it's expected that president pierre nkurunziza will win.ents say they will not stop trying to remove him from power. >>> more than 160,000 people fled the growing violence in burundi since late april, since 70,000 are available in rwanda. we have this report from a refugee camp in the eastern part of the country. >> she came from the burundi capital, bujumbura, a trader selling clothes. she has to rely on the humanitarian aid. the woman is far from home. she asked her to hide her identity. >> there are two checkpoints one by police. if you were carrying luggage, they stop you crossing the border. if you are a mum, they accuse you being a rebel and get you. they accuse of you taking bribes. >> that group that she is talking about is rwanda's ruling party, whose members are accused of killing and intimidation. >> many of these people are following clearly what is going on in their country. they want to go home they say that a polarizing election does not guarantee the safety should they return. this woman arrived in may with her six children,

nkurunziza is now in charge of a deeply divided nation. his first order of business is to restore calm >>. >>the hardest was when people were barricading the roads. we think these problems are behind us. the hardest thing is over. now we need to rebuild the country. >> in recent weeks, the capital has seen violent clashes between police and protesters with dozens left a dead across the city. fearing a resurgence of the fighting, more than 160,000 people have fled across the border into neighboring countries. tom: france 24's james andre tells us more about how events could pan out. james: we were speaking to our correspondent over there a few minutes ago. they were telling me everything is calm in the city. that is across the board, in neighborhoods. no one is moving. how long is that going to last? the opposition has said they would have a press conference tomorrow, saturday. we do not know what they are going to say. of course the hours to come are going to be important because if there is a night of violence that will obviously change t

the same issue that caused unreft in burundi after president pierre nkurunziza launched a third-term bid. catherine wambua-soi reports. >> reporter: this man has a hard task ahead of him, ending a critical crisis with months of protests and a failed coup. president pierre nkurunziza's critics say he's violating the constitution by running for a third time, insisting the mood is not right for a free or fair election. he has been criticized for hanging on to power, and cracking down on the opposition in his country. the men and the women here say this comes with an open mind.

we at least expected nkurunziza's supporters to be out in the streets celebrating.t's unusually quiet. it's getting dark and a lot of burundians who are concerned about violence overnight have gone home. it's a wait and see situation. some are saying they won't accept it. the question is if they make good on their word what will they do to try to stop him? >> and there was some talk about a unity government. do people have any sort of optimism that that may become a reality at some stage later? >> i think some people think it could be a short-term solution but they know that's not the real solution to all of the problems here. you have politicians who don't trust each other, and getting them to sit around the same table in the same government working together some people are skeptical. but there is a major push to try to get these talks going, to try to get opposing sides to agree to a unity government. one opposition member said i'll agree to it but i won't agree to five years of pierre nkurunziza. i will agree to one year and then it should go to election. >> what

president pierre nkurunziza won a third term picking up on 70% of the votes. the election was largely boycotted by opposition parties. >>> a minor's union blamed a shooting on police who have been brought in to unblock roads leading to the el salvador mine. copper mine be strike is in its fourth day. >>> two weeks of demonstrations in the city of la paz they want the governmentthe government to increase investment in various areas. accused them of having a hidden agenda. mearnmary ann sanchez has the story. >> these protesters say they won't leave the capital until president evo morales promises to bring industrialization to their mining city. >> we are still strong making a protest for development. we want the president to help us. >> pot offeringssea remains paralyzed with roadblocks around the city. the vice president accused the protest leaders of having a hidden political agenda. >> in a couple of years with a political party the most aggressive leaders do not want a solution to the problem. they are not for this place they want a political process. >> a

nkurunziza is expected to win a third mandate. the european union made an important announcement saying it would review its cooperation with r&d. this is a major announcement because 50% of the rondae's budget -- of the burundi's budget -- we went to the funeral procession, and a friend told us that it would take a long time before peace and stability returns to burundi. the question is what is going to happen next with the opposition. the modern leaders of the opposition are saying that they want fresh elections and more dialogue with the government. analysts are saying the big question now is that these groups alone will probably not topple the government, but if they have the backing of a foreign nation, things might change and the rondae and foreign minister is saying that -- the burundian foreign minister is saying that he is seeking backing of these groups. april till of uncertainty -- aurore: barack obama is heading to kenya. his ancestors' homeland, for the first time since being elected president. security has been booste

opposition says one man the is to blame. >> president pierre nkurunziza cannot come again. if they can give another candidate, it's not only one pan to take country in a war. >> reporter: people are watching their bang. voting in the presidential election may go relatively smoothly. it's what happens afterwards that's terrifying many. haru mutasa, al jazeera bujumbura. >> the government says it's ready to consider a ceasefire with farc rebels, but the farc rebels would have to prove they want peace. the chief negotiator has warned these talks which have been held in cuba since 2012 are hardly advancing. >> translator: we're open to a serious bilateral and definitive ceasefire even before the peace accords and when we have the guarantees, national verification masses, says that this doesn't become something abject. >> tens of thousands of people in ecuador have started to gather at a park where the head of the roman catholic church will hold a mass. after his arrival in ecuador devout catholics lined the streets of quito to welcome the first latin american pope. lucia newman

