northern -- northern mali. i will be presenting points on the current situation in mali and finally the way forward with your contribution. first, return to normal constitutional order. the coup d'etat, the activities of armed groups in northern mali, had weakened republican institutions of mali, and had put its territory and security to a severe test, thus we undertook with malian political organizations, and the military junta, actions in order to restore and to stabilize institutions for all the republic. to respect of constitutional order. the mediation also secure from captain a declare racing through which he committed to restore constitutional order. consequencely, on april 6, 2012, he signed signed the agreement with the mediation to govern the modalities of return to constitutional order piloted by the nation of president touareg. circling of military, appointment of national assembly speaker, as interim president in accordance with the government of mali. and the government with the mission to securin

achieve normalization of the security situation in the northern mali. i will be presenting these two points. the current situation in mali, and finally, the way forward with your contribution. first, return to normal constitutional order. the coup d'etat, the activities of armed groups in northern mali, had weakened the republican institutions of mali and had put its territory and security to a severe test. thus we undertook with malian political organizations and the military junta, actions in order to restore and to stabilize institutions for all the republic. to constitutional order. the mediation also secure from -- a declaration and commitment to restore social order. consequently, on april 6, 2012, he signed the agreement with the mediation to the modality of return to constitutional order, highlighted by the nation of president turin. appointment of national assembly speaker, interim leader. provision of a traditional government with a mission of securing a sustainable solution to the crisis in mali and presidential elections on all the national t

malization of the security situation into northern mali. i will be presenting these two points. e current situation in mali and finally the way forward with your contribution. first, a return to normal or traditional order. d'etat put us to a severe test. thus we undertook the military organizations actions in order to restore and to stablize nstitutions of the republic. to the respect of constitutional order. from iation also secure president senogal through which he said he would restore constitutional order. signed a 2012, he ormal agreement to return to onstitutional order plotted by e nation of president amadu tuani. as interim president in accordance with the constitution of mali. formation of the traditional government with a mission to securing a sustainable solution to the security crisis in rthern mali and organizing residential elections. including the acumen over the duration of the traditional period limited to 40 days. characterize aggression of the interim president by demonstrators on may 21, 2012. against coup d'etat hose involved. forced the resignation of the s

a body of a french hostage appears to have been found in northern mali according to a source close to the investigation. authorities in bahrain say homemade bomb has wounded four policemen outside a shia village. according to the interior ministry, the remotely detonated blast happened west of the capital. to ber in syria appears splitting three ways with fighters against bashar al- assad increasingly turning guns on each other. one group has told al jazeera it wants to cleanse the free syrian army. it has been blamed for the killing of a top officer two days ago. a say they have received death threats from the islamic state. the two sides have an to -- have saysreed and one general he wants open warfare between the two sides. al qaedanot consider our enemy. we condemn their actions, but we are able to retaliate. >> but the command appears unsure on how to deal with this latest threat. army,speaking with the it is clear they are in a difficult position. they keep stressing they want to avoid internal fighting because that would weaken them and their fight against the regime. they have

. >> two election workers kidnapped in northern mali have been released. others are still being held captive. the government suspects tuareg rebels are responsible. it comes just over a week before mali's elections. they are seen as being crucial to reuniting the country. dozens of rallies have been held across the u.s. a week after george zimmerman was cleared of murdering a black teenager. trayvon martin was unarmed when he was shot dead in florida last year. people are calling for better race relations and for the justice department to bring civil charges against zimmerman. we have this report from new york. >> they came in the hundreds in honor of trayvon martin and his mother. >> i'm going to lead by example. nobody, i feel, is hurting more than me and my family. so, please, just follow us. let us lead you. the department of justice is considering whether to prosecute george zimmerman on several charges. music stars jay-z and beyoncÉ made appearances. week since a zimmerman was found not guilty of second degree murder and manslaughter. the debate surr

mali. having been defeated in their country, libya, some of them came to the northern part of mali, so thatan have their own country, their own space. it did not work, of course. and it seems that you are right. they went back home. i think the most important key is to develop this kind of cooperation with the libyan authorities. it is not that easy to do. but as ecowas, we think this regional organization, the new version -- we need to support security cooperation. and with the countries algeria, niger, and others -- we involve them in the process, the peace process. as well as the implementation process. they are part of all of the implementation mechanisms created by the ouagadougou agreement. after this trip, i plan to go to talk about the agreement and the next steps. now, [speaking french] thank you very much, ambassador. i really appreciate what you have said, and thank you for these kind words. the only thing i want to correct in my capacity of oic special envoy, we should not talk about jihadist and islamists. let us talk about terrorists and criminal groups. you know the jihad is

