hosted by the french president francis hollande. we have seen goodluck jonathan arrive, greeted by president francis hollande. other african leaders are also in attendance. we can now talk to somebody who is there, who is right there in the grounds of the aleesa palace. marie roger malowa. she's the editor of the african military group. we know the summit is underway. give us an idea as to why france will be interested in what is going on in nigeria. france has its open form of colonies, nigeria is not one of them. >> definitely. you know, that is somebody - something people used to think. it's so clear cut, but france has a lot of interest in nigeria, and president francis hollande paid a visit a few weeks ago to president goodluck jonathan. so they have an ongoing good relationship. and the second thing is that france has proven very efficient, has developed an expertise in terms of fighting against terrorism in africa. we saw and as a matter of fact president goodluck jonathan called france for help. and due to that. and nigeria

president francis hollande admitted they were surprisingly efficient a fighting force.lmost nothing from the summit about the abducted group of school girls in nigeria that sparked the latest crisis. the leaders have no idea where they are. an change deal is ruled out. a military rescue operation is fraught with danger. the nigerian president defended his failure to visit the region. it would do no good, he said. >> interest now is to locate the girls, where they are. these girls are not schedule in chibok. why did the president go to chibok. if the president goes to chibok, it doesn't solve a problem. >> reporter: the leaders need better cross-boarder cooperation, crucially lacking between nigeria and cameroon. according to the leaders, it's a bigger problem than that now, encompassing a threat to the whole and west central africa to a group with proven al qaeda links. they head home with a problem unresolved. >>> the paris location for today's summit is no coincidence. france is north of africa. what happens in the area could be critical to the region. french troops a

president francis hollande admitted that they were a surprisingly efficient fighting force. almost nothing from the summit about the abducted group of school girls sparking the crisis. the leaders have no idea where they are. an exchange deal is ruled out. a military rescue operation is drought with new danger. the nigerian president defended his failure to visit the region. it would do no good. >> the interest now is to locate the girls. the girls are not held in chibok. why did the president go to chibok. if he goes to chib okay what for? >>> according to the leaders, it's a bigger problem than that now, encompassing a threat to the whole of west and central africa from a group with proven al qaeda links. they head home with a problem unresolved. >>> the husband of a preg nanned sudanese woman sentenced to death for aposticedes. she was convicted for allegedly abandoning islam and marrying a christian man. a judge ruled she should be hung. he is an american citizen but has not received help from the embassy in sudan >> translation: considering i'm an mrn citizen, i'm -- am

francis hollande's party was beaten, saying the e.u. is too remote and complex. >> translation: i will reaffirm at the european council that prioritiry is growth, employment and investment. europe is illegible. i'm aware that it's remote and incomprehensible. this cannot continue. europe has to be simple, clear to be effective where it is needed and withdraw from where it is not necessary. >> the leaders of india and pakistan are holding face to face talks in over a decade. pakistani president nawaz sharif met his counterpart narendra modi in new delhi once he was sworn in. of all the stark leaders that narendra modi is meeting, all eyes are on his meeting with nawaz sharif. are we expecting any major announcements following this meeting? >> just as you come, nawaz sharif, the prime minister of pakistan is being greeted by the new prime minister. they are going in for bilateral talks, lasting about half an hour. there'll be no joint statement, no press questions. we are not exactly sure what they will discuss. we assume it's an issue on

french president francis hollande admitted there were surprisingly efficient fighting force. they failed to come up with a strategy, despite strong words from the president of cameroon, bordering nigeria. >> translation: the problem with boko haram is it's no longer a nigeria issue, it's a regional problem, if the not for the whole of africa. we are here to declare wore on boko haram. >> boko haram fighters take advantage of the borders, we have more. >> reporter: the agreement by west african and central african leaders to join a joint front is a positive step in the fight against a militant group. taking advantage of the border along nigeria and chad, militant groups have been crisscrossing the border and taking advantage of the nature of the border. they have been sourcing their supplies from the neighbouring countries, cutting a path in northern cameroon. this joint front by niger, chad, cameroon and nigeria is going to be something that helps in the long time. in the short-term, if they act quickly it can help in finding the location where the more than 270 were ab ducte

host governments are said to welcomed the move and francis hollande appears to have the backing at home for a long-term commitment. >> we understand, contrary to the americans, it's not just about the nature of victory, you need to make sure that the post conflict phase goes well. you need to stablilize and stick around for a long time. >> reporter: the french calculate intervention carries minimal risks. french casualties have been light, and despite the spending cuts it's something they can afford for now. as with any military operation with a vaguely defined goal, it's easy to send troops in, harder to know when to pull them out. >>> pakistan's prime minister says the country is on a war footing to deal with the spread of polio, and the army has been called in to help. the world health organisation has asked pakistan, cameroon and syria to ensure that all residents and long-term visitors are vaccinated for polio before travelling abroad. the who says the disease has been diagnosed in 10 countries. 59 cases have come out of pakistan. >> reporter: there's a heavy security presence in t

