the chairman of the african union is calling for peaceful elections to be held in tanzania as it prepares to hold presidential and parliamentary elections with the semi-autonomous islands of zanzibar late the lido zanzibaris main opposition party was arrested but has since been released and 5 people who took part in protests were reportedly shot dead by police they fired tear gas and 9 ammunition at demonstrators who say ballot papers have been pretty mocked ahead of the vote early i spoke to david makali who's an observer at tanzania elections watch he says is elections are far from being free and fair. possible of course the environment or the level or the group the playground her is not liberal 'd both in terms of the institutions which are governing or managing this election as well as the conduct of the security agencies are in the run up to the selection a lot over a period of the opposition have been constrained by the actions of the state through the police especially there is a been stalked movement of the main opposition leader to listen has been stopped a couple of times and th

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iraq thanks for being with us here on out of there now the united nations and the african union have both strongly condemned an attack on a school and cameron at least 8 students were killed 13 seriously engined it happened in the southwest city of combat and you shall have more a gruesome attack on children who were only trying to get an education armed men carrying guns machetes enters a bilingual school on saturday saw students in class and opened fire. on the students aged 12 to 14 years didn't stand a chance isabel dion's daughter was shot in the stomach and fortunately survived when i run in there and i made my child she was helpless and was she was shelton monthly said and i told him it is only a gun save you know. this act of violence against a school and school children could constitute a crime against humanity no group has claimed responsibility the boy could i have always shouting it's unclear whether the attack was linked to separate the spiders active in the south west and northwest 2 english speaking provinces that have long

in other world news now the african union is calling for peaceful event is to be held in tanzania as it prepares to hold presidential and parliamentary elections with a semi-autonomous islands of zanzibar the leader of zanzibar as main opposition party was arrested but has since been released and 5 people who took part in protests were reportedly shot dead by police they fired tear gas and live i mean nation demonstrators who say ballot papers have been pretty mocked ahead of the vote it's . still ahead on al-jazeera. in a week and was. a county barrett is controversially sworn in as the new u.s. u.s. supreme court justice shifting the court further to the right and will tell you why a new abortion law in poland has triggered mass protests across the country. remains remarkably warm in the levant good cider western saudi arabia as well and that's despite what's developing in the mediterranean which is story whether through greece which head towards turkey is a gentle breeze drawing down the goals that attempt has a coming down slowly doha's its 30 or 30 over the next day or 2 the mon

zanzibar where the main opposition candidate was arrested and then released the chairman of the african union has spoken out calling for calm catherine sawyer reports was this protesters in tanzania semi-autonomous region of zanzibar are mostly supporters of safe shareef hope that the main opposition presidential candidate was arrested in the early morning at a polling station during advance voting a special group such as security personnel election officials and people with disabilities he was related released was it's been tense in the last few days on the island with fighting between opposition supporters and police after a political rally of the candidates tanks and troops from the tanzania and mainland have also been deployed voting continued at the polling stations despite demonstrators alleging that the election will be reet. it's a few protesters who wanted to cause destruction and destructive voting we have arrested some of them they're criminals everything is going well no there is no major problems of the polling stations several people on are reported to have been shot and killed

faster but me i think though that one thing which i one percent the kind of thing i think the african union is simple fashion. you are sinking is that is what i was thinking of is that tulip was sinking and i wanted to drink a living here kind of bittersweet since the african union is the only legitimate authority with the credibility to manage guide and facilitate negotiation process after all is another place in is an african river basin azure. yeah this is what i was trying to say because i think of all the fights time in egypt brought about to bring united states to the negotiating really did it but it is us of the from part of history been taught the pissants didn't have the real you not to really push this segment to go what a pro but if you haven't broken the go see if you're going to want to force their government but to me that it probably looks incoming or whatever but i think then you just went to the security council security council you must know that they don't really get into this kind of damage and i think that are all kinds of problems within security council to get into i