pierre nkurunziza. nkurunzizaness's decision to run for a third term triggered months of protests that often turned deadly. haru mutasa reports from bujumbura. >> it was an outcome people knew before even they voted. violation of the constitution, despite a boycott, officials say there was a massive turnout. >> the turnout at the national level is 73.44%. this is really the key formation maybe which is needed to be known by the international community which is following the process in burundi. >> the african union and some international organizations say they don't recognize the result. now people will wait and see what happens makes ordinary burundians, have to accept such a result. four people were injured after grengren addedgrengrenades were thrown. doarmd stay in power for another five years even if he is isolated by his peers on the continent and those who didn't want him in charge. haru mutasa, al jazeera bujumbura. >> rebel group to take on the government, catherine soy went to the mohama refuge

they expect pierre nkurunziza to win. his opponents say they will not stop trying to remove him from power. >>> she came from burundi's capital on sunday. she was a trader selling clothes. now she has to rely on humanitarian aid. this woman is far from home, but still afraid. she asked us to hide her identity. >> there are two checkpoints. one by police, and one by pierre nkurunziza. if you carry luggage, they stop you crossing the boarder. if you are a mum you are accused of being a rebel, and they take you. we have to pay bribes to get through. >> reporter: that group that she is talking about is a rule ag party whose members have been accused of killing and intimidation. many of the people are following keenly what is going on in their country, they want to go home but elections on its own does not guarantee safety. >> this woman arrived in may with six children. she said that being in the camp provides challenges but it is safer than being at home. >> i can only go back if i see many people here doing so. for now, it'

one by police, and one by pierre nkurunziza. if you carry luggage, they stop you crossing the boarder. if you are a man you are accused of being a rebel, and they take you. we have to pay bribes to get through. >> reporter: that group that she is talking about is rwanda's ruling party whose members have been accused of killing and intimidation. many of the people are following keenly what is going on in their country, they want to go home, but a polarizing election on its own does not guarantee safety. >> this woman arrived in may with six children. she said that being in the camp provides many challenges, but it is safer than being at home. >> i can only go back if i see many people here doing so. for now, it's impossible. there's a lot of uncertainty. people are still being killed. >> aid agencies are worried that they could see more fleeing people if the situation in burundi is not resolve. >> we are prepared for any given scenario. we hope that the given scenarios will not take place because any displacement is a tragedy for

to formto preazpierre nkurunziza to persuade pierre nkurunziza to form a compromise government. >> try to destabilize things but we have a competent justice system. there is peace and calm just like in other countries. >> reporter: no dates have been set yet for president pierre nkurunziza to be sworn in for his controversial third term. despite the constitution saying he can only serve for two. now he has to heal a deeply divided country. haru mutasa, be be al jazeera abuja. >>> after a decade of hundreds of people disappeared in a war the colombian government has exhumed bodies from a mass grave. grave. >> reporter: welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm antonio mora. coming up in this half hour of international news the several for missing college students uncovers dozens of other graves. but first a look at the american minute. two women killed in last week's movie theater shooting, 21-year-old can maysy breaux and jillian johnson. killed by john russell houser who opened fire on a theater in lafayette. >>> the boy scouts of america made history today the organization voted to end

when we asked him, he said yes -- nkurunziza. i don't trust him, but i'm willing to talk about him.e said i can't do five years of sharing power with this man, because i don't trugs him. i'll agree to maybe one year but after that we need to have another election. >> haru thank you. >>> still to come on the program, winning the war against polio, nigeria celebrates a near without any reported cases of the disease. ♪ >> reporter: and war-weary iraqis face new troubles as the country's economic woes face them. >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the sound bites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". only on al jazeera america. ♪ >>> welcome back. a remind ever -- of those top stories. turkey has begin air strikes against the islamic state of iraq and the levant in syria, and more than 297 people have been arrested. they say they will treat groups like isil and the pkk without distinction. >> translator: these are the steps against our national security. our s

it's still early but it seems he may be willing to work with his rival president pierre nkurunziza afteris recent and controversial re-election to a third term in power. he said that he's not betraying his supporters. >> for those who feel that you are letting them down, letting selling out. >> no, i'm not letting down anybody. and perhaps this is a judgment to which comes from just emotional feelings. let them take some few days, they'll come to the conclusion that they're not betrayed. >> east african leaders are trying to persuade president pierre nkurunziza to form an unity government. it could take time and it won't be easy, but they say in a thanksgiving if it brings peace they're willing to tries. >> the police found a body in a shallow grave on monday. they suspect he may be an opposition leader killed earlier this month. leaders say that calm have been resoared is to. >> the situation in the country is no more. there is peace. there is security. but unfortunately there are people who are criminals. who will try to destabilize things. there is peace and calm just like in other co

