just a request to wash their hands before they step into senegal.ms officers do a thorough inspection of their load. >> translator: we have seen so much traffic coming through. they are carrying spices honey, fruit, and vegetables. they bring essential goods for senegal. >> reporter: their designation is a few hours away. it's one of the largest wholesale markets in west africa. senegal is boosting trade with countries that have suffered economic loss because of ebola, and sending a strong message to the rest of the world, saying it is open for business and it's safe to come here. there is no ebola in senegal, but just 400,000 tourists came to visit last year. not enough for a country that relies on tourism as its main source of revenue. >> translator: ebola is as much of a health crisis as an economic one. it will take months if not years for some of us to get over the economic loss ebola has caused. >> reporter: he and he men hope people won't be afraid to buy their fish, and as ebola continues to spread for senegal, the risk of reopening its bord

senegal has decided to reopen its border now with guinea.orts. >> reporter: it's a long and dangerous journey for mohammed and his men. they have travelled from southern guinea across ebola-infected regions, carrying two tons of fish. >> translator: we don't want to hear about ebola anymore. it has destroyed everything. including our trade. >> reporter: they are heading to senegal where they hope to sell their fish. they are not sure if they will be allowed in. for the last eight months senegal has closed his border with guinea to prevent ebola from spreading. the route is used by traders out there west africa and the closure has hurt trade. >> closing borders is not a good thing even to fight against disease. you are causing panics. you are causing a lot of stress on the economy and the capacity of people to go through in moments of tensions such as an epidemic, so there are also technical medical reasons to criticize the border closure. >> reporter: senegal says it has put measures in place to prevent the virus from spreading. customs offi

despite this, senegal is reopening its borders. >> it's a long and dangerous journey for him and his men. they've traveled across ebola infected regions carrying two tons of fish. >> we don't want to hear about ebola anymore. it has destroyed everything, including our trade. >> they're head to go senegal hoping to sell their fish. they are not sure if they'll be allowed in. for the last eight months, senegal has closed its border with guinea to prevent ebola from spreading. the route is used by traders and the closure has hurt trade. >> closing borders is not a good thing in order to fight a disease. you're causing panic, you're causing a lot of stress on the economy, on people to go through moments of tensions, so there are reasons to criticize the closing of the border. >> measures have been put in place to stop the spread of the virus. there is no temperature checks here, just a request to wash their hands before they step into senegal. customs officers do a thorough inspection of their load. >> we've seen so much traffic coming through. they're carrying coffee, spices, honey, fru

they are not sure if they will be allowed in for the last eight months senegal closed the border withto provent ebola spreading and it is used for traders and it has hurt trade. closing borders is not good to fight against disease and you are causing panics and causing a lot of stress on the economy, on the people to go through moments of tensions so there are also technical and medical reasons for the closure. >> reporter: measures in place to prevent the virus from spreading but there is no temperature checks here just a request to wash their hands before they step into senegal and inspect the load. >> translator: so much traffic coming through and carrying coffee and spices and honey and fruits and vegetables and bring essential goods for senegal. >> reporter: one of the largest wholesale markets in west africa. in reopening the doors senegal boosting trade with economic loss because of ebola and also sending a strong message to the rest of the world saying it is open for business and it is safe to come here. there is no ebola in senegal but just 400,000 tourists came toll visit la

how trieders in senegal are getting forward to getting back to work. >>> breaking the bank how cyberminals stole about a billion dollars from banks around the world. >>> and in sports battle of the big spenders and paris hosts chelsea in the champions league. ♪ >>> greece's prime minister says his government is not in a hurry to reach a deal with the euro zone. there is still no agreement to extend greece's bailout. greece refused to agree to the accompanying austerity measures. the current bailout is set to expire at the end of the month. without a resolution greece could be forced into bankruptcy and forced to leave the euro zone. so where are we on all of this now, john? what is being done to try to resolve it? >> reporter: at the moment there are no further scheduled talks between greece and its creditors on how to resolve the debt issue. greece has asked for a four-month trust where the creditors would finance its debt in order for greece to sit down and reschedule its debt payments with them and discuss also what austerity reforms it would keep and what it would change in the y

