the 1st phase was to actually cut a dividing line across northeastern nigeria and isolate boko haram into 2 defined areas and then mop up one area in the south was the start and after that was done mop up in the north the division would follow behind occupy to reign we would train the division in situ in defensive positions etc but we were never allowed to execute the entire operation so in month one month we took back to train larger than belgium from boko haram we were not allowed to finish because it came at a time when governments were in the process of changing i think president jonathan's government possibly saw the entire boko haram contract if we call it that almost as a as a last gasp in order to be gained popularity the incoming president president bari was heavily supported by a foreign government and one of the 1st missions was to terminate our contract could you name that foreign government yes we were told it was the united states. and they had actually funded president baris campaign the campaign manager for president barak came from the us. and i'm not saying that the

a powerful title in itself and again unfortunate boko haram is another thing which we hear about a lot with kids and nigeria the book or on phenomenon it's another such story from the nigeria there is this class of people who people don't talk much about stuff actually i couldn't be the victims of book or. yeah but of them a kid's parents of been killed. in the course of militancy conflicts they have kids who've lost their parents some died as is a bonding of some died while refusing to become members of the koran more things like that for me it's the prince. strong visual awareness that probably will. influence the people in authority to to make a change in the. i think that's my responsibility honestly i really feel they know if you have kids. around in various homes not people taking care of and then i have these images of them in no saying that these kids need to go to school they need attention they just care they love the parents you know you need to be loved and they need to be cherished. so mine is just this agent who wants some change or something so painful simply just been a

of the troops has been withdrawn now moving to charm which is also seeing a number of attacks by boko haram. the fate of at least 700000 undocumented immigrants who are both so u.s. this children could become one of the defining issues of the 2020 presidential election president trump is trying to end a program that temporarily protected them from deportation the supreme court is set to make a decision on the future just months before election day and the gallic norma ramirez was 5 years old when her parents brought her to the u.s. illegally she says that she didn't feel different growing up but like hundreds of thousands of others she's on documented scared and uncertain about the future and i have a social security number and a. really devastating because i have done everything right i was you know model student in 2012 president barack obama introduced the deferred action for childhood arrivals or dhaka policy which provided protections for the undocumented immigrants he gave people like norma the right to work and apply for student loans it also gave her a 2 year reprieve from possible

then withdraw now moving to charm or just rolls we'll see in our number of attacks by boko haram. treasures of the ancient egyptian kings in common they are on a world tour box nearly 100 years since he's understood tomb was discovered by british archaeologists just cobol the reports from the saatchi gallery in london the 3rd stop on attain city tour and egyptian charm offensive. treasures from ancient egypt. for the afterlife. for the boy king tootin comic. dazzling ornaments made more than 3000 years ago by the world's best artists and the many coffin to hold the king's liver. intricately works both inside and out. golden coverings for the pharaohs fingers and toes 150 items are on a world tour with stops in 10 cities. it's pure pop archaeology with music virtual reality hollywood lighting and it's a hit despite high prices nearly $50.00 at peak times the crowds never stop some of the profits are going back to egypt to help pay for the grand egyptian museum where these treasure earth will have a permanent home alongside thousands of artifacts from the country's rich history for

phases the 1st phase was to actually cut a dividing line across northeastern nigeria and isolate boko haram into 2 defined areas we were not allowed to finish because it came at a time when governments were in the process of trying to end president jonathan's government possibly so the entire boko haram contracted for. called that almost as a last gasp in order to be going to popularity the incoming president president bihari was heavily supported by a foreign government and one of the 1st missions was to terminate our contract could you name the porn government yes we were told it was the united states now here's part 2 of our conversation with even part. i. let's talk more about money this is the only thing that would get you to accept a contract and what jobs you have turned down 1st of all let's start with what we've turned down i'm not going to go through the whole list but i will take you back to a country which was known as i here known as the democratic republic of congo where a previous president asked us to get involved in assassinating one of his ministers who is the president th

