goodluck jonathan has vowed to wage a total war against the islamist group boko haram. has been waging a bloody insurgency to create an islamic state in northern nigeria. were raided in the northeast on wednesday. france 24 has more. we are getting from local military sources in the northeast of the country is that this attack was carried out on 7:00 a.m. inning, three villages close to the border with cameroon. we are hearing them boko haram militants drove into the village on armored vehicles and that they threw petrol bombs into and as they fled, they shot and killed. about 35 putting at dead, although witnesses say there may be more than that. this despite authority saying the outbreak had been contained. in people have died of ebola west africa since the outbreak was reported in march. authorities said the outbreak had been contained. for the first time in a month, the capital has reported two new cases of the virus and one death. officials are trying to prevent an epidemic. it is an international travel hub. >> certain members of families had escaped our control. t

from the united states, and they didn't really want to talk about that, but it is clear that goodluck jonathan hasbe mindful of how this plays domestically. he has already been criticized for reacting quite slowly to the kidnapping of these schoolgirls. >>> the un secretary general baunkying moon, announcing the resignation of lack tar brahimi. his resignation coming largely out of frustration as bashar al-assad ignored the efforts for peace talks and then scheduled lek sh lek -- elections again f june. >> the question is how many more will have to die. the syria we have loved and admired. >> the resignation takes effect may 31st. >>> at least 31 minors are dead trapped in a mine inside turkey. authorities say an explosion caused a fire and collapse at the mine. there are conflicting reports on the number of casualties. more on this story as it becomes available. >>> and there has been another confirmed case of mers, this one in florida. it loves a 44 year old man who was always a health care worker from saudi arabia. it has sickened close to 500 people around the world, most in the middle east. 1

what we can say is that the nigerian government of goodluck jonathan has been seen as incompetent andncaring in the way they have dealt with this cut -- this crisis. that is the perception of the international community. ways the nigerian government has been accused of not distinguishing between civilians and so-called terrorists in their fight. have gone on what has been reported as murderous campaigns, basically. that could -- that is obviously speculation, but it could play a big role in setting the local populations against the nigerian government. is not the people who sympathize, but they have very little sympathy for the government itself. the question that arises right now is what is in for the nigerian government in the face of this global mobilization to get these girls released? girls --ring back our is this going to change the calculus or the equation behind the scenes? we just don't know. we do know that this is a very defiant leader that we see here and he does not appear to read backing down in any way, shape, or form. >> in india now, today is the final day of voting i

. >>> moving on to other stories now - and nigeria's president goodluck jonathan has appealed for international help to find 276 kidnapped girls. they have been missing for three weeks after being taken by men believed to be from the armed group boko haram. there has been a public outcry with families saying they have not done enough to rescue them. >> reporter: nigerians in a church in abuja praying for the kidnapped girls to be found. there's pressure on the president goodluck jonathan. he set up a committee to investigate how the abductions took place and why rescue efforts have so far failed. some churchgoers are planning overnight vigils until the girls are found. >> this is pitiful. i have a daughter and a son. i am a father. if i put myself in the shoes of the parents, it's painful. >> in a question and april session, the president said this on the missing girls? >> we believe that what we'll request is maximum cooperation from the guardians and parents of the girls, because up to this time they have not been able to clearly gave the police clear identity. >> public anger is fuelled by t

. >> in nigeria president goodluck jonathan has pledged to rescue the close to 300 schoolgirls abducted and held by the islamist group boko haram your dead group has just claimed responsibility for the attack. the girls were taken hostage on april 14 after gunmen stormed their school. anger at the government's slow response to the crisis has fueled protests in nigeria and abroad. one protest leader in nigeria says the first lady accused the protesters of making up the kidnappings to "give her husband a bad name." apparently the first lady then went on to have two protesters arrested. the police have refused to comment on those arrests. let's get more. >> it has been three weeks since the girls were kidnapped from their dormitories and driven away into the bush at gunpoint. finally on sunday, president goodluck jonathan took to the airwaves, speaking for the first time since their disappearance. he admitted that he still does not know where the girls are. >> i have been searching everywhere. [indiscernible] known as boko haram. it is believed that wherever these girls are, we will get th

nigerian president goodluck jonathan has promised what he called a full-scale operation against the insurgents. his government has come under fire for its handling of a mass kidnapping of schoolgirls by boko haram. click the controversy surrounding a young woman who was stoned to death in pakistan continues to deepen. >> she was killed by her family outside a courthouse for marrying against their wishes. her husband is demanding justice for the crime, but it turns out he killed his first wife, the woman he married before. >> the case has sparked outrage, and the prime minister is demanding to know why nobody stopped the crime from happening. >> demonstrators gathered in pakistan's capital to protest the killing of the 25-year-old woman. they are calling for an end to so-called honor killings. news of a father stoning his daughter to death has shocked many here. >> they need to stop this barbarism, and i think it is the government's responsibility to a rest all those people. it is a shame that only one person got arrested. >> on tuesday, the 25-year-old was attacked by her family outside a cour