the african union is calling for calm in tanzania ahead of local and national elections on wednesday police in the semi autonomous and sons of our region have denied firing bullets of protesters a major opposition party says 8 people were killed in june demonstrations. in the u.s. 2 big wildfires a burning their way through parts of southern california powerful winds are causing the fires in orange county to spread so far more than 100000 people have been forced to leave their homes hundreds of firefighters have been deployed a local electricity company says its equipment may have accidentally started one of the fires or rob reynolds is monitoring developments from los angeles what more do we know about the fires rob. well these are 2 major fires that are burning in the. area south of los angeles orange county which is mostly a quite affluent area a 100000 people have been forced to leave their homes under mandatory evacuation orders and the fires have burned a considerable amount. of land now the 1st one the largest one is a wind driven fire that local officials are calling the civi

matters to voters that'll be on wednesday right here on pounds is there now the chairman of the african union is calling for peaceful elections to be held in tanzania as it prepares the whole presidential and parliamentary elections with the semi autonomous island of zanzibar the leader of the main opposition party has been arrested and 5 people who took part in protests were reportedly shot that by police police fired tear gas and live ammunition at demonstrators who said that ballot papers had been pretty mocked ahead of the vote catherine soy is in nairobi and she has the latest. today is ali voting advance voting for special groups like security forces election officials people would just disappear and so want so when police who are asked to. safe they said that he had no business being in a polling station this is that he is not a special group so he's still under police custody but he's lawyer has been allowed to see him. safe is a very to better on politician very influential who has been in this game for decades and 2015 during the presidential election he claimed victory. paul was an

the silence of the african union echo us as well. is quite large because it sort of follows the.initial statement will be made at the end of the completion of the election of the of the of voting where they said that the election seemed. devoid of any solution irregularities likely. to lead to a plea to rule in the way things are the moment stay with us because i want to talk about what the global reaction has been to the events in both kenny and nigeria and the difference between the 2 the u.n. secretary general and the rights group amnesty international are largely alone in condemning the post-election violence in guinea they're also speaking out about nigeria but so too of the european union african union and west african region body the ecowas now online awareness has also prompted voices of support for protest as from european football players why do you think it is that given the fact that both countries are seeing. significant levels of violence that one appears to be getting more attention than the other. i think. the answer lies in the the use of the internet although or

thing is this election going to respect the will of the turns any other outcome and again the african union has been been blamed for really working with catell supporting. to critic leadership throughout the african continent and suddenly the african union can say whatever i want to say but it's ultimately up to tanzania turns that it is a sovereign state and it will be up to the people of turns an ear and the leadership to do what they think is right for the country thank you so much agnes for talking to us about this we appreciate your insight agnes gitau joining us there from london thank you. the polls have closed for the 1st phase of voting in india's state of bihar it's the country's 1st election since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic there nearly $72000000.00 eligible voters in the states correspondent elizabeth reports from new delhi. a new set of voting protocols people in bihar sanitize their hands and have their temperature taken before casting their ballot in the 1st election in india since the start of the coronavirus pandemic around 20000000 people lined up to vote in

no the chairman of the african union is calling for peaceful elections to be held in towns in areas that prepares to hold presidential and parliamentary elections with the semi autonomous islands of zanzibar the leader of the main opposition party has been arrested and 5 people who took part in protests were reportedly shot by police police fired tear gas and live ammunition at the demonstrators who said the ballot papers had been pre-marked ahead of the vote let's join catherine sawyer whose life was in nairobi so katherine you've been following events so what's the latest. well let's start with zanzibar town and that's arrest of the main opposition leader the presidential candidate of a.c.t one of the lendell. fave sharif amid who was arrested this morning at a polling station today is our early voting advance voting for special groups like security forces election officials people with this disability and so one so when police were arresting safe they said that he had no business being in a polling station this is that he is not a special group so he's still on the police cassidy but

the money and authority welcomed this announcement made by the african union reinstating mali as part of a member state on tuesday the west african body ecowas lifted its sanctions on the country which included closing off its borders and halting all financial transactions then on thursday of course the united nations security council reinstated its support with this government that has not been elected this government of transition in which many of the members of the military jintao that took over power on august 18th 18th overthrowing brian burke are kate well they are part of the leadership of this transition team now while this president michel announced a sigh of relief after the french hostage was released remember this is the last hostage held in captivity for france well the americans continue to impose sanctions on them on the in state saying that they will stop and halt military cooperation with the transition of government and tell they hold free and fair elections and that will happen in 18 months time and they are unhappy that the money is released almost $200.00 fighters

