. >> boko haram fighters have launched an attack inside chad from their stronghold in neighboring nigeria. the fighters crossed lake chad, separating two countries in canoes. they set houses on fire in the border town, killing several people before being pushed back by the army. now, chad, niger nigeria cameroon along with benin all pledged to create an international force to fight boko haram. we have more now. >> the details of this fresh attack come from an unnamed security official. what we know is that the group boko haram suspected members of the group stormed this village in the very early hours of friday morning. according to the security official there were at least 30 suspected boko haram fighters, however, there is some discrepancy if you like about how many people may have been killed. now, what does this mean for the broader fight against boko haram? >> well, when you talk to those who are supporting the military offensives, the various military too fast going on against the group by countries like nigeria chad and cameroon, they say this is an ongoing battle. no army has said

suspected boko haram fighters have launched an attack inside chad from their strong hold in neighboring nigeriae fighters crossed lake chad which separates the two country in canoes. they set homes on fire killing several people before being pushed by the army. the latest now. >> reporter: the details of this attack come from an unnamed security official and what we know is that the group, boko haram, suspected members of the group stormed this village in the very early hours of friday morning. according to the security official there were at least 30 suspected boko haram fighters. however, there is some discrepancy, if you would like about how many people may have been killed. what does this mean for the broughter fight against boko haram? when you talk to those supporting the various military offensives going on against the group by countries like nigeria, chad and cameroon they say this is an on going battle. no army has said they are available to defeat boko haram. it's difficult to know where the group are, where the members are, to know how they are planning their attacks. but then when y

suspected boko haram fighters have launched an attack inside chad from their strong hold in neighboring nigeriaey crossed lake chad in canoes. they set homes on fire in the border town, killing several people before being pushed back by the army. let's go live now to nigeria's capitol. what more can you tell us about this attack? >> reporter: well adrian the details are sketchy and thin. it is a very remote area. we do know this attack happened in the very early hours of friday morning, according to an unnamed security official. we know from that same person that at least 30 suspected boko haram fighters attacked this village. according to the security official five people were killed including one soldier in the violence that took place, but one eyewitness account given to a news agency suggests that at least ten people were killed. >> where is the multinational force that is supposed to be combatting boko haram? >> well it's still coming together. countries in the region have decided to put together these 8,000 or so soldiers to fight the group, and the logistics are still being worked out, b

boko haram launched its first attack in chad from the stronghold in neighboring nigeria and a number ple were killed where the fighters crossed lake chad which separates the two countries and went across in canoes and the army pushed back attack and nigeria and cameroon have formed a regional force to fight boko haram. we will be live in the nigerian capital abuja a little later in this news hour. the al jazeera journalist mohamed and fahmy are now home with their families after 412 days behind bars they have retrial on charges of colluding with the banned muslim brotherhood is expected to resume ten days from now and we have the very latest. >> al jazeera producers mohamed and fahmy are now reunited with their families in cairo. and it has come as a huge release. >> translator: i'm going immediately to tell the kids that their father is coming home today and that life will be beautiful. i'll wait to welcome him back. life has changed today. >> reporter: fahmy and mohamed were in prison for more than 411 days and as part of the bail fahmy was asked by the judge to pay security bond of

boko haram have issued new athletes to the countries neighboring nigeria.the group warned they were carrying out suicide-bombings. this comes as six central african heads of state met in cameroon for security talks. attacks have hit inside cameroon niger and chad and the countries aren't deploying troops in the collaborative force. >>> to denmark where memorials for the victims of the shooting are to be held. nick spicer has more from copen haigen. >> i'm standing in front of the cafe and cultural center where the coming hours of the ceremony of remembrance will take place. flags are flying at half mass across denmark today. the prime minister provided some details about the alleged killer saying he was probably a lone wolf and that he had a background in gangs and had a violent past. the danish media is identifying him as omar an dual al hussein a 22-year-old born and raised in denmark. he's said to have done some time in jail after knifing a man on a commuter train. he came out of jail two weeks ago. the police have arrested and now have kept in jail for

