the central mosque in bangui is only 4 place is of worship for the few thousand muslims who remain in the capital. 100,000 muslims were forced from their homes and thousands of others were killed during the civil war. >> translator: the car for all central africans, christians and muslims, they want to live with dignity and freedom. >> this is the only safe place for muslims, it is protected by international peace keepers. in this neighborhood, there is no conflict between muslims and christians. but danger lurks nearby. >> translator: we cannot go to the hospital. we have sick children. if we go out they will kill us. >> cut from the rest of the city deprived of education and health care. security and limited access to the area makes it hard to earn a living. >> we have a problem securing merchandise. we can't go downtown to buy any goods and no one dares transporting the goods to us after fear of getting killed. >> what started three years ago as a power grab between groups, rapidly turned into a fight between christians and muslims. but christian worshipers in this church say they

al jazeera, bangui. >>> central fill peeps because of typhoon melor, category 3 typhoon.n it blew in the gusts of more than 150 kilometers an hour. >>> the trial of one of china's most prominent dissidents has ended after just five hours. the human rights lawyer pu jejang has spent more than a year and a half in prison because of comments he put online. adrian brown went to the trial and this is what happened. >> china's constitution guarantees free speech. but there wasn't much of that outside beijing's second intead intermediate court. someone in the crowd shouted that china's president was despicable. it is a very sensitive case. police are doing their best as you can see, to prevent the media getting anywhere near the court. this is the same treatment meted out to diplomats. a very, very prominent dissident and as you can see it's actually very difficult to film. among the diplomats turned away the first secretary of the u.s. embassy. >> civil society leaders such as mr. pu should not be subjected to continuing expression. >> reporter: that was about as much as he cou

. >>> well, more than 100,000 muslims have been forced to leave bangui. many say they live in stab fear for their lives. >> a rare call to prayer in the central african republic. the tension was in bangui as one of four places of worship for the muslims who remain in the capital. muslims are forced from their homes and thousands of others were killed during the civil war. >> it's all for major league africans. christians and muslims. they want to live in dignity and freedom. >> this is the district that is safe for muslims. it is protected by international peace keepers. and in this neighborhood there is no conflict between muslims and christians, but danger lurks nearby. >> we cannot go to the hospital. we have sick children. if we go out this will kill us. >> security and limited access to the area makes it hard to earn a living. >> we have problems securing merchandise. we can't go down to buy any goods. an no one is transporting the goods to us out of fear of getting killed. >> what started three years ago as a power grab between armed groups turned t

that was in bangui, where they should be best organized. there has been voters turned away.e were talking to the head of the african union observer mission, saying there was confusion between voters not issued cards, but had been told they could turn up with receipt and another form of idea, yet they've been turned away. a bit of a breakdown between people looking to take part in the election and some running the election on the whom, things are moving relatively smoothly in bangui, there are gus forming -- queues forming. many are pleased that it is happening after delays on the security front. this is a volatile company speaking to the head the united nations. they said they have an early warning system in place, and are prepared to act swiftly and aggressively if trouble flares. >> 10 i.s.i.l. leaders have been killed. some are linked to the paris attackers. the iraqi prime minister emphasised that the recap was an iraqi provision. and baghdad differing with washington on how long it there take to complete. >> this is an alleged i.s.i.l. leader with ties an abdul hamid. a

from the capital of bangui, what is the situation like as people come out to vote? >> reporter: voting has started off here quite slowly. polling stations opening a bit late and one of the concerns over the selection was the lack of training of polling station staff. that was one of the reasons given for the latest three-day delay. the streets are quiet. we think people are just staying at home waiting to see how the security situation unfolds. voting can be a risky business here at the referendum. a couple of weeks ago fighting broke out at several polling station here in the capital of bangui as some tried to intimidate others from taking part in the referendum. on some of the streets south defense groups sort of community watch groups have set up check points and they are not allowing certain types of vehicles down certain streets. that's because it has been known that people have thrown grenades from motorcycles and other types of vehicles. so people have a lot more to consider here when they go out to vote other than just who they're going to vote for. so let's

pk5 in bangui is a muslim enclave. these people have felt under siege so the officers' presence is reassuring. they say if they dare to leave the area, they could be killed. >> translation: we want a president so we can live in peace. so we can walk and go wherever we want, so we can leave this neighborhood. we're stuck here like prisoners. if we get a good president, we can go anywhere. we feel good, we will sleep well and not hear gun shots any more. >> reporter: many have lived in fear since the mostly muslim seleca group committed offences against civilians as they fought their way to the capital to overthrow the president president francios bozize. militia took revenge on them. neighbors turned on neighbours. this man is christian. he left pk5 when the violence was at its worst. he still lives in a camp even though things are better. >> translation: we have been with muslims together. we have been overcome. that's why i've stated to come back to vote in my neighborhood so that muslims and christians can be togethe

