now to our correspondent in bujumbura. the position has got more and more serious, hasn't it. >> reporter: indeed. international community wants the african union to support and deploy 5,000 troops and policemen with the mandate of protecting civilians. burundi has 96 hours to respond to the african union's position to deploy these troops. government officials have been reacting and they say they do not want foreign forces on burundi's soil. we spoke to the spokesman for the president and he said that the government of burundi was not consulted. he said that the government in power was a democratically and legally elected government that needed to be consulted on matters of burundi's sovereignty. he said that wasn't done and he said they were not in need of peacekeepers saying that burundi is contributing troops to a number of peace keeping issues. if the african union felt that burundi had problems tackling their problems, they should return their own troops instead of bringing foreign forces here. when i reminded him tha

. >> our correspondent has more from burundi's capital, bujumbura. >> part of an international chorus for urgent action in burundi, mr. ban ki-moon called events of the last few days where people were killed on the streets of bujumbura the capital as chill and said there was need for urgent talks between the government and its opponents. he is sending his official advisor to come and talk to the president and his opponents, all opposed to him having a third term in office. now there are also plans for the deployment of u.n. peacekeepers, something the burundian government has outright rejected. those advocating for the the deployment of foreign peacekeepers in burundi he says have ulterior motives. they are carrying out security operations in bujumbura and also other areas of the country. >>> anti-government protests in tunisia led to revolution and war. we look back at the extraordinary series of events that have changed the region forever. >> the arab spring began here in tunisia in december, 2010. within days, and the weeks, the people of egypt, yemen, syria, and libya raised their

this man is one of the if you foreign businessman brave enough to stay on in bujumbura. he runs this mobile phone shop in the city center. >> translation: these are tough times for everyone. we hardly make any sales, but i would say i'm doing much better than most traders. we are hopeful of better times ahead. >> reporter: for the first time since the end of the civil war a decade ago, the international monetary funds say the country's economy is to shrink by 7.2% this year. government leaders are seeking to maintain the impression, they are continuing to function, despite the crisis. the mayor of bujumbura says all is not well. >> translation: it is difficult for hungry people to listen to the words of their leaders. we are meeting resistance from the people when we ask them to pay taxes or even take part in community development matters. >> reporter: more than half the population suffers from malnutrition. rising food prices are adding to the pressure on them. diplomatic efforts are being made by the international community to stop burundi from sliding back into civil

mohammad adow is live in the capital bujumbura. mohammed. >> well jane, the african union say they are working on the final communique. the wordings of the communique in which the security council discuss the situation in burundi and agreed to deploy 5,000 policemen and military officers to burundi to -- and that their main mandate will be civilian protection. there is concern after last friday's killings of almost 100 people in the capital bujumbura, some of them executed, that this country is sliding back to civil war and the main mandate of this force will be to protect civilians. and the au is saying it doesn't want to see another genocide happening in the african continent. >> once the proposal is passed at the african union burundi has 96 hours to respond. how do you think they are likely to respond? >> reporter: well so far burundi has been reacting to proposals from the united nations for the deployment of foreign forces in burundi. they say that is not an idea that they will agree to. we don't know how it will be reacting

let's get the latest from our correspondent from the capital bujumbura. what is the most likely outcome from the special city of parliament that was sitting while all this has gone on. >> reporter: the government of burundi has been raimenting to the amnesty international report and . he said all those killed on 11 december, that friday when security forces carried out a major suit in bujumbura after the attacks on those three military bases, he says all those killed then were enemies, people who had been involved in attacks on the military bases. however, the report by amnesty international which details the events of what is considered to be the most day since the violence began in burundi in april, details how security forces went to some of the suburbs of the city, took some people out of their houses, some of them cowering and shot them point blank on the streets and how the government later on came and collected the bodies and took them to an unknown designation. the report says that the killings are an horrific illustration of the human rights cris

let's check now with our correspondent who is reporting live from bujumbura. what has the reaction been there? >> reporter: the people of burundi have welcomed the peace talks that are expected to start today in the town in uganda and mediated by the president. many people feel that the talks are the best way to end, to put an end to the conflict that has raged on in this country since april this year when the president announced that he was going to run for a third time in office, a conflict that has not only devastated the economy of the country but has seen 200,000 people leave their homes. there has been an argument especially raised by the civil society organizations here in burundi about who actually is the burundian opposition. they say not those who have remained in bujumbura, those who are still in the country who have taken up their positions in parliament and have taken up positions in the government created by the president after he won the disputed elections in july. what they're saying is the real opposition are those people who oppose to the pre