. >> the chad army has killed more than 200 boko haram fighters in neighboring nigeria. chad and cameroon have sent force to say fight the group. we have more on how the offensive could affect the upcoming general election. >> the nigerian military confirmed that chad and cameroon soldiers are fighting boko haram in parts of northeast nigeria. they say this is part of an ongoing multi-national strategy to fight the group in the region. they say much is being made of the fact that there are force here's but say this is not a story and that there's no limit to the number of foreign force that is can fight the group. the fact that these forces are present is more evidence that they are winning what they call the war against terrorism and against boko haram in the country. now in a separate development there are concerns about what impact the insecurity in the region and the fighting in the region might have on the upcoming presidential election on the 14th of february. the electoral out short here said the election will hold in these places, it will go ahead despite their c

made the appeal to lift the embargo two days ago and neighbors nigeria and tunesia warned against warntion because of fighting with rival malitia and thoughts now of richard from the british ambassador to the country says a stable india is in the best independent of the entire region and europe. >> the sort of statements you hear from the neighbors, liberia and tunesia and egypt show the level of concern there that insecurity could spread and i think everybody in the region and including north and europe has an interest in stabilizing the country now because it's clear that an unstable libya in which the situation deteriorates poses threats for us all. >> we go to live in tunesia pretty close to the libyan border and i mentioned at the top of the program about the explosions near benghazi in a place called koobar do you know any more? >> we have confirmed there were at least two car bombs and one that targeted a police station and one a gas station and unconfirmed report of a third car bomb and the significance here is that it's in eastern libya but also the hometown of the speaker of

boko haram fighters have launched attack in chad from their stronghold in neighboring nigeria, severalre killed when fighters crossed lake chad in canoes to attack the town there. the indian government has asked the united states to investigate reports of police officers in alabama attacked an indian grandfather, left him partially paralyzed and victoria reports. >> talk to you quick. >> reporter: he is about to meet two officers from the madison, alabama police department. a dashboard camera in one of the officer's car records the conversation. >> what is going on sir? you what. >> reporter: and what follows 57-year-old patel tackled to the ground and recorded by a different camera in a second car. police say they received a call about a suspicious person patel's son said hayes father had gone for a walk. >> when they told him to stop he stopped and he was telling them no english, indian and he was telling them in english house number and pointing towards the house. >> reporter: patel arrived in madison two weeks ago to help his son's family care for their 17 month old child and audio

groups crossed over from neighboring nigeria via lake chad which separates the two countries. chad's army says it carried out air strikes driving out the fighters. chad leads the biggest military operation against group in the region. >>> as nigeria continues to battle boko haram preparations for elections are underway. they were originally scheduled for tomorrow but have been delayed until march. haru matassa reports. >> anthony ebea says he can finally find his permanent voter's card. without it he can't vote. but then again his name isn't on the register either. >> you keep on hearing kind of things that get someone hot because you struggle to get yourself registered 2011, and you come 2015 and just to get a cooked story that your name is missing on the list. >> but it's good news. >> of course i am very happy because my fourth time coming here now i think the procurement of this election actually -- the postponement of this gives up too easily. >> reporter: election officials believe that more than 20 million people in nigeria still don't have their voter i.d. cards. as wel

this has drown in nigeria's neighbors. they are discussing strategy, putting together a new multi-national joint task force. >> we're going to work on the structure of the operation elaborate a plan that will ensure logistical support and things we want to achieve. this will be submitted to the u.n. security council. >> the united nations security council condemned the spike in violence and welcome would the new force. a statement says the council remains concerned that boko haram is undermining peace and stat of the western central african region. as the consultations go on, so do the attacks. >> the escalation and violence is happening as regional leaders are meeting in cameroon to finalize plans for a coordinated military response against boko haram. military chiefs are attending the summit. leaders agreed to send troops to fight the armed group. fighter jets from chad, cameroon and nigeria are already targeting boko haram. let's get more on the coup in yemen. let's go live to washington d.c. >> >> the u.s. government i

for the first time the group's fighters crossed over from neighboring nigeria and set fire to a village. we are following the story from abuja. >> reporter: the details from this attack come from an unnamed security official. what we know is that the group boko haram suspected members of the group stormed this village in the very early hours of friday morning. now according to this security official there were at least 30 suspected boko haram fighters. however there, is some discrepancy of how many people may have been killed. what does this mean for the broader fight of boko haram? when you talk to those who are supporting the military offensive, the various military offensive going on against the group by countries like nigeria chad and cameroon, they say this is an ongoing battle. no army has said they are able to defeat boko haram. it's difficult to know where the group are and to know where the members are and to mow how they're planning those attacks. but when you talk to critics of the authorities they say that this news of the latest attack is just more evidence of the ineffecti

