conflict within nigeria, afghanistan and pakistan. the last push will be a challenge, but by no means should conflict be an excuse. >> i can tell you that the people of nigeria deserve to be polio free as much as any other place on earth. and some of the lessons being learned in nigeria in these conflict areas and very tough areas in the north and northeast of nigeria are being brought to pakistan now. >> health care workers have been under threat before. in 2013, nine vaccinators were killed in two separate shootings. taking the vaccine to every one of the 3 million children despite the potential risk. work done by nearly 7,000 teams of vaccinators working five days a week delivering up to nine rounds of immunizations. and this is one of six states targeted in the campaign. >> outside of the settlement, she can't help but smile at the size of the crowd. she remembers a time not too long ago when vaccine drives like this were much smaller and community members were at times downright hostile. >> this is a place where basic health serv

it's bad news for nigeria.want to boost exports of agricultural products rather than relying solely on income from oil sales. the ban will stay in place until june of in ex year. more products will be tested to determine the source of the contaminant. al jazeera, lagos. >>> a growing number of cubans is making the dangerous crossing to florida in the u.s. some believe a policy that gives cuban's residency in the u.s. is about to end. police say human trafficers are taking advantage of the rumor. andy gallacher reports. >> reporter: this is a family gathering the garcias thought might never happen. juan carlos and his 16-year-old daughter, holiday, have been apart for months. but the journey this teenager went to, to get here is st staggering. this is the mohammed holiday and 11 others made landfall in their makeshift sailboat. lomz can be heard giving them a warm welcome. for the last two days of a dangerous, six-day journey, the crew had no food or water. it was only chance that brought them ashore here nevert

that includes nigeria nigeria, chad, kenya. this is very concerning for us particularly because of the internal threat within the countries and also this new connection of course that particularly deals boko haram have with the islamic state. >> peter, is the u.s. being challenged trying to control all of these different fires that are burning? is. >> well, i think the u.s. has increasingly recognized africas strategic importance. not only because of the threats you mentioned which are very real and certainly which bear attention because they do touch upon u.s. interests and those of our partners, but also africas growing strategic performance as a dynamic force in the world, a growing economy. it's going to be african countries. so the strategic importance and recognition of that i think is a watershed moment in u.s. foreign relations. >> should the focus then be of u.s. forces on combatting these groups like boko haram or should the focus be on helping these countries build their own militaries. >> i think it's not an either

that will mean the deployment over the board in cameroon and nigeria. now they've said that the americans that they wanted to help the regional countries in their fight against boko haram, so you can see why they're putting this number on to the ground. they will be armed, but we're told that this is for forced protection rather than any offensive role. it's a situation where it was talked about when he was in kenya during the summer and the last few months. now he's following up with their promise given that they have come to him and asked for help. >> length of type in what he's going to do. is it open ended or saying that you're only going to this amount of time and then you're going home. >> well, he has it write a letter to congress saying i'm going to tell you about it. 19 have gone and the number could go up to 300 in due course. as long as the cameroon government said that we're happy with them, we need them in our battles against boko haram, we'll keep them there. for the moment this is open epbed with no end in they will stay as long as the mi

on tonight's pbs newshour, a wave of suicide bombs shake nigeria, just days after nigeria's president pledges to defeat the terrorist group boko haram by the end of this year. also ahead this friday, an exclusive interview with the al jazeera journalist who's returned home after spending 400 days in an egyptian jail. freedom isn't easy. three inmates seek to rebuild their lives, and their families, after prison. >> having a child is a wonderful thing. you know, she's not like, "mommy, you have all these flaws, or you look ugly to me." she thinks i'm beautiful, strong and i want to nurture that. >> sreenivasan: and it's friday: mark shields and david brooks are here to analyze the week's news. all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the world's most pressing problems-- skollfoundation.org. >> the ford foundation. working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. >> and wit

it's bad news for nigeria.wants to boost exports of agricultural products rather than relying solely on income from oil sales. the ban will stay in place until june next year. in the meantime, more products will be tested to determine the source of the contaminant. al jazeera, lagos. >>> stay with us here innays. all of the sports still to come including: we will tell you how boxer manny pachiao is planning a political fight in the philippines. ♪ welcome back. this year's noble prize for physics is being shared between two scientists. one of japan and mcdonald of canada for the skrofr of nutrino oscillations. nutrinos whiz around the universe at the speed of light. the physicists showed the particles change identities. they will share the 960,000 dollar prize. let's bring in sports. >> thank you very much. one of the candidates for fifa president says he is facing a 15-year suspension by football's world governing body which could use his attempt to succeed sepp blatter. it's over ethics over the failed bid for

