life here in guinea bissau is about survival. every person here is just trying to survive. here in syria. but many live from hand to mouth selling things on the street to make ends meet existing on less than a dollar a day. a civil war ended here more than 2 decades ago. but since then guinea bissau now has lurched from crisis to crisis as a small political elite compete for power and limited resources. one person desperate for change is tailor. he accuses politicians of lining their own pockets rather than trying to improve the lives of ordinary people to all support small businesses such as his tailor shop he says the government often fails to pay people's wages for months on end. meaning his customers are not always able to buy new clothes and. the government collects fees and taxes but do absolutely nothing they do nothing to help as there should be support for small businesses and small comus. for the barely 2000000 people who live in guinea-bissau how the lack of economic opportunity has led to widespread poverty most people are frustrated with the simple inability to

this is news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes the west african country of guinea-bissau is gearing up for a crucial election would it be a step in the right direction for one of the poorest and most unstable countries on the. pier and is about survival. every person here is just trying to survive and treated. and damned if you do damned if you don't if you just say seems like this will be prevented when it builds its stamp on the blue nile river that some say the project will cost them their lives but. hello i'm christine one the welcome to news africa it's good to have you along the west african nation of guinea-bissau is due to hold a presidential election this sunday nady hope the votes will be a step toward stabilizing the country in esol has experienced frequent and sometimes violent upheaval since winning independence from portugal in 1974 yes there is still much and certainty surrounding the pope will have warned that in the moment the 1st. day in a swim to the capital basalt to find out what life is like for ordinary people in one of the poorest nations on the. school's out

the voting begins for a new president in guinea bissau after years of political turmoil. and how climate change is affecting the golden globe of the world heritage sites in the western pacific. where the passion for change in hong kong has translated into record numbers of people turning out to vote for district elections the poll is taking place after months of increasingly violent protests against the prey beijing government and at the last count more than one and a half 1000000 people had concept balance we'll get the very latest from sarah clarke our correspondent in a bit 1st his have report. as polls open to the people lined up around 4000000 have registered to vote in hong kong's district council elections after months of citywide on rest the people want their voices heard i. think teenagers. these batteries nowadays going on. always right on time and maybe you want to change your beehive you can have different opinions isn't that what is important for you to use to show what your. candidates will face off in 18 districts with $452.00 seats up for grabs parties cur

out of the running guinea-bissau as president loses in the 1st round of voting in the country plagued by troops. a reminder of war 75 years on how japan is still battling. of soldiers killed on a remote pacific island. the un now says one of its peacekeepers may have shot and killed a young protester in the democratic republic of congo after new evidence emerged a senior official in kinshasa announced an investigation a short time ago protests against the u.s. mission spreading in the east of the country the unrest started in beni where people have driven the casket of a man killed during demonstrations on saturday around the streets in the past 2 days 6 people have died protesters are angry at what they say is a failure of un peacekeepers to protect them from rebels who have killed dozens of people this month francoise green yawn is the deputy special representative at the u.n. mission in the d r c he told al-jazeera that the un is being used as a scapegoat in the conflict. one of our peacekeepers showed that a protester was throwing molotov cocktail at the team at them at the peacek

polls have closed in guinea bissau presidential elections. he's seeking reelection after his 1st term was marred by infighting and accusations of corruption. security forces in egypt of right of the country's only independent news publication. its news editor was detained on saturday but he has now been released 3 other journalists who were taken to an unlocked ocean location have also been freed. at least a dozen people have been killed across iraq in the last 24 hours in basra security forces opened fire on anti-government protesters killing at least 3 people there they were dispersing crowds near the main port of 1000 protesters burned tires to block main roads across the city more than 70 others were injured. and in the southern city of nasiriyah security forces killed 3 protesters and injured several others at least 320 people have been killed in demonstrations that began last month there angry over corruption high unemployment and poor public services at least 26 people have died in a plane crash in the democratic republic of congo the

well still ahead here on al-jazeera and guinea-bissau awaiting the results of an election that both sides hope will change the country's political culture. also not fit all proper why car hailing company has lost its license to operate in london. hello again and welcome back well here across parts of china things are looking quite nice down towards the south to the north though it's a little bit cooler cloudy or as well as maybe some rain across much of the central and northern areas only getting to a temperature a high temperature for you on tuesday of about 8 degrees we do have some snow just to the west of you a little bit cooler than you have been at 24 but by the time we get towards wednesday getting a little bit warmer with plenty of sun at about 26 degrees there well as we make a word over here towards india we do have the possibility of seeing some rain making its way towards new delhi over the next few days now we did have some clouds pushing through earlier we're going to be seeing some cloudy conditions here on tuesday a spot of rain just towards the west really helping to clea

