from the nigeria's shut down its busiest bridge for maintenance the third mainland bridge links lagos island to the shores of the capital with its twenty million people and interest looks at the aging bridge and the disruption little followed. for just the slow time you just. nigeria's busiest bridge is shut to traffic. and this is why. cracks and damage in the structure a source of concern for motorists who say they are worried by the recent bridge collapse in italy that killed several people ask rock. what was on the beach and there is a gullible warming. not to be dancing go on it with his lawyers lol. it will remain closed for three days as engineers conduct a variety of tests. this is a typical day on this bridge an important road connecting lagos financial and commercial centers. an average of one hundred thousand cars cross the neighbors and last three every day eleven thousand eight hundred meter structure is nigeria's longest and resist bridge the maintenance was being carried out is by far the biggest that was not a man was realized as solid as pressure joins our ed to get him back

the third mainland bridge lagos island that's a city of nearly twenty million people with the mainland i met address now looks at efforts to repair the aging bridge and the disruption if it costs. for just the thirty forty year history nigeria's busiest bridge is shut to traffic and this is why. cracks and damage in the structure i sense of concern for motorists say they awarded by the recent bridge collapse in italy that killed several people ask rock. what was on the beach and there is a gullible warning. not to be bouncy go vote on which is noise lol. it will remain closed for three days as engineers conduct a variety of tests this is a typical day on this bridge an important road connecting lagos financial and commercial centers. an average of one hundred thousand cars cross the neighborhood third and last three every day eleven thousand eight hundred meter structure is nigeria's longest and business bridge the maintenance was being carried out is by far the biggest banks of north. korea like a solid aspirant are ready getting back and the need to be changed and this there is also

struggling with congestion the bridge closure has led to further destruction in certain parts of lagos island. the repair work is expected to start informant it will last for more than two years and that could mean more traffic for a city of twenty million people. lagos nigeria still to come this hour i'll tell you about the artist honoring the memory of immigrants who died making the dangerous desert crossing between mexico and the u.s. . ukraine's military puts on a show of force even more soldiers in the ongoing battle for the east. of the sport formula one of the. head of the belgian grand prix. hello there it definitely is turning cooler across europe now it's all thanks to this weather front here it's pulling in some far fresh air the leading edge is bringing us a fair amount of wet weather and that's gradually edging its way eastwards so as we head through the day on saturday then many of us in the northwest will have some cool fresh air with plenty of showers around as well that leading edge of a wet weather will be working its way across parts of poland and into the eastern parts the

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it's one of the three which connects lagos island to the mainland. lagos island is the commercial center of the state and every day more than a hundred thousand cars drive across the bridge to get there. but this vital link is closed for maintenance meaning traffic is much heavier on other routes but despite the inconvenience most presidents are happy with the move. is like a death trap for me for how many years now not now being on the so i think is a welcome idea is our business which. was fifty proposed. i myself i'd be fired i like it. put everything in order for the benefit of a. problem in the long run i think is a very good. place for me is thinking positively to all save gutted the lives of people. the bridges opened almost thirty years ago officials say maintenance is supposed to be carried out on it every five years but they are already well behind schedule the last time the structure was checked wasn't two thousand and eight ten years ago. the abs are innovation of the breeze expected to last for twenty seven months before now it's going t

struggling with congestion the bridge closure has led to further destruction in certain parts of lagos island. that appear work is expected to start informant it will last for more than two years and that could mean more traffic for a city of twenty million people. lagos nigeria. now the maker of the iconic a k forty seven rifle has unveiled what it calls an electric super car a kalashnikov see the one seen as russia's answer to tesla which makes some of the best selling electric cars in the world the russian says the c.v. one can travel up to three hundred and fifty kilometers on a single charge and it says it will be several times faster than current models. and again elizabeth in the headlines on al-jazeera one hundred refugees living in protest to mark a gear since a military crackdown forced them to flee their homes and myanmar. there are now more than seven hundred thousand people in camps near the border bangladesh has signed a deal with myanmar to allow the refugees to return but many are too afraid to go back. we've seen men and women young and old we've seen people saying that the i

struggling with congestion the bridge closure has led to further destruction in certain parts of lagos island. that appear work is expected to start informant's it will last for more than two years and that could mean more traffic for a city of twenty million people comedy greece. lagos nigeria. and again on the lives of a prominent are however the headlines on al-jazeera around one hundred refugees living in. a year since a military crackdown forced them to flee their homes and. there are now more than seven hundred thousand people and can't the border. to deal with allow the refugees to return but many are too afraid to go back we've seen men and women young and old we've seen people saying that the international criminal court needs to step in that they need to prosecute generals in myanmar for crimes of genocide against them so really just extraordinary scenes something that i've not yet seen here this is my third reporting trip to cox's bazaar and in the previous times i've been here while there have been small demonstrations nothing at all like what we have seen today. the u.s. is cutti

