they fought for the seleka which toppled the president in 2013. >> i'm happy he has gone. we need to help find its play. i put down the gun to work, and showed others it can be done. >> this is the heart of the seleka rebellion. when the mostly muslim group was driven from power, revenge was taken on seleka and muslim civilians. hundreds fled their home. the country has been devastated. wednesday's election to replace the interim government has been delayed five times. preparations going down to the wire. it seems there was a technical problem with the printing of the ballot papers. candidates challenged the exclusion and won. they had to be re-elected. >> this election material arrived a day before the vote. some needs to get to polling stations 175 k/hr away. it's a huge challenge. >> this is one of the poorest parts of one of the poorest countries in africa. the government neglected the region, where the seleka tapped into feelings of discontent. only an elite few benefit. they fund armed groups. investment and employment is needed. the country never knew good governanc

another unable to run but in power by seleka fighters. the interim president is also not allowed to stand. that can change if the former prime minister wins. a former prime minister whom support has been pledged. if elected, he could return to c a.a. the other leading candidates - accused of some having ties to fighters. and a farmer foreign minister, and the -- former foreign minister, and a prominent muslim candidate. here is tonya page with more. >> these men traded war tore work, fighting for the seleka, toppling the president in 2013. i'm happy he is gone. we need a president to help the country find its place. i put down my gun, and show to others it can be done. >> reporter: this is the heart of the seleka rebellion, when the mostly muslim group was driven to power, revenge was taken on seleka and muslims. hundreds of thousands fled their homes. the country has been devastated. wednesday's election has been delayed five times, preparations are going down to the wire. >> there was a technical problem with the printing of ballot pape

as they withdrew mostly christian took revenge on the seleka.lthough things are better now the this man still lives in a camp. >> we've been overcome by what's happened. that's why i decided to come back to vote in my neighborhood so that muslims and christians can be together. >> last week a seleka leader dropped his call for an autonomous state. >> less than a month ago there is where there was a gun battle between hard liners within the community and u.n. peace keepers. the fight percent trying to intimidate people from voting. but we're told some of those who were shooting then are now voting. >> but there were problems. this man has been told he can't vote because he's not on the list. >> voting is a civic duty. i have to do it. >> what these people want is a new governance. a new way of handle this country that i'm hearing is rule of law, democracy, that there were to be--they want leaders to be accountable. >> whoever wins has a huge task to mend divided communities and the country. there is hope that the mistrust and violence is behind t

now the president is allowed to run or her predecessors who were installed by the seleka. there are three other front runners in this who is backed by the party, and another who is accused to having ties to seleka fighters. well, the elections so far has been peaceful although there were some polling date delays. from the capital of bangui we have the latest. >> the police are here to make sure that voters feel safe, security is tight. pk 5 in bangui is an muslim enclave. the area is under siege so the officers' presence is reassuring. they say if they did leave the area they could be killed. >> we want a president so we can live in peace. so we can walk and go wherever we want. so we can leave this neighborhood. we're stuck here like prisoners. if we get a good president, we can go anywhere. we'll feel good. we'll sleep well, and we won't hear gunshots any more. >> central africans are voting to start over. many have lived in fear since members of the mostly muslim seleka group committed abuses against civilians as they fought their way to the capital to over throw the pr

he is the leader of the seleka.ed the presidential election on sunday will help end conflict. tan tania page reports from the capitol. >> reporter: he posed a very real threat to the possibility of a peaceful election here in central african republic. he had declared an autonomous state. but now he says he supports a positive and sincere contribution to the election, and says he regrets calling for the partition of the country. this is very significant because he was one of the seleka commanders who lead a mostly muslim group of fighters here into the capitol and overthrew the president in 2013. they committed atrocities against civilians on the way. when the french forces moved in, the seleka withdrew, and mostly vigilantly groups rose up and took revenge on the muslim population. in that prompted months of interreligious violence here in the capitol and across the whole rest of the country. people here tell us they are sick and tired of the violence, of the bloodshed. they want the country to move forward, they wa