. >> let's go to west africa where boko haram launched an attack inside chad from neighboring nigeria. the fighters crossed lake chad which separates the two countries in canoes. they set houses on fire on the border town. several people were killed, and then they were pushed back by the army. chad niger nigeria cameroon, have all pledged to create an international cooperation to fight boko haram. let's go to our correspondent in the nigeria capitol. tell us more about this and how it is river of boko haram's activities. >> the details are still thin. what we do now on top of what you lard explained is according to this unnamed security official speaking to journalists, at least 30 boko haram fighters attacked this village in the very early hours of friday morning. there's a little discrepancy about the numbers of people killed. one report is talking about five people including a soldier the other report is talking about 10 people, and that's according to an eyewitness who managed to speak to news agencies. the border picture of what this means about the group's capability is what is

this has drown in nigeria's neighbors and african union into the conflict, discuss ago united strategy at a meeting in cameroon. officials are trying to put together a new multi-national joint task force. >> we are going to elaborate a plan that will ensure logistical supports and goals we want to achieve. it will be the management of this operation that will determine the right deployment of forces on the ground and this will be submitted by the african union to the u.n. security council. >> the united nations security council condemned the spike in violence and welcomed the new force. the council remains concern that boko haram is undermining the peace and stat of the central western african reasonable that. as consultations go on, so do the attacks. al jazeera. >> equatorial guinea has been find $100,000 after its supporters rioted during their final defeat. the home supporters attacked ghana fans after they went ahead, injuring 36 people. they will be allowed into saturday's third place playoff match. >> dozens of rare classic cars have gone to auction in paris after discovered in

death has drawn in nigeria's neighbors and the african union into the conflict. they are now discussing a united strategy in cameroon. trying to put together a multinational task force. >> we're going to work on the structure of the operation elaborate a plan that will ensure logistical support in general terms it will be the management of this operation that will determine the deployment of forces on the ground and propose to the united nations security council. >> the united nations security council, the council remains concernedden that boko haram is undermining the peace and stability of the central african region but as the consultation goes on so do the attacks. >>> forward hood massacre, the military had resisted because the medal is normally only handed out for injuries in a war zone. 13 people killed and 32 wounded when former army major nidal hasan opened fire at the base. >>> decades after the desegregation began it still persists. and a passenger looked out the window and saw that frightening sight. sight. talk to al jazeera part of our special black

. >> nigeria and it's neighbors now share a common enemy in boko haram. now violence and refugees has spilled into other countries they have come together to fight the group. we look now at what has been done in cameroon. >> thousands of people took part in this rally to voice their opposition to boko haram. but this is not nigeria where the armed group is based. it's in the capitol of neighboring cameroon where boko haram has launched attacks in the north. >> in the extreme north we have 70 closed schools 150,000 displaced people. 200,000 nigerian refugees, and 55,000 children who do not go to school. they mobilize because the danger is never too far. >> the march was intended to educate other cameroonians of the threat that boko haram will become. it has been drawn into what has become a regional conflict against the armed group. >> the cameroonian army will go up against boko haram. >> with violence, destruction and refugees spilling over into their countries cameroon, niger and chad had no choice but to join nigeria's fight against boko haram. earlier

the militants' brutal reign of violence is threatening to spill over into nigeria's neighbors.that's one of the topics on this week's edition of "global 3000." i'm kate laycock. welcome to the show. which is looking something like this. africa under siege -- who will stop boko haram's deadly advance? a river runs through it. new hope for indigenous people in peru's embattled amazon region. china gets its skates on -- or its skis -- in the race for

. >>> nigeria and it's neighbors have pledged another 85,000 troops. t comes as nigeria's elect traditional commission came in locked in talks ready to postpone the election. al jazeera's mohammed ado has more on that from lagos. >> officials of the nigerian independent electoral commission are discussing whether to postpone elections for another six weeks. only 60% of 6 million voters have had their cards distributed. they say many people might be left out of the voting forces. another reason, of course, the insecurity in northern nigeria. boko haram instigateed violence that has displaced more than a million people. many may feel that they're not secure enough to come out and vote. there are others who think in the absence of voting for the representative of the will of the people. the electorates themselves seem to be divided not only along tribal lines but regional lines and there does not seem to be a consensus whether to postpone the election or not. >> now whoever wins the election will face an uphill battle of trying to fix electricity access. >

the militants' brutal reign of violence is threatening to spill over into nigeria's neighbors. that's one of the topics on this week's edition of "global 3000." i'm kate laycock. welcome to the show. which is looking something like this. africa under siege -- who will stop boko haram's deadly advance? a river runs through it. new hope for indigenous people in peru's embattled amazon region. china gets its skates on -- or its skis -- in the race for another olympic bid. it's now been over nine months since the mass kidnapping of hundreds of school girls in chibok, northern nigeria, brought the terrorist organisation boko haram to the world's attention. overnight, the hashtag "bring back our girls" campaign became a global rallying cry for a rescue which then was never forthcoming. instead, boko haram was able to tighten its grip on the north unimpeded. but whilst the girls' parents may have lost faith in their government's response, they haven't given up hope of seeing their children again. >> they meet here every day. their rallying cry -- "bring back our girls." among them are