francis hollande's parties were beaten, saying the e.u. has become too remote. europe has become illegible. i'm aware that it is remote and incomprehensible for the state. this cannot continue. europe has to be clear to be effective and withdraw from where it is not necessary >>> a satanic mass - that's how pope francis described the sexual abuse of children by priests. he made the comment as he flew back to italy after a 3-day middle east tour. he said he would show zero tolerance to anyone in the church that abused children. >> pope francis meat the faithful. christians held that jesus christ said suffer the little children. in modern times many believe abusive accounts of priests tarnished that. inside the plane, taking him back to roam, the pope addressed the situation. >> the priest that does this betrayed the body of the law. children trust him. instead of leading them to sanctity, it's terrible. it's like a satanic mass. >> pope francis said there is no pleas in the church for those that abuse children. next week at the vatican he will meet a group of vic

the french president francis hollande called for a return to the constitutional order, and fundamentalights and freedoms of the thai people to be respected. william hague called for them to set out a time period for elections. secretary of state john kerry th: >> the u.s. says that it's reviewing military ties and aid to thailand following the coup. rosalind jordan is in washington d.c. with more on that. >> reporter: the obama administration wasted no time condemning the thai's military decision to stage a coup and is calling on the thai military to step aside and restore democratic rule. the u.s., as required by law, is reviewing the amount of foreign aid and military assistance to the thai government. most of the humanitarian aid does not go to the thai government, but the military to military relationship is very close, and does include a considerable amount of money as well as personnel exchanges. so the obama administration administration says that while this is not a comparable situation, for example, to whether or not has happened in egypt. it does say that it is concerned abou

a summit called by the french president francis hollande. and will come up with how the countries can not only exchange information and intelligence and check in combatting the boko haram militants. >> 24 are dead after fighting brock out in benghazi. military forces bombed armed rebels. thousands of troops attacked military check points. the germ says the operation is designed to get rid of militias. the government didn't order the operation and called it a coup. people, two suspects have been arrested in connection with two explosions that rocked kenya on friday. 10 were killed, close to 70 wounded. the kenyan red cross helped those injured. no one claimed responsibility for the blasts. there has been a series of attacks by rebel groups that want kenya out of somalia. travel warnings have been issued. >>> more bodies have been recovered from turkey's worst nine disaster. 485 miners were rescued alive, as many turks took to the streets in protest. demonstrators are angry over the response to the coal mine fire. opposition parties and humans

. >> french president francis hollande whose party finished third spoke on tv. the european elections delivered their truth and it is pain. he said. it shows distranscript of europe and government parties. >> i think there'll be a comprehensive search for a fresh approach responding to the concerns that citizens are expressing. make brussels do what they ought to do. >> throughout the campaign he appeared smoking, drinking beer, an image to highlight the differences between him and government leaders. >> they will change rhetoric, but will not change. they believe open borders are good. they are good for rich people, for big businesses - they are a disaster for working families. >> ukip may not have seats, but the popularity has the ruling conservative party listening. david cameron promised a referendum on whether britain should leave europe. not until after 2017, after the election. >> throughout europe the turn out was low. the popularity of outsider parties doesn't mean they are about to take power at the national level. it upsets the political order, forcin

>> well, i commend francis hollande for taking the initiative to bring in the presence of nigeria and others from the region. the international declaration of independence of war on boko haram means that the bodies bordering nigeria, cameroon, chad and nige ear will get tighter. the boko haram will be further constipated meaning that weapons that cross the borders will now be restricted. and with france and u.s. and britain bringing in the special inability in the area,able that the issue of boko haram will be degraded considerably. >> relations between nigeria and cameroon have not been great at best. how easy or hard will it be for those two to work together? >> well, the relationship can be traced to the issue of the agreement, and that of the region. and that is why nigerian government, i believe, were very cautious in not pursuing boko haram across the borders in cameroon. you have to understand that there has been commonalties along the border loip of these two nations, where the northern part of cameroon and northern part of nigeria have similarities in culture, except in langu

. >> also angela merkel and francis hollande said elections were to happen in ukraine. if it doesn't happen they want sanctions against russia, they'll ramp things up. what do you see as the end game in? >> well, the thinking is if you have the elections take place in ukraine, on may 25th, and there's a clear majority and international observers are certified. that doesn'tened the crisis. -- doesn't end the crisis. new government works out arrangements and you work out the grievances. on the other hands, if the separatists reject the ballot, if you russian government prevents it, are using the separatists for other means, you can see the crisis go on. >> okay. so we'll have to see what happens, and then what happens after that, because it seems to be a domino effect for sure. so many moving parts. thank you so much. appreciate it. >> absolutely. >>> news in - reports of widespread storm damage in a small town outside of kansas city. tornado damage was reported in oric mississippi. -- missouri, it's not verified that it was a tornado. but a storm caused this. this was ta

francis hollande admitting that they were an efficient fighting force.almost nothing from the summit about the abducted group of school girls in nigeria that sparked the latest crease sis. the leaders -- crisis. the leaders have no idea where they are much an exchange deal was ruled out. a military operation was fraught with new danger. the nigerian president ruled out visiting the area. >> the interest now it locating the girls where they are. they are not held in chibok. why the president go to chibok? if the president go to chibok, it does not solve a problem. >> leaders need better cross-border cooperation, lacking between nigeria and cameroon. according to the leaders, it's a bigger problem than that now, encompassing a threat to the west and central africa from a group with proven al qaeda links. they head home with a problem unresolve >>> many leaders in nigeia are welcoming the united front from international leaders. we have this report from borno state where boko haram has a lot of power. >> reporter: this is something that they called for for