mali has been defeated. humiliating, so they feel they have to do something to stop the momentum, and they have achieved that. everybody now should be satisfied, and probably the conditions now are better for a possible return to negotiations. >> at the same time not all the rebels are included in the ceasefire. the ansad een is not involved. why not. >> because of the al qaeda connection, ansal dean is connected to al qaeda, some joined the other groups that signed the agreement. the tyre ag elements need to leave al qaeda, because they have been targeted by western powers and f.a.r.c. al qaeda is out of the picture. and with it the faction that was close to al qaeda. now we have groups with nationalist aspirations, a situation going on for half a century. and this situation will not go away until their demands are addressed. they wanted independence at times, but have to be realistic, like in the agreement, like now. they wanted an autonomy. mali never discussed that idea. >> it's a complex situation. >> t

and what looks like mali army fleeing the scene.el fighter removes mali's flag from the tower. soldiers who were not captured fled the town. rebel fighters took a town near the border. on thursday mali's president announced a ceasefire. the rebels say it's not a genuine offer. >> translator: mali has imposed this war upon us. they have abused their goodwill for peaceful dialogue. our plan is to gain control of the enter area, and then we'll be able to negotiation. the ceasefire doesn't mean anything for us, because we can't trust him. >> reporter: both rebel and government troops have been allowed inside under a temporary peace deal, but the rebels accuse government troops of trying to push him out. the rebels also accuse the government of ethnic cleansing. mali denies the accusation ls. >> translator: they were heavily armed terrorists. mr. president there is one aggressor. they have attacked the prime minister's peaceful delegation. >> reporter: french troops took no action during the assault, describing what happened as an intern

a french soldier has been killed in northern mali. he was from a parachute regiment and was killed by the to -- improvised explosive device from a jihadist group. france began military intervention in mali last year after the capital obama co. was threatened along with two thirds of the country. here is the latest. >> in northern mali a french soldier lost his life. the chief sergeant, at 1 a.m. in the morning, was killed by the explosion of an ied, one of the improvised devices -- placed by the roadside. he died for the security of mali, and also for the security of france and europe. because what is going on in mali also affects france. that is why our troops are there in mali. >> in south africa the anc party founded by president mandela with city heading to victory in the election, with about one third of ballots counted, the african national congress declare that 60% of the vote -- the first free election for people born after apartheid voting for the very first time. they have ruled south africa since white minority rule ended 2

we are thus night in northern mali who has mountains. a french soldier lost his right cheek such a massive pile of fruit one can in the morning was killed by the exclusion of an itu t t one of those improvised devices placed by god is great. you can resize it a useful christina died for the labor seat of molly the security of money to feel secure the freedom and security of fronts and your id. this was going on in mali also fake security crimes that is the reason our troops are there cannot be convicted of false issue that is open a can of soda the leader of the syrian opposition has made a powerful state in the united states to end. he called the nightmare of civilians under the scenes of daily barrel bombings. on the job but told us think tank the nomination process the issue of weapons to face the attacks and change the color. on the front of his new syrian national coalition would not let things fall into the wrong hands. that also cause offence but the syrian president assad last august and re election next month of the bars. this i

events in mali and separatists are topping the agenda. more on this joining me now is the director of the middle east center and it's an independent think tank based in j joe -- johannesburg and boko haram and what is happening in mali, do you think they have the coordination to tackle such a huge operation? >> well, i think the meeting has been called as an act of desperation really. the situation in nigeria has spun out of control. and it now seems to the rest of the world it's out of control because of the aid of foreign agencies and americans have discovered something called boko haram but it has been out of control for a while. the north of nigeria is effective under military rule. huge problem in nigeria and mali and promising not just the government and french and saying it is a situation where it has been taken over by rebels and both situations are very serious and both of them developing in the past days and so the summit is as i said an act of desperation to try and at least present a face that these issues are being addressed