nkurunziza's candidacy was denounced as unconstitutional by the opposition. we went to get to our correspondent in burundi for us. 69% of the vote, that sounds like a major victory following a coup and major protests. how do you explain this outcome? reporter: the election was conducted in a moment of fear and panic and everybody was really fearing that something bad can happen in this country. nkurunziza is quite popular in the countryside because they shut down all the independent media, every kind of information source that was independent was literally shut down. the people voted for him because he was campaigning and promising peace and security. many people still believe in him to stay rather than to go with an armed rebellion into the next civil war, which was as well a threat by the opposition. it is a victory, but it's not kind of creating a stable situation right now here in the country because the opposition as well as the civil society will not recognize him as the president and that stretches the country into the next crisis. anchor: how can peac

reporter: just two months after a failed coup against nkurunziza , dissenting factions in a variety's von miller -- in burundi's own military has raised the specter of an outbreak of violence. >> there is an armed opposition that is launching an insurgency against the government, and should the military or the burundian army see some of its members join the i insurgency, we could see in burundi and escalation in the country and possibly a breakout of full on civil war. reporter: talks between the opposition and government collapsed in the run-up to the vote. thousands have been leaving the country every day. at least 150,000 have already fled. stuart: a "france 24" reporter is in bujumbura for us and tells us what could be next, assuming pierre nkurunziza is reelected. reporter: little doubt that he is going to win the election because the majority boycotted the election. once he is elected, can he renew dialogue with the opposition or is it too late? several opposition groups last week called for the creation of a national transitional council and some of the opposition leaders say t

his country's constitution and inspired months of violent protests but burundi's president pierre nkurunziza course to win a third consecutive term in office and as votes are counted there are some things to compromise and would not oppose the formation of a national unity government which is the demand of opposition parties. early figures suggest as many as 74% of people who could vote in this election did despite the ongoing threat of violence. result is expected on thursday but the u.s., the eu and the african union have already said they won't recognize that result. al jazeera's harry can join us live from the capitol and harry what more can you tell us about this idea of a unity government? >> well it's getting late and a lot of people are now heading home but we had a chance to speak to some of the ordinary people the street the ordinary vote is what they heard about it and heard about the proposed plan and to be honest the comments is it has been weeks, it has been months of violence and political instability and the election went ahead and saying the president is going to win a third

but they don't want president pierre nkurunziza to be part of it. opposition says one person is to blame. >> president pierre nkurunziza must not come again. give another candidate. it's not the only one man to take country in a war. >> reporter: people are watching their back. voting in the presidential election may go relatively smoothly. it's what happens afterwards that's terrifying many. haru mutasa, al jazeera bujumbura. >> the government is ready to consider a bilateral ceasefire with farc rebels. but the farc would have to prove it genuinely wants peace and agree to legal cases against those involved in the conflict. the chief negotiator warned talks are hardly advancing. >> translator: we are open to a serious bilateral and definitive ceasefire. even before the peace accords and when we have the peace guarantees the taking of matters, say that this doesn't become something of a joke. >> tens of thousands of people in ecuador has started to gather at the park where pope francis will perform mass on saturday. after his rieivelt arrival in ecu

nkurunziza's candidacy was denounced as unconstitutional by the opposition. we went to get to our correspondent in burundi for us. 69% of the vote, that sounds like a major victory following a coup and major protests. how do you explain this outcome? reporter: the election was conducted in a moment of fear and panic and everybody was really fearing that something bad can happen in this country. nkurunziza is quite popular in the countryside because they shut down all the independent media, every kind of information source that was independent was literally shut down. the people voted for him because he was campaigning and promising peace and security. many people still believe in him to stay rather than to go with an armed rebellion into the next civil war, which was as well a threat by the opposition. it is a victory, but it's not kind of creating a stable situation right now here in the country because the opposition as well as the civil society will not recognize him as the president and that stretches the country into the next crisis. anchor: how can peac

be the thought was that he would boycott, after president nkurunziza won a much talked about election. >> arriving at the national assembly still early days but he may be willing to work with his rival, pierre nkurunziza. noassa says he is not betraying his where supporters. >> i'm not letting down anybody. and perhaps this is a judgment which comes from just emotional feelings. let them take some few times few days, many they will come to a conclusion that they are not betrayed. >> reporter: east african leaders, it won't be easy but they say if it brings peace then they are willing to try. police found a body in a shallow grave on monday. they suspect he may have been an opposition leader killed earlier this month. government ministers say calm has been restored. >> translator: the situation in the country is normal. there is peace. there is security. but unfortunately, there are people who are criminals would try to destabilize things, but we have a competent justice system. there is peace and calm just like in other countries. >> reporter: no date has been set yet for president pi