our correspondent reports from the capital bujumbura. >> reporter: the government of burundi has reacted to the amnesty international report detailing the events of 11 december when almost a hundred people were killed on the streets of bujumbura. the government says that the report is a fabrication and all those people who were killed on that day by the security forces were enemy combatants, enemies of the state, people who had taken part in an attack on three military bases in the capital bujumbura. the amnesty international report details the events of that day which is the most violent day since violence began in burundi in april this year. it says that security forces on a security operation took people out of their homes and shot them point blank on the streets and it also details how people, including fruit sellers and young children as young as 15, were killed by policemen on the security operation and how the government later on came and took away most of the bodies and took them away to an unknown designation. the amnesty international report says the killings are a horrific ill

more from bujumbura and our correspondent. >> reporter: the u.s. secretary general's comments are part of an international call for urgent action. mr ban ki-moon says there were needs for urgent talks between the government and its opponent. he is sending his special adviser to come and have discussions. there are also plans for the deployment of u.n. peacekeepers, something that the burundin government has tried. it is said that those who are agitating for the deploy of foreign peacekeepers in burundi have ulterior motives. he also said that the military and police are conducting themselves in a professional way as they continue carrying out security operations not only in bujumbura but also in other parts of the country >>> china is objecting to a 1.8 billion dollars arms deal between the u.s. and taiwan. beijing has summoned a diplomat and threat ntas to impose sanctions on both. the u.s. is defending the deal saying it's arms sales policy with taiwan has been consistent and helped maintain security in the region. political analyst says asian fo

mohammed adow has administer from bujumbura. >> fewer businesses are open. the violence on friday 87 people were killed according to the government. killed in some neighborhoods considered antigovernment and the people there say police came looking for revenge. some of those people who were killed had their hands tied hin theibehind their back, some had bullet holes on the top of their heads, suggest execution-style killing. meanwhile in gete-gga, a town about 100 kilometers away from bujumbura, eight people died and five generals from the army are facing charges of having carried out the foiled coup attempt in may. it's this coup attack that burundi is currently experiencing and it's a landmark case watched closely across burundi. >> a human rights watch is urging people to ends the use of child soldiers. in the world's newest country it's been a year since the war began. heba morgan reports. >> with heavy heart and little hope, in the town of malaka, she had broad her six month old daughter who was born with severe defects for a doctor's appointment. >> i

our correspond has more from the capital bujumbura. >> the u.s. secretary's comments are parts of a course of action in burundi. event of the last few days, where people were killed on the streets, the capital, as chilling. and said there was a need for urgent talks to - between the government and its opponents. he is sending his official advisor to melbourne. to talk to his opponents, who are opposed to him having a third term in office. now, there are plans for the deployment of u.n. peacekeepers, something the burundian government rejected. those that are educated for the deployment of foreign peacekeepers have ulterior motives, and state that the military and police conduct themselves in a professional way as they carry out security operations in bujumbura, and other parts of the country. >> baltimore's mayor is calling for calm after a jury was unable to reach a verdict. the 25-year-old man dying after sustaining spine am injuries whilst in police custody. we have the detail. >> reporter: freddie gray's death hit a raw nerve in a country with

at least 40 people have reportedly been found dead in burundi's capital bujumbura. eyewitnesses say they appear to have been shot at close range. they appear after coordinated attacks in military installations killed 15 people. polls have opened in saudi arabia for ground breaking elections. women are taking part for the first time both as candidates and as voters. around 900 women and 6000 men are running for election to local councils. these councils are the only country's only elected public bodies. the voting age has been lowered from 21 to 18. >> it is my first time in my country to vote. i'm coming here to support one of my friends. we believe in her, we believe in her ideas. i want to take a point that i'm supporting everyone >>> not everyone agrees with allowing women to run. >> we know that women make up half of society, but her role is not in such places, but in home in administering her house and bringing up a new generation. if we allow her to get out of her house and do business who is going to take care of my sons >>> in afghanistan seven people have b