paul brennan live in london thank you very much right to guinea bissau now where the former prime minister is in fact 2 former prime ministers one domingo pereira he looks are taking the lead in the presidential election it looks as though they'll be a runoff with another one the early results are suggesting that prayer has got 40 percent of the vote but there is likely to be a 2nd round which will be in december listening to our correspondent nicholas our he's in the capital bizarre can you confirm then that we've got there and it seems m. barlow is as the front runners who are now have to compete again in a runoff election. that's right the leading party the p i g c and its candidate domingo seymour spitted on are in the lead but they didn't gather enough votes to win in one 1st round so there will be a 2nd round on december 29th and that will be against outsider political outside of albeit former prime minister and bellows he soco this i spoke to one of the campaign managers of domingo's who is fair who is disappointed but says he accepts the results of the vote he's disappointed becaus

but era who was fired 5 hours into the 15 guinea-bissau had 9 coups and attempted coups in the past 4 decades nicolas sarkozy our correspondent in the capital. people come to nurse clementina to talk about their aches and pains but there is something that keeps coming up in her consultations politics is making people laugh. and so she tells them there's only one way to deal with it it's to vote in this presidential election. it's as if politicians forgot about us that what they do actually affects us once they come into office they completely forget about the people they are meant to represent. the santos is disappointed with the president goes in mario vosh who's running for reelection he said he would put the country back to work instead elected officials squabbled threatening each other unable to pass laws or approve budgets the government stops paying teachers and nurses do some to us who was left without pay for 10 months her clinic has no running water it had no electricity until it charity installed solar panels. to get treatment people come to a hospital run by the west africa

the celebrations in guinea bissau were 2 former prime ministers are through to the election run off but not the president to fire them. and mexico demands urgent talks with president trump after he says he's working to designate mexican drug cartels as terrorist groups. thank you for joining us at least 19 people have been killed in a brutal rebel attack in the volatile eastern democratic republic of congo this amid growing anger at u.n. peacekeepers for failing to protect civilians the allied to democratic forces are believed to have carried out the door left tackle in a village near the city avoid they've been blamed for a string of recent massacres around benny which sparked days of violent protests against the un at least 6 people have been shot dead in clashes with security forces catherine soyuz in the eastern city of goma she has more details now on the brutal rebel attack and the attempts to stop it. the military has confirmed that their talk carried out by attackers all of. a. group so they came in this morning to this village in or is about 30 kilometers from beni town but sti

live my headquarters here in doha coming up in the next 30 minutes voting for a new president in guinea-bissau where there's been deep political divisions. also blocking the way the difficulties facing rescuers in northwestern kenya after dozens were killed in landslides also libyan warlord cleaver have to declare a no fly zone in the skies over the capital tripoli. welcome to the program a record number of voters have had their say and hold calls district elections with the polls that to close in about half an hour more than 2 thirds of eligible voters have cast their ballots that's more than 2700000 people the elections follow months of violent protests against the probation government will get an update from bride who's standing by a whole call shortly but 1st this report from sarah clarke. as polls opened to the people lined up around 4000000 have registered to vote in hong kong's district council elections after months of citywide on rest the people want their voices heard i'm up after your country by grief i think teenagers. these batteries nowadays you know always right and if we want t

to africa now where the people of guinea-bissau are all waiting the results of sunday's presidential election the vote follows years of social and political turmoil and as the close talk reports it's raised hopes on both sides of the country's political divide. this is i said 2 buddies 1st presidential election since early sunday morning she's kept a close tell you of the vote in her neighborhood as an independent observer for candidates. for both this election campaign isn't just about choosing a new president but it's also about changing the country's divisive political culture when candidates may start insulting other candidates and i think this kind of behavior already shows the kind of person you are and what you can do for your country in the future. is the front runner in this election he's the candidate of the powerful african party of the independence of keep bird and also known as the sea it was founded by independence leader. and to this day all presidents have been from this party and it continues to hold the majority of seats in parliament important to note however is th