. >> it refers to nigeria and neighboring states chad, cameroon, and niger. they have agreed to send a joint force to nigeria. boko haram is defiant in a new video message. one of the group's leaders express his scorn for the regional force saying all the countries of the world cannot beat boko haram, which he says will spread globally, and not just in africa. the new military offensive aims to turn the tide against local ron in the coming week -- against boko haram. >> the ruling marks the end of a drawnout legal process which started in 2008 when anwar ibrahim was accused of having sexual relations with a male aide. >> the long serving politicians that he is the victim of a political conspiracy, a view shared by many observers at home and abroad. >> a convoy carrying anwar ibrahim delivers him to the prison that will be his home for the next five years. the popular opposition leader had been seen as a threat to malaysia's prime minister. now he is behind bars. police try to disperse hundreds of anwar supporters from outside the courthouse after the verdict w

members of the group have staged attacks in neighboring cameroon and chad. nigeria's presidential election was initially scheduled for february 14th. but election officials postponed the vote because of security concerns. they now plan to hold it on the 28th of next month. >>> arab diplomats are teaming up to try to deal with the group islamic state in libya. they're calling on the u.n. security council to lift an arms embargo on the country. so its military can join the fight. militant groups have been battling for control of libya's cities and oil wells since the 2011 fall of the omar gadhafi regime. egyptian forces this week carried out air strikes in eastern libya against the militants. they were retaliating for the apparent killing of 21 egyptian christians. libya's foreign minister stressed in an emergency security council meeting the need to build up his country's army. >> translator: libya needs to know the stance of the international community on helping us build up the capacity of our national army. this would come through the lifting of the weapons embargo.

. >> nigeria and its neighbors recently decided to put together a force of 8700 soldiers to fight boko. the threat faced by boko haram caused the delay of nigeria's elections by six weeks. a part of original effort against the radical group and any town and village taken from its fighters will bring the reality of holding those postponed elections a little closer. mohammad adow, al jazeera lagos energize. >>> ground offensive to retake territory from the islamic state of iraq and the levant. the u.s. envoy leading the coalition against i.s.i.l. will begin in a week, general john allen says the alliance will begin training, dane is and australian are training at the anbar province. in taji there are trainers from australia and new zealand and italian dutch and belgian trainers are in erbil. jane arraf has more from baghdad. >> particularly in the i.s.i.l. stronghold of mosul but the coalition, primarily the united states hasn't been quite so keen. they have made the point general allen included, before the ground troops go in they need everything to be ready. training of iraqi forces, a

troops from nigeria and neighboring countries have launched a wave of attacks on the militants. authorities believe the bombings are revenge attacks. >>> gunmen have kidnapped a french woman and her yemeni driver in the capital sanaa. the french foreign ministry has renewed a call urging all its citizens to leave the country as soon as possible. reports from yemen say the woman was on her way to work. she is in the country on a project that promotes development and fighting poverty. no details are available on her captors or why they took her. the security in yemen has been deteriorating. shia muslim insurgents took control of the capital this month. president abu rabe ba mansur hadi put was under house arrest but late irfled to the south. on tuesday hadi said he'd resign. yemen has seen clashes between rival groups. the country is also home to one of the most active branches of al qaeda. japan and several western countries have temporarily closed their embassies. >>> representatives with the international human rights organization are calling on world leaders to review their re

teach the children the karan and we pray and have a karan they left us alone. >> reporter: nigeria and neighborsr an original force of 8700 soldiers to fight boko haram. the threat by boko haram caused delay of nigeria elections by six weeks, the chadian troops are part of original effort against the radical group and any town and village taken from fighters bring reality of a postponed election a little closer mohamed with al jazeera, nigeria. >>> it is a horrible thing to say but business is booming in the port for traffickers in humor grands and people are tricked into selling body parts and what is worldwide a billion dollar black market. as we discoughed women are the new targets. >> reporter: people in the village central napal say 53-year-old does not have much longer to live. his one kidney has failed and the other they say was stolen from him a decade ago. >> translator: my friend asked me to go to india with him. he said i would be fine. i went with him and this is what happened to me. i found out 24 hours later, now my heart burns, i have no appetite and my entire body is swollen. >>

