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after four attempts, he beat the incumbent goodluck jonathan from abuja, al jazerra has more. >> reporter: rehearsals underway at eagle square in abuja for the inauguration of the new president. u.s. secretary of state john kerry will be attending along with leaders from across africa. after the celebrations, he says he will get to work. he's got major problems to deal with economists say the country is almost broke because of the falling price of oiling. nigeria relies almost exclusively on money from oil exports for income. and corruption has cost the country billions of dollars in lost revenues. buhari has promised to end it and improve security. >> there is a lot of he expectations from nigerians nigeria has seen a huge decline in terms of its infra structure
after four attempts, he beat the incumbent goodluck jonathan from abuja, al jazerra has more. >> reporter: rehearsals underway at eagle square in abuja for the inauguration of the new president. u.s. secretary of state john kerry will be attending along with leaders from across africa. after the celebrations, he says he will get to work. he's got major problems to deal with economists say the country is almost broke because of the falling price of oiling. nigeria relies almost exclusively...
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on the left outgoing president goodluck jonathan. on the right, the man who beat him in nigeria's march 28 elections. he was sworn in the midst of much pomp and pageantry friday. at 72, this is the second time he is at the helm of nigeria. 32 years after his military dictatorship he now calls himself a born again believer in democracy. adored in the more -- muslim north and having benefited from the support of the south my he has vowed to combat the insurgency that has plagued the country. >> surrounded by dignitaries, he said he was basking in the reservoir of international goodwill. a sentiment expressed by french for the -- the front foreign minister >> this election was absolutely exemplary. everything went well. there were no disruptions. the outgoing president him -- accepted his defeat so this was a positive example for all of africa. reporter: he has vowed to tackle nigeria's dismal economy and widespread corruption. much to the joy of his supporters. flat out of money with the $60 billion debt africa's largest oil producer i
on the left outgoing president goodluck jonathan. on the right, the man who beat him in nigeria's march 28 elections. he was sworn in the midst of much pomp and pageantry friday. at 72, this is the second time he is at the helm of nigeria. 32 years after his military dictatorship he now calls himself a born again believer in democracy. adored in the more -- muslim north and having benefited from the support of the south my he has vowed to combat the insurgency that has plagued the country....
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under predecessor goodluck jonathan, corruption got significantly worse. two here's ago it was revealed a criminal network of politicians businessmen, and bankers have embezzled 80 billion euros from the nation's treasury. he will reform the awarding of public contracts. 500 people went to jail for corruption. he aims to be just as tough this time around. promise number two, fight poverty. a most two thirds of nigeria's people live below the poverty line. they get by on one euro $.10 per day and get to little benefit from the country's abundant natural resources. he wants to help them, but the low price of oil has significantly reduced government revenues in africa's biggest oil producer. that will take time. defeat boko haram. the economic situation has brought a big inflow of members. the group has almost complete control of the north of nigeria. last year it killed around 10,000 people. he has said he will crush boko haram and many nigerians believe with his military background he will succeed. there are many who remember he once wanted to introduce sha
under predecessor goodluck jonathan, corruption got significantly worse. two here's ago it was revealed a criminal network of politicians businessmen, and bankers have embezzled 80 billion euros from the nation's treasury. he will reform the awarding of public contracts. 500 people went to jail for corruption. he aims to be just as tough this time around. promise number two, fight poverty. a most two thirds of nigeria's people live below the poverty line. they get by on one euro $.10 per day...
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goodluck jonathan's deadlock leads to the end of may. people are waiting to see what the president-elect will do to solve the problem >>> tornado in texas and arkansas killed five, injuring 50 others. emergency crews continue to safe for eight people. two dozen tornado struck the region damming homs. >>> four suspect are in custody for the fatal shooting of two police officers in mississippi. they were gunned down in hattiesburg. four have been charged. >>> cuba announced an oil exploration deal with france, during the french president's trip to havana. he's the first leader to visit the caribbean country. he has met his cuban counterpart and called on the u.s. to lift its trade embargo. lucia newman reports >>> untying the ideological knot. 12 years since the european union froze ties with communist cuba, in response to dissident. the french president is here to declare bygones be bygones. >> translation: this visit is taking place in a context in which, at last it's possible for cuba to have necessary conditions to interact with the re
goodluck jonathan's deadlock leads to the end of may. people are waiting to see what the president-elect will do to solve the problem >>> tornado in texas and arkansas killed five, injuring 50 others. emergency crews continue to safe for eight people. two dozen tornado struck the region damming homs. >>> four suspect are in custody for the fatal shooting of two police officers in mississippi. they were gunned down in hattiesburg. four have been charged. >>> cuba...
