head of state of mali. we were all worried by the future of mali, and we hoped that this brotherly country will recover its stability, as soon as possible. from this perspective, heads of states, during their -- meeting held on march 2012, appointed his excellencey, as mediator for mali, with for the following missions. through dialogue, find a way to return to normal constitutional order. achieve normalization of the security situation in the northern mali. i will be presenting these two points. the current situation in mali, and finally, the way forward with your contribution. first, return to normal constitutional order. the coup d'etat, the activities of armed groups in northern mali, had weakened the republican institutions of mali and had put its territory and security to a severe test. thus we undertook with malian political organizations and the military junta, actions in order to restore and to stabilize institutions for all the republic. to constitutional order. the mediation also secure from -- a

now from mali. with indignation over market surveillance and those claims of collusion it all cast a pall over the talks to create the world's largest free trade zone between the u.s. and the e.u. which are set to open a washington and reform are now looks at the ambitious plans as well as our possible consequences. so on the face of it this trade deal sounds like a win win situation for the u.s. and the e.u. it would simplify trade regulations between the two and doing business across the atlantic would become easier and some experts predict their economies would each enjoy a one hundred billion dollars boost every year as a result so it sounds like a no brainer but it would also create loses within the e.u. economists warn trade between e.u. countries would shrink as american products gain a foothold in the u.k. and germany would benefit overall according to the ifo institute a think tank based in munich france wouldn't gain much luxemburg would actually lose out more winners and losers would also

i just came back from mali, and i was able to see the inland mali delta.his is an norm yass -- this area has a enormous prodeduction for food development. it could help in segou. i think if we use this as a centerpoint, mali could become a center for food production. if we take a central approach to food production. we need water management. we need more energy than obama promised last month. we need rail transportation. and i any we should look at this regional development in the sahel as a way of providing security. because the military counterterrorism approach has failed in these areas in the desert and the sa hairia, the sta hell, where people have no opportunity, no future, and no jobs. i want to hear your comments on this kind of regional effort. >> thank you. let's take one there. >> good evening. i'm from search for common ground. how much of the peace process is usual and how much of it is business as usual in the sahel region and mali, for instance? >> ok. we have one more question down here by mr. smith. >> dane smith, american university. mini

because mali and france now here. that's france is drawing much of its military and the very people paris claims to have driven out still appeared to be very much around. the same groups that. claimed responsibility for a terror attack on a french strong uranium facility in neighboring new share while the very factors that allowed to their rise in the north. a feeling of injustice and general frustration very much evident. in the legal matter it makes. waste. of research and i don't. know when can restart the thing that is the missing link to fate richard otieno from mali. let's now take a glimpse at what our online team of god for you today wondering dirty money using clean energy italian mafia is ramping up its investments and wind farms to greenwash its illicit cash and benefit from subsidies so how do you argue took on to find out more. and a billion defanged dollars down the drain as u.s. missile interceptor show they are not up to the task of stopping ballistic rockets find out why it's been a frustrating five y

because mali and france now here. but france is drawing much of its military and the very people paris claims to have driven out still appeared to be very much around. the same groups that. claimed responsibility for a terror attack on a french strong uranium facility in neighboring. while the very factors that allowed to the rise in the north. a feeling of injustice and general frustration very much and they didn't. carry on it is not really it's not legal matters extremists are anguished. research and i don't. think that one can restart. something that is that misses the point defeat. and oceano on sea from mali. more of the world's news this hour we begin in the u.s. where officials say the boeing seven seventy seven which had crashed at san francisco's airport was flying too only they also said the crew tried to abort the landing just seconds before it slammed into the runway killing two of the passengers on a airline's claims the pilot had little experience of flying the jet remarkably more than three hundred peo

welcome back i'm do see countenanced mali is gearing up. for a presidential election later this month as the country's first ballots and civil war broke out nearly two years ago the state of emergency which has been in place since january had been lifted ahead of the poll u.n. peacekeepers aided by al going french intervention forces will help provide security during the election but some local officials say mali will still be hard pressed to hold a credible vote hundreds of thousands of people remain displaced while the country's north where the radical islamists were recently driven out from is said to be seeing a very fragile peace where there's no reports. and these people from a small village to the west of mali's capital may be muslim. but they also have their very own traditional beliefs stretching back generations using nuts to help predict the future and influence the weather you know looking to be able to even tell me i should sacrifice a goat to make my time in mali more profitable i don't. regret it it's people like these who he

