news live from berlin mali's presidential election marred by violence incumbent. can cast his ballot in a vote that was meant to bring peace to the west african nation but attacks other voters away. also coming up the teenager who became a symbol of palestinian resistance is free to head to me it walks out of an israeli jail eight months after assaulting two soldiers. and parent thomas seals victory in the tour de france becoming the first welshman to win the event thomas crossed the line on the shelves confirm his first tour de france title four bring you the highlights from that final stage. i'm irish waiter welcome to the program violence and the threat there of have racked sunday's presidential election in the western african country of mali incumbent abraham global car kaita is seeking a second term and is the favorite to win out of twenty three candidates standing but attacks on polling booths have kept many voters away eighteen million people live in mali it's one of the poorest countries in the world fifteen thousand u.n. peacekeeping forces are stationed

the polls are open in mali for voters to choose a new president or to reelect abraham bubble cockades he's one of twenty four candidates including the opposition leader c say on the ballots security those polling stations is a major concern after the killing of dozens of people that in the past week and let's just remind you of the situation in mali the country's army is supported by more than fifteen thousand u.n. peacekeepers and french military offices despite this armed groups of ambushed military bases and convoys in the cities of go timbuktu and kiddo. this all dates back to what twenty twelve when mali an army officers overthrew the government leading to separatists declaring an independent state in the north in twenty thirteen french troops recaptured territory under rebel control to prevent a march on the capital bamako two years later al-qaeda linked fighters attacked a hotel in the city killing twenty two people that are also there is also rather fighting in central bali's the region that's led to the deaths of at least three hundred people. two days of torrential monsoon r

the line from berlin a crucial presidential election gets underway in mali incumbent you bring a car can cast his ballot in the vote that's hoped to bring peace to the west african country of fears of violence keep other voters away lowlife to bomb a goat for more also coming up. cambodia's ruling party wins the general election for critics say the vote is a sham after the main opposition party was barred from participating. in california battles days of enormous wildfires fueled by strong winds and high temperatures it killed at least five people and sent thousands fleeing for their lives. and welcome to the program voting is underway in mali were close results is expected in the west africans presidential election incumbent abraham. was among the first to cast his ballot in the capital bamma co he is seeking a second five year term as main rival as opposition candidates in my life he say a former finance minister there has also been unrest in the run up to the poll with the country battling ongoing ethnic violence and jihadism. for more let's go to journalist bram post amiss who's

graham post a message reporting from mali's capital bamako thank you very much. eve of historical actions in zimbabwe an unexpected voice has spoken out about the vote in his country zimbabwe's former president robert mugabe suggested he would not vote for the party he led for decades in monday's election speaking in harare mugabe said his successor emerson man and dog walk illegally took power last year but mugabe did encourage them bob wayans to accept the election result a tight race is expected between man and god and the main opposition candidate nelson. correspondence melanie core of the bell and adrian creech sent us this report. and tending our granny with. an effigy that is something quite extraordinary campaign events like this one organized by the opposition m.d.c. party used to be extremely dangerous brutal crackdowns by the government commonplace that was would you know. i was beaten up and had to spend three months in hospital i was bedridden and could only eat power which my back was badly injured and i thought i would never be able to become a fat

news live from berlin mali's presidential election is marred by violence in company for him buckhart cast his ballot in a vote that was meant to bring peace to the west african nation but attacks kept many other voters away we'll talk to a correspondent involved. also coming up the teenager who became a symbol of palestinian resistance was free to head to me walks out of an israeli jail eight months after assaulting two soldiers. and then formula one lewis hamilton wins again at the young varian grand prix the british driver extended his lead in the championship ahead of rival sebastian vettel go bring you all the action. thanks for joining us voting has closed in mali and it was an election they wracked by violence and fear people in the west african country are choosing a new president but the poll was disrupted by several militant attacks security was tight especially in the northern regions of ga and timbuktu in some areas the voting stations were even able to open after militants set ballot papers on fire incumbent you've heard him go back r.k. to be seeking a second five year t