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large crowds were on hand in abuja to witness the event including his predecessor goodluck jonathan, and u.s. secretary of state john kerry. he is the first opposition figure to win a presidential election in nigeria since independence. will ross reports. will: pomp and parade on a proud day for nigeria. power passing from one president to another might not sound like an extraordinary heat, but after a really fought election, mighty relief for this handover. supporters came to see their men make history. he's the first opposition candidate to have defeated a sitting president. but people were also here to thank goodluck jonathan for conceding and ensuring nigeria did not descend into chaos. politicians came from across africa and beyond. the u.s. secretary of state, keen to give nigeria's democracy the comes up. as he was sworn in, people could not hide their joy. this has been a day of celebration in nigeria, but the hope is the message of what happened here will go way beyond the country possible orders even if there is a fiercely contested election that can end up with a peaceful
large crowds were on hand in abuja to witness the event including his predecessor goodluck jonathan, and u.s. secretary of state john kerry. he is the first opposition figure to win a presidential election in nigeria since independence. will ross reports. will: pomp and parade on a proud day for nigeria. power passing from one president to another might not sound like an extraordinary heat, but after a really fought election, mighty relief for this handover. supporters came to see their men...
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. >> well the president of chad came to nigeria to congratulate goodluck jonathan for conducting a free, fair and peaceful presidential election at the end of march. it was during the meeting with president goodluck jonathan that discussions were held about how the fight against boko haram was going on. the president made comments that it was regrettable that there wasn't greater sinernaly in the fight against the group. if they had been it could be better resolve. the fact given by the bosses is different. they say that there has been good coordination between the countries, not just chad but other countries like nigeria, cameroon is evidence in the fact that the group has been diminished, there has been few attacks in the north-east that in the last few weeks we have seen the rescue of hundreds of women and girls in the region in the sambisi forest specifically where it's believed that that is boko haram's last remaining strongest stronghold in the country. and there is a sense, there is a feeling that boko haram is soon to be over. it's not clear the basis on which idriss deby is tal
. >> well the president of chad came to nigeria to congratulate goodluck jonathan for conducting a free, fair and peaceful presidential election at the end of march. it was during the meeting with president goodluck jonathan that discussions were held about how the fight against boko haram was going on. the president made comments that it was regrettable that there wasn't greater sinernaly in the fight against the group. if they had been it could be better resolve. the fact given by the...
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they stopped distributing -- they want to the outgoing government of goodluck jonathan to pay them.lled the finance minister and about the companies together and they reached some agreement. they agreed that they will start distributing. francine: what has been the impact of the crisis on the economy? dulue: huge. the biggest bank -- [indiscernible] nigeria's airline virtually grounded all domestic flights. the telephone company -- [indiscernible] the cost has been quite huge. for individuals, as well as for companies. it is quite huge. [indiscernible] francine: all right. thank you so much. the wave of dealmaking between u.s. cable companies looks to continues. charter communications is set to be close to an agreement to buy time warner cable. caroline hyde is here with the latest. what is the story? caroline: the story is the number four company buying up one much larger than it. charter communications is looking to offer $55 billion to time warner cable the number two player in the united states. this could come as soon as today. $195 per share. that is a 14% premium. you are get
they stopped distributing -- they want to the outgoing government of goodluck jonathan to pay them.lled the finance minister and about the companies together and they reached some agreement. they agreed that they will start distributing. francine: what has been the impact of the crisis on the economy? dulue: huge. the biggest bank -- [indiscernible] nigeria's airline virtually grounded all domestic flights. the telephone company -- [indiscernible] the cost has been quite huge. for individuals,...
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the outgoing president goodluck jonathan sat next to buhari.e thanked him for accepting defeat during elections in march. after being sworn in the new president gave his inaugural speech. he said the world had come to expect the worse but that nigeria had surprised the world conducting a free, fair peaceful election that brought him to power. he promised to fight corruption and unemployment and improve security. >> you there is a sense in the u.s. something that frustrates me a lot that nigeria and other countries can have a democratic transition or election, and i think those days are over. >> outside of the venue thousands of buhari supporters tried to get in to watch the ceremony. today we now need to show our happiness, as the masses of this country. >> celebrations to mark this historic event across nigeria. yvonne ndege al jazeera,. >> a bombing has killed seven people in a wedding in borno state. the explosions went off minutes apart during the ceremony. there. >>> has been another grenade attack killing one person. it follows weeks of v
the outgoing president goodluck jonathan sat next to buhari.e thanked him for accepting defeat during elections in march. after being sworn in the new president gave his inaugural speech. he said the world had come to expect the worse but that nigeria had surprised the world conducting a free, fair peaceful election that brought him to power. he promised to fight corruption and unemployment and improve security. >> you there is a sense in the u.s. something that frustrates me a lot that...
