the government has been saying that the most 99% of burundi is safe. only 1% has a problem and that is something that the government is dealing with. it will be interesting to see whether this high-level delegation is going to make any headway >>> thank you for that. in neighboring iraq 17 soldiers have been killed during a suicide attack in anbar province. i.s.i.l. fighters drove a bulldozer into their base detonating a bomb. it happened in the neighborhoods east of ramadi where heavy fighting is continuing between the army and i.s.i.l. fighters. the united nations says iraq needs nearly 900 million dollars. it can only raise half the amount needed. more from imran khan who is live for us. where is this money going to come from? >> reporter: it is coming from all rev news. when you talk about the iraqi government. they say they need 1.56 billion dollars. they only have within the budget 43% of that. so less than half of what they need. this is due to the plummeting oil prices and a real problem when it comes to allocating budgets as well. it's not jus

bloodshed in burundi. we go live to an african union summit where the crisis is a big talking point. rescued after 36 days trapped underground, but will more chinese miners surface >>> talks aimed at ending the war in syria are off to a shaky start geneva. delegates from the largest opposition group have agreed to come to geneva. jails bays has the latest >> reporter: the start of the syria talks, but on day one just one side was present. the syrian government delegation headed by the country's ambassador to the united nations meeting with staffan de mistura. it was during this meeting that the news emerged that the appear sigs group said it will travel to geneva. staffan de mistura said he had to wait for confirmation but said he was optimistic >> i have good reasons to believe that they are actually considering this very seriously. therefore, to be in a position on probably sunday to actually start the discussions with them and in order to be able to proceed with the syrian talks >> reporter: one opposit

he told me what does this mean for burundi? >> as far as burundi's situation is concerned, it means the african union to pull back the earlier decision on the deployment, the peace-keeping troop that was supposed to be deployed to burundi, and refocus the attention on the peace talks that has also been stalling for so long because of arguments on the participation of the different actors in the peace talks on the timeline for the peace talks. >> reporter: about the that's talks in this political dialogue, the heads of state are saying that this political dialogue should be all inclusive, all parties, but we know in the pavt burundi government has been reluctant to hold talks with those it says are criminals. how will this play out, do you think? >> one think is that burundi are expressed its willingness to have talks in consultations on the peace talks, including with african union, including relating to who is going to be participating in the peace talks, whether it should be all inclusive, whether there should be people that

just recently burundi - burundi is a member of the a.u. peace and security council. very telling details, but we are to hear a formal decision. we will hear the formal position of the heads of state towards the end of the day. we are hearing that a decision has more or less be made, so we will legality you know what-- let you know what official decision will come out towards the end of the day >>> thank you for that. plenty more sometime ahead here on al jazeera. we will take a quick break, but when we come back, myanmar's future leaders are serenaded by their former military masters. plus. >> reporter: i'm in india's capital where one third of people have reduced lung function because of the air pollution this winter. >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the soundbites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >>> you're wachls aal jazeera. the top stories. the opposition delegation have arrived in syria. they're threatening to walk out. russia has rejected claims from turkey. on

without the burundi government consent. the political crisis there has dominated proceedings at the african summit in ethiopia. burundi's penalty warned his country would fight any foreign forces entering his country. we have the latest from addis ababa. >> the head of state decided to suspend deployment of troops to burundi without the consent of the government and instead decides to push more aggressively for a solution to jump start an all inclusive political dialogue. they are alleges sending a high level delegation to burundi to talk to government officials, talk to the president to try to convince hims to yes to a deployment of teams to that country basically to help the local authorities in the disarmment efforts and also in the protection of civilians. the head of state also noted a complaint by burundi against its neighbor. burundi has always criticized rwanda of arming and training rebel groups in refugee camps there, but officials there have always denied this. >>> palestinian police officer has been killed after

the biggest issue is burundi and the situation there. the chairperson of the commission has tabled a report on this issue. the head of state will be discussing and, perhaps, voting on the deployment of troops to burundi with or without the government's consent. we know the government has rejected any such more. many heads of state will be reluctant to endorse such a move because burundi is a sovereign state, it has an elected government, it has an elected president. even if that election is contested. burundi is also a contributing country. it is very important. it is a very delicate matter. a lot of people are also saying that, perhaps, what will happy is that the heads of state will push for a political solution, a political dialogue, bringing together all warring parties so the country will be able to move forward. the president is not here, but he sent a high-level delegation led by the foreign affairs minister who has been lobbying and trying to get the support of member states >>> plenty more still ahead here on al jazeera. we will

