michel djotobia is ready to hold talks with christian militias.ndreds are dead in a week as fighting continues between muslims and christians. civilians are caught in the crossfire. aid that was supposed to reach people in bangui was cancelled because of security risks. >> these people are waiting for a doctor to see them. they are sleeping at the airport with no shelt are or mosquito nets. some of these children have malaria. doctors without borders criticised the united nations for not doing more. >> i think it's unacceptable. it's not like we are in a remote area. i don't know how we can ignore them. people say we'll go back home. everybody here wants to go home. if they are here it's for a reason. i want to know they are here, now, today. there are too many wounded people at the main hospital. so surgeons are using a warehouse to operate in. you can stee the conditions that these surgeons are working under. it's not a proper operating theatre. there's no ventilation. they are using chlorine to sterilise the wound. gunshot victims are a challen

. >> condolences were offered for the dead by michel djotobia.e called for national reconciliation and an appeal for humanitarian aid from the international community. he assured the car there would be justice for both sides, including rebels he fought alongside >> translation: whether it is those that helped in our fight or spread chaos, as i have shown, justice will be done. they are supposed to talk with all of those that took up arms, rightly or wrongly so all of us is armed. not only that we have to disarmour hearts. >> this assurance of justice is without response. to come out and spell clearly that both sides will be treated equally will the courts. whether it's too late, and whether it's delivered is an open question. there are so many divisions in the government, so much instability, but he did assure car that he will deliver free and fair elections. six people have been killed in a car bomb attack. he blew himself up in front of an army base. all those killed are believed to be soldiers. 16 were injured. >> in thailand riot police pushe

with the military build up political pressure is bearing down on michel djotobia to calm the anger and threaten full justice against anyone involved in the unknown number of atrocities. >> we have to discuss with the president the transition to insist on what needs to be done to prevent further atrocity crimes. in other words, it is critical that a message comes from himself to make sure that nobody will be immune from any form of prosecution. >> here in bossongoa, a city like the capital, the risk of large-scale killing has not diminished. bolder military action is needed as attacks on villages continue. the challenges for the replacement to fomac is profound. it's not about peacekeeping, but enforcing calm. to have a hope of doing that the new force needs to be fast, efficient and well equipped. >> the outgoing peacekeeping demander believes the bolstered force will work. >> we only intervene in specific locations. misca will be able to go everywhere and diminish the risk. >> action is needed soon in bossongoa, if fears of the muslim people don't lead to retaliation. the french army

. >> this man shows us how he would kill the muslim president, michel djotobia. agencies are overwhelmed by what is happening. the most urgent is assistance with health care. there are injured people, peel in need of basic health services, and preg incident women to deliver, and there's urgent need to get to them with basic medicine, basic health care. >> there are humanitarian planes landing and there's a plan to move the people into a proper camp. this is a country on the brink of collapse. there's no work. children are not going to school. all people can do is just try to stay alive. >> just ahead - cotton has been described as white gold in the fashion industry. we'll tell you with african farmers say they are not seeing the reword. find out why indonesians have a special place in their heart for nelson mandela. >>> these are the top stories on al jazeera. south korea has expressed deep concern over the execution of the uncle of north korea's leader kim jong un. jang song-thaek was the second-most senior figure in the country. north korea's official newsagenc

the rebel leader michel djotobia made himself the country's interim president, the first muslim leader. it led to a decision in july to send 2,500 african forces to keep the peace. reports came in of christian groups taking up arms against the former rebels. by december, the u.n. estimated 700 had been quillkill. let's talk to someone from the school of african studies, and from the school of london. is this a sectarian/religious conflict by and large? >> you may say so by and charge. we have got the - it looks at the moment that it's more than islamist side against a non-islamist side. it doesn't make them christian. that's another matter. what seems quite clear is that it's gotten out of hand. something needs to be done as quickly as possible. that also is a reason why the u.n. resolution will take place today to garner more troops to come on the scope to solve the situation. >> in doing so, could they not strengthen the position of a man who has taken power in a coup and undermined the president who had a flee the country, president bosisa. >> yes, what puzzles everyone at the momen

with the military build up more political pressure is bearing down on the interim president, michel djotobia, to calm the anger and threaten full justice for anyone involved in the atrocities. >> we have to discuss the transition, to really insist on what needs to be done to prevent further atrocity crimes. in other words, it is critical that a message comes from himself to make sure that nobody will be immune from any form of persecution. >> here in bossongoa, a city like the capital, the risk of large-scale killing has not diminished. bolder military acts are needed as attacks on villages continue. >> the challenge for the replacement to fomac are profound. it's not about peacekeeping, but to enforce calm. the new force needs to be fast, efficient and well equipped. >> the outgoing peacekeeping force commander believes the bolls sterd force will work. >> we intervene in specific locations. miss ka will be able to go anywhere and diminish the risk. >> action is needed son if the forwards of minority muslim people do not lead to retaliation. the french army wants to disarm both sides. it's t