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we are discussing the situation in mali. the first round of voting has passed without incident, but not everyone is convinced this means the country is on the footing towards he's in prosperity the people are craving. some people think this is the beginning of another period of instability. that introduce you to our guests. you did not vote in the election, did you? that is one voice which was not heard. that is president of the young malian civic society. you did not vote either, which is a shame. two voice is not heard. we have the senior analyst from the european institute for security studies. thank you for being with us. ed wardle, pleasure to see you, too. -- edvaruardo, pleasure to see you, too. he is unconvinced by this election and very much pushing for a different makeup to the north of mali. let's bring in our correspondent who has been covering these elections for us. bringing us every development as it has happened. can you give us a sense about what people have been saying about this election? is there an eleme

here in mali. thank you for joining us. from your observations, would you say this was a legitimate election? >> yes, at least when you look at the amount of people that went voting. i think it is historically high for molly -- mali. it shows people want to make their mark after such a long time of shock, of deprivation, of coup d'État, a fundamentalist groups that try to disturb the country. they wanted to show that they want to decide the future, and in that sense, it seems to me we have to wait for all the observations and technical details, but there is certainly legitimacy to this process. security, ason is well as protecting civilians. to thef this comes down african peacekeepers who are in the country. you're hoping to have more by the end of the year. there have been some setbacks, particularly with the nigerians, possibly pulling out some forces. how are you going to get your forces up to the levels that you need? >> if i may say so, it was a great day yesterday for the troops, the african union troops , the blue h

richard otieno from mali. now let's take a glimpse at what our online team of god for you today laundering dirty money using clean our energy the italian mafia is ramping up its investments and wind farms to greenwash its illicit cash and benefit from subsidies had to come to find out more . and of billions of fans dollars down the drain as u.s. missile interceptor show they are not up to the task of stopping ballistic rockets find out why it's been a frustrating fight. years for american missile fans project over on our website r.t. dot com. the united states and the european union are set to hammer out a major economic pact which could create the world's largest free trade zone economist estimate that the ambitious deal could boost growth on both sides of the atlantic by around one hundred billion dollars annually the pact will certainly have global implications and comes at a time when western economic leadership is facing a tough challenge from emerging markets financial analyst patrick young earlier spoke

from mali meanwhile logon to r.t. dot com to find out how america's n.s.a. spy scandal is continuing to unravel reports says that even the brothers little brothers canal spy on u.s. citizens accessing thousands of e-mails and phone calls. or you tube channel and other unrelated story even watch helpless police drawn out presidential corruption charges with tear gas and riot sticks for all that and more our team dot com. right to see. her story. and i would think that your. on our reporters would. be in. the ukraine is trying to decide whether it wants to align itself with russia's regional trade bloc or to push for e.u. integration the former soviet state has close ties with moscow but is also eyeing greater cooperation with its western partners well let's bring in our katie pilbeam for more on the story katie break this down for us heidi so yeah that one at the moment got a big decision to make so how much so how do these figures work out the ukraine's economy hand if it's easier prey and free trade and i have the russian that customs union well as you can

because mali and france now years. that's france is drawing much of its military and the very people paris claims to have driven out still appeared to be very much around. the same groups that to mali's north claimed responsibility for a terror attack on a french run uranium facility in neighboring new jam while the very factories that allowed to the rise in the north proved to be a feeling of injustice and general frustration are still very much evident. in critical period of the campaign. is not a legal matter it makes me wish that. respected i don't. get is there. is nothing that is the missing link to paint the wreckage now from mali. three or more main news headlines tonight in southeast india a two story building collapses killed twelve people eighteen are injured more believed to be trapped under the rubble were in the city like hotel local authorities recently wounded several buildings in the area were unsafe but the hotel itself has been given the all clear. protesters have gathered once again in libya's capit