the burundi government has rejected the move.ey will consider the option of sending in troops even without the consent of the government. there are provisions that mandate the au to do this. a lot of people who follow burundi affairs and the au affairs will tell you that many heads of state will be reluctant to do such a move, because burundi has an elected government, an elected president, even if those elections are contested. so perhaps what the heads of state will do is to call for a more aggressive -- for an all inclusive talks, a political dialogue that will be able to move any country forward, lobby groups and human rights groups as well are calling for targeted sanctions, perhaps suspension from the au. so it will be very interesting to see what kinds of positions will come from this meeting. >>> two journalists working for france's newspaper is burundi have been released by police. police arrested moore and four others during raids in the capitol. the other man was arrested when he asked where his colleague was. >>> an e

al jazeera, burundi. >>> investigators in due by trying to workout what caused a fire at a skyscraper world's tallest building and address hotel went up in flames just hours before new year's celebrations and no one died but at least 16 people were injured. and we report from dubai. >> reporter: in the daylight the extent of the damage began to be visible. remnant of an inferno that engulfed the address hotel and residences in downtown dubai. the night before on new year's eve panic set in as the blaze grew worse. on an evening of planned celebrations, this was the last thing anyone expected. >> when we looked out it was fire in the back. we started running out. there are sure the sprinklers did not come out, no sprinklers, no fire alarm. >> reporter: the cause of the fire which started on the 20th floor of the 63-story luxury building is still being investigated. but it took only minutes to spread across the exterior of the skyscraper. >> translator: it was about 9:00 or 10:00 when it started increasing then i heard a popping noise, my dad at first thought it was fireworks and told h

peace keepers to burundi.urundi government has rejected such a move, so the heads of state will be considering different options, including the possibility of sending in troops even without the con sect of burundi's government. saying there are provisions within the construction of the a.u. that mandate the a.u. to do this. but this also has to be approved by the u.n. security council. a lot of people follow burundi affairs, and the a.u. affairs will tell you, though, that the heads of state -- many heads of state will be reluctant to make such a move. burundi has an elected government, even if those elections are contested. so perhaps what the heads of state will do is to call for a more aggressive peaceful -- all inclusive talks, political dialogue that will be able to move the country forward, lobby groups and human rights groups as well are calling for targeted sanctions, perhaps suspension from the a.u., suspension from regional bodies. so it will be very interesting to see what kind of positions come fro

lerdz will be talking about burundi's refusal to accept an african peace keeping source-- leaders. >> reporter: just like in 2015 security matters will be high on the agenda of this african union heads of state summit. members meet here no discuss the growing threat of terrorism, formation of a transitional unity government in south sudan and the ongoing violence in burundi. this deputy chairperson of the au has said much has been done to make africa a more peaceful continent >> if you go back to the 90s, the number of national regional conflicts that were active were over 20/30. now we have challenges in a few countries. why? the african union established a peace and security council that has been effective. >> reporter: the au is said by its-- seen by its critics as weak, unable to deal with the situation. >> the level of leadership that many countries have been providing for the au to come together have been lacking of late. many countries have been looking inside or basically focusing mostly on regional issues rather than the content and aspect of things. >> reporter: many au offi

at the top of the agendas is the ongoing violence in burundi. leaders there will talk about burundi's refusal to accept an african union peace keeping force. joining us now from addis ababa is the director of the international crisis group. what are your expectations from today's summit? >> it's hard to tell. the security council met last night. no decision was taken. there was an extended meeting today. we're yet to hear what the outcome is going to be. it's not surprising that given the complexity of the issue and given the fact that the president himself rejected the communique of december last year where the security council decided to sends in a peace keeping force, and it's very clear also as we speak that there's no consensus at the security council, so we have to wait for the assembly of heads of states to sty on what's going to happen in burundi >>> burundi isn't the only country which is facing constitutional changes in the issue of i president running for a third term. can you talk about what the other countries there will be discussi

peace keepers to burundi. the burundi government has rejected such a move.they will consider different possibilities, including sending in troops without the consent of burundi's government. then for that to happen, the heads of state have to endorse certain moves that have to be approved by the u.n. security council. a lot of people who follow burundi and a.u. affairs will tell you that the heads of state will be reluctant to [ inaudible ]. burundi is a sovereign country. it has an elected government and elected president, even if those elections are contested. so perhaps what the heads of state will do is call for all-inclusive talks, a political dialogue that will be able to move the country forward. lobby groups and human rights groups as well, are calling for targeted sanctions, perhaps suspension from the a.u., and suspension from certain bodies. it will be very interesting to see what kind of positions come from this meeting. >>> burundian security forces have been accused of killing dozens of people last month and then burying them in mass graves. am