the general accused pierre nkurunziza into dragging the country into war. president nkurunziza isn't attending he's staying home to continue campaigning for those upcoming presidential elections. there's been months of unrest since nkurunziza announced he will be running for a third term which the people say is unconstitutional. patricia daly is a professor author of gender and genocide in burundi, she says the president should postpone the presidential elections. >> i mean obviously it is possible that violence will escalate. there are reports that the government is really searching out for armed opposition, particularly within bujumbura. i hope president nkurunziza will actually listen to the international community and postpone those presidential elections. and enter dialogue with the opposition parties. and really for the wider burundi so it for the good of the country. i think people have suffered for long enough and i think there's still time for more effective democratic solution to the problems in burundi. >> still to come on this newshour from lond

in may the constitutional court cleared cleared pierre nkurunziza to run a third term and protests andp that failed and people died in the violence of 160,000 people sought refuge in neighboring countries and al jazeera is in the capitol for us and harry one of the options which has come up as a way of averting violence after the results is to have a unity government and interestingly president pierre nkurunziza says he is open to that. >> reporter: exactly. let me start with the issue of the results first, people are closer to knowing what the results will be and behind me they are now leaving the various polling stations and going to the main headquarters of the commission where they will be tallied gentleman wally manually and could be soon. with national unity it's very interesting, people have been talking about it before the elections but now it seems it has now been taken seriously on the table and the president says yes i'm open to it and will talk about it on the condition i have my third term and have another five years in power so would they agree to this and of course natio

accusing the president are nkurunziza isn't attending, is he staying home to continue campaigning for upcoming presidential elections. there have been months of unrest since nkurunziza announced he would be running for a third term which protesters insist is unconstitutional. still ahead on the program. a battle on many fronts. syrian forces launch dozens of new air strikes against i.s.i.s. plus. >> i'm simon mcgregor wood at the imperial show in london. some of the brightest innovations in design. >> we've got the final agreement within our sites. >> many who think that the united states should not be sitting down with iran at all. >> there is possibilities of a conflict all around the region. >> hello again, a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. the prime minister alexis tsipras has had a phone conversation with the head of the ecb cr. and euclid tsakalotos replaces yanis varoufakis who resigned earlier. >> angela merkel meeting the french president in paris. >>> u.s. secretary of defense john kerry says hard decisions feed to be made, they say there's still work to do ahead

coming up the battle to lead burundi has been won by president pierre nkurunziza. >>> turkey steps upts night against isil with air strikes in area and nationwide raids. >>> kenya ramps up security efforts for the arrival of u.s. president barack obama. >>> and while these palestinian children are facing eviction from the only home they have ever known. ♪ >>> burundi's president pierre nkurunziza has been declared the winner of an election that has been marred by violence and boycotted by the opposition. it will give him a third straight term in office which his critics say is unconstitutional. let's take you live to the capitol. no great surprise in that nkurunziza has won this third straight term but by how much has he won it? >> reporter: well he got nearly 2 million votes nationwide and his rival got just over 500,000. it started very slowly the process. people expected the president to win. what was interesting is despite calls for people to boycott these elections, it seems like a lot of people did turn out and vote for the opposition. the president won most of the provinces exc

another delay for burundi's election president pierre nkurunziza run for third term in office. plus. >> hundreds of people at this camp say they were forced to come here. >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the sound bites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". only on al jazeera america. >> welcome back. the top stories here on al jazeera. some of libya's warring factions have agreed on a peace deal in morocco. could pave the way for a establishment of democratic state. >>> a palestinian prisoner who was on a hunger strike in an israeli jail has been released. administrative detention where israel holds prisoners without trial. >>> considering a greek proposal for tax heights and spending cuts in return for $54 billion euro bailout. >>> in yemen a truce which the u.n. hoped would allow the delivery of desperately needed aid has failed to hold. fighting continues on the ground and the saudi led coalition is targeting houthi rebel position he from the a

. >>> weeks of political unrest in which protestors are calling for burundi's president pierre nkurunziza haru mutasa reports. >> police in burundi has been deployed to potential trouble spots. could be violence during and after polls close after months of preelection unrest. so juliet is staying indoors until after voting ends. she doesn't want her face shown afraid her family could be targeted. >> yes i'm scared because of the security situation in the country. a lot of people are being killed. i'm scared. >> reporter: opposition leaders say men dressed in police uranium arrest and sometimes kill critics of president pierre nkurunziza and his decision to run for an unconstitutional third term. the president's aides denial that. they believe some people are armed and they want to cause trouble on election day. nearly 100 people have died during months of unrest. nearly 100,000 have fled the country. most opposition parties say they won't participate in tuesday's election. >> we know that the current president is not terrorize i.d. by the competition to go as candidate to the president so

many people here are anger at burund ease president pierre nkurunziza's third run. there has been killing and intimidating of opponents back home but they said they would join any rebellion. >> actually we cannot fight with those soldiers. we cannot fight with those because they are already armed. they have all those arms. but we still have one arm our goal is this: to: not to support our president. >> in the early days of the conflict violence has gone down, but people like this woman, who still does not know where her husband is, say they're worried. >> iraqi army has raised figures of the number of soldiers killed fighting the islamic state in iraq and the levant in anbar province this week. the army said 77 soldiers and shia fighters were killed in car bomb attacks in northeast fallujah. the numbers go against information isil released suggesting a higher death toll. >>> iraq is turn together world bank and imf to help it out of a budget crisis caused partly by the war against isil, low oil prices and a slowing economy only add to its woes. but some investors ar

