these are some of the nigerian refugees told to leave niger.ted nations established three camps in the area but they have limited facilities. many say they would rather go to remote villages where they can find work and safety. it's harsh terrain, and aid workers say there are more than 200,000 refugees in the areas. the government told people to leave because of security concerns. most refugees don't think going back is an option. this woman and her family are afraid and don't have much left to return to. >> translator: i prefer to stay here. i don't want to go back home. boko haram will catch me. >> reporter: many were forced from their homes because of fighting which has been going on for the past six years. among some of the 1.5 million displaced people their faith in the military operations to end the bloodshed is fading. >> translator: god is the only one who can put an end of boko haram. boko haram fighters don't fear death. the whole army will never be enough to get rid of boko haram. it is only god's will that is able to end them to an

these are some of the refugees told to leave niger. witnesses say dozens have died. the united nations established three catches in the area but have limited facilities. many of the displaced people say they would rather go to remote villages where they can find work and safety. they find harsh terrain and there are more than the 200,000 reef gees in surrounding areas. after a recent attack, the government told people to leave because of security concerns. most refugees don't think going back is an option. this family is afraid and don't have much left to return to. >> i prefer to stay here. i don't want to go back home. boko haram will catch me. >> many were forced from their homes because of the fighting between boko haram and the nigerian army which has been going on for six years. their faith to end the bloodshed is fading. >> god is the only one who can put an end to boko haram. the whole army will never be enough to get rid of boko haram. it's only god's will that is able to bring them to an end. >> in the areas where aid agencies have been able to reach, they

men from niger work at misrata's steel plant. many have been coming for years, accepting the chaos in libya, islamic state and the risks. it's rarely better in their own countries. the country needs them. but sometimes too many come and then they don't get work. and when there's no work in libya, the temptation to set off for europe grows. mohammed clears up a bit. the steel plant isn't operational. there's no electricity. the political chaos in libya has brought the economy down with it. michaela: another african country with an ailing economy is mali. with high unemployment and rebels threatening stability in large parts of the north, many people look towards europe. it's exactly that attitude the eu-wants to discourage. many of its information campaigns aim to do just that. but critics say such programs send out the wrong kind of message. we meet an ethnologist who believes support for migration-not deterrance is the way forward. >> oumar konate is a success. in his mid-fifties, he's returned to his home town in mali after liv

niger's government urged people in the area to leave because it was worried about more attacks.ce they reached safety some complained. officials are not prepared to help. >> i have nothing. i don't have food. i don't have water. the situation is very sad. >> a local official says that government is distributing aid and properly managing the influx of displaced people. with thousands more expected to leave their homes niger will continue to confront what has become a growing humanitarian crisis in the region. al jazeera. >> burundi's courts clear the way for its president to run for a third term. many are protesting, demanding that he back down. rights groups say that dozens of people have been killed, and more than 30,000 have fled to neighboring states from northern burundi malcolm webb reports. >> they are all unemployed south africans. they live in a township where there have been repeated acts of violence on foreign workers. they say they're determined to stop the violence. >> that was charles stratford's report from south africa now malcolm webb from burundi. >>> 30 protest

what is now under discussion with countries like niger and others is whether people can hopefully bevinced to remain in their country and contribute to the development of their country, with even u. funding or with international funding. >> am the ambassador it a visiting scholar at carnegie our oven. thanks for being with us. >>> of all the people fleeing conflict and hardship, perhaps the most vulnerable are children. we'll look at the particular prove aces they face and what kind of help they need desperate journeys is tonight's "inside story." >>> welcome back to "inside story" on al jazerra america. whether a family from myanmar's muslim my or at this decides it can no longer bare to stay or a woman and children are left with no means of support after a husband and father is killed by a barrel bomb in syria vulnerable people around the globe are being forced to make terrible choices in an effort to survive swear looking at the growing refugees crisis. francine joins us on us now, she is with save the children. welcome back to "inside story." as you look over the globe where are