burundi's president has previously warned he would consider any such deployment to be an invasion.ne soi has the latest where the african union has been holding its summit. >> reporter: the decision by african union leaders to cancel plans to deploy troops to burundi was the biggest news to come out of the a.u. summit. leaders gathered here in ethiopia decided to push for a political solution. >> translator: the heads of state expressed satisfaction at media efforts by the pred of uganda who will continue in this dialogue which we want to be an inclusive dialogue. >> reporter: this followed days of discussion on what to do about the violence in burundi that has killed more than 400 people. it was triggered by the president's decision to seek and win a controversial third term. previous attempts at such political dialogue have not been successful. burundi's foreign affairs minister says his government is committed, but will not negotiate with those it calls criminals and coup plotters. >> if the a.u. does not [ inaudible ] how then do you ask the members of the assembly who has agre

burundi's president briefly warned he'd consider such deployment an invasion. catherine wambua-soi has the latest from ouagadougou where the summit is being held. >> reporter: a plan to deploy troops to burundi was the biggest matter to come out. leaders decided to push for a political solution. >> the heads of state expressed satisfaction mediation by the president in uganda, who will continue with the dialogue, which we want to be an inclusive dialogue. >> this follows days of discussion on what to do with the violence in burundi, which killed more than 400 people. it was triggered by a decision to seek and win a third term. previous attempts at such political dialogue have not been successful. the foreign first minister said the government is committed, but will not negotiate with coup plotters. >> how do you ask a member state, which agreed to those instruments, to move away and. >> a high level delegation will be sent to burundi, and too to have authorities accept the deployment of troops. some are critical of the failure to deploy peacekeepers. a lot hing

the permission of the burundi president?'s a difficult one. and without the president's permission, it is unlikely that a stand-alone mission would be approved. so other areas might have to be investigated such as east african stands by force deployments or something like that. just to try to get around the issue you of not being invite ed in by the host government. >> which countries would back the idea of actually going to another african country without that country's president's permission. some of them are worried, aren't they? they are worried about setting a precedent for something that could then happen in their own nation. >> absolutely. so the majority will not be keen to authorize something. thathat is not accepted by the president himself. there have been some noises especially from the tanzanian government suggesting the mission should be employed as soon as possible. whether they will accept deploying an african union mission without the accept of that president is a different matter. >> the big question is eve

burundi with peoples have al president, even if that is contested.t's interesting to see how all of this plays out. bur underi is contributing country. the president said, hills, is not here but he has sent a hi high-level delegation led by the foreign affairs minister and is trying to get support from member states as well. >> right. >> and -- >> that's what i want -- right. catherine, that's what i wanted to ask you about. excuse me. but the other -- the other key issues on that agenda. >>reporter: . >> reporter: absolutely. south sudan is very high on the agenda talking about a transitional -- transitionalun tip and government. i beg your pardon pardon. this deadline of this traditional government has come and gone and the key issue now is that the government of south sudan has declared the formation of 208, creation of 28 new states up from 10. the opposition -- and opposition leader says this is not in the spirit of the agreement and he wants for any talks to continue. so this is really worrying heads of state in the african union in general. th

burundi is also a troop contributing country. it has a little over 5,000 troops in somalia under the banner of fighting the armed group al-shabab there. burundi is a new member of the a.u. peace and security council as well. so we're being told by our sources that a decision by the heads of state has been made but we have to wait until the end of the day to get the official position >>> after an historic power to an elected civilian government, mps in myanmar are gathering for their new parliamentary session. last year's election swept away the political party that has ruled for decades. >> reporter: the measured early morning routine of myanmar's capital doesn't betray it, but there is history in the making. this woman is one of those making it. she and hundreds of other newly elected members of parliament for the national league for democracy, or n.l.d., are about to take up their seats. >> translation: myanmar has been waiting for this day for so long. so many ordinary people and members of the n.l.d. have sacrificed their liv

a lot of people who follow burundi and a.u.rs will tell you that many heads of state will be reluctant to endorse such a move because burundi is a sovereign country with an elected government and elected president. so perhaps what the heads of state will do is call for a more aggressive peace -- for all inclusive talks, a political dialogue that will be able to move the country forward, lobby groups and human rights groups as well are calling for targeted sanctions, suspension from the a.u., and certain bodies, so it will be very interesting to see what kind of positions come from this meeting, and how they will be implemented so that burundi can move forward. >> reporter: -- >>> amnesty international released images showing sites of what it believes are graves on the out skirts of the capitol. they say locals told them about mistaking bodies to undisclosed locations. >>> well in the year after sri lanka's president unexpectedly gained power, military-occupied land is being returned to displaced people. hoda abdel hamid reports