. >> two suicide bombers killed 14 people in northern nigeria. the attackers targeted a mosque near maiduguri, the capital of borneo. on wednesday three suicide bombers killed seven nearby. a state of emergency has been in place over the past two years as part of a military occupation. >> we have the latest from maiduguri. >> basically two suicide bombers attacked muslim worshippers in a mosque. one bomb went off inside the oftening. and the other outside of it. the total number are put at 14, but who was on the scene, at least 25 were killed in between. 26 others have been injured. the force of the blast, according to eyewitnesss destroyed the mosque, as worshippers prayed. probably they'd have more dead as a result of the two exclusions. >> nigeria's president crowed to defeat boko haram by the end of the year, vowing to carry out more attacks. they were asked if that goal was realistic. >> whenever i take that we mention it. we don't hide anything from anybody. in terms of occupied ground, we gain ground and boko haram is virtually confined. a

nigeria has been asking for help. these are indications that the kuehnion and countries cannot do the job of fighting for boko haram. do you agree with that. >> there are two things that are important. the military has been, up to this point a conventional military. they says asymmetrical warfare. the type much reaction, training, units needed to face asymmetric warfare are different to conventional warfare. prior to this. nigeria was the largest company contributing to u.n. troops. they are professional military, they've had hiccups, they need to address the human rights issues. that said, having additional assistance from the u.s. is important. i disagree a little bit with the clip that you shows us. prior to the cameroonian - the troops going into cameroon, there were advisors in nigeria, when the chibok girls were there. i think there was about 24 or more. we had some, of course. we have contributed to intelligence, on logistics. and in terms of training or stepping up training in certain areas. we have done that.

al jazeera, nigeria. >> south sudan's president wants to create 28 states out of the current 10. the announcement is said to vital a piece agreement signed in august to end the civil war. most states have been redrawn. we have more from the south sudanese capital. >> the announcement that the 10 states of south sudan were to become 28 has taken everyone by surprise. the opposition called for an urgent meeting to discuss what this means. the leader reject this move. he says it's a violation of the peace agreement. now the peace agreement that was only signed in august awarded political control of three out of 10 states to the opposition. now that we have 28 states, nobody's come forward to say white what it is that they're going to control under the terms of that transitional agreement. at the end of november, we're expecting the opposition to come back and to govern again. this is really throwing all of the cards because into the air and created uncertainty in south sudan. >> the number of people killed by a land slide has risen to 30. heavy rains swept boulders and mud on to hou

says the ban is disproportionate. >> reporter: these are some of the banned products on sale in nigeria's, they include beans, sesame seeds, melon seeds, palm oil, dried fish, and other products. >> translator: nigerian foods don't contain harmful pesticides. i'm inviting people from around the world to come and test and buy our food. it's organic. it's natural. if it contains harmful pesticides it would effect us too. >> reporter: the e.u. found that the pesticide used by farmers as an insecticide exceeded the legal limits. >> it's unfortunate, and blown out of proportion because of some challenges within our supply chain back home. >> the agency for control is trying to detect where the foods with high pesticides are coming from, but it's a huge challenge. every year safety agencies test about 2,000 random samples of food for high pesticide levels, but their tests are a small fraction of what is consumed locally. scientists here blame corrupt food producers. >> mr. exporters circumvent these processes and many times export without passing through the monitoring agency, and sometimes whe

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returning to nigeria with an explosion at a mosque, at least 14 people are known to have died. government has been battling to beat the armed group boko haram which has been trying to carve out a state for itself in that area. the nigeria's president buhair asked them to defeat boko haram by the end of the year but since he has been in office the deaths and the violence in that part of the country have continued. al jazeera asked if his goal was a realistic one. >> when evever we mention it, w don't hide anything from anybody. but definitely in terms of higher ground, we are gaining ground and boko haram is virtually now confined to the forest and the operations are not well coordinated and as soon as the rainy season comes, which is by the end of the year, coincided with that, boko haram will virtually be out of their main stronghold. >> you can see more of this interview with the nigerian president on friday at 1930 gmt. more to come for you on the al jazeera news hour, after more than 400 days behind bars al jazeera welcomes back our journalist bahar mohamed and a tough matc