. >> open to business after economic loss, senegal reopens it's border with guinea. and cheap but effective how solar power could hold the key much improving the health of the world's poorest. and in sport the champions league is underway. robin will be here with the latest in around 30 minutes. >> the crisis in libya we go to a scholar at at an u.s. think tank and also former u.s. diplomatic. he joins us live from washington, d.c. what do you think of the demands that the international community intervene in libya? >> i think egypt and other countries on the border of libya are concerned about the possible overflow of violence into their borders. some of that has already happened south into africa and east into egypt. algeria is another country with means and create security concerns. i think that this is not surprising. they've gone to the security council to engage in consultation there is, and there are promising signs that security members including russia might be open to security council resolution for support of international methods to tap down this crisis i

we have a report from senegal. scientists are developing other diagnostic kits which could improve early detection. >> in the fight against ebola time plays a crucial role. the longer it takes to detect the virus mort likely it will spread and kill. currently it takes between 12 and 24 hours to find out if someone is infected with the virus. >> there is no vaccine or treatment against ebola, so detecting the virus and isolating the patient as early as possible is key to controlling the epidemic. >> long before this outbreak, an egyptian doctor joined forces with these scientists to develop quick diagnostic kits to tackle epidemics. they designed a solar powered diagnostic unit that worse in 15 minutes. it's essentially a lab in a suitcase that can be deployed anywhere, and it doesn't need electricity. >> with the mobile kit, we can test directly in the community and minimize patient exposure to the virus in medical facilities, because that continues to be where the virus prop gates. >> the kit was originally made t

say it is open for business and safe to come here. >> there is no ebola in senegal. another african country that relied on tourism as the main source of revenue. >> ebola is as much of a health crisis as an economic one. even if we get rid of the virus tomorrow, lit tab months if not years for some of us to get over the loss ebola has caused they hope people won't be afraid to buy their fish. and now ebola continues to spread the risks of reopening it's border outweighs the cost of keeping it closes. at least, for now. thousands of people have marched through the streets of nijere's capitol in support of the country. the rally in the capitol was led by the prime minister and other government officials. bomb yeah ha ram has been carried out a series owe tacks. pakistan is carrying out a mass deportation but many are also leaving because of alleged harassment. it has been an issue for years but refugees say they have experienced more hostility since the attacks in december. here is nicole johnson. >> has put up a tent, and made a home for his family. he escaped from af

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. >> how is the initiative received by the different governments in guinea, senegal. these are governments grid sized for not doing enough. >> absolutely. >> when it comes to electricity, the president was criticized when he started. initiative? >> i think every country was a little suspicious, because they were "he's a music guys, what is he going in energy?" there was all of that. but we came fully prepared with answers, and prarpd to execute. we -- prepared to execute. we didn't come with an idea, we had a full team, infrastructure. from the moment we came in we created pilots. we didn't ask the country for money, we put up our own money. >> how much are we talking? >> depends on the pilot. we allowed them to choose the village to be electorified first, to give them a scope of work. they were in belief after that, and we continued and did the whole country afterwards. >> how much money, again, did you invest? >> collectively, but per village, from $100,000 to $250,000 for a pilot. >> there's akon lighting africa. and you joined a nonprofit peace one day. with a hug

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senegal has a containment facility. they are analyzed here. >> there are only a handful of labs and this is the closest to the ebola outbreak. researchers here continue to study the virus to try to find better ways to diagnose and fight ebola. >> on friday, the w.h.o. proved the use of another diagnostic kit. scientists here want their kit approved too. they believe theirs is more accurate, because it detects the genetic makeup of the virus. ebola is still not under control. there is focus on finding a vaccine, but far less on way to say detect the virus. the team believes early detection will save time and lives. al jazeera. >> immigration laws will be reviewed following recommendations made into a report at a attack at a cafe last year. it says no specific government organization or person is to blame for the incident. three people including the gunman were killed. the gunman was an eight iranian born citizen who had south asylum in australia. >> 133 people are on death row in indonesia. crimes such as drug traffickin

. >> the peace pros ended a three decade long process in senegal has stalled. the rebels accuse each other of planting land mines. neither side wants to remove it. >> too afraid to step on to his own land, charles was farming these fields when he stepped on a land mine and lost his leg. ten years after it happened, he's still in shock. >> i feel inferior, i'm less of a man. i can't support my family. i'm useless to others, and we're hungry. >> he no longer tends to these fields. nor does anyone else, because there might be more mines. they're the result of a conflict between the military and rebels in the south. neither side will admit to using land mines, so no one knows how many there are. until 2012, a group called handicap international was working to clear them, but since the peace negotiations stalled they lost funding and no one is clearing mines anymore. >> international donors have turned their back on this problem and stopped funding demining, saying if there's no peace deal, demining can't take place. >> almost 1,000 people mostly farmers have either