. >> goodluck jonathan has come under fire for failing to rescue the girls will stop mediators agreed to a prisoner exchange, only for goodluck jonathan to rule out the swap. he was slow to request international help, only accepting support from the u.s., britain, and france last week. neighboring cameroon announce the deployment of a thousand troops near the nigerian border to cancel the growing threat. a it is their second vote for president in as many years and egyptian voters are showing their wariness. it is hard to find a commentary -- a commentator that would bet turnout, but the army has had to launch a concerted effort to get the electorate to the polls. an unexpected third day of voting is being held now. our correspondent is in cairo and has been speaking with voters. >> we are here with a woman at a polling station, a pro-cc neighborhood and it's still pretty quiet the moment. today has been declared a national holiday for 6 million government of alloys and requiring companies to do the same to live their workers the day off. people will probably come in later when they ge

. >>> nigeria's president goodluck jonathan has appealed for international help to find 276 kud napped girls. there has been a public outcry with families saying the government have not done enough to rescue the school girls who have been missing for three weeks now. >> reporter: nigerians are at a church praying for the kidnapped girls to be found. there's popular pressure on the president. he's set up a commission to work out how the abduction took place and why the rescue effort has so far failed. >> some church goers are planning overnight vigils until the girls are found. >> i am a father, i have children, daughters, a son. it's painful. if i put myself in the shoes. >> in a question and answer session with journalists on state tv the president said this on the missing girls. >> i would believe that they will get them out. what we request is marminial cop -- marginal cooperation from the guardians and parents of the girls. up to this time they've not been able to come clearly to give the police clear identity. >> public anger is fuelled by the conflicting figures from different le

we call life nigerian president goodluck jonathan has pledged to find the missing school girls were kidnapped by islamic militants. speaking to the first time about the incidents the president and that of the security forces still do not know the location of the couple's property to have been taken from the school been born of state by boca grande gunman its people and two hundred amazing. the official figure is different from those issued by the school and parents. speaking of live television address the nation the president said it was a trying time for the country not a corporation from parents and communities saying his government needs assistance. in ukraine or russia militants stormed a police station and delta force and the authorities to release thirty five activists meanwhile the ukrainian prime minister arthur the us and europe visited the city claiming police corruption that but dozens of deaths and rioting. and holmes reports for friday's news. you can rest in ukraine. nillumbik is in its eastern provinces. so the polls this year but the sun. a russian activists protested outside

. >> nigeria's president goodluck jonathan has appealed for international help to find 276 kidnapped girls, there has been a public outcry with families saying they haven't done enough to rescue the girls. this report from abuja. >> nigerians at the church in abuja praying for the kidnapped girls to be found. there's popular pressure on the president goodluck jonathan. he set up a committee to investigate how the abductions took place, and why the rescue effort so far failed. some churchgoers are planning overnight vigils until the girls are found. >> this is pitiful. i am a father. i have daughters and a son. it's painful. if i put myself in the shoes of the parents. >> in a question and answer session with journalists on state tv the president said this on the missing girl. >> it was believed that he may get him out. what we request is maximum cooperation from the appearance of these girls. up to this time, they have not been able to clearly give the police the identity of the girls yet to return. >> public anger is fuelled by the conflicting figures from the different level of gov

has proved a problem. to that extent, "goodluck" jonathan's administration has been surrounded by this chaos of when boko haram has led for which there has been no answer. >> it is an extraordinary claim, though, isn't it in many ways that there may be incompetence as there is in an awful lot of administrations, there may be a lack of attention, but the fact that they were given warning and didn't do anything about it, did that surprise you? >> it absolutely did. i think it's a hughes lax for them to have known. many will say what on earth when they were to be protecting civilians? and boko haram taking such huge numbers of girls in the bush signals a failure at all levels in nigeria, the security forces, intelligence services, the government as a whole and many, one would say protecting life and property has not been the agenda. ultimately, "goodluck" jonathan has to take this seriously which i believe he is right now but the international community which are literally poised to assist him would make a difference. >> we thank you. that's ayahe johnson. thank you. >>> seven people have reportedly been killed n