he came to power in 2005, at the end of burundi's 12-year civil war. burundi,aying in police have arrested two foreign journalists working in the capital. they were detained as they reported on gun men. the journalists were arrested on thursday afternoon. both have cover the region for years and have won several awards for their work. date two of the divisive case at the hague. the international, court is trying the former ivorian leader on crimes against humanity, five years after 3000 people died in violence on the ivory coast. his -- gbagbond -- both men pled not guilty to the charges. next, we have fresh allegations of child abuse in the central african republic. the united nations has found more cases of sexual misconduct by foreign troops in the country. that is the latest development in a string of allegations concerning th soldiers deployed. let's go to our correspondent, who is following the investigation to what more can you tell us about these latest allegations? >> more depressing news for france. perpetratorsleged had asked a boy of 7 and

burundi's president warned he'd consider any such deployment to be an invasion. as catherine so i explains, burundi's political crisis has dominated proceedings at the african unit summit in ethiopa's capital. >> the heads of state decided to suspend any deployment of troops to burundi and instead decided to push more aggressively for a political solution to jump start an all inclusive political dialogue. they are sending a high leve lel delegation to talk to government officials and to the president to try and convince him this say yes to a deployment of troops to that country, basically to help the local authorities in the disarmament efforts and also in the protection of civilians. the head of state also noted a complaint by burundi against its neighbor, has always criticized rwanda of arming and training rebel groups in refugee camps there. burundian officials have always denied this. >> let's speak to the u.n. high commissioner for refugees, joining us live from addis ababa. good to have you with us. if i can start with what our reporter was reporting, that

burundi discusses meeting in ethiopia. plus the aust tralian open has a new woman's champion german, kerber stuns serena williams to win her first granted alarm title. delegates representing syria's main opposition group are set to arrive in geneva where the u.n.'s open talks it hopes will help ends the war. om zils is yet to commit to negotiations with the government. even sew, the developments give a glimmer of hope that piece efforts may get off of the ground since two earlier rounds collapsed in 2014. the war gallon almost five years ago. it's left at least 250,000 people killed. millions of other syrians have been forced to flee. many like the refugees you see right there are trying to -- are risking their lives trying to flee europe. the war has allowed isil to capture territory it's drawn in the u.s. and russia as well as regional powers, saudi arabia, turkey and iran. ouratic editor james bays says any negotiations will be drawn out. i think a breakthrough will be a long way off the u.n. are planning a very, very s

and burundi has to all those sites. reporter: the united nati ons is also investigating reports of mass graves. violence has been escalated protest began -- since protest began. he saw and one a constitutionally questionable third term, coming to power in 2005 at the end of a 12 year civil war. host: european police have launched their most wanted website and list 45 notorious criminal suspects, including salah abdeslam, the key suspect in last year's paris attacks. this comes after sharp criticism of a lack of coordination between european police and the weights of the paris attacks. salah abdeslam was able to flee from paris to brussels hours after the slaughter of 130 people, passing through a police checkpoint. reporter: these are the faces of europe's most wanted. 45 men and women suspected or guilty of a range of crimes from terrorism to armed robbery. all now feature on a new website created by european police office euro pole. the platform allows the public to give anonymous information about the suspects. >> it

and deployment of protection to burundi with or without the consent of the government. the government and parliament have already rejected such a move and a lot of people are saying that many heads of state will be reluctant to sanction such a move because of noninterference reasons or issues. i'm told what they might be pushing for more aggressively is a political solution, a political dialogue to be held between all warring groups to be able to try and move in country forward >>> the palestine liberation organization has welcomed a french call for international involvement in ending the israeli occupation. france says it wants a conference to revive talks between the israelis and palestinians. paris also says it will recognise a palestinian state if a final push for talks on a two-state solution fails. u.s. led efforts to broker peace collapsed in 2014. a palestinian journalist who is being detained by israel will continue his hunger strike. he is protesting against a six month sentence and has refused all food and medical treatment since november. he is just one of 6