young people from guinea bissau that are brought in all over the world that would like to come back to their country. to work and leave because they like it but they cannot come because the country does doesn't offer what they need like basic things. schools hospitals this kind of thing so it's a bit complicated to. live in a country that you have everything the confort and stability you know friends everything and then you have to come here you don't have but i'm sure that once we have all these basic seems here in guinea-bissau. 50 percent off again in the cellar that are around the world will come back so a lot of analysts sometimes describe this country going to be so you can treat as a failed state which you make of that fail safe because it's been 46 years that we have had in dependency but it has and the law so much that's why so we had a lot of political problems here is not a dangerous country because we are people but we have this instability. side they all want the power to. this is the biggest problem of our country i said to well they thank you very much now just a few hou

votes being counted in guinea-bissau presidential election sunday's vote follows years of power struggle and social and political turmoil early results are expected later this week nicolas hawk reports from. this is i said to 1st presidential election since early sunday morning she's kept a close tally of the votes in her neighborhood as an independent observer for candidates. for this election campaign isn't just about choosing a new president but it's also about changing the country's divisive political culture when candidate face. candidates and i think kind of behavior shows the kind of person you are and. you can do for your country in the future. is the front runner in this election he's the candidate of the powerful african party of the independence of cape verde and get to be south also known as the ph d. c. . president julie maria vance who is seeking reelection for a 2nd term has accused the pm of paying people for a vote saying the election was rigged there were scuffles in some polling stations but international observers say overall the voting was peaceful. but. as for the q

cicle turmoil voters in guinea-bissau are hoping that sunday's presidential election will finally lead to peace the incumbent just wants another time despite failing to stabilize the economy and to deal with a growing illegal drug trade nicholas hock reports now from the outskirts of the capital purcell. a last ditch effort to cling on to power in this campaign incumbent president just calls himself a man of the people the one that can bring peace and stability to the nation but his mandate has been anything but stephen after dismissing 8 of his government since taking office in 2014 he called on the military to step in on his behalf days before the election fear of a military coup still looms. as night falls hundreds gathered to hear him speak among the crowd are west african troops from nigeria and senegal here as a stabilizing force to keep a close watch on fast and his military entourage val's says we have to get to work together to bring an end to the political crisis accusing foreign powers of wanting to steal the country's wealth and tells the crowd to be careful with fake news.

counting has begun in guinea-bissau presidential election. violence and west african nations have deployed troops to try to ensure peace. force in the capital. and this is i said to both of these 1st presidential election since early sunday morning she's kept a close tell you of the votes in her neighborhood as an independent observer for candidates. for both this election campaign isn't just about choosing a new president but it's also about changing the country's divisive political culture when candidates may start insulting other candidates and i think this kind of behavior shows the kind of person you are and what you can do for your country in the future. is the front runner in this election he's the candidate of the powerful african party of the independence of keep bird and also known as if. it was founded by independence leader. and to this day all presidents have been from this party and it continues to hold the majority of seats in parliament important to note however is that the function of the president is limited to nominating a

and celebrations in guinea-bissau where 2 former prime ministers are thought to be a through to the election runoff but not the president to find them. hello there we have had some much needed rain in 2 more eastern sections of new south wales it is not caring out of the picture because cooled the ad down somewhat as well however there was a downside and this is it looks some pretty strong winds away that these storms that actually came through so a lot of damage was done trees being brought down. some homes damaged as well so the care process is fairly wide this is actually gold in the suburb of sydney so as i say the storm has passed through it ok skies not. 25 in sydney not too bad in brisbane either 29 may be just a chance for showers across into melbourne is still very warm out into western australia that you want to stay in a bit cooler on friday 29 degrees celsius need while we've got quite a bit of cloud working its way through the interior and that'll keep the time which is down into melbourne to get just a chance of a shower there all the time which is a real high so if you washing

and the power struggle in guinea-bissau after the prime minister last just days in the job. hands of his a huge downpours both rain and snow up in kashmir but you see the clouds disappearing now so what we have had will probably be the end of it even afghanistan looking sunny down is true throughout everywhere to the west over to the eastern med we're still quite warm with temps in the twenty's in turkey so 27 in beirut not just below 30 in baghdad even tehran still hung on that sort of level but the cloud in southern iran will develop into something in the next day or so in the arabian peninsula but it's left behind this fine looking weather was temperatures barely changed and the winds as yet not that strong so what to watch for well proper right now i think it'll start off in southern iran and then probably just clip the emirates on its way towards counter in eastern saudis assessing night sunday even monday this whole line could produce some substantial sunders towards 1st proper rain of the changing season that is all looking fine bit breezy maybe not particularly cold

