force have taken position on main arteries leading to the capital so has been deployed the central african republic army that was trained by the russians that is out in deployed to try to stop any of these forces from entering the capital just one week before this much anticipated presidential election so why are they all marching towards the capitol simply because they say the president is not respecting the agreement that they had signed in 2001000 in khartoum which was in effect to give these armed groups leaders a position in government but also funds so that they could disarms remember these armed groups have control over large territories i mean we're talking about central african republic is the size of france there are some of these armed groups that have control of the areas that are the size of wales or scotland and that's what's at stake in this election to try to reestablish the rule of law in the government in places where it has retreated but also come to help to these millions of central african republic people who population that have seen little of their government helping them a weathe

the former colonial power into russia who has sent trainers on the ground to train the central african republic army we know that. that president. was very upset and frustrated with with the french that that backed him when he came to power and has replaced many of his aides with the russian ones and so the russians seems to be playing a key role in this we're hearing that also they were the ones to back the peace agreement and currently during this crisis that's happening today with these armed groups headed towards the capital they're also trying to reach out to the leaders of these armed groups to try to find a peace agreement so there's a power play a power dynamic. playing out between france and and the the former colonial power and russia really is using the central african republic as a as a launching pad to its presence on the african continent but of course caught in all of this are the people of the central african republic that live in a country that's the rich in minerals i mean the size of france and yet to have seen little of that wealth come down to them most of them living in dire po

force have taken position on main arteries leading to the capital so has been deployed the central african republic army that was trained by the russians that is out in the port to try to stop any of these forces from entering the capital just one week before this much anticipated presidential election so why are they all marching towards the capital simply because they say the president is not respecting the agreement that they had signed in $21000.00 in khartoum which was in effect to give these armed groups leaders a position in government but also funds so that they could disarm so that's why they're heading towards the capital now in that statement that we mentioned that was made by these armed groups there is no mention. but the government believes that he is also behind this latest move towards the capital bangui peter and as far as these 3 groups are concerned i mean they coalescing around one individual and they all genuinely coming together can they stay together because they come from different areas different tribal areas of the country. that's exactly right peter i mean some of the group th

doha also coming up a court gives the go ahead for the election in central african republic despite fighting between rebels in the army. and the most human and they will do like. nearly a 1000 refugees and migrants are stuck out in the freezing cold on the bosnia croatia border. and europe sees a window of hope as governments start vaccinating against the 19. now in about just under an hour's time millions of americans could lose their unemployment support payments unless president all the signs of coronavirus relief and spending bill the $900000000000.00 package was considered a done deal after it was approved by republicans and democrats in congress but part of it includes a one time coronavirus relief payout congress agreed to $600.00 individuals but trump wants that increased and in the last hour he tweeted to a gay. call off a $2000.00 payment and stead our correspondents enjoy it and it's in washington d.c. she explains what will happen if the president continues to refuse to sign a bill for. it's very simple if there is no presidential signature the unemployment funding to the states which it minister unemploym

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doha also coming up a court gives the go ahead for the election in central african republic despite fighting there between rebels and the army. and the most. nearly a 1000 refugees and migrants are stuck out in the freezing cold on the bosnia croatia border. and europe sees a window of her government start vaccinating against private 19. in just about 2 hours time millions of americans could lose their unemployment support payments unless president donald trump signs a coronavirus relief in spending bill the $900000000000.00 package was considered a done deal after it was approved by republicans and democrats in congress but part of it includes a one time coronavirus relief payout congress agreed to $600.00 for individuals but trump wants that increase to $2000.00 as he holds out a number of other benefits also hang in the balance well our correspondent roslyn jordan is live for us in washington d.c. rose the clock is clearly taking it can you talk us through what's likely to happen if president doesn't sign off on this package. well it looks as if it would have to basically go back to square one and congress would have to t

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from doha also coming up a court gives the go ahead for a central african republic contentious election despite fighting between rebels and the army. and he well knew like. nearly a 1000 refugees and migrants are stuck out in the freezing cold in the bosnia croatia border. and europe sees a window of hope as governments start vaccinating against code 19. millions of americans will lose their unemployment support payments within hours unless president donald trump signs a coronavirus relief and spending bill it was considered a done deal until trump suddenly objected to the amount of money that would be sent to most americans there ought to be $600.00 payments but the president thinks should be increased to 2000 as he holds out wide ranging benefits hang in the balance a rose in jordan joins us live now from washington d.c. just talk us through what's likely to happen then if president trump doesn't sign off on this bill. the short version is that people who had been receiving unemployment won't be getting it next week more than 830000 people filed for unemployment claims in the most recent government reporting and that is just ind