with burundi it was a car crash we all predicted. this was a crisis that everybody saw coming. say anybody missed it and there was plenty of mediation from everybody. at the end of the day i think it's a worrying statement on how a small country like burundi despite international concern can still go on a trajectory that ends in such violence and goes to show even small countries that are not strategic like burundi can be trouble some for a region and internationally and i'm pessimistic for burundi in 2016 and think it will get worse before it gets better. >> nice to speak to you any way and we are live from london. now the gunmen expected of killing two people in an israeli bar also met a taxi driver and a massive manhunt underway after a friday shooting in tel aviv and the motive remains unclear and alleged gunman is milham from a town in northern israel and thought he killed -- excuse me -- he killed the taxi driver after fleeing the scene of the shooti shooting. and a police spokesman says he is probably still armed and may strike again. now an israeli man charged with murd

violence in burundi was also a part of the discussions. we have an update from our correspondent >> reporter: the heads of state have been closed in sessions deliberating on critical matters, security is big on the agenda. they've been talking about south sudan and a traditional transition there. the head of states are talking about way of better cooperation of better ways of sharing a counter terrorism intelligence as well, but the big issue is burundi and the deployment of prevention and protection mission to burundi with or without the consent of the government. the government and parliament have already rejected such a move and a lot of people i'm talking to say heads of state, many heads of state, will be reluctant to sanction such a move because of non-interference issues. i'm being told what they might be pushing for more aggressively is a political solution, a political dialogue to be held between all warring groups to be able to try and move this country forward >>> the iraq' military say eight sool jers have been-- soldiers have

burundi's foreign affairs minister says his government is committed but will not negotiate with thoseiminals and coup plotters. >> if the a.u. does not conduct coups how then do you ask a member state which has agreed upon -- agreed to those instruments to move away from those instruments and start looking to the coup makers. >> reporter: a high-level a.u. delegation will be sent to burundi to work out details for the talks and try to persuade the authorities to accept the deployment of troops. but some are critical of a.u.'s failure to deploy peace keepers to burundi. >> a lot hinges on the leaders, 54 leaders, a lot of them have issues around their own leadership in power. and they would not want to see any decision that puts them in a bind as well. >> reporter: apart from burundi, the african heads of state demanded that south sudan leaders who failed to immediate a deadline to form a transitional government to do so as soon as possible. africa's newest nation has been in conflict for almost three years over a dispute that began between the president and his former vice president.

burundi is high on the agenda, and will be in the coming days. the heads of state will consider options to solve the crisis, and they are expected to discuss and decide on the deployment of the peacekeepers with or without the government's consent. if they endorse that approval from the security council will be needed. people that follow burundi say that heads of state will be reduct and to do such a move. the main state push aggressively for a political dialogue between all wording groups - talks that seem to have stalled >>> eventually in burundi there, and security forces have been accused of killing dozens of people last month of the later burying them in maths graves. amnesty international released these pictures. local people, according to amnesty told them about the police and other officials taking bodies to an undisclosed location. >> the president of brazil says she's declaring war on the mosquito which spreads the zika virus. there's no vaccine for it. dilma rousseff called on brazilians to fight mosquito infestation, you can see the z

peacekeepers and troops are not going to be 70s to burundi. that's right: that would be too much to ask views some other states have. why were some so reluctant and who are they? it's actually that. considering the sub regional ethnic balance between huti. they have decided that he needs to be president of burundi for a very long time. i think that needs to be factored into the analysis. dialogue and burundi would consider all of that and cannot weigh that into the discussions. >> that's why they won't stay in power for a long time. >> there is going to be more dialogue, more african union envoys if you like are going to be september to burundi for talks. how those talks are likely to be structured and in reality, going to have any effects? >> that increases. human rights abuses. it would be a starting point for some sort of dialogue to go on but immediately, they wanted to stop the human rights abuses. actually, any sort of unwarranted attacks. the positions of the woods get a message that this is what the game plan is. then the real politics

burundi's president says he will fight any african union peacekeepers sent to his company. people were hoping peace could be there after nine months of unrest. >> reporter: deep in the countryside and under heavy security, burundi's president takes part in a peace march. this is the final lap of a peace run organised by young men concerned that their country is on the brink of civil war. >> translation: god will grant us peace in the new year. >> reporter: peace has been elusive in burundi since the president decided to run for a controversial third term in office. the political tension that followed led to street protests. hundreds of people have been killed. the capital bujumbura has become the main theatre of conflict. entire neighborhoods have been deserted as thousands try to escape the violence. this is once a bustling district, now almost empty. it is from here that this man fled with his family. >> translation: i don't see peace returning to bujumbura as long as the president remains in power. police come every night arresting people and most of the people they take

at the top of the agenda is the ongoing violence to burundi. a report from our correspondent. >> reporter: justice like in 2015 security matters will be high on the agenda of this year's african union heads of state summit. they meet here to discuss the growing threat of terrorism, formation of a transitional unity government in south sudan and the ongoing violence in burundi. this man says much has been done to make africa a more peaceful continent >> if you go back to the 90s, the number of regional national conflicts that were active were over 20/30. now we are have less. the african union established a peace and security council that has been effective. >> reporter: the au is seen by its critics as weak, unable to deal with the problems or the implementation the decisions arrived at after lengthy discussions. >> the level of leadership that many countries have been providing for the au to come together and act head on, on many of the issues facing the continent, have been lacking of late. many countries have been looking inside or basically

