from douala he's hoping to get re-elected saying the fight against the government should continue butby the ballot and not the bullet of the mayor some councils that will come out of this election for the 1st time will have a little more policy and they will still have it's an important election even more so important because half of the country's at war and we need a strong representation to bring about peace. for the people living in the english speaking regions it's the armed groups and security forces not elected officials that are in charge. these regions ignored for so long have lost trust in what feels to them like a broken political system that cannot be fixed with elections alone nicholas hawk al jazeera. that's the final day of the african union's annual summit where leaders from 55 countries are discussing ways of bringing security to the continent they want to curb violence and boost their economies conflicts in libya and the say hell region are on top of the agenda maybe history has been made at the 92nd academy awards from south korea won the biggest prize of the night b

ports from the economic capital douala.too scared to vote this is home to more than 2000000 people in the heart of the english speaking greeting of cameroon as polling stations opened most people kept their doors closed outside heavy gunfire echoed in the distance armed separatist don't want these elections to take place the government is trying to counter those calls. i ask all of my compatriots to do their duty and go out and vote contrary to what some of these little parties are asking you to do democracy is working in our country and we are moving forward . but separatist who want to break away from cameroon and form an independent english speaking country they call amber in the run up to the polls they attacked election officials rallying calls for a boycott of the vote from opposition leader movies come to he believes the vote is rigged in favor of the ruling party. mark my words these elections will not resolve any of our problems. 3000 people have died in fighting between armed groups and government forces forcing a

from douala he's hoping to get re-elected saying the fight against the government should continue butby the ballot and not the bullet of the mayor some councils that will come out of this election for the 1st time we will have a little more policy and we will still have it's an important election even more so important because half of the country's at war and we need a strong representation to bring about peace. for the people living in the english speaking regions it's the armed groups and security forces not elected officials that are in charge these regions ignored for so long have lost trust in what feels to them like a broken political system that cannot be fixed with elections alone nicholas hawke al jazeera. france is about twice as being battered by high winds as europe continues to feel the effects of storm sara major flood warnings have been issued in several areas power has been cut to thousands of homes and hundreds of flights canceled say the worst has passed but there are a work still in effect. we'll be history has been made at the 92nd academy awards a film from south

from douala he's hoping to get reelected saying the fight against the government should continue butby the ballot and not the bullet of the mayor some councils that will come out of this election for the 1st time we will have a little more policy and we will still have it's an important election even more so important because half of the country's at war and we need a strong representation to bring about peace. for the people living in the english speaking regions it's the armed groups and security forces not elected officials that are in charge of these regions ignored for so long have lost trust in what feels to them like a broken political system that cannot be fixed with elections alone nicholas hawke al-jazeera. plenty more ahead in the news hour including blast off goes bust and iranian rockets fall short of all bit find out why it could raise tensions with the u.s. . a city in thailand mourns after a soldier goes on a shooting rampage. in sports pakistan's teenage bowling sensation makes history all the details coming up. in northwest syria government forces have taken control

the bustling market of douala there's plenty of local bush meat for sale yet the meat often comes from protected species authorities of warned against eating meats unseeable a pandemic in 2013 that's after suspicions that it could be a source of infection. this stallholder still sells game but he isn't worried about the meat hosting dangerous viruses. ask the government to tell us what the source of this virus is because here we sell meat to make a bit of cash to feed our families and i don't think there's any problem if there is the state should come and tell us who's affected what is it like you think it is . and officials say they're doing what they can to protect the country from the covert $900.00 virus especially when it comes to checks the borders. with the. ministry of livestock and animal husbandry has taken precautions since the covert 1000 outbreak stems from meat and fish markets in china we have taken steps to ensure that all food products from china such as meat and fish are suspended from entering cameroon. who more or less is the. an outbreak would pose a shoot challeng

from douala he's hoping to get reelected saying the fight against the government should continue butby the ballot and not the bullet of the mayor some councils that will come out of this election for the 1st time we will have a little more policy and we will still have it's an important election even more so important because half of the country's at war and we need a strong representation to bring about peace. for the people living in the english speaking regions it's the armed groups and security forces not elected officials that are in charge these regions ignored for so long have lost trust in what feels to them like a broken political system that cannot be fixed with elections alone nicholas hawke al-jazeera. there you african union summit is underway in ethiopia during 2 days of talks leaders from $55.00 countries will focus on ways to end regional violence hoping to unlock the continent's economic potential the conflict in libya is high on the agenda as well as growing instability in the sahara region hammad vall has more from the summit in addis ababa he says has been a lot o