bought it now seems to be donated to the pilots could be compromised he said nigerian president goodluck jonathan has pledged to find the missing school girls were kidnapped by islamic militants. speaking to the first time about the incidents the president admits that his security forces still do not know the location of the guy was nobody to have been taken from this golden boy of state by poking around on them. in the fall of two hundred amazing. the official figure is different from those issued by the school and parents. speaking of live television address the nation the president said it was a trying time for the country not a corporation from parents and communities saying his government needs assistance. a new craving for russian militants stormed a police station in the delta force and the authorities to release thirty five activists meanwhile the ukrainian prime minister awesome the us and europe visited the city claiming police corruption that but dozens of deaths in rioting and holmes reports for ryan's news. you can rest in ukraine. and it'll be just the season opens this. so the forsythi

hey, so we know that president goodluck jonathan has 20,000 troops in nigeria dedicated to looking, searchingor the girls. we learned from the summit that was held with the leaders along with nigeria that each of those countries were put into place, an action plan. they will contribute one battalion on the borders. u.s. intelligence suggesting they may have been broken up into smaller groups and trafficked into the neighboring countries. it is a large area. most covered in forest. if you try to sends in a rescue mission when there are hostages on the ground, it could lead to tragic results. >> tell us about the explosion. has anyone claimed responsibility, yet? >> reporter: no one's claimed responsibility. this appears to be the hallmark of the terrorist group, boko haram, the group that kidnapped the 200 girls. in the past, they have seen some kind of ethnic violence, religious violence tied to boko haram. two explosions, over 100 people killed. the markets are usually packed with traders, hawkers, shoppers, people describing the scene as gruesome and gory, body parts everywhere, bodies cart

. >> nigerian president goodluck jonathan has come under intense criticism, many believe he and the governmentere too slow to react to the abduction. >>> in even receiving cruel treatment while in juvenile detention centers. al jazeera's mahir satar has more. >> children's shelter. he doesn't have fond memories of his treatment at the detention center. >> translator: first they set us up. they set up our hands and our feet then they beat us with big sticks, it was really hard. >> this is called a child improvement center, children accused of crimes are brought here to certain their time. there is outside a badminton court and a school but children are complaining of being beaten. >> children say they're abused and not fed properly. a growing number of them have been trying to escape. posen ali is the social welfare minister. he is in charge of the social welfare program. >> giving money, 10,000 for burning a bus. >> reporter: and estimated 4 million children live on the streets of bangladesh. ministry has a difficult task ahead. back at the shelter bijoy is nearing the end of his own journey.

but it is clear that goodluck jonathan has to be mindful of how this plays domestically. he's been criticised for reacting slowly to the kidnapping of the school girls. >> the crisis in ukraine took a deadly turn, ukraine's defence ministry said six soldiers were killed when they were ambushed, coming as the foreign ministry kicks off talks aimed at ending the violence. paul brennan is in east donetsk. what more are you learning about the ambush? >> well, this represents the single biggest loss of life for the ukranian army since the crisis in the east erupted. it shows the increasing operational effective possess of the pro-russian paramilitaries holding sway in more than a dozen towns across the east. what it was was an effective ambush of two armoured personnel carriers, with the lead vehicle disabled by a grenade launcher and an hour-long fire fight following with six dead. we have heard six, perhaps seven army soldiers killed in this change, with eight or nine injured. what the defence ministry is saying is that the amount of blood they found down by the riverbank wh

that within education is prohibited and women must not go to school. >> adjourn president goodluck jonathan hasaced sustained calls to resign in the aftermath of the kidnapping. protests continued over the weekend seeking accountability for the government delayed response. usman of the bring back our girls campaign said her group will demand a face to face meeting. >> we have not yet got confirmation. we intend to march to the president on thursday to ask questions and demand to know what is the nigerian government doing. held in thewere occupied west bank over the weekend for two palestinians shot dead during the annual not talk they protest. the father of 17-year-old nadim nuwara called on israel to try his son's killer in court. >> ourselves is our son is a martyr in heaven. he died in the nakba day. israel will face its day. it is an unjust state which shoots boys. this man must be tried for the sake of justice and for my sons dignity. if you will not be tried, israel will faith its day. our children will grow up and take revenge for my son. >> another palestinian shot in the protest was le

goodluck jonathan has reportedly agreed to attend a security summit in paris this saturday to focus regionalo combatting the jihadist group. joining me now is founder and ceo for women for women international and former ambassador john campbell. ambassador campbell, let me start with you. what did you make of this video and the sort of pre-conditions said by boko haram for their release? do you think this signals that they are open to some kind of conversation with the nigerian government over the fate of these 276 girls? >> i think what sha cow is doing is playing the nigerian community and go. almost like a violin. the offer is essentially win/win from his perspective. if international pressure is sufficient to get the nigerian government to agree to release boko haram detaindetainees, wha will be doing is augmenting the strength of boko haram. i think it would be extremely difficult for the nigerian government to do that. f but in a weird and perverted way, what he's doing is saying you can have the girls back if you agree to conditions that would be very difficult for any sovereign gover