finishing in bangui. >> reporter: under intense security pope francis ventures into bangui to meet leaders. the pk5 neighbourhood is surrounded by armed groups he called for them to unite. >> translation: christians and muslims lived together. we say no to hate red. many say the pope's vision is important. they have descended into a conflict. the violence forcing nearly a million from their homes. interest. god willing if they listen to what the pope says. >> reporter: this is the final leg of a taller, taking pope francis to -- tour, taking francis to kenya and other areas. >> translation: to all those that make unjust use of weapons, lay down and arm yourself with righteousness. >> reporter: never befores has the head of the church visited an active zone, some regard it as a chance for open during troubled times. >>> the international monetary fund added the chinese yuan, to the currencies that it uses as a measure of value, it's a victory for beijing's campaign for recognition as a global power. >> the head of the international monetary fund says it reflects changes in china's economy.

tania page reports from the capital of bangui. >> reporter: the police are here to make sure people feelis fight. this is a muslim enclave. the officers' presence is reassuring. they say if they dare to leave the area they could be killed. >> translation: we want a president so we can live in peace, so we can walk and go wherever we want, to leave this neighborhood. we are stuck here like prisoners. we can go anywhere and feel good, we will sleep well and we won't hear gun shots any more if we get a good president. >> reporter: they're voting to start over. many have lived in fear since abuses against civilians in the overthrow of the president francios bozize. neighbors turned on neighbors. this man is a christian. he left pk5 when the violence was at its worst. although things are better now he still lives in a camp. >> translation: with the muslims we have been together since we were young. i have decided to come back to vote in my neighbourhood so that muslims and christians can than together. >> reporter: last week a leader dropped his call for an autonomous state. security has been

. >>> areas hit by polling-day violence, muslim majority pk 5 district of the capital bangui on monday. to allow those from going to the polls. several towns will have a third day of voting. five people were killed in clashes on sunday. >>> over 100,000 muslims have been forced to leave the capital bangui. areas protected by security forces. but many live in constant fear for their lives. >> a rare call to prayer in the central african republic. only one of four places where muslims can pray in the capital. thousands of others were killed during the civil war. >> translator: the cars for all central africans, christians and muslims, they just want to live with dignity and in freedom. >> this is the district only safe place for muslims. it is protected by international peace keepers. and in this neighborhood thrust no conflict between muslims and christians. but danger lurk lurks nearby. >> we can't go to the hospital. if we are sick it may kill us. >> deprived of education and health care. security and limited access to the area makes it hard to earn a living. >> we have a problem secu

al jazeera's tanya page reports from the capital of bangui. >> pk 5 in bangui is a muslim enclave. officers presence is reassures. they say if they dare to leave the area three could be killed. >> translator: we want a president so we can live in peace so we can walk and go wherever we want, so we can leave this neighborhood. we're stuck here like prisoners. if we get a good president we can go anywhere, we'll feel good, we'll sleep well and we won't hear gun shots anymore. >> central africans are voting to start over. many have lived in fear since members of the mostly muslim selaca group, neighbors turned on neighbors acknowledge celestei-ne icellcelestine is c. >> i've decided to come back and vote in my neighborhood so muslims and christians can be together. >> security has been improving. during the referendum less than a month ago this was where there was a gun battle between hard liners from within the community and u.n. peace keepers. the fighters were trying to intimidate people from voting. but now we're told some of those who were shooting then are now voting. but there

tania page is in the central african republic's capitol bangui, and she says the election hasn't beenut issues. >> translator: some polling stations opened very late and some opened without any election material, that was here in bangui where things should be most organized. the head of the observer commission said their biggest concern was that some people have been turned away from polling stations like this. some people haven't received their voter cards, and although they had been told if they turned up with a receipt and another form of id that they would have been able to vote. but there has been some communication break down between the voters and some of the polling station staff. people want this election to mean on end to sectarian violence that has rocked central african republic. everyone that votes has their finger dipped in ink to prevent them from voting again. some of the candidates have alleged fraud, because they say in some of the markets here in the capitol, voter cards have been for sale. there were instances of intimidation at the referendum two weeks ago, but so

