our omoyele sowore and ako haram --amber khan conversation about nigeria and the status of those girls, coming up right now. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: the kidnapping of more than 200 girls in northeastern nigeria has rocked the world's attention to the continuing threat of boko haram and the escalating oppression of women and girls around the world. joining me to talk about this is ofyele sowore and amber khan women for women international wish for more than 20 years has helped women rebuild their lives in the aftermath of war. i'm delighted to have you both on the program. you, becausewith you just got back from nigeria. i want to start with what happened over the weekend. jonathan and others were called together for a summit. what do we know and what we believe happened in that meeting? isthe threat of boko haram becoming a regional problem. it is trying to create a lawless state between nigeria, chad, and egypt. they are creating this enclave where they can fully operate and do whatever they want to do. for allraining ground

. >> amber khan from women for women international. thank you. >> thank you. >> violence in nigeria is threatening to overshadow a forum who gather for the world economic forum on africa. the event is supposed to shine a spotlight on nigeria which recently became africa's largest economy. the votes are being counted in south africa after the country's fifth general aelection, the first since nelson mandela. >> as reported, poor south africans say the government must do much more to step up. >> a night of protest in some parts of south africa security forces make sure that they're clearly visitable at polling stations. they burned down three polling stations on tuesday night. they say they're tired of waiting for the government to provide basic services. >>> voting for the first time, she hopes that conditions in her community will change. >> we are going far from crime. at night rape sometimes, whatever. >> reporter: soldiers have been deployed. they will stay on high alert in areas they call hot spots. but their presence does not scar