this sounding is the missing link to fate written otieno from mali. well let's now take a glimpse at what our online team of got for you today wondering there imani using cleanout argy the mafia is ramping up its investments and the wind farms to greenwash its illicit cash and benefit from subsidies so had to r.t. dot com to find out more. than a billion defense dollars down the drain as a u.s. missile interceptors show they are not up to the task of stopping ballistic rockets find out why it's been a frustrating five years for american missile defense projects over on our website r.t. dot com. the united states and the european union are set to hammer out a major economic pact which could create the world's largest free trade zone the deal will certainly have global implications but there are conflicting opinions on which countries will actually emerge as winners are sandra farmer has been investigating the potential repercussions. so on the face of it this trade deal sounds like a win win situation for the u.s. and the e.u. it would simplify trade r

because mali and fries now you know. that's front is drawing much of its bigotry and the very people paris claims to have driven out still and pete pretty much around the same groups that to his nose claimed responsibility for it tara tacked on a french strong uranium facility in neighboring new share while the very factors that in allowed to their rise in the north proved to be a feeling of injustice and general frustration still very much evident. thanks for. the circuit and only. then can we start. counting is the missing link to. refresh now from maui. still turbulent times we go on our website. wondering dirty money using clean energy we're reporting online the italian mafia is ramping up its investments in wind farms these days so what could spark this sudden interest in green energy if you want a website. also to a billion defense dollars down the drain is u.s. missile interceptor show that not up to the task of stopping ballistic missiles again a report on why it's been a frustrating five years for american missi

written off now from mali. the talks are about to start in washington to create the world's largest free trade zone between the united states and the e.u. this despite europe's integration over america's market surveillance and threats by the french president over the deal economist patrick young believes that no matter what they think of each other right now the deal is vital for both sides. the u.k. in particular put a great deal of store into the idea of creating a free trade agreement across the atlantic the united states of america under the obama presidency you have been seen to be pretty much anti business and anti free trade also one could say that the obama presidency on a broader basis is ultimately headed towards failure so you've got two prime ministers presidents heads of state who are each unbuckled and they want to create a win win situation it is an incredible opportunity for the frankly currently all full european union predicament canonically to manage to fight back the emerging nations of the

because mali and france now here. but france is drawing much of its military and the very people paris claims to have driven out still appeared to be very much around. the same groups that to mali's north claimed responsibility for a terror attack on a french run uranium facility in neighboring new shan while the very factors that allowed the rise in the north proved to be a feeling of injustice and general frustration are still very much evident. in. critical period of campaign money battle is not a legal matter it makes. the bank wish to. research it and only. one can keep it sounding it is the missing link to fate richard now seen from mali. call of the top world news stories tonight for you first off in south east india two story buildings collapse killed twelve people eighteen are injured some more believed to be trapped under the rubble of the city lights hotel local authorities are recently warned that several buildings in the area were unsafe but ironically they said that hotel itself will give the all clear s

from mali. meanwhile log on to r.t. dot com to find out how america's n.s.a. spy scandal is continuing to on ravel a new report says that even others little brothers in el spy on u.s. citizens assisting accessing part of the thousands of e-mails and phone calls. meanwhile on our you tube channel you can see how bruce police drown out presidential corruption charges with tear gas and riot sticks for all that and more party dot com. right to see. her story. and i think you're. on our reporters with. some more international news in brief for you now we begin in egypt where the interim government had issued a decree allowing the army to arrest civilians according to state media now it's feared this may be the first step towards declaring a state of emergency in the country after these seventy people were killed in clashes this weekend this comes as the military conducts a sweeping counter extremist mission in the sinai where at least one soldier has died in that town on the output of. the thirty seven people have been killed in a boat accident in southern italy a