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this goes back to the marketers claiming that goodluck jonathan's administration owed them nearly $1on. do we know how they agreed on that figure two close this scenario? >> thank you for having me on your show. the details of the agreement that was reached yesterday have not been made public yet. what was disputed was $159 million -- about $800 million. that was what was disputed. to what extent that has been agreed to a committee has been set up and they will investigate and audit. the community will be handed over to the new government. this committee exists. manus: give me some kind of sense -- the headlines that i read said that the planes were grounded. we are looking at some images from the weekend. economic impact. have you had an opportunity to think about that? do we know what impact this will have? >> i think it does. it has a major impact. in terms of numbers, you want to look at the fact that -- some economies have lost as much as $1 billion. transportation costs were a lot higher. everything went to about five times the normal price because of the shortages. manus: is t
this goes back to the marketers claiming that goodluck jonathan's administration owed them nearly $1on. do we know how they agreed on that figure two close this scenario? >> thank you for having me on your show. the details of the agreement that was reached yesterday have not been made public yet. what was disputed was $159 million -- about $800 million. that was what was disputed. to what extent that has been agreed to a committee has been set up and they will investigate and audit. the...
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is the first peaceful transfer of power from one democratically elected leader to another and goodluck jonathane ceremony after muhammadu buhari and sat next to him during the ceremony and the chief justice called them up to a podium just behind me where the handover took place and muhammadu buhari was announced the new president of nigeria and excitement and anticipation and saying this is a new nigeria and new beginning and opportunity to put the country, a country with huge natural resources on the right track. >> yvonne as you said there is excitement and anticipation and there is also a lot of work to do. what are the challenges muhammadu buhari faces? >> well that is right, now muhammadu buhari campaigned on a ticket of fighting corruption. the feeling here is that corruption is the vain of all of nigeria's problems and he has been seen and viewed for many years and trying to become president for 12 years as somebody who is incorruptible and highly disciplined and somebody who respects the duties that come with public office he is a person who declared his own access so his feeling is he
is the first peaceful transfer of power from one democratically elected leader to another and goodluck jonathane ceremony after muhammadu buhari and sat next to him during the ceremony and the chief justice called them up to a podium just behind me where the handover took place and muhammadu buhari was announced the new president of nigeria and excitement and anticipation and saying this is a new nigeria and new beginning and opportunity to put the country, a country with huge natural resources...
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. >>> amid fuel shortages the opposition has accused president goodluck jonathan for the problems. >>lence was held in kathmandu to remember the victims. many gathered to form a human chain to represent resilience in nepal. the government estimates that reconstruction could cost $7 billion. much of the country's money comes from tourists. many visit come to climb mt. everest. many of the hotels are now closed. and many of the nepal's historical attractions have now been flattened. a week after the story of rish rishma whose mother and brother had died, we return to see how she and her family are coping. >> the lush greenery can't hide the pain. what this area is still going through tests every facet of human endurance. this is what passes as an aid. some shelter. the path they're following is one taken a month ago by a mother and her baby, who were buried in the rubble. rishma kept clinging to hope that her mother and brother would come home. a father who could not face up to what had happened, and his daughter distraught. they went through the traditional 13 days of morning but they
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were his words during a q and a with journalists which followed this meeting with president goodluck jonathanar what the basis of what president debbie is saying because the picture painted by the nigerian authority, nigerian military authorities during the fight against boko haram and the step up in the fight against the group over the last few months has been incredibly different. nigerian authorities have stood firm in saying there has been good cooperation, there has been good coordination between themselves and not just chad forces but from cameroon and republic who also have been fighting boko haram and look at the results over the last few months boko haram have been diminished in the northeast and the armies are working together. president debbie did not get into the specific details or specific operations where there may have been a lack of coordination and would approach the presidency of a further clarification and reaction to these comments but they are yet to come through with any response. >> what is the current state of the fight against boko haram, it certainly does seem in re
were his words during a q and a with journalists which followed this meeting with president goodluck jonathanar what the basis of what president debbie is saying because the picture painted by the nigerian authority, nigerian military authorities during the fight against boko haram and the step up in the fight against the group over the last few months has been incredibly different. nigerian authorities have stood firm in saying there has been good cooperation, there has been good coordination...