one out of five households are faced with severe food shortages in northern mali. or the 25,000 people received aid from the wfp in march 2013. in addition to 150,000 displaced malians in other parts of the country. >> when food is available and the issue is purchasing power, it can cost less to give money to these people. so that they can buy goods. >> this can also have positive impacts on the market's development. >> in addition to developing the local economy, distributing vouchers helps reduce transport costs and avoid storing food and warehouses that don't respect certain norms. in this refugee camp in northern iraq, syrian families get their supplies directly from shopkeepers that have accepted the monetary transfer system, a system put in place in 2012, but that remains marginal. >> food vouchers and money transfers only represent 7% of the total volume of the wfp's today. that is $360 million a year. food distribution is still the main activity. >> in 2012, they purchased food valued at $1.10 billion u.s.. that is 65% of the food that we delivered to our o

that there are so many refugees and internally displaced persons put it this way if i were in northern mali or because i'm to go to a polling station it was not so long ago that these militant so-called islamicist were actually ruling that part of the country we recall the devastation they wreak the havoc they reap in terms of beating women in the streets in terms of destroying valuable manuscripts stretching back centuries that basically revealed the intellectual firepower that then existed in that part of africa it seems to me that it's election in many ways is going to be an uncertain in to an uncertain enterprise. investigative journalist guard coleman says it's clear what result from swan's from the election it can only be thought of the way he stuck at the bar by recall now he represents national interests he represents has a popular grass were behind him but he hasn't had to really to or getting his orders because the elections in the last saw how do you believe success was paris gets its candidate a lot of people have been excused from this and it should have many many problems that

the fact that there are so many refugees and internally displaced persons put it this way if our northern mali or because it had to go to a polling station it was not so long ago that these militant so-called islamicist were actually ruling that part of the country we recall the devastation they wreak the havoc they wreak in terms of beating women in the streets in terms of destroying valuable manuscripts stretching back centuries that basically revealed the intellectual firepower that then existed in that part of africa it seems to me that is election in many ways is going to be an uncertain in to an uncertain enterprise. still to come in the program of the french army is about to feel the full brunt of all they cannot make crisis thirty four soldiers could find themselves over the next five years as the military tightens its belt. and. continue to ukraine hating unity between often else christians we know that the divide within ukrainian society to those wanting closer integration with russia and those looking west those stories and more often the. you know sometimes you see a story and it s

french troops intervened in northern mali in january as the insurgency made a push towards the capital two months later paris proclaimed the north liberated but for some followers of traditional islam that was already too late. twenty three year old silly man from the gal region claims al qaeda linked fighters chopped off his right hand and left food after he a father three and a muslim who prays several times a day refused to join their ranks and in a fit they brought the chair to a square in the center of gower they tied me up they gave me an injection and put a bandage here brought a knife like this and cut it. however some people from solomon's village claim has a speech which the radicals punish him for one to shari'a law they imposed or do so we're against their opinion they don't consider the muslim they have their own interests and are aware of what that travelling to was the north we met no one who sympathizes with the insurgents and their rigid religious themes and that even goes for the next generation you want to fight against and why are they bad bad all of them lot of lal

french troops intervened in northern mali in january as the insurgency made a push towards the capital two months later paris proclaimed the north liberated but for some followers of traditional islam that was already too late. twenty three year old silly man from the gal region claims al qaeda linked fighters chopped off his right hand and left food after he and father three and a muslim who prays several times a day refused to join their ranks and in a fit they brought the chair to a squirrel in the center of gower they tied me up they gave me an injection and put a bandage here brought a knife like this and cut it. however some people from solomon's village claim has a speech which the radicals punish him for wonder cirilo they imposed or do so we're against their opinion that they don't consider the muslim they have their own interests and are aware of what that travelling to was the north we make no one who sympathizes with the insurgents and their rigid religious themes and that even goes for the next generation you want to fight against a why are they bad bad all of them lot of

is using the drones to search for surveillance purposes in iran in northern mali in turkey to support the turkish government in its fight against kurdish rebels so it's an ever expanding empire of the united states and ever expanding involved in other countries internal conflicts. no one month since the n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden landed in moscow which turned out to be a very long he's filed a request for temporary saw him in russia but there's been no official response on that just yet snowden's lawyer says he's ready to remain here and even find a job overseas lindsay from. the federal migration service is slated to hand over a piece of paper to edward snowden stating whether or not it is willing to review his case that means that the government is then going to consider his bid now that process can take up to three months and in that time he will be allowed to walk around this city moving freely and within russia then the temporary asylum if it is accepted it can last will last one year and then must be renewed every year after that now his lawyer has made a statement abou