the same issue that caused unreft in burundi after president pierre nkurunziza launched a third-term bid. catherine wambua-soi reports. >> reporter: this man has a hard task ahead of him, ending a critical crisis with months of protests and a failed coup. president pierre nkurunziza's critics say he's violating the constitution by running for a third time, insisting the mood is not right for a free or fair election. he has been criticized for hanging on to power, and cracking down on the opposition in his country. the men and the women here say this comes with an open mind. >> we have no yet interacted. we don't know what is his agenda. so it's hard to have an appreciation or to tell or see what is our expectations. >> the government and ruling party representatives say they are committed. >> we are starting now but will continue the dialogue after the election. it will be all inclusive. i am sure they'll come up with an agreement. >> regional heads of state recommended that the presidential election be postponed until the end of the month to allow dialogue. a government of national

burundi's president pierre nkurunziza has won a third term. his critics say that that's a violation of the constitution. despite a boycott of the main opposition parties officials say that there was a massive turn out. >> the turn out of the has been 73.44%. >> the african union and some organizations say they don't recognize the result. now people who wait and see what happens next. ordinaryordinary burundiens say they have to wait and see. a grenade was thrown into the house of a pro-government member. >> someone threw a grenade inside. four people were injured. the youngs was my youngest was my sister who is nine years old. al jazeera bujumbura. >> president barack obama has arrived in kenya he's expected to focus on economics during the visit. >> as he walked down air force one the first u.s. sitting president ever to visit kenya. and barack obama in the eyes of kenyans is finally coming home. strictly speaking it is his father's homeland, and more kenyans field that the world's first black president is like no other on earth. first a than

pierre nkurunziza third term. plus. >> on the dominican border, hundreds of people in this camp say they were forced to come here. >> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on not just in this country but around the world. getting the news from the people who are affected. >> people need to demand reform... >> ali velshi on target weeknights 10:30p et >> welcome back. the top stories here on al jazeera. some of libya's warring factions have agreed on a framework of a peace deal. the deal could pave the way to a establishment of a democratic state. >>> a palestinian prisoner who had been on hunger strike in an israeli jail, under administrative detention has been released. >>> european finance ministers blame greece of a break down of trust. tax hikes in return for a $54 billion euro bailout. >>> 20th anniversary of the genocide at srebrenica. and a morale service has been held in the nearby town of potocari. the presence of one man. >> reporter: prayers at potocari, for the victims of

pierre nkurunziza's spokesman said the president will not oppose a national unity government. earlier numbers suggest voter turn out was 74% despite the threat of violence. results are expected thursday the u.s. e.u., and african union said that they will not recognise the result >>> well haru mutasa is our correspondent in the burundian capital and has been speaking to the leading opposition figure and asked about a proposed power-sharing deal. >> it was an interesting discussion. he didn't seem confident about the government of national unity. he said it was a proposal put on the table. we doesn't trust them to keep their word. i asked if the opposition was behind it. he said that the problem the country has is that the opposition is splintered and weak. his concern is one party will say yes, another cold. he's not confident it will hurt. a lot of concerns on the take. he said if it works, there's no way he'll grow to a 5-year proposal. a lot of things are up in the air right now. >> the u.n.'s aid chief warn that millions are at risk of starvation. hunger levels are rising.

actually happened would it actually work and a lot of people know it could take time and pierre nkurunziza get along and say they don't trust each other and if he agrees to a unity government he will only do one year of sharing power and says he cannot do five years so after one year he says this country then should have another election. >>> groups outraged at foreign hunters butchering one of africa's most famous lions and he was lured out of the national park in zimbabwe and shot with a bow and arrow and hunters tracked the bleeding big cat for 40 hours before shooting him again with a rifle. he was beheaded and skinned corpse was later found and reports to have paid $55,000 for the chance to hunt lion in zimbabwe and authorities are investigating the incident and serving for the offender. serious flooding effecting almost 300,000 in pakistan. days into heavy monsoon rains and at least 51 people have been killed. the worst is the northeast of the country where many people are still stranded and carolyn malone reports. >> reporter: villages are deserted at some of the flood-hit parts her

pierre nkurunziza will not oppose the formation of a national unity government. early numbers suggest that voter turn out was 74%, despite threats of violence. results were expected on thursday, but the u.a.e. and african union said they will not recognise the result. we have more from the capital, and more on how a unity government might be received. >> reporter: votes can counted and taken to the capital where they'll be tallied again. people are hearing that the main opposition leaders arrived president pierre nkurunziza to form a government of the national national unity to share power. >> he's not opposed to the idea as long as he terms another term in power, another five years. the key question is all those working for result those that have been through weeks and months of violence and instability, will they great to a government of national unity. >> all need to come together and agree to work together and compromise and without that it can't work. >> when a government of the national unity works, with saw it in kenya, 2008 and in zimbabwe 2009. critics o