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. >> reporter: the president of chad came here to congratulate goodluck jonathan for having a peaceful made comments saying it was regrettable that there hadn't been greater coordination and synergy between the solders in the fight against the group, and if there had been there could be better results, but the picture given think nigerian military bosses is quite -- different. they say there has been coordination, and it is evident in the fact that the group has been severely diminished there have been very few attacks in the last few months and we have seen the rescue of hundreds of women and girls in the region in the forest specifically where it is believed that is boko haram's last remaining strongest strong hold in the country, and there is a sense, there is a feeling that boko haram is soon to be over so it's not very clear the basis on which the president is talking. he didn't give specific examples of where there was a lack of coordination and a lock of a united front, which he described in these comments. >> a british-based forensics firm has authenticated recordings of egypt'
. >> reporter: the president of chad came here to congratulate goodluck jonathan for having a peaceful made comments saying it was regrettable that there hadn't been greater coordination and synergy between the solders in the fight against the group, and if there had been there could be better results, but the picture given think nigerian military bosses is quite -- different. they say there has been coordination, and it is evident in the fact that the group has been severely diminished...
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the outgoing president goodluck jonathan set next to buhari. he thanked him for accepting defeat during elections in march. after being sworn in he gave his inaugural speech. he said the world had come to expect the worst from nigeria, but they surprised the world by conducting a free fair and peaceful election that brought him to power. he promised to fight krpgs and employment and improve security. >> i support everybody. >> it's a complete change for the image of africa. there's a sense in the u.s. something that frustrating me a lot, that nigeria and other countries can't have a peaceful transition or elections. those days are over. >> reporter: outside the venue thousands of supporters tried to get in to watch the ceremony. >> why we elected him? because we think he's one of the best man for the masses. because his chaktracter and movement was with the masses. why today in the happiest today and how to show our happiness as the masses of this country. we come to the eagle's square and security does not allow the masses to be there. why? >>
the outgoing president goodluck jonathan set next to buhari. he thanked him for accepting defeat during elections in march. after being sworn in he gave his inaugural speech. he said the world had come to expect the worst from nigeria, but they surprised the world by conducting a free fair and peaceful election that brought him to power. he promised to fight krpgs and employment and improve security. >> i support everybody. >> it's a complete change for the image of africa. there's...
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. >> came to nigeria to congratulate goodluck jonathan for having a free fair and peaceful election atmarch and it was during this meeting with president jonathan that discussions were held about how the fight against boko haram is going on. now, president debbie made comments saying that it was regrettably there had not been greater coordination and synergy between chad soldiers and nigerian soldiers in the fight against the group and if they had been could be better resolved. but the picture given by nigeria is quite different and say there has been good coordination between the two countries, not just chad but other countries who have been helping them fight boko haram like niger and cameroon and it's evident in the fact the group has been severely diminished and very few attacks in the northeast over the last few months and in the last few weeks we seen the rescue of hundreds of women and girls in the region in the forest specifically where it's believed that that is boko haram's last remaining strongest stronghold in the country. and there is a sense, there is a feeling that boko
. >> came to nigeria to congratulate goodluck jonathan for having a free fair and peaceful election atmarch and it was during this meeting with president jonathan that discussions were held about how the fight against boko haram is going on. now, president debbie made comments saying that it was regrettably there had not been greater coordination and synergy between chad soldiers and nigerian soldiers in the fight against the group and if they had been could be better resolved. but the...
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. >>> nigeria's outgoing president goodluck jonathan has stepped aside for his president predecessor.ed for the next leader, buhari thanked jonathan for conceding defeat in the election back on march 28th. yvonne joins us live from abuja yvonne. >> reporter: richelle, thousands of people have shown up here at eagle the square in the capital to witness this historic occasion in nigeria's political history. the peaceful transfer of power from one democratic lead tore another another. this was mohammadu buhari's fourth attempt at the presidency and finally he clinched. dignitaries from across the african continent have shown up, i have seen the president of ghana, new guinea, niger jake jacob zuma of south africa is here and also expelling john kerr toy make an appearance. expect mohammadu buhari will be here shortly. of course he will be sworn in by the chief justice and will become the new president think the work ahead for him is immense, and the country is facing a lot of challenges and he intends to, what he says, is to deal with these challenges swiftly. scheyer short background re
. >>> nigeria's outgoing president goodluck jonathan has stepped aside for his president predecessor.ed for the next leader, buhari thanked jonathan for conceding defeat in the election back on march 28th. yvonne joins us live from abuja yvonne. >> reporter: richelle, thousands of people have shown up here at eagle the square in the capital to witness this historic occasion in nigeria's political history. the peaceful transfer of power from one democratic lead tore another...