>> marjorie you have a city that is -- to niger's opinion -- rub by a lot of black people from a longf time, at love democrats for a long period of time. this sort of rush to have the entire baltimore police department investigated -- where did this come from? did these guys turn overnight or led astray by black leaders and democrats? >> well, i don't think this is actually a political thing itch think this has to do more with systemic issues we're dealing with nationwide. we're seeing issues with police forces around the country unrest in communities that do exemplify a racial divide and there are lot of people on all sides who sides who are eager to remedy that and understand and look at what happens in terms of how we manage criminal justice and imprisonment and how we deal with police. and there is no question, studies out of harvard and many other esteemed universities say there is implicit bias, and by acknowledging what that is, justified or not and how it impacts the way we police, how we hire, how we deal with race in the country and it's important. >> let's bring in a new yo

your thoughts about same thing that i asked niger. the selection of head of civil rights division to go down to -- up to baltimore. what do you expects? >> so far so good. you don't have eric holder like in ferguson, flying in on 757 to en flame everyone. loretta lynch has probably struck a right note, that is keep your mouth shut. this is a great chance for her to show what a responsible attorney general does, a responsible law enforcement official does, he does not prejudge. she is not prejudge like holder did in ferguson. the civil right movement is not worthy of a lot of trust they engaged him in new orleans police investigation, they are filled with far left wing attorneys, it will be up to lynch to keep the lid on that radical activism. i used to work there, i know what these folks are like. this is a great opportunity for lynch to save the behavior of the department. lou: i hear christian saying that he has hopes that is going to move forward. and that as you said, patience with new attorney general i share that, and some of yo

the militaries in every countries, chad, niger and as well as cameroon were celebrating victory over boko haram. again, we're seeing the resurgence of boko haram retap at youring and occupying towns and villages liberated by the militaries of these countries and we've seen a return of suicide bombers members of boko haram attacking local villages and towns in the northeast especially. >> thank you for that. >> much more to come on al jazeera. captured in afghanistan at 15, we meet the man who's tried to rebuild his life after more than a decade in guantanamo. >> i'm rob reynolds in oregon with a report on the deplorable housing conditions experienced by native american families decades after they were displaced by hollywood degree electric dams. >> still ahead in sport as we countdown to south america's biggest football tournament, we look at how fifa's latest corruption scandal is impacting the game there. >> may an mar's navy has seized a boat packed with 727 people off the country's southern coast. it comes a week after it found a similar boat carrying iran 200 migrants. myanmars

. >> reporter: this is the trail of anguish a meningitis outbreak has spread to families in niger.lth ministry says since january more than 400 have died and 6,000 have been infected. meningitis is extremely contagious, and children are especially vulnerable. >> translator: when she got sick with meningitis my thought was the others would get it. that's really what i'm worried about, and why i'm asking for help. >> reporter: meningitis outbreaks are not uncommon in niger, but doctors without borders says this particular epidemic is especially worrisome. it has been caused by two strains of meningitis not typically seen in the region. most people here are immunized to protect them from a different strain. >> translator: the government has taken the necessary measures at the early stages of the disease by vaccinating children from 2 to 15 years old. schools are closed until the campaign is finished. >> reporter: but there's a global shortage of the meningitis vaccine, that means it will be a challenge to stop the spread of what doctors say is a preventible disease. >>> all right, jus

this woman traveled with her two children from niger. she just arrived here but won't talk to us. at 16-year-old aisha plains what they have been through. >> we don't eat anything. only water. not food. they beat us sometimes. they think we're animals. we're not people. >> the women here have different reasons for their or deals. for one, it's about getting an education and feeling safe. >> i want to study and be a doctor but it don't come true. i'm 15, and i don't know the alphabet. where should i stay? there is no place for me in this world. where i go there is war. i think time is going by, and i still haven't gone to school. now i'm in prison. >> these women don't know exactly where they are in libya but perhaps the most difficult part is not knowing for how long they will be held in this room. many complain that they have not been able to speak to their families for days. sometimes weeks. they worry no one knows where they are. >> we need to go. everybody people have problems. every people have problems. we need just to. >> thethey are resilient and despite everything they wi