when the french forces moved in, the seleka withdrew, and mostly christian vigilantly groups rose uprevenge on the muslim population. in that prompted months of violence here in the capitol and across the whole rest of the country. people here tell us they are sick and tired of the violence, of the bloodshed. they want the country to move forward, and this election to happen peacefully. now that he says he is on board, and people have the choice of 30 candidates, all promising to bring unity between christians, muslims and the rest of the minorities, people have a chance at hope. but there is still many armed groups out there, the disarmament program really hasn't been effective, so the threat of violence is still very real. >>> guinea's president says the prime minister and his cabinet have resigned. he says they stepped down to allow his soon to be appointed cabinet to take over. he con reelection in october in a controversial vote the opposition says was rigged. >>> tunisia has extended his nationwide state of emergency for another two months. it was put in place last month after

they fought for the seleka i in 2013. >> i'm happy he's gone.now we need a president who will help our country find its place. i put down my gun to work, and i show others that it can be done. >> this is the heart of the seleka rebellion when the mostly muslim group was driven by power, christian vigilantes took revenge on the seleka. hundreds of thousands have fled their homes. the worst of the bloodsheds have been evaded. preparations are going right down to the wire. >> there was a technical problem with the printing of ballot papers. so they had to be reprinted. >> this election material has just arrived, a day before the vote some of it needs to get to polling stations. it's a huge, huge challenge. one of the poorest parts of one of the poorest countries in africa. former president neglected this region the land is rich in diamonds that benefit only an elite. >> this country has never really known good governance. so the process has to start now of constructing that, and putting in place an accountable government. accountability is really a

. >> deputy commander of the rebel group known as seleka.t seized power in 2013, which triggered violence between the muslim and christian communities. al jazeera's tanya page reports from the capital from the central african republic. >> posing a real threat to the possibility of a peaceful election. he had declared an autonomous state and had vowed to disrupt the election in any means possible. now he says he supports a positive and sincere contribution to the election and said that he regrets the contribution. this is after very significant. one of the seleka commanders who led a mostly mud limb fighters here and overthrow president in 2013. when the french forces moved in base lea withdraw and they took restrength on the population. many muslims were killed and prompted months of inter-religious violence here and across the rest of the country. people here tell us they're sick and tired of the violence of the bloodshed. they want the country to move forward. they want the election to happen peacefully. now that they say they're on board

this man who some accuse of having ties to seleka fighters.his man, the most prominent muslim candidate. tania page is in the central african republic's capitol bangui, and she says the election hasn't been without issues. >> translator: some polling stations opened very late and some opened without any election material, that was here in bangui where things should be most organized. the head of the observer commission said their biggest concern was that some people have been turned away from polling stations like this. some people haven't received their voter cards, and although they had been told if they turned up with a receipt and another form of id that they would have been able to vote. but there has been some communication break down between the voters and some of the polling station staff. people want this election to mean on end to sectarian violence that has rocked central african republic. everyone that votes has their finger dipped in ink to prevent them from voting again. some of the candidates have alleged fraud, because they say

the leader of a splitter faction of the muslim seleka rebel group says it was proclaimed there on mondayofessor of anthropology at yale university, joins us now via skype from new haven. the transitional government in the central african republic has denounced this move. what do you make of it? what are the implications of this? >> this move is absolutely a negotiating tactic. i don't think that anyone in seleka thinks it's viable to create an independent state, but they recognize that it's a useful negotiating tactic now as elections are up coming to try to get themselves either to postpone the elections or to get themselves some way of having more power. >> what do they want? more influence? >> so -- i mean this gets back to fundamental questions that were underlying the conflict over the last few years that have never really been discussed. such as the northeastern part of the central african republic has a largely muslim population. from the perspective of the much more populous south those people are foreigners who have no right to be in the country. that -- those feelings of animos

