army and the african union armies. killings of civilians does the un huff and the oversight on that. does the un condemn those incident? does the un investigate those incidents? can you give me just a case where the u.n. investigated an incident in which civilians have been killed by u.s. army, all the african union troops? yes, we in fact have a group that convenes co-chaired by myself and by the head of unicef in somalia, looking at the impact of conflict on the civilian population. so indeed, we have a team that records all of these incidents. we see just of course we see do investigate, we're talking about condemnation. we're talking about trying to prevent it from being repeated. we're talking about the u.n. imposing order or a mood or savant's of understanding between you and the american troops and the african troops. so that you prevent further killing of civilians in your country. well, 1st of all with respect to the african union mission in somalia as it is the u.n. security council mandated mission. indeed,

african union envoy, some african union members arrived in the capital, addis ababa on wednesday.the african union has appointed 3 heads of state to try and mediate, mediate prime minister, ahmed is said to be open to anything except talking to the degree leadership. and he said that they needed to be either defeated or they needed to give up, but other voices have been joining in the calls for dialogue. on wednesday, the u.n. secretary general antonio terrors his spokesman, speaking to our jazeera said that they were backing the african union and urged the african union's civil around a poser. he's the president of south africa to lead the way in the one of the most recent voices to join in the, in the diplomatic pressure. is us president elect joe biden's, new national security appointee. he said he was urging both sides for dialogue and was also said he was concerned about the risks for civilians and also potential war crimes where the end i were being made. thanks. welcome. the u.s. president donald trump has pardoned his former national security advisor, michael flynn. he's d

in fact, the african union chair person days ago. and now how delighted he was that ethiopian had agreed to the appointment of 3 and 4 with and had agreed to their role in media and between the 2 parties. the problem was on the here, inside of the government, we heard that that this had not been agreed to. so it does beg the question of what role these 3 envoys will have moving forward. will it simply be a role of interlocutor between the ethiopian government and the african union? it is true that africa is very african leaders are very skilled at mediation and dialogue, per se. it so too is the african union and egads, the intergovernmental authority under development. also located in addis ababa but what sort of process goes forward is in question on the here government side. they, regard this that what they call t.p., our left young tire group as criminals. and they feel that there is no place for a group that committed treason, treasonous crimes, at the negotiating or mediation table. that's that i think what is paramount is to h

on friday, abby ami told the african union, mediators, he'll only speak to representatives. he says, operating legally in tikrit, the government insists this doesn't mean the prime minister is rejecting talks to end the conflict. now the fighting is forced 43000 people to seek refuge in neighboring sue done. the un's high commissioner for refugees is calling for 150 $1000000.00 in donations. and the morgan has more from a camp in sudan. oh morocco, but a refugee camp here in sudan got out of state has expanded since it was 1st opened just over 2 weeks ago. now when it was 1st, opened it hosted about 300 if european refugees fleeing from the conflict in the sacred region. now the camp hosts more than 7000. is he a peon refugees? and this place is becoming sort of a permanent shelter for them until things ease back home and they say it's safe for them to return. now this is the only formal refugee camp here and about of state despite saddam hussein more than 43000 if you can refugees over the past 3 weeks escaping from the conflict in the tigra region. the other centers have r

or will it simply be a role of interlocutor between the ethiopian government and the african union? it is true that africa is very african leaders are very skilled at mediation and dialogue, per se. it so too is the african union and it got the intergovernmental authority under development, also located in addis ababa. but what sort of process goes forward is in question on the ethiopian government side,, they regard this that what they call t.p., our left young tire group. as criminals, and they feel that there is no place for a group that committed treason, treasonous crimes, at the negotiating or mediation table. that's that i think what is her management is to hear the voice of the 2 grand people and to make some decisions on who the stakeholders will be at whatever table we have. moving forward dialogue table facilitation, table mediation table, who will be the state stakeholders representing the voice of the 2 group and he, paul and also i think it's important to remember that if you this close partnerships with different members of the international community forward will be i