al jazeera's mohammad adow has the latest from the capital bujumbura. >> at a special meeting in bujumbura, the parliament decided not to allow troops from african union, that the government of burundi was able to protect civilians. they said they will also appoint a commission to look into the killings that have happened, since april, but particularly the killings that happened on the 11th of december. on that friday, that 87 people were killed in the capital bujumbura. with burundi calling its bluff the african union now has only one option. to go back to the drawing board and invoke article 4 of its constitution, act which allows us to interfere in a neighbor country, even without the permission of the neighbor country. the summit is held twice a year and the next one is going to be held in january. and it can only be invoked, the article 4 can only be invoked by african presidents. however they did not agree to invoke it in the past, that's where burundi may get its escape. >> for nearly 5,000 cubans, their journey came to an end in costa rica. with bel belize and nicaragua. allesandro

our correspondent live from bujumbura. what has been the reaction in burundi to far? >> reporter:-- so far? >> reporter: it doesn't seem that he can hear us right now. we will try to circle back in a moment. in the meantime, let's continue with more of the day's news. a suicide bomber in the afghan capital has killed at least one person and wounded 13 others near the airport. it happened near the military area of nato forces. witnesses say the bomber walked to a car and detonated explosives he is was wearing. the taliban has claimed responsibility. a political analyst and the founder of the afghanistan center for research and policy studies and he joins us now from kabul. what new trends are you noticing in the violence in afghanistan as it pertains to the taliban? >> the taliban have continued their pressure on the afghan government following the fall of conduse last september. there was heavy fighting in the last couple of weeks. in the hell mends province - helmand province they're trying to capture. they have failed, but today the attack in kabul near the airport

burst's army says it has killed 79 people who tried to raid its facilities in the capital of bujumbura on friday. it says a group of more than 150 armed men were trying to steal weapon they were to use in a jail break. more on our top stores of cop21 in paris. environmental activists have welcomed the signing of the deal, but they're warning that it's only the first step and implementation is key. >> we have to understand that the job has not even begun yet. all we've got is a broad direction. we have a lot of work to do to fill in the detail. one of the sad things about the agreement is that all the aspirational and positive commitments in the text is very vague and has lots of loop holidays in it. >> this-- loop holls in it. >> this i'm-- i am satisfied that we have raised this expectation of future generations >>> the chairman of the wwf global climate and energy initiative live on skype. the devil is always on the detail but supporters would say what they have come up with in france today is so much more than just aspiration. >> yes. it is. it's an important piece of aspiration, bu

in bujumbura's other suburb men this police uniforms shot and killed neighbours. they say victims were taken to their homes, marched to the street and shot at point blank range. >> translation: they broke down the door and found this man in there. they carried him to the road and shot him. >> reporter: police say they've been conducting house to house searches looking for illegal weapons. on thursday they displayed a large cash and ammunition that they say was seized this week. unrest began in april when the president announced he would seek a third term in power. it is disputed whether or not the constitution allows it and critics say a third five-year term violates a peace agreement that ended the 12-year civil war and put the president in power. more than 300,000 people were killed between 1993 and 2006. the ethnic violence pitted houthi rebels against the tutsi minority. 280 people have already been killed. world powers can concerned the political conflict could reignite ethnic issues >>> the chinese internet giant alibaba is buying the morning post, the hong

>> reporter: there is an uneasy calm on the streets in bujumbura, the capital of burundi. some of the airlines have that had cancelled flights have now resumed. the operation that is continuing in some suburbs of the capital, they are targeting young men and some of the suburbs being targeted >>> the whole situation seems hayesy. do we-- hazy. do we know who were behind these attacks and launched them? >> reporter: no. no-one is claiming responsibility for the attacks on the military base and also on the streets at night. the government blames the opposition. the opposition say it is not them. that is one of the reasons why the government has been attacking young men who they not only blame of taking part in the demonstrations against the president successful third time bid, but the people they're blaming for the violence >>> the big worry is, is burundi on the verge of civil war? >> reporter: indeed, that is one big risk that many people are fearing. it is also because of that fear that the international community is now talking about the deployment of u.n. peacekeepers t

our correspondent is live for us in the capital bujumbura. what do we know about the reaction then from burundi on this? >> reporter: well, the reaction from the burundi officials has been one of anger. they greeted the position by the peace and security council of the african union to send five thousand troops and policemen whose mandate would be to protect civilians, and they say that burundi does not need peacekeepers. they don't want enforces on burundi soil and they say burundi is already contributing troops to other peace keeping missions run by the african union and other african countries and if the african union felt there were more need for troops, they could return the peacekeepers from burundi back to their country. we spoke to the spokesman nor the president who said that there would be very - they would be very interested to see where the african union forces would land, meaning they did not agree to the deployment of peacekeeperss in their country. the violence in burundi has continued since the president announced that he was