we say we are responding, that goodluck jonathan has finally quote, welcomed the aid after secretary kerry had to call and hammer him into accepting it, but they haven't been specific because this so many divisions within their government in niger nigeria, so many factions, some opposing western aid. and that is slowing the mobilization. i wanted to play a little bit of malal malala when she talked about these girls. >> i consider nigerian girls as my sisters. it would be as if i should remain silent, if i remain silent and think for a second, ignore this issue, then the danger is that this will spread. they have now abducted more than 4 -- 200 girls. tomorrow they will do 400 and 500 and it will continue. so if you want to protect other girls as well, then we have to speak. >> so, bill, as you point out, that government is still almost paralyzed in the face of this tragedy and of this continuing terror. >> yes, i mean, to be fair, for a moment, the area that boko haram control, it's about the size of the u.s. state of ohio. so we are talking about something that it is difficult even

we understand that president goodluck jonathan has also talked to david cameron today and has accepted british help. now the brits, the french and the u.s. are all offering help. the question is, how it's going to be utilized, as you point out, knowing the region so well. thank you very much alexis. appreciate your experience there. >> thank you. >>> and in ukraine, is there a crack in putin's armor today? the russian president has now announced he's pulling back the 40,000 troops assembled near ukraine's border. it remains to be seen whether that actually happens. putin called for pro-russian separatists to delay their vote on some sort of independence in eastern ukraine. the vote was planned for sunday. we have further details from donetsk. >> reporter: hey there, andrea. not for the first time president putin appears to be surprising the world now. there was a referendum planned for eastern ukraine here for some kind of independence. the president of russia is now calling for that to be delayed. multiple sources are telling us that here in the region, they will consider that request

>> no, i mean, there was plenty of tough talk at that summit but president goodluck jonathan has comed what people want to see is action. he's been meeting very unhappy people this afternoon. the governors of those three northeastern states more or less overrun by boko haram and saying, look, you're not doing enough, it's totally ineffective and the government is not doing enough and army is not doing enough. one governor saying the state is deaf, dumb and blind to the problems in their area. as for the search, a british surveillance plane arrived in west africa to join the search, joining a u.s. manned and unmanned planes but we're not hearing very much information from the government. there's a deafening silence in fact. no new information -- apparently no success in finding the girls. of the girls, no news, no word of them as they begin a sixth week in captivity. >> bill neely in abuja. >> another story for overseas, a tearful apology where the president of south korea took responsibility for that nation's response to last month's ferry disaster that killed as many as 300 passenger

has been questions about the government response to the girl's abductions. looking ahead many say it's bigger than the survival of the goodluck jonathan, it's about fixing nigeria's political landscape. >>> a french journalist has been killed in central african republic. the freelance photographer was found dead in the west of the country. french peacekeepers discovered the 26-year-old's body in a vehicle driven by christian militia fighters. >>> south african police say escorts are in place to take people back to work. hundreds of miners have been blocking roads. they burnt tyres and torched shops in an attempt to block others from going to work. >> the philippines is accusing china of reclaiming land on a disputed reef in the south china sea and building what appears to be an airstrip. the foreign ministry says bm has been sending materials to johnson reef. this comes a day after washington describes beijing's actions as provocative. >>> the australian government announced wide ranging spending cuts in its first budget since being voted into office. prime minister tony abbott is trying to return the economy to surplus, and the biggest cuts will be to foreign ai

chairman -- and you know this well, the president of nigeria, goodluck jonathan, has not really stepped the plate. maybe he'll change but so far he has not done what is necessary. >> well n. this particular incident, i would say yes but also much before this as well. he has huge corruption problems. his mail tear is not up to the task. it also has corruption problems. they are countered the professionalism of his troops but when you look at the home areas of boko haram, they have done very little over any period of time to stem the tide and the growth. even with the neighboring chad who has been eager to push back on boko haram but doesn't have the capability, this is a multination problem and it should be an international problem. the u.s. should leave -- >> how worried are you that some of these schoolgirls may have already been sent out to some of these neighboring countries or where boko haram has a presence or chad or camaroon and it's going to complicate their rescue dramatically. >> we have information that a lot of that has already happened, that they are selling off some of the