while the african union is just calling for peace the african union saying they haven't heelys that. african union has had stand observers to the election they haven't reviewed you release their preliminary findings of how the election was but they basically have been calling for calm so has an embassy even seen a statement from the american embassy raising concerns about for you lent elections raising concerns about allegations of wides widespread practices election about practices the opposition has been saying that that was widespread irregularities they talk about by a lot stuffing ballot box stuffing some papers had been pre-marked and so on and so the u.s. has very concerns about that we are waiting for statements from other observer missions as well but then i mean a lot of people in tanzania i just say that they hope that things are going to go smoothly they hope that this protest that have been called are not going to be violent hoping that there's not going to be like violent confrontations between police and protesters yesterday we had from president before you saying that

to exert more >> there is a long-standing issu within the african union about not coming out firmly that are seen as internal to countries.we see the africany often turning a blind eye to rigged elections. and once again, this is meant to be a tican union's silencing of the guns. we are not seeinthem coming out with really strong statements saying there will be sanctions on members and thatope d will face some sort of --at and ethiopia will face some sort of reprisal from the broader community if itha continues withappears to be these threats to commit war crimes. ros: if you want more information on theetituation in opia, you can get it at bbc.com/news. before i say goodbye, let me switch back to., the u because president trump has not conceded defeat in the election. but he has been p.doning a turk this was the moment at the white house earlier. >> bring them out. look at that beautiful, beautiful bird. so lucky. that is a beautiful bird. ros: this is a presidential ritual that takes place ahead of the thanksgiving holiday. more than 35 million turkeys are ten in the u.s., but not

we have countries pushing for a negotiator and dialogue but we have by the african union which shouldand get abby seems to be running rings around and we are talking about the former president of african states but he said he will not meet them as a single delegation he'll meet them one one and he will not allow them to mediate so he really does seem to be running rings around them and i think that's because in his mind at least he has diminished advantage. do you think it's also partly perhaps there is no appetite from the more senior members of the african union to try and exert more pressure? there is a long—standing issue within the african union but really not coming out fairly on issues that are seen as internal to countries so we see the african union very often turning a blind eye to rig elections and once again meant to be the african union year of peace and silencing the guns as their theme for this year and we the guns as their theme for this yearand we are the guns as their theme for this year and we are not seeing them coming out with really strong statement saying there

leader has called on the un and the african union to condemn me. the o.p.'s use of what he called excessive force during its nearly 2 week offensive. earlier t.v. l.f. launched rockets into eritrea in the north saying that's what ethiopian troops were attacking from. the more refugees from ethiopia's to greater region are continuing to cross over into sudan sudanese, state media, say the number of people fleeing the violence has risen. not a nearly 25000 more from mohamad. joe, he's in gondar on the border of that region. there is no letup in the fighting between a few appears. national defense forces some bad destruction of the to great region and no funny 30 pm here in the city. oh, well, we have seen buses full of troops as well as vehicles carrying food and medical supplies headed towards the border them out of eden, ha's with a to great region. we've been told they are enforcement for the troops and government troops who are already engaged in the fighting, which is now day 12 with the to gripe people's liberation front. the government has been claiming

the african union calling for an immediate cease fire but we have been listening. yes there's a lot of concern that this fighting that's going only the northern part of the country could draw ethiopia's people into a civil war something the prime minister's govern. it has been saying that it is not going to happen and there is anyone saying that this is going to result into a civil war. does not know the country deeply of course the african union has just issued a statement most of hockey mom the chairman of the commission of the african union is saying that there should be an immediate. end to hostilities and 3rd the african union was ready and willing to help mediation efforts within the parties that are conflicting in them or one part of the control of the un last week of on top of the fighting also issued a statement expressing concern and there's also concern from neighboring countries whose leaders have been calling prime minister. but so far the government has not shown any willingness to talk ok many thanks ring is the very latest from. at least 50 people h