in this bujumbura suburb, witnesses say the police killed their neighbors.hey say they were marched to the street and executed at point-blank range. >> the police took my mobile phone. they broke down the door and found this man in there. they carried him to the road and shot him. >> police have been conducting house to house searches hooking for illegal weapons. thursday, they displayed a catch of guns and ammunition they say was seized just this week. unrest began in april when the president announced he would seek a third term in power. it's disputed whether or not the constitution allows it and a third term of five years is said not to be supported by the constitution. >> the ethnic violence pitted houthis against the tutsis. >> burundi could be on the brink of another civil war. malcolm webb, al jazeera, uganda. >> zimbabwe's president has warned security services to stay out of politics. there have been reports of in-fighting and facialism as rivals position themselves as his successor. we have a report from victoria falls. >> the president says he's d

gunmen launched attacks in the capital of bujumbura. latest of widespread violence this. united nations ambassador splant power. al jazeera's malcolm webb reports. >> gun fire and explosions shut down burundi's capital bujumbura friday morning, checkpoints and military paroles. violence in the land locked east african country has intensified in the last few days. military exchanging gun fire for several hours. the attacks have mostly taken place in areas where there's strong opposition to president pierre nkurunziza's third term in power. vims were takevictims were taker homes and executed at point blank range. >> translator: the police entered and took my probably phone. they found a man in there and took him to the road and shot him. >> conducting house to house searches looking for weapons. cache of weapons was found just this week. president nkurunziza announced he would seek a third term in power. it is disputed whether or not the constitution allows it. the peace agreement that ended burundi's 12 year civil war and put the president in power. more than 300,000 peopl

on that friday, that 87 people were killed in the capital bujumbura.lling its bluff, the african union now has only one option. to go back to the drawing board and invoke article 4 of its constitution, act which allows it to intervene in a member country without the consent of the government of that country. this can only be done at the assembly, the summit that's held twice a year. only be invoked, the article 4 can only be invoked by african presidents. however they have not agreed on invoking it in the past. that's where burundi might get its escape. >> mohammad adow reporting for us from burundi tonight. , two prominent journalists are facing the death penalty. taken into custody in sudan last week. they're accused of spreading false information in order to insight antigovernment sentiment. both charged with undermieg sudan's constitution, that is a crime that is punishable by execution. >>> well the editors arrest underscore the dangers they are facing. they are actually risking death for publishing the news and in south sudan they are often kille

security forces are accused of targeting young men in the capital bujumbura. according to the army, at least 87 were killed in attacks on friday. that is the worst incident of violence since the failed coup in may. witnesses say dozens of bodies were found lying on the streets, some with their hands tied behind their backs. the army says the people they killed are enemies of the state. it all began with coordinated attacks by unidentified gunmen on three military sites. the u.n. security council is considering further steps after condemning the killings. we are following the developments in burundi. >> tension is hi in the capital bujumbura. there is a massive police swoop targeting some neighborhoods of the city, particularly where police have arrested a number of young men and taken them away. others were also shot on the streets. the government has denied it has killed civilians and says all those killed are people it's calling enemies of the state. the opposition has denied, however, that they have been involved in the violence with the man who's been cons

security forces are accused the targeting young men in the capital bujumbura. according to the army at least 87 people were killed in attacks on friday. it is the worst incident of violence since the failed coup in may. witnesses say dozens of bodies were found lying on the streets some with their hands tied behind their backs. the army says the people they killed are enemies of the state. this all began with coordinated attacks by unidentified gunmen on three military sites. the u.n. security council has condemned the killings saying it is ready to consider further steps. more details from the ke nrngs yan capital. this seems to be spiralling out of control. what more is happening and what can you tell us? >> reporter: tension is still high in the bujumbura capital where people woke up to the bodies of people who were killed lying on the streets. it is a big security operation also going on targeting some of the neighborhoods of the capital, particularly the neighborhoo neighborhoods, where the military bases was attacked on friday. according to eyewitnesses s

mohammed adow is in the kenyan capital, and it gave us the latest on the crisis in bujumbura. >> it is my in the burundian capital, tensions are high. there's a police swoop. some neighbourhoods of the city, particularly areas where police arrested a number of young men and took them away. others were shot on the street. the government has deny the that it killed civilians. it's calling the inmiss. they have been involved -- inmiss. they were involved in the violence with the man considered the face of burundian opposition. they say that it's up to the government to tell the people of burundi who is carrying out the killings, and who is continued with the violence saying this are united. they have the capacity to carry out killings against everyone. the continuing violence in burundi, there are fears that it could rekindle civil war in the country, based on ethnicity. the country has gone through a civil war from 1993 to 2005, and this is something that is still fresh in people's minds. that is one of the reasons why more than 200,000 crossed the borders to seek asylum, and the united