has not been able to locate them. the president of nigeria, goodluck jonathan, saying he has no idea where they are, but he has 20,000 nigerian troops in northeastern nigeria actively searching for these girls, still coming up empty-handed. so, whatever the united states, france and china, the other countries surrounding nigeria, chad, niger, cameroon, benin, putting each battalion of troops on the ground to help locate these girls, it's going to hopefully do something to bring a resolution to this, but six weeks on, we still have no idea where these girls are. and for the parents waiting for some kind of hope, some semblance that these children will be back to them, they're going to have to be waiting for some time to come, john. >> again, we're talking about the new u.s. effort. the u.s. says these troops will stay there as long as their help is needed, but is there any sense right now that they're getting any closer to finding these girls? >> reporter: yeah, you know, intel reports suggest these girls may have been split up into smaller groups and trafficked into neighboring chad, cameroon, niger. you're talking a

has a nice day to do more to get the gulls back. but the biggest thing but blamed the point of the nigerian president goodluck jonathan blum anybody has not done enough to shock and awe the kind of video with relief he said it was hugs because today he did not know that you could see a two way. it would. but the two of them the government aware that we did not go into these negotiations now. the exec in nation of these videos. he now has no excuse really caught my knees. caroline's nice but seemed much dominates a secure tenants from a bridge and we began by asking him his take on the timing of the announcement from a turnaround. well it is what ridge church but to identify the vehicle and up to it when we walk out to be careful because the ration book over time it has moved in. this is essential that the church stands up. buried in dirt to mention that in this case insofar as this occurs. i've got caught. the current adventures me too. it didn't change the strategy is to do the math i would scrapbook and its master. especially given that i've enjoyed it too was due to a halt to the victims the stakes i think. it will change its attit

nigerian president goodluck jonathan who has been heavily criticized for taking action only after the international uproar began, thanked leaders at the world economic forum in nigeria's capital today. >> i believe that the kidnapping of these girls will be the end of terror in nigeria. >> here in the u.s., days of protests fueled by nigerian activists bring back our girls movement show no signs of letting up. first lady michelle obama tweeted her support saying, our prayers are with the missing nigerian girls and their families. in washington today, the muslim community there joined in the global condemnation of boko haram, the allies of al qaeda who vilify western education in the name of islam. >> boko haram is a dangerous cult. it knows no faith. >> their actions defy all faith, reason and humanity. >> to take children and deprive them of an education. it's madness masquerading as religion. for the love of god, it must stop. >> meanwhile, parents of the missing girls are desperately trag to hold on to hope. the kidnapping took place on april 14th. a reverend who spoke to one of th

not to mention the fact that the goodluck jonathan government has not exactly been open to the protest. they've actually been trying to stop those too. i think it's a lot to talk about. hopefully, sir, you will come back. there's a lot more to talk about. i think every parent cares about this story. thank you, sir. >> thank you, joy. >> thank you. >> coming up, the anti-government clooien bundy militia who continued to occupy deposit lands and are now looking for a handout. true story. that's coming up on "we the tweeple." (vo) oh. my. tongue. finally. (announcer) all-new friskies saucesations. a taste experience like no other. in cheesy, creamy, homestyle, or garden sauce. friskies. feed the senses. i'm a messy person. i don't like cleaning. i love my son, but he never cleans up. always leaves a trail of crumbs behind. you're going to have a problem with getting a wife. uh, yeah, i guess. [ laughs ] this is ridiculous. christopher glenn! [ doorbell rings ] what is that? swiffer sweep & trap. i think i can use this. it picks up everything. i like this. that's a lot of dirt. it's that e

quite with the terrorists, but -- negotiate with the terrorist, but would the government of goodluck jonathan who has been widely criticized not to find the girls, this is an exception, that they will negotiate with the boko haram to get back these girls? h. >> well, the circumstances are certainly calling for unusual means to resolve this, and maybe it is not with the government of good luk j goodluck jonathan and maybe with some intermediaries who have some access or the informal access to proceed with some e negotiation, because the girls' lives are at stake as it is right now. >> sam standby, because i want to bring in stephanie gosk who is across the border in nigeria in the capital of neighboring cameroon, and in burundi, i believe, but stephanie, what more can you tell us about the video we have been seeing? >> well, there are a few more important things, craig, that we should look at. first of all, we don't know when it is shot, and we have to keep that in mind, because we stee girls together. and the other thing, too, by our count in the video, you only see 100 of the schoolgirls and there w

president goodluck jonathan says he has been trying, and praying for girls. are more from the capitol of abuja. >> still praying for their safe relief. catholic church called on its congregations to hold special prayers. at the holy rosary in abuja. >> it's important to pray for girls. after exploring all options, the government is trying to make attempts to rescue the girls, we also need to go through ritual. >> the nigerian catholic church has asked, all nigerians irrespective of their faith, to pray. worshipers have been praying for girls after every scripture class. the governor out of the predominantly muslim state called for three days of fasting. >> this has brought a sense of unity, solidarity, togetherness regardless of people's faith, people's tribe and people's peos geographical position. >> technical and law enforcement experts from the united states and britain to assist nigerian authorities. but they need to keep the pressure going. they want to make sure the government does not relent until the search and rescue can efforts final credit gain re