that there are so many refugees and internally displaced persons put it this way if i were in northern mali or because i'm to go to a polling station it was not so long ago that these militant so-called islamicist were actually ruling that part of the country we recall the devastation they wreak the havoc they reach in terms of beating women in the streets in terms of destroying valuable manuscripts stretching back centuries that basically revealed the intellectual firepower that then existed in that part of africa it seems to me that it's election in many ways is going to be an uncertain in to an uncertain enterprise. and the end of it thought through investigative journalist kohl when he says it's clear what results from this want to from the election. the candidate be there walk away he's got the wire body or he represents national interests he represents has a popular past behind him but he hasn't had to really to or getting isis or is the opposite the elections that in the last saw how it would be a success it was a parasitic candidate a lot of people having these you can be said initi

that there are so many refugees and internally displaced persons put it this way if i were in northern mali i would be hesitant to go to a polling station it was not so long ago that these militant so-called islamicist were actually ruling that part of the country we recall the devastation they wreak the havoc they reach in terms of beating women in the streets in terms of destroying valuable manuscripts stretching back centuries that basically reveal the intellectual firepower that didn't exist in that part about africa it seems to me that is election in many ways is going to be an uncertain in to an uncertain enterprise company stories a brief tonight in cambodia street protests a protest against alleged ballot fraud in the country's general election the preliminary vote count shows a result of victory for the ruling party meeting five more years in power for the prime minister who send however the people's party has acknowledged significant gains by the opposition parliament bahrain's parliament's approved about an all protests in the capital the justice minister had called for tougher m

down the public and that would be the equivalent of was it was done for example in pakistan or northern mali so the egyptian army first concern is to ensure that there would be no exclusive control by those terrorists and that of course they do we know that they going to be fighting a long war against terrorists in sinai and most likely also in mainland egypt and the news we're tracking to choose you could be on its way towards plunging into chaos after violence erupted when tens of thousands gathered for the funeral of an assassination opposition leader the more the minutes. of next previously rights activists have demonstrated across germany against u.s. worldwide surveillance and burling droll in it the revelations by edward snowden of ignited public anger among germans who say their governments let them down without his peter all of a founder. demonstrators are gathering in over forty cities around germany to show their support for both edward snowden and bradley manning the largest of those demonstrations is taking place in the financial german financial capital of frank first but as he

down there probably and that would be the equivalent of waziristan for example in pakistan or northern mali so the egyptian army first concern is to make sure that there would be no exclusive control by those terrorists and that of course they do we know that they going to be fighting a long war against terrorists in sinai and most likely also in mainland egypt. meanwhile egypt's jew tonight a deadly clashes between the military and supporters of the deposed president according to the health ministry there are forty six casualties but muslim brotherhood activists say over one hundred have been killed more than a thousand injured they say the supporters were deliberately targeted with shots to the head and chest well true reports from cairo. it was a very bloody night here in egypt as clashes erupted in many parts of the country and continued into saturday morning off to the summation wind going through protests both in support and against the l.c.d. to mohamed morsi what eyewitnesses is saying although we haven't completely reports it protested have attempted to extend the city and past the

that there are so many refugees and internally displaced persons put it this way if i were in northern mali or because it had to go to a polling station it was not so long ago that these militant so-called islamicist were actually ruling that part of the country we recall the devastation they could wreak the havoc they wreak in terms of beating women in the streets in terms of destroying valuable manuscripts stretching back centuries that basically reveal the intellectual firepower that then existed in that part of africa it seems to me that the election in many ways is going to be an uncertain here to an uncertain enterprise. on friday washington announced plans to repatriated to detainees from guantanamo bay prison to their home country algeria meanwhile the man in charge of the transfer of the jails detainees handed in his letter of resignation complicating efforts to close the prison the british medical association has produced several pharmaceutical companies with a request to immediately suspend supplying the u.s. military with nutritional products used in force feeding the prisons de

not made public and that would be the equivalent of waziristan for example in and pakistan or northern mali so the egyptian army first concern is to move sure that there will be no exclusive control by those terrorists and that of course they should i mean those that are going to be fighting a land war against terrorists in sinai and most likely also in mainland egypt yes it takes a looks question just how effectively can we deal with this threat as they see it. look the egyptian army is well trained it is an army that is that has experience of course not just been protesting but it was also involved in wars with israel but any army in the world even the superpowers united states or russia or others when it comes to direct confrontation with the question a regular force meaning the taliban force in afghanistan under scase as you have before the northern sinai the egyptian army will be able to dismantle the resistance but what the egyptian army would have to things like any other army in the world fighting terrorism is the long range get a lot of water and that's get in the water you cannot