in dozens of political assassinations never has there been a peaceful transition of power since guinea-bissau has returned to democracy 25 years ago the united states drugs in forstmann agency believes latin american drug traffickers are profiting from the political instability senior military commanders in cahoots with elected politicians are using the harbor to facilitate the smuggling of drugs from latin america through going to be to your. own. green fastest time in office 25 tons of cocaine was seized still his political opponents accuse him of using cocaine money to finance his reelection campaign and accusation he denies they say drug money has made it into the campaign we have to make an effort to end this vote for me and starting november 24th no drugs will intervene a.b.c.l. . is about to become the 1st president of guinea be soured to complete his mandate but as the campaign comes to a close he seems even more determined to hold on to power by any means possible for as long as he can. talk al jazeera. president trump is currently meeting executives from the east cigarette industry

election observers in guinea bissau say they've seen no evidence of ballot stuffing or other vote rigging the president's campaign team made the allegation after the vote on sunday that followed years of paris struggles and turmoil initial results are expected later this week nicolas huck reports from the capital. there's a sense of fear and apprehension of what is the calm because where people fear is that some of the candidates will not accept the outcome of this election already incumbent president they can see here on this campaign poster has come out and said that this election has been tainted accusing the ruling party and its candidate. of exchanging votes for money and bags of rice and that's a claim that they denied now election observers say there has been $38.00 incidences that have happened but nothing to question the outcome of this election they say with transparent free and fair keeping a close watch on all of this is the united nations and i spoke to $100.00 in the special representative. the united nations secretary general in the bizarre had been used as a launching pad

today is their chance to get their voices heard or seen right nicholas live in the capital of guinea bissau which is thank you. small planes crashed in the democratic republic of congo it went down in a residential area after just taking off from their holding game and that's a nice of the country there are 16 passengers 2 crew members on board including the pilots and sources have told. the 3 people walked away they survived this crash and rescue efforts are under way in north western kenya after flooding and landslides at least 36 people have been killed but the full scale of the disaster has yet to him rescue efforts have been delayed because flooding because of friends and bridges in the area. the president kenyatta he's quickly responded to the emergency saying to those whose loved ones are yet to be found i assure you that the own going multi-agency rescue operation will continue until after every missing person is accounted for well peter is communications manager at the kenya red cross and he gave us a an update on the situation what is happening is now is that our teams on the grou

preliminary results are due to be released later on wednesday in guinea bissau after elections people hope will turn the page on years of crisis and turbulence an important factor moving forward will be the truth and reconciliation commission set up 10 years ago but it still hasn't investigated a single murder. reports in the capital. an uncomfortable past lee's hidden in retired general what analyzed closet these are pictures of men he commanded some of whom killed political opponents he says i'm not ashamed of what i've done this was part of our struggle. after a failed attempted coup in 1907 it was released from prison and put in charge of the military in the early 2000 during that period there were multiple political assassinations and another coup. as a commander of course i ordered to kill do you know that i have not lost any soldiers and want all my medals and of course we killed some of our people because they were collaborating with the enemy the guinea and human rights league says hundreds have died from political violence since independence but no one has ever been prosecut

a lot of voting has begun in guinea-bissau presidential election for years political infighting and claims of corruption of paralyzed politics incumbent president jersey. is seeking reelection and a small plane has crashed in the democratic republic of congo where just after taking off from goma in the east of the country this 18 people have been killed rescue efforts are underway in northwestern kenya after flooding and landslides at least 36 people have been killed but the full scale of the disaster is still unclear rescue efforts have been delayed because of flooding because of roads and bridges but those are the latest headlines coming up next a.j. selects. the prime minister. should give to the british on the 31st about talk about making this country the greatest place britain's departure is delayed by how much follow the drama of bricks it on al-jazeera. got from a. soul but that's another of the best again yet then it gets. a lot of. oh. yeah going to get each. but instead of. at the gamut i get up close and. well i have got a little under such an opinion is it because of this blizz