many people here are angry at burundi's president pierre nkurunziza's run for a third term.also accuse his party's youth wing of killing and intimidating opponents back home. but they say they won't join any rebellion. >> actually we cannot fight with those soldiers we failed already. we cannot fight with those [ inaudible ] because they are already armed. they have all those arms. but we still have one arm, our vote is there. [ inaudible ] our president trust in right now. >> reporter: according to refugees we talked to the msz recruitment witnessed in the early days of the conflict have gone down. but people are still worried. >>> coming up on the news hour why germany's green drive is having some unintended environmental consequences. winning the war against polio, nigeria celebrates a year without any reported cases of the disease. >>> and in sport, renaldo gets a less than friendly welcome as his real madrid team takes on manchester united. that's coming up a little later with raul. ♪ >>> barack obama has arrived in the kenya capitol in what is the first-ever trip to th

president pierre nkurunziza looks set to have won a third term.ictory being overshadowed by violence and an opposition boycott. >>> and tunisia's government is set to vote on an anti terrorism law. >>> the first drug designed to protect babies from malaria, has been approved by european regulators. it could be in widespread use by the start of next year. the vaccine could help to prevent millions of new cases. malaria killed around 533,000 people. most in sub sa sarah africa. >> reporter: i'm in the children's ward of the general hospital where malaria is one of the most common causes for children being admitted. we're into the peak season of malaria, and so far this month there have been 64 cases that have come through this ward. with me is the head of clinical care. doctor, for young children what is your concern as far as malaria goes? >> we are concerned about the high mortality. and if malaria is one of our top causes or reasons for admission then it's an important disease area that we can look at. >> reporter: so with that in mind, how signi

incumbent pierre nkurunziza is running for a third term. his opponents and the international community have condemned. clashes continued up until the polls opened and blasts reported around the capital. >> we go live to bujumbura. what has been happening overnight there? >> well it was a long and difficult night. during the day on monday there were rumours flying around the capital. people were told to be home before it was dark. sure enough 10:00p.m. local time there was gun fire a lot of explosions. it was a hectic tense night for many people in the capital. now on tuesday polls are slowly opening, they are a little late. people are setting up. it's not the same in the morning. some saw people trickling in voting for the presidential election. the opposition says they are boycotting. they feel the election is not free and fair. and pierre nkurunziza should not be running for a third term. >> despite the controversy, the elections going ahead. >> exactly. a lot of people will wait and see how this works out. the president was under so much

fighting at the forest along the border with rwanda and many are hungry and the president's pierre nkurunzizaor a third term saying it's unconstitutional and say they killed and intimated opponents back home and say they will not join a rebellion. >> we cannot fight, we failed already. we cannot fight because they are already trained and they are armed. they have all those arms. but we still have one arm, our god is there. not the god that our president trusts in right now. >> reporter: according to refugees we talked to the mass recruitment in days of the conflict in burundi has gone down but people like this woman who still doesn't know where her husband is say they are worried. >>> u.s. president barack obama is expected to offer more support in the fight against al-shabab on a visit to kenya. he is on his way there and it's the first trip to his father's home land since taking office and he is criticized for not tackling issues in africa. ahead of the visit by obama somali forces captured an al-shabab stronghold and used as a tactical retreat by the group and it's only about 250 kilometer

they expect pierre nkurunziza to win. his opponents say they will not stop trying to remove him from power. >>> we can go lij to bujumbura. the vote counting has ended haru how long before we get a result. presumably the lodger it takes the more tensions will rise. >> exactly. officials are saying they are tallying verifying and all the results from the polling stations will leave the provinces and head to the capital to the main election commission headquarters. after that they'll be checked and then an announcement. bear in mind this is manual counting. officials are not given a date. they are telling officials to stay calm don't panic. >> reporter: earlier, many of the opposition party said they'd boycott the process. interestingly, you pointed out a bit earlier that they were showing decent support. certainly in the bujumbura polling district that you are at. >> exactly. that surprised a few people. they were told by the opposition leaders that if you support the opposition, don't go and vote. if you see figures out o

who will try odie to destabilize things. >> no date yet set for president pierre nkurunziza to be sworn in. constitution says he is only able to serve two terms. haru mutasa, al jazeera are bujumbura. >> the violence getting worse. we're off to el salvador. and this beautiful beast decline in the numbers reportedlyedly alive. >> find out why male swimmers are able to take a certainly kind of splash. plash. >> these are some of the global headlines this hour. turkey's been accused of shelling a kurdish village in northern syria. it's an area which is a strong hold for fighters from the islamic state of iraq and the levant. >>> chinese stock recording its largest drop in eight years. >>> the shanghai composite closed down 8.5%. >>> and criticism of the u.s. for its annual human trafficking report. it's removed cuba and malaysia from those failing to combat trafficking. officials say it's criticizeed for compromised principles. >>> roundup is used in more than 160 countries. yesterday we focused on france where it's banned because it's expected of causing cancer. now to sri lanka have i la