they come from mali niger, all over. you know you have it here. trade has become an integral part of the economy, yet it's dominated by outsiders. one analysts say it's because of the way the market has developed. >> traditionally women bought and controlled goods in the markt. nobody was selling second hand goods. the foreigners came in and started doing that. >>reporter: he says he came because he had to survive and as long as the customers keep coming the future is here. >>> finally, a new attraction is causing a splash among tourists in mexico. the clear lounge is being called the world's first underwater oxygen bar. guests sporting helmets can wade their way around the watering hole and if that's not enough they can play jenga. more on that and other stories on our website, aljazeera.com. >> this is "techknow." a show about innovations that can change lives. >> the science of fighting a wildfire. >> this is a show about science, by scientists. let's check out our team of hard core nerds. marita davison is a biologist specializing in evolution

oil is mostly found in the niger delta there are other refinery, so most crude oil needs to be exported to be refined. it is imported back into nigeria by distribution companies. the companies have not been subsidizeed since january and the companies are going on strike leading to fuel shortage. >> this is one of the petrol stations selling fuel. people believe no matter how long it takes they can get a little fuel inside their cars. now what is happening here and across the country is reflecting other problems in nigeria the government blames the oil and gas sector. and the strike by oil workers union for the current predicament. but there are also outstanding issues of subsidy payments as well as corruption in the oil and gas industry. airlines banks hospitals and telecommunication companies are considerings shutting done their operations or scaling back their operations because of the energy crisis in nigeria. the cost of goods are going up. and the current situation threaten all activities across the country just two days before a government comes into office. >> preliminary results

. >> a lot of buyers come from cameroon nigeria ghana they come from mali and niger, from youall around. >> the trade has become an integral part of the economy yet it's dominated by outsiders. one analyst said it's because of the way the market has developed. >> traditionally women sold goods in the markets. nobody was selling second-hand goods. the foreigners came and found an opportunity and exploited that part of the market. >> he said he came because he had to survive. as long as customers keep coming the future is here. al jazeera togo. >> news from across the african continent, from all corners of the globe, you can see there bombing in yemen the stories out of india the interview with bill clinton former u.s. president. take a look at that, www.aljazeera.com. that's www.aljazeera.com. >> ramadi falls into isil hands. now the u.s.-led coalition steps up airstrikes trying to regain control. fall out from ferguson. the white house taking new steps to keep military grade weapons away from local police departments, and shutting down the port of seattle activists are doing everything

. >> jon: why is everybody going to niger to buy -- >> you can also afford it but we-- we have to-- we have to actually track both their own mines and we have to track all the procurement of it. >> jon: how do you track that. what do you use there. a geiger. like you walk around like a guy on the beach doing this? how do you track that? >> we have national means we call it. >> jon: that's all the time we have for today's show. you know it's interesting department of energy you know because there are a lot of people complaining about this deal. there is a gentleman in the senate named tom pine was wrote a letter to the iranians to the ayatollah i believe saying don't negotiate this deal because we're going to ruin it. and when that happened and you were in negotiations, did your counterparts come in that morning and go who the hell is this guy? >> well listen it obviously was noticed. to put it mildly. however the iranians and we have been very clear this say government to government negotiation. that is how agreements are reached. and we need to have a good deal. when you sit down with

they get the lowest marks, followed by democratic republic of congo central african republic mali and niger. they are among the longest of nations where the u.s. has been working to improve medical care. threats to that work bought elton john to capital hill. he testified on global health issues telling law makers that they need to continue to fund efforts. he said that it is in their power to turn aids from an epidemic into an illness. >> i'm here with a simple mess take - the aids epidemic is not over. america's leadership is critical. there's a window for opportunity, a window where we can see the end of aides within my lifetime. we cannot aired to let the window closed >>> john created a foundation to help the u.s. government with health care and aids prevention >>> president binyamin netanyahu unveiled a few coalition, just barely i head of the jewish home party. despite a convincing victory, he struggled to find support in the knesset. the agreement with bennett gives the party a one-seat majority. less than two hours before binyamin netanyahu would have been legally required to step