. >> nigeria and four neighboring countries will deploy 8,500 troops to fight boko haram. it's part of a plan to bring security to the region, a plan that the government says would allow the election to go ahead. nigeria said security forces have been struggling to defeat boko haram for the past five years and now many nigerians are skeptical that the situation in the countries north can be changed in just six weeks. >> so they can accomplish this in six weeks? why didn't they do it up to this time? if it is true that they can deal with this situation did they allow it to happen deliberately to in cent people can continue to be killed? is that what they are telling the world? the chiefs of the various tribal chiefs i think they should honorably resign. >> under the constitution, the elections must take place by the end of april and that is what many are pinning their hopes on, that it won't be moved again. al jazeera nigeria. >> the leader of nigeria's main opposition party former military general spoke to al jazeera. he says the reason given to delay the polls seems implau

now the violence has reached nigeria's neighbors. on tuesday barry bonds fighters attacked the chadian army deployed on the nigerian border, killing more than a dozen soldiers. the next day the attack cameroonian troops killing at least three soldiers and a number of civilians. this has drawn in nigerian neighbors. they're discussing an united strategy in a meeting in remeron. certain officials are trying to put together a new multi national task force. >> we'll operate a plan that will bring in logistical supports. it will be the management of operation that will manage the deployment of forces on the ground and this will be submitted to the african union to the united nations security council. >> reporter: a statement says that the council remains concern that boko haram is undermining the peace and stability of the major league african region. but as confrontations go on. so do the attacks. >> 61 decaying bodies have been found in an abandoned funeral home in mexico. officials discovered the bodies after neighbors complained of a

but many people are concerned about boko haram's ability to launch attacks in nigeria and in neighboring countries like chad. caroline malone, al jazeera. >> in malaysia protesters have been rallying any support of jailed opposition leader. students in keala almost pour are demanding his immediate release. he says that the charges are politically motivated. >>> mexico urging mexico to establish a special prosecutors office to lead investigations. mexican government says that the u.n. has report does not adequately reflect the information the panel has given. >>> in an investigation of claims of cover up in 1994 bombing of a jewish center in buenos aires. they havebuenos aires. the prosecutor accusing president cristina kirchner was found dead last month. >> president kitchener the allegation will not go away. the allegation is that they covered up iranian involvement of an attack on a jewish center that killed 84 people. the government has always vehemently denied those accusations. but the latest move has rocked the political establishment. >> one has to distinguish between the judicial

clear that in a way, what happens, the event, the massacres there triggered this response by nigeria's neighborsn a way that is stronger than it hanover the last few years marked by distrust between regional powers to act together against boko haram. >> good to see you. thank you for bringing us that from the eyewitnesses. for more on the situation there and some of the firsthand stories go to our website, bbcnews.com. we'll have reports there on what they discovered and what happened. it's well worth logging on to take a look. >>> flocks of birds often fly in v-shapes. it's to help save energy during a long journey. how do they decide which one goes at the front? scientists say they take it in turns. here is our science reporter, victoria victoria. >> reporter: a large, heavy bird flying is tough. they use much energy and many don't survive their first migration. like the millions of geese, these fly in formation to get extra lift from air from the wings of the bird in front. find out how the birds solve the dilemma of which one takes the tiring lead. scientists work for the conservation team i

now it has regioned nigeria's neighbors. the from the town of boso in niger have reported the first attack by boko haram, making niger the second to come under attack in days. they attacked the chadian army on the border killing more than a dozen soldiers. the next day, the attack cameroonian attacks killing at least three soldiers. this has drawn in the neighbors and the african union into the conflict. they are discussing a united strategy at a meeting in cameroon trying to have a joint task force. >> we are working on the structure of the operation, elaborate a plan that will ensure logistical support. in general terms, it will be the employment of forces on the ground and the u.n. security council. the united nations security council has condemned the spike in violence and rebelled the new force. they say boko haram is undermining the peace and stability of the rest of the region. as confrontations go on, so do the attacks. osama binjabi, al jazeera. >>> bodies have been pounds in an abandoned funeral home after neighbor