army. meanwhile the government in central african republic has praised people who came out to vote in defiance of groups trying to disrupt the poll election authorities says there was a good turnout despite what it called minor security concerns in some areas catherine so i has this update from bogey. both. statements saying that the country went ahead smoothly but they want to talk about the problem of the country. people wanted the border areas where there's a huge presence of rebels we've been hearing this report says while disruptions in our own country. people hiding out in the bushes afraid to come out to vote because of groups in some areas we're being told all the men getting into polling stations shooting in the air. in some of these places the u.n. say that they send in reinforcements. commission also says that there was. 40 materials in some areas because of the security situation and so on and also in some areas pool. but overall. we have been talking to. who are confusing about the vote going forward that's what people are looking at. how many people. and people need. to sort of a

been more violence in the central african republic after a cease fire between the government and a coalition of rebel groups collapsed they have been exchanging fire with the army and u.n. peacekeepers in the town of. the rebels accuse president. 2 other of planning to break sunday's elections 6 opposition candidates are demanding the vote be postponed from the capital catherine so explains why the rebels decided to break the cease fire agreements. page of change. the reason why they have called off the cease fire is because the president and the prime minister is not listening. government to the talking heads p.p.p. to put this on an already sierra club fight in a town about $500.00 club. because. of a slum in the. area where the fighting is going on the politics is one of the largest coal mining areas in the country club people and indeed in many parts of the country. here in bondi as well as the wait for that election on sunday we have been talking baseball the united nations was saying that it's by talking about the problem talking about the last part of the time. that 17th and pierre are closing in the blog. here. and that would be material coming to that

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there's been more violence in the central african republic after 6 fire between the government and the coalition of rebel groups collapsed they've been fighting with the army and u.n. peacekeepers in the town of akumal the rebels accuse president 4 star shines 2 other of planning to rig sunday's elections 6 opposition candidates are demanding the vote be postponed at least $33.00 people have died after their boat capsized on lake albert between uganda and the democratic republic of congo uganda says the boat was carrying as many as 50 people when it ran into strong winds a local civil society groups says they were trying to enter the d.r. see illegally to avoid coronavirus restrictions. those are the latest headlines on al-jazeera we'll have another check of the headlines in 30 minutes time for now it's lords of water thank. you. but you don't it is a whole lot of perfect chris schultz's something to make you see picasso the suit all stitched in some non-fossil much wrong don't deny to look look into the accounts do what you did on my little family press if rising northwards across the u.k. under 39 degrees breaking the july record hope you. get the god of

more fighting in the central african republic after a ceasefire between the government and the coalition of rebel groups collapsed fighters have been exchanging fire with the army and un peacekeepers in the town of baquba north east of the capital. mali is main opposition leaders say has died after contracting covert 19 the 71 year old was being treated in france a former finance minister and 3 time presidential candidates say was a prominent figure in politics for 3 decades. more news on al-jazeera coming up at the top of the hour for now it's witness thanks for watching. frank assessment colleagues on the ground in the canaries what is the situation there saw the doctor and what nurse or what did you have that informed opinion how big. the early stages of i mean he comes into office with a huge amount of foreign policy experience in-depth analysis of the day's global headlines places like you live. there's no money at all the rest of rich countries are fighting for inside story on al-jazeera. morning or morrow morning for you doing today are you felt good. when you hear. of the 3rd chance. and nervous all buds. all playing little finger sensor tell your finge

been more violence in the central african republic after a cease fire between the government and the coalition of rebel groups collapsed they've been exchanging fire with the army and u.n. peacekeepers in the town of cool northeast of the capital. mali's main opposition leaders say has died after contracting covert 1971 year old is being treated in france says it was kidnapped in march by an armed group in northern mali campaigning for elections he was eventually free after 6 months those are the latest headlines on al-jazeera more news coming up after inside story . has the world ignored south sudan the countries facing the stream hunger and aid agencies are warning of dire consequences if violence carries on so what can be done to save africa's youngest country this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program. humanitarian groups are warning 60 percent of south sudan's population with face catastrophic famine by the middle of next year that if a can't reach areas affected by floods violence and the pandemic a joint trip or by 3 u.n. agencies 6 and a half 1000000 people in the region are facing starvation of that number could rise by almost a 1000000 by