there are question marks about the authority of president michel djotobia, and how much control he has not only over his own forces, but how much power he has in any negotiations with his enemies. at the salt the humanitarian crisis is getting worse. we are hearing reports that food contributions are not happening in the camp at the airport, where there are around 50,000 people now because of insecurity there, because of people wielding machetes, grabbing the food as it's distributed. women are sleeping in the baking heat. when it rains, they are holding babies because there's no shelter. disease is rife, malaria and other diseases as well, and doctors who are operating in these conditions are just overwhelmed. >> still ahead on al jazeera america from physical cash to virtual dollars. bitcoin - the new currency becoming a virtual reality in india, but it does have its price. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm jonathan betz. in innia the digital currency bitcoin is proving popular. there's a campaign to make it part of the financial system. we have this report that virtual curr

the graffiti on the wall instalments the president michel djotobia. he lead the seleka, a group that took control in march. >> the big problem is the horrific stories and situations. last week it was fighting between armed people. now we are witnessing fighting between communities. >> french soldiers are here to protect the civilians. they, too, are targets. the french president francis hollande's visit to bangui was in part to pay respect to the two soldiers who died and boost the morale of the rest of his forces. it's the african union forces more visible on the streets. they are from congo brazzaville, and are protecting the african union's special representatives to the country. >> we need the international community, the communication, all of that. we are calling all the people in central africa to take their future in their hands. >> the role of african union soldiers becomes increasingly important here. >> it's the only safe way to get around bangui, in a convoy. there's no french soldiers on the streets, no rule of law here. muslims are target

with the military build-up political pressure is bearing down upon michel djotobia. >> we have discussed with the president the transition, insisting on what needs to be done to prevent further atrocity. in other words, it is critical that a message comes from himself to make sure that nobody will be immune from any form of prosecution. >> here in bossongoa, a city like the capital, the risk of large-scale killing has not diminished. it's clear that bolder action is needed as attacks on villages by christian militia continues. >> the challenge is profound. it's not about peacekeeping, but enforcing calm. to have a hope of doing that the new force needs to be fast, efficient and well equipped. >> the outgoing peace-keeping force commander believes the bolls sterd force will work. >> we only act depending on the threat. >> action is needed soon in bossongoa as the fears of the minori minority muslim people don't lead to escalation. the army wants to disarm both sides, but it is too tense at the moment. in the coming days it is expected there'll be more pressure on the interim government to

. >> michel djotobia offered condolences for all the dead, called for national conciliation and made an appeal for humanitarian aid. and for the first time he assured. car that there would be justice for both sides. >> translation: whether it is those that heaped in our fight or spread chaos, as we have shown, justice will be done. i'm disposed to talk to all who took up arms, rightly or wrongy, so we disarm. we need to disarmour hearts. >> the assurance of justice is under pressure from world leaders to come out and spell clearly that both sides will be treated equally in the courts. whether it is too late and whether it will be delivered is an open question. there's so many divisions, so much instability, but there will be free and fair elections. >> andrew simmons reporting from bangui in the central african republic. in kenya there has been a major train derailment in nairobi. dozens of people may be trapped in the wreckage and under debris. six people have been taken to a nairobi hospital. the train coming off the tracks in a city slum, home to a carter million people. rawya rag

an influx of troops buts pressure on the government of michel djotobia to maintain order. >> according to neamnesty international more than 1,000 have been killed, higher than earlier estimates by the u.n. torture beatings and execution-style beatings are levelled against a rebel group. an 18-page report released by nest -- amnesty international claims that isis are named as those torturing prisoners. the u.n. commission of inquiry on syria is releasing reports on politically motivated abductions, after using bashar al-assad of war crimes. >> doctors say people with high blood pressure can stop taking their medication. why the recommendation is not sitting well with everyone. >> i ran back and said i'm hit. >> an incredibly difficult condition, throwing twin babies out a wind to save them from a fire. >> scientists plan to map the milky way. >> indiana pacers travel to south beach in a test to see if they can beat d wade and lebron on their turf. >> an ex-firefighter accused of starting a massive wildfire pleaded not guilty to arson and murder. zane peterson is accused of starting the