if they stay here in tahrir square that their demands will be heard the united nations and the african union have condemned an attack on school children in southwest cameroon at least 8 students were killed 13 seriously injured it happens in the city of quba and to schapelle has more. a gruesome attack on children who were only trying to get an education armed men carrying guns and machetes enters a bilingual school on saturday saw students in class and opened fire. the students age 12 to 14 years didn't stand a chance isabel dion's daughter was shot in the stomach and fortunately survived when i run in there and i made my child she was helpless. and i told him it is only . this act of violence against a school and school children could constitute a crime against humanity no group has claimed responsibility. it's always shouting it's unclear whether the attack was linked to separate spiders active in the south west and northwest 2 english speaking provinces that have long complained of discrimination by the french speaking majority. ready being attacked and children being ready ready ready.

african union is calling for calm in tanzania and had a local and national elections on wednesday police in the semi autonomous zones of our region have denied firing bullets at protesters a major opposition party says 8 people were killed during demonstrations. more than 90 people have been arrested during protests in philadelphia over the shooting of a black man by police dozens of officers were injured during the unrest police cars and waste bins were set on fire while several stores were looted 27 year old walter wallace was shot dead by police on monday as a bystander filmed the incident and posted it on social media officers say wallace was holding a knife and had ordered him to drop it several times let's get more from gabriel elizondo who's live for us in philadelphia what are things like there now. well night has fallen here in west philadelphia we're just a few blocks away from where mr wallace was shot and killed we're hearing about them x. park and there are several 100 people that have gathered here now where they're giving speeches all calling for justice they say that they

the african union is calling for peaceful elections in tanzania police on the semi-autonomous sounds of our reach and reportedly killed 5 people who took part in protests and making ballot far ahead of wednesday's vote so don ethiopian egypt are expected to resume negotiations over a controversial dam project on the river nile after a 3 month suspension the african union mediated talks follow the u.s. president's warning that the project could spark military action from egypt if you'll be a has accused donald trump of inciting war after he said egypt might blow up the dam. the fatal shooting of a mentally ill black man in the u.s. city of philadelphia provoked overnight violence and protests a 27 year old victim was later identified as wall to wall as police reportedly asked him to drop a knife after which they shot him several times security cars and dumbasses were set on fire as police struggled to contain the crowds bangladesh is the latest muslim nation calling for a boycott of french products the growing protests come after french president a man in my class recent controversial

hope is that the african union moves rapidly to help save lives. and fortunately the rainy season will be ending shortly, which will make it easier to get aid there and help the long-suffering people there. >> new question, president bush. clearly, as we have heard, major policy differences between the two of you. are there also underlying character issues that you believe, that you believe are serious enough to deny senator kerry the job as commander in chief of the united states? >> that's a loaded question. well, first of all, i admire senator kerry's service to our country. i admire the fact that he is a great dad. i appreciate the fact that his daughters have been so kind to my daughters in what has been a pretty hard experience for, i guess, young girls, seeing their dads out there campaigning.i admirer the fact that he served for 20 years in the senate. although i'm not so sure i admire the record.i won't hold it against him that he went to yale. there's nothing wrong with that.my concerns about the senator is that, in the course of this cam

the african union has lifted its suspension of mali which went into effect after president to brahim boubacar kato was ousted by military leaders in august this comes 3 days off to the west african regional bloc echo us an ounce the lifting of sanctions that been put in place because of the coup the sanctions included border closures and a ban on commercial trade and financial flows but not basic necessities drugs equipment to fight coronavirus fuel or electricity. this update from the car in neighboring senegal. the money and authority welcomed this announcement made by the african union reinstating mali as part of a member state on tuesday the west african body ecowas lifted its sanctions on the country which included closing off its borders and halting all financial transactions and on thursday of course the united nations security council reinstated its support with this government that has not been elected this government of transition in which many of the members of the military giunta that took over power on august 8th and 18th overthrowing brian burke are kate well they are pa

