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. >> reporter: a well-planned attack from an organization which authorities in somalia and kenya were thought to be struggling and on the defensive. >> unfortunately security services even in the west seem to really understate the threat of groups such as al-shabab and they have been very good at planning operations even outside somalia. >> reporter: last friday fighters from the group attached an african union base in southwest somalia and al-shabab said 100 kenya soldiers killed and the kenya government has not confirmed that figure, april last year al-shabab fighters killed 147 people on an attack of a college in kenya and in september 2013 fighters from the group stormed the west gate shopping mall in nairobi killing 67 people. somalia has been devastated by decades of civil unrest. four years ago somalia government pushed al-shabab out of major cities including mogadishu with the help of african union soldiers but attacks like this showed that somalia government and supporters have much more work to do, al jazeera. >>> we have been speaking to a horn of africa analyst and says th

>> a huge audience here in kenya. way back then from '50s and '60s there has always been a country the kenyan soil. >> reporter: there still is. "strings of country" runs three times a week. david kamoso hosts the show and says country took hold after kenya freed itself from british colonial rule in 1963. >> kenyans got exposed to country music a long time ago. well, i don't obey no social graces >> reporter: locals call sir elvis a phenomenon. >> the songs sound like the original. that's why wherever he goes there's a huge following. >> reporter: like flash and sarah mwasa, who follow elvis wherever he performs. >> me and my wife are just crazy about this guy. we love country. >> his voice is just amazing. >> reporter: elvis sometimes shares the stage with esther kankara, an up-and-comer on the kenyan country scene, who styles herself after an american country legend, dolly parton. >> i really love singing her most people say i sing like her. or she sings like me. i don't know. country has such themes like family val

malcolm webb, al jazeera, kenya. >> al shabaab is accused of using a refugee camp in kenya to hide. temporary shell fer ter for somalshelter for somalis.in tond segment, paul brennan described how the camp became how it is today. >> the camps at dadab now cover an area of 55 square kilometers. with more than half a million displaced people living the dadab was regarded as the largest refugee camp in the world. in 2014 a tripartite agreement between kenya somalia and u.n. hcr, kenyan forces have been taking military action against somali military for several years and kenya has previously alleged that the camp has been used as a highout for the terrorist group al shabaab. during the attack and siege of nairobi'nairobi'snairobi's westg mall. paul brennan, al jazeera. >> ben raul inn rawlins, great e you with us. you begin the book at the white house trying to explain to the members of the nfc what life is like at dadab. in the book you really sound frustrated, how can describe the many faces of what's a city, it's really a city, got a population larger than the people who live in the

education gives new hope, online learning in kenya's second biggest refugee camp. and, training on a holiday island and how india's coast can be better protected. they have to be under 40, play an active role in society, and be outstanding and everything they do. that is what makes a young global leader. a political advisor is such a young global leader. he told our reporters what he thinks about european refugee policies. >> the combination of migrants, particularly muslim migrants, the very insecure economic environments after years of the euro crisis, the rise of the nationalistic far right and the lack of institutional mechanisms and the european union to handle refugees at this number poses a potentially very dangerous threat to the whole european project. i am sony kapoor. i run a international think tank . i advise governments and international institutions on economics and governance issues. the eu is the most successful peace and prosperity generating project, despite all recent problems. merkel, who must be applauded for her stance, very open stance , to

>> a huge audience and here in kenya.music country in kenyan soil. >> reporter: there still is. strings of country runs three times a week. david kamotho hosts the show and says country took hold after kenya freed itself from british colonial rule in 1963. >> kenya has got attracted to country music a long time al. >> reporter: most call sir elvis a phenomenon. >> the song sound like the original. that way wherever he goes there is a huge following. >> reporter: like these who follow elvis wherever he performs. >> me and my wife here just crazy about him. we love country. >> his voice is just amazing! ♪ >> reporter: elvis sometimes shares the stage with esther concara up and coming on the kenyan country scene who styles herself after a country music legend, dolly parton. >> most people say i sing like her -- or she sings like me! i don't know! country has such things like humming along. >> reporter: those timeless themes, elvis says -- ♪ >> reporter: -- give country music universal appeal and, sometimes, set dreams in mot