about mali which is picked up from the africa press which is saying in the piece the elections in mali are premature. there are security fears that are not being dealt with sufficiently and problems with voter registration and pressures from paris and washington, d.c. so, that piece there is ending with a quote from the interim leader dioncounda traore saying if this election fails now what we will see is more problems for mali than it has ever had during its recent crisis. the country would be back to square one. >> sticking in africa, morocco dominating. >> the headline there is another morocco question mark, another morocco emerging. this is to do with how the country is faring two years after it adopted a new constitution. it says the fact that mohammed rovi is a boon. the transition has been smooth and the moroccans are more royalist than the king. it says there is a new monarch. it is about french people going over to morocco to find work and a better life so a reverse tide of immigration we have seen. >> a popular destination for spaniards. back in europe meanwhile, hitler mania

and these people from a small village to the west of mali's capital may be muslim. but the also have the a very traditional beliefs stretching back generations using notes to help predict the future and influence the weather you know looking at the. it's people like these who helped form africa's unique and diverse cultures but it's exactly these types who would have been a trieste of an isolation had the militants who took control of mali's north in the name of radical islam also swept aside the authorities here. have a lot bar they say they're not muslims i don't like these people and other spiritual groups they think the same way if they find us they'll kill us. french troops intervened in northern mali in january as the insurgency made a push towards the capital two months later paris proclaimed the north liberated but for some followers of traditional islam that was already too late. twenty three year old silly man from the gal region claims al qaeda linked fighters chopped off his right hand and left food after he a father three and a muslim who prays several

there probably and that would be the equivalent of waziristan for example in pakistan or northern mali so the egyptian army first concern is to make sure that there would be no exclusive control by those terrorists and that of course they do we know that they going to be fighting a long war against terrorists in sinai and most likely also in mainland egypt. meanwhile egypt's jew tonight a deadly clashes between the military and supporters of the deposed president according to the health ministry there are forty six casualties but muslim brotherhood activists say over one hundred have been killed more than a thousand injured they say the supporters were deliberately targeted with shots to the head and chest well true reports from cairo. it was a very bloody night here in egypt as clashes erupted in many parts of the country and continued into saturday morning off to the summation wind going through protests both in support and against the l.c.d. to mohamed morsi what eyewitnesses is saying although we haven't completely reports it protested have attempted to extend the city and past the

from mali. well ukraine is trying to decide whether it wants to align itself with russia's original trade or push for e.u. integration the former soviet state has close ties with moscow but as i in greater cooperation with its western partners well let's now bring in our to use katie pilgrim for more on the story i don't hear you so there's now torn between the two blogs there is no absolutely well as you can see just here it really is stuck in the middle ukraine faces a choice either go for the option of a customs union with russia or go for the european free trade zone now if you crane chooses to go west woods it will become part of the world's biggest trading block but the question is whether it will be one that the country would be expected to spend money in order to meet european standards for infrastructure the environment the quality of that gets passed ukraine enjoys oil and gas discounts due to their close relationship with russia if the country and is the e.u. then they would be expect

our team from mali. now take a look at some other stories from around the world all passengers have now been rescued from a commuter train in toronto was stranded after having rains triggered widespread flooding there were almost a thousand people on board in towns down for caused huge blackouts across the city after a month's worth of rain fell in just one day. in southern barely weeks been rocked by huge car bomb the areas known as a stronghold for the shia political and militant group hezbollah fire fighters have sealed off the area which is still a blaze at least thirty seven people are reported injured several rowsell said to be killed but there is no official confirmation yet some of syria's rebel groups have threatened to attack lebanon after has joined president assad's forces against the opposition. well next meet some really cool kids they're growing up in the icy arctic tundra was no t.v. no internet. remember how all the sudden an afghan guard protest group became world famous and in were com

from mali. or ukraine is trying to decide whether it wants to align itself with russia's regional trade walk or push for e.u. integration the former soviet state has close ties with moscow but as i greater cooperation with its western partners let's now bring in. for more on the story well it's always hard to make decisions isn't it so now ukraine seems to be torn between the two blocs tell us more exactly you can see that on the map for yourself it really is just stuck in the middle which is that and the fact is joining the e.u. the biggest trade book in the world is what ukraine wants in order to become more european but the question is can they afford it because the country would expect to spend money in order to meet european standards for infrastructure the environment and the quality of their goods now the cut would not expect such an extensive investment program so a long term positive for the country yes but that's an expensive commitment for now . so obviously there seem to be some pitf