army officers are led by colonel. overthrew the president in august. on the former president of the central african republic francois maziar has been barred from contesting elections in december and his candidacy was invalidated by the constitutional court rule that posey did not satisfy the good morality requirement for the candidates on the former leader is also accused of war crimes nicholas hackable. catch me if you can former president francois taunting authorities at a campaign rally last week despite an international arrest warrant for his involvement in mass killings and torture the former president currently under un sanction for fermenting unrest after he was deposed in a coup in 2013 is not only back in the central african republic but it wants to become the country's next president with the slogan the day has come. except the country's constitutional court has now ruled he's not illegible to run in december's presidential election his supporters are dismayed at the judge's ruling that he lacked both a clean criminal record and the moral character to be a candidate and. it's a bit strange so cour

india's army denies reports it carried out reprise of attack the kashmir after the deaths of 2 soldiers. in the former president of the central african republic is barred from running for office of allegations of war crimes. the global death toll from the crowd of ours had to make now has passed 1500000 with a 3rd of those in just the last 2 months the united nations secretary general is once again calling for a unified global response to the pandemic which is infected more than 65000000 people a number of countries have been reporting record high record high deaths among them basically despite overall cases dropping just under a 1000 people died in the last 24 hours. the u.s. is experiencing a surge of infections with hospitalizations and deaths are reaching new heights president elect joe biden says he will ask americans to wear a mask during his 1st 100 days in office kristen salumi has been following developments from wilmington delaware. interesting news coming out late here from wilmington and president joe biden saying that he intends to ask americans to mask up once he takes office for 100 days the 1st inkling we have of how his respo

national army backed by un peacekeepers randon forces russian military instructors and private security contractors are all on the ground france also has a military presence in the central african republic. every 5 years central african 3 to choose their leader responsible for this mission are there a in each and the constitutional court and the date set is the 27th this is what all africans come to vote and i myself came to fulfill my civic duty. and there are 17 presidential candidates on the ballot paper but i need. to be president when there is a major challenge he says he's worried that people in the sound villages and towns in the provinces one able to vote because of the security situation. unfortunately. i have the impression that more than half of the country did not vote which is what we feared when we asked for the conditions to be set for every citizen to be able to exercise their right to vote i have the impression that many have been deprived of the right to vote and that is a pity want troops have been deployed to troubled areas in the capital. speaking to people in different neighborhoods in the city just trying to get a sense of the boarding party and many have told us

army people who are corrupt in congress and also pardoning people in the military or private security companies who have killed innocent civilians. still ahead here on al-jazeera the central african republic is just days away from a presidential election but the security situation is deteriorating with reports of a city falling to rebels uncoated 19 reaches one of the most remote parts of the world after the 1st cases of recorded antarctica. it's time for more snow for japan you've had a day off a certain thursday still looks like a fairly mild day these are rain showers not snow showers for the most part in honshu because when turned around and comes out of the real cold constant once more we build big snow showers half a meter of snow on the western slopes of home shoe and is likely to be commonplace we might see nearly a meter in the central part of honshu again west facing slopes of the codas coming from what is really a fairly sunny environment for northern china the korean peninsula is cold by day and by not but not severely so it's quite nice down hong kong again $21.00 degrees in the sunshine the remains that tropical depression they fall apart nights to a massive big thunderstorm

skype from the capital of the army louis is this really all about making sure that this must go to a 2nd runoff round of the election. well the 1st to the central african republic of how to use who political military could it and this election is really special because there are many people who consider. these q. ruling the country has no means to win the elections but. in the same tame. people are expecting more than just having a new president of president and the presidential. looking for peace they're looking at millipede they're looking for. reconciliation and all of them have how in the scene during the crowd. if it does go to a 2nd round is there any candidate who that would naturally favor. there is no candidate that can quit because well when you look at what has happened prison blues it cannot be the running nearly actually it cannot be concluded so yes actually the situation there are many other candidates and the one up in the. summer was the clue then just for. the new and north korea. has been ruled by all of those and the so we don't look he says we need look but it's a big mystery at the. commission is trying to gain the most for. all of that on

army personnel and 10 work civilians from a contractor company who were doing scheduled maintenance work at the top to compare ace the u.n. says it's pushed back armed rebels in central african republic who are looking to march on the capital before sunday's election the president has criticized violence in the run up to the vote the government has accused the rebels backed by the former president possibly as easy of attempting a coup his candidacy was rejected by the courts the land and russia have sent additional troops and supplies to help counter the surge and violence catherine story in the capital bangui has more on efforts to come tensions ahead of the vote . we've been speaking to officials from the un peacekeeping mission here in central african republic and that telling us that they have been able to push back this rebel movement remember this is a group that was formed over the weekend the calling themselves the patriots for change it's a group of 2 we are the country's main groups and they started seeing onto the copy told calling for among other things no government without president. so as officials of the u.n. say in the west where this is a rebellion has stock said th