. >>> mali's foreign minister called for the u.n. peace keeping force in his couldn't to be given more power. it comes as the security council held an emergency meeting on insecurity in northern mali. there's renewed fighting between the separatists and the army. james baez reports from new york. >> reporter: protests as the situation in northern mali remains extremely tense. these people are opponents of the mainly separatist group the mnla, which took chrome of parts of the town protesting a visit by mali's new prime minister. some carried posters saying no u.n. after the weekend clashes in which eight malian soldiers and 28 members of the mnla were reported killed. the situation is causes deep concern at u.n. headquarters where the security council met in a hastily confined session. they were addressed by video link by the head of the u.n. mission in mali. >> the priority is to revive the political process. the international community should be unanimous in the pressing of the armed groups that are signatory or adherence to the ag

you know the toings and froings of the mali dispute well. how significant is this current cease fire. we have seen them before. >> about a year ago a ceasefire was signeded. it failed because the two sides have not really followed - not complied, and accused mali of not making good on their promises, including a fair election in the north and south, and the return of refugees. they gave a lot during the ceasefire. they accepted to have mali troops in the stronghold and the experts regroup, so months later everything crumbled. now it's a different situation. the tuareg feel they have an upper hand because of the humiliating defeat. and also because france seems to have adopted a neutral stance. this is ipp general politics, which -- internal politics, which is different to last year, where it looked like france wanted to give everything to the government, not to the tuareg. they feel the al qaeda factor, which hurt their court re-seeded because al qaeda was ousted from the city. they think the international community can listen to them, givin

resisting an attempt by mali's army to take control. several soldiers were killed in fighting on wednesday. the renewed stress ends the efforts for peace talks with rebels, who want independence for mali. >>> hundreds from nigeria have joined the search for the schoolgirls kidnapped weeks ago. armed with guns and poison spears, their mission is to rescue the girls. they were chosen by the government because of their knowledge of the terrain. >>> flood waters have finally started to recede in the balkans. at least 51 people were killed. and many more made homeless by the worst flooding in history. aid into bosnia and indeed to serbia, is proving difficult because of bureaucracies at the border. >> reporter: left to fend for themselves, aid may be reaching the larger towns, but here, hundreds of other small villages, aid is not getting through. the people are becoming increasingly desperate. she was -- she escaped with her life and now she has nothing. >> we need water, food and clothing, relost our house, we have nothing, we need help. >

should there be a ceasefire in northern mali. the president says yes. >>> one of football's biggest stars may not make it to the world cup. hassam will be here with all the details. >>> preparations for egypt's presidential election are in full swing. the two-way race between the former army reece abdul fatah al-sisi, and the leftist hamdeen sabahi will be held on may 26th and 27th. as nicole johnston reports, the third power transition in as many years is creating more uncertainty for mean egypt chance. >> reporter: these are the men in charge of egypt for the last three years. first hosni mubarak - president for 30 years. it all came to an abrupt end in 2011. for three weeks anti-government demonstrators rallied in tahrir square, demanding hosni mubarak resigned. in february they got their wish. he stepped down, handing power to the armed forces. the commoneder in chief -- commander in field marshal. he was the temporary head of state. he was the head of the soup ream council of armed forces or skaf and ruled for the next 17 mo

a war on terror in mali. the prime minister says troops are being sent into the northern city after clashes left dozens dead. the president of south korea breaks down in tears as she apologizes for the ferry disaster that left 300 dead. she announces plans to dismantle the coast guard that has been slammed for its poor response to the disaster. of theming up, some biggest hollywood stars in history hit the cannes film festival in a tank. altogether to promote their new movie. we will climb back on board our tour of europe bus in the run-up up to the parliamentary elections. next stop, germany. mali wherell go to the prime minister has declared a state of war against separatist fighters in the northern city. officials say 28 people, mostly soldiers, have been kidnapped by the insurgents from the rebel group mnla. let's bring in our correspondent. there have been new reports of gunfire. what more can you tell us? spokesman -- i spoke to the spokesman of the mnla about an hour ago. since then, there has been mac

military presence across the region, and that will expand counterterrorism operations with new bases in mali, chad, niger, and ivory coast. host governments are said to welcomed the move and francis hollande appears to have the backing at home for a long-term commitment. >> we understand, contrary to the americans, it's not just about the nature of victory, you need to make sure that the post conflict phase goes well. you need to stablilize and stick around for a long time. >> reporter: the french calculate intervention carries minimal risks. french casualties have been light, and despite the spending cuts it's something they can afford for now. as with any military operation with a vaguely defined goal, it's easy to send troops in, harder to know when to pull them out. >>> pakistan's prime minister says the country is on a war footing to deal with the spread of polio, and the army has been called in to help. the world health organisation has asked pakistan, cameroon and syria to ensure that all residents and long-term visitors are vaccinated for polio before travelling abroad. the who says