united nations and the african union have condemned an attack on school children in southwest camera at least 8 children have been killed 13 of the seriously injured the group has claimed responsibility. and international treaty to ban nuclear weapons has gone the final russification that needs to come into force in 90 days on saturday on jurist became the 50th countries russia 5 the u.n. treaty the move has been strongly opposed by the u.s. . now the opposition candidate in seychelles has won the presidential election in an upset that the electoral commission says we've all run color one has gained more than 55 percent of total votes cost it's the 1st presidential win for the opposition in more than 40 years since independence from britain well yes but there's always bibi a former opposition member of parliament he says there's hope that a new government can bring about change in seychelles. it is a very important victory folo the opposition. it's been almost 43 years since the last. not the last bear we have we have had a one party state. and. president just the. opposition has bee

of zanzibar by the main opposition candidate was arrested and then released the chairman of the african union has spoken out calling for calm catherine sawyer has our report. the at this protestors in tanzania semi autonomous region of zanzibar are mostly supporters of st sharif from that the main opposition presidential candidate was arrested in the early morning at a polling station during advance voting a special group such as security personnel election officials and people with disabilities he was related released. it's been tense in the last few days on the island with fighting between opposition supporters and police after a political rally at the cannes tanks and troops from the tanzania and mainland have also been deployed voting continued at the polling stations despite demonstrators alleging that the election will be reet. it's a few protesters who wanted to cause destruction and. we have arrested some of their criminals but everything is going well no there is no major problems of the us in the zanzibar acapella several people on pemba are reported to have been shot and killed and

now on to other world news and the chairman of the african union is calling for peaceful elections in tanzania and it's semi-autonomous region of zanzibar several people have reportedly been shot dead by police in zanzibar while they were protesting alleged voter fraud and the main opposition leader there was arrested early tuesday but has since been released catherine story reports the these protesters in tanzania semi autonomous region of zanzibar are mostly supporters of st sharif from that the main opposition presidential candidate was arrested in the early morning at a polling station during advance voting special groups such as security personnel election officials and people with disabilities he was related released. it's been tense in the last few days of the island with fighting between opposition supporters and police after a political rally at the cannes tanks and troops from the tanzanian mainland have also been deployed voting continued at the polling stations despite demonstrators alleging that the election will be reet. it's a few protesters who wanted to cause destruct

to africa now and the chairman of the african union is calling for peaceful elections to be held in tanzania as he prepares to hold a presidential and parliamentary vote with the semi-autonomous island of zanzibar as well the leader of the main opposition party was arrested but has since been released and 5 people who took part in protests were reportedly shot dead by police police fired tear gas and live ammunition at demonstrators who said ballot papers had been pretty mox ahead of the vote as the bar is a group of islands off the coast of tanzania which holds semi-autonomous status from the mainland residents there vote for a regional president as well as a national one tanzania's president john moghul fully has governed since 2015 and is seeking reelection his supporters say his clampdown on corruption but why schools say his weaponized along to stifle opposition is main challenger to unduly so is a fierce critic of the president he returned home in july after nearly 3 years in exile following a 2017 assassination attempt rights groups have also expressed concern about the elections bein

we have an update for neighboring senegal. >> they welcome the announcement made by the african unioni as part of a member state. on tuesday, the west african mali lifted it sanctions on the country including closing office borders and halting all financial transactions. on thursday the united nations security council reinstated it support with this government that has not been elected. this government of transition in which many of the members of the military junta that took over power on august 18, overthrowing--- well, they are part of the leadership of this transition team. while president --announced a sigh of relief after the french hostage was released. remember, this was the last hostage held in captivity for france. the americans continue to impose sanctions on the malian state saying they will stop and halt military cooperation with the transition of government until they hold free and fair elections. and that will happen in 18 months' time. they are happy that the malians released almost 200 fighters affiliated with al qaeda -- and another group. while they are unhappy, in