pk 5 in bangui is an enclave. the officers' presence is reassuring.hey say if they dared to leave the area they could be killed. >> we want a president so we can live in peace. so we can walk and go wherever we want. so we can leave this neighborhood. we're stuck here like prisoners. if we get a good president we can go anywhere. we'll feel good. we'll sleep well, and we won't hear gunshots any more. >> central africans are voting to start over. many have lived in fear since the abuses committed against the civilians as they fought their way. the christians fought against it. >> with the muslims we've been together since we were young. we've been overcome by what's happened. that's why i decided to come back and vote in my neighborhood so muslims and christians can be together. >> last week an leader dropped his call for an autonomous state. security has been improving. >> during the referendum, there is a gun battle between hard liners from within the community and u.n. peace keepers. the fight percent trying to intimidate people from voting. now we'

tanya page, al jazeera, bangui, central african republic. >> as 2015 looks back, al jazeera is looking back at five families who have been affected by the year's most significant eervets. catherinsignificant events. en catherine soevents. catherine soy has the story. >> undergoing rehabilitation at this spinal injury hospital in nairobi. rachel was studying at garena university in northern kenya when al shabaab soldiers attacked in april. her parents live north of nairobi, just coming to the city every other week to take care of rachel has taken a toll on the family. >> at first it was very hard. she would not eat. she did not want to talk to anyone. we had to be there to make sure she was well taken care of. >> they'll never forget these images from the attack and the day family members spent looking for her not knowing whether she was alive or dead. >> i have determined that life is in the hands of god and you have to no matter, good or bad. >> garisa university is due to reopen next year. a police camp has now been set up inside the university compound. many security changes has als

live from bangui. bolls have been over. has everything been going smoothly. on the whole they have been smooth. once polling stations opened. some of them delayed for hours, some didn't have voting material, and that was here in the capital where you think things will be most organized. we are seeing cues at the polling station. the process is moving forward. people are able to come here and cast the votes. most of them - i was talking to the head of the african union observer area. something we have seen issues is some have not received voter cards. they are turned away at the polling stations, having been told they'd be able to vote. there seems to be a breakdown in communication between what the voters have been told and people manning polling stations have been told. the head of the mission saying that was the biggest concern. some news that there have been delays. polling stations open. 5.5,000 polling stations, some remote. it may not be until the end of the day that we have a full picture. >> given the changes ahead for whoever wins the vote, can it be

pk 5 in bangui is an muslim enclave. the area is under siege so the officers' presence is reassuring. they say if they did leave the area they could be killed. >> we want a president so we can live in peace. so we can walk and go wherever we want. so we can leave this neighborhood. we're stuck here like prisoners. if we get a good president, we can go anywhere. we'll feel good. we'll sleep well, and we won't hear gunshots any more. >> central africans are voting to start over. many have lived in fear since members of the mostly muslim seleka group committed abuses against civilians as they fought their way to the capital to over throw the president in 2013. as they withdrew, mostly christian militia took revenge on the seleka and muslim civilians. neighbors turned on neighbors. this man is watch. he left the pk 5 at its worst, and although things are better now, he still lives in a camp. >> we have been together since we were young. we've been overcome by what's happened. that's why i decided to come back and vote in my

we have this report from bangui, the capital, on how french and u.n. troops may struggle if violence flares again >>> french soldiers on control in the capital bangui have been here for two years. they are not welcomed by everyone. along with local suspects, french and other foreign troops have been accused of sexually abusing children and men. >> more than 700 kids collected or documented in 2014 show that beyond specific or what i call emblematic case, you do have widespread issue of violence or sexual violence against children. >> french commanders at the united nations told al jazeera those involved have been dismissed from duty. >> french soldiers have been accused of siding against christians and muslims. >> translation: when one interferes between the sides, criticism is poured on to him from both sides. we are here defending the muslims, we can't leave them face massacres. our position is to prevent assaults >>> in moscow, the welcome for the french is guarded. >> the french intervention helps us. it reduced killing, destruction and looting. th