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rob thank you for that rob mcbride live from hong kong where ballots are also being counted in guinea-bissau presidential election. is seeking reelection there his 1st term was marred by infighting and accusations of corruption vast faces strong opposition including 2 prime ministers that he dismissed during his 5 years in office you're live now nicholas hark in the capital. you were describing throughout the day that what people are looking for here nicolas is some stability and when you look at the candidates and the rivalry it appears that that's unlikely what they going to get. well that's right because all of these candidates are vying to become the president but there's a problem with the constitution itself because the president doesn't hold all the power it's the government the prime minister that holds the decision power of deciding the laws of deciding budgets the president is almost like a figure a figurehead but he's at the head of the powerful military that has been behind so many of the coup attempts that we've seen in the past then i just want to show you what's happening righ

this is deja news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes the west african country of guinea-bissau is gearing up for a crucial election would it be a step in the right direction or one of the poorest and most unstable countries on it. by pairing people sorrow is about survival. every person here is just trying to survive.

soon wasn't paid for almost a year the difficulties confronting many people in guinea-bissau as they elect a new president. blocking the way rescue efforts are handed up to dozens of killed in kenyan landslides. and how climate change is affecting the golden glow of a world heritage site in the west pacific. but 1st to hong kong where the passion for change is translating into record numbers of people turning out for local elections the polls taking place after months of increasingly violent protests against the prey beijing government is now 3 o'clock in the afternoon in hong kong and so far more than one and a half 1000000 people have already said ballots will get a an update from sarah clarke in just a minute 1st so let's see her report on how election day is unfolding. as polls open to the people lined up around 4000000 who bridge the divide in hong kong's district council elections after months of citywide on raw. just the people want their voices heard i'm curious after you've been sick my grief and i think for a teenage years. he's battery nowadays and all his friends and a pe

after years of protests and political turmoil voter voters in guinea bissau are hoping that sunday's presidential election will finally meet to piece the incumbent president wants another term despite failing to stabilize the economy and dealing with a growing and legal drug trade. reports now from the outskirts of the capital. a last ditch effort to cling on to power in this campaign incumbent president. calls himself a man of the people the one that can bring peace and stability to the nation but his mandate has been anything but steve after dismissing 8 of his government since taking office in 2014 he called on the military to step in on his behalf days before the election fear of a military coup still looms. as night falls hundreds gathered to hear him speak among the crowd are west african troops from nigeria and senegal here as a stabilizing force to keep a close watch on vos and his military entourage val's says we have to get to work together to bring an end to the political crisis accusing foreign powers of wanting to steal the country's wealth and tells the crowd to be care

this is steve news after that coming up to the next 15 minutes the west african country of guinea-bissau is gearing up for a crucial election would it be a step in the right direction for one of the poorest and most unstable countries on a. life here in cuba sorrow is about survival trying to that every person here is just trying to survive the creator to be means tested and damned if you do damned if you doesn't give the oath to say scenes like this will be put into it when it will.

also voting for a new president begins in guinea-bissau where there are deep political divisions. and blocking the way rescue efforts are hampered in northwestern kenya after dozens are killed in landslides i'm going to ask a with the sport as they aren't a wilder defends his heavyweight boxing title yet again the american produced another devastating knockout to win his rematch with luis her teeth in left vacant . welcome to the news of the passion for change in hong kong is being expressed in a record turnout for district elections taking place right now now the poll follows months of increasingly violent protests against the pro beijing government so far more than 2000000 people have cast their ballots we've got a live update from hong kong shortly but 1st this report from sarah clarke. as polls open to the people lined up around 4000000 who are registered to vote in hong kong's district council elections after months of citywide on rest the people want their voices heard i chose up after your busy partner a friend i think teenagers. at least battery nowadays in all always righ

voting for a new president in guinea-bissau where there's been deep political division. blocking the way the difficulties facing rescuers in northwest kenya after dozens killed in landslides. all the polls are now closed and votes are being counted in hong kong where sunday saw a record turnout for local elections the poll might normally have attracted little attention but with the city reeling from months of protests against rule from beijing this was the only true direct election in hong kong has taken on new significance in a moment we're going to go live to rob a bride but 1st he's got hard luck with this reform. in a hong kong neighborhood hardest hit by battles between protesters and police voters in manchaca cast last minute ballots just moments before the polls closed on a record breaking day for hong kong elections the highest voter turnout ever after nearly 6 months of violent demonstrations the polling was seen as a way for voters to officially take sides in this deeply divided city of 7000000 back the probation candidates and hong kong government or those who