wednesday main opposition leader there was arrested early a choose day but has since been released the african union is calling for a peaceful whole. at least 8 people have been killed in a bombing a religious school in the northwest pakistan city of bashara more than 100 others were injured police say the bomb was hidden in a bag left in the main hall of the school the device then detonated as students gathered for that lessons. 4 people including 2 children have died after a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of france more than a dozen people have been taken to hospital a boat was thought to have been trying to reach the u.k. it's believed to be the biggest loss of life from a single boat during migrant crossings in the english channel the united nations delegation has made its 1st visit to several camps in series italy provinces the 1st time in years actually it comes a day after a russian air strike killed at least $78.00 turkish backed rebels in the north of the country syrian special envoy to the un is edging cooperation between russia and turkey which back opposing sides in the confli

zanzibar where the main opposition candidate was arrested and then released the chairman of the african union has called for calm in pakistan at least 8 people have been killed in a bombing at a religious school in the city of bashara more than $100.00 others were injured the device detonated in the school hole as students gathered for their lessons and 4 people including 2 children have died after a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of france more than a dozen people have been taken to hospital but was thought to have been trying to reach the u.k. it's believed to be the biggest loss of life from a single boat during migrant crossings in the english channel. that's it for myself from the team here in london for now my nigeria is the program coming up next. $7000000.00 people will visit homes around china together vital demographic data for the country's 7 occupation census. how trying to complete such a huge challenge during the code 1000 and demi. special coverage on al-jazeera. going to. be. transferred. to. my nigeria is sucked up by nigeria is your development. this is my nigeria

the african union mediated talks followed the u.s. president's warning that the project could spark military action from egypt if european has accused donald trump of inciting war that egypt might blow up the dam . the u.n. is warning the humanitarian crisis in yemen is worsening with 98000 children at high risk of dying unicef says a half a 1000000 under fives in southern yemen are acutely malnourished also found that the number of children in urgent need of treatment has increased by nearly 10 percent this year compared to last the u.s. supreme court has a new justice a macone baronets was sworn in as a late night ceremony after the republican controlled senate approved her appointment this means the topcoat now has a conservative majority of 6 to 3 those headlines more news here a non-zero write off to al-jazeera correspondent. my name is a killer mani i'm a documentary filmmaker and a former refugee from kosovo. i was forced to leave home in the early nineties when i was 8 years old at the start of the balkan wars. an independent

wave is hitting europe hard record new infections are being reported across the continent the african union is calling for calm in tanzania ahead of local and national elections on wednesday police in the semi autonomous zanzibar region have denied firing bullets of protesters a major opposition party says 8 people were killed during demonstrations the syrian special envoy at the un is urging cooperation between russia and turkey as well as a russian airstrike that killed at least 78 turkish backed rebels in the region on monday the 2 countries back opposing sides in the conflict these dynamics can unravel depreciates calm achieved through post of the russian turkish corp corp which already faces junctions even that joint patrols have remained stalled for old mom. i appeal both to russia and turkey through if to contain the situation in the us 2 major wildfires are burning in parts of southern california powerful winds are causing the fires in orange county to spread so far more than 100000 people have been forced to leave their homes hundreds of firefighters have been deployed a local elec

the african union has lifted its suspension of mali which went into effect after president. was ousted by military leaders in august and this comes 3 days after the west african regional bloc eco was announced a lifting of sanctions that have been put in place because of the coup the sanctions included border closures and a ban on commercial trade and financial flows but not basic necessities drugs equipment to fight coronavirus fuel or electricity in. meanwhile a french aid worker in mali freed by groups linked to al qaeda has just returned home to france so for patrol and was released with the former presidential candidate from mali as part of a prisoner exchange with us huck has the story. the end of their ordeal. wrapped in a white scarf as french aid worker sophie free at last after spending almost 4 year hostage in the hands of al qaeda affiliate fighters in northern mali is desert. shouts her 51 year old son sebastian. before. he had lost hope of ever seeing her ally and something for her to get well says to her son they held me for almost 4 years you were there with m