ability has been degraded by the nigerian military along sidesser side its neighbors from cameroon niger and chad, people are beginning to see the return to see a rise in the number of suicide attacks by boko haram also daring attacks in the northeast but probably what we'll be seeing in the next few days as pressure mounts is a return to the scene. >> the worst attack was on the marketplace in a town of al bab. >> the scene in aleppo this morning is grim. activists say government helicopters have dropped barrel bombs. this ambulance is rush to go survivors, although many are dead including women and children. syrian rebels have overrun the town and the field commander is promising more. >> we're seeing weapons we never used before. we're promising our brothers very soon they'll see the new weapons. >> they have fighters of coalition groups including al nusra front affiliated with al-qaeda. syrian forces have been on retreat in idlib province in recent days. these military vehicles are said to be heading into the province of hama and the coastal areas beyond. the area could be the next c

official says more than 5,000 people living on islands in lake trad walked to safety in south-eastern niger of the thousand more are expected to arrive. when they do, they and what little they are taking with them are searched. >> we do this to protect the citizens and look for members that may infiltrate. >> nigeria and cameroon met in the chad area. they are in the midst of a joint offensive in boko haram. the armed group fought back. it was blamed for killing dozens of soldiers stationed on a base. the government urged people in the area to leave because it was worried about attacks. once they reached safety some complained that officials are not prepared to help. >> i have nothing. i don't have food water, the situation is fast. a local official says the government is distributing aid and managing the influx of displaced people. with thousands expected to leave their homes it will continue to confront areas that are a growing humanitarian crisis in the region >>> the u.n. says two tanzanian peacekeepers will be killed in the democratic republic of congo. they died in an ambush. the head

. >> they come from nigeria, ghana, mali niger, from all around.e arephonners because you know you have it here and there. >> the trade has become an integral part of the economy. it is dominated by outsiders one analyst said it's because of the way the market has developed. >> traditionally, women were looking looking for goods in the market. nobody was selling second-hand goods. the foreigners came and found afternoon opportunity and exploited that had particular seconder of the market. >> he says he came because he had to survive. as long as the customers keep coming, his future is here. al jazeera togo. >> finally a new attraction is causing a splash amongits in mexico. the clear lounge in the island of cozumel is called the first under water oxygen bar. guests sporting hellma with an airroma infused can gom and play a game of jinga. keep up-to-date with all of the news on our website. there it is aljazeera.com. aljazeera.com. >> if you got to choose how long you would get to live for how long would you want to live for? >> immortality >> why?

. >> oil is found in the niger delta, in southern nigeria. there are only three refineries. most crude oil has to be exported so it can be refined. it's imported back in to nigeria by distribution companies. they pay $7 billion allowing companies to sell fuel for as cheep as $0.40 a litre. a billion in subsidies had not been paid. the companies protested, going on strike. in burundi, one person was killed when police opened fire on a group of protesters. about 100 people were demonstrating in the province when the incident happened. it is 60km south of the capital. there has been weeks of protests sparked by a decision to run for a third term. >> u.n. brokered peace talks aimed at ending the fighting in yemen have been postponed. they were due to begin on thursday, as renewed shelling in tiaz. >> houthi rebels and forces loyal targeted several neighbourhoods. the government is calling on the international community to protect civilians. >> in the west thousands killed soldiers loyal to ali abdullah saleh. they targeted a republican guard camp. there has been fighting in the