. >>> in mali 30 separatists have been kidnapped, according to the local governor. there are reports that one soldier was killed and 23 wounded in the gunbattle with the rebels. fighting on saturday happened as the new prime minister visited the region in a bit to revive peace tacks. >>> the husband of a pregnant sudanese woman sentenced to death said that he will appeal against the ruling. she was convicted for abandoning islam and marrying a christian man. a judge ruled that she should be happened. her husband says he's an american citizens, but has not received help from the u.s. embassy in sudan. >> translation: considering i'm an american citizen i'm disappointed with the american embassy's position. at the start of the issue i reported it to them. they didn't take much interest. they came late, they intervened when they saw it getting press intention. the intervention was late. >> west african leaders pledged to walk together to declare wore on boko haram. they meet in paris to discuss the kidnapping of hundreds of nigerian school girls. they promised to share

a rebel fighter removes mali's flag from the tower.fled the town, while about 100 inside the headquarters. rebel fighters took the town near the board border. on thursday mali's president announced a ceasefire. the rebels say it is not a genuine offer. >> translator: mali has imposed this war on us. it has defaulted on its commitment to us. our plan now is to regain control of the entire area. after that we will be ready to negotiate. the ceasefire declaration doesn't mean anything for us, because we can't trust him. >> reporter: both rebel and government troops have been allowed in the area under a temporary peace deal. but the rebels accuse government troops of trying to push them out of a town ahead of a visit by the prime minister last week. and accused the government against ethnic cleansing. mally denies the alt gagss. >> reporter: they were heavily armed terrorists. mr. president there is one aggressor. they have attacked the prime minister's peaceful delegation. >> reporter: frenches troops who also have a base in the area took

in north mali. a direct line can be drawn between the intervention by nato and the situation in mali. the two are separatists groups and jihadists were able to exploit that. those who fought for gaddafi came back heavily armed. there are other consequences that could be felt with the flow of arms threat the region, going to egypt, tunisia. lives have been directly lost there, and one thing we saw in january this year is they shoot down of an egyptian military helicopter. we did not know for sure where those arms came from, but the united nations panel of experts which looks at the diffusion of libyan arms and beatty accounts believe that gaddafi's armories are the most likely place where militants were able to get this weaponry to shoot down that helicopter. when you look at the unintended consequences it has made the region must less stable. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you to our witnesses who are here today to testify before this committee, and it is important to

just as in mali, french troops will be seeking out an elusive enemy across the desert.ccording to the french, the threat is growing. >> terrorism in africa is a global threat. we intervened in marley to ensure not just mallee security and our own security. security in mali means security in west africa, france as well. >> reporter: the new deployment is designed to prevent armed groups rearming, regrouping and restabilizing. it's about containment, not solving a problem and they could be on the ground for years to come. the french have military appearance. this will expand bases in mali, chad, naminger, nabbing eeno if asso and the ivory coast. post governments are said to welcome the move. francis hollande appears to have the backing at home for a long-term commitment. >> we understand, contrary to the americans, that it's not just about the nature of victory, you need to also make sure that the post-conflict phase goes well. you need to stable and is stick around -- stablilize and stick around for a long time. french casualties have been light. despite the spending cu

here we have a lot of -- we are quite confident these are good specimens. >> it is being grown by a malirom an area known as king country. at the moment, the income is derived mainly from forestry and tourism but at around $2,000 a kilogram action it's hoped ginseng could take over. >> over the years, governments have settled historic land disputes with many mali drives. this particular tripe hasn't entered into the negotiation phase yet. in the meantime, it's trying to look after its self and its people. >> there is little opportunity for young people in this area. the biggest settlement, benidale seems largely closed for business. it's a situation the tribe wants to change. >> if the business grows as we think it will, we think it will make it a lot easier for us to sale and to stay and forge a career. >> the idea initially came from a visiting south korean who suspected the conditions here would be perfect for growing ginseng. it appears he was right. the crops are growing faster than in asia. the climate's soil and uv levels are combining for a product high in anti-oxidants. >> it wa

you can finish your answer. >> the largest consequence what happened in north mali. a direct line can be drawn between the intervention in nato and the jihadist takeover of north mali, something that became an issue in the 2012 campaign because the separatist groups, who are themselves jihadists. returning to mercenaries who fought for qadaffi and pillaged his armories and came back heavily armed there. were other consequences that could be pelt in arms throughout the region, going to places likes algeria, tunisia and lives were directly lost there. one thing we can see what happened january this year of a shoot-down after egyptian military helicopter. we don't know for sure where the arms came from but both u.n. panel of experts which looks at the diffusion of libyan arms and contemporaneous media accounts believe qadaffi's armories most likely place militants were able to get this weaponry to shoot down the helicopter. when you look at the unintended consequences, it made the region much less stable. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you