>> a huge audience here in kenya. way baba then from'50s and '60s, there has always been a country music on theair. >> repororr: there still is. strings of country runs three times a week. david hosts the show and said country took over after kenya freed itself from british colonial rule in 1963. >> kenya was exposed to country music a long time ago. >> reporter: he calls sir elvis aphenomenon. >> the songs sound like the original. there's a huge following. >> reporter: like flash and sara who follow h h wherever he goes. >> we love country. >> his voice is just amazing. >> reporter: elvis sometimes shares the stage with an up-and-comer on the country scene who styles herself after an american country legend, dolly parton. >> i really love singing her songs. most people say i sing like her, or she sings like me. country has likeke family values, love, god, and country roads. >> reporter: those timeless themes, elvis says, give country music universal appeal and like leaping from an outdoor stock exchange in stage from

>> tell me about country music in nairobi and in kenya. >> a huge audience here in kenya. way back from the '50s and '60s, there has always been a country music problem on the kenyan soil. >> reporter: there still is. strings of country runs three times a week. david hosts the show and says country took old after kenya freed itself from british colonial rule in 1963. >> kenya's took to country music a long time ago. >> reporter: most call sir elton a phenomenon. >> the song sounds like the original. that's why wherever he goes, there's a huge following. >> reporter: like flash and sarah, who follow elvis wherever he performs. >> me and my wife, we're crazy about this guy. we love country. >> his voice is just amazing. >> reporter: elvis sometimes shares the stage with ester, an country scene, who styles herself after an american country legend, dolly parton. >> i really love singing her songs. most people say i sing like her, or she sings like me. i don't know. country has ties to family values, love, god. >> reporter: those timeless themes, elvis says, give country music

kenya's university reopened nine months after gunmen stormed the area, killing 148 people. security was tight across campus, with police carrying weapons and patrolling the university grounds. officials say the majority of staff returned to work, and classes will begin next week. malcolm webb has more. >> reporter: the first students since the attack came and registered at the desk. at this gait at the university. it's through the same gait that five armed men entered the university and the following signing. 142 students were killed. management say the situation changed. they got the security. it wrote to the government on num louse occasions. the calls went unheeded. the attack happened, dozens have been killed. it means the university is secure. the students that we spoke to say they are secure. and are willing to consider their studies here. >> we can talk to a somali community leader and social activist joining us from the capital nairobi. thank you for talking to us on a day some consider anactivist. >> of course, it's a victory over terror. it's a good day. a bright

in april last year, al-shabab fighters killed 147 people on an attack on a college in kenya, and in 2013s from the group stormed the westgate shopping mall, killing 67 people. four years ago somalia's government pushed al-shabab out of major cities, including mogadishu with the help of african union soldiers, but attacks like this show that the government and its supporters still have much more work to do. >>> and the president of neighboring kenya has promised to destroy al-shabab. he vowed to defeat al-shabab after visiting soldiers recently injured in fighting against the armed group. al-shabab claimed it killed more than 100 soldiers when it attacked an army base last week. >> the friday attack has only renewed our determination to destroy al-shabab and all terrorist groups that threaten kenya. every kenyan must understand that this is a war that requires that we all be united as a nation and that we stand shoulder to shoulder to face the enemy of humanity; that we should not be deterred no matter the challenge that they try to push our way. >>> a splinter taliban group which claims

. >>> did cruz ever speak out when trump was making fun of the president saying he was born in kenya? did he attack the whole notion saying he was african-american saying he was born in africa? the reason i'm enjoying this is there is a little bit of payback, blowback going on here. the people that enjoyed like hell the 20%, 30% of the country who let the president be pilloried out there as some interloper who same here, some magical way through kenya are now saying we shouldn't bring this up about cruz. >> you're saying cruz is getting a taste of the trump medicine now? >> yeah. he never fought it before when it was not attacked on him. lawrence tribe, a liberal constitutional scholar says it's anything but settled, this question whether cruz is eligible to be president. tribe taught ted cruz at harvard law says what constitutes natural born are murky. >> a lot of people, including me, think it's a pretty unamerican concept to say that members of indian tribes and tens of millions of naturalized citizens can't become president, but without amending the constitution, or get a defensiv

kenya has been slow and reluctant to acknowledge there is a problem. have finally got some sort of a task force in place and we hope that that will be a genuine investigation. if people are not satisfied that it is, they'll be another independent commission. brent: that was our jonathan harding there talking to dick pound about that scathing report about the iwaf. still to come, will this be the winning role for leonardo dicaprio? the oscar nominations are announced and we're going to tell you our own picks and we're going to get down and dirty doing it. stick around. we are back in 60 seconds. ♪brent: welcome back. d.w. news, live from berlin. our top story -- it's official. the ebola outbreak is over. the organization gave liberia the all clear today. the final country to be declared ebola-free. the virus claimed 11,000 lives over the past few years. the so-called islamic state has claimed responsibility for a series of blasts in jakarta. seven people have been killed including all attackers. it turns out volkswagen is not the only car company under