that there are so many refugees and internally displaced persons put it this way if i were in northern mali i would be hesitant to go to a polling station it was not so long ago that these militant so-called islamicist were actually ruling that part of the country we recall the devastation they could wreak havoc the reef in terms of beating women in the streets in terms of destroying valuable manuscripts stretching back centuries that basically reveal the intellectual firepower that then existed in that part of africa it seems to me that is election in many ways is going to be an uncertain in to an uncertain enterprise residents are hoping that elections might bring stability and assure and sure a fragile peace mali's future still remains in doubt r.t. is more of a notion that examines the origin of the crisis that had brought the nation close to civil war. here and then over the country the walls and billboards tell the story of the conflict when m.l.a. took over this part of the country on every road sign they wrote welcome to free as i wired somewhere you can still read it then the mugel

the fact that there's so many refugees and internally displaced persons put it this way if our northern mali i would be hesitant to go to a polling station that was not so long ago that these militant so-called islamicist were actually ruling that part of the country we recall the devastation they wreak the havoc they wreak in terms of beating women in the streets in terms of destroying valuable manuscripts stretching back centuries that basically revealed the intellectual firepower that then existed and that part of africa it seems to me that is election in many ways is going to be an uncertain in to an uncertain enterprise. coming up after the break we look at the every day battle for by americans who lost everything in the two thousand and eight minutes of christ stay with us. i got a big question for you how stupid can stupid terrorist paranoia get according to four progressive stuck on the texas department of public safety demanded that any women entering the state senate hand over any tampons or pads before entering wow so why would they do this are they really that scared that some te

information is out there and that would be the equivalent of was it was time for example in pakistan or northern mali so the egyptian army first concern is to ensure that there would be no exclusive control by those terrorists and that of course they do we know that they going to be fighting a long war against terrorists in sinai and most likely also in mainland egypt. he jumps into ministry has warned that it's going to disperse protests to soon as muslim brotherhood supporters continue their rallies follow in light of deadly clashes between the military in those backing the deposed president morsi the health ministry is now recognized the death toll of seventy four but morsy supporters say it's over one hundred to a live update from caro well true. well what is the situation looking like at the moment on the ground there what more do we know that. well an uncomfortable calm has descended across the country are two very bloody nights here in egypt when there are clashes between security forces and supporters of ousted leader mohamed morsy i went to the city where the clar clashes took place which is

the fact that there are so many refugees and internally displaced persons put it this way if our northern mali or because it had to go to a polling station it was not so long ago that these militant so-called islamicist were actually ruling that part of the country we recall the devastation they wreak the havoc they reach in terms of beating women in the streets in terms of destroying valuable manuscripts stretching back centuries that basically revealed the intellectual firepower that then existed in that part of africa it seems to me that is the election in many ways is going to be an uncertain in to an uncertain enterprise. so more international news in brief at least seven people have killed as a career plunged twenty five meters down the slope and they tell us city of their lena though according to local media reports the death toll has climbed to thirteen rescue crews are at the scene attempting to pour more people out there tremaine stuck under the wreckage the nobels about a highway where the accident happened has been closed. thirty one people have drowned while trying to reach the te

the fact that there are so many refugees and internally displaced persons put it this way if our northern malior because it had to go to a polling station it was not so long ago that these militant so-called islamicist were actually ruling that part of the country we recall the devastation they wreak the havoc they reap in terms of beating women in the streets in terms of destroying valuable manuscripts stretching back centuries that basically revealed the intellectual firepower that then existed in that part of africa it seems to me that is the election in many ways is going to be an uncertain in to an uncertain enterprise. young people leaving friends in great numbers as they find out to the unwanted in the countries labor market with soaring unemployment and more and more businesses closing the nation is now officially in a crisis is maria polls and how many people in france just don't see an end to the country's don't want to spiral. the grass is not always greener on the other side even for those eurozone countries that are in dire straits even the block's biggest economies are feeling th