counting ballots by lamplight through the night the voting process went smoothly in the mali capital on sunday a great relief for of oddities after weeks of security concerns results from twenty three thousand polling stations across the country are now in but it will take days to count them all it may be friday before an earlier official result could be announced president seeking a second five year term he congratulated himself and the people of mali for their relative calm democratic process moving them to believe it's a real pleasure for me to perform the citizen act and it's to start a victory for the people of mali who have voted calmly and serenely this vote will have demonstrated our democratic maturity and our status as a great people that optimistic view is being eco the across the political spectrum and focus your money what money has devoted a million people have to so that the country can through the world more game have a more credible government that you can have spent five years in different than you know five years or mali is seen as a country adrift with problems of

climate change while also keeping in mind that mali is developing on its own. that's why we help private enterprises adapt to climate change but also to find new investment opportunities connected to the issue. one way the german agency for international cooperation is helping is by working with the seed wholesaler fossil. it's advised the boss not to rely solely on maize and to think about investing in other strains of seeds. and if there was a good one it looked like. it wasn't. simply these days the high yield varieties are profitable because they're not enough for our customers. and we now work together with an agricultural research institute. identified seed varieties that respond to climate change. it's a shorter cycle two and a half to three months. the shorter the cycle the small. the yield. it's half past seven in the morning in color cunny. course some a key hundreds colleagues are on their way to have to meet members of an ngo called person which helps communities protect biodiversity. we promise to come back here we are. five months ago members of t

many thanks have a have a doll that lives in mali's capital bamako. vote counting is underway out of cambodia's general election with the ruling party already predicting a landslide victory for prime minister hun sen human rights groups of call the poll a sham the main opposition was dissolved and its leaders jailed or exiled more than eight million people registered to cast registered to vote in the election wayne hay reports now from phnom penh this could have been a day of political change for cambodia instead voters lined up knowing there was little chance of that the choice was vote for a continuation of prime minister hussein's thirty three year rule back one of nineteen small opposition parties most of which can't be called truly independent or stay away. but that i came to vote because it's my right and my obligation every five years i want to see my country develop more at this polling station in the capital phnom penh came so car was still on the voter list he's the leader of the band cambodian national rescue party which called for people t

let's move on to next story mali security proving a big concern as mali prepares for presidential elections on sunday at least seventeen people have been killed in campaigning people will choose between twenty four candidates including the incumbent incumbent president abraham cater his opponents say the past five years under his leadership of been a disaster as mohammed vall reports from bamako the voting is about to begin but many registered voters can't find their names on the electoral roll the u.n. peacekeeping mission middle smart is trying to help them in. the organizing and security of this election is the task of mali an authority in minister we provide support such as the transportation of logistical material and personnel as well as government officials especially democracy and the north will act this is difficult we also sensitize the public through radio and other media outlets to the importance of voting it's a daunting task less than half the eight and a half million registered voters had received their election cards by last week that's just one of the many challenges facing

vote counting is underway and mali. butas calm in some areas, there were problems in the central and north. some polling stations work able to open. the president, who has seen his popularity wane, is seeking a second term. we have a report. up the votes as the polls close in mali. some two dozen candidates are contesting the president's election. .ome polling stations disrupted others never opened over fear of violence. according to observers, that is too rigid to low voter turnout and has raised concerns about possible election fraud. observationl be an mission and it calls for the mali authorities to publish a list of polling stations where voting could not take place today. this is important for us as far as transparency is concerned. voters the insecurity, hope the election will usher in a safer future. i hope it will, malians.for all m >> i hope the election will bring peace in the north and now people will live in harmony. president is seekinguber a second term, but some say he is weak on security. a former finan

the polls have closed in mali where president . cato's bid to win another term hangs in the balance. and.