rock me tell me about country music in nairobi and in kenya. >> a huge audience here in kenya. way back then from '50s and '60s there has always been a country music program on the airwaves on the kenyan soil. >> reporter: there still is. "strings of country" runs three times a week. david kamoso hosts the show and says country took hold after kenya freed itself from british colonial rule in 1963. >> kenyans got exposed to country music a long time ago. well, i don't obey no social graces elvis a phenomenon. >> the songs sound like the original. that's why wherever he goes there's a huge following. >> reporter: like flash and sarah mwasa, who follow elvis wherever he performs. >> me and my wife are just crazy about this guy. we love country expect. >> his voice is just amazing. >> reporter: elvis sometimes kankara, an up-and-comer on the kenyan country scene, who styles herself after an american country legend, dolly parton. >> i really love singing her songs. most people say i sing like her. or she sings like me. country has family values, love, god, and country roads. >> repo

fighters have attacked many times in this part of kenya. so he says he immediately knew what was happening. >> this is where the students were massacred. >> reporter: the female dormitory now renovated was where most were killed. he says it could have been prevented. >> i asked for steps to protect the university, but that was not heeded at the time. >> reporter: the principal was one of several people who told us that many christian students living here from other parts of the country made the school a target for the attackers who wanted to create a religious divide. the government has appointed a new chief after the attack. we asked him why the extra security was provided only now? >> i think there was a bit of negligence because whoever was in command of the security in this area should have really heeded all those requests. >> reporter: for those who are killed, it came too late. those who have survived have transferred to study elsewhere. this is the only university in this part of kenya and the new comers and staff say they're eager t

greed and sacrifice in the battle to protect kenya's rhinos.en working in what has historically been a man's world. and much more. >> ifill: now to the race for the white house. with only five days left until iowa voters head out to caucus, with new hampshire's first in the nation primary not far behind, one candidate continues to grab headlines even when he exits the stage. political director lisa desjardins reports. >> i probably won't bother doing the debate. >> reporter: and with that, the campaign spotlight made it's near-daily turn to donald trump. >> let's see how much money fox is gonna make on the debate without me. ok? >> reporter: the previously center-stage debate star said last night he'd he will shun the next one, set for thursday night. >> mr. trump... >> reporter: his reason? "fox news" wouldn't remove moderator megyn kelly, who trump has said she's biased, going back to the last debate on fox. >> ...that you are part of the war on women? >> reporter: trump's latest shots at fox news quickly became ammunition for his rivals, lik

lucy: psi kenya decided to take on the campaign because primarily, there are very few organizations that do national level mass media communications. tony: for this particular video, it became quite an interesting angle to us, social marketing. we've got a subject that's supposed to be to improve the lives of the people that we're trying to talk to. lucy: we pre-tested various concepts, various tag lines, various names, and eventually we came up with mpango wa kando, which was actually what people felt describes this loving, long-term side relationship. jimmi: somebody needs to say something, and so i did. wambui: [speaking native language] tony: shock transmits, then, to how important this campaign is. tony: it makes sense. it's logical. and i think that's what really made the campaign work, that it's real, it's a social message. nicholas: mpango wa kando campaign is obviously achieving its goal. part of the goal is to stimulate debate. so you'll hear people discuss it in pubs, in formal outings, in the church. these were never, never discussed. tom: they identify with the campaign and

the commitments by kenya and sri lanka are important. it's not also to be forgotten that by crushing and destroying ivory it prevents any of that ivory re-entering the market illegally due to corruption which we know is pervasive. >> could that backfire, that reduces supply, couldn't that lead to higher prices encouraging poachers to kill elephants. the the encouragement to poaching is the ability to put illegal ivory on to the market, and gathering it in to sellers who are using the legal sale of ivory still to be able to mask the illegal trade. if, as is, like china, closing down the mark and our countries, all of the domestic markets that would prevent almost all ivory from being sold. as many as 100 elephants was killed. trading in ivory was mostly banned under the convention of international trade. why has it been so difficult to stop this? >> it hasn't been difficult to stop it in the past. there were times when the ban resulted in a major recovery of elephants across africa. it was working successfully. there have been a number of