it is being grown by a mali tribefo from an area known as kimming country.t the moment, the income is derived from forest reand regi regiry and tourism. at about $2,000 a kilogram, it's hoped ginseng could come over. >> many land disputes have been settled with mali drives regi tribes. in the meantime, it's trying to look after itself and its people the bigtest settlement seems largely closed for business. it's a situation the tripe regi tribe wants to change. >> if the business grows as we think it will, we think it will make it a lot easier for us to sell to our. >> it regi the idea kale from a visiting south korean who suggested the conditions here would be perfect for growing ginseng. it appears he is right. the crops are growing faster than in asia. it combines for a product high in antioxidants. >> it was a challenge for us to be accepted as a general wine grower. we are doing what we can to demonstrate what we are saying is beared out by research. >> 13,000 acres to utilize meaning big toe regi potential for income t king country new zealand i didn'ti

we intervened in mali to ensure not just marley or regional, but our open.ecurity in mali means security in west africa, france and europe. >> the french military say the new deployment protect armed groups. from rearming. destabilizing. they say it's about containment. they admit they could be on the ground. the french have military presence. this new deployment will expand counterterrorism operations with bases in mali. chad, and ivory coast. government are said to welcome the move. francis hollande appears to have the backing at home for a long-term commitment. we understand that it's not just about victory. victory you need to make sure that the post-conflict phase goes well. you need to stablilize and stick around for a long time. >> the french calculates intervention carries minimal risk. french casualties have been light. despite the spending cuts it's something they can afford. as with military cooperation, it's easy to send troops in, harder to know when to pull them out. simon mcgregor-wood - eastern france. >> we go live to abuja. the school girls

security in mali means security in wav ka, france and europe. the new deployment expands counterterrorism operations. yemen's government says it's taking back areas under al qaeda control. they are doing so with the help from the united states which considers al qaeda's operations the most dangerous in the world. dozens of targeted military drone strikes have been launched with help from the united states, and the department sent $87 million in security systems, and 161 million from the pentagon to train forces. we go straight to the front lines. gungun. >> reporter: this is a found in yemen's front lun provinces. fighter jets, rocket launchers and tanks shell al qaeda positions here. the army says that these are fighters killed in its offensive. these are bupingers and tonne -- bunkers and tunnels dug by al qaeda to move in the front line. the armed group retreated leaving behind weapons and explosive devices, ready to be used in used bombings. security forces say they have stopped many revenge attacks and intercepted cars packed with explosive

so much supervision over al qaeda operating in western africa and have struggled with al qaeda in malilsewhere, have had a policy of negotiating with al qaeda in order to release kidnapped french citizens. >> yeah. and that's the open question here among many as to what the regional response will be if this does continue to be, as you've mentioned, potentially more of a ransom situation. ambassador marc ginsberg gets tonight's last word. thank you. >> good to be with you, ari. >> i am ari melber in for lawrence o'donnell. chris hayes is up next. >>> scare tactics. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews up in new york. let me start with this preventive war being waged on hillary clinton. it's right out in the open now. from benghazi and nigeria, all the forces of the right are closing ranks to attack their common enemy for 2016. bill krystal, the iraq war field marshall of the home war has waged war on her title, secretary clinton. rabd paul has said to relish his direct line of attack on clinton, and now marco rubio looking foy

so much supervision over al qaeda operating in western africa and have struggled with al qaeda in malielsewhere, have had a policy of negotiating with al qaeda in order to release kidnapped french citizens. >> yeah. and that's the open question here among many as to what the regional response will be if this does continue to be, as you've mentioned, potentially more of a ransom situation. ambassador marc ginsberg gets tonight's last word. thank you. >> good to be with you, ari. >> i am ari melber in for lawrence o'donnell. chris hayes is up next. >> good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. the collapse of large parts of the ice sheet in west antarctica appears to have begun and almost certainly unstoppable. that a quote according to a report from the "new york times" which credits global warming as the cause. meanwhile, marco rubio is probably running for president. >> obvious you're getting closer to running for president. >> i've openly said it's something i'll consider at the end of the year. i'll look at a number of factors, permanent factors, and also whether i could best prom