nigeria's government said the ban is busy pro organizationate. we have more from lagos. >> these are some of the banned products in abuja approximate this man is angry about the decision. >> nigerian foods don't contain harmful pesticides. i'm inviting people from around the world to come and test and buy our food. it's organic. it's natural. if it contains harmful pesticides, it would affect us, too. >> the e.u. found that an in sect side exceeded limits. >> foods are tested for levels. their tests are a tiny fraction of what's consumed locally and exported and dependent on food producers to voluntarily bring in samples for testing. >> scientists blame corrupt food producers. >> the ban is bad news for traders and nigeria. it wants to boost exports rather than relying solely on income from oil sails. the ban will stay in place until next year. in the meantime, more samples will be tested to determine the source of the contaminant. >> girls are missing out on opportunities to improve their lives because they are forced into early marriages. girls

that while nigeria was fighting boko haram, they needed assistance.istance does not always have to be american boots on the ground. it could be equipment, it could be advice it, could be even moral support. under the previous nigerian government, goodluck jonathan when he asked for help he did he want get it. he was told that boko haram was not a terrorist organization, that he should negotiate with them. >>> still to come in the bulletin, find out how an unusual border agreement between india and bangladesh has left major crime unresolved. >>> and mexico's government got more than it bargained for after telling people to stop complaining. the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we are challenging ourselves to improve every aspect of your experience. and this includes our commitment to being on time. every time. that's why if we're ever late for an appointment, we'll credit your account $20. it's our promise to you. we're doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. because we s

they would like to see chad and nigeria get involved as well. but as they've asked for help up to this point, this is why they've put them on the ground to do the job they need to do. always in support of the regional efforts that have been put into place against beckham had a ram. >> any idea how long this will be? >> i'm informed this is happening. he has to do that under the war powers act and said this is an open-ended operation, that they'll be there as long as needed. >> that does suggest that they will be there for quite some time. >> alan fisher joining me live from washington. thank you. >> now morallies have been held in south africa urging the government to stamp out corruption. the united against corruption campaign has been led by south africa's trade union. tanya page now has more from johannesburg. >> there are 5.5 million working poor in this country. there are people who work full time. still they can't afford to care for their family's basic needs. they want the government to intervene and create million more jobs people here a

will not bridge an end to months of instability, and the dye clothing trend which is lighting up nigeria's fashion shows. >>> we begin in egypt where an airliner crashed killing everyone on board. there's no word on what caused the crash. one of the black boxes has been recovered. countries around the world are expressing condolences. russian president vladimir putin has declared a day of mourning. >> here is what we know so far. the plane took off from the red sea resort. the airbus a321 belonging to the retro jet is on its way to st. petersburg. it vanished from radar 20 minutes after taking off. wreckage has been found near the coastal city. rory challands reports from moscow. desperate relatives arrived at st peters berg airport hoping for good news. early reports of survivors were discounted. the government says there was none. currently an operation center has been set up on the air sport. we decided on an order to work with the relatives, psychological service is working >>> the airbase a321 was operated by metro jet. it was flying to st. petersburg from the red sea resort. 23 minut

chris: the main issue is in nigeria is up for renewal. have to negotiate this, get the new license, then rush to pay the fine as is clear as possible. the main issue is that it is double their net profits at the moment. you have a new government in place at the moment which wants philosophy at the moment. ,nna: thank you for the update joining us there from johannesburg. sticking with his nigeria story, there's this tell you anything what the nigerian government in terms of business attitude? >> it does you they're a quite as open as they seem. it is not the only company that has leveraged into nigeria. general, i think this will be a tough operating environment in nigeria. i think it will be tough and africa in general. i think that is priced into nigerian assets. what is not prices the african proxies like south africa. south africa is trading at an expensive multiple. it will be difficult to do well in the next 12 or 15 months with commodity prices where they are at the moment. more mines are likely to be shut down. that will mean the

many fear it will lead to instability >>> and a trend lighting up nigeria's fashion shows. >> we begin in egypt where a russian airliner crashed killing everyone on board. it was carrying 224 passengers and crew. including 17 children. there's no word on what caused the clash, one of the plane's black boxes has been recovered. countries around the world are expressing condolences. vladimir putin declared a day of mourning. here is what we know about what happened so far. the plane took off early saturday morning from the egyptian red sea resort of sharm el sheikh. the russian based jet was on its way to st. petersburg and vanished a little over 20 meters taking off. wreckage has been found. rory challands reports from moscow. separate relatives arrived at the airport hoping for good news much reports of fivers were discounted. the -- survivors were discounted. >> translation: they told us the landing will be at 11:40. my child called me, he was on holiday, my son, his wife and daughter. their daughter is 10 months old. >> i'm waiting for the person i love. we spoke through the internet