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. >>> goodluck jonathan stepped aside for his predecessor mohammadu buhari, jonathan played for the nextbuhari thankedded him for conceding defeat in the march 28th he is lex it's the first time any sitting president has been replace replaced by popular vote in a few hours the new president will be sworn n he ruled before but as a april tear dictator during the 1980s from abuja, we have a report. >> reporter: rehearsals underway at eagle square in abuja for the inauguration of nigeria's' new president mo amadou buhari. u.s. second of state john kerry will be attending along with leaders from across africa. after the celebrations, buhari says he will get to work. he has major problems zero deal w economists say the country is almost. the country is almost broke. billions of dollars in lost revenues being buhari has promised to end it and improve security. >> there is a lot of expectations fromexpectations from nigerians nigeria has seen a huge did he complain in terms of its inning inning from structural conditions and also in terms of processes and in terms of the way the government has
. >>> goodluck jonathan stepped aside for his predecessor mohammadu buhari, jonathan played for the nextbuhari thankedded him for conceding defeat in the march 28th he is lex it's the first time any sitting president has been replace replaced by popular vote in a few hours the new president will be sworn n he ruled before but as a april tear dictator during the 1980s from abuja, we have a report. >> reporter: rehearsals underway at eagle square in abuja for the inauguration of...
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he defeated goodluck jonathan, the country says long time leader. he originally led the country in the 1980's after a military coup. >> the heatwave in southern india has killed more than 1800 people. thousands of water tankers are delivering supplies to villages worried about water shortages. crops are dying. the severe temperatures are expected for a few more days. >> cuba will come off the list of state sponsors of terrorism part of president obama's move to restore diplomatic ties with that country. congress had 45 days to override the president but took no action. cuba had been on the list for 33 years. talks are underway to reopen embassies. >> police in new orleans face a new problem not enough officers for a force that is overworked and understaffed. jonathan martin reports. >> there's increasing outcry to solve crimes in new orleans. the police department is grossly understaff. five years ago, it was 1600 officers strong, today there are just over 1100, the fewest in more than 35 years. >> when people call for the police it's going to take
he defeated goodluck jonathan, the country says long time leader. he originally led the country in the 1980's after a military coup. >> the heatwave in southern india has killed more than 1800 people. thousands of water tankers are delivering supplies to villages worried about water shortages. crops are dying. the severe temperatures are expected for a few more days. >> cuba will come off the list of state sponsors of terrorism part of president obama's move to restore diplomatic...
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the outgoing president goodluck jonathan sat next to buhari.uhari thanked him for accepting defeat after elections in march. after being sworn in the new president gave his inaugural speech. he said that the world expected the worse from nigeria but he promised to fight corruption and unemployment and improved security. >> he'll change the image of africa. i think there is a sense in the u.s. something that frustrates me that nigeria can't have a democratic transition or election. i think those days are over. >> outside of the venue thousands of buhari supporters try to get in to watch the ceremony. >> today we need to show our happiness. this did not allow the masses to be there. why? >> celebrations to mark this historic occasion is taking place across nigeria. but oh among those is the hard work and putting the country on the right track begins. nigeria. >> joining me from new york is john campbell, former u.s. ambassador to nigeria, who is now a senior fellow on the council for foreign relations. a very warm welcome to the program. mr. buha
the outgoing president goodluck jonathan sat next to buhari.uhari thanked him for accepting defeat after elections in march. after being sworn in the new president gave his inaugural speech. he said that the world expected the worse from nigeria but he promised to fight corruption and unemployment and improved security. >> he'll change the image of africa. i think there is a sense in the u.s. something that frustrates me that nigeria can't have a democratic transition or election. i think...
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president goodluck jonathan is stengstepping down and has not been able to really resolve so many aspects of the situation dealing with the subsidy issue -- >> sorry to interrupt you does mohamedu aba rfertioni how far can he go in rooting out this kind of systemic deep-rooted corruption? >> well, it will be a challenge for anybody. but quite frankly given what nigeria is facing, i think it absolutely needs somebody like forchlerformer general bor hari, putting an end to the boko haram insurgency talking about eliminating this very high level of corruption in institutions and if it means giving nigerians a chance to have electric power. these are very, very critical situations and you can't just deal with them in just incremental ways. there are certain aspects of the political economy that have to be dealt with in a drastic way. and the in-coming government i believe not only bohari but also his parties especially from the southwest where there is a lot of experience, he has a good vice president coming in with him and i think that their team should be able to take on these issues. so i
president goodluck jonathan is stengstepping down and has not been able to really resolve so many aspects of the situation dealing with the subsidy issue -- >> sorry to interrupt you does mohamedu aba rfertioni how far can he go in rooting out this kind of systemic deep-rooted corruption? >> well, it will be a challenge for anybody. but quite frankly given what nigeria is facing, i think it absolutely needs somebody like forchlerformer general bor hari, putting an end to the boko...
