one in maidugari. so far no one has claimed responsibility. tanzania's ruling party is facing a challenge since 50 years ago. campaigning is underway for the polls on sunday. for the first time the party is facing a coalition of the four main opposition parties, and the alliance is a formidable threat to africa's longest reining political party. now people in the public of congo are going to be voting on sunday on changes to the constitution, which would allow for the president to seek another term in office. they have ruled the african nation for over 30 years. this would extend his time in office. the voters already have started violent protests in the capital where four people were killed on tuesday. we have more. government officials in congo said that the referendum is to say this trying to push ahead push forward will help the poor and the human rights examples. there, there is a clause that does away with the death penalty. you see heavy police presence. you see police stationed on major roads. you have water canons for potential hot sp

a short time ago the northeastern area of maidugari was hit by explosions. the blast has taken place in the capital of borneo state. we are into maidugari on the phone now. what more do you know about these explosions? >> actually, rather than say three suspected suicide-bombers arrived asking for directions, and the people got suspicious and then challenged them. that's when they set off their devices and security forces in the area told al jazeera that they suspect these are the works of--this is the work of suicide-bombers. by the way, it is an area that has been targeted repeatedly by boko haram. in one ma alone they've attacked that area two times prior to tonight's attack, and they have killed dozens of people in that particular area. >> and ahmed, any words on casualties? >> my sources are telling me that at least seven people died including the three suicide-bombers. they're not sure the number of people who have been injured because of the blast. it's possible that the numbers could go higher than that by the time everything clears. right now maidug

less than two weeks ago 117 people were killed in a wave of attacks in maidugari. >>> now fifa president sepp blatter said he will not stand down despite calls from three major sponsors for him to quit. coca-cola, mcdonald's and visa want blatter to resign immediately. coca-cola said that the reputation of fifa is continue to go tarnish with every day that passes. earlier we were joined by a critic of accept blatter. >> he needs to go and he needs to go now. >> well, other sponsors follow suit in calling fo for sepp blatter to quit. >> yes, four u.s. sponsors have made the call. what is he going to do. they must be feeling sensitive with their bran. it might be difficult for them to call for him to go. >> how can the sponsors then given blatters determination to stay, t. >> that is one step. we're really talking about mega threats here. this has never happened before in sports federations. >> there is still much more to come for you in this half hour. we'll bring you the latest from afghanistan by taliban fighters are still in battle with the army for control of the crucial city of kundu

. >> eight people have been killed in a series of explosions in maidugari. >> rather than say the people got suspicious and then challenged them. they suspect this is the work of suicide-bombers. this is an area hit repeatedly by boko haram. by the way, right now it's actually under curfew until probably tomorrow we'll get a clearer picture. but for the time being my sources tell me that the police, the military, and they're trying to find out what happened. >> to the first of six presidential debates that are get under way in las vegas later, hillary clinton is facing tougher than expected competition from bernie sanders. >> you just wanted to look at bernie sanders and think political rock star. he's far from young and hip. but he is drawing the biggest most enthusiast tick crowd on the democratic side of the race. >> they're sick and tired of establishment politics. >> his politics often described as socialist. he's blunt and unlike every past presidential candidate he refuses to run negative campaign ads, and it seems to be working. on the campus of georgetown university his support

the rescues happened after a raid o in maidugari. 200 of the captives were children. more than two dozen boko haram fighters were killed in the raid. it is not clear whether the children are the same ones abducted by boko haram nearly two years ago now. >>> palestinian president mahmood abbas is asking the united nations for international protection. he addressed the human rights council in geneva this morning amid growing unrest in the region. 63 palestinians and 9 vase have died so far this month. nadim baba with more. >> so far at the united nations human rights council it did not contain any surprises. it contained a repeat of threats by mahmood abbas previously not honor international agreements with israel. if israel didn't honor those same agreements. they said they were already in violation of various agreements since the 1990s. but the urgent matter that mahmood abbas brought up was what he called the need for the international community to establish an international protection force for palestinians civilians. >> what we warned off has happened. the situatio

maidugari. >> the fighters surrendered because of the increasing pressure being aplayed on them. now, we have seen over the past two months boko haram's capability too attack but there have been some isolated cases and isolated villages in the northeast of the country. for example, a few days ago this has not been confirmed, that boko haram, suspected boko haram fighters attacked villagers. suits bombers would target soft areas, and we've seen little or no military or rather guided confrontation in terms of open warfare. however, we've seen how over the last few months civilians have been taking a lot of hit from these suicide bombs that have been going on in the northeast of nigeria. >> the leader of burkina faso has turned himself in. he sought refugee at the vatican embassy after a stand off between the army and his supporters, who refused to disarm. >> now children in niger are increasingly forced into marriage. it's a practice that is proving near impossible for the government to stop. we have reports now. >> a traditional wedding in the city of agadez. a taureg stronghold.

four suicide-bombers would you themselves up in maidugari. the government said that the attackers were members of boko haram. last month 117 people were killed in a series of attacks in that same city. the country of my jeer has the highest rate of child marriage in the world. three out of every four girls marry before their 18th birthday. very often to wealthy nigerians offering big dowries to poor families. we go to agadez, niger. >> a traditional wedding in agadez. the women here are known for their stunning beauty. but behind the celebrations there are days of abuse. poor and uneducated, most of these women have been forced to marry while still children. many are promised to rich nigerians. biju married an nigerian, but she could not get used to life in nigeria. she returned home, poor, the single mother of a daughter. >> the reason why i got married was to financially help my poor father and improve our living conditions, but the marriage collapsed. i have a daughter that i need to raise and care for. >> child marriages are common practi

in the number of suicide bombs, and i am pro myself explosive devices, especially in the city of maidugari. >> we said this is the first attack near abuja in over a year. what does this suggest about the nigerian army campaign against boko haram, which they say they are winning? >> well, the military are saying that they've faced boko haram from several camps. they're worried they have been arrested and detained. we could see a state of bombings in populated areas. that is what we've been seeing over the last two or three months. they told me just over a week ago definitely they face boko haram from all the known locations they're harboring. they're seeing how boko haram has continued to target isolated communities. they continue to target areas like places like mosques, churches, markets, other places where there is a large gathering of people. and last night we've seen how damaging--how dangerous the reach of boko haram is, even as far away as the northeast, the hot bed of the insurgency. >> thank you very much. >>> staying with africa the number of regional states in south sudan is goin