we have been in touch -- we have been fully supported, the african union's leading role in trying toe the situation. >> the u.n. is raising the alarm about ethiopian peacekeepers being disarmed or recalled from their unit serving with you and -- with the u.n. they are aware of five officers including the deputy force commander in the region between south sudan and sedan who have been -- and sue don who have been sent home. there is no news about what has happened with them since. >> it was the worst attack in u.k. history. a posthumous appeal for the only man convicted of killing 270 people is underway in scotland. france pushes ahead with a contentious security law designed to strengthen police powers. ♪ >> we have got more cloud and rain coming into essential parts of china at the moment. what are we -- the weather sliding through wuhan. 16 for shanghai. somewhat drier further north. dry across the korean peninsula. largely dry into japan. one are two offshore showers coming into the western side as we go on through thursday. possibility of wintry mix. essentially, starting to dry

talks with to grain leaders as visiting peace envoys force for a resolution to the conflict. 3 african union representatives met with abbie ahmed in addis ababa, where he told them he would only speak to representatives operating legally in the northern region. a day ago the army was ordered to carry out the final phase of its offensive and move in on to graze. regional capital mckelway for french officers have been arrested after video surfaced, showing paris police attacking and racially abusing a black music producer. it was recorded by security cameras inside the man's studio . he says police followed him in after seeing him without a mask. u.s. version, donald trump says he will leave the white house if the electoral college confirms a victory of president elect. joe biden says it would be a mistake if biden is confirmed adding it would be difficult to concede. president trump has repeatedly has repeated rather unfounded claims about the election being stolen from him. just so you certainly will certainly will. and you know that, but i think that there will be a lot of things happening

the african union wa nts tensions.ts an immediate ceasefire and this battle between a nobel peace prize winning prime minister against the leadership of this region which the government regards as illegal and so should be crushed. on the weekend, the prime minister publicly blamed the region's leaders for human rights abuses and corruption. their objective was clear. to make the country ungovernable by instigating divides. now the un warns of a region under threat. we are told communications continue to be disrupted and there are reports of interruptions to the electricity supply as well as shortages of basic commodities such as flower and fuel. the closure of banks and an accessibility to the region have required humanitarian operations. the humanitarian crisis is forcing people to the beyond ethiopia's borders to seek refuge in neighbouring sudan. thousands of refugees have fled so far with the un warning of up to 9 million at risk of displacement. both sides are digging in. there are fears about what could happen ne

the ethiopian prime minister has met african union envoys who are visiting the country to try to bringked the au for its concern, but he rejected international offers of mediation. the un has flown aid into neighbouring sudan for those displaced by the fighting. the long—time leader of belarus, alexander lu kashenko, has said he will not be president once a new constitution is in place. mr lukashenko gave no timescale for his proposed constitutional process. belarus's opposition wants mr lukashenko to step down immediately. four french police officers are being held for questioning, after a video showed them beating up a black music producer in paris. the video sparked outrage from the government and celebrities alike. president macron has said france has been shamed by the incident. here's our correspondent hugh schofield in paris on what happened. an incident on saturday evening in paris, what we know is what we see in the video, which was taken in the very cramped reception area of a music studio up there — which belonged to this man, michel zecler. and what we see on video is him b

the african union is worried, the instability could threaten the region.that three former heads of state would be travelling to ethiopia to mediate between the two sites. they include them who have first—hand knowledge of how much damage can be done by war. quick to play down the mediation. in a statement, they said yes, the prime minister will be meeting the au invoice, but dismissed news that they'll be mediating between the government and the authorities as fake. the prime minister seems determined to fight on, to overthrow interest the leaders. the politicians who have for years dominated politics in ethiopia until he came to power two years ago. the un is preparing for many more refugees in sudan, but it seems unlikely that the mediation efforts to bring about peace between the two sides if it shifts into guerrilla style wa rfa re sides if it shifts into guerrilla style warfare in the mountains, the impact could be long and the devastation on civilians. a satellite that's considered critical for understanding the effects of climate change has been lau