. >> they come from they come from niger, chad, and senegal. libya is just a stop on the way. their ultimate destination is europe. every day, bodies washed up on the coast. >> these people have problems making their way to the mediterranean. they were stopped, but many will try their luck again. >> if i find work at home and senegal, i'll stay there. if not, i'll have to leave again and go to libya or some other country. >> libyan authorities are fighting a losing battle against drug smuggling and human trafficking. that's bad for libya and europe and potentially deadly for men like these. >> as we saw in that report, one of the militant groups that has made major inroads in libya is islamic state. just last week, the group released a video showing the beheadings of 21 egyptian caustic -- coptic christians. >> the video drew international condemnation and shocked many, especially in egypt. our reporter traveled to the village, which was home to 13 of the christians murdered by i.s. >> a memorial ceremony 300 kilometers south of cairo. for 13 coptic christians beheaded by the

senegal has a high-level bio containment facility.us viruses from across west africa are analyzed here. there are only a hand. of labs like this in africa and this is the closest one to the ebola outbreak. researchers here continue to study the virus. to try to find better ways to diagnose and fight ebola. on friday the world health organization finally approved the use of another 15-minute diagnostic kit. scientists here want their kits to be approved too. they believe theirs is more accurate because it detects the genetic makeup of the virus. the ebola outbreak has slowed down but still not under control. there has been a lot of focus on finding a vaccine but far less on way to his detect the virus. he and his team believe early detection will save time. and save lives. nicholas hawk, al jazerra. >>> now more than a thousand muslims have formed a human change outside the main synagog in norway's capital oslo, it was a symbolic gesture following an attack on a synagog in denmark last week. a group of young muslims organized it. >> i

senegal has a high-level bio containment facility. dangerous viruses from across west africa are analyzed here. >> there are only a handful of labs like this in africa. this is the closest one to the ebola outbreak. researchers here continue to study the virus to try to find better ways to diagnose and fight ebola. >> on friday the world health organization finally, approved the use of another 15 minute diag diagnostic kit. scientists here want their kit to be approved too. they believe theirs is more accurate because it detect the genetic make-up of the virus. the ebola outbreak has slowed down. it's still not under control. there has been a lot of focus on finding a vaccine but far less on ways to detect the virus. sal and his team briefly early detection will save time and save lives. nicholas hart al jazeera, decart. >> 48 people are dead after a passenger ferry capsized in banging la derb. it's believed it hit a cargo boat about 40 kilometers northwest of dhaka. 50 passengers were rescued and rescue services are still searching f

and now ebola continues to spread, for senegal the risks of reopening it's border outweighs the cost of keeping it closed. at least for now. al jazeera, senegal's border with guinea. >> still is to come in this news hour, we speak tomia grants who survived the journey from libya to italy some test ugh they are lucky to be alive. and correct world cup co-host new zealand struggle against scotland, and the rest of the day's sport coming up a little later. >> . >> the country's finance minister has effectedly been handed an ultimatum by euro zone counter parts. it has given agrees until the end of this week to extend it's pail out program or risk crashing out of the euro. prime minister says he will not be forced into a bad deal. we are cooperating with our partners on the basis of specific proposals that represent in good faith that with a sincere willingness for positive outcome for the negotiations. we want a solution, not a clash. our goal is not for a clash our goal is a viable situation with with tough negotiation. we refuse to succumb to psychological black male. >> who is also p

senegal has a high level bio containment facility.gerous viruss from across west africa are analyzed here. >> there are only a handful of labs liable this in africa. this is the closest one to the ebola outbreak. researchers here continue to study the virus to try to find better ways to diagnose and fight ebola. >> on friday the world health organization finally approved the utes of another 15-minute diag diagnostic cut. scientists here wants their kids to be approved -- kits to be approved too. they believe theirs is more accurate because it detect the genetic make-up of the virus. the ebola outbreak has slowed down but it's not under control. there has been a lot of focus on finding a vaccine but less on ways to detect the virus. sul and his team believe early detection will save time and save lives. nicholas hawk al jazeera, decartes. >> witnesses to a suicide attack in northeastern nigeria say the female bomber could have been as young as seven. five people died in sunday's attack in a market in the city of portiskum. nineteen wer

. >>> a peace process to end a three-decade long in senegal stalled and accuse each other of plantingand as we report from the southern region neither side wants to remove them. >> reporter: too afraid to step on his own land charles farming these fields when he stepped on a land mine and lost his leg. ten years after it happened he is still in shock. >> translator: i feel inferior and less of a man, i cannot support my family and useless to others and we are hungry. >> reporter: no longer tends the fields nor does anyone else because there might be more mines and as a result of 30-year conflict between the military and rebels from the region in the south. neither side will admit to using land mines so no one knows how many there are. until 2012 handicap international was working to clear them but since the peace negotiations stalled they lost their funding and no one is clearing mines anymore. >> translator: international donors turned their back on the problem and stopped the funding and saying if there is no peace deal it cannot take place. >> reporter: almost a thousand people mos