. >> the problem is that goodluck jonathan, nigerian leader has ruled out any negotiation with boka haram little mismatch here. i think the nigerian authorities are not speaking as one here. we hear conflicting things. so goodluck jonathan, especially having been to the paris summit where collectively they declared war on boka haram, he is saying, we're not going to release any militants. that's the prime demand of boka haram. they're not going to give them up for nothing, unless somebody can persuade them to do that. it depends on the power of intermediaries and negotiation. they're facing three unpalatable choices here. one, it does nothing so the girls are basically lost. that's politically unacceptable and morally unacceptable. they're coming up with pressure from daily marches in ab buj gentleman. two, they do an armed rescue. it's a blood bath. people will die. three, well, they negotiate their way out of this, perhaps when the lens of media, world media is not so much on them. >> the forest where we think they are is a huge area. do we know if the actual surveillance equipment bein

it took a long time to publicly acknowledge or for the president goodluck jonathan to admit. >> has anyone in the nigerian government been able to confirm that the video actually does show some of the girls who were kidnapped in mid april? >> no not quite yet. in fact some of the members, the family members we have spoken to, i have spoken to at least two family members who were part of the ongoing protest here in abuja and they told us they were not able to locate their own relatives among the girls who were kidnapped. appearing on the video. there are some concerns that these may not be the girls of the many there are way too many girls who have appeared on that one video. we have talked to the education minister of borno state, he told us they called in some of the girls managed to escape from the captivity to credit identify whether indeed those are the girls or not. >> after talking to the families and the principal does the government yet have a firm number on the number of girls who were actually kidnapped? any news on where they think they might be held? >> well, all along, this ha

. >> do you think all this attention -- how has it affected both goodluck jonathan and boko haram? d one and forced one into action, or vice versa? >> nigeria have a lot of pride. they pride themselves on the fact that nigeria is the largest economy in africa, they have a lot of natural resources. so the idea of accepting help from outsiders, from the united states, a lot of politicians in nigeria view that as a weakness. that's why they were so hesitant to accept outside help. now they believe the united states can offer a lot that nigeria can't. the united states can bring surveillance capabilities, tracking capabilities that nigeria simply doesn't have. >> even china can help as well. do you think this reward of 300,000 will help? >> this isn't the first time we've seen a reward for capturing boko haram. the leader is the most wanted man in africa, and it just doesn't matter. you capture boko haram, you kill the leader, what else will happen for revenge? will more girls be captured, more girls kidnapped? >> it's such a gut wrenching story and the idea they may be over the border

has president goodluck jonathan been too preoccupied with the economy? maybe, but when he spoke to the bbc today, he was clearly taking the problem seriously. terror will not stop nigeria from moving. terror will not stop africa from moving. are going to bring terror to an end in nigeria. a huge haram scored publicity coup with the kidnapping, but maybe it was too big. the attention heard right around the world is forcing the government here to take action. some girls have escaped, but so many are still missing. in eastern ukraine, pro-russian separatists say they will go ahead with this sunday's referendum on independence. despite calls by russian president vladimir putin to delay it. the announcement yesterday was meant to de-escalate the crisis, but as our world affairs correspondent reports from donetsk, it seems to have complicated matters further. >> under a russian flag, they are deaf to the pleas of russian president vladimir putin. they have already printed their ballots. today, the leaders of the republic declared they would defy the world. by

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 is surrounded by countries where france - which have good ties to france. france has been targeted itself because boko haram took a lot of hostages as we know in french hostages, and in cameroon. nobody is interested in seeing boko haram driving and continuing to the mayhem it has been doing now. >> is there an idea then scrks we have alluded to the fact that there are french soldiers in mali and the central african republic. we know francis hollande is not popular in the opinion polls at the moment. how much of an appetite is there in france for military involvement in africa. >> i think this, the kidnapping of the girls is the hot issue who has affected everyone. everyone is shocked at it. th