. >> reporter: daniel says the economy suffered when the president pierre nkurunziza chose to run for a third term. he's optimistic that the slump will end. >> that is why i'm going to work. maybe tension will end, we can have peace. >> the period and winding down. only opposition parties seem happy. some burundians believe that this party is sim pathetic to the ruling party, that's why they are allowed to campaign. the leader says it's not true. >> why is your party participating in the election on tuesday. >> we have to build an estate country. and now, we are not sufficient. the condition, because of the crisis, for the luck or the lack of the population. despite calls by the community and parties to delay the election, the electoral commission says it will go ahead. some are not happy. some are buoyoycotting saying they can't participate in a process they feel is not free or fair. >> in a site where the president is popular. his supporters say the estate of the economy is not of the main concern. >> peace is importance. peace in this country. it's one of their best personality. sn

protesters are callings for president pierre nkurunziza bid for a third term. haru mutasa reports from bujumbura as the country's residents prepare to vote. >> police in burundi have been deployed to potential trouble spots. there could be violence after polls close. juliet is staying indoors until after voting ends. she doesn't want her face shown afraid her family could be startinged if she is seen criticizing the ruling party. >> yes, i'm scared, a lot of people are being killed. i'm scared. >> opposition leaders say men dressed in police uniform arrest and sometimes kill critics against be you pierre nkurunziza's unprecedented third term. police say they believe this is necessary, they are patrolling volatile neighborhoods could be fist caiting weapons. more than 100,000 have fled the country. most opposition parties say they won't participate in with be the country's election. >> not provided by the constitutionalconstitution as go, so we must discuss about this issue. that be the government did not want. >> reporter: despite calls by the international com

and they have already wait - waved the threat of seizing weapons and fights. >> president pierre nkurunziza is not concerned some will try to remove him from power. he is confident he will be re-elected. >> we have not received a response from our inquiries, and the offices of the government. we have to hold until the government is ready to continue the dialogue. >> reporter: families that decided to stay for the election on tuesday worry about their children, and hope there'll be no more violence during and after the controversial election. >> reporter: >>> banks in greece are set to open on monday. more flexible withdrawal limits will allow people to take out 40 euros a week instead of 60 euros a day. we have this report on how small businesses are trying to cope with the economic problems. >> reporter: with a cuisine as rich as its history, few traditions in greece are as important as culinary. this woman guards her kitchen, 33 years after the doors to her family restaurant first opened. >> people are in a mood to go out. you can see it. it's not like before. at a time of great hardship

if nkurunziza wins a third term some people don't know if it's good or bad for the economy. haru mutasa, al jazeera be burundi. >>> former fifa vice president was released on $10 million bail the bond package includes ten properties three cars expensive watches and jewelry. webb will remain under house arrest with electronic monitoring and fbi supervision. he is due back in court next month. >>> there have been protests in the philippines over dozens of containers sent from canada carrying rubbish. this has led to a nationwide controversy over who was responsible for waste imported into the country over a year adding. jamilla allenzuggan has more. 90 it is expected to deal with another country's garbage too. more than two years after the seizure of these containers of garbage brought into the country from canada by a private company the waste still remains here. environmentalists say it is unacceptable to make the fill peens carry the burden of health and chemical impact of a highly developed country. >> it is not just only an environmental problem. it will set a procedure f

. >> east african leaders are trying to persuade president pierre nkurunziza to former form a national government unity. the police found a body if a shallow grave on monday. they suspect he may have been an opposition member killed earlier this month. government ministers say that calm has been restoreed. >> the situation in the country is normal. this there is peace and security but unfortunately there are people who are criminals who will try to destabilize things. but there is peace and calm just like in other countries. >> no date has been set for president pierre nkurunziza to be sworn in for his controversial third term despite the constitution says he can only rule for two. now he needs to heal a deeply divided people. >> in pakistan 51 people have died. the worst hit area is chitral in the northeast of the country where many people are stranded. caroline malone reports. >> villages are deserted at some of the flood-hit parts of chitral. in other parts of the district people are trying to dig themselves out of the republic. interest have been days of heavy rain causing rivers t

people know it could take time and the president pierre nkurunziza don't get along and say they don'tach other and if he agrees to the government in it's set up he will do one year of sharing power and cannot do five years so after one year he says the country then should have another election. >>> time to get an update on all the weather and everton it looks like europe already had the summer. >> and spring combine and inclimate and disappointing and you see the massive cloud spilling out of uk across the low countries and parts of france. wet in tour de france yesterday as you may or may not have noticed and the first in history and certainly disappointing there and take a look at the weather chart we have here something of a dart board and this is a terminal where you expect to see wet and windy weather in northwestern parts and certainly had windy weather as we went on through the course of saturday into sunday. so we are seeing very strong winds, pictures coming out of holland and winds gusting as high as 100 kilometers per hour in amsterdam and brought down trees and destroyed r