dignitaries from across the african continent have shown up, i have seen the president of ghana, new guinea, nigercob zuma of south africa is here and also expelling john kerr toy make an appearance. expect mohammadu buhari will be here shortly. of course he will be sworn in by the chief justice and will become the new president think the work ahead for him is immense, and the country is facing a lot of challenges and he intends to, what he says, is to deal with these challenges swiftly. scheyer short background report on how we came to this day. rehearsals underway at eagle square in a abuja for the i nothing rouges of the new president mohammadu buhari. u.s. secretary of state john kerry i will be attends ago long with lead presser across africa. after the celebrations buhari says he will get to work. he has major problems to deal w economists say the country is almost broke because of the falling price of oil. nigeria relies almost exclusively on money from oil ex-supports for income. and corruption has cost the country billions of dollars in lost revenues, buhari has promised to end it and imp

two countries, not just chad but other countries who have been helping them fight boko haram like nigern and it's evident in the fact the group has been severely diminished and very few attacks in the northeast over the last few months and in the last few weeks we seen the rescue of hundreds of women and girls in the region in the forest specifically where it's believed that that is boko haram's last remaining strongest stronghold in the country. and there is a sense, there is a feeling that boko haram is soon to be over so it's not very clear, the basis on which debbie is talking. he did not give specific examples about specific military operations where there was a lack of coordination and a lack of a united front which he described in these comments. >> fighters in mali killed nine soldiers days before a peace deal was due to be sign and defense ministry saying an army re resupply convow on timbuktu was ambushed and rebels active in the north despite the presence of french and u.n. troops. a secular blogger in bangladesh ananta bijoy das has been hacked to death by a mass gang with m

kevin, as a twitter hashtag bring back our girls did absolutely nothing to affect the fate of the niger wan women. "i can't breathe" was in response to the choking death of eric garner. "black lives matter" is trending. kalif says it is a catalyst that leads to organized sustained activism. look at the eric garner protests around american and saad said at the very least, it unites the people. said take palestine and ferguson for example. there is some pushback. here is amnesty international. we are you talking about bahrain, activism and twitter today that used a hashtag, bahrain february 14th. check this out, alyssa turkey blocked twitter in response to ash tagtie blog twitter. it is used to cause awareness on human rights abuses but sometimes it causes a crackdown and more human rights abuses such as in iran in turkey pakistan and bahrain. what do you see that as the tend? how do can he navigate around that negative consequence? >> that's a really really good question. and unfortunately, or i guess fortunately in the u.s. we if that were to happen, you know, if president obama decided

. >>> also ahead niger e a rescues 234 women from the stronghold. >>> and in snorts we hear from the last man to beat floyd mayweather 19 years ago >>> on friday the coast guard picked up 220 people and they now arrived, on the island and according to officials they are all men and from africa. this is unprecedented numbers. >>> the migrant service has started a mission, the aid station, is working on doctors without borders and funded by a wealthy couple. >>> italy has been on the front line of might go grant influx, and, 3,000 people were rescued. >>> spoke to the director, and he says they're getting more support now. >>> the support have increased i have to say it has increased. unfortunately, it has taken, another tragedy for support to increase. there is more -- it's definitely more on people, and i have been in the u.s., last week, and the u.s., when you talk to people about the problem, they know exactly what you are talking about, because of the tragedy and, yet, there's more awareness and, i think it has always compelled europe to do more, to come together, and, at least pu

further he thanked chad, niger and cameroon for thinks assistance in the struggle against boko haramo i presume that that cooperation will continue. not today but at other times he has also talked about welcoming assistance from nigeria's traditional partners, friends and allies that would include the united states and the united nationsunited kingdom. >> mr. campbell, it was interesting to hear him say i belong to everybody, yet i belong to no one. was he giving there to tackling this problem of systemic corruption? >> he was indeed. he was making it perfectly clear he does not belong to anybody except to the nigerian people. and to the nigerian people as a whole. he is deliberately appealing to a renewed sense of national identity. he is saying in effect i am a nigerian. i am more than someone from the north. i am more than a muslim. i'm more than a former military man. buhari is in that sense an old fashioned nigerian nationalist. >> mr. campbell joining me live from new york. thank you very much for your time. thank you. now the u.n. refugee agencies says that fighting between ar