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really since president goodluck jonathan decided to postpone the election he seems to have put a renewed etus and seeing an empowered military and better weapons and the contribution of neighboring countries has meant that they're able to squeeze boko haram from all directions and the fact that they're raiding the forest this vast area which has become a centerpiece of, of boko haram's activities is testament to that. and also been for the last few months if not years, the place where boko haram's captives have been kept in sometimes desperate conditions. >> reporter: scenes of mayhem, aerials from the nigerian military. motor bikes and trucks filled with men, apparently boko haram militants weaving through the trees as the air force bombs their camp. later groups on foot stream out of the village. the army says they're women and children held captive. moved to camps for the displaced. some 700 rescued so farther army says. in its ongoing assault on the zambisa forest. >> the boko haram fighters said we should stand in front of them as human shields. we refused. then we started hearing b
really since president goodluck jonathan decided to postpone the election he seems to have put a renewed etus and seeing an empowered military and better weapons and the contribution of neighboring countries has meant that they're able to squeeze boko haram from all directions and the fact that they're raiding the forest this vast area which has become a centerpiece of, of boko haram's activities is testament to that. and also been for the last few months if not years, the place where boko...
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many are worried with the coming change of government at the end of may when president good goodluck jonathannd over the control,. many feel they have not been paid for a long time and they're not going to deliver fuel to petrol stations until they're paid. >>> there has been corruption. it's believed that $7 billion was paid to oil importers for oil that was never brought into the country. they're worried in a president buhari will investigate all of this, and there is a possibility they may not be paid for product that they have brought in. now the impact of all of this is that consumers are having to buy petrol on the black market from vendors who run around the streets with jerry canceling the product for almost twice the normal price. there appears to be no end to this deadlock. good luckgoodmany are wait and see what president buhari will do to settle this problem. >> these are pictures from texas. aerial shots of a city called van, which has been hit by several tornadoes people bracing themselves early from the storms on monday. 26 people in this city were hospitalized after several to
many are worried with the coming change of government at the end of may when president good goodluck jonathannd over the control,. many feel they have not been paid for a long time and they're not going to deliver fuel to petrol stations until they're paid. >>> there has been corruption. it's believed that $7 billion was paid to oil importers for oil that was never brought into the country. they're worried in a president buhari will investigate all of this, and there is a possibility...
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the outgoing president goodluck jonathan sat next to buhari. buhari thanked him for accepting defeat after elections in march. the president gave his inaugural speech and said the world had come to expect the worst from nigeria, but nigeria surprised the world in conducting a peace fairfair peaceful transfer of of power. >> a complete change for the image of africa. i think there is a sense in the united states, something that frustrates me a lot that my year gentleman and other countries can't have a peaceful transition of election. those days are over. >> outside of the venue thousands of buhari supporters tried to get in to watch the ceremony. >> today we need to show our happiness as the masses of this country. we come, and security did not allow the masses to be here. why? >> celebrations in this historic occasion are taking place. but among now the hard work begins. >> in saudi arabia there was a deadly suicide-bombing outside of a mosque that killed four people during friday prayers. the explosion ripped through the parking lot. isil has
the outgoing president goodluck jonathan sat next to buhari. buhari thanked him for accepting defeat after elections in march. the president gave his inaugural speech and said the world had come to expect the worst from nigeria, but nigeria surprised the world in conducting a peace fairfair peaceful transfer of of power. >> a complete change for the image of africa. i think there is a sense in the united states, something that frustrates me a lot that my year gentleman and other countries...
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president goodluck jonathan handed over the presidency.here is ongoing celebrations and ceremonies taking place across the country to mark what is an historic occasion. there's a feeling that mohammed will lead by example. he is seen as a highly disciplined individual and an incorruptible man. people's expectations here are incredibly high. the question is how long will it take for him to deliver the dividends of democracy that nigerians want to see. >> we're joined now live from northern nigeria. so he has made many promises hasn't he? how much do you think he'll be able to pull off? >> reporter: well there is a tremendous amount of goodwill for him at the moment. first of all, he has got a lot of international support. he has promised to deal with boko haram. nigeria is receiving support from his neighbors in checking attacks in both nigeria and across the border into chad niger, and cameroon. and looking at the economy, this is one big problem he will have a lot of headaches. all right there are some analysts saying that the nigerian ec
president goodluck jonathan handed over the presidency.here is ongoing celebrations and ceremonies taking place across the country to mark what is an historic occasion. there's a feeling that mohammed will lead by example. he is seen as a highly disciplined individual and an incorruptible man. people's expectations here are incredibly high. the question is how long will it take for him to deliver the dividends of democracy that nigerians want to see. >> we're joined now live from northern...