people the quake is the 2nd to hit the region in 2 months guinea-bissau president shows or mario vos has lost the presidential race to former prime ministers to being goes from 0 as pereira at marise urco and barlow the contenders for a 2nd round runoff which will be held on december 29th opposition labor leader jeremy corbin says he's proof that the u.k.'s health system is for sale in try talks with the us government says a 451 page document is evidence prime minister boris johnson discussed offering the us access to the and i chase johnson has previously denied that allegation those are the headlines and used continues here after witness. the idea that oh my fellow is a. loud fellow phone ringing all the way. all my life to. be. a new. born. when the impis i'm aware of them when i did as i must tell you. to my mantis with them out of. order it says there's pedal power of them you know what i mean. the whole is it on says though a claim was because when i must but i love when the up or total just pop out on those were the moment then and i mean that is because here in this town on t

people in guinea-bissau are choosing a new president for years political infighting and allegations of corruption have paralyzed parliament the incumbent president jose vires is seeking another term. saying on the continent a small plane has crashed into houses in eastern democratic republic of congo the aircraft went down just after taking off from the airport and going over there were 17 passengers and 2 crew members on board several people are said to have been killed on the ground. and rescue efforts are underway in northwestern kenya after flooding and landslides hit the region these $36.00 people have been killed including 7 children there are security forces have opened fire on anti-government protesters in basra killing at least 3 people they were dispersing grounds near the main port of. protestors bird tires to block main roads across the city more than 70 others have been injured and earliest purity forces killed 3 protested in the southern city of nasiriyah at least 330 have died across iraq since early last month there are angry over corruption high unemployment and poor p

years of war 2 former prime ministers have made it through to a runoff presidential election in guinea bissau out but not the current president. finished a distant 4th with just 12 percent of the vote had pledged to respect the result that has already said election was raid a court in bangladesh has sentenced 7 members of an armed group to death for their role in the 2016 attack which left 22 people dead a siege on a holy office on cafe in dhaka killed mostly foreigners the men say they will appeal the charges which include training the attackers and supplying arms explosives and funds. the us media is reporting that president donald trump was aware of a whistle blower's complaint against him when he unfroze military aid to ukraine trump is facing an impeachment inquiry over allegations that he withheld the money to force ukraine to investigate his political rival joe biden the new york times says white house lawyers informed trump in august before they told congress. do stay with us on al-jazeera when this is coming up next more news for you after that i found a. child protection check since

is about to become the 1st president of guinea-bissau to complete his mandate but as the campaign comes to a close he seems even more determined to hold on to power by any means possible for as long as he can. talk al jazeera. is calling the u.k. an illegal colonial occupier with a deadline for the return of the child our silence said to be defiant on friday the united nations told britain that it had 6 months to return the archipelago to voting overwhelmingly against its claim britain said it won't and doesn't doubt its sovereignty it took possession of the islands in $814.00 and held on to them and russia says that it was forced to trade them. just ahead here in the running to repeat a feat by pele's club we look at the contender the south american champions with andy in the schools. and again palestinians are campaigning in support of a journalist who lost an eye after being shot by israeli forces the palestinian journalist syndicate says that more than 100 journalists have been wounded by israeli soldiers since january. abraham reports now from the occupied west bank. this is the mo

the sort of actions in guinea-bissau where 2 former prime ministers are through to the election runoff but not the president who fired them. and in support preparation delays in the philippines leave for the teams sleeping on floors days before the start of the southeast asian games. sounded coalition says it will start easing restrictions on yemeni airspace so that people who need medical treatment can fly out of the capital some our airport has been closed to commercial flights since 2016 a spokesman for the coalition said flights out of rebel held santa will be operated in cooperation with the world health organization the coalition has also released $200.00 hoofy rebels to support peace efforts aimed at ending 85 years of war and even from the norwegian refugee council says thousands of people have died unnecessarily as a result of the airport's closure but now there is reason to be optimistic. this is reg limit of the hope in a in a desperate war situation for 4 years we've asked for sun our airport to be reopened for these medical flights but also for other commercial and the 100

it's almost election day in guinea bissau out as the president goes up against challenges that include former prime ministers who become his rivals. and in sport we'll hear from the outspoken manager who is making his return to football's frontline. iraq's parliament is preparing to discuss a new electoral reform bill politicians are hoping that this will calm protests that have been raging now for weeks security forces opened fire on demonstrators on friday at least 4 people are reported to have been killed but the government denies that more than 300 people have been killed since the protests began in october this anger over corruption high unemployment and poor public services office and his mom . jump june joins us now via from baghdad what's the latest on that. well adrian we were expecting that a parliamentary session would begin at this hour now we are told by far the ministry sources that it is going to be good but here's where it gets confusing because now we are told that an agenda has not actually been agreed upon as to what will be discussed today and leading up to today it