group back, but many people are concerned about boko haram's ability to launch attacks in nigeria and in neighboring countries like chad. age. >> argentina's president is formerly being investigated every accusations that she covered up iran's possible involvement in the 1994 bombing of a jewish center in buenos aires. president christina kirchner has denied the accusations. form prosecutor alberto nisman was found dead just hours before he was to testify against kitchener. >>> mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed has been a retrial set for forphobe 23rd. the court has been asked to release them unconditionally. it's valentine's day and flowers are a traditional way to celebrate. in bangladesh blockades strikes and a fear of attacks are hurting sales. >>> it's been a difficult couple of months for most businesses in bangladesh. but for flower growers it could end up being a bad year. february is when they make almost all their money. they barely break even the rest of the year. but as the opposition here tries to get the prime minister to step down through national strikes and violent blockades transportat

nigeria. reports of clashes with the extremists along the nigerian border. it is the second neighboring country town that has been invaded in the past days. nigeria's presidential elections will go ahead as planned. millions of nigerians are without their voter id cards. opposition parties called for a delay, but the council of state said there was no reason to put the vote off. a call for a spy to come out of the shadows. the death of a prosecutor has been helping with an investigation into a possible government cover-up. kate moody has the story. >> the service was dissolved this week but it is becoming the center of the scandal that has gripped the country. >> we are going to -- from when he started working there in 1972. >> his whereabouts are unknown but he was a feared figure where his career spanned four decades. >> he used to have an excellent relationship with the government. >> he had been working on a report that accused the president of shielding a group of iranian's. in a bid to win business and contracts with tehran, he was found with a bullet in his head a day before he w

. >> coming up after the break boko haram continues with its raids on nigeria's neighbors. we report from a town in niger. and the death of a prosecutor adds to the concerns among argentina's jews 20 years after the bombing of an usual community center. >>> and in sport england's captain has another bad day ahead of the cricket world cup. >> now available, the new al jazeea america mobile news app. get our exclusive in depth, reporting when you want it. a global perspective wherever you are. the major headlines in context. mashable says... you'll never miss the latest news >> they will continue looking for survivors... >> the potential for energy production is huge... >> no noise, no clutter, just real reporting. the new al jazeera america mobile app available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> welcome 5:00. the top stories here 7:05. will are talks for eastern ukraine. president barack obama say that there will not be a ground war but cause for the flexibility of using troops on the ground in limited circumstances. he spoke after asking congress f

. >>> nigeria getting help from neighboring chad and cameroon to fight the group boko haram and we have the chad capitol capitol. >> reporter: chad forces stepping up offenses against boko haram targets in nigeria using helicopters and jet bombers and targeting villages under the control of boko haram. the last few days their target has been the town not far away from the border nigeria shares with cameroon. there have been targeting positions of the fighters from the ground and other towns inside cameroon and chad fores also cutting out strikes against positions of the boko haram fighters. there has been no independent verification of a death toll however the chad forces are claiming they killed more than 100 boko haram fighters in the bomb ings they have been cutting out on the positions held by boko haram. the offensive by the chad forces is coming at a time when boko haram has been growing in strength and has been holding towns and villages from where they have been cutting out cross border raids inside cameroon. >>> al jazeera journalist peter greste says he will be heading back to

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. >> reporter: at the same time, nigeria and its neighbors have announced plan to his deploy a force than 8,700 to fight boko haram in the northeast. it's part of a plan to bring security to the region, a plan that may allow the elections to go ahead. but nigeria security services have failed to defeat boko haram in five years. some are asking how they will do it in six weeks and whether there is another motive behind the delays. >> the supporters will lose confidence in the process because definitely they will believe that this is as a result of the pressure that has come. [ inaudible ] the fact that he is scared of defeat in the elections and so if that party has its way to achieve. [ inaudible ] then the party will have its way in manipulateth results. >> reporter: under nigeria's constitution elections must take place by the end of april. isso there is a chance they could be moved again. some civil society organizations are calling for the resignation of the election boss and the country's security chiefs over the post he phone he want of the election. but that is unlikely to hap