it all began when mali's newly appointed prime minister arrived for a visit. ththey turned out in protest at the airport. they said that the prime minister should not visit because they refused the northern demand of autonomy or enter into peace talks with the rebels. the prime minister is infuriated. >> i think the least we could have expected from the u.n. peacekeeping forces was that the governor's office as not attacked. >> they want tougher action from the north the guest said that mali is now at war with what it calls terrorists. it's acceptin sending armies toe they have been based for some time. last week they held a tribal gathering where they have vowed to fight to the end. the country is once again on the brink the war. >> voters in malawi head to the polls on tuesday to elect a new president and it's corruption that is going to be key election issue. we have more. >> this seems normal. people working very hard just to feed their families. but civil servants are often not paid on time. millions of dollars have disappeared, and literally stolen. the

we intervened in mali to protect regional security and our own. it means security in west africa, france and europe as well. >> the new deployment kournts operations already underway. the french have a commitment to fighting extremists in the region. >>> a human rights group is disappointed in the obama group for its response. a lawyer for the jubilee campaign told me the white house only recently paid attention to concerns about boko haram. emanuel egabay briefed congress this week. >> i have to say the congress of the u.s. has been ahead of the executive with regard to the situation in nigeria. so we have certainly had quite a lot of interest from the congress in the last couple of years. it was the executive that was turning deaf ears to all our warnings about boko haram. what happened this week though is that a lot more officers are paying attention to us. you don't walk into an office any more and measure boko haram, and get blank stares, you see people who are knowledgeable and passionate about the subject. >>> let's take you to southern cal

in north mali.a direct line can be drawn between the intervention by nato and the situation in mali. the two are separatists groups and jihadists were able to exploit that. those who fought for gaddafi came back heavily armed. there are other consequences that could be felt with the flow of arms threat the region, going to egypt, tunisia. lives have been directly lost there, and one thing we saw in january this year is they shoot down of an egyptian military helicopter. we did not know for sure where those arms came from, but the united nations panel of experts which looks at the diffusion of libyan arms and beatty accounts -- contemporaneous media accounts believe that gaddafi's armories are the most likely place where militants were able to get this weaponry to shoot down that helicopter. when you look at the unintended consequences it has made the region must less stable. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you to our witnesses who are here today to testify before this c

the latest on the unrest in northern mali. on thursday, separatists claiming 14 soldiers had been killed and 70 more taken prisoner. the government rejected claims that the army has lost control of a number of northern cities. the town has fallen under the control of the separatists. the defense minister was in contact about the need for future support. alex smith is standing by. a pretty embarrassing situation of defeat, really. what is the latest? >> the bodies are being counted and i spoke recently to the charity which is running essentially the medical services for the public. they say there are about 15 dead bodies in the streets. it is still very difficult to give the number of casualties and the number of wounded being treated. clear tos were very move to an area of town that was safe seems to explain the low number of civilian casualties during the heavy fighting that took lace on wednesday. they are taking control of at least five towns as disputed by the government which said another town has fallen. what more can yo

. >> is there an idea then scrks we have alluded to the fact that there are french soldiers in mali and the central african republic. we know francis hollande is not popular in the opinion polls at the moment. how much of an appetite is there in france for military involvement in africa. >> i think this, the kidnapping of the girls is the hot issue who has affected everyone. everyone is shocked at it. there was a demonstration of women in france a couple of days a week - a couple of days ago. and i think people are probably in france. francis hollande is sort of taking the lead in fighting those boko haram people, and - i mean, france has been very successful in doing that in mali, and they are not alone. today, as you know, the americans and brits who are there helping with all kinds of military help, situations for freeing hostages, and all of them will work together, and also one of the goals of the current session, the current conference is to bring all the countries to work together. cameroon and nigeria [ inaudible ] from the boko haram problem, and the french - cambodian soldiers