series of coordinated attacks on three army barracks on the exafl capital of bujumbura. >> residentske up to roadblocks checkpoints and military patrols. violence in the land locked east african country has intensified over the last several days. ambushing the police and the military, sometimes exchanging gun fire for several hours. the attacks have stain plate in areas where there is strong opposition to president pierre nkurunziza's third term in power. witnesses taken to their homes, marched to the street, and executed at point blank range. >> the police entered and took my mobile phone. they broke down the be door and found this man in there. they took him to the street and shot him. >> on thursday they displayed a large cache of weapons they say was seized just this week. unrest began in april when president nkurunziza announced he would seek a third term in power. it's despite whether or not the constitution allows it and critics say a third five year term also violates the arush accord. more than 300,000 people were killed between 93 and 2006, ethnic hutu rebels against tutsi.

we can go live to bujumbura from the kenyan capital nairobi, to mohammed adow. what we are seeing is an escalation in political violence in burundi today. >> yes, indeed, it is, and this morning, there's an uneasy calm with airlines that cancelled flights to burundi, parting again to fly back. however, there's a massive security operation going on in some suburbs of the capital. the police mainly targetting the areas where they believe some of the young men who carried out the attacks on the military basis were from. one of the military bases was in that neighbourhood, and today it's different from saturday, where people walk up to dozens of those on the streets, mostly young men, who had their hands bound behind their backs. some of them, they say, had a bullet wound on the top of their heads, and some of them were clearly killed, execution style. >> right, so these young men, for the most part. who staged the attacks, presumably to get access to weaponry, they have political affiliation the with the opposition, the opposition to the president pierre nkurunziza

on that friday 87 people were killed in the capital bujumbura.one more option, ang act which allows them to maintain in a country even before the divorce. fest they can only be done at the summit. only can be invoked by african presidents. however, they have not agreed on invoking it in the past. and that is where burundi might get its escape. >> rwanda's president has praised last week's referendum which cleared the way for him to run for a third term. but in his annual state of the nation speech today, paul kagame failed to make clear if he would be standing in the 2017 elections. rwanda ah's elects commission's. >> it is a privilege and a duty to serve rwanda. not an entitlement. no individual is there forever. but there is no time limit on the values, institutions, or progress. >> nigeria's rivers have been busy hubs for shipping and a life blood for local fishermen. but these sources of water are drying fast, ahmed idris reports. >> mohammed has been a fisherman all his life. the skills have been passed down from one generation in the family

. >> reporter: when the sun sets, work begins in a suburb of burundi's capital bujumbura. pierre and a few others are on neighborhood watch. they say they're protecting their homes from the security force and political youth party wing. if they are attack us, we will defend ourselves this man says. a little earlier we met two other young men. they dressed like police and dig out a hidden grenade. he tells us he will use this today. they wouldn't say they're an organized unit, have a leader or where they get their weapons from. >> translation: police have been coming to our neighborhood to arrest and kill us, but at night we go to where they are and fight them. >> reporter: what started out as peaceful protests in april against the bid for a third term by the president had evolved into violence. people had been killed almost every night and their bodies left on streets or dumped in trenches. opposition government and opposition factions blame each other. >> they found a way, to try to negotiate with the government, but you cannot negotiate with government when we are commit

we are getting reports of dozens of people being shot in burundi's capital of bujumbura. more details from malcolm webb who is there. you've spoken to eyewitnesses in burundi. what have they told you? >> reporter: the bodies of dozens of civilians have been found shot dead on the sheets in the capital, most of them shot at close range, some of them left on the streets, others in gutters. most of them are young men. it is not known who did this, but one person told me it's the presidential of the police, but we haven't been able to speak to the government to get their version of events >>> how worrying is this situation in burundi. is there a sense that this could escalate and spiral out of control? >> reporter: yes. things have certainly escalated since the protests began in april this year, against the president in his bid to stay in power for a third term. in the election in july he got that third term and what was protesting turned into violence with militia attacking the military and a lot of shootings throughout the capital on an almost daily basis. there are >>> tha