. >> these are some of the banned products on sale at the market in nigeria's capitol. they include beans, sesame seeds, melon seeds, palm oil, dried fish, meats and other products. sami who sells dried fish is angry about the e. u. decision. >> nigerian foods don't contain harmful pesticides. i am inviting people from around the world to come and test and buy our food. it is organic. it is natural. if it has pesticides it would effect us too. >> the e. u. found that toes tate used by fallers coded the commute's legal limits. >> because of som limitses witn our supply chain pack home. >> nigeria's agency for food and drug administration and control, is trying to detect where the food with high pesticides are coming from. but it is a huge challenge. >> every year, nigh otheryeah food safety agency test about 2,000 random samples of foo nigeria. >> and they are -- many times are ebbs ports without passing through and they sometimes when they even are pass through they wide the project the patch may not be the ones that are contaminates. inging ebb. >> it wants to boost ex

nigeria says it welcomes a decision by the u.s.nd troops to cameroon to help fight boko haram. it says it is the fulfillment of a pledge to eradicate radical groups in the country. >> we wanted to rescue the schoolgirls alive. there are boko haram leadership that wanted us to discuss, but we have to prove they are bonafied. we want to make sure they have to prove to us -- to us that they are alive, they are well, and then we can promise them and negotiate with them. >> reporter: those schoolgirls, 276 in all, taken from their school 18 months ago. >>> you are watch more of al jazeera's interview with the nigeria's president. >>> los angeles is hoping a new earthquake safety life will give people a few extra minutes to escape. part of that includes retrofitting 15,000 buildings to avoid collapse. >> reporter: los angeles like so many major cities has a long history of simply ignoring the threat of earthquakes. but now everything has changed. when a big earthquake hits, it's a feeling that nobody can ever really be prepared for. but

nigeria's government says it is open to negotiations with boko haram.the only problem is they don't know who to talk to. sarah: now to one of the most studied volcanic eruptions of all time. now almost 2000 years after about the city is all but destroyed the ages city of pompeii, researchers have recovered some 10, new information. with the help of modern technology, they have been able to peek inside the ash casings that hardened around the residence. it revealed that most victims are not suffocate as was previously thought. instead they died in their homes as those homes collapsed on top of them. they have also discovered that they had near-perfect teeth without any cavities, indicating a low sugar diet. you're watching dw news. as violence rages in israel and the west bank, hopes are pinned to a meeting next week here in berlin to call of those tensions -- calm those tensions. more in a minute. sarah: welcome back. a check of the headlines. germany's under scrutiny under its 2006 world cup. they deny allegations they make payments to secure votes. in

>>> several bomb blasts rock abujjah, the first attack on nigeria's capital in over a year. >>> hello. this is doha. also on the program, a frantic search for the missing in a mud slide in guatemala. >> to pacify the population just will get them stuck in a quagmire >>> and more proof -- pressure on sett blatter to step down. >> we begin with breaking news out of afghanistan. a hospital run by doctors without borders has come under attack in the northern city of kunduz. our reporter is about 130 kilometers away from kunduz. what can you tell us about the hospital in kunduz that's been hit? >>reporter: the hospital last night was bombed by nato forces. of began -- afghan officials are telling us at least 50 people were injured and the hospital was damaged. totally not working anymore. the location of this hospital was very interesting. it was in the center of the city. that was the closest for the civilian and for the taliban to bring their patients. it had about 50 staff members. we're hearing some staff members are dead but we don't have a confirmed number. >> and there is still much