now ukraine and iraq, afghanistan, mali, nigeria, egypt. you name it. these problems won't go away. surprisingly small number of people will need to seek shelter. >> small numbers in relative terms, but it seems too much for europe to cope with. italy complained it's spending 300,000 euros a day patrolling its patch of the mediterranean. in last week's elections, it suggests europe is not in a welcoming mood. >> with me anna from the british refugee council. you look at transsupport refugees. when you get a number like that, it's inflammatory to people against immigration. they look at being flooded with even more coming. what's the context of that? >> it's a simple context. this reflects what's going on across the world. people are coming from countries like syria consumed by civil war, somali, afghanistan, countries of human rights abuses. that's a direct correlation. at the moment the largest proportion are from syria. >> as we see pictures as we did wednesday, people from morocco, people trying to scale walls. in spain, people in cali stopped from the british coast. the desperat

anti-terrorist operation, the men are accused of having links to al quaida, and sending recruits to mali and syria. lee barker reports. >> images of the accuse have had been released by police, the six men are all spanish nationals. they were arrested in dorm raids at eight addresses and predominately muslim parts. after the arrest, the men were brought to a military airfield, they were charged with being part of a terrorist cell with links to al quaida, and of recruiting training and sending fighters to conflicts in mali, and syria. among them is the first spanish jihaddist after passing through training in africa. >> the six men have been put on a military plane, where only two months ago, spanish people remembering ten years since the train bombings. >> on four busy commuter trains killed 191. since the attack, more than 470 people have been arrested on terrorism charges in spain. the spanish government is eager to show with these latest arrests that this is a battle they are winning. al jazeera, malyia. >> in the last few days main has been dealing with an influx of migrants trying t

. >> to mali, where the civil taken hostage over the weekend have been freed. the news comes as the government said it was taking troops to free the stronghold in the north. what can you tell us so far he echoed >> so far, independent confirmation of the release indicates they have been working on it since they were taken saturday afternoon. civilians. and four they were taken at the same time or just after the prime minister's visit. they then held them and as you said, army reinforcements have ,een arriving in large numbers 1500 and last 48 hours in kick out -- kigal. i understand they are in good health among and all but two will need some medical assistance. that is probably just because of them being tired. as we know, rebels are still occupying the local government offices they seized over the weekend. >> that has not changed. they are occupying the governor's office, the head office in kigali. he is able to mobilize the claimtion and they still it as their territory, as the capital citizen -- city. and stalemate is not over over the weekend we had the pr

are all spanish nationals, suspected of trying to recruit fighters from groups in syria, libya and mali. they were arrested in the north african enclave of maelia. spain is struggling to cope with an influx of asylum seekers who landed there earlier this week. more from melia. . >> police startitargeted eight different addresses here around 4:00 o'clock in the morning. six men were arrested. all of them spanish nationals. they were brought here to the special military air strip where we can see through the next that some of them had roofs over their heads, that they are surrounded by special forces. each of the men is being accused of being part of a jihadist cell recruiting and offering training and sending out fighters to places like malia and syria. each of the men were put on board a military aircraft destined for madrid. it's 10 years since the train bombings in the spanish train capitol. the leadership are keen to show the population that they are doing everything possible to fight terrorism at home. >> the global financial crisis of 2008 triggered a wave of youth unemployment acr

of it. >> reporter: it's been over two and a half years since the kenyan defense forces entered so mali to push ail sha al shabaab. a conflict they hoped would happen inside somali continues to take the live of kenyans. >>> still to come on the news hour, senat shoemakers try to c with the chinese shoemakers. >>> preserving a national jukebox is saving the earliest recorded sounds of america. >>> the man known as roy "money" mayweather shows why he's worth every last bit of money in vegas. details in sports. >>> south africa's political parties are holding their final campaign rallies ahead of the general election on wednesday. supporters of the ruling african national congress gather in johannesburg. they have suffered after a series of recent corruption scandals. more than 25 million voters are registered to take part in the poll. >> from 2009 we have been invested over 150 billion rand on higher education and training. there are more students from disadvantaged homes to obtain education for the national student, financial aid has trickles. >> the opposition party is holding its final

pistorius himself called this move, a joke, but tomorrow, nel is likely to mali make the call and the judge will have to decide. pistorius could be put in a mental hospital up to month for tests. analysts say the move by nel isn't necessarily because he wants to prove pistorius is mentally ill. quite the opposite, jon. if he comes back from the hospital with saying there is nothing wrong for him, nel will have to move to have all the psychiatrist evidence thrown out. jon. jon: wow, every day a dramatic new development in that case it seems. paul tilsley who is in the courtroom for us in south africa, paul, thank you. i want to let you know we'll talk a little more about the pistorius case, his defense and the prospects of this mental evaluation with our legal panel ahead. jenna: interesting twist to the case, isn't it, to start off the week? >>> coming up he told police he just snapped. the trial begins for a 22-year-old accused of savagely beating his girlfriend to death. we'll tell you specifics on that case. >>> plus for a lot of you tornadoes, hail, snow, in certain parts of the c