difficult in this tent city off of that shelter up to stay in albania preliminary results from guinea-bissau selection shows president joseph mario has lost the race he's to form a prime minister is now the contenders for the 2nd round runoff domingo samoans pereira took more than 40 percent of the fact that he was fired by vosh in 2015 him our system cohen barlow is in 2nd place with 30 percent and i will face off at the end of december let's go. live now to nicholas in the capital and nicholas is it fair to say that this result and the poor showing of was not unexpected. indeed it was an unexpected you know because this has been election that has really crucial election for the people of guinea bissau because for the last 5 years under the presidents the. state hasn't really function he hasn't been able to get along with the prime minister and the parliament and that's to do with this constitution of this country in fact the president doesn't have that much power and the president can dismiss and and and nominate a prime minister if the head of the armed forces but it's the prime minister

votes are being counted in guinea-bissau as presidential election sunday's vote follows years of power struggle and social and political turmoil early results are expected later this week making the stock reports from. this is i said to 1st presidential election since early sunday morning she's kept a close tally of the votes in her neighborhood as an independent observer for candidates. for both a this election campaign isn't just about choosing a new president but it's also about changing the country's divisive political culture when candidate face. other candidates. and i think this kind of behavior shows the kind of person you are and what you can do for your country in the future. is the front runner in this election he's the candidate of the powerful african party of the independence of cape verde and get to the south also known as a ph d. c. . president julie maria vance who is seeking reelection for a 2nd term has accused the ph d. of paying people for votes saying the election was rigged there were scuffles in some polling stations but international observers say overall the v

the preliminary results are due to be released later wednesday in guinea bissau elections people hope will turn the page on the years of billions an important factor moving forward will be the truth and reconciliation commission set up 10 years ago but he still hasn't investigated a single. course on the capital base out. an uncomfortable past lee's hidden in retired general what analyze closet these are pictures of men he commanded some of whom killed political opponents he says i'm not ashamed of what i've done this was part of our struggle. after a failed attempted coup in 1907 it was released from prison and put in charge of the military in the early 2000 during that period there were multiple political assassinations and another coup. as a commander of course i ordered to kill do you know that i have not lost any soldiers and want all my medals and of course we killed some of our people because they were collaborating with the enemy the guinea and human rights league says hundreds have died from political violence since independence but no one has ever been prosecuted both presid

any threat to civil aviation is a crime under national and international law voting has begun in guinea bissau presidential election for years political infighting in claims of corruption have paralyzed politics in cumbered. virus is seeking reelection rescue efforts are underway in northwestern kenya after flooding and landslides at least 36 people have been killed but the full scale of the disaster is still unclear rescue efforts have been delayed because flooding because of roads and bridges in the area is coming up next it's our interview program took 2 hours as their. i'm counting the cost as russia uses mercenaries in complex from syria to libya the future of all around cairo $2.00 trillion dollars the saudi state owned oil company plus google takes on the big guns in the gaming industry counting the cost. for me to. see. a military operation in northeastern syria saying it's aimed at preventing the predominantly democratic. presence. by the u.s. and the international community. government it's a crucial step to ensure national security. and this week i would be speaking to the defense m

voting for a new president in guinea-bissau where there's been deep political division. blocking the way the difficulties facing rescuers in northwest kenya after dozens killed.

in guinea bissau president. seeks a real election amid allegations of corruption. weather conditions to lie to you if it's in western kenya where dozens are killed by floods and landslides. and breathing new life into the world's coral reefs the pacific waters of becoming a beacon of hope. and timely harding with sport saudi arabia's crowned football champions and while there defends his heavyweight boxing title with yet another devastating knockout to win his rematch in vegas. and we begin this news hour in hong kong where polls have just closed in local elections the turnout has been the highest in the city's history more than. $2800000.00 people that's nearly 70 percent of registered voters cast their ballots now more than $1000.00 candidates are running for $452.00 district council seats over a quarter of the councillors are also part of a large committee that votes for hong kong's chief executive now this is the 1st alleged.