the african union is calling for calm in tanzania ahead of local and national elections on whether to say police in the semi autonomous zones of our region of denied firing bullets of protesters a major opposition party says 8 people were killed during demonstrations. more than 90 people have been arrested during protests in philadelphia over the police shooting of a black man dozens of officers were injured during the unrest police cars and way spins were set on fire while several stores were looted 27 year old walter wallace was shot dead by police on monday as a bystander filmed the incident and posted it on social media officers say wallace was holding a knife and had ordered him to drop it several times an explosion at a religious school in pakistan has killed at least 8 people more than 100 others have been injured in the city of bashar were those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after a one on one east escaping korea's pacific called goodbye. as donald trump been good for america everything is in disarray the media of course take it in every debate that t

the united nations and the african union have both condemned an attack on school children in southwest cameroon at least 8 children have been killed 13 of us seriously injured no group has yet claimed responsibility and us presidential candidates donald trump and democrat joe biden have been campaigning in battleground states opinion polls suggest biden is in the lead nationally but it's a tight race and so-called swing states. there has been an upset in the seychelles presidential election with the opposition candidate winning for the 1st time in more than 40 years the electoral commission says we will run color one took nearly 55 percent of the votes that's the 1st opposition when since independence from britain well our correspondent allan webb is following all those developments for us from nairobi malcolm a landmark presidential victory 4 years after a landmark parliamentary victory now succeeds its 6th attempt i believe it went in the presidency and tell us a little bit about him. that's right he wanted this job to rule so he shows for decades he's a priest and it was his work wi

the united nations and the african union have condemned an attack on school children in southwest cameroon at least 8 children have been killed and 13 others seriously injured no group has claimed responsibility the opposition candidates in the seychelles has won the presidential election the election commission says. brown color one has gained still the 55 percent of the total votes cast is the 1st presidential win for the opposition in the 40 years since independence u.s. presidential candidate store trump and democrat joe biden are campaigning in battleground states as election day looms opinion polls suggest biden is in the lead nationally but it's a tight race in swing states afghan security forces say they've killed a senior al qaeda leader who was on the f.b.i.'s most wanted list. musri was killed during a special operation in the husni province he was believed to be 2nd in command musri have been charged in the united states with conspiracy to kill americans. france says recalled its ambassador from turkey as tensions rise over demands to reform islam this after the turkish preside

reporter: they are calling for mass action and has asked international bodies such as the african unione pole. the electoral commission denies the allegations say in the opposition just wants to start trouble. where the presidential results will be announced, residents have mixed reaction about the election and calls for demonstrations. >> this election is not credible. there is no democracy. >> i'm happy, the results should be respected. let the president finish the good progress he started five years ago. reporter: opposition leaders say the only option for tanzania ns to have their voices heard is a protest. al jazeera, nairobi. anchor: protests have been growing in poland after last week's near total ban on abortions. demonstrators rallied in worse off. the constitutional court ruled abortions would only be available in extreme conditions including rape or incessant. the prime minister accused protesters of trying to destroy the nation. dozens of bodies from the month of fighting in nagorno-karabakh have been exchanged by armenia and azerbaijan. the handover occurred in the brief pa

and credible elections lisa's calling for mass action and has international bodies such as the african union the european union and the un not to recognize a poll the electoral commission denies everything allegations saying the opposition just wants to start trouble. where the presidential results will be announced residents have mixed reaction about the election and calls for demonstrations on the new york want to. do during the days not democracy enough i'm happy the results should be respected the top prison tradition the good projects he started 5 years ago opposition leaders say the only option for congress and to have their voices hard is to join mosque portis wiley's once the results are announced by the electoral commission they cannot be challenging. catherine al-jazeera nairobi. just 4 days to go before the u.s. election and his tens of millions of voters cast their ballots early for the criminals the struggling to get their voices heard in florida x. in maine sorry allowed to vote but only if they've paid off court fines and fees which many can't afford to do and economic reports