i went to high school with kenya's wife. they fell in love and got married. and i feel like there's always been a little bit of discomfort with my relationship with kenya. >> why would someone be uncomfortable? >> i know, you're just a super model. come on. >> i don't understand why she is uncomfortable. >> i try to be like, yo. and he is like, come in the house. no make-up on. you know, sit back. and like yo, what's up? and she is like, hi. >> you look like you just got off a 14-hour -- >> no. >> you seen tyra banks sing? >> can y'all say hammer toe? >> can america's favorite super model be the next top super actress? >> super pretty. >> super nice. >> and she got a super hammer toe. it go. >> what? feet. >> you are not own thely one. no one is looking at her feet. >> and having their moment with tyra, you just had one with potscy. >> >> i did. whipping it up in the kitchen with me and talking about his past and how the role of potsie almost went to someone else. >> tuesday, wednesday, happy days . >> anson williams became a on the hit series "happy days." i

region from attack on a base and soldiers killed in the attack have been flown to the kenya capitole report now from nairobi. >> reporter: soldiers killed by al-shabab in the region are brought back home and over run a military base on friday killing many soldiers and abducting several others and the soldiers had only been there for a fort night following an interpretation of the african union peace keeping mission and two other equally deadly attacks on burundi and uganda troops happened last year during similar rotations. >> the errors are caused by the complete schedule by an entire battalion regarding capture from al-shabab and this technical area happens because there is not a smooth hand over from the previous era into the new one. >> reporter: talk appears well timed to take advantage of the interpretation when fresh troops arrive. military commanders not revealing details of the attack and still don't know how many soldiers were killed, abducted or still may still be missing and families saying they are not receiving much information and the continued presence of kenya troop

once again, he's separated from his family, his wife and baby son living in kenya until he can make a proper home for them in sudan, the sort of home valentino didn't have. >> and we will keep him safe, we will protect him in the best way we can. we'll make sure he doesn't go through all this pain. >> he sees them rarely, dividing his time between marial bai and the u.s., where he continues to raise money for his foundation. today, it's time to farewell the students until he comes back next term. >> another issue i would like to acknowledge here is that i'm really very proud of you, and i want to thank you very much for our event. >> he's, you know--became one of my close friend and he's also just the best man i've ever known. and what he's been able to accomplish through his foundation, and, um-- and continued to do,t's- just continues to sort of amaze me a everybody who knows him. >> when you look around at what's been achieved so far, after all you've been through, what are your feelings? >> i'm very happy, i'm very proud of it. i like seeing them crack jokes and laughing and playi

from amnesty international. >> kenya's university reopened nine months after gunmen stormed the area. >> police carry from weapons. a majority of staff returned to work. classes begin next week. america defended bauxite mining. the countries, which are the biggest explorer of bauxite. most comes from a state where income from bauxite mining surged to more than $10 million. up from over 540,000 dollars in 2014. we have more now from the state's capital. it state minister sat alongside the federal minister for environment and natural resources it outline what the state would be, for the next two months mining will be suspended from 15th january. giving authorities time to cheer the sites. this will now give the authoriti authoritiesa chance to review, amend, cancel or continue the licences that they have given to mining companies to continue mining, and to make sure that they are acting within all the rules and regulation of the open cast bauxite mining. militia is the leading exporter, giving most of its site to china, australia suspended the operation. what this also does is give pres

one man killed was on kenya's most wanted list. the coastal region has been targeted by the armed group al shabab. >>> kenyan troops have been attacking southern somalia after friday's attack by al shabab. they raided a kenyan military base and killed soldiers, criticized for revealing new details about the number of soldiers killed. catherine soy has more. >> the remains of some of the soldiers killed by al shabab fighters in somalia's get toe region are brought back home. the fighters overran a military base on friday, killing many soldiers and abducting several others. these soldiers had only been there for a fortnight following a routine troop rotation of the african peacekeeping mission. two other deadly attacks on troops happened last year during similar rotations. >> most tactical errors caused by the massive complete changeover of a battalion or company occupying a business captured by al shabab. this tactical error happens because there isn't a smooth handledover and transition from the previous battalion into the new one.

in april last year they killed 147 people on attack on a university in kenya. in september tember >>> >>> al-shabab has reluctantly let go of some of the territories. that is in keep of keeping territories, exacting taxes from people, providing law and order and services, they're capable of doing what they're doing. they want a largely group and now they are an insurgency. they do not need capacity to do this damage. they have now converted all their efforts and resources and man power in doing what they're doing right now >>> how do they arm themselves? before they had control of some of the sea ports, but now they don't. so where do they get their weapons from? >> reporter: despite losing some of the see ports, if you realise, if you recognise that they took some arms from ugandans as well as the barundian, that is sufficient to take them through. still some of the borders or some of the countries that are surrounding somalia, despite sew mall dwra having an appearances embargo, it is easy to get the weapons that they use now to exact some of the damagess tha