. >> french soldiers on patrol in bangui. they have been here for two years. they are not welcome by everyone >>> along with suspects, french and foreign troops have been accused of schoolly abusing children and -- sexually abusing children and women. >> beyond this case, there's widespread issue of sexual violence against children. french commanders told al jazeera those involved have been dismissed from duty and are awaiting trial. >> they have denied the application. >> when one interferes, there can be clashes. our mission is to protect all civilians from eminent assaults. >> in muslim areas, the welcome for the french is guarded. the french intervention helped, reduced killing, destruction and looting. the roll is on the decline. the country is vast. we do not have an army. french forces have been cut. there's worries that there may be fighting between the rebels. >> the worst here means a massacre. hundreds from both sides if, after two years, the desire is very much alive >>> an explosion in northern pakistan killed at least 26 people and wounded more t

a sense that the government in bangui can't just do what it wants. >> the local pastor hopes the election is fair and peaceful. >> i tell people in church to leave the past in the past. we need to fined a new way for development. we have to demand this calmly, not with guns and macheteies. we are told that this is a fraction of what is out there. as the country tries to move forward, it has to start somewhere >>> burkina faso's new president has been sworn in, by the constitutional court in the capital following his election. he succeeds blaise compaore who ruled for 30 years, and was overthrown in an uprising in october 2014 >>> a top aid to north korean leader kim jong un died in a car accident. he handled ties with south korea. he coordinated talks in august le leading to the end of a standoff between the two nations. still ahead - headed to prison. former israeli prime minister ehud olmert is sentence said for a bribery conviction and. >> i'm in saskatchewan, and this is a lake called the dead sea of canada. the waters are extremely salty. i'll report on research showing how salt lake

pk 5 in bangui is a muslim enclave.hese people have felt under siege so the officers' presence feels reassuring. >> we want a president so we can live in peace. so we can walk and go wherever we want, so we can leave this neighborhood. we're stuck here like prisoners. if we get a new president we can go anywhere. we'll feel good. we'll sleep well. >> central africans are voting to start over. many have lived in fear since members of the mostly muslim seleka groups committed crimes. as they withdrew mostly christian took revenge on the seleka. although things are better now the this man still lives in a camp. >> we've been overcome by what's happened. that's why i decided to come back to vote in my neighborhood so that muslims and christians can be together. >> last week a seleka leader dropped his call for an autonomous state. >> less than a month ago there is where there was a gun battle between hard liners within the community and u.n. peace keepers. the fight percent trying to intimidate people from voting. but we're

many civilians were killed that prompted months of inter-religious violence in the capital of banguind across the country. people here tell us they're sick and tired of the violence and the bloodshed. they want the country to move forward. now that they say that they are on board people have the choice of 30 candidates the threat of violence is still very reel. >> the united states global financial cries is still being felt by many in the united states. many families were forced to give up their homes when they couldn't afford to pay their mortgages, and they moved into mobile homes in trailer parks. almost a quarter of those living in those homes are retired and household impact is only half the national average. in the first part of our special series on trailer parks rob reynolds travels to washington state where investors are making han handsome profits on these homes. >> on the road to potential profits. investigators are flocking to take a crash course on buying up trailer parks, about 20 million people in the u.s. live in low-cost mobile home communities. demand is high, and a

pk5 in bangui is a muslim enclave. these people felt under siege so the officers' presence is reassuring. they say if they dare to leave the area they could be killed. >> translation: we want a president so we can live in peace, so we can walk and go wherever we want. so we can leave this neighborhood. we're stuck here like prisoners. if we get a good president. we can go anywhere. we will feel good, sleep well and won't hear gun shots any more. >> reporter: central africans have voted to start over. mostly christian militia took revenge on seleca. neighbors turned on neighbours. this man left pk5 when the war was at its worst. he lives in a camp >> with the muslims we have been together since we were young. we have been over come with what has happened. i've decided to come back and fight so that muslims and christians can be together. >> reporter: last week an seleca leader dropped his call for an autonomous state. >> reporter: during the referendum this was where there was a gun battle between hard liners from withi

pk 5 in bangui is an enclave. they say if they dared to leave the area they could be killed. >> we want a president so we can live in peace, so we can walk and go wherever we want, so we can leave this neighborhood. we're stuck here like prisoners. if we get a good president we can go anywhere. we'll feel good. we'll sleep well, and we won't hear gunshots any more. >> central africans are voting to start over. many have lived in fear since members of the mostly muslim seleka group attacked civilians as they fought their way to the capital. as they withdrew the mostly christian militia took revenge. neighbors turn on neighbors. this man is christian. he left pk 5 when violence was at its worst. although things are better now he still living in a camp. >> as muslims we've been over come what has happened. that's why i decided to come back to vote in my neighborhood so that muslims and christians can be together. >> last week an excel can leader dropped his call for an autonomous state. security has been improving. >

live to the cop at all of bangui with our correspondent. a successful vote. now, of course, waiting for the results and the real challenge that comes when the new leadership is in place. >> reporter: yes. absolutely. i think widely it has been considered successful because it has happened peacefully. so the focus really turns to the credibility and transparency of the election. we witnessed several issues on election day. polling stations opening late in some cases several hours late, some opened without any election material and that forced the cancellation of the parliamentary vote in at least two districts in the capital. that is significant because here in the capital the infrastructure is best, the communications are best, so you think the organization of the election would be best. many areas are remote and under developed. infrastructure and communications is an issue out in the provinces. we have heard of complaints of many parliamentary candidates of wider concerns out in those regions, but no confirmation yet from the country's election commission.