reporter: the militant group has intensified its terror campaign in nigeria in recent weeks, and their attacks have over to neighboring chad, cameroon, and niger, all visited by fabius. he did not step into nigeria. he did say paris will help out more by asking the united nations in new york for additional support. >> we will work with our chadian and cameroonian friends, our nigerian and niger friends to get this approved. this will give it great international jim it is the -- international legitimacy. reporter: african states have pledged 75 million euros to help but this won't be enough. fabius wants to you and resolution for a fund -- wants a u.n. resolution for a fund. clare: liberia has reopened its border with your lyon after -- with sierra leone after several months of closure. library has recorded more than 3900 deaths -- liberia has recorded more than 3900 deaths as a result of ebola. >> happiness in liberia as the nation opens its border with sierra leone. it had been closed for months during the worst outbreak of ebola in recorded history. >> they were happy when they opened the doors. >> liberia saw more

but many people are concerned about boko haram ability to launch attacks in nigeria and neighboring countriese chad. caroline malone al jazeera. >>> south sudan has postponed elections set for june and the cabinet has extended the president's term until july 2017. the country's information minister said the move which parliament needs to prove is necessary to preserve peace. the president and former vice presidents have been locked in a violent power struggle for more than a year. they agreed to the outlines after power-sharing deal earlier this month. hundreds more migrants have been rescued from overcrowded boats. two commercial ships an the italian coast guard saved the migrants following an early morning distress call. this was shot by the italian coast guard. some have been taken to lampadusa. others to sicily. an estimated 300 my grant drowned earlier this week trying to reach italy from north africa. >> still to come on the program, how delhi's new chief ministers plans to wipe out corruption within five years. valentine's day connections, find out why this palestinian couple planning

from somalia, alshebab terrorists launched attacks, in nigeria and neighboring countries, boko haram kills and kidnapped, men, women and children. kennedy: what he didn't do is state the obvious. these groups are not tied together by birth sign, they are radical muslims, they are fiery islamists who want to send this swollen collection of infidels straight to hell. we know the president is like a bad boyfriend torturing long suffering gal by refusing to say those words, i love you. now he's taken his assessment of violent extremists into a wholly unrealistic and comfortable place, he wants to put them into a laboratory of communism and put them into persecuting free distributors with the west as the arcangel, it is festivist in the middle east, and the president thinks we can wash away the religious murder by airing some grievances. >> we must address the grievances that terrorists exploit, including economic grievances. >> the tradition of festiveis begins with airing of grievances, i've got a lot of problems with you people! >> poverty doesn't begin to address, it look at a list of

. >> boko haram intensified attacks in nigeria and neighboring cameroon in the past few weeks. those who escaped speak of murder rape and other forms of cruelty at the hands of the fighters. we met some of them in northeastern nigeria. >> this 14-year-old is witness to some of the worst massacres carried out by boko haram. he still has nightmares. boko haram destroyed towns. he is one of hundreds of boys forcefully drafted by the violent group. >> before launching any attack, mostly at night the loaded us on to trucks and armored carriers. they are given things to burn the homes. >> for months, he was forced to carry arms and ammunition. >> my worst experience was initially, they face a tough resistance. they couldn't break through the weapons taken from the task force base help to say capture and destroy. >> he escaped when boko haram took him along. he saw his chance to escape where residents were leaving. he is now reunited with his parents. he is trying to adjust to life after three weeks in captivity. the mother of six was held, along with 150 other elderly women. at one po

troops from nigeria and neighboring countries have gained beyond over the last days following an in curseboko haram into cameroon, setting fires to homes and killing dozens of people. that happened in a town right on the border. the fighters came from a nigerian town close by. a five minute walk away, it is connected by the bridge on the right of our map they're. chadian soldiers killed 200 boko haram fighters, cameroon and chad have recently taken on boko haram. al jazeera reports now on the fight for control of the strategic town. >> this is the town on the nigeria border with cameroon. until recently, it was a stronghold for boko haram fighters. it's now under the control of chadian troops. they patrol around the town in case boko haram fighters decide to come back. >> they are now outside the town. we have combed the whole area. no one is here now. probably the injured are hiding in houses, particularly remote, abandoned houses. >> for nine months, boko haram imposed the town, imposing a strict islamic law on people in the town. big parts of the area remain deserted. most people left

in a statement the network said: >> nigeria is getting more help from its neighbors chad and cameroon to fight boko haram. al jazeera has more from the capitol of chad. >> chadian forces are stepping up their offensive against boko haram targets inside nigeria using helicopters and jet bombers, they have been targeting towns and villages inside nigeria under the control of boko haram. the last few days, their target has been a town not far from the border nigeria shares with cameroon. they have been targets positions off the boko haram fighters from the ground and other town. inside cameroon, chadian ground forces of carrying out strikes against positions of the boko haram fighters. there's been no independent verification of a death toll, however the chadian forces claiming to have killed more than 100 boko haram fighters in the bombings they have been carrying out on the positions held by boko haram. the offensive by the chad forces are coming at a time boko haram has been growing in strength and has been holding towns and villages from where they have been carrying out cross border