the fact that there are so many refugees and internally displaced persons put it this way if our northern mali or because you'd have to go to a polling station there was not so long ago that these militant so-called islamicist were actually going through in that part of the country we recall the devastation they could wreak the havoc they wreak in terms of beating women in the streets in terms of destroying valuable manuscripts stretching back centuries that basically reveal the intellectual firepower that then existed in that part of africa it seems to me that is election in many ways is going to be an uncertain again to an uncertain enterprise. tunisia has been plunged into unrest there is a skimming of a prominent secular opposition figure mohamed brahmi was shot dead in front of his house sparking an immediate backlash from anti-government protesters police used tear gas as best friend isn't both the capital tunis and the brownies hometown crowds demanded the ousting of a slam this ruling party blaming it for the assassination according to the interior minister bromley was shot with the sa

the frenchman was kidnapped from a hotel in northern mali in 2011. it was thought he was killed this march. the na checks are being carried out to confirm the body's identity. activists in ethiopia are demanding the release of journalist and other prisoners jailed under an antiterrorism law. they say controversial legislation aims to silence critics and should be scrapped. the ruling coalition says the law is directed at legitimate targets. efrin sawyer has more from addis ababa. >> young ethiopians sign at the opposition party headquarters. an anti-terrorism law that was ratified in 2009. they need one million signatures . so far, 10,000 people have signed. another relatively young youth artie staged a protest earlier this month against the same law. it has promised more protests. >> somebody has to do it. we know that. we are scared, but we have to do it. >> the law criminalizes police tos and allows arrest without a warrant and permits prosecution to use indirect evidence and hearsay in court. >> they are not implementing this in a swift manner. t

. >> tensions are running high in northern malley once again -- mali once again. the country is gearing up for presidential elections a week from now. we understand the five officials and a deputy mayor were received by separatists. we learn more about the circumstances of the kidnapping. >> we getting contradictory reports about the kidnapping all day. the absolute latest news which i just put down the phone and received is that two men are missing. one of them is the deputy mayor. another is one of his staff. it would appear they were traveling in a car with four people. they were stopped at a checkpoint in the far north. there was an exchange -- a disagreement -- at that checkpoint. two of the people in that car, including the deputy mayor, have now been taken, assumed abductive, and the other two appear to have gotten away. >> presidential elections are due to take place a week from tomorrow. is there a sense that mali is ready to hold elections? >> people are saying this is far too rushed. events like the ones we have seen today and a few days ago, on thursda

crucial parts of northern africa you should only look at as you said resources in mali itself but also in the neighboring countries and allies the second interest the first interest of course is political control. of course thousands of french troops less so now but france needed an excuse if you like to get out these elections had to be seen as been successful didn't they it all broke down there again i want to do you think france will be back in so quickly or of any lessons been learned. have they left the country they are still there with more than two thousand troops. it's they who decided how d.c. elections were to be run its day who. assaulted elections guards biometric election guards to. vote. i think they never left mali are still their companies they are still there with their political influence and not only france of course but. the e.u. has been very influential in organizing in approving this whole process and your very first question was is this bringing more democracy for the madeon people i really doubt it because those who what we heard of those who are taking part as

. >> the french press agency is reporting that mali has lifted a five-month state of emergency. earlier, the malian army reentered the northern city for the first time since it was pushed out by rebels last year. last month, rebels signed a peace deal. in somaliland, half the population depends on livestock for their survival. trade for animals boosts income. but as we get this report from the capital, herders in somaliland could be so much better off. >> this is where fathers come to sell their livestock, and traders drive a hard bargain. goats cost around $60 each. camels can fetch $500. most of the animals will head to saudi arabia, which lifted its ban on meat from somaliland in 2009, changing the fortunes of people here. >> my father, my grandfather, and a fathers work in this business. the money i earn supports my family, pays my 27 children's school fees and for my house. >> animal vastly outnumber people in somaliland. around 3.5 million people live in the region. compare that to an estimated eight million goats and more than one million camels. >> development organizations have realized the importance of supporting l

also the people of mali that in large numbers to elect a president but there are fears logistical problems could undermine the votes credibility following that uptick. in the northern egyptian city of port side at least one person has been killed and around thirty injured in overnight clashes between supporters and opponents of the ousted president mohamed morsi that follows brutal clashes in cairo that left over seventy dead muslim brotherhood supporters claim another sixty are on life support after being deliberately targeted by troops artie's bell troops got the latest from cairo. i went back to the city in off the violence it ended and spoke to many of the eyewitnesses and also the medics running these very makeshift field hospitals inside the city and speaking to eyewitnesses they told me there's about a few hundred of them and i decided to extend their sittin down the main road toward sequel to the bridge which is a major thoroughfare and about one o'clock we took in the morning at this point says security forces attempted to disperse them using tear gas off to this they say they reported cartouche which is the pellets and also an off the bat they then were f