also coming up mali's presidential election marred by violence the incumbent to guard jadar cast his ballot in a vote that was meant to bring peace of the west african country but attacks keep many voters away. is a monument to one of the darkest chapters in spanish history in the final resting place of the man who ruled the country with an iron fist for decades now spain socialist government wants to dig up francisco franco from his grave didn't report on a controversy dividing the country. and go right thomas victory in the tour de france becoming the first welshman to win one of cycling's grand tours thomas crossed the line of the shuffling say stealing your first tour de france victory we'll bring you the highlights from the final stage. i'm sumi so much kind of thank you for joining us people in zimbabwe have just started to vote in landmark presidential and parliamentary elections it's the first time in nearly four decades that the name robert mugabe is not on the ballot paper the former president resigned after pressure from the military last year polls have just opened dozens

my ass waiter thanks for joining us voting has closed in mali and it was an election they wracked by violence and fear people in the west african country are choosing a new president but the poll was disrupted by several militant attacks security was tight especially in the northern regions of gowan timbuktu in some areas the voting stations weren't even able to open after militants said ballot paper is on fire incumbent ybor him. is seeking a second five year term his main rival as opposition candidate and former finance finance minister so must you say there was also unrest in the run up to the poll amid years of heightening ethnic violence and jihadism. for more let's go now to journalist brown possumus in mali's capital bamako brown there were concerns of election violence what can you tell us about the security situation on the ground right now. ok the security situation on the ground is worry into regions of specially in the center of the country and in the north of the country and this is not unexpected because these are the same regions where there has been a low intensity co

thought to herself left mali as a young woman to escape an arranged marriage the movie mali blues follows her journey back it's a touching documentary showing how music can lend a voice to freedom. in her home village to broke a taboo by singing about female genital mutilation. to . i'm trying to do to fight the for the positive side to change the montel u.-t. of my generation because every single generation needs a somebody to any song to to take a part of the things we have to to be able to talk about i was touring. mali is wracked by social tensions corruption and terrorism but that often obscures its deep rooted cultural traditions. people don't know who knows africa is a woman who went to africa one sees life then you can see i have seen them have that in people haven't been eating their food the smell. the two bridges worlds and continents she's convinced that music can have healing power as i think this new africa can try to reach a people through the medieval through our our music you know it's our job on mali has created its own style of blues. says blues is what happens if you s

is a powerful voice for social justice in mali her latest album is simply breathtaking . wants to carry on molly's rich musical heritage her songs are smooth blend of folk and modern sounds and they're taking the music world by storm they're also political like her new release centro fearful means i have a something to see. i have a something there when i say. they were present africa a new generation i was presenting african. i represent are going to child. tearing me deals with migrating and losing a home and losing loved ones a fate suffered by many africans. then and then being. thought to herself left mali as a young woman to escape an arranged marriage the movie molly bloom's follows her journey back it's a touching documentary showing how music can lend a voice to freedom. in her home village to broke a taboo by singing about female genital mutilation. to . i'm trying to do to fight the for the positive side to change the montel e.-t. of my generation because every single generation needs to somebody to the song to take a part of the things we have to to be able to

the organizing and security of this election is the task of mali and authorities in minister we provide support such as the transportation of logistical material and personnel as well as government officials especially democracy and the north where access is difficult we also sensitize the public through radio and other media outlets to the importance of voting it's a daunting task less than half the eight and a half million registered voters had received their election cards by last week that's just one of the many challenges facing election organizers in security is another the government has little influence in large remote areas of northern and central mali armed groups linked to al qaeda have threatened to disarm in the electoral activities their security is being grabbed up in the capital bamako. the government says it has mobilized more than thirty thousand personnel to maintain security at polling stations special forces organize daily patrols and exercises such as this one to raise the state of readiness as the countdown to words election day begins in don't move limit only for

theological authority to review the ruling though he usually approves the court's decision people in mali go to the polls to elect a president on sunday while in the midst of a security crisis voters in the west african country have been badly hit by violence from islamised militants war except artists drug traffickers and ethnic magellan t's president abraham. is seeking a second five year term and seems likely to get it a former finance minister soon my less you say is challenging him and cush could push the president to a runoff. our report takes us to timbuktu or local fave improve security so they can work on the economy. timbuktu the city in mali is one of the world's most if destinations but in two thousand and twelve islamist rebels captured the city and subjected it to months of brutality government troops drove them out the next year but today security across the north and center of the country is precarious the government has been unable to assert full control the islamists are on the rise again and that has organizers of sunday's election worried. we hope the next president wi