sierra leone, guinea ver sal, chad ivory coast, gandia niger, central african republic and the democratic republic of congo and somali. the survey considers the status of mothers and children in areas like health, education, economics and politics >>> hundreds gathered in mexico city to commemorate the battle of peb la. it happened on 6 may 1862. the mexican army defeated french troops that invaded the country. re-enactors fired guns and canons others danced in celebration. >> the complete copy of the 10 commandments will go on public display in europe. it will be on display in the israel museum in jerusalem. the ancient scrolls will return to a pitch-black climate controlled facility >>> tomorrow melting at an alarming rate. the danger caused by the retreat of a new zealand dangerous glacier. >> that's it for this edition. i'm libby casey. >> i'm antonio mora. "america tonight" is next. i will see you again in an hour. >>> on "america tonight" the fight to stop fracking. >> we are talking about 12,000 fracking wells along the st lawrence river. i could not stand by >>> people that stood

coordination between the two countries, not just chad but other countries helping them fight boko haram niger and cameroon. it's evident in the fact that the group has been severely diminished, there have been few attacks over the last few months but in the last few weeks, we've seen the rescue of hundreds of women and girls in the region, in the forest specifically where it's believed that that is boko haram's last remaining strongest stronghold in the country. there is a sense a feeling that boko haram is soon to be over, so it's not very clear the basis on which he was talking about. he didn't give specific exampleles where there was a lack of coordination and a lack of a beyond front which he described in these comments. >> the u.s. says saudi arabia's king has expressed regret for not being toil a attend a high profile summit of gulf leaders hosted by the u.s. his son the crown prince will attend. the king of bahrain declined the invitation to the meeting. the white house dismissed suggestion that sing salmans absence is a diplomatic snub. >> there's been no concern raised by our saudi p

receiving support from his neighbors in checking attacks in both nigeria and across the border into chad nigerand cameroon. and looking at the economy, this is one big problem he will have a lot of headaches. all right there are some analysts saying that the nigerian economy is in shamblings and there has been a lot of waste in the system and there is few amount of money in the treasury to tackle nigeria's key problems. there are falling revenues and if what the analysts are saying is true that nigeria's reserves, rather that amount in the coffers of government are actually low, then he's going to have a hard time tackling issues like lack of payment of wages, supply electricity, also the fight against several other ills nigeria is struggling with. but people here believe he has the capacity. as a strict disciplinarian he will bring some sanity into how the government is conducting their affairs, and they are hopeful he can deliver on all of his promises at least most of them. but how soon he can deliver is what people are waiting to see. >> thank you for that. >>> this news just in the u.s. s

. >>> in our off the radar a look at an outbreak of meningitis in niger, they are struggling to control that killed more than 400. doctors are concerned because it involves two strains of the disease that are not typically found in that region. >> reporter: this is the trail of anguish of meningitis outbreak which has spread to families. since january the health ministry said 4,000 died, 6,000 injured. it's contagious, children are vulnerable. >> translation: when she got sick with meningitis my thought was the others would get it. that's what i'm worried about, why i'm asking for authorities do help the ones that are vulnerable ones that can't afford the countries to be vak anated. >> reporter: meningitis is not uncommon, but doctors without borders said this strain is worry some caused by two strains not typically seen in the region most here are immunized against a different strain. >> translation: the government took the necessary measures at the early staples of the disease by vaccinating children from 2-15 years old. schools are closed until the vaccination campaign has finished.