. >> to mali where rebels have taken control of two towns in the north of the country. this video was provided by the separatists and it apparently shows fighting during a failed army offensive to retake kadal. the defense minister has said 20 soldiers were killed on thursday, the rebels say the death toll is more like 40. and the fighting began last saturday during a visit by the prime minister, musa mara and threatens to tip the northern part of mali back in a state of war and france that has troops in the country said it wouldn't have been. election results are due in malowii a day after the president demanded a ballot recount. the election commission dismissed her allegations that vote rigging was widespread. and we report now from the commercial capitol of malowii, plantar. >> the democratic progressive party accused of vote rigging and the president and her party officials all his opposition party infiltrated and hacked in the counting system. >> therefore she has made the allegations and opposition, i don't see how the opposition can rig an election, we don't kno

think about the way that libya ended, you had a surge of weapons out of libya that found their way to mali, to the central african republic and now to nigeria. that's a challenge in terms of your ability to go into a conflict zone, and with the very real possibility of you're facing a formidable threat, not necessarily one that is an organized military. >> mr. crowley, stand by. mike, i know you had something to add. >> reporter: i was going to point out we've been through a period like this in recent history. remember the peace dividend after the fall of the berlin wall where many in congress said the defense budget has to be slashed? it, in fact, was reduced dramatically during the clinton years, but many fought that. again, we see the similar dynamic of capitol hill. for all the talk of austerity and conservative budgets and cutting the budgets, when you try to transform the military in terms of the kind of hardware they need, i'm thinking now of the plan, the proposal to cut the venerated and much loved a-10 warthog aircraft, the tank killer, the air-to-ground combat aircraft. suddenly

. >>> mali's prime minister deployed troops to recapture the northern town of kidal, warning that his government is at war with terrorists. dozens were killed in fighting between the fighting of rebels. six government workers and two civilians are among the dead. meanwhile the united nations called for the immediate release of around 30 civil servants who have been taken hostage in the town. >> four have been killed in a suicide car bombing in karnel. it happened on a busy street in an area that is mostly christian. there's no claim of responsibility. >> at least 32 children have been killed after a school bus caught fire in northern columbia. local media assess the children were on the way home from church. columbian officials say the bus was designed to hold 38 passengers, but was carrying about 50. it's not clear how the fire started. >>> campaigning in columbia's presidential electionnded. the president santos called on voters to support his bid for re-election, saying a vote for him will take columbia a step forward to finding peace with f.a.r.c. rebels. his main rival says if he

some really indigenous in their origin, groups like alshaba or al quaida in yemen or al quaida in mali or boko haram which is alaffiliated in nigeria who kidnapped the girls or what we see in syria in the context of extremist groups in the syrian civil war. these regionally-based groups are dangerous and have aspirations to attack american personnel, embassies and facilities and some even are trying to develop the capacity to potentially attack the homeland. >> charlie: what's our strategy against them? >> that's what the president outlined yesterday. we l continue to work to ensure that the al quaida core in afghanistan and pakistan is degraded but, at the same time, increasingly, we need to devote attention to these regional-based al quaida affiliates. so yesterday, the president announced the establishment working with congress of what we hope will be up to $5 billion for a counterterrorism partnership fund, and the key word in that, charlie, is partnership because what the long-term strategy must be for dealing with these dispersed groups in various different countries that often h

. >> an unfor giving tale of love and violence in mali, lashings, stonings and killings, a painful story, but one its director and actors felt compelled to bring to cannes. >> it is not a big movie. it's very interesting and maybe the people affect about what's happened for the movie. >> other movies,ed heat characters chaotic life. africa is a continent rich in untold stories. the feeling is cannes is all the better for hearing them. >> african cinema can be the most exciting with the the freshest, the most unusual of the cinema that we get. >> africa isn't just selling its stories, it's leasing locations, to. filming a good old fashioned u.s. western in africa. lowering the budget and doing its bit to raise the continent's 16 mattic appeal. >> there's a lot of production going to africa, because they have really good intentives, good crews and really going out to attract as much business as possible. >> top prizes will certainly help. tim buck too's in competition for the big one there may be sms for the makers come the big night. aljazeera at the cannes film festival. >> still ahead,