working in that region, operating in that region, i should say, have links to al qaeda, isil, and boko haram. >> the president of niger replaced his army chief following an attack that killed 29 soldiers near the border of molly. >> the mood across niger is somber as a country mourns. the string of losses suffered by the army has shaken many and raise concerns about the future. >> the attackers are trying to conquer territory. i think once they are done with this country, they will move on to another. they have a global agenda. thefter a devastating loss, government of niger is struggling to deal with the fallout from the attack. is itt you need to know is unstable. our soldiers are doing their best and need the support of everyone. it is not easy, but we hope things will improve. we hope the hardship we are going through will halt soon. >> the president called for the joint leaders of mauritania, faso, and -- but not before he changed military leadership. described as too little too late for victims of the attacks. >> niger are fortunately -- unfortunately bears the brunt of the attacks. ne

cameroon among the reported victims are children who had been selling vegetables the jihadist group boko haram operates on both sides of the border. forces under libyan strongman. say they have taken the city of sit in the coastal city is located midway between the capital tripoli and benghazi which already controls taking sit marks a significant gain in half 2 hours offensive against the u.n. backed government in tripoli. millions of orthodox christians have been observing christmas eve they use the julian calendar meaning this is christmas week for christians around the world the date also marks the holiday which is celebrated in western christian churches as 3 kings day. milder weather in australia is allowing firefighters there to reinforce containment lines against wildfires wildfires that have been ravaging parts of the country for months but the respite from the searing heat is only temporary as temperatures are expected to soar again later this week the fall in temperatures has allowed some australians to count the cost of the wildfires so are. returning to the rubble a break in the we

that was when boko haram was active in half of nigeria's states. after years of fhting, the nigerian government says they are now confined to remote areas of northeast nigeria. but the region is still sometimes too dangerous for health workers. so, vaccinators have wwith the nigerian military, to train soldiers to vaccinate children. they've also turned to radio and tv ads to counter vaccine resistance and eourage new parents to vaccinate children. another strategy: health workers have trained0,000 women who, because they knew the local language and customs, became vaccine ambassadors. training women was crucial, because northern nigeria is conservative, and male health workers unrelated to family members often cannot access a household.but women health work, and they've been able to gain the trust of community members. polio workers have also brought the pro-vaccination messages directly to traditional leaders and mosques, where some imams, instead of becoming obstacles, have become educators. , on the outskirts of th northern city of kano,mam yah

governments were in the process of changing president jonathan's government possibly so the entire boko haram contract if we called it that almost as a last gasp in order to regain popularity the incoming president president karzai was heavily supported by a foreign government and one of the 1st missions was to terminate our contract could you name that pro-government yes we were told it was the united states. now here's part 2 of our conversation with even part. i. let's talk more about money this is the only thing that would get you to accept a contract and what jobs you have turned down 1st of all let's start with what we've turned down i'm not going to go through the whole list but i will take you back to a country which was known as zaire known as the democratic republic of congo where a previous president asked us to get involved in assassinating one of his ministers who was that president that was president mobutu he wanted his minister says and i hated because the minister was caught stealing money you know we're not in the business of carrying out assassinations on behalf of governme

the last 2 or 3 months the trend is more daring attacks by groups fight groups in the region a boko haram in nigeria islamic state i saw islamic state in the levant in this a hell area we've seen several attacks especially in the border areas of mali booking a fossil energy as well as on the lake chad side where we've seen several attacks inside cameroon in nigeria in the gerrards of and of course chod i recently there were reports of chaldean troops withdrawing from the idea which was confirmed by the judge you know thought of this but they said it's an indication that their tour of duty in nigeria has ended so violence in the region in west africa is actually on the high side following that we launch of several attacks and violent activities by armed groups in the area. fact that is something he said you about a little while ago u.s. president to donald trump within the last hour voicing some new concerns over the crash of a ukraine international airlines plane in iran let's go live to washington and bring in our white house correspondent once again kimberly how could one of the preside