address, the president has said that he has ordered action taken against the terrorists, and jonathan himself is feeling the pressure. >> during president goodluck jonathan's speech, which was to interrupt the group in nigeria, he has pledged to rescue the more than 200 girls kidnapped now back in april. >> [ unintelligible ]. >> however, as expected by many members of the public, there was no new information about exactly what the authorities are doing to try to bring them home. on monday, nigeria's chief of defense staff gave a statement saying that the military knew where the girls were, but the operation and security refines, they couldn't go in and rescue them with force, which led to the prospect and belief by many that there might be negotiations in the works to try to get them back, though the government publicly said that they wouldn't be prepared to negotiate with boko haram. so as things remain, there's no new detailed information about what the authorities here are intending to do to get the girls back, and meanwhile, international pressure to find them remains. >> and in zamby a. more than 40% of the young women there married off be

clearly, since the nigerian military has been unable, almost six weeks since these girls have been kidnapped to do anything to find them, president goodluck jonathan in nigeria says he has 20,000 nigerian troops in borno, in northeastern nigeria to look for these girls, and so far, they are coming up empty. so, i think with u.s. technology, with u.s. know-how, they're going to be able to make quite a difference, because they're going to be flying aerial manned and unmanned surveillance flights over this area. it's a very large area, the size of west virginia. and i think with that technology and with other countries lending a hand, perhaps we'll see some resolution to this in the days and perhaps weeks ahead, christine. >> you know, predator drone having some technology, that's going to be key, of course, but tell us a little bit about the areas where they'll be searching. it is rough, it is very difficult terrain, and we think these girls may have been separated. give us a little bit about sort of what they face in this search. >> reporter: enormous challenge, christine. as you say, u.s. intelligence reports suggest that perhaps these girls have

the abduction because this destabilizes the southern christian government of president goodluck jonathan. boca haram hasor this. we assume it is them. they took responsibility for the bucha bombings that happened 24 hours before the abductions in the d.c. of nigeria, a metro station was bombed. they haven't yet claimed for responsibility for this and the my genian assume it is boca haram. >> let's talk about the response from president goodluck jonathan. the reports i'm hearing is that there were initially questions and misleading statements made about where they were abducted, how many were abducted, how many escaped and seemed as if the first couple of weeks were bungled in this search >> there still seems to be a lack of transparentally. cnn is trying to reach the military and the government. they've asked us to abstain. of course we will not. there is a total lack of transparentally. i spoke to two journalists yesterday encouraged by this worldwide twitter campaign, people like malala yousafzai who is really the voice of female education in islamic world. she was shot by the taliban, people carry th

even the president goodluck jonathan of nigeria saying although he has 20,000 troops in the north eastern of the country, presumably, some portion of those troops are looking for these girls with the assistance of the united states, france, great britain. but he admitted he has no idea where they are. and with u.s. intelligence suggesting some of those girls, we know we saw 100 so or those girls in the video, it leaves another 100 plus still missing. saying those girls may have been split up in neighboring cameroon. there's a report with all of these girls to stop boko haram but it doesn't look like these girls are coming home anytime soon. >>> the san diego wildfires contained this morning. evacuated residents return to their homes but now california's governor is warning of a new fire threat that could be here to stay. we'll have that story next. so that was our first task, was getting him to wellness. without angie's list, i don't know if we could have found all the services we needed for our riley. from contractors and doctors to dog sitters and landscapers, you can find it all on ang

goodluck jonathan. this is about fixing nigeria's political landscape. >> it has been months since the girls have been abducted. and richelle carey has more. >> the sambisa -- in northern nigeria -- is home to the radical armed group boko haram. and it has come to represent fear for many nigerians. with such a strong boko haram presence, rescuing the girls will not be easy. >> some nigerians call it the evil forest. the sambisa -- in northern nigeria -- is home to the radical armed group boko haram. and it has come to represent fear for many nigerians. >> the sambisa forest is one of the biggest sites where the boko haram operates from. the sambisa forest is their sort of headquarters, their hiding place, because of the nature of that area" since the sects have taken over the forest has become extremely dangerous. >> it's likely that the nearly 300 kidnapped schools girls are being held in the sambisa. it covers about 23,000 square miles -- about the size of west virginia. the forest was once a game reserve -- but came under boko haram's control in 2009. it is thorny, overgrown, full of wildlife like poisonous

hand, if they get hasrecognition boko haram sought and the government has denied up until now, so either way, president goodluck jonathantand if he does and dammed if doeses not -- damned if he and damned if he doesn't. >> as many as 150 miners are feared dead following an explosion in a mine in western turkey. authorities say rescue efforts will continue through the night. those trapped are about two kilometers below the surface and four kilometers from the mine's exit. there are concerns now over the effects of carbon monoxide poisoning inside the mine. mining accidents are common in turkey, which is plagued by poor safety conditions. russia will not be able to make ukraine into a failed state -- that's the promise from ukraine's prime minister. exclusiveaking in an interview with the bbc. he is in brussels drumming up support from the european union, which has agreed not to give in aid.r $1 billion these words come just a day after pro-russian separatist declared independence following a referendum. >> what is happening today in ukraine -- this is not only a vet for ukraine. this is a threat for all of europe. russia