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he won the election in march from former controversial leader goodluck jonathan. leaders including secretary of state john kerry attending the inauguration ceremony. buhari has a long list of challenges ahead of him. one of the biggest problems awaying buhari is the terrorist organization boca haram. but it isn't a problem for just the new president. cnn reports on the huge task ahead. >> reporter: an all but abandoned air strip. the president of the international committee of red cross comes in to land. the town has been besieged by boca haram for gliers. just days before, boca haram launched a fresh aek. but mara is here regardless, he wants to show that the risk here is dwarfed by the needs. >> i have come to also encourage others, icrc alone will had not be able to cope with the dimensions of these problems, but we do our best to scale up our operations now. >> reporter: it's rare for a president of the red cross to speak on record this way, when they do, it's to ring the alarm. and this given to cnn by the red cross were given a rare glimpse into one of the b
he won the election in march from former controversial leader goodluck jonathan. leaders including secretary of state john kerry attending the inauguration ceremony. buhari has a long list of challenges ahead of him. one of the biggest problems awaying buhari is the terrorist organization boca haram. but it isn't a problem for just the new president. cnn reports on the huge task ahead. >> reporter: an all but abandoned air strip. the president of the international committee of red cross...
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. >> reporter: well the president of chad came to nigeria to congratulate president goodluck jonathanducting a free and peacing election at the end of march. and it was during this meeting that discussions were held about how the fight against boko haram was going on. the president made comments saying that it was regrettable, that there hadn't been greater coordination and synergy between the soldiers in the fight against the group, and if there had been there could be better results. but the picture given by nigerian bosses is quite different. they say there has been good coordination between the countries, and it's evidenced in the fact that the group has been severely diminished; that there have been very few attacks in the northeast over the last few months, that in the last few weeks we have seen the rescue of hundreds of women and girls in the region in the forest specifically where it is believed that that is boko haram's last-remaining strongest strong hold in the country. and there is a sense -- there is a feeling that boko haram is soon to be over so it's not very clear the
. >> reporter: well the president of chad came to nigeria to congratulate president goodluck jonathanducting a free and peacing election at the end of march. and it was during this meeting that discussions were held about how the fight against boko haram was going on. the president made comments saying that it was regrettable, that there hadn't been greater coordination and synergy between the soldiers in the fight against the group, and if there had been there could be better results....
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goodluck jonathan who just left office today was accused of playing not acting in time and decisively to deal with the boko haram threat. the government was toying with members of the sect and when they grew and become a region am menace. boko haram you can't rule out the possibility. the militaries in every countries, chad, niger and as well as cameroon were celebrating victory over boko haram. again, we're seeing the resurgence of boko haram retap at youring and occupying towns and villages liberated by the militaries of these countries and we've seen a return of suicide bombers members of boko haram attacking local villages and towns in the northeast especially. >> thank you for that. >> much more to come on al jazeera. captured in afghanistan at 15, we meet the man who's tried to rebuild his life after more than a decade in guantanamo. >> i'm rob reynolds in oregon with a report on the deplorable housing conditions experienced by native american families decades after they were displaced by hollywood degree electric dams. >> still ahead in sport as we countdown to south america's
goodluck jonathan who just left office today was accused of playing not acting in time and decisively to deal with the boko haram threat. the government was toying with members of the sect and when they grew and become a region am menace. boko haram you can't rule out the possibility. the militaries in every countries, chad, niger and as well as cameroon were celebrating victory over boko haram. again, we're seeing the resurgence of boko haram retap at youring and occupying towns and villages...
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the outgoing president goodluck jonathan sat there. after being sworn in the new president gave his inaugural speech. he said the world had begun to expect the worst of nigeria, but it surprised the world that brought a peaceful election that brought him to power. he promised to fight corruption and improve security. >> i take the oath and serve as president for all nigerians. >> it's a complete change for the image of africa. i think there's a sense in the u.s., something that from us traits me a lot that nigeria and other countries can have a peaceful transition or elections. i think that those days are over. >> outside the venue thousands of supporters tried to get in to watch the ceremony. >> why we elected him is because he's the best man for the masses because of his schashthcharacter and movement is with the masses. why today is the happiest day, and today we want to show our happiness as the masses of these country. we come to the square and security did not allow the masses to be there. why? >> reporter: celebrations are takin
the outgoing president goodluck jonathan sat there. after being sworn in the new president gave his inaugural speech. he said the world had begun to expect the worst of nigeria, but it surprised the world that brought a peaceful election that brought him to power. he promised to fight corruption and improve security. >> i take the oath and serve as president for all nigerians. >> it's a complete change for the image of africa. i think there's a sense in the u.s., something that from...