there are growing fears of violence across mali nine days out from a presidential election attacks by armed groups have risen in recent years despite international efforts to drive out i saw an al qaeda affiliates from their strongholds but security is not the only thing to worry about as mohamed evolve reports from. the presidential candidates looking for votes in bamako election campaigns launched a week ago in full swing the current president ibrahim keita is appealing to his supporters for a second term because he's widely known was elected in a landslide majority five years ago on promises to restore peace defeat armed groups and improve the economy critics accuse him of failure to deliver on any of those promises as well as incompetence and lack of vision it has twenty three arrivals forty year lection led by this former prime minister so minus the c.e.c. in the president's main rival. having lost two previous presidential bids he's managed to rally a large support with promises to fix molly's problems and end poverty for voters there was no end to the list of the months for any

especially of the half of the population under the internationally recognized poverty like many in mali don't care about statistics they simply want jobs and social services in a secure and stable environment. in my life it is my land the suffering because of low income and high cost of living we pray to god to give us a good leadership that would make the country better but the leaders in general don't keep their promises and they only think of their personal interests some have dubbed it the election of all the challenges and or the high stakes others doubted the election could be organized in time because of the rising number of attacks by armed groups no matter who wins this presidential race everyone here is worried about the future of mali and few deny the need for change one hundred five and dizzier by mccoll. human rights watch has accused cameroon secure. forces and armed separatists of committing abuses against residents of its english speaking regions the group's warning that the situation is a crisis many in cameron's western anglo phone areas feel marginalized by the french

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mali's government says attacks by gunmen or of a violent disrupted around a fifth of polling stations during sunday's presidential election in the northern city of fighters fired mortar rounds at one polling station counting is underway with results jus in about a week mohammed yvel has more from the capital bamako. and here. counting ballots by lamplight through the night the voting process went smoothly in the maalik up to the sunday a great relief for of oddities after weeks of security concerns results from twenty three thousand polling stations across the country are now in but it will take days to count them all it may be friday before an early official result could be announced president seeking a second five year term he congratulated himself and the people of mali for the relatively calm democratic process moving them to be doing some real pleasure for me to perform the citizen act and it's a start a victory for the people of mali who have voted calmly and serenely this vote will have demonstrated our democratic maturity and our status as a great people that optimistic view i

well now votes are being counted in mali off days presidential election took place on sunday but the poll was mobbed by insecurity in some areas the government says attacks by gunmen on the violence affected around a fifth of polling stations mohammed vaal has more from the capital bamako. and here. counting ballots by lamplight through the night the voting process went smoothly in the mali capital on sunday a great relief for of oddities after weeks of security concerns results from twenty three thousand polling stations across the country are now in but it will take days to count them all it may be friday before an official result could be announced president seeking a second five year term he congratulated himself and the people of mali for the relatively calm democratic process. then do believe it's a real pleasure for me to perform the citizen act and it's a start a victory for the people of mali who have voted calmly and serenely this vote will have demonstrated our democratic maturity and our status as a great people that optimistic view is being eco the across the political s

mali and voters will head to the polls on sunday if the side then next president abraham drove a car cater is seeking a second term but his popularity has been hurt by ongoing violence and instability across the country among his twenty three rivals one can see it as a potential challenger. points from bamako. he has presented himself as the candidate of hope and did city after city across mali so my list has been gathering momentum not to repeat it in. our country has a great choice to make either to continue in the present path towards demise or to redress itself to become once again a stable and proud nation and i've opted for hope and i have a plan to save this country see how served as a finance minister and run for president twice in two thousand and thirteen he came second to current president to bihu bucky to when he lost in the vote he immediately accepted defeat and congratulated his rival five years later his supporters believe he's in a much better position the lack of security and public welfare and the president has helped bring supporters to see several former prime mi