with cameroon many people were injured there's been no claim of responsibility but the armed group boko haram has been active in the area for more than 10 years. thousands of people have been out on the streets in liberia demonstrating over the poor state of the economy they're accusing president george way of failing to act while costs continue to skyrocket and people savings vanish but it was supposed to from a capital monrovia. a tense standoff between protesters and liberian security forces after demonstrators try to march to the office of the president. the police have been asked to stop. so the demonstrators broke into a song and dance asking the president to quit office. those also a small group of government supporters but the police quickly stepped in to disperse them because they had no permit to hold a counter protest. organizers were hoping for a large and to government gathering but the massive police presence proved an effective deterrent if you say people should be happy in your right to protest you cannot intimidate them the message had been sent to do that even if his few num

working in that region that are operating that region i should say have links to al qaida i saw boko haram. the government in the philippines is on full alert as a volcano near the capital gushed out red hot lava and a sudden eruption of ash and steam tar volcano is about 70 kilometers south of manila that's forced the evacuation of 16000 people living in the crater scientists say it could erupt at any time potentially triggering a tsunami from a tangas province jamelle alan duggan reports. there is fear and anxiety here thousands of people are fleeing their homes and looking for a safe place to go everything happened in an instant albo kaino in the northern philippines spewed ashes steam and lava on sunday a violent activity not seen for decades and raising the threat not just to those living in the provinces of but the congress and of the day but even in the capital manila where many people also woke up to a city covered in ash driving to but than gus was a difficult journey we came across people desperate to flee gathering their families together and not bringing anything else except th

working in that region that are operating that region i should say have links to al qaida i saw boko haram on. the head of a meeting in france the president of nigeria replaced his army chief following an attack recalled 89 soldiers near the border with mali auditor's report from the army the mood across malaysia is somebody as a country mourns the string of losses recently suffered by the army has shaken many here and raised concerns about the future. so many thought that the attackers are trying to conquer territory i think once they are done with this country they will move on to another they have a global agenda. after the devastating loss the government of new jersey struggling to deal with the fallout from the attack. all you need to know is the whole of the so hell is unstable leaders in the region are collaborating our soldiers are doing their best and the support of everyone it's not easy but we hope things will improve we hope the hardship we're going through will pass soon president mohamed isa for joint leaders of mordor chair molly charred and work in a fossil for summit with

governments were in the process of changing president jonathan's government and possibly saw the entire boko haram contract if we called it that almost as a last gasp in order to be gained popularity.

borno state by the border with cameroon there's been no claim of responsibility but the armed group boko haram has been active in the area for more than 10 is a missile strike carried out by hooty rebels in yemen has killed 11 government soldiers the iran backed fighters targeted a military camp in our government more than 20 soldiers were wounded it's the 2nd attack in the province in just a week a state of emergency has been declared in puerto rico after a series of strong earthquakes damaged buildings and left the island without power the initial magnitude $6.00 quake knocked out electricity across the u.s. territory damaging its main power plant a magnitude 6 quake struck just 3 hours later it's the strongest of a series of earthquakes to hit the island in the past 2 weeks under serious gabriel elizondo is in washington and says the island is bracing for further aftershocks. the epicenter at least where the hardest hit area that we're seeing where most of the damage is it's along the southern coast of puerto rico we've seen pictures on social media and a little bit of video that people hav

cameroon many people were also injured no groups yet claimed responsibility but the armed group boko haram has the not to be in the area for more than 10 years. japanese prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for the wife of former miss on boss carlos going carol go and is wanted for giving false testimony in court last april she's currently in lebanon with her husband who skipped bail in japan 10 days ago he was awaiting trial for multiple counts of financial misconduct charges that he denies he insists that his family had nothing to do with his escape. venezuela's opposition leader is planning to return to parliament 2 days after soldiers physically blocked him from seeking reelection as speaker both wanted his rival a dissident deputy but by them a dual government appears to lead the next parliamentary session in america and it's the sentiment reports now from caracas. the headline reads congress wakes to 2 speakers of the house in a country which already has 2 men claiming the presidency that is whalen's are understandably confused and frustrated you know muslim but i have a thing a