have already had high migration internally within the country, moving north, moving to baghdad, to niger others. the government looks at every citizen as an iraqi, we need to cover the accomodation of refugees, and have a numbering, and some kind of understanding where these people are so they can go back we can provide services, these are logistic operational obstacles, there are no strategic drivers behind them. >> iraq's ambassador to the u.s. pleasure to have you with us. >> thank you for having me. >> government forces are making progress on houthi forces in yemen. >> and threatening peace efforts to bring a peace to the fighting. >> history could be made in ireland as same-sex marriage is on a national ballot. start weekday mornings with al jazeera america. open your eyes to a world in motion. [beeping] ooo come on everybody, i think this is my grandson. [lip syncing] ♪little girl you look so lonesome oh my goodness. ♪i see you are feeling blue ♪come on over to my place ♪hey girl ♪we're having a party happy birthday, grandma! ♪we'll be swinging ♪dancing and singing ♪baby come on ov

it's then imported back into niger are a from distribution companies. the government pace $7 billion annually in subsidies allowing oh companies to sell fuel as cheap as 40 cents a liter. a billion dollars in subsidies hasn't been paid since january. the company's protested by going on strike, leading to the massive fuel shortages. we have more now from northern nigeria. >> this is one of the fuel pet troll stations in the city. the queues here are more than a kilometer long. people believe they can sometime get a little fuel inside their carries. what is happening here as well as other pet troll stations across the country is right field in other life in nigeria. electricity generation, which was 3,000 megawatts is down to an all time low for a population of 170 million nigerians. the government blames the oil sector and strike by oil workers union for the current predicament, but there is outstanding issues of payment to marketers importing the product as well as the corruption in the oil and gas industry. airlines banks hospitals and telecommunicatio

has been fighting in the north-east to establish an islamic caliphate and launched attacks on chad niger and cameroon. the groups killed thousands. hundreds of women and girls were abducted forced to become sex slaves. boko haram pledged allegiance in march this year. joining us with more is ynonne ndedge in abuja. what do we know about how people were arrested. we seem to have lost ynonne ndedge - no in fact all right. we'll come back a little later in the programme. still to come here on al jazeera - after the earthquake the personal journey of al jazeera who calls nepal home. >>> and a stuff stance keeping refugees away >>> it's not just in the boxing ring where sportsmen go toe to toe. andy has news of a golfing stare down a little later in the programme >>> all right. let's go back to nigeria, and talk to ynonne ndedge in abuja. what do we know about people that were rescued from boko haram. >> we have made requests of the military for further information about the circumstances in which the latest 234 people were rescued. we received a response from people who said the usual circum

this woman traveled with her two children from niger she won't talk to us.nd she explains. >> we don't eat anything. only one time. no food. [ unintelligible ] they think that we are animals and not people. >> the women here have different reasons for their ordeal. for ayam, it's about getting an education and feeling safe. >> i want to study to be a doctor but it won't come true. i'm 15 and i do not know the alphabet. where shall i stay? there's no place for me in this world. wherever i go, there is war. i only think time is going by, and i haven't gone to school, and now i'm in prison. >> these women don't know where they are in libya but perhaps the most difficult part is they don't know how long they will be head in this room. many chain that very haven't been able to speak to their families for days or weeks and they worry no one knows where they are. >> [ unintelligible ]. >> the challenges that the migrant women face is enormous, but they are resilient. they continue to wonder, looking for safety wherever it may be. >> so the midwest and parts of the

. >> reporter: meningitis out breaks in niger is not uncommon. but doctors without borders say this is worry some caused by two strains of meningitis not usually seen in the region, most are immunized to protect them from a different strain. >> the government has taken necessary measures at the erl stages of the -- early staples of disease by vaccinating 2-15 years old. schools are closed while the vaccination campaign is finished. >> reporter: there's a global shortage of meningitis vaccine, so that will hinder the stopping of a controllable disease. >>> 15 gold miners are missing fearing a flood of a mine in northern columbia. it could take days to pump out the water and reach those below. it's not clear what caused the flood. columbia's president said everything will be done to help the victims. chile - protesters turned violence. two students shot dead. the victims were killed by a man that opened fire after protesters tried to blast graffiti on his house. a man has been detained. people taking part in marches are demanding a fairer education