carlos and while i was running for mayor in a particular district of cameroon's economic capital douala the 5th district still down to go to a company how campaign slogan it's time for action action an opposition which talks because in cameroon politicians all we do is talk a lot but do little. and it has some convincing to do the 5th district is home to many people displaced from the fighting in time rooms mainly english speaking and with foreign regions they've lost trust in a political system they feel excluded from most of cameroon it's french speaking so in the 5th district they shout power. something they don't have at home they say what started off as a protest against the government insisting on having french teacher is in schools in the english speaking regions has turned into an often violent separatist movement various armed groups call these regions rich in oil golden box site amazonia human rights organizations accuse both separatist and the military of torture beheadings and kidnappings the charge of the government and separatists design for the fighting has left almost a

candidate carlos inquirer is running for mayor in a particular district of cameron's economic capital douala the 5th district still valid. no to accompany the campaign slogan it's time for action action an opposition which is talks because in cameroon politicians all we do is talk a lot but do little anyone has some convincing to do the 5th district is home to many people displaced from the fighting in time rooms mainly english speaking and with foreign regions they've lost trust in a political system they feel excluded from most of cameroon is french speaking so in the 5th district they shout power. something they don't have at home they say what started off as a protest against the government insisting on having french teacher is in schools in the english speaking regions has turned into an often violent separatist movement various armed groups call these regions rich in oil golden box site amazonia human rights organizations accuse both separatist and the military of torture beheadings and kidnappings the charge of the government and separatists design for the fighting has left almost a 1

people and displaced 700000 more well shortly we'll speak to nicholas hard because in the city of douala but 1st here's reports on how some opposition groups are calling for a boycott of the vote. fearing for children's lives patients may come packed your bags and travelled for 3 days in the bush deceived. her children don't understand why her father coko farmer was shot dead by the police they thought were meant to protect her. do you understand what's happening she asks do you know why we left our home yes joseph ounces it's war. this is the region she left behind arm separatists here called this embassy they see it as an english speaking country struggling for independence from a french speaking nation but for the government this is an armed insurgency in the country's north and southwest region 3000 people have died human rights organization accuse both the armed separatists and security forces of torture killings and kidnappings for 4 years in china house went to school not. so much what we have. we need. to wipe. out every day. keep on a movie night on the lawn how peace. head of m

and parliamentary elections after sunday's fault nicholas hock reports from the economic capital douala. celebrating cameron's youth with a parade for its aging leader they march to the portrait of their 87 year old president who by the time he leaves power will be in his mid ninety's making him the oldest living state leader that's if he's able to finish his time in office. because in the country's english speaking region young people are taking up arms joining a separatist movement they want to break away from cameroon to create their own country amazonia home to 4000000 people in the size of switzerland the english speaking regions are on lockdown since sunday's local elections violence there has killed 3000 people and left a 1000000 displaced most of them children in a rare public address be a called on young people to lay down their arms calling for dialogue going to once again urge them to come out of the bush and rejoin the other fellow young citizens who are leading normal lives in our society this is right for both sarah who was arrested in an opposition rally and his music he'

the french speaking majority and they want more independence has been following the election from doualaan opposition stronghold. we've been observing these elections not just in this polling station here but across the economic hub and really it's been an underwhelming experience because there's been really a slow trickle of people coming out to vote bear in mind this is a stronghold of maurice morris come to he's the opposition leader and he had called for a boycott of this election saying that given the situation in the northwest and southwest southwest region the english speaking region that an election like this cannot take place at the moment we're hearing in those regions and mend that earlier during the day there was heavy gunfire that could be heard people are in lockdown staying indoors a city of 2000000 people most people were too afraid to go out to vote or they're boycotting the election because separatists have direct and those that come out to vote even election campaigners or election commissioners that have been abducted by the separatist group social media has played a