the polls have closed in mali where president abraham cato's bid to win another term hangs in the balance. and thousands of firefighters battled what being described as flaming tornadoes in northern california. the palestinian teenager who became a symbol of resistance against the israeli occupation has been freed from jail seventeen year old had to tommy was jailed for slapping and kicking an israeli soldier images and footage of the incident live streamed by her mother went viral on social media and the internet she's now back home and she remains defiant and her simmons house the story from nabil sala in the occupied west bank. released from a jail term that's much the same as hundreds served by young palestinians every year but the case of i had to mimi is profoundly different tasting freedom with a man who shared jail time with greeted by her father's she's already being revealed by palestinians as an icon of resistance to the occupation. dog at the bottom of the lot i was subjected to many violations during the interrogation the end. arrogated used bad words also i have the right to

suicide bombers in northern mali have attacked a joint patrol of french and mali and soldiers as money defense ministry says a suicide car bomb was driven into a patrol of three french ahmed vehicles local reports say two civilian bystanders were killed several soldiers wounded comes two days off the six soldiers were killed in an attack on a military base in mali a three thousand strong force of french troops has been in the region since two thousand and twelve. more than forty african leaders are gathered in the capital of mauritania for the two day african union summit items on the agenda include south sudan where fighting is throwing the latest cease fire into jeopardy and calls to promote free trade across the continent but the main theme is corruption which according to some estimates cost africa twenty five percent of its combined g.d.p. . has more now from the summit. south sudan poses a real challenge for african leaders meeting here in the mauritanian capital shot and the reason why they are concerned is that they would like to show the world they take greater ownership of th

weather update next here on al-jazeera then we'll take a look at the challenges that lie ahead for mali is president as he seeks a new term in office. from the mountains of utah the u.s. green party sets its sights on changing attitudes and politics. hello and welcome back as we look at weather conditions across europe we've got pretty unsettled conditions all the way from both warsaw eastward so some severe storms likely some longish periods of rain temperatures are average not much better than not this central area down through much of germany and then through austria towards the balkans is looking good. plenty of sunshine high temperatures further towards the west with the high temperatures also a very severe storm risk for ticket cross parts of france western areas and then gerry's ahead into the weekend that risk further towards the east and extending across the alpine region to u.k. looking fine twenty six in london should be fine in madrid there temperatures in the low thirty's as you move into north africa we've got fine conditions here for the most part the mediterranean breeze

and shows going a long way north across chad and asia but the forecast suggests at least that bamako mali will stay dry twenty nine. where were you when this idea popped into it when they're on line it's undoubtedly chief goal of poverty and inequality in our society today or if you join the sunset criminal justice system is dysfunctional right now this is a dialogue what does it feel like for you to go back for the first time everyone has a voice and allow refugees to be the speakers for change join michael o'boyle conversation on our.

millions in mali and cast their votes in an. election that's been dominated by the growing threat of al qaeda and other armed groups the county is underway now president abraham kater is hoping to secure a second term but faces a challenge from sixty eight year old similar see say. as the latest from bamako. voting has been going on small city throughout the day sunday here in the modern cups of bamako and that's contrary to the expectations of some observers who just a few weeks ago have been talking about the impossibility of organizing this election and should do it and that in view of the tremendous security challenges and logistical problems during the last several weeks some groups related to al-qaeda in the islamic magreb threatened several times to disrupt this vote and also just a transportation of ballot boxes and voter cards to somebody's most areas where a big challenge for the government here so today the government can boss that some success has been registered some is students have been reported in the north in so

mali's president to. come to go looking for votes in the city has been hardest hit by violence during his five years in office. but he believes he deserves to be reelected. this is all me i'd like from the depth of my heart and my soul to once again serve this country well you can trust me with this wonderful task for five years and today for people across the region to withstand the storms and the winds and the rain to attend my meetings for hours means a lot to me. but some may disagree with peter's assessment of his popularity. even just a little i won't vote for kit or because it will mean more poverty corruption killings and unemployment when he banned the use of motorbikes here he denied many young and old people their only means of making a living if you was a good president the country wouldn't be in its present condition peter was elected in a landslide majority two thousand and thirteen after a french military intervention to drive out on qaeda linked groups from northern mali so on other forces