. >>> the african union will not be sending peace keeper to say burundi. leaders discussed deploying soldiers to quell political violence that has claimed 400 lives since april. burundi's government objected and its president previously warned his country will fight any foreign forces trying to enter. we have this update. >> the heads of state have decided to suspend any deployment of area troops to burundi without the consent of the government. they instead decided to push for a political solution to jump start an all inclusive political dialogue. they are sending a high level delegation to talk to government officials and to the president to try and convince him this say yes to a deployment of troops to that country, basically to help the local authorities in the disarmament efforts and also in the protection of civilians. the head of state also noted a complaint by burundi against its neighbor, rwanda, it has always criticized rwanda of arming and training rebel groups in refugee camps there. rwandan officials have always denied this. >>> in rimadi, sol

troops to burundi without the consent of the government. it decided to press more aggressively for a political solution for all political dialogue. they're sending a high level of delegation to burundi to talk to officials and others to try and convince him to say yes to a deployment of troops to that country basically to help the local authorities in the disarmament efforts and also in the protection of civilians, the heads of state note that a complaint by burundi against its neighbor has always criticized rwanda of arming and training rebel groups in refugee camps there, but officials have always denies this >>> in senegal fashion is important there as anyone else. as attacks increase around the region, there is a growing movement to ban the full-face veil. >> reporter: designing clothes for the muslim woman. for this designer it is a business opportunity that can't be ignored. after working for lagerfeld in paris, she started her own brand. she is adapting her designs to the latest trends. customers no longer want short skirts and sleev

since he ran for a third term in april burundi has been plagued by violence. to andrew wallace a researcher specializing in central and east africa and joins us from bristol in the united kingdom and good to have you with us and can you give us an idea how volatile burundi is at the moment? >> unfortunately it's continuing to descend in what the powers has said and going to hell in her words, this is the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. there are growing problems in the country which the world seems only slowly to be waking up. there is mediation now going on and has really started which is a good sign but the killings continue, daily killings continue and you have a unity between the army, the youth malitia and the police which seem to be intent on violent acts against their own citizens and that is not a good sign at all. >> what are we seeing here? are we seeing initial signs of some of the same ethnic violence and the tutsi violence that had genocide in rwanda. >> they tell me what seems to be the case is what started as an attempt by the government president t

and it is got who will grant us peace in the new year. >> reporter: but peace has been elusive in burundident decided to run for a controversial third term in office. that led to street protests. hundreds of people were killed. the capital bujumbura has become the main area of the conflict. entire neighborhoods have been deserted as thousands try to retreat from the violence. this is a district almost empty. shops and houses have been abandoned. it is from here that this man fled with his family. >> translation: i don't see peace returning to bujumbura as long as the president remains in power. police come every night arresting people and most of the people they take away and are dead. the youth have been forced to take up arms and defend themselves. >> reporter: burundians are flocking to church. top on the list of their prayers is for calm to return to their country. >> translation: every burundian has to fight for peace. we appeal to them to do that. >> reporter: as burundins do just that, the hope is that the talks that suffered this week in uganda will diffuse the crisis and present

coming up, regional security tops the agenda at a summit of african leaders but the situation in burundi continues to divide opinions. efforts to stop a swarm of locusts threatening to destroy the argentinian countryside. the new game of drones were in south korea where the race is on to shift control from military to civilian attacks. 16 people have starved to death in the besieged syrian town of madaya since aid convoys arrived there earlier this month. that's according to doctors without borders. 30 others are known to have

they would not want to see a decision putting them in a bind as well. >> reporter: water from burundi, african state compelled leaders to form a deadline as soon as possible. new estimation has been in conflict for three years, over a dispute between the president and his former vice president. and made a resolution to increase support for troops in somali, and deal with increasing threat of attacks with better strategy. the end of another african union summit. the theme this year is human rights, with a focus on women's rights. some have been accused of violating the people's rights. the question is whether there'll be enough political will to advance that and start making changes united nations appealed for emergency funding to help iraq respond to a growing humanitarian crisis. the u.n. humanitarian coordinator says 8.3 million has been needed. an estimated 3.3 million iraqis have been displaced by fighting between the iraqi armed forces and i.s.i.l. that could rise to 12-13 million by the end of the year. imran khan has more from the capital baghdad. >> reporter: with the fall in