a day after 15 people were killed in coordinated attacks at a military site in burundi's capital bujumbura, we are getting reports of at least 40 people being found dead on the streets of the capital. let's get more detail from martin webb. you have spoken to eyewitnesses in burundi. what have they told you? >> reporter: that's right. they say (audio distorted) >>> thank you for giving us that update. polls over in saudi arabia have opened and they're being described as ground breaking elections and that is because women are being allowed to not only vote but they're also allowed to stand as candidates there. joining us now from riyadh. >> reporter: so far it has been a smooth process. you will maybe get the impression at the poling stations that these were historic elections because the turn outs haven't been as strong as in other places, but there are reasons behind that. it is important to know this is the only time a saudi arabian has been allowed to vote. can you tell me what's your impressions of how the voting has been so far and how the turn out has been with regards to your expect

traders in the capital bujumbura says business is bad. >> translation: there is no business to talk about. we rarely get customers. the prices of goods have gone up and most people cannot afford them any more. >> reporter: supermarkets where wealthy people and foreign workers once shopped with empty. at least 200,000 people fled burundi. this is one of the few foreign businessman brave enough to stay on here. it is a mobile phone shop in the city center. >> translation: these are tough times for everyone. we hardly make any sales. i would say i'm doing much better than most traders. we are hopeful of better times ahead. >> reporter: for the first time since the end of burundi's civil war a decade ago, the country's economy is said to contract from months of political up heavily. it is expected that economy is expected to shrink by 7.2% this year. while the government is maintaining the impression that they're still functioning, the mayor says all is not well. >> translation: it is difficult for hungry people to listen to the words of their leaders. they're meeting resistance from the peop

more from the capitol, mohammed adow has more from bujumbura. >> people are still reeling from events from last friday. 87 people the government says were killed in attacks on military victims in different part of the city. some of them were killed, hands tied behind their backs. some of them had bullet holes on top of their heads and police say they are looking for people who broke out in violence. residents say police came looking for revenge. the coup event which was triggering the violence we are witnessing in burundi right now. defense mints, five generals, others who are accused of having planned and trying to execute that failed coup attempt have been charged with having carried out this coup. it's a very big case that has been very closely. >> details of a raid conducted by nigeria's army over the weekend which may have left dozens of people dead. the raid targeted a small shia sect. the military was plotting to kill the army chief of staff when they blocked his convoy on saturday. the leader of the group abraham zakazaki was arrested. >> given the recent violence in the city

. >> tension is high in the burundi capital bujumbura. there is a massive police swoop that is targeting some neighborhoods of the city where police have arrested a number of young men and taken them away. others were also shot on the streets. the government has denied it has killed civilians and say all killed are people it's calling he mys of the state. the opposition has denied, however, that they have been involved in the violence with the man who's considered the face of burundi opposition. it is up to the government to tell the people who is actually carrying out the killings and who is continuing with this violence, saying that the opposition are not even united enough to come together to issue one press release and that they do not have the capacity to carry out killings against anyone. now with the continuing violence in burundi, there are fears that it could rekindle civil war in the country. this country has gone through civil war from 1993 to 2005, and this is something that is still fresh in people's mind. that is why more th

. >> reporter: when the sun sets work begins in the suburb of burundi's capital bujumbura. pierre and are on the neighborhood watch. they say they're on the watch looking for the ran damn an regular killings in the city. we will protect ourselves. a little earlier we met two other young men. they dress like police and dig out a hidden grenade. he tells us he will use this today. they wouldn't say whether they're an organized unit, have a leader or where they get their weapons from. >> translation: police have been coming to our neighborhood to arrest and kill us, but at night we go to where they are and fight them. >> reporter: what started out as peaceful protests in april against a bid for a third time by the pretty has evolved into armed fighting. opposition factions blame each other. >> the protests felt not met, but they found another way. they tried to negotiate with the government, but you cannot negotiate with the government when we are committing homicides like this one. >> reporter: the united nations, african union and human rights groups are concerned about the

agreed on friday >>> burundi's army is carrying out raids in some neighbourhoods of the capital bujumbura. the army spokesman says 87 were killed in the violence on friday, after unidentified gunmen targeted military sites. according to witnesses dozens of bodies were found laying on the streets >>> there's widespread global optimism after a landmark climate change deal was signed in paris, urging all nations to limit greenhouse gas emissions and report back every five years >>> well, now that the paris agreement is being described as historic, that signals the end of the fossil fuel era. but the way ahead is slightly more complicated, as our science editor explains. [ clapping ] >>> for thousands of delegates and world leaders who spent the last few weeks in climate choice, joy and relief at a deal. but once the cheering subsides, the tougher job of turning proposition into action begins. the paris agreement sets out a parliament to limit warming to below 2 degrees celsius, and strive to keep global temperatures at 1.5 degrees above preindustrial levels. the problem is commitments made b