. >> reporter: these are some of the banned products on sale at the market in nigeria's capital abuja. including beans, sesame sads, palm oil, dried fish, meet and other products. sami, who sells dried fish is angry about the e.u. decision. >> translation: nigerian foods don't can't tain harmed food pesticides. i invite people from around the world to test, and buy our food. it's organic, it's natural. if it contains harmful pesticides, it would affect us too. >> the e.u. found the organophosphate diclor us exceeded legal limits. >> it is unfortunate, it's blown out of proportion, because of some challenges within our supply chain back home. >> nigeria's agency for food and drug agency is trying to detect where the food with high pesticides are coming from. it's a huge challenge. every year the food safety agencies test about 2,000 random samples of food for high pesticide levels. the tests are a tiny fraction of what is consumed locally and exported and are dependent on food producers to bring in sampling. >> scientists blame corrupt food producers. >> many circumvent these processes

bombs are still exploding in northeast nigeria, but there is optimism.m fighters attacked this town several times destroying most of it. it's not only the community that is in a rush to rebuild. the regional government is also pouring millions of dollars into infrastructure that once again could be targets of boko haram attacks. the damage is massive. with more than 75% of the state requiring help, government leaders say they are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on reconstruction, but it's clear it's not enough. >> the initial damage done has been huge. in such a way that the [ inaudible ] government alone cannot cope. and this is not the first time. >> reporter: now they are starting anew, military commanders say troops will provide some level of security. >> we [ inaudible ] confidence by deploying our troops, but as i -- as a reality, okay, we cannot be in every of this [ inaudible ]. however, we can be in the most -- to the nearest of the [ inaudible ] and towns. >> reporter: peace and confidence is gradually returning to some areas. but it i

. >>> now at least ten people have been killed in a syrias of explosions in nigeria northeast. 39 othersjured when suicide bombers blew themselves up. boko haram has increasedly used suicide bombers to target people in the city. 117 people were killed less than two weeks ago in wave of attacks there. >> reporter: the attacks came just hours after the nigerian military announced that 80 boko haram fighters have surrendered to the nigerian army. the fighters surrendered because of the increasing pressure being applied on them by nigerian troops alongside coalition forces in the northeast of the country. we have seen over the last few months how boko haram's ability to attack in the northeast has been degraded, but there have been isolated cases of attacks with devastating consequences in the northeast of the country. for example, few days ago there were reports by locals although this has not been confirmed by security services that boko haram fighter attacked in northeast nigeria. we have seen little or no military or rather direct confrontation between boko haram and the nigerian militar

on sale at the market in nigeria's capitol.clude beans, sesame seeds, melon seeds, dried fish, meats and other products. sammy who sells dried fish is angry about the decision. >> translator: nigerian foods don't contain harmful pesticides. i'm inviting people from around the world to come and test and buy our food. it's organic. it's natural. if it contains harmful pesticides, it would effect us too. >> reporter: the e.u. found that the pesticide used by farmers as an insecticide exceeded legal limits. >> it's unfortunate, and blown out of proportion. >> reporter: nigeria's agency is trying to determine where the pesticide came from. every year they test about 2,000 random samples of food for high pesticide levels, but their tests are a tiny fraction of what is consumed locally and exported. and they are dependant on producers to voluntarily bring in samples for testing. scientists here blame corrupt food producers. >> many exporters sir s sum -- circumvent this process. and sometimes when they even pass through the agency, th

also, several bomb blast rock the nigeria capital. we are live from the scene of one of the blasts. >> an attempt by russia and iran to prop up assad. >> barack obama says russian air strikes in syria are a recipe for disaster and calls for a political solution. and, the gunman who killed nine people at a college in oregon had 13 weapons, all purchased legally. at least three people have been killed in an air strike on a hospital in the afghan city. nato is investigating the attack which was carried out by u.s. forces. >> reporter: this is what's left of the doctors without borders trauma center. staff say the hospital was hit several times during a sustained bombing attack. the air strike started at 2:00 in the morning local time when most of the hospital's more than 100 patients would have been asleep. in a statement nato says u.s. forces conducted an air strike against individuals threatening force. the strike may have resulted in collateral damage to a nearby medical facility. this incident is under investigation. afghan governmen

. >>> in nigeria 14 people have been killed after suicide bombers detonated explosives in the northeastolice say the multiple blasts went off on the outskirts of the capitol of borno state and we are joined and what do we know about this latest blast in the northeast? >> well, like you said they targeted a particular area and on the outskirts of my degree last night three of the bombs went off and the other outside a mosque with my degree so the security services are saying 39 people have been injured and many of them critically and now in hospital and coming at a time or just hours after the military announced 80 boko haram fighters surrendered to the army because of the pressure being stepped up on them in the northeast. >> amid thank you very much live for us in abuja. still ahead in the program, i'm catherine in the capitol and telling you about the government's grand plan to organize the city by 2040 and that means all this has to go. ♪ welcome back and you are watching al jazeera live in doha and reminder of the top stories and they say russian air strikes killed 12 i.s.i.l. fight