the end of the match, they will have their way in manageipulating the results statement, nigeria and neighboring countries have announced plans top deploy a force of 8,700 to fight the group, boka haram in the northeast. it's part of a plan to bring security to the region a plan that the government says will allow the election to go ahead. nigeria's security forces have been struggling to defeat boko boko haram for five years. many nigerians are skeptical that the situation in the country's north can be changed in six weeks. >> so they can complete this in six weeks. why didn't they do it between 2009 up to this time if it is true that they can deal with the situation. if they allow it to happen deliberately so innocent people will continue to be killed? is that what they are telling the world? the chiefs i think they should honorabley resign. >> under nigeria's constitution the elections must take place by the end of april. and that is what many are pinning their hopes on, that it won't be moved again. mohammed adow al jazeera, lagos, nigeria. >> the leader of the opposition party spoke to al j

. >> the nigeria-based armed group boko haram launched an attack in neighboring niger. armed men crossed into the town friday morning. it is a second attack outside nigeria by boko haram in just a few days. earlier in the week, the group attacked a town in cameroon leaving 100 dead. the escalation of violence is happening as leaders are meeting to finalize plans for oh coordinated military response against boko haram. some western countries and u.n. are also attending the three day summit. last week, members of the african union agreed to send 7,500 groups to fight the armed group. >> more than a million students in bangladesh will get to silt their exams. recent violence led to people putting their education on hold. we spoke to some of the teenagers affected. >> the big day is finally here. he and 1.5 million students like him across bangladesh are taking their secondary school exams. the results can have a huge impact on their future. on the way to the exam hall, he and his father are worried about more than his studies. there's been a violent political standoff here

in nigeria and neighboring country boka haram kid nals naps and kills men, women and children.ted nations in september, i called on the international community to come together and eradicate violent extremism. i challenge countries to come to the general assembly this fall with concrete steps that we can take together. i'm grateful for all of you answering this call. yesterday at the white house we welcomed community groups from the united states and some from your countries to focus on how we can empower communities to protect the families and friends and neighbors from violent ideologies and recruitment. over the coming months many of your countries will host summits to build on the work here and to prepare for the general assembly. today i want to suggest some areas where i believe we can focus on as governments. first, we must remain unwavering in our fight against terrorist organizations. in afghanistan, our coalition is focused on training and assisting afghan forces. we'll continue to conduct counterterrorism missions against the remnants of al qaeda in the tribal reamin

neighboring chad and cameroon. others escaped to northern nigeria. thought chad troops, everyone left is a suspect.se men are suspected of belonging to boko haram. they are released after convincing the forces that they are newt affiliated with the group. the battle for the town has not been easy for chadian army. it lost 17 soldiers during its fighting with boko haram. some residents didn't mind boko haram's rule over their town. >> we used to go and come back from our farms without problem. boko haram asked us to teach our children the koran. when we told them we prayed and had a koran they left us alone. >> a force is put together to fight boko haram. boko haram has delayed presidential elections. any town and village retaken from boko haram will bring the reality of holds those postponed elections a little closer. al jazeera nigeria. >> armed men have shot dead a member of the parliament in somalia. he was killed leaving his house on his way to parliament. there have been a series of fatal attacks targets politicians there since last year. the armed group al shabab has killed five members of pa

. >>> nigeria, and it's neighbors have pledged another 8 1/2 thousand troops to try to combat the regionaleat posed by boko haram fighters. the latest force will join 7,000 troops already fighting the armed group. nigeria's electoral commission has spent saturday locked in talks about a possible delay to voting. that's due to rising fears about the distribution of voting cards and the campaign being waged by boko haram in nigeria's north ease but al jazerra's mohamed a -- dow has more from leg owes. >> reporter: owe fished of the nigerian commission are right now discussing whether to postpone the elects from the 14th of february for a period of six weeks. two reasons have been given for the proposed postpone end. only 60% of 68 million voter cards have been given to their owners and the cards being so vital for anyone want to go cast their vote. they say that many people might be left out of the voting process. the other reason is of course there is security in northern nigeria. the boko haram instigated violence against people who have displaced more than a million people. there are fear