. >> this magazine is focusing on mali and its president, better known by his initials i.b.k. >> he is on the front page, an exclusive interview, the whole truth, nothing but the truth. andas elected last august he says he wants to set the record straight about some controversial topics, in security in the north, for instance. let's go from one president to another. francois hollande is on the cover of a french magazine, and he is being seen from the perspective of his former ministers. look too happy on the front page this week. these are former ministers that were kicked out during the last cabinet reshuffle. you can understand they might want to lash out at the president. they described him as a loner, impatient, tactician. he will cut you down to size. they are not too bitter, but maybe not comments you would like to receive. manuel valls is on the front page of -- "le point." cut out he has his work for him. lots of people are out to get him. a lot of people in the socialist party think he is a little too right-wing for their liking. who are his real enemies? that's what "le point

. >> a brief respite came when he ordered a successful military intervention in mali. while people there greeted hollande like a rockstar, the french were divided over his gay marriage bill. taxes soared and hollande failed to keep his promise to reduce unemployment. his approval rating was at just 18% last month the lowest of any french president since the 1950's. plummeting from 61% in just under two years. can one really be popular when you have to deal with the economic deficit and the unemployment rates we have? who could be popular in such a situation? nobody. >> in a turnaround, hollande has two cards up his sleeve, a new prime minister in manuel valls and a plan to kickstart the economy. >> another anniversary this tuesday, the 20 year anniversary of the euro tunnel that links england to france. when that was first dreamed up at the beginning of the last century, it was considered a pipe dream. france 24's olivia has more on how that finally became reality. >> cordiality building transnational bridges under the sea. 20 years ago, queen elizabeth ii was joined b

. >>> mali's prime minister deployed troops to recapture the northern town, warning that his government is at war with terrorists. dozens were killed in fighting between the army and rebels on saturday. we visit the region. six government workers and two civilians are among the dead. the united nations called for the release of 30 civil servants who have been taken hostage in the town. >>> syria's air force chief was killed in fighting. general hussein ishaq reportedly died on saturday after rebels attacked a defense base. he is one of the highest ranking commanders killed in the 3-year conflict. >>> a citizen journalist in syria told how he suffered but survived a chemical attack, taking place in august, near damascus. he has since escaped to the u.s. and is working to raise awareness of the war. here is his personal account of his journey. >> i am 27 years old. i just made it here to the united states almost two months ago. i came from a town in the west of damascus. i got exposed by sarin attack, on august 21st. my heart stopped for three minutes. i lost my ability to breathe. i felt

a war on terror in mali. the prime minister says troops are being sent into the northern city after clashes left dozens dead. the president of south korea breaks down in tears as she apologizes for the ferry disaster that left 300 dead.

. >> mitchell, you were one of those outside errs and listening to mali talk about people who are unreconciled some of the people that helped run the new dispensation, the new method of governing this place. who either acknowledged their past openly, or had rumors swirling around them, what they did during the six isties 70's and 80's. how did that work. were people ready to set aside and reach across the table, to people who they u.s.ed had blood on theirnd has. >> it was reached and people are looking for justice. they are looking for answers to all of these terrible traumatic events that took place. so how do you reconcile the history with the present. decide that they are going to pay that price. they are going to pay that cost, upfront, and do the best they can, in reconciling what can be reconciled afterwards. part of the problem alluded to is that the government sometimes tried to impose solutions. to come to a reconciliation upon all the victims. in my experience, tha really is not the way to go forward. it has to be organic, it has to come from the bottom up. everybody has their own s

support peace keeping in somalia and libya and assist french operations in mali. >> now we need to make sure that those nations who provide peace keepers that they can actually keep the peace. we'll deepen our investment in countries that support these peace-keeping missions. having other nations maintain order in their own neighborhoods lessens the need for us to put troops in harm's way. it's a smart investment. it's the right way to lead. >> reporter: mr. obama's speech brought distracter on the right and left saying that it comes with squishy lines and with little effect. some would like to see an airstrike against syria after bashar al-assad gassed civilians last year and crossed the president's own red lines. >> i made a decision that we should not put american troops in the middle of this increasingly sectarian war. i believe that is the right decision. >> reporter: others complain that a lack of potent military support has let the situation boil out of control to assad 's benefit. the president said he'll run for re-election next month. and distracters to russian president vladi