has denied reports that the prime minister is rejecting talks with the grain leaders, met with african union envoys and told them he don't speak to representatives operating legally in the region. it's full, says, have been fighting troops for almost 3 weeks, insisted his government must unfolds the rule of law, integrate or risk a culture of impunity that could threaten the country's survival. on thursday he ought to the army to carry out the final phase of its offensive and move in on to graze regional capital. well, the ethiopian prime minister's spokeswoman beilein, so you spoke 12 has their own. describe the government's position. i think it's a widely understood concept with regard to the strong words with rejection, particularly because the prime minister has enough rejected talking to anybody from that's a great impact. the provision administration that has been set up constitutionally by the house. the federation is an amalgamation, or a composition of various to great political parties that are active in the progressive region. at this point, one of the key measure is this pick up

african union envoys, some african union employees, arrived in the capital, addis ababa on wednesday. prime minister nabil ahmed has said he'd be open to anything except talking to the great leadership. and he said that they needed to be either defeated or they needed to give up one of the most recent voices to join in in the diplomatic pressure is us president elect joe biden's, new national security appointee. he said he was urging both sides for dialogue and was also said he was concerned about the risks for civilians and also potential war crimes. health experts have raised doubts over the covert. 19 vaccine produced by british drug company astra zeneca, an oxford university. they say a manufacturing error during the trial process makes it difficult to assess its effectiveness more than 2 and a half 1000 volunteers receive half a dose followed by a full days in this great. the vaccine was 90 percent effective. and the 9000 others received. 2 full days says, and in this group it was 62 percent effective. seneca said when combined, the results said the vaccine is 70 percent effectiv

the federal government revisited by the african union and the states and africa are finding that a mediationly and peacefully. the last groups were invoices sent by south african, chair of the african union. it seems that the government's refused to even refuse to allow them to travel to the tigray region. the government has international mediation, and also domestic mediation. the only way i think this could be resolved is through political dialogue by bringing everyone around the table. a crisis is not simply between the two governments and it's a much broader issue. there is an insurgency going on at the moment. so since the prime minister has made the country a lot more divided than it was at the time that he came to power, the time that he came to power, the only way to move forward in ethiopia is for all of the ta bles to ethiopia is for all of the tables to come around the table, agree a deal that will enhance the future of the country. without that, i think we will see it become far worse for guerrilla warfare that this particular moment has forests for very long time in the past. th

the african union is worried. the instability could threaten the region.ent cyril ramaphosa. news that three former heads of state would be travelling to ethiopia to help mediate between the two sides. they include liberian ellenjohnson sirleaf and mozambique's joaqium chissano. both have plenty of first—hand knowledge of how much devastation can be caused by war. but the government in the ethiopian capital addis ababa has been quick to play down the mediation. in a statement, it said, yes, prime minister abiy ahmed will be meeting the au envoys, but it dismissed news that the envoys will be mediating between the government and the tigrayan authorities as fake. the prime minister appears determined to fight on, to overthrow and arrest the tplf leaders, the politicians in tigray who for years dominated politics in ethiopia until mr abiy came to power two years ago. the un is preparing for many more refugees in sudan. for now, it seems unlikely that the mediation efforts will bring about peace between the two sides. and if this shifts into guerrilla—style wa

if europeans government is rejected attempts by the african union to mediate in the conflict in northern ethiopia, the fighting has triggered what the united nations is calling a full scale humanitarian crisis. and police are clashing with anti-government protesters in guatemala, after hundreds stormed the congress building and set it on fire. police fired tear gas to clear the demonstration, which was led by university students after it turned violent. now to the pandemic, the united states has recorded its 1212000000 kovan 1000 case. there are fears the figure could rise sharply as families ignored vice not to travel for the upcoming holiday weekend for thanksgiving. meanwhile, in iran, they are struggling there with a 3rd wave of the chrono virus. the government now introducing a 2nd lockdown to try and slow the spread, said beg reports from tehran. nearly 500 people have been dying from covert, 19 every day in iran as it battles of 3rd wave of coronavirus and daily infections number more than 13000. that's the highest the country has had since the start of the outbreak. current preve