a alliance of fighters, known as the seleka overthrew the government. then the leader was sworn in as the interim president. in response to a surge of violence against the civilians, france sent in 1600 soldiers in december of 2013. the leader resigned the following month after being widely criticized for not doing enough to stop the attacks. by 2014, the u.n. sent in a peace keeping force of 12,000 soldiers. in july 2014, the seleka rebels and a mostly christian that tha -- militia took over. the elections have been postponed four times. tania page is at a polling station in the capitol with more. >> reporter: some polling stations opened very late, and some opened without any election material and that was here in bangui, where things should be most organized. the head of the african union observer commission said their biggest concern was some people have been turned away. some people haven't received their voter cards, and although they had been told if they turned up with a receipt and another form of id, they would be able to vote. but there has b

muslim armed groups and christian vigilantes have been fighting since the mostly muslim seleka group driven from power in 2013. these check points are meant to keep the muslim community safe. those who dare to leave the zone risk their lives. some feel elections have been rushed and excluded some people. >> translator: this election has been badly prepared. there hasn't been enough time, the international community has pushed us towards these elections. we have said they should happen, but they must be good elections, so we don't have people contesting the result afterwards. >> reporter: one of the leading candidates has won the backing of the ousted president's party. he says the exiled former leader should be allowed to come back, and now is as good as time as any for the election. >> translator: central african republic will never be ready, because there is no state left. [ inaudible ] organize this election, to allow the next government to recreate the state. ♪ >> reporter: it's a fraught time for central africans who have witnessed more coups than elections. no one thinks the vo

he was one of the seleka commanders who lead a mostly muslim group of fighters here into the capitolverthrew the president in 2013. they committed atrocities against civilians along the way. when the french forces moved in, the seleka withdrew, and mostly vigilantly groups rose up and took revenge on the muslim population. in that prompted months of interreligious violence here in the capitol and across the whole rest of the country. people here tell us they are sick and tired of the violence, of the bloodshed, they want the country to move forward. they want the selection to happen peacefully. now that he says he is on board and people have the choice of 30 candidates, all promising to bring unity between christians, muslims and the rest of the minorities, people have a chance at hope, but there are still many armed groups out there, the disarmament program hasn't been effective. so the threat of violence is still very real. >>> the u.n. special envoy for yemen has told the u.n. security council that distrust between the warring factions a major stumbling block to peace. he has made

other leading candidate is martin, a former prime minister accused by some of having ties to the selekaighters. and the former foreign minister and prominent muslim candidate. our correspondent is outside a polling station in the capital bangui with more. >> there has been a number of concerns, polling stations opened late. some did not have their voting material. that was in bangui, where they should be best organized. there has been voters turned away. we were talking to the head of the african union observer mission, saying there was confusion between voters not issued cards, but had been told they could turn up with receipt and another form of idea, yet they've been turned away. a bit of a breakdown between people looking to take part in the election and some running the election on the whom, things are moving relatively smoothly in bangui, there are gus forming -- queues forming. many are pleased that it is happening after delays on the security front. this is a volatile company speaking to the head the united nations. they said they have an early warning system in place, and are p

many have lived in fear since members of the mostly muslim seleka group attacked civilians as they fought their way to the capital. as they withdrew the mostly christian militia took revenge. neighbors turn on neighbors. this man is christian. he left pk 5 when violence was at its worst. although things are better now he still living in a camp. >> as muslims we've been over come what has happened. that's why i decided to come back to vote in my neighborhood so that muslims and christians can be together. >> last week an excel can leader dropped his call for an autonomous state. security has been improving. >> less than a month ago this was where there was a gun battle between hard liners from within the community and u.s. peace keepers. the fight percent trying to intimidate people from voting. but now we're told some of those who were shooting then with now voting. but there were problems. this man has been told he can't vote because he's not on the list. >> vote something a civic duty. i have to do it and i cannot. so i'm not happy. it can mean a lot. >> there were delays at polling sta