from mali. meanwhile on tarty dot com to find out how america's n.s.a. spy scandal is continuing to on rubble and your report that even big brother little brothers canal spy on u.s. citizens accept saying thousands of e-mails and phone calls. meanwhile on our you tube channel you can take a look at how the police drown out presidential corruption charges with tear gas and riot sticks are all that and more go to our t.v. dot com. right to see. her story. and i think the jury. on our reporters were there. and i. believe. egypt's foreign minister is urging restraint today after seventy people were killed in clashes in cairo dozens of supporters of the deposed president morsi have been detained supporters of the muslim brotherhood claim that dozens of people are being deliberately targeted by troops a deal should move from the foreign policy in focus think tanks as the egyptian army should concentrate on bringing peace to the country instead of provoking more fighting. the problem is that the muslim brotherhood's camp took them as you however are their actio

outtake from mali. you're watching r t do stay with us. remember how all of a sudden an afghan card protest group became world famous and and were completely forgotten by the next month yeah i'm talking about the feminist punk rock group pussy riot that performed a vulgar anti prayer and one of moscow's most famous orthodox cathedrals one possible reason for their explosive popularity in the media size was revealed recently by german actress ana tal buck the actress claims a german t.v. channels e.d.f. paid her a large undisclosed amount of money to come out on behalf of the activists band show said on a t.v. discussion that she doesn't even remember what she said except for wishing them well with dealing with their incarceration it would be very odd for an actress to just make up a bribery scandal especially one she was complicit in but it makes you wonder just how many other people's e.d.f. may have been given a little extra motivation to cry travesty overall i think that most important of what said her public revelation is that she said

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france and mali for many years now and it's the legitimate government in mali that asked us to intervene since faced with the rise and power of this longest terrorist groups that were aggressive and even assassinating people there will consequently in those conditions we find ourselves in a situation that we know from before where a friendly country to come and help because it's the subject of aggression right so we went to help. what is incoherent in the behavior of french leaders is that they fight the islamicist in mali but support them in libya and in syria and that's what's completely incoherent and i'm completely i consider the danger of islamic fundamentalists absolutely terrifying and i think that yet again we have to tell a tarion ism in the twenty first century there was communism and naziism in the twentieth century and now there is islam islam and globalism that's the to tell a tarion muslim of religion on one hand and of trade on the other and so i fight it but i fight it everywhere in mali in libya in syria and they are all now alarmed and cameron are presenting a united fr

from mali whether to know the results of that vote as well now ukraine's well itself to align whether to go with russia's regional trade bloc or to push for closer ties with the new the former soviet republic wants cheaper russian gas but it also craves greater cooperation with its western partners to it's a dilemma for their marty's business presenter ways of the options. as you can see just here it really is stuck in the middle ukraine faces a choice either go for the option of a customs union with russia or go for the european free trade zone now if you crane chooses to go westward it will become part of the world's biggest trading block but the question is whether it will be what the country would be expected to spend money in order to meet european standards for infrastructure the environment and the quality of their good past ukraine enjoys oil and gas discounts due to their close relationship with russia if the country enters the e.u. then they would be expected to pay the same price as the rest of the e.u. countries now trade with russia is expected to decrease by up to two bi

over 12,000 peacekeepers have been deployed to mali. will take over from french forces who have been fighting rebels in the north. james was in the capital for the handover ceremony. >> a formal ceremony took place here in the last few hours. troops taking off their national uniforms and putting on the beret of the u.n. it is supposed to require thousands extended trips, less than half of those currently in the country. i spoke to the head of the u.n. mission and to the overall head of peacekeeping. >> there are lots of things you are still lacking. a solide, but we have base to work from with 6200 troops. we're making sure more troops are coming from other parts of africa and other parts of the world, especially asia so as to reach the full complement before the end of the year and to supplement the equipment necessary. >> how urgently do you need things like helicopters and airplanes? >> is negative should be today. but we already have plenty of equipment. -- it should be today. it is just a matter of getting it to scrap. troops andav