mahomet's congratulates of the 2 and say it the african union commission looks forward to a new stronger u.s. africa relationship based on mutual respect and shared values off international cooperation. and for more on this i'm joined by cité. a political scientist at the university of pretoria in south africa welcome to news africa so we've see congratulating messages from african leaders to joe biden and camila harris what can we expect to see in terms of u.s. africa relations and the biden administration. thanks so much for having me i think that what we can expect is to see a u.s. administration that's far more interested in africa donald trump is there a match not particularly interested in the african continent except in so far as it's related to a u.s. china relations and he really did see africa as a battleground in terms of the u.s. his trade relations with china and he was not the key visited the african continent and any point during his presidency so i think that we'll see a local interest in africa particularly in development and security issues and trade issues. and what ha

my habits congratulated the 2 and say it the african union commission looks forward to a new stronger u.s. africa relationship based on mutual respect and shared values off international cooperation. and for more on this i'm joined by september a political scientist at the university of pretoria in south africa welcome to news africa so we've seen congratulating messages from african leaders to joe biden and camila harris what can we expect to see in terms of u.s. africa relations and the biden administration. our thanks so much for having me i think that what we can expect is to see a u.s. administration that's far more interested in africa donald trump is there a match not particularly interested in the african continent except. as it related to a u.s. china relations and he really did see africa as a battleground in terms of the u.s. his trade relations with china and he was not the key visited the african continent and any point during his presidency so i think that we'll see a lot more interest in africa particularly in development and security issues and trade issues trying to h

the ethiopian prime minister has met african union envoys who are visiting the country to try to bringahmed thanked the au for its concern, but he rejected international offers of mediation. the un has flown aid into neighbouring sudan for those displaced by the fighting. the long—time leader of belarus, alexander lu kashenko, has said he will not be president once a new constitution is in place. mr lukashenko gave no timescale for his proposed constitutional process. belarus‘s opposition wants mr lukashenko to step down immediately. president trump has suffered yet another setback in his attempt to overturn the election result. his legal challenge has been rejected by a federal court in pennsylvania. judges deemed the case was without merit as the trump team did not make a specific allegation or provide proof. "we are not far from the take it or leave it moment." that's the view of europe's chief negotiator, as face to face brexit talks resume this weekend. michel barnier has now arrived in london, saying he was "very happy to be back" and would continue "with patience and determinati

now ethiopia's government has rejected attempts by the african union to mediate in the conflict. in northern ethiopia. the government launched an offensive against the to gripe people's liberation front 2 weeks ago. and since both sides have accuse each other of killing civilians and as strikes and indiscriminate attacks, the fighting has triggered what united nations is calling a full scale humanitarian crisis. it's called on the warring sides to halt fighting immediately so that more aid can be delivered to people who need it and to refugees, so that refugee safe zones can also be established. meanwhile, an official from the tegra region has accused government forces of wanton killing. they say and said the international community must help to do more to help them. it's also accusing, neighboring eritrea of supporting the ethiopian government offensive. meanwhile, the government in addis ababa and the military have repeatedly denied targeting civilians claiming to only strike t.p.i. left targets. our resources, i mean very much interested in one thing, killing of civilians, wan