protection or for the simple operation of their mines, and also in the east where you have several ex-selekaich have used mines to fund their operations in the country. >> reporter: and this mine sells 15 kilograms of gold monthly, making a profit of $350,000 a month. they exported half a million careats of diamonds. it is possible to trace diamonds, but impossible to trace pressure metals such as gold. >> it's very difficult to find and trace back to where gold came from. >> reporter: militia leaders deny exploiting minors and will not be filmed. they say they are just trying to put food on the table for their families. >>> they call it el gordo, a fat one, and this year a small town in southern spain is celebrating a very big lottery win. it's the word's largest with prizes totaling nearly $2.5 billion. the biggest winner this christmas is this town on the southern coast, where a lucky group of residents will shell out a $4.3 million prize. great christmas for them. an estimated three out of four spaniards buy tickets for el gordo, with more than 1 million people taking home a cash prize.

in 2013 a largely muslim alliance known as seleka overthrew the government.hat was followed by backlash by mostly christian militia known as the anti-balaka. an attempted cease-fire wa took place after displacing many people. >> well, there are three front runners, the former president as well as it's most prominent muslim candidate, we go to bangui, these elections have been delayed several times. as an overview how has it gone so far? >> well, i think it has to be said that on the whole and given the circumstances it's actually gone quite smoothly. there were lots of concerns that these elections were being rushed, as you said, delayed five times, concerns over the training of electoral staff and rewe saw evidence of that today with polling stations opened late. they did open. however, some polling stations that we know of, they didn't have any voting material, and you would think that here in the capital it would be best organized a breakdown in communication voters who hadn't received their voting cards, believing they still would be able to vote. we saw

>> well, the situation here remains volume -- volitile and fighting between the seleka and an antibelikal in fighting until about september where a muslim man was killed in the capitol that sparked resu e resurging and hundreds were killed in the proceeding weeks around the time pope francis was here there was improved security put down to a new commander leading the u.n. peace keeping force who said peace keepers have been more responsive to trouble outside the bases and we have seen a return on to the streets of central african army and people have really responded positively to them. that has made a slightly calmer situation on the humanitarian side and 460,000 refugees in neighboring countries and about 470,000 people living in idp camps internally displaced so that tells you exactly how unsafe hundreds of thousands of people still feel. not going to see real change in numbers until quite a way after the election once we end the people living in the camps see how those armed groups respond to the election result. >> tonya page live and tonya thank you. a group of americans taken host

most of the other rooms at this time of year are decked out in christmas decorations, seleka have been only option. if you look at what he said, he did warn of the continuing threat, a threat that is a more complex, but because it is a more complex, it may be difficult to detect. >> the threat from terrorism is real, but we will overcome it. and anydestroy isil other organization that t ries to harm us. they won't involve abandoning our values are giving in to fear. that is what they are hoping for. hans: but there was very little new in terms of substance, but it is, an effort to review the strategy announced to the public that he is concerned about this an act of terrorism. but there was never any signaling or telegraphing that president obama would fundamentally alter his approach to the islamic state. in some ways, i'm surprised by the criticism. there have been no hinting leading up to this that there would be any sort of shift. the elephant in the room couple weeks ago was russia. a significant lack of conversation about russia and the role they play with any coalition in the mid

does that seleka flyer to you? the saudi arabia and plan all along has been to keep pumping.hy should we cut our output and encourage high-cost producers to take market share off. the russians are the one major producer who has been able to allow it, whose currency has fallen and competent in local currency terms and everyone sits back and waits for the shale producers to cut back output to solve the problem. that is working its way through the system. anything else that changes that story and says that we get production cuts sooner gets a pretty violent reaction. one story that spiked prices higher for about 10 minutes, we had another one, i expect these are just stories but you can see that down here, anything that comes through and does get production cuts coming will start a recovery. anna: the oil price is very sensitive to these reports. austria a gathering in for the by annual meeting tomorrow. expecting.are we they have been suggesting there are reports about who might do what at this meeting. what are we expecting? >> the big story of the day without a doubt is this