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married a nigerian, but she couldn't get used to life in nigeria.d home poor, the single mother of a daughter. >> translator: the reason why i got married was to financially help my poor father and improve our living conditions. but the marriage collapsed. i have a daughter that i need to raise and care for. >> reporter: child marriages are common practice in this part of the world. parents can't resist the big doweries. but child brides often end up suffering mistreatment. there is abuse and stigma. when they return home divorced and humiliated. >> translator: niger has the highest rate of child marriage in the world. 25% of girls mary before the age of 15. and 75% before the age of 18. uncief has sought a dialogue within the local communities, we are telling them child marriage has a huge negative impact on society. we are also educating girls to put an end to the practice. >> reporter: but ending the practice in niger, one of the world's poorest countries, has a long way to go. this woman has defied her family, who wanted her to marry a wealthy m

bombs explode in abuja, the first attack to hit nigeria's capitol in more than a year. >>> getting andtaying sober: how kenya is dealing with its drinking problem. the medical charity doctors wort borders is demanding answers after its hospital in north he were afghanistan was hit by a suspected u.s.-led airstrike in the battle against the taliban. >> reporter: the attack began at 2:00 in the morning. inside, more than 100 patients as well as 80 doctors without borders' staff. they described the terrifying sustained attack that continued for an hour natural. the main operating theatre, emergency room and other parts of the complex were all hit. doctors without borders said several of their staff were killed. and dozens injured. it said gps coordinates had been given to american and afghan officials as recently as a few days ago. in a statement, they said, remember deeply shocked by the attack kill, killing of our staff, the heavy toll it has inflicted on healthcare in kunduz. we urge all parties to respect the safety of health facilities and staff. official from the after gag interior

bombs are exploding in in north-eastern nigeria. there is optimism. boko haram fighters attacked the towns several times, destroying most of it. the regional government is taking a gamble, pouring millions into infrastructure. that once again could be targets of boko haram attacks. >> reporter: the damage to infrastructure is massive. with most of the state regarding help, government leaders say they are spending hundreds of millions on reconstruction. it's clear, it's not enough. >> the nature of damage done is huge. as such the government can't cope. this is not the first time. >> reporter: now they are starting anew. military demanders say troops provide a level of stability. >> it's relative. we will not, however, we can be in the most - to the nearest of bridges and towns. >> reporter: peace and confidence is returning to some areas, it is on the major transit route to some fighters and in towns, one attack is all it takes to erase all that is done >>> in the philippines the clean-up began in areas hit by a tropical storm koppu, making landfall o

. >> this hospital in north eastern nigeria treats snake bite victims and traveled 100 kilometers to health facility for specialized care. it may be run down but at least he is being treated. like most victims here is a poor farmer barely able to feed his family. >> translator: i was weeding my farm and grabbed a snake unknowingly, it bit me. shortly after i started feeling dizzy and fainted, it's a very painful bite. >> reporter: every month an average of 370 patients come to the hospital for help. this hospital struggles with a huge number of patients seeking ur gents medical attention after being bit by snakes and getting a bed here is serious and they are stretched and many brought to the hospital do not survive and it could get worse next year when the last batch of antidotes expire and that is a billing big concern for medical experts. >> if they stop producing snake venom we are in trouble because many people will die because most of the indian drugs are not specific for arsenics so there will be a serious negative consequence. >> reporter: this hospital now has to make due wi

more from northern nigeria. >> reporter: this hospital in northeastern nigeria streets snake bite victimsd more than 100-kilometers to get to this health facility for specialized care. it may be run down, but at least he's been treated. like most victims here, he's a poor farmer barely able to feed his family. >> translator: i was weeding my farm and grabbed the snake unknowingly, it bit me. shortly after i started feeling does and i fainted. it's a very painful bite. >> reporter: every month an average of 370 patients come to the hospital for help. this hospital struggles with the huge numbers of patients seeking urgent medical attention of a being bit by snakes, getting a bed here is considered a huge success. and because facilities and doctors are always stretched. many who are brought to the hospital don't survive. the situation could get worse next year when the last batch of anecdotes expire. that's a big concern for medical experts. >> if they strop producing the snake ventur venezuelan immatere will be in for trouble. most of the drugs are not specific. there is will be a serious