african union envoys, some african union employees arrived in the capital, addis ababa on wednesday, a prime minister. i mean, ahmed is said to be open to anything except talking to the grain leadership. and he said that they needed to be either defeated or they needed to give up. one of the, most recent voices to join in in the diplomatic pressure is u.s., president elect joe biden's, new national security appointee. he said he was urging both sides for dialogue and was also said he was concerned about the risks for civilians and also potential war crimes. here president donald trump has pardoned his former national security advisor. michael flynn is done this 8 weeks before he leaves the white house president elect. joe biden is pressing ahead with his transition plans is delivered a thanksgiving speech urging precautions. drawing the pandemic. i'm jordan reports from washington d.c. . thank you very much. even as he refuses to concede that he lost reelection to joe biden, u.s. president donald trump gave a gift to his 1st national security adviser, general michael flynn. a pardon

earlier the government in addis ababa rebuffed an offer from the african union to mediate the conflictolence continues to mount. will ross has more. the exodus from ethiopia into sudan goes on, thousands are fleeing the fighting every day. it has been two and a half weeks since the first shots in this conflict were fired stopping no—one here knows how long they will be forced to live like this. the conditions are tough. translation: we came here because there is no peace back home. so far we haven't received any aid. we have been living in hunger and fia. received any aid. we have been living in hungerand fia. —— theorist. their new home is hardly ideal. sudan itself is facing immense challenges so lots of help is required from outside to ensure the refugees are looked after. our serious concern is that if we do not act quickly, with the resources needed, sudan will be facing dramatic economic crisis. this could not only unravel ethiopian but also sudan. that he plf party is also talking tough and speaks of success on the battlefield, but it is impossible to know the true picture as al

my hope is that the african union moves rapidly to help save lives.nd fortunately the rainy season will be ending shortly, which will make it easier to get aid there and help the long-suffering people there. lehrer: 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? bush: 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 admire 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

denied reports that the prime minister is rejecting talks with to granny to be had met, met with african union envoys, and told them he'd only speak to representatives operation legally in the region. his forces have been fighting troops now for almost 3 weeks. met insisted his government must enforce the rule of law in team play. well risk a culture of impunity that could threaten the country's very survival. on thursday, he ordered the army to carry out the final phase of its offensive and move in capital. on the ethiopian prime minister's spokesperson bill and say you spoke to al jazeera and described the government's position. i think why do you understood the concept with regard to the strong words with rejection, particularly because the president has no clue just to talk to anybody from that's a great region impact. the provision administration that has been fed from a constitutionally, by the help a federation is an amalgamation or a composition of various to grow political parties that are active in the progressive region. at this point, one of the key measure is the conversation is b

and then this is from the african union. but i believe even when you delete a tweet, you probably still mean this is when the african union in africa need in our asking for the immediate cessation of hostilities. and then from the prime minister's own account meeting here, with officials in rwanda thinking about peace and security. so international forces that are involved are concerned. i'm going to ask you briefly maisonette. what difference does that make to a peace process? it doesn't make it here is a difference, i think obviously with if this war drags on for a longer time, obviously the international pressure for a peaceful settlement would, you would be much more greater because obviously the humanitarian situation in the ground would be a little catastrophic. saw it all depends on how manageable this conflict would be if the federal government, as we hear it, if the advice and if they try to neutralize the situation much earlier, then the distortion would be much to cover. but obviously the concern of the internatio

prime minister abu ahmed says, he will only talk with legally appointed to gray and leaders as african union envoys push for peace to end weeks of me fighting a show of strength in iraq's capital, by supporters of the cleric. after he announces they'll run in autumn entry elections next june, and going it alone. we report from a remote region of afghanistan where local troops are trying to maintain security without the help of u.s. forces. and we begin in india where thousands of farmers have gathered in the capital to demand the government scrap new market friendly laws, which they say damage their livelihoods. police have a lot of protesters to gather in the city after initially trying to hold off the crowds. farmers across entire states to fight the changes they face barricades, water, cannon, n.t.a. gas, as police, try to stop their advance and is withdrawn and has more from new delhi. there is a huge police presence here. in fact, so far, there are still more police officers here than there are farmers and testers. there are a large number of police buses to take anyone away. they cause