johannesburg that is very critical of the president, goodluck jonathan, and his repressive response to boko haram, which, according to that paper, has pushed au courant around to carry out these terrible attacks -- has pushed boko haram to carry out these terrible attacks. >> this magazine is focusing on mali and its president, better known by his initials i.b.k. >> he is on the front page, an exclusive interview, the whole truth, nothing but the truth. andas elected last august he says he wants to set the record straight about some controversial topics, in security in the north, for instance. let's go from one president to another. francois hollande is on the cover of a french magazine, and he is being seen from the perspective of his former ministers. look too happy on the front page this week. these are former ministers that were kicked out during the last cabinet reshuffle. you can understand they might want to lash out at the president. they described him as a loner, impatient, tactician. he will cut you down to size. they are not too bitter, but maybe not comments you would like to receive. manuel valls is on the front page of

on tuesday the nigerian president goodluck jonathan accepted the us offer of assistance our embassy in abuja has prepared a form of coordination cell that could provide expertise on intelligence investigations and hostage negotiations and to help facilitate information sharing and victim assistance soul be comprised of u s military personnel law enforcement officials and intelligence experts to assist with intelligence gathering forensic investigation and counterterrorism guidance the goal is first to find the girls then bring them home safely. but the us will not provide this point so called meets on the ground us military personnel participating in raids against iran. united nations and dozens of countries have condemned the killings but what has happened in the reactions of both of our revenues in goes the spoils of war spoils of terrorism is disgusting it is a small role nigeria's first lady was brought to tears discussing the kidnappings the eye the eye. in a new service announcement has hit the country's television airwaves. who knew all her help and support. rome threatening our lives ask

the surge in violence has made nigh year i can't the focus. president goodluck jonathanannounced a war against the group. the director of the afro middleast center in johannesburg says any african response to bell helicopter is coming too late. >> it is a strong organization. it has weight. it's members do take it seriously. and it is able to play a role both economically as well as politically and diplomatically. it represents, you know, one of the important sub regions of the african continencontinent. so, do a lot. but on the nigerian bell helicopter situation, i am not sure it is able to. the question, the issue really, however, is that what we see in nigeria is that with the kidnapping of the girls by bell helicopter, you had for them to send in their forced for them to send in their for s forces. no have the similar kinds of effort by african governments. and i think this meeting is really about four weeks late on this issue is an attempt to address this to say, well, you know, as africans we also want to have some role here. >> zambia and zimbabwe are trying to re

united states has offered they're going to help the nigerian government with deploying military personnel into nigeria. sending equipment into nigeria. the president of nigeria, goodluck jonathanhe offer. it was sent to strengthen what the nigerian government has done so far on successfully locating the whereabouts of these girls. >> what about cooperation between nigeria and the countries on its borders? is there a suggestion that these girls in the past three weeks could have traveled quite widely now? >> i think it's the poorest area n . nigeria has a border with chad and cameroon. just today we heard from the cameroonian government saying they do not have any information regarding some of the militants crossing into their own border. i think people in that area previously have given information that members of boko haram do cross freely in that particular area. it's spread from nigeria into neighboring countries, especially chad. it's very hard to actually believe what is coming from the neighbors of nigeria. we've heard there have been clashes between the niger authorities and suspected members of boko haram. that's an indication members of boko haram are crossing into ne

has been under fire for not doing enough. we have this report. >> reporter: nigerians at the faith assembly church in abuja praying for the girls to be found. there's popular present on goodluck jonathan. he set up a committee to look at why it happened and why rescue has failed. some are planning overnight vigils until the pearls are found. >> i have daughters, i have a son. it's painful. if i put myself in the shoes of the parents. >> in a question and answer question by journalists, the president said this on the missing girls. >> i believe we'll get them out, what we'll request is maximum cooperation. up to this time they - they had not been able to come clearly to give the police an identity. >> news of the abductions spread around the world. the protesters accused the nigeria government of mishandling the rescue effort. >> the president of nigeria has the might of the entire military of the country. he has the financial resources at his disposal and cap make things happen if he wants to paying it happen. there shouldn't be any excuses. >> people have been protesting in london. there's a drive to bring back the girls involving celebrities. >> we are urging the nigerian government