but also remote poor villages we need a solution to high prices in the shortage of food supplies in mali has great potential with rich natural resources on the niger river as well as being africa's third largest gold producer miley has large reserves of iron ore mine going east and you're a name despite its natural riches mollies ranked among the poorest countries in the world landlocked on drought stricken in its a vast northern regions mali and struggle with foreign that's government mismanagement political disunity and ethnic fighting mileage g.d.p. grew up around five percent last year not bad compared to many other developing countries but i mean even distribution of wealth has been nearly half of the population and the internationally recognized poverty like many in mali don't care about statistics they simply want jobs and social services in a secure and stable environment. in my life it is my land the suffering because of low income and high cost of living we pray to god to give us a good leadership that would make the country better but the leaders in general don't keep their pr

now to some of the other stories making news around the world voters in mali go to the polls on sunday to elect a president incumbent leader abraham. is favored to secure a second term in office his closeness challenger is former finance minister so my last few say five years after an international military intervention to restore peace mali is still facing an ethnic violence. militants in afghanistan have killed at least two people and injured five others in assault on a training center for midwives nearly seventy people were inside the center in jalalabad when the extremists attacked witnesses heard gunfire and several no group has yet claimed responsibility. tens of thousands of russians have protested against plans to hike the retirement age rallies organized by trade unions and the communist party mobilized people in over a dozen cities across the country president vladimir putin had previously vowed not to raise the age before russians could collect their state pension which hasn't changed since the stalin years. pope francis has accepted the resignation of cardinal mccarrick one

there are fears of violence in mali ahead of a presidential election at the end of the month attacks by armed groups have become more frequent in recent years despite international efforts to drive out i cell and al qaeda affiliates but security is not the only thing voters a wide about as mohamed vall reports now from. the. presidential candidates looking for votes in bamako election campaigns launched a week ago are in full swing the current president ibrahim keita is appealing to his supporters for a second term because he's widely known was elected in a landslide majority five years ago on promises to restore peace defeat armed groups and improve the economy critics accuse him of failure to deliver on any of those promises as well as incompetence and lack of vision it has twenty three arrivals forty year lection led by this former prime minister so while a c c e c as the president's main rival. having lost two previous presidential bids he's managed to rally a large support with promises to fix molly's problems and end poverty for voters there was no end to the list of the months

well fight his have attacked the northern mali and city of firing several mortars including one near a polling station is comes as millions of mali is cost the vote in an election that's been dominated by security concerns amid a growing threat from al qaida and groups. president abraham boubacar kater is hoping to secure a second term but faces a challenge from sixty eight year olds in my assists a who has been heavily critical of molly's lack of security mohamed val has the latest from bamako. voting has been going on smoothly throughout the day sunday here in the modern cups obama and that's contrary to the expectations of some observers who just a few weeks ago have been talking about the impossibility of organizing this election on should do and that in view of the tremendous security challenges and logistical problems during the last several weeks some groups related to al-qaeda in the islamic magreb threatened several times to disrupt this vote and also just a transportation of ballot boxes and voter cards to somebody most areas were a big challenge for the government here so

these are delicate times for french troops operating in this region of sub-saharan mali armed groups have attacked and killed french soldiers and their regional task force our allies. friends have sent thousands of soldiers to the remote area where groups affiliated with i.c.l. and al qaida have grown in size and influence since two thousand and eleven. i obviously want to take a moment here for our mali and friends following the cowardly odious attacks of the terrorists and survive. several french soldiers have been wounded and of being evacuated to france and it is mali and civilians african civilians who are killed by terrorism who are the first victims of these barbarians we fight. despite u.n. sanctions targeting smugglers in libya their networks remain a busy main gateway for migrants crossing the mediterranean into europe than wash out summit issued a watered down report on the situation in western sahara calling for the a you took play a central role in breaking the embarrass. a united nations brokered cease fire has been in force since one nine hundred ninety one but morocco