secretary bangui mon acknowledged the report. five years ago, a tunisian street vendor lit himself on fire as a mo trest. mohamed bouazizi's self-sacrifice is seen as the act that set off the arab spring. we go to where it began, talking to people who knew him before he changed the course of history. >> this man says his cows yins was -- cousin was trying to sell fruit did vegetables. pt police kept moving him on. he didn't have a permit. the family relied on his income. the police took his cart and scales. when he tried to meet with them. they refused. >> reporter: he wanted to earn money to get married and help the family. corruption, harassment and poverty prevented him from achieving his ambitions. >> praption he was humiliated after a police woman slapped him. or hopeless about the future. whereverway the reason he decided he wanted to die. outside the officers of the officials who treated him. his friend was close by. >> he set himself on fire, he felt discriminated against. >> he was in front of the municipality building,

we have reports from the capital bangui. >> a real threat to the possibility of peaceful elections herethe central african republic. now in a surprise move he says he reports a positive constitution, and regrets calling for the partition of the grunt. this is very significant. one of th--they acommitted atrocities against civilians on the way. and mostly vigilante groups rows up to avenge the violence. people here tell us that they're sick and tired of the violence of the bloodshed. they want the country to move forward. they want the selection to happen peacefully. now that they say they're on board, they have 30 candidates all promising to bring unity, christmas, muslims and people have a chance at hope. but there are still many armed groups out there. the disarmament program has not been effective. so the threat of violence is still very real. since last month 6,000 cubans have been stranded o on the costa rica border. >> cleaning the garden of their benefactor. >> they ask so much taking us in, helping us without knowing who we are. we are trying to give back. we're like family now.

there is still a mountain of election material at the airport here in bangui waiting to be taken to the. there are about 4,000 polling stations around the country. a second reason, we're told at those polling stations the staff simply haven't been trained properly and they are not exactly sure how to deal with the election on the day, and after the election is finished, once the ballot boxes have been sealed they haven't finalized the logistics of getting those ballot boxes back to the provincial headquarters, so some fundamental issues, and that has added weight to the elections we have seen all year. they are going ahead, we understand -- many say they are essential and necessary to get this country back on track and out of the transition period to an elected government. boxes of ballot papers destined for the provinces, but time has run out for these materials to get to all of central african republic's polling stations, so for the fifth time the vote has been delayed. tons of material are still sitting here. it's a big job. >> very big job, and we cannot sleep until we have it done.

polling stations opened very late, and some opened without any election material and that was here in banguiere things should be most organized. the head of the african union observer commission said their biggest concern was some people have been turned away. some people haven't received their voter cards, and although they had been told if they turned up with a receipt and another form of id, they would be able to vote. but there has been a breakdown in communication. people want this election to mean an end to sectarian violence that has rocked central african republic. everyone has their finger dipped in ink to prevent them from voti voting again. some say that voter cards have been for sale in the markets. there has been intimidation two weeks ago, but so far on the whole this election is moving forward peacefully and calmly, but a single killing can lead to days of violence and for that reason, the new commander, the head of the united nations peace-keeping force here, says his troops are on alert, they are ready to respond aggressively and swiftly to any flairups. >>> the u.s. says co

. >> no state can bangui marriage after the decision passed today. >> twitter registered more than 6.2weets and counting. number two, the #black lives matter. it started in 2014, but it became an equal rights movement in 2015. other hashtags were used alongside black lives matter to bring other controversial race incidents to light. one being #assault at spring valley high. where a video showed a school resource officer violently removing a student out of her desk. number one, 2015 started eed a ended in the shadow of horrific attacks in paris. after rissris terrorists attack charl "charlie hebdo." >> thousands proclaiming, i am charlie. >> ten months later, people united on twitter with the #t hashtag, pray for paris. >> it's remarkable to see how much we went through. >> blue and black. >> white and gold. >> there's one moment we didn't get to, but it has new day talking. did you see what happened in baton rouge over the weekend? >> you are not going to do this. >> yes, we are. don lemon with his new christmas toy. >> that's my nephew's christmas toy. >> you took your nephew's toy! >