we're live to the burundi capital of bujumbura. we are following the story for us. what has the reaction been like there? >> reporter: the president launched the talks just moments ago in state house which is outside the capital. the president opened the talks with a plea for an end to the violence in burundi and asked the groups to come to a very quick agreement on matters that are between them. in burundi the reaction to these talks have been very welcomed. people here feel that the talks are the best possible chance of ending the violence that has racked this country since the president announced that he was going to run for a third time, which many saw as unconstitutional. the civil society organizations are one of the big players in these talks and they issued a statement last evening and they said that there is disagreement over who ask actually open-- is actually opposition of burundi because they say the opposition parties who have remained in the area, they have taken up their positions in parliament, they say they are not the opposition. the opposition are

in burundi is escalating where security forces are accused of targeting young men in the capital bujumbura. according to the army at least 78 people were killed in attacks on friday. witnesses say dozens of bodies were found lying on the streets, some of them with their hands tied behind their backs. the army says the people they killed are enemies of the state. it all began with coordinated attacks by unidentified gunmen on three military fights. the u.s. security council has condemned the killing say it is ready to consider further steps. going live to our correspondent in kenya. who are the young people we understand, men for the most part, who tried to storm these military bases? >> reporter: no-one knows the identity. they had coordinated attacks on three military bases. according to the police spokesman who we spoke to. he says there were shots by the military and then the police. they say they were killed with their hands behind their backs and others had bullets on their their heads. people who were killed carried out the attack >>> what must be particularly worrying is the fact th

live for us in bujumbura, our correspondent. these accusations from the u.n. that burundi is heading to a civil war, is that the feeling there? >> reporter: yes. this is the feeling of many people here in burundi. although the government disagrees with them. the secretary general ban ki-moon is comments for growing action in burundi. the secretary general called the events of the last few days as chilling. he is referring to the killings on the streets of burundi which some say were carried out by the military, young men grabbed out of their homes and shot point blank execution-style, and this is recent memories of a different period, 1994, the genocide in rwanda, and it doesn't help that the population of burundi is divided. the world, before genocide happened, was criticised. countries like the u.s. were blamed and that is what the international doesn't want to see happen and this is one of the results why the u.n., human rights council is today holding a special session to discuss burundi and their situation, the human rights situation here >>> i wonder wha

first, veeps is escalating in burundi's-- violence is escal indicating in bujumbura where security forces are accused of targeting young men. this is the worst outbreak of violence since may. at least 80 people were killed since friday's attacks. dozens of bodies were found lying on the streets some with their hands tied behind their backs. the army claims the people they killed were enemies of the state. friday's violence started with coordinated attacks by unfive gunmen on three military states the u.n. security council say they condemn the violence saying they will consider further steps. to our correspondent in the kenyan capital. this represents the largest loss of life in one single night of violence. clearly things are getting worse in burundi. >> reporter: yes, indeed. the situation is deteriorating and the violencing is flairing up. there was a moment of panic when citizens woke up to the amps bodies. -- appearance of bodies. most killed were young men who were rounded up by the police from the bill tree bases and they say of them were killed when with bullets on the top of their

al jazeera's mohammad adow has more from bujumbura. >> the force that will be known as mabrobo will be here for an initial period of six months and will mainly be drawn from the east african nations and may also come from the eastern africa stand by brigade which has been a force put together in east africa for the situation that burundi is in right now. the foreign minister says they have not been contacted by the african union and they will only respond once they get an official word from the union headquarters in ad addis ababa. whenever there is a threat to the civilian population in those countries. >> mohammad adow reporting from burundi. >>> constitutional changes that will allow president paul kagame to stay in office no. 2034. preliminary results indicate an overwhelming victory for kagame. >> the results of controversial referendum were exactly as expected. people at the capital celebrated. in all districts it said nearly 100% of people voted in favor of changing the constitution and its presidential term limits. paul kagame has been president since 2000 but effectively in po

we have more from the capital of bujumbura. . >> the government refuted allegations in the amnesty international report, saying that it was not security forces who carried out the killings on 11 december, but it was the most violent date. the deputy presidential spokesperson said that it was the rebels who had carried out the attack on civilians in, for example, the suburb. where 21 were found dead on the streets. some of them shot execution style. he said it was them taking the security forces. amnesty international have been referring to the event that the government is detailing. it says that security forces racting to an attack went to some suburbs. during people out of their homes amnesty international calls the killings as a horrific illustration of the growing human rights crisis in burruedy and calls for international reaction. >>> more concerns raised on that. >> juve miles between the hours of 16 and 18 to be tried as adults for crimes including rape and murder. lawmakers have been under pressure to change the law after a juvenile rapist was set free. they can be sentenced to a fax mum