senegal has a high-level containment facility. dangerous viruses are analysed here. there's only a handful of labs. this is the closest researchers continued to study the virus to find a better way to diagnose and fight the ebola. on friday the world health organisation approved the use of a 15 minute kit. scientists want to be approved to. they believe theirs is accurate. it detects the genetic make-up. the outbreak has slowed down. it's not upped control, there's focus on finding a vaccine, but less on how to detect the virus. early detection will save time and lives. >>> stay with us on the al jazeera newshour. fears of a growing crackdown against venezuela. lawyers for the mayor vow to fight back against his arrest. >>> plus... >> i'm in an indian village with free public wi-fi and other amenities. coming up how the village set itself apart >>> australia co-hosts the cricket world cup. we find out how the sport is helping a group of asylum seekers in the country. stay with us. >>> welcome back you are watching the newshour. the syrian government called a turkish

the national dish of senegal is a must have. how would you describe the flavor here? kind of a little bit spicy. there's that kick. next is african small pot which hosts a multiple -- multitude of west african dishes. >> it's my deem come true. the other than had his culinary roots in italian food, but with encouragement from chef candy he began be cooing african food. we cook together. making our way to lansdale avenue there's nigerian food there's meat pies. the ground beef, carrots and potatoes. dishes include an african dumping made from ground grains or a yams. you can have it can okra. it's made from plaque -- black eyed peace -- p. he as. not only is it a fun place, for some it's a taste of home. we have people from nigeria who says wow taste like home. we have a exhibition of two hundred years of a can art. stay tuned mooch super # back to vision 2015 and the restaurant in landsdown, pennsylvania. the new exhibition at the philadelphia museum of art is celebrating 200 years african american artwork. the exhibition represent is a look at the african-american ex

how people in senegal are paying the price for decades of war. >> and in sport, a big run chase, we'llhave all the action later in the hour. >> let's get the latest in the developments in eastern ukraine. both government troops and separatists are saying they won't pull back until a full peace fire is implemented. they're talking about a cease-fire. is it holding? >> we heard in the last hour that the ukrainian military has rejected an offer by the separatests for a corridor for the soldiers to leave the embattled town of debaltseve. there are disputes between the separatests and ukraine ukrainian government about the minsk agreement. the ukrainian government saying that debaltseve was included in that agreement. the separatists are saying it wasn't. it was only a few hours that the cease-fire was agreed that the separatists saying that they'll fight for full control of the town. the town is of strategic importance because of it being a railway hub. if the separatests would have full control it would give them access, a direct rail route to russia. the ukrainian government are now sayi

. >>> peace talks in senegal has stalled.he use of land mines is turning out to be a major sticking point. the government and rebels accuse each other of planting them. and neither side wants to remove them. >> reporter: too afraid to step on to his own land. charles was farming his fields when he stepped on the land mine and lost his leg. ten years after it happened he is still in shock. >> translator: i feel inferior i'm less of a man. i can't support my family. i'm useless to others and we're hungry. >> reporter: he no longer tends to these fields nor does anyone else because there might be more mines. they are the result of a 30-year conflict. neither side will admit to using land mines so nobody knows how many there are. a group called handicap international was working to clear them. but since the peace negotiations stopped, they lost their funding. >> translator: international donors have turned their back on this problem. and stopped funding demining. >> reporter: almost a thousand people mostly farmers have either di

. >>> walking into a mine field how people in senegal are paying the price for decades of conflict. and we've really had our first upset at the contradict world cup. the west indies have been humbled. >>> greece's new government has rejected a draft bailout offer from the meeting in brussels. they must reach a new deal for funding by the end of the month. or greece will fall into default. greece wants to renegotiate the repayment terms of $275 billion loan. john siropolous what happened? >> reporter: hello jane. we just heard from the greek government a short while ago. it issued a terse statement saying some parties insistence on the greek government memorandum of austerity reforms that the previous governments have agreed to but this leftist government has elected to change is unreasonable, unacceptable. the memorandum was taken off the table, following emergency meeting in brussels, those are calling it waste of their time. basically, both side are still sticking to their guns. wolfgang sheubler said he hadn't any grounds for optimism, hadn't seen any movement on the greek side.

senegal has a biofacility, and many samples are analysed here. there are only a handful of labs like this. this is closest to the outbreak. researchers study the virus, to find better ways to diagnose and fight ebola >>> on friday the world health organisation approved the use of another 15 minute diagnostic kit. scientists want the kit approved, believing theirs is accurate because it detect outbreaks. there's a lot of focus on finding a vaccine, and less on ways to detect the virus. this man and his team believe early detection will save lives >>> columbia's government signed a landmark agreement with an international group dedicated to the conservation of wildcats. alessandra travelled to see what dangers they face and what is done to protect them. >> the national park is deep in the amazon. for time immemorial jungles and rock formations have been the home of the jaguar. few travel and fewer get the chance to glimpse the cat in the wild. