> the government has been preparing for elections next month. coup leaders are calling the vote unfair because of their loyalty. the united nations has strongly condemned the coup and has given coup leaders to restore the government or face travel bans and asset freezes. >> kenya's government has ordered the closure of all schools because of a teacher strike. more than 280,000 educators have been strikin

. >> we don't trust the african union. we want to take control of our destiny. the people do not agree with what is happening. they kill unarmed civilians and expect us to keep quiet. >> the plan will be formally presented to west african heads of state. forncludes provisions presidential parliamentary elections to be held november 22 and will allow those loyal to the longtime president, ousted in a popular uprising last year, to stand in the election. >> we will bring you any developments from that nation, bikina faso. has been sworn into office and he will unveil his new government lineup. he has pledged he will get his country back on track. are committed to do anything in our power to do anything so the country can put this hardship behind us. for us to become powerful again and an equal partner in the european union, our people to be proud and dignified. >> pope francis has arrived in cuba in sent he i go. is the final leg of his historic trip to the caribbean island. before he goes to the united states. his role in restoring ties between cuba and the u.s.

officials say they are just ules.wing eu r 50 african union soldiers from uganda are believed to haven killed in an attack by should bother m militants. the controversial

imprisonment. 25 years on they're walking together in the african chambers, a tribunal set up in the african union in senegal for crimes against humanity. the president is expected in court again on monday. they say he is responsible for the atrocities committed against them. >> it is important for me to see him, that he listens to what we have to say and what his men have done to us. >> the trials started in july. but it was suddenly adjourned on the second day. escorted out of the tribunal calling it a masquerade. he refused to recognize the court or the lawyers appointed to him. the supporters and his wife believe he is not getting a fair trial. >> when there is such political pressure to discredit, there is no justice. this trial is completely fabricated. >> when in power he had the support of france and the united states. 40,000 people decide and 200,000 were tortured before he fled to senegal where he has lived in quiet exile for the last 25 years. this is the first time that an african is being charged by africans in africa away from the hague. at stake is the opportunity to set a precedent

meanwhile, in this hotel gener general, the person responsible for the coup and his men as well as the african union leaders, diplomats from the united states and other nations are trying to come to an agreement. they're trying to get to an agreement in spirit. those are the exact words used. but for those who have been under this curfew over the last few days and suffered 25 years under this same leader, they feel their opportunity to express themselves at the ballot box has been robbed. they're determined more than ever to get their voices heard. >> well, coming up on this bulletin, how sierra leone is using music and dance to prevent the spread of ebola. and a controversial union, how politics are getting in the way in myanmar. >> as the global refugee crisis intensifies... >> they have travelled for weeks, sometimes months. >> and the e.u. struggles to cope... >> we don't know, they stop us here. >> what's being done while lives hang in the balance? >> we need help now. >> good to have you with us. these are the top stories on al jazeera. hungary and slovenia have criticized croatia for redirect

senegal and the african union created a special criminal court.enegal drew on the principle of jurisdiction which allow courts to prosecute serious crimes even when they're in a different country. >> back in july when this trial started he was screaming saying that this trial was a masquerade. he was removed from the court, and he dismissed his lawyers. now the presiding judge gave him a new set of lawyers, and today again he refused to come into court. the judge recorded security forces to drag him inside the court and literally there were five men masked that dragged him into the court, pinned him down to the shares as the court was reading out the names of the hundreds of witnesses that will speak. among these people are victims and also former tortures. >> the world's forests are disappearing faster than they're generating. >> most of this wood was illegally acquired. this is saw mill on the forest reserve. we have to film secretly because these works don't want their activities exposed. they receive word from chainsaw operators as they're kno

the sudanese premier attending a summit in the african union, despite a warrant for his detention. >> the south african university has been accused of racism. lecturers used the afrikaans language more than english. led to the history of apartheid, as reported from cape town, university managers have been summoned before parliament to explain. >> reporter: protesting students filled the university's central square, in the afrikaans heart land. it was viewed by many as the language of the oppressor, and the language of instruction here. now africaans and english are supposed to be an equal footing. the students say lecturers favour afrikaans. >> it's not a question of language as a teaching and learning tomb, but language and the way it was connected to institutional culture. and that continues in the spirit. >> reporter: many of the many that created the apartheid system went to this university, it was whites only once. the transition to being multi racial has not been easy, students describe incidents of racism on and off campus in a documentary called listen in afrikaans. the minist

you have the leaders of the african union, the president. members of civil society from burkina faso. they are showing their strength. below me i see the presidential guards surrounding the hotel and showing force while negotiations are taking police. of course, the people here, the people in charge of interim government wants the presidential guard to be disbanded. this is probably what they are discussing now. what will happen with the men. >> reporter: what is the latest on the discussions, and the hints we have from the leader, that the interim government may be restored. >> that's right. so what we know is that the government will be restored. headed by michael kafando. we know that there's going to bi-elections taking place, but we don't know when or how that will take place. of course, the general, the man supporting the coup is a shrewd negotiator. he's been responsible for three coups, two successful. he's a key hostage negotiator for france and the united states in cases of western hostages taken. he is a man that knows how to nego

and african union to provide support for aup's operation, and we look forward to hearing concrete proposals to advance this one. >> finally, we need to increase support of the full range of diplomatic tools, including mediation, envoys and special missions helping us to prevent conflicts in the first place. >>> iranian prime minister hassan rouhani used his speech at the u.n. general assembly to accuse saudi arabia's handling of the stampede incompetent. a total of 769 pilgrims died. there are suggestions that the number may be higher. authorities in india and pakistan claimed saudi officials have given over 1,000 photos of the dead for identification purposes. >> translation: i'm speaking on behalf of a great nation who is mourning the loss of thousands of muslim pilgrims and hundreds of citizens that came together in a global and spiritual gathering of the hajj. unfortunately, fell victim to the incompetence and mismanagement of those in charge. due to their unaccountability event the missing cannot be identified and the expeditious return of the bodies of the decreased to their mourning

hotel where the negotiations are taking place inside the people who have organized the coup, the african unionpresident of senegal and i theory trying to work out the details of this agreement. we know elections are likely to take place. this is important that's for the people many have only experienced one president in the last 27 years. they want the opportunity to vote and they remain defiant on the street saying they will go to the ballot boss to get voices heard. >> saudi-led airstrikes have hit in one of the biggest bomb bashedments since the program began. they have held the city for a year. meanwhile, dozens of houthi fighters have been killed in the latest battles in taiz. here is more. >> chaos on the streets of taiz. a man is heard shouting, desperately asking for help. his father has just been shot. intention fighting in taiz between houthi rebels and government troops: the injured are rushed to this hospital, which is overwhelmed with increasing numbers of casualties. activists accuse the houthis and forces illinois to former president alsalia with targeting civilians. the war has

they say the houthis are now in control of an african union military base in the lower shabeli region au force in somalia fought off attack from al-shabab southwest of mogadishu and soldiers over run the base and killed a number of amazon soldiers. we have a lot more to come still on al jazeera. ♪ find out about the music gambia's government doesn't want its people to hear. ♪ the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we are challenging ourselves to improve every aspect of your experience. and this includes our commitment to being on time. every time. that's why if we're ever late for an appointment, we'll credit your account $20. it's our promise to you. we're doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. because we should fit into your life. not the other way around. >> the show's called "third rail". we'll be talking about topics that you wouldn't ordinarily touch. people are gonna be challenged, we're not gonna take sides... an approach that treats every single player in a particular story equally. it's somethin

contingent supporting the african union troops' fight against al-shabab. further 300 peacekeeping troops may be deployed for missions in south sudan. barnaby phillips is more now from london. >> reporter: this is the most high-profile british military involvement in subsaharan africa since tony blared intervened if sierra leone in 2000. but this time according to the prime minister david cameron, british soldiers who go to south sudan and somalia will have a strictly noncombat role. speaking in new york prime minister david cameron said these interventions were in the u.k.'s national interests. >> we have always supported u.n. peacekeeping missions. they are vital to try to stabilize and help some of these countries. it's right that we play a port in training. it's we will benefit if somalia has a future free of ex-stream i. we will benefit if south sudan can have a successful country and not drive people across med strain vinnie. >> reporter: this is the thursday final they have been involved in the fight al-shabab. it was likely to have broad political s

they are also calling on the african union and the united nations and other international and regionalto provide personnel to give advice, military advice and humanitarian advice too. also, they are calling on the coup leaders to not exacerbate the situation, to stand down, to not exacerbate the tense situation that we have been reporting. they are also calling on the army to stay calm. we have been hearing reports all day of what has been going on in ouagadougou and we know there is a huge army presence echo leaders are saying that violence must be averted, they don't want to see a violent situation coming out of this. ultimately this is the beginning of a long process, a long political process potentially to try and figure out really what to do with the presidential guard which is really at the heart of this current political crisis. >> as you say much depends on how the presidential guard will react now, evan and how much confidence in abuja is they will abide by the terms of this agreement? >> well, the question really is whether they will be given amnesty. as i was just trying to

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where you find the south africans is made up of unions in the country.nd the 14 unions, when it comes to how they should be formulated. they were called in their constitutions as designated groups. if you study the constitution carefully. they have three votes, and the blacks have one vote. 24 is created to alienate blacks. we are handling it long dealing with it, looking at how many players are supposed to be there. if you look at the clubs and players in the country, blacks are the majority of clubs. the majority are perceived as developmental. they are nowhere to be seen at the highest level. so that - those are issues that need to be taken back to the boardroom. address the elephant in the room, alienating the blacks. >> do you believe court is the right step to take? i cannot be at liberty to say it was right or correct. it's not south africans that are excluded. english speakers are excluded. the anies will take it in action. going to seek for the court order. i'm not sure if they are sports people. sports people deal with the issue. we need to tak

. >> reporter: the united nations has strongly condemned the coup and the african union is giving the coup leaders until tuesday to restore the transitional government. pall traderiaergian, al jazeera. >>> ordering the government to give at least a 50% pay rise. the state just doesn't have enough money. kenyan students are due to sit exams later next month. >>> reopening after being forced to close due to violence. reports suggest boko haram has did i placed more than a million students. encouraging children to return, ahmed adris reports from maiduguri. >> the name boko haram, western education is forbidden. but these students are inspired to learn after the new school year. only a few schools are left standing. most schools will now have to improvise. aysha began her studies in this old prison yard, has been converted to a temporary school. aysha is determined to be a doctor despite the risk. >> i don't know why they are destroying our schools or what is going on in them. all we wanted is to get an education. >> the government has launched an ambitious program to get back to school

senegal and the african union created a special criminal court the extraordinary shamebers to try himn the africa legal system. we have more from drakahr. >> back in july when this trial started he was drawn--he started screaming saying that this trial was a masquerade. he was removed from the court, and he dismissed his lawyers. he was given a new set of lawyers, and today again he refused to go into court. he was literally dragged into court. there were five men who dragged him to the court. pinned him down to the chair as the court was reading out the names of the hundreds of witnesses that will speak. among these witnesses are victims, of course, also former torturers. >> protesters say that they're digging in for the long haul and are setting up camp i in the capital. the former republic for the first time has come out against corruption. >> as taxpayers they're paying the bill for the missing cash. now they say they want the billion dollars back. >> corruption, corruption is the main thing. we want to get rid of the mafia. >> those guilty people who lied should return the money.

dollars of free military assistance to the african union in the next five years to support the establishment of the african force and african capacity for immediate response to crisis. [applause] colleagues, as we unite even more closely to forge a new partnership of win-win cooperation, and a community of shared future for mankind. let the vision of a world free up war and with lasting peace take root in our hearts. let's the aspiration of development prosperity, fairness and justice spread across the world. thank you all. [applause] >> there you are living to the president of china xi jinping wrapping up his address to the united nations general assembly covering a number of topics, completely different in tone than president obama talking about this is an interesting phrase, he's inviting the rest of the world to get on the express train of development with china talking about bill partnershipbuilding partnerships, countries should treat each other as equal talking about climate change and the environment, the coexistence between mankind and nature. just a number of top topics. i'll bring

the incident took place as the african union announced imposing sanctions on coup leaders that the government not be restored to power. several ambassadors released statements. officials hoped to salvage a presidential election scheduled for act 11. >> a report claims that iraqi government troops broke the laws of war this year when they attacked homes and businesses throughout the city of tikrit. human rights watch said militia said caused destruction to civilian buildings in march and april after driving i.s.i.l. out of a city. they set fire to homes, and used explosives on buildings. the mostly shia troops detained about 200 men and boys during the raids. >> health officials in iran are working to contain an outbreak of cholera. the prime minister says the government will work with the u.n. and red cross officials to get clean water to iraqis. six people have been killed and more than 70 new cases reported. imran khan has more. >> as more cases are registered. people are worried that a cholera epidemic could break out. the last epidemic eight years ago affected 7,000 people. the prime mini