. >> african union is because the -- calling for peaceful elections. protests were held. an explosion at a religious school in pakistan has given at least eight people -- has injured at least eight people. the delegation has made visits to the italy province following the russian air strike that killed turkish backed rebels in the region on monday. russia and turkey back opposing sides in the conflict. the u.s. secretary of state has pledged support for india against threats from china. i pompeo -- mike on pao -- mike pompeo said there was your classified data. a major wildfire burning through parts of orange county in southern california. more than 60,000 people forced to evacuate as powerful wind helps to spread the blaze. fatal shooting of a mentally ill black man near philadelphia has led to violent protests overnight. police shot and killed him after yelling at him for not putting down his knife. those are the headlines on al jazeera. coming up next is inside story. ♪ >> hello and welcome to the program. it has been 30 years since chile emerged from a military dictat

the money and authority welcomed this announcement made by the african union reinstating mali as part of a member state on tuesday the west african body ecowas lifted its sanctions on the country which included closing off its borders and halting all financial transactions and on the resume of course the united nations security council reinstated it supports with this government that has not been elected this government of transition in which many of the members of the military jintao that took over power on august 8th and 18th overthrowing brian burke are kate well they are part of the leadership of this transition team now while this president michel announced a sigh of relief after the french hostage was released remember this is the last hostage held in captivity for france well the americans continue to impose sanctions on them on the in state saying that they will stop and halt military cooperation with the transition of government and tell they hold free and fair elections and that will happen in 18 months time and they are unhappy that the money has released almost $200.00 fig

so far the african union because that's the regional book of west africa they have already declared thate voting process was transplanted something that has been disputed by the opposition in the. and you have to know that the opposition. himself has declared a winner even before the electoral commission announces the results so i dis moment though because of us said the election process was transpiring but the people in guinea contest narrative. ok fred just just coming back to these 2 men contending for this presidency and as you write so you told us it's the 3rd time they're having a go at it. they've both got big profiles in guinea. the incumbent president alpha condé is he mold then and now the old man team to power. well that seems to be their part and especially in the west africa. region where currents are you see what is happening because they have had to change the constitution so that the incumbent president can run for a time then the same thing happens in guinea where he has actually been in power for one or 2 times for 10 years he is has forced to change the constitution so

the chairman of the african union is calling for calm. catherine has our report.rine: these protesters in the semiautonomous zanzibar region of zanzibar, the main presidential opposition candidate was arrested on the island at a polling station during a band for voting. he was later released. it has been tense in the past few days on the island, with fighting between opposition supporters and police. tanks and troops from the tanzania mainland have also been deployed. voting continued at polling stations despite demonstrators alleging the election will be rigged. >> it is a few protesters wanted to cause disruption -- destruction and disrupt voting. we have arrested some of them. they're criminals. everyone is going well. correspondent: on the zanzibar archipelago, several people have been killed and others injured for attempting to block distribution of voting material. they say some ballots had been marked. elections in zanzibar have often been contentious and violent. in voting during the 2015 presidential election, the electoral commission on old the results a

up they'll be quite disturbed by the fact that the president is threatening one member of the african union from the oval office on behalf of another. and that could add to the challenges that egyptian diplomats are facing as they work to drum up support at the a you for their position and and achieve a favorable compromise to me they called us from the top to institute for middle east policy from barcelona we appreciate it thank you very much indeed. thanks for having me. and i'll play more ahead on the news hour including medicines in pakistan could soon be out of reach for some of the country's most vulnerable people. i'm john hendren in minneapolis a test case of whether young demonstrators will be. found in sport get all fueled by find out why these riders were protesting in the middle of a race. the u.s. has posted another records daily jumping covert 1000 cases nearly 84000 infections were announced on friday this art installation in washington highlights the growing toll with a white flag for every american who has lost their life in germany deaths have gone beyond 10000 infections

that the resilience of the african people has always shown not the level of coordination from the african union and the level of leadership of collectivism that have not been seen on the african continent has not been seen elsewhere in the world you know in terms of the way they react in the responding to could be ignited and this is what still gives all that in the nearest future we can get back on track to recovery and maybe the figures the nobel. committee touted magnet if you look at the other picture you have those who are making a lot of money and you have those who are suffering now when you look at this particular picture one would ask the question which is very legitimate one could the unset of this problem be to reinvent the top income tax base world wide or in another way impose aggressive taxes on the wealthiest of the world. you know it's seems very easy that yes you can put a very big tax on the wealthy but the wealthy alone stupid. what we discovered in the in the. for the last british election for the liberal party were preparing for its surface for over but if you were to remov