struggling with congestion the bridge closure has led to further destruction in certain parts of lagos island. that appear work is expected to start informant's it will last for more than two years and that could mean more traffic headaches for a city of twenty million people. degrees al-jazeera lagos nigeria the world health organization says the ebola outbreak in the democratic republic of congo has reached a point it had been dreading a doctor in the east has become the first likely case in what is one of the country's most violent inaccessible zones his latest outbreak declared in the town of north kivu where aid workers and government officials are being held hostage the full story now with sharp bellus this is a united nations video of a thirteen year old boy in manga the a.p. center of the latest ebola outbreak in the democratic republic of congo. is also a conflict zone journalist conquered unsafely so the u.n. films. before. they all died of ebola was my entire family was my mom initially and then my sister's an answer followed another is in the hospital i've lost family members agai

struggling with congestion the bridge closure has led to further destruction in certain parts of lagos island. that appear work is expected to start the informant's it will last for more than two years and that could mean more traffic for a city of twenty million people comedy greece al-jazeera lagos nigeria. well again i mean there's a problem in doha with the headlines on al-jazeera one hundred refugees living in but on the day she hold an protests to mark a year since a military crackdown forced them to flee their homes and myanmar. there are now more than seven hundred thousand people living in camps near the border bangladesh has signed a day of myanmar to allow the refugees to return home but many a too afraid to go back. we've seen men and women young and old we've seen people saying that the international criminal court needs to step in that they need to prosecute generals and myanmar for crimes of genocide against them so really just extraordinary scenes something that i've not yet seen here this is my third reporting trip to the bizarre and in the previous times i've been here while

that system is now making its way towards the cape verde islands but we are looking at a lot of tropical moisture here across much of the coast lagos is going to be rated if you are twenty seven in accra at twenty six degrees there. a journey booth done. there's a very forever there's a lot of the rocks and beautiful lake the beautiful lady used to be very patient and the sea has ascended you can see how i was introduced to. my father and my most aware or for. the personal story to discover the source of one of the most expensive commodities sent from heaven and. hello again to his own mind our main stories and al-jazeera the leader of the russian backed separatist region the alexanders has been killed and an explosion. at least a dozen fishermen and you have and have been killed by saudi m.r.c. coalition air strike of bought island of courting to the link media. and ugandan pop star turned politician bobby wine is thought to be on this way to compile airports after being released from a government hospital. our voice and spirit captivated the united states for more than half a century now her bodies being laid to rest in the town

that system is now making its way towards the cape verde islands but we are looking at a lot of tropical moisture here across much of the coast lagos is going to be rated if you are twenty seven in accra at twenty six degrees there. for thousands of years farmers and shepherds lived on this land but such a traditional way of life is on the increase in fact. al-jazeera world travels to the jordan valley where illegal settlements are expanding and the israeli military cordons of more of the land. what will become of the palestinian farmers and does the palestinian authority have any power to help shepherd of the jordan valley on al-jazeera. capturing a moment in time snapshots of other lives other stories. providing a glimpse into someone else's world inspiring documentaries from impassioned filmmakers everybodys the well we believe. that may. be sold as the. witness on al-jazeera. well again his her mother her top stories knowledge is there the u.s. has announced it's cutting all funding to the u.n. agency that helps palestinian refugees. the leader of the russian backed separatist and yet region alexander has been killed in an expl

island, where nelson mandela was imprisoned. tomorrow, theresa may will fly to the nigerian capital abuja, before travelling to lagos to meet victimsslavery. on thursday, she will visit kenya for talks with president kenyatta. in her speech in cape town this morning she outlined her committment to the relationship between the uk and africa, built on shared prospertity and security. asa as a minister of a trading nation, i wa nt to as a minister of a trading nation, i want to see strong african economies that british businesses can do trade with in a free and fair fashion. whether creating new customers or opportunities for british investors, oui’ opportunities for british investors, our integrated global economy will mean it is good news for british people as well as african people. that is why i am delighted that we will today confirm plans to carry over the european union's economic partnership agreement with the southern african... once the eu's deal no longer applies to the uk. the prime minister also announced an ambitious commitment to uk investment in africa. let's go to westminster and get the thoughts of our political corr