the incumbent, pierre nkurunziza seen here earlier at this polling both. opposition say they won't recognize the results of the vote. one person was killed in overnight shooting in the capitol. haru mutasa has this report. >> reporter: after a night of gunfire and explosions, the dead are being counted on voting day. this man was an opposition member. no one here knows who killed him or why, but it's frightening them. >> we don't sleep all night. we don't sleep. we are here. we see or hear the guns again neighborhoods. we don't know. we have fear. >> reporter: people say he was killed somewhere else and then dumped here. it is causing a lot of anger here. people are really concerned there could be lines have after the election. the neighborhood has been tense ever since the president announced he was running for a third term. the president voted in his hometown, and says he is impressed by the large voter turnout in the countryside where he is popular. >> translator: today we have obtained a positive page in the history of our country. this marks a big ach

the violence was sparked by president pierre nkurunziza's decision to seek a third term. eurozone finance minister are due to meet in brussels to discuss a bail out proposal. they have backed a plan including pension reform and tax rises. the european commission and central bank and the international monetary fund all say the reforms are a starting point for negotiations. >> economic problems in greece have plenty of its younges and brightest needed. one of the most is australia. it had close links with greeks for decades. andrew thomas has this report from sydney. >> reporter: neil is a greek language newspaper in mecial. melbourne. elie rived in greece editing online magga sequence. -- magazines. when advertisers stopped paying her bills she knew she had to leave. >> i miss greece but i had to survive. i'm one of lucky ones because i'm an australian citizen, my mum is australian so i could come here and get a job. >> the greeks citizens down under has a precedent. after the second world war 2,000 brought a ticket to australia. melbourne is home to all but two cities. fr

been largely flawed, boycotted by opposition parties violent protests demonstrators believe pierre nkurunziza decision to run was unconstitutional. >>> shooting by police who have been brought in to unblock roads leading to the el salvador mine. the strike against state owned copper company is now in its fifth day. thousands of taixg drivers in rio de janeiro have protested against the use of the uber app. >>> last month a record number of murders were committed 677 people were killed most connected to gang members. phobias and mental legality problems are not always easy to treat. now computer scientists games developers and doctors are joining forces to build new virtual technology. neave barker tried to find it out. >> scientists are exploring the mysterious rim between brain and the body and for this experiment i'm the guinea pig. >> wave at yourself in the mirror say hello. >> hi. standing in front of a virtual mirror. i can see my own reflection or the virtual representation of me. >> i'm confronted by a crying child. the roles are reversed i become a child and the virtual grown up towe

the opposition boycotted the poll saying that the president pierre nkurunziza was not eligible for a third term. the national election committee says they won 77 of the 100 seats in parliament. thousands of survivors of nepal's earthquake are facing disaster. monsoon rains triggered land slides forcing people to move to safer places. >> in this district headquarters colourful tents dot the hills. every every bit of flat land has been occupied here. every few days more tents pop up. this man walks with his three children from the village. >> translation: there has been massive landslides in the neighbouring village. in ours rock are falling, it's no longer possible to go back to our village. >> corrigated iron sheets are distributed. it's not enough to go around. most survive. he is not worried about that. >> 13 houses are up in arms. they haven't been able to abandon the livestock. they are looking after the fees harvesting crops. 50 active villages you are out there. they'll survive. but those in the village, how will they survive the rains and the land slides. >> more than 500 move

he had earlier condemned president pierre nkurunziza's decision to run for a third term.ilies from burundi are starting to come back. but the european commission is releasing almost $5 million to help the refugeess haru maatta sa reports. >> reporter: this woman says she went to a refugee camp because she was afraid. she and others have now started to return home. >> translator: there is no war, so i came back. the camp was not good. but i am scared. i heard some people are being harassed by those who stayed. they are angry we ran away. >> reporter: neighbors say thieves took advantage of the situation, they broke down the door and came inside. they then went through room by room looking for whatever they could steal. they took things like furniture and appliances. a voter's card is a reminder of burundi's first election after the civil war when the president won his first term. he recently won a third after months of violence and despite a constitutional rule limits him to two terms. the government says people are coming back because security has been restored. >> transl

opponents accuse pierre nkurunziza of violating the constitution by seeking a third term in office which he is widely expected to win. the spokesman said the president could not oppose a power-sharing deal. preliminarikm suggest voter turn out was 74%, despite the u.n. vague 160,000 left the country for neighbouring countries to escape the violence. the u.s. e.u. and the u.n. all said that they won't recognise the results. it's been a tense time in the capital, and some fear that the security situation is likely to get worse. wednesday night another person was killed. haru mutasa has more. >> this kind of thing is normal. family members say he was opposition, his body is in the house. a group of men came at the house wednesday night, called him to come out. they started to beat and strangle him and shot and killed him. people are in shock and mourning, and can't understand why this is happening. >> reporter: some politicians are talking about forming a government of national unity. a lot know it can take time, be complicated and that the government doesn't trust the opposition and the op