delegates from the gfc are concerned with the appointment of general khalifa haftar >>> iran agreed to give the country $1 billion in aid, backing the building of power stations and the supply of fuel. protesters have been speaking out against a houthi takeover and a rally was held in the coastal city with similar protests elsewhere. the houthis took control and resolved the government last month. >> nigeria is getting help from foreign mercenaries. there's evidence that the so-called soldiers of fortune are playing a vital role on the front line. victory in baga. nigerian troops sweep into the town of borno state, and regain control from boko haram. >> you go for confidence. you of how it used to be. you collect it. and few of them. >> reporter: they show the cache of weapons as proof of success. it's these operations that the military says is turning it against boko haram. and the night is not won alone. they now admit that it's getting technical and logistical support. >> sources have told al jazeera that mercenaries are playing a roll on the front lines. >> the nigerian government

they gfc, global financial crisis. angie: thank you.chun says growth in the world's second-largest economy has slowed a low bit too much for his liking but the overall message from his and president xi jinping is china has ago tools to deal with it. they were speaking at a forum over the weekend. and we have more from beijing. christine, give us the details. christine: zhou xiaochun said china's growth has fallen a little bit too much. keep one of the risk of china's inflation trend saying china needs to be vigilant to see is deflation will happen or becomes a possibility. president xi jinping said china's resiliency and the economy and potential for growth. the one thing they both stressed was china has a wealth of monetary policy at hand. economists are expecting a benchmark rate this year. what they said confirms that a little bit. president responded to concerns and here's what he had to say. president jinping: people are afraid china no longer needs foreign investors because china's is the loader overseas -- china is the largest ov