cameroon many people were also injured there's been no claim of responsibility but the armed group boko haram has been active in the area for more than 10 years buildings have been damaged and communications are partially down enough to 2 earthquakes on the island of puerto rico the initial magnitude 6.5 quake not ever just see across the u.s. territory after damaging its main power plants a magnitude 6 quake struck just 3 hours later the strongest in a series of earthquakes to hit the island in the past 2 weeks i was on those in washington d.c. he says the island is braced for further aftershocks. the epicenter at least where the hardest hit area that we're seeing where most of the damage is it's along the southern coast of puerto rico we've seen pictures on social media and a little bit of video that people have been posting on social media showing that in one town the main churches collapsed in other towns along the southern coast we've seen some roads that have collapsed and washed out as well as some buildings and homes that have collapsed as well in the city of potence the city of about

market town of gambaro in borno state no group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack but boko haram is based in the area the last 10 years forces loyal to libyan general ali for have to reach the center of the coastal city east of the capital of also sees the nearby al qaida be a base one of the largest military installations searches to teach be important to have 2 months now offensive to seize tripoli when libya's u.n. recognized government is based is allowed to arrival administration in eastern libya a court in cyprus has handed a 4 month suspended sentence to a british woman convicted of lying about being raped it means you can now return to the u.k. says she was right but told israeli teenagers in july she says she was forced to retract her accusation because she was under duress from police questioning and didn't have a lawyer present communities in australian states where bushfires are still burning have been experiencing cooler temperatures but hotter weather is expected to return later in the week well those are the headlines the news continues here on al jazeera off of th

or that hundreds of girls are kidnapped from school by boko haram terrorists who believe women should be cooks or sex slaves. r care about the 14-year-old impact of the 14-year-old shot in the head by the taliban because she wanted girls to be educated. why should americans care that there are 130 million girls around the world who are kept out of school? madam speaker, there are 130 million reasons to care. according to the mulala fund, the international nonprofiting ornyization that fights for girl's education, co-founded by mulala, girl's education strengthens economies and creates jobs. millions of girls being educated means more working women with a potential to add up to trillions of dollars to global growth. when girls are educated, communities are more stable and can recover faster from conflict. extremism grows alongside inequality. when a country gives all its children a secondary education, they cut the risk of war in alf. educated girls are healthier citizens who raise healthier families. they're less likely to marry young or contract h.i.v. and are more likely to have hea

to make progress how do we expect to address those economic challenges leadership quex look at boko haram that they recruit these young people because we have much more young people that my generation is rising but no we will take action and then to say enough is enough. we care about our future to bring africa back to progress. >> what do you want us to know about the region that you are in with a historically high number of women there are many signs of progress which i'm trying to get at but across the region a very challenging environment. >> what do you want us to know here in washington about the region and the opportunity of this approach when most of what we hear that is the direction? >> i have to congratulate that talks about preventing violent extremism problem to be addressed but i think 30 or 40 years and violent religious extremism of that security oriented solution was not enoug enough. so for me it's a very good opportunity of that ideological problem so as professor i have to point out there is more population of unemployment and poverty. and with some seeds of radicaliza

cameroon many people were also injured there's been no claim of responsibility but the armed group boko haram has been active in the area for more than 10 years. thousands of people have been out on the streets in libya demonstrating over the poorest states of the quantum me recusing president george we're failing to act costs kitty to skive off its and people savings famished reports from the liberian capital monrovia. a tense standoff between protesters and liberian security forces after demonstrators try to march to the office of the president of the police have been asked to stop. so the demonstrators broke into a song and dance asking the president to quit office. those also a small group of government supporters but the police quickly stepped in to disperse them because they had no permit to hold a counter protest. organizers were hoping for a large and to government gathering but the massive police presence proved an effective deterrent if you say people should be having the right to protest not intimidated them the message had been sent to do that even if his few number like rwanda. i