nigeria's president giving the military a mid november deadline to defeat the group.ed army general, former commander of u.s. africa command says finding those kidnapped nigerian school girls is complex. >> i think there was no lack of will, but i think there's also the complexities of geography, lack of infrastructure and frankly security forces, police and military who were in my estimation probably not quite up to the task. that's changing now. >> excuse me for pushing back on that, though. you say there are complexities, you are talking about 300 girls, nigeria just rescued 300 other kidnapping victims from boko haram. how many kids are we actually talking about that this group may have kidnapped and do we really have a firm number? >> no. i think there is no firm number. certainly the girls gained international recognition rightfully so, but there are many, many hundreds, perhaps thousands of others who have been kidnapped over the past several years, but not in as large a single group as the kidnapped girls. >> were you frustrated with washington because troop d

the government says these items can be produced in nigeria.lieves the decision will force producers to set up factories here and create jobs, but the 400 workers here are about to lose their jobs, because there aren't factories that produce concentrated tomato paste. the decision to stop the importation of these items was announced by the central bank known as the cbn. >> the cbn did this overnight. 40,000 livelihoods, direct and indirect [ inaudible ]. if the time is not given now for at least one to two years for integration, all of this 40,000 manpower will become jobless. >> reporter: even though tomatoes are grown in large quantities here, poor power supply and lack of facilities means there is no way of processing them. and it's the same problem with most of the other products that have been banned. it means exporters are no longer send their products to nigeria, as there's no guarantee they will be paid. >> reporter: the government says this is the shock therapy needed to get the manufacturing industry working. >> if there are items tha

we report from northern nigeria on how those who remain are rebuilding. >> in baghdad, for the firstime since 2008, iraq has not been named the world's most dangerous place for journalists. this move from the top spot is far from encouraging for iraq's press freedom. we'll explain why. >> palestinian's football team gets good news from fifa. we have plenty more in the sport. the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we are challenging ourselves to improve every aspect of your experience. and this includes our commitment to being on time. every time. that's why if we're ever late for an appointment, we'll credit your account $20. it's our promise to you. we're doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. because we should fit into your life. not the other way around. >> there'sar nasty bug going around here in doha. that ban ki-moon has met palestinian president abbas in ramallah and called for calm. 51 palestinians and eight israelis have been killed this month. >> syria's president has met his russian counterpar

. >> two suicide bombings at two mosques in nigeria have killed at least 58 people. north event city onortheastern . >>> university students in south africa have welcomed the presidented decision to scrap tuition hikes. but thousands have been protesting because of cost of education. famida miller reports. >> reporter: higher costs mean thousands of students may not be able to afford ouniversity education. >> it is very stressful, you can't study peacefully, might not be here, one of or all of your friends might not be here. >> reporter: protest is culminates in a march to the city building. where jacob zuma and his aids met with a contingent of students. >> for the past months we've have been so peaceful. students are very angry and now they're being. >> word from the president after five hours. >> on the matter at hand, we agreed that there will be a zero increase ever university fees in the 2016. >> news of the agreement trickled through to students. celebrations were short-lived. soon after the announcement was made that there would be a zero percent increase in

a lot of money from the united states is already flowing to nigeria, for example, in its fight against boko haram. this comes one day after the united states condemned the latest attacks by boko haram in cameroon, chad, niger, and nigeria. the united states particularly criticizing the use of children by boko haram in its terrorist attacks. this new deployment of u.s. troops appears to be almost a direct result of that. laura: in an apparent nod to recent sex scandals within the roman catholic church, pope francis has asked for forgiveness. thousands broke into applause amonghearing -- applause hearing his remarks. reporter: once again, pope francis has shown he once -- he saving face. about the pontiff made a special request. catechism, begin the in the name of the church, i want to ask you for forgiveness for the scandals that have occurred recently, either in rome or in the vatican. i ask you for forgiveness. [applause] laura: vatican watchers were sent scrambling to interpret his words. a people spokesman offer clarification, that pope francis had not been referring to the recent r

. >> 15 have been killed and dozens injured in bomb blatz on the outskirts of abuja, nigeria. no group claimed responsibility. we have this report. >> the three attacks on the outskirts of nigeria's capital bother the hallmarks of boko haram. two of the attackers were said to have about that female suicide bombers. two bombs went off here close to the main airport. another simultaneous explosion targeted a bus station, which was attacked twice last year, roll in nearly 100 deaths. this time, some eyewitnesses say more than 20 died, and some of them could have been saved. >> i witnessed about 20. i confirmed them dead, emergency services also confirmed them dead. >> a few hundred meters from the attack, a second device went off. it killed a female suicide bomber, but no one else. officials say they responded as quick lip as they could. >> the division has all it takes, personnel required for emergency response. as soon as the blast occur road, they respond'd. the response time was fast. >> security officials say more could have died if the attacks were launched during the day.