france and mali for many years now and it's the legitimate government in mali that asked us to intervene since faced with the rise and power of islamicist terrorist groups that were aggressive and even assassinating people there consequently in those conditions we find ourselves in a situation that we know from before where a friendly country to come and help because it's the subject of aggression. so we went to help. what is incoherent in the behavior of french leaders is that they fight the islamicist in mali but support them in libya and in syria and that's what's completely incoherent and i'm completely i consider the danger of islamic fundamentalists absolutely. terrifying and i think that yet again we have to tell a terrorism in the twenty first century there was communism and naziism in the twentieth century and now there is islam islam and globalism that's the taliban muslim of religion on one hand and of trade on the other and so i buy it but i fight it everywhere in mali in libya in syria and i know you don't own our land and cameron are presenting a united front against the e.

from mali. time now for a world update and we begin in canada all passengers have now been rescued from a commuter train in toronto that was stranded after heavy rains have triggered widespread flooding there almost a thousand people on board that the intense downpour had caused huge blackout all across the city after a month's worth of rain fell in just one day. eleven dollars southern beirut has been robbed by a huge car bomb the area is known as a stronghold for the shia political and militant group. the area has been sealed off reportedly still of relays there's also reports of several people killed and at least twenty one injured although those. embers are unconfirmed out the moment now some of syria's rebel groups have threatened to attack lebanon after hezbollah had joined president bashar al assad's forces fighting the opposition. and that's it for me this hour actually today but as for reporters up next stay with us . remember how all of a sudden an afghan card protest group became worl

from mali. now is a look at some other stories from around the world and first to iraq where relend was terrorist violence continues to plague towns and cities a wave of over a dozen bombings across the country has left at least sixty people dead and scores more injured baghdad took the brunt of the violence with over twenty people killed in mainly shia areas most of the assaults were carried out with car bombs and there's been a recent spike in activity from terrorist groups including al qaida in the i'm going insurgency against iraq's shia led government has become the deadliest month this year with over eight hundred ten fatalities. it is shipped to muslim brotherhood leaders have been arrested this follows the interim president's decision to grant soldiers the right to arrest civilians after more than eighty people died in clashes over the weekend in cairo it's fear of the authorities could declare a state of emergency giving the army almost absolute power more than two hundred sixty people

our team from mali. let's update you now and so more of this hour's world headlines we begin in turkey were clashes between anti-government protesters and police players again this after the government reopened together in part to the public and then closed it after protests there were announced dozens were injured more than thirty people detained by the police in running street battles plans to redevelop a park in the center of istanbul had set off two weeks worth of violence that had fanned out across the entire country. at least thirteen people are now known to have died in the horrific train explosion in quebec in canada with nearly forty people still missing the cargo carriages latin with crude oil to read. and exploded in a massive fireball as it sped through a small town near the u.s. border wiping out dozens of shops and buildings investigators are combing through parts of the disaster zone but it is thought that it will be days before they can scour the whole area. truck drivers have converged o

from mali. churches ransacked worshippers slaughtered and women forced to change religion today's problems faced by the middle east biggest christian group find out more in just a few minutes here in r.t. . i've got a big question for you how stupid can stupid terrorist paranoia get according to four progressive dot com the texas department of public safety demanded that any women entering the state senate hand over any tampons or pads before entering wow so why would they do this are they really that scared that some terrorists are playing a sneak a bomb into the place at any cost according to news at yahoo dot com the official reason is that they're afraid of people using projectiles as a form of protest against a law that would really restrict abortions oh well no i kind of see where you abortion is an issue that people really get furious over now it kind of all makes sense but what weight what's that they're afraid of projectiles but people with guns were allowed to take them into the senate

from mali. meanwhile you can log on to r.t. dot com to find out how america's and that's a spy scandal is continuing to long ramble and you were one of the big brothers little brothers are now spying on us citizens accessing thousands of e-mails and phone calls. meanwhile on our you tube channel you can watch how pollution police drown out presidential corruption charges with tear gas and riot sticks for all that or more party dot com. right to see. her story. and i think. on our reporters. ukraine is trying to decide whether it wants to align itself with russia's regional trade ball court to push for e.u. integration the former soviet state has close ties to moscow but is on greater cooperation with its western partners let's bring in our katie pilbeam for more on the story katie hi there i'm curious how would the figures actually work out for the ukraine if it chooses to align itself with the european free trade zone versus russia's equivalent well if we look at the map we can see that ukraine is right in the middle so it's a