the african union is worried.s, the politicians in tigray who for years dominated politics in ethiopia until mr abiy came to power two years ago. the un is preparing for more refugees in sudan. for now, it seems unlikely that the mediation efforts will bring about peace between the two sides. and if this shifts into guerrilla—style warfare in the mountains of tigray, the conflict could be long and the impact on civilians devastating. will ross, bbc news. leaders of the world's biggest economies continue their virtual meeting on sunday with a focus on the environment. saturday's g20 summit was dominated by the coronavirus pandemic and the worst global recession in decades. president trump missed a session on pandemic preparedness, and was pictured a short time later on his golf course. our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet is in riyadh. i asked her how the us president managed to slip away we had an official release from the united states outlining what president trump said in his remarks to the openin

net met with african union envoys and told them he'd only speak to representatives operating legally in the region. his forces have been fighting troops there for almost 3 weeks now, up and insisted. his government must enforce the rule of law in tikrit or risk, a culture of impunity that could threaten the country's very survival. on thursday he ordered the army to carry out the final phase of its offensive move in a regional capital. well, the therapy and prime minister spokeswoman relend same spoke to al jazeera and described the government's position for us. i think that the widely misunderstood concept with regard to the strong word with rejection, particularly because the prime minister has not rejected talking to anybody from the to grow region impact the provisional administration that has been set up constitutionally by the half a federation is an amalgamation or a composition of various to grab political parties that are active in the, to grow region. at this point, one of the key aspects of why the whole of those measures being undertaken is because, according to the laws

to graze leader has called on the un and the african union to condemn ethiopia's offensive. uganda's president met ethiopian ministers in negotiations. the ethiopian government says uganda won't play any mediation role. and as the crisis continues, thousands more people are fleeing into neighboring saddam. in a moment we'll have a report on the humanitarian crisis, but 1st begins our coverage from the city of goma on the border of the take rate reach him. there is no letup in the fighting between the few appears. national defense force or somebody destruction of the, to great region in no funny, 30 pm here in the city. where we are, we've seen buses full of troops as well as vehicles carrying food and medical supplies headed towards the border them out of eden, ha's with a to great region. we've been told they are enforcement for the troops and government troops who are already engaged in the fighting, which is now day 12 with the to go right people's liberation front. the government has been claiming huge victories and in the past 24 hours have said they have taken over the

grain leaders as international negotiations push for a resolution to the weeks long conflict. 3 african union, special envoys met with met in addis ababa, but he told them we'd only speak to representatives operating illegally in the region. a day ago, the army was ordered to carry out a final phase of its offensive and move in on to graze regional capital. a government imposed deadline for to grain forces to surrender expired on wednesday. will the ethiopian prime minister's spokesperson delaine say, you spoke to al jazeera earlier? describe the government's position? i think it's a widely misunderstood concept with regard to the strong word with rejection, particularly because the prime minister has also rejected talking to anybody from the to grow region impact the provisional administration that has been set up a constitutionally, by the help. a federation is an amalgamation or a composition of various to gripe parties that are active in the progressive region . at this point, one of the key with why the little venture is being undertaken is because, according to the laws of the land in t

visiting peace envoy to push for a resolution to the week's long conflict in the northern region. 3 african union, special envoys met the prime minister meant and i discovered he told them he'd only speak to representatives operating legally in the region. the army was ordered to carry out the final phase of its offensive and move in on to grace regional capital . my colleague for the bike to grow spoke to the ethiopian prime minister spokeswoman be named. so you i think that the widely misunderstood concept with regard to the strong words with rejection, particularly because the prime minister has not rejected talking to anybody from the to grow region impact the provisional administration that has been set for the constitutionally by the half a federation is an amalgamation or a composition of various to grow political parties that are active in the to grow region. so there is no rejection on his part because this provision meditation is comprised of representatives of course, speaking on behalf of the people of the ground, one with up one point with regard to your question of mediation at this