. >>> four suicide bombers have detonated explosives in northeast nigeria, leaving dozens injured. , the explosions went off in the area of maiduguri in borno state. >>> stealing weapons and deny them money meant for food and accommodation. eva mendaga reports from joss in maiduguri state. >>> without uniforms or equipment, they are being trained to fight boko haram, in niger state. the soldier who took the photos have asked us not to show his face. he fears he could be jailed for speaking out. >> how could somebody be training with ordinary clothes without a rifle? the majority are angry. >> reporter: the soldiers are one of hundreds sacked in january for desertion. president mohammedu bohari. >> some people have decided that is only way of making, i believe the authorities from the area around the training ground. >> soldiers also say the army has failed to rehouse their families. these are the living conditions of some of the wives and children of soldiers who have rejoined the army and have been sent to fight boko haram. there are more than 50 families living here. there are no e

we are in nigeria, to find out why demand for the african threads are high. in sport. live at twickenham with kick-off in the rugby world cup minutes away. away. >>> welcome back, the government opened schools in rural areas to boost education. in many places getting funds is a challenge. we visit a young tribal school. >> reporter: like all schools across the country a prayer starts the day. but a closer look at the picturesque setting will tell you that this is not an ordinary school. the youngest tribal school opens three months ago and the future is in question. the government has to do a lot more. the government says it's a technicality, but we can't pay bills and expenses. we are doing our best to carry out daily activity. >> it's been a tough task from the start. the building had been empty for more than 10 years. most of the furniture, equipment and school supplies had been donated. it's recently been connected to mains electricity and running water. >> we are able to put all the infrastructure deficiencies, and now we have to motivate people and students. >> r

they share the border with nigeria and cam roan *. this is the second attack by boko haram. >>> thank you very much for that update. >>> and north korea has celebrated the 70th anniversary of its ruling party with a lavish parade that came with a warning to the u.s. presiding over a cast of thousands in a parade of its military might, kim jong-un said north korea was prepared for any type of war against the united states. their arsenal was re put on very public display during the celebration. >> our party can proudly declare we are ready to respond to any war that u.s. imperialists want to wage. >> a unique way of life in one of the largest national parks in the u.s. is under threat. for decades floridas gladesmen have used air boats to make a living there. that may not last much longer. >>reporter: it's a unique community of locals known simply as the gladesmen. a community in danger of extinction. the. >> we have to do the impact to the wildlife, the quality of the visitor experience, the noise, pollution, the impact of it is very l

. >>> now 14 people have been killed after suicide bombers detonated explosives in northeast nigeria. multiple blasts went off on the outskirts of borno state. at least 39 people were injured. the attacks were carried out by men dressed as women. >>> the attacks came just hours after the nigerian military announced that 80 boko haram fighters have surrendered to the nigerian army. the fighters surrendered because of the pressure being placed on them. we have seen over the last few months, boko haram's l ability to attack has been degraded, but there have been some isolated incidences of attacks on isolated villages in the northeast of the country. is there were reports by locals, that boko haram -- suspected boko haram fighters attacked villages in parts of borno state in northeast nigeria. suicide bombers target soft areas, with little or no military -- or rather that confrontation between boko haram and the nigerian military in terms of open warfare. however, we have seen also how over the few months civilians have been taking a lot of heat from these suicide bombers. >>> benjamin n

. >> two suicide bombers killed 14 people in northern nigeria. the attackers hit a mosque near maiduguri, the capital of borneo state. three suicide bombers killed seven. a state of emergency has been in place over two years as part of a military provision. ahmed idris has the latest. >> reporter: two suicide bombers apparently attacked muslim worshippers in a mosque. and one of the bombs went off inside the mosque and the other outside of it. those on the scenes say 25 people were killed in between explosions. 26 others injured. reports of the blast according to eyewitnesss destroyed the mosque ass wore shiffers were praying. >> seven died after a coast guard ship crashed into a boat carrying refugees, off the coast of lesbos. a baby and three children are among the dead. 31 were rescued. the vessel was trying to flee from the coast guard. the european union and turkey agreed on a plan to ensure refugees stay in turkey. e.u. leaders will make sure turkey is not used as a transit country, and the issue topped the agenda at a summit in brussels. >

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