does mali have a specific code? yes.but in burkina, we have a lack of options, a quarter of centering of power, the implementation of bukina government in south africa -- implementation of burkina faso government in south africa. 25 members of the government looking for the gold in burkina faso. and djibrill bassole knows what i am talking about. my question is, how can we talk about the peace process knowing the struggle against corruption, the lack of governance is open to many kinds of situations like in mali? thanks. >> thank you very much. the three questions we will talk about we will call the wagadugu plan, in other words, the bringing to bear the national resources on the plan, and the second on mohammed sadin, and when people go on the terrorist list, how do you deal with them? and then the issue about burkina faso's role in legitimacy in this context. >> good. >> i agree, there needs to be a plan. but for there to be a good plan, we need to prepare our people for that. we have been talking about the promasso. t

and it's not just in mali that people have been waiting. here in paris there's a sizeable malian community too. some of them cast their ballots on the outskirts of paris in the suburbs. >> anger and frustration at the polls as malians cast their votes in paris. if everyone shouts and fights, we're not going to make it. we're in europe, we have to organize ourselves a little. crowds gathered outside the malian consulates, but it was different in this suburb, the town with the most malians outside of africa. here, voters had three polling stations to choose from. but six hours after polls officially opened, voting was just beginning. >> voters don't know where to vote. so polli stations don't exist and people don't know where to go. >> another area here meant to seven as a voting station but there's no voting kits or election officials and only eye handful of biometric voting cards were handed out. >> 300 people, only 50 got eye card. -- a card. >> at this polling station, the doors were closed. residents decided to boycott it in protest of a

the west african state of mali unexpectedly entered the spotlight over the winter after france sent its military forces to the country to help battle islam missed fighters backed by international terror groups threatening to take over a secular democratic state of fifteen million people now they've gunned islamic symbols are painted over but the country is facing an enemy of a different kind poor verty the recent crisis only made a bad situation worse over thirty five percent of mali and sleep in extreme poverty that's around six million men women and children which travelled to just outside the capital bamako where weakness these scenes a common sight of the country's economically depressed rural areas. it's very difficult to get well here there is no running water we have to buy it it's expensive i have many children i don't have enough money to feed them properly or send them to school. people live in houses built by themselves from handmade mud breaks apart from running water these homes often like electricity. yellow a driver among the few employed residents of this village says th

from mali. and time for a brief a world update will begin in egypt where the prime minister has been authorized to soldiers the right to arrest of millions after more than seventy people were killed in clashes in cairo it is feared that this may be the first step towards declaring a state of emergency in the country something that was seen under the former president hosni mubarak which is granted him almost absolute power this comes as the military conduct a sweeping counter extremist mission in the sinai or at least one soldier has died in an attack on an outpost. at least forty four people have been killed in a series of car bombs across iraq baghdad had taken the brunt of the attack with twenty two people killed in that mainly shiite areas more than one hundred injured in a blast near a bus station in the eastern city of could killed more than ten people while for others have died in a town about thirty kilometers south of the capital. thirty eight people are now reported to have been killed

from mali. right folks time for a brief world update and we begin in egypt where two of the most leaders from in the muslim brotherhood allied party have been arrested this comes as the country's prime minister has been allowed to grant soldiers the right to arrest civilians after more than seventy people were killed in cairo clashes it is fear that this could lead to authorities declaring a state of emergency as ousted president hosni mubarak did back in twenty eleven in an almost absolute power in the northern province of sinai the military is conducting a sweeping counter strike against suspected militants. at least forty four people have been killed in a series of car bombs across iraq baghdad took the brunt of the attack with twenty two people killed in that mainly shiite areas more than one hundred injured a blast near a bus station in the eastern city of cooch killed ten more all four others died from in a town thirty kilometers south of the capital. pope francis has arrived back at the v