if you look at migration and boko haram and insurgent groups who are recruiting and radicalizing young children it is because we are not creating opportunities for those children. my generation is saying we are not going to sit back and complain but we are going to take action. that is an action young people are taking to say enough is enough. we care about the future and we are going to take steps to bring africa to progress. >> what do you want us to know about the region you are in? tunisia is a recent government with a historic high number of women in cabinet positions now, i believe. there are many sense of progress -- many signs of progress. but it has been a challenging environment. what do you want us to know here in washington about the region and the opportunity to take this new prevention of approach -- prevention approach when some might think the military approach is the way to go? congratulatee to new actal world for the because it is mentioning preventing violent extremism problems as a problem to be addressed on different levels. is the security level which is normal, b

over the last 2 or 3 months the trend is more daring attacks by groups fight groups in the region boko haram in nigeria islamic state i so islamic state in the levant in this area would see several attacks especially in the border areas of mali booking a fossil energy as well as on the lake chad side where we've seen several attacks inside cameroon in nigeria in the gerrards of and of course chod i recently there were reports of chaldean troops withdrawing from the idea which was confirmed by the judge you know authorities but they said it's an indication that their tour of duty in nigeria has ended so violence in the region in west africa is actually on the high side following the relaunch of several attacks and violent activities by armed groups in the area australia's bushlike crisis is expected to get even worse there is another mass evacuation called the heavily populated parts of the southeast warnings are out for areas of south australia new south wales and victoria and fires are also threatening homes near perth. still to come on out to sea or of the sports news runs football to suff

working in that region that are operating that region i should say have links to al qaida i saw boko haram as a macro wanted the chief i sallied us to show that french forces were still welcome in the region did he get the answer he was looking for. yes emmanuel macro really summoned this summit initially he some of these g 5 leaders because he said that he felt that there was growing anti french sentiment in the region he felt that the problem was that the leaders in the region weren't doing enough to condemn that french sentiment so he wanted to know from those leaders whether or not they wanted french troops in the region working alongside their own forces now in the end of course he did get the answer he wanted because those presidents turned up for this summit and a lot of this was to do with president marker also trying to appeal to the french public in a piece of french public that's becoming increasingly concerned about its french troops in the region an increasingly violent area and of course at the end of last year 13 french soldiers were killed in mali in a helicopter crash that

with cameroon many people were injured there's been no claim of responsibility but the armed group boko haram has been active in the area for more than 10 years japan is demanding more cooperation from lebanon over the former this on boss colleagues go on japan's ambassador expressed great concern in a meeting with lebanon's president michel aoun is an interpol warrant for guns arrest in place since he fled japan last week where he was awaiting trial on multiple financial misconduct charges meanwhile japanese prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for commerce cohen's wife. is wanted for giving false testimony in court last april she's currently in lebanon with her husband a judge in india has set the execution date for 4 men convicted of the rape torture and murder of a university student on a bus in new delhi the case dates back to 2012 the victim later died of her injuries and the case triggered mass protests adulterer to lead to toughen new anti rape laws 6 men were involved in the attack but one hanged himself in prison had another was a minor at the time. students at one of india's t

with cameroon many people were injured there's been no claim of responsibility but the armed group boko haram has been active in the area for more than 10 years. spain's parliament has narrowly approved a coalition government today ends months of political deadlock which was triggered by 2 inconclusive elections last year. were made an alliance between his socialist party and the left wing unit esprit de vos the votes were supported by catalan separatists who agreed to abstain. a british woman convicted of lying about being raped by a group of israeli teenagers in cyprus has been given a suspended prison sentence she plans to appeal against the 4 months in july the woman told police the 12 teenagers had gang raped while she was on holiday she later retracted her story she says she was forced to do so by the police and didn't have a lawyer the sentencing evoked protests by women activists outside the court the case led to calls in the u.k. the tourists to boycott the island al-jazeera story schilens explains what's next for the british woman. i was in the courtroom as this was being read out.