there's a big push at the african union to get to grips with chorus understandings. the former president is leading the push saying there's about $50 billion and illegals elicit financial flows of money, coming from big business. politically connected and powerful. it's money that could go into the government coffers and spent on lifting millions out of prove early and reducing inequality. >> tania j reporting from the anticorruption protest >>> leaders meeting at the e.u. are saying a long-term plan is needed, but disagree on what it should be. russia believes bashar al-assad needs to stay in power to fight i.s.i.l. james bays reports from new york. >> reporter: a special meeting at the u.n. to boost the coalition against i.s.i.l. >> i believe what we have here today is the emergence of a movement that is united by the mission of degrading and ultimately destroying i.s.i.l. >> reporter: but if you listen to the words the president chose, you see the problem, there's not as much progress on the ground as the u.s. would like. >> this is not an easy task. we have i.s.i

a tribunal set up by the african union to try crime against humanity. former president in chad is expected it court. he is responsible for the atrocities committed against them. >> translation: it's important for me to see him, that he listens to what we have to say, and what they have done to us. >> reporter: the trials started in july. it was adjourned on the second day. he was escorted out of the tribunal. he refused to recognise the court or the lawyers appointed to him. supporters and his wife believe he is not getting a fair trial. >> translation: when there's such political pressure to discredit. there's no justice. the trial is fabricated. >> when he was in power. he had the support of the united states. 40,000 people died and 200,000 tortured before fleeing to senegal, where he lived in exile for 25 years. this is the first time an afghan is judged by africans for crimes committed in africa, away from the international tribunal at the hague. >> at stake is the opportunity to set a precedent to make justice acceptable to all. by giving a voice t

a tribunal set up by the african union in senegal to try crimes against humanity. former chadian president hissene habre, they say he is responsible for the crimes committed against them. >> it's important that i see habre that he listen what i have to say and what hiss men have done to us. >> the trial started in july but it was suddenly adjourned on the second day. habre was escorted out of the tribunal calling it a masquerade. he refused to recognize the court or the lawyers appointed to him. habre's supporters and his wife believe he is not getting a fair trial. >> translator: when there is so political pressure to convict hissene habre, there is no justice. >> 40,000 people died and 200,000 were tortured before he fled to senegal where he has lived in quiet exile for the last 25 years. this is the first time an african is being tried by africans for crimes committed in africa. an opportunity to settle a precedent by making universal justice accessible to all. by giving a voice to the voiceless this trial may bring an end to crimes committed on the continent th

we in africa need to also rededicate ourselves to the mandate of the african union peer review mechanism and other good governance initiatives that we have adopted in our region to encourage conformity. the secretary general of the united nations noted in 2015, we are facing, i quote, the greatest test our human [ inaudible ] in the 21st century, unquote. all options must be explored, and all hands must be on deck in the quest for a doable and lasting permanency to the threat posed by isil, al-qaeda, boko haram, and the like. i thank you for your attention. [ applause ] >> nigerian president buhari just speaking at the counter terrorism summit being chaired by president obama. let's go to mike viqueira who has been listening in. mike, it occurs to me that putin pulled often a fast one yesterday especially fast because what you have today this morning is you have the prime minister of iraq sitting next to president obama talking about how to fight isil, and at the same time, putin has managed to gain iraq and afghanistan, two american allies to join his coalition. it's -- it's amazing to

the african union released a statement saying it is in full control of the base. >>> police in thailandave arrested a second foreign suspect in last month's bomb attack in bangkok. officials say they believe the man played an important role in the attack on the shrine. the first suspect was arrested in a raid over the weekend. police say they found explosives during that arrest. >>> calls for a real ceasefire in eastern ukraine today to coincide with the beginning of the new school year. a look at whether there is hope it can extend beyond this one pay. >>> and the officials are cracking down on cocaine production in peru. ♪ >>> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm antonio mora. coming up in this half hour of international news an end of an era in japan as an iconic hotel that has hosted everyone from move i have stars to president obama gets a controversial makeover. but first police in northern illinois are on a manhunt tonight for a man who killed an officer. the fbi and u.s. marshalls are assisting with the search. >>> in san antonio, texas, authorities are reviewing two videos t