they claimed that iraq was trying to buy the yellowcake uranium from the country of niger. then they came up with the argument about the aluminum tubes, where they were able to manipulate the "new york times close vote reporter to report about the aluminum tubes that could only be used for nuclear weapons, but of course, the actual reports of the cia and other agencies -- not the cia but other agencies including the nuclear energy agency, said these were not for nuclear weapons. so the bush administration took advantage of what the american people understand -- yes, we have a right to understand ourselves from an imminent attack. there's no question about that. people viscerally understood it, and what bush and cheney did was they took advantage of the american people's concerns by building up this false and deceptive picture that we were going to be attacked by saddam hussein and he had nuclear weapons, and we would have a mushroom cloud over america. nobody has paid one penny of a price for the lives of the american people. i'm not sure that we need to explain that. i thi

. >> reporter: in rockefeller plaza in new york and the women of niger part of a sale with impressionemporary art. the biddings fast and furious, another one for the record books. >> most of these young collectors who have become billionaires are not collectors in the traditional sense, working, studying looking at art. >> 110, 115. >> these collectors tend to be more impulse shopping. >> what is that by the way, is that a woman? >> probably could be a woman, could be a bird. >> reporter: there is nothing quite like teasing an art dealer, it's okay and he has heard it before a private art dealer and remembers a different time. >> most of my collectors were lawyers and doctors, professional people who made a good living. we didn't have hedge funds in 1980. >> reporter: today's buyers are not collectors in the traditional sense but young billionaires from silicon valley and russia and china and middle east seeking a good return on their investments. >> when you have people who are worth let's say a billion dollars or more whether they pay one million or five million or ten million this

saying basically that's where they lied, people died meme began in earnest, saying he had gone to nigerand looked at some of the intelligence and it wasn't what the administration said it was, and the administration was pretty much lying. that was the piece. and so i began investigating whether or not that was true. and i learned about valerie plame. and i thought that i had learned about it when i was talking to scooter libby about the failed intelligence. it was only years later after reading valerie plame's book that i discovered that my testimony had been wrong because i had had had misinterpreted these very, very brief notes references to her that i had in my notebook. i thought, i felt horrible. i felt absolutely consumed with guilt. i had testified against scooter libby. i said i'd learned it from him. i probably hadn't learned it from him. in fact, i definitely hadn't learned it from him. but when i began researching memory and what we remember, what we don't i learned that what i had done -- which is called misattribution -- is one of the most common memory errors. it was also

they are now suffering the most, and yet they could advance us all particularly in the country of niger, if you follow this at all, the poorest in the human index of development, yet through agroforestry, the integration of crops and trade has reclaimed about 200 million acres -- i'm sorry, has re-nurtured the growth of 200 million new trees on 12.5 million acres and has addressed food insecurity by doing that for about 2.5 million people. we found that people are coming back to villages who had left because now they can feed their families. and all these trees, of course that is addressing climate change. so they are trying to take that now into 15 countries in the flank of the sahara desert called the hell part of the world. what we're trying to do is sound the alarm.

. >> they come from cameroon, ghana, nigeria mali, niger they come from all around, from all around.de has become incident integral to the economy. it is dominate by outsiders because of the way the economy has developed. >> women sold goods in the markets. nobody was selling second handled goods. the foreigners came and point opportunity and exploited that sector of the market. >> he came because he had to survive. as long as the customers keep coming, his future is here. al jazeera togo. >> bridging the diplomatic divide with music. ♪ >> the minnesota orchestra strikes the right chord with a historic visit to havana. >> the houston team that got into all eight ivy league schools. which did he choose? none of them. >> welcome to al jazeera america. it is 8:50 eastern, taking a local today's top stories. there is renewed fighting in burundi today. soldiers fired warning shots. protestors were calling on the president to drop his plans to seek reelection. >> tensions high in jerusalem today after weekend clashes. several palestinians were arrested for throwing rocks at police. the off