. >> reporter: when the sun sets what begins in a suburb of bar's capital bujumbura, pierre and a few others are on neighborhood watch. they say they're protecting their homes from security forces and members of the ruling political party youth wing which they blame for the recent spelt of random and regular killings in the city. if they attack us we will defend ourselves they said. two other men said they dress like police and dig out a hid again grenade. they told us they would use this today. they didn't say whether they were an organized group or where they get their get the weapons from >> reporter: what started out as peaceful protests in april against the bid for a third time of the president has evolved in armed violence. people are being killed almost every night and their bodies left on the streets or dumped in trunkes. both the government and opposition factions blame each other. >> they fail to make the coup, but on they found another way. they tried to negotiate with the government, but this is not fair, you cannot negotiate with government when you are committing homicid

that happened on the 11th of december, on that friday, that 87 people were killed in the capital bujumbura. with burundi calling its bluff the african union has only one alternative, to allow it to intervene in a member country even without the consent of the government. the next article 4 can only be invoked by african presidents. however they have not agreed on invoking it in the past. and that is where burundi might get its escape. >> burkina fasso has issued an arrest warrant for blaise compaore. a body of his rive was found with several bullets. >> state of the nation speech today, paul kagame failed to state whether he would be running for reelection. rwandans expect transition from one to another. >> it is a privilege and a duty to serve rwanda. not an entitlement. no individual is there forever. but there is no time limit on the values, institutions, of progress. >> 36 million people around the world are thought to be trapped in modern day slavery, including one in 10 haitian children. as the caribbean country looks for solution he, andy gallagher reports from poarpts. port-au-prin

reports on what eyewitnesses have been telling him from bujumbura. >> they seem to be people who are loyal to the president and have been occurring in residential neighborhoods, protests ever since april when he announced he wanted to run. friday morning there were attacks in areas on military bases by we believe to be rebels who were trying to back military camps and residents believe that these killings were in response to that. a response to those attacks by rebels. but a police spokesman has denied that civilians were killed. he said that the only people killed were attackers, also military. >> breaking news to bring you from switzerland. the police have arrested two syrians suspicious of transporting explosives and toxic gas. these arrests took place in geneva. we have reports from london,ish what do we know about this? >> well, we do know on saturday both the swiss attorney general's office and the federal police say they've started criminal proceedings against two syrian nationals without giving any further details of who they are. but they're suspected of two things. firstly,

we are live right now in burundi's capital, bujumbura.confident are people there that these talks will yield a positive outcome? >> the people of burundi have given a cautious welcome to the talks opening in uganda, and mediated by the president of uganda. the people where they feel that the talks are the best way forward in getting out of the crisis their country has been engulfed in since the president announced that he was going to run for a third controversial term in office, they also know that given the polarization between the different political sides in this conflict, it would be very hard to get an agreement and really soon, immediately after the president opened the talks and both of them presented conditions with which they wanted the talks to be held under. the government delegations say they did not want to talk to people who were involved in the coup attempt, failed coup attempt in may which triggered most of the unrest that we see in burundi right now, and they said that -- what we also know is that it's not just the milit

. >> reporter: when the sun sets work begins in the suburb of burundi's capital bujumbura. pierre - that's not his name - and others are on neighbourhood watch. they say they are protecting their homes from the security forces and members of the youth wing, which they blame for random and regular killings in the city. "if they attack us, we'll defend ourselves", this man says. earlier we met two other young men. they dressed like police and dug out a hidden grenade. he said they'd use it today. they wouldn't say if they were an organised united, had a leader or were they get the weapons from. >> translation: police have been coming to the area, but at night we go to where they are and fight them. what started out as a bid for a third term by president pierre nkurunziza has evolved into armed violence. people have been killed every night, bodies left on streets. the opposition factions blame each other. >> translation: now, they have found another way. they try to negotiate with the government. but you cannot negotiate with a government committing matters like this one. >> t