. >>> regional security tops the agenda in a summit of african leaders but the situation in burundi continuesdivide. >>> and a locust invasion a race against time in argentine to exterminate the swarms inflicting devastating environment th the damage. >>> turkey summoned russian ambassador to, quote, strongly condemn what it says was a violation of its airspace by a russian fighter jet. turkey says despite radar warnings a russian su34 like this one went in to its air space last november turkey shot down an russian air force jet which it claimed was flying in its territory killing the pilot and that led to an escalating war of words between the countries. after this latest incidents the turkish president says he wants to talk to his russian counterpart vladimir putin warning there could be course kenses if the violations continue. well, russia's state news agency says its country denies the allegations. let's bring in zeina khodr live from southern turkey. what are the suggestions from the turkish people about what happened here? >> reporter: the turkish foreign ministry is describing this in

burundi talks a string of crises for african leaders to deal with while meeting in ethiopia. also an ancient church reveals a secret. >> reporter: i'm with all the day's sports, including the australian open has a new women's champion. kerber wins her first grand slam title >>> hello. delegates representing syria's main opposition group are due to arrive in syria soon where hopes

they took some uganda and took some arms from the latest kenya attack as well as the burundi, that is now sufficient to take them through. >>> south sudan have until the end of the day today to form a government and they signed a peace deal in august but they have been clutching about how to share power ever since and work attendees and the south sudan spokesman and says the government is commits to the peace process and logistical delays are standing in the way of progress. >> the agreement requires that they continue with security agreement is to be in place and the least of the names of those will be appointed in portfolios and i mean the names of the stakeholders have to be submitted before the 22nd, if they were submitted then the government would have been informed so that the agreement is incorporated into the constitution of south sudan. >> we recognize the challenge the sudan people are under going but looking for a way out, the way forward and the way forward is that now the 28 states are now in place, all the governors have returned to their estate. what we are looking forw

now burundi is high on the agenda and will still be high on the agenda in coming days. heads of state will be considering options to solve the crisis there. expected to decide on the deployment of the au peace keepers without the governments consent. people who follow burundi or au affairs say many heads of state will be reluctant to endorse such a move. the main state push more aggressively for political dialogue between all warring groups, a talk that seems to have been stalled. >> catherine soy, reporting from addis ababa. >> southwestern part of the cup not far from the swiss border, luckily the grenade did not go off. asylum seekers were evacuated and the explosive was destroyed in a controlled detonation. the perpetrators have yet to be identified. meanwhile, germany's relying party and its rivals have come to an agreement on how to deal with asylum seekers whose obligations were rejected. germany still trying to integrate refugees who are hoping for a better life. >> reporter: their struggle to get to germany is over. now the main task is to learn a new language.

. >>> african union leaders are attending a summit in ethiopia with burundi's ongoing crisis high on it drew criticism from the u.n. which also took aim with numerous security situations across the continent and catherine reports now from there. >> reporter: opening sessions of african union summit are all about african unity and prosperity. u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon set the tone by expressing disappointment about failure to meet a deadline for a government and criticized african leaders who want to hang on to power beyond their term limits. >> leaders should never use undemocratic constitutional changes and legal loopholes to cling to power. we have all seen the tragic consequences when they do. >> reporter: that was president robert giving a typical response, lashing out at the u.n. security council. >> but the bosses in the security council say you shall never have the powers that we have as permanent members. >> reporter: and got a standing ovation. >> reform the security council. [cheers and applause] what many people here are waiting for is a decision on whether to sen

it is in burundi that the fought out has been most pronounced. at least 400 people have been killed and 220,000 displaced since april last year when he announced he would seek a third term in office. this is a protest against the third term bid. it is an indication that burundis and africans at large want a change in leadership >>> following their landslide election, the opposition coalition in venezuela has chosen the next president. he is to be sworn in on tuesday. the inauguration is to be held despite a supreme court ban on some of them. our correspondent has more now from the capital. >> reporter: today the opposition coalition elected the new president of the national assembly. for many here he is a decent politician. this is the first time that the opposition will have control of the national assembly here in venezuela. despite being formed by several different factions, the opposition has vowed to stay together. this is relevant also because the supreme court has just ruled four of the legislators that were scheduled to be sworn in on tue