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media company in nigeria whose owner is closely tied to who was then the president of nigeria, goodluck jonathan, the state department, we send more than 600 million dollars of aid every year to nigeria and hillary clinton has to grant them a waiver every year as secretary of state to explain to the fact that they don't have transparency and funding. there's all kinds of conflicts of interest. and the fact these were not disclosed further mystifies. this was a very basic requirement that president obama laid out. tell us where the money is coming from? and they haven't met the minimum bar. it's shocking. i think we're going to see more of this. david: here's what charlie gasparino would say about the collection of data that you put together and that have been coming out more recently. he would say there is still no evidence that she actually rewarded donors. now as people pore over your own book and pore over information comes out in the "washington post," "new york times" and others, is there any evidence, has there been one bit of evidence come out that she rewarded a donor for what she and bi
media company in nigeria whose owner is closely tied to who was then the president of nigeria, goodluck jonathan, the state department, we send more than 600 million dollars of aid every year to nigeria and hillary clinton has to grant them a waiver every year as secretary of state to explain to the fact that they don't have transparency and funding. there's all kinds of conflicts of interest. and the fact these were not disclosed further mystifies. this was a very basic requirement that...
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boko haram, the 72-year-old buhari inherits a host of other problems from outgoing president goodluck jonathanca's largest economy, which has faltered badly: nigeria faces a $63 billion national debt. and, even though it is a top global oil producer, it is suffering a months-long fuel crisis. >> woodruff: joining me now for more on all this is peter pham, director of the africa center at the atlantic council. welcome back to the program. >> thank you for having me judy. >> woodruff: so is the u.s. going to be providing more military aid to the nigerian government? >> i think what's under discussion is how to -- and i hate to use the term but i think it's appropriate here -- reset the relationship. certainly in the last few years with allegations of corruption, well-founded questions of human rights abuses on the part of the military, the u.s. pulled back from assisting in the fight with boko haram saying that the government in power at the time and the military were not partners we could work with in the way we would like to work. perhaps that wasverdone but now, with a new administration, one
boko haram, the 72-year-old buhari inherits a host of other problems from outgoing president goodluck jonathanca's largest economy, which has faltered badly: nigeria faces a $63 billion national debt. and, even though it is a top global oil producer, it is suffering a months-long fuel crisis. >> woodruff: joining me now for more on all this is peter pham, director of the africa center at the atlantic council. welcome back to the program. >> thank you for having me judy. >>...
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president will be sworn in on friday in the capital abuja after four attempts he beat the incumbent goodluck jonathanjazerra has more. >> reporter: reversals underway at eagle square in abuja for the inauguration of nigh nigeria's new president. u.s. secretary of state john kerry will be attending along with leaders from across africa. after the celebrations he says he will get to work. he has major problems to deal w economists say the country is almost broke because of the falling price of oil nigeria relies almost exclusively on money from oil exports for income. and corruption cost the country billions of dollars in revenue. he promises to end it and improve security. >> there is a lot of expectations from nigerians nigeria has seen a huge decline in terms of its infrastructure condition, but also in terms of processes and in terms of the way government has been run. huge levels of corruption, decaying infrastructure, dwindling revenues. >> reporter: but the first problem he may have to deal with is the massive fuel shortage that's bringing nigeria to a standstill. hundreds of flights have been c
president will be sworn in on friday in the capital abuja after four attempts he beat the incumbent goodluck jonathanjazerra has more. >> reporter: reversals underway at eagle square in abuja for the inauguration of nigh nigeria's new president. u.s. secretary of state john kerry will be attending along with leaders from across africa. after the celebrations he says he will get to work. he has major problems to deal w economists say the country is almost broke because of the falling price...
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the 72-year-old former military ruler beat goodluck jonathan in march's election, with pledges to endo boko haram. he's got some pretty major challenges. the coffers are not exactly fold. what is his priority list? gavin: when he came into the election, the challenge he had was tackling boko haram. interestingly, that has happened. you have seen the strongholds being defeated. the second part was corruption. that is the bigger challenge. we know about the national oil company which has been accused of holding back billions from the treasury. third is what we've seen this week, the shortage of everyday fuel, energy. we've seen lengthy queues at petrol stations, we've seen planes being downed. africa's biggest oil exporter has to export the oil for it to be refined. caroline: quite an amazing set of circumstances. and still, people are looking for potential investors. what do investors want from the new president? gavin: nigeria was the top pick in my top 10 emerging markets of tomorrow for the investors. it has this huge population dynamic going on. this is the country that is going to
the 72-year-old former military ruler beat goodluck jonathan in march's election, with pledges to endo boko haram. he's got some pretty major challenges. the coffers are not exactly fold. what is his priority list? gavin: when he came into the election, the challenge he had was tackling boko haram. interestingly, that has happened. you have seen the strongholds being defeated. the second part was corruption. that is the bigger challenge. we know about the national oil company which has been...