. >>> two journalists have been arrested in burundi. the bureau chief for a french newspaper was arrested, as well as a british journalist. they were arrested in bujumbura. the government cracked down on the press, forcing some local journalists into exile. >>> masked graves have been found in burundi. evidence has been seen suggesting zebs were killed by security forces last month. graves were found on the outskirts of the capital. hundreds have been killed and thousands displaced in nine months of fighting since the president campaigned for a third term in office. >>> republican presidential candidates in the u.s. squared off for the last debate. donald trump skipped it, complaining of unfair treatment by fox news which hosted the event. the front runner still cast a shadow over proceedings. >> the final debate before the first vote and the biggest name, the front runner missing. donald trump's no show had to be the subject of the very first question. >> let me say i'm a maniac, everyone on this stage is stupid, fat and ugly and ben,

violence has worsened in burundi since the current president decided to run for a third term. opponents say the move was illegal. more than 400 have been killed and 200,000 others fled the country. >>> health workers in sierra leone say a woman who initially tested positive for ebola died this week. she came into contact with at least 27 others. this comes just a day after the world health organization declared the west african ebola epidemic to be over. guinea, sierra leone and liberia struggled to contain the outbreak after the first reported case back in december, 2013. >>> still to come on the program, an oil refinery in flames in southern yemen after a bomb was set off. >>> comedy house to the presidency, guatemala's new leader gets serious about putting his country together. >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the soundbites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >>> indonesian police are looking for a man named as the coordinator of thursday's jakarta attacks. three other suspect

mass graves have been reported to have been found in burundi. they were found on the outskirts of bujumbura. many have been displaced since the president campaigned for a third term in office. french police are questioning a man who was carrying two handguns in disneyland in paris. his female partner was later arrested. a state of emergency is in force across france following the paris attacks of november. roads have been blocked in greece by farmers protesting against taxes and new skoeshl security costs. leaders say by paying more taxes now farmers will receive higher pensions. the farmers complain they won't survive long enough to get their pensions. >> reporter: anger that has been simmering for months breaks out into the open. hundreds of farmers storm a farming exhibition where the agory cull tufr minister was-- agriculture minister was due to speak but he stayed away due to the protests. for days farmers have blocked motor ways diverting traffic. >> translation: today 50% of farmers can't pay their social security. they have no hope of a

many are waiting for a decision regarding burundi.t will set a precedent. >> we need to find a way in which transitions offer political space for various actors. prior to that, we do need to find a succession and panel that makes it easier for leaders to contemplate. >> all particular interests where the opposition has been aking him to illegally run for a third time. the president hasn't declared intentions but cracking down. >> this is an election year for the au as well. the counsel members of the peace and security council have ended. at a time commission, zuma and later in the year. the new union chairperson has replaced president robert mugabe in his inaugural speech. he had no illusions about the task ahead in tackling the many problems afflicting africa. catherine soi, al jazeera. >> south sudan has an abundance of oil but it is actually making a loss from producing it. the country has been paying sudan from which it separated in 2011. that's the price, anna cab he will reports. >> the streets of juba are quieter than usual. t

. >>> the united nations says it has documented cases of security forces in burundi gang raping womening searches. and reporting at least nine mass graves in and around the capitol. this includes one in a military camp said to contain the bodies of more than 100 people. violence has worsened in burundi since the president decided to run for a third term, a move opponents say was illegal. more than 400 have been killed and 200,000 others have fled the country. >>> sierra leone's health ministry says a woman has died after testing positive for ebola. it is only a day since the world health organization declared the ebola epidemic to be over. >>> the south african government has built more than 500 free houses in americana, that's where 54 miners were killed in 2012 during a protest demanding better living conditions. the mining company is now accusing the government of not distributing that housing fairly. our correspondent has this report. >> reporter: 75-year-old dora has a new furnished home. it was given to her by the south african government a week before. she says before that, she

but in the meantime we will go to burundi because two journalists have been arrested reporting the unrestohn is the chief for the french newspaper and phil moore is a british photo journalist and the security says they were arrested with armed criminals in the capitol bujumbura and they cracked down on the press forcing some journalists into exile. mass graves reported to have been found in burundi and amnesty international says they have seen evidence suggesting dozens of people were killed by security forces last month and their graves were found on the outskirts of bujumbura. now in northwestern africa where fighting poverty and drought have forced many people to leave the country in search of a better life around 200,000 people are displaced in mali and neighboring countries and further abroad as carolyn malone reports. >> reporter: like many people here in a white jacket wants to go somewhere he can safely make a living but there are many hurdles to overcome. >> translator: the problem is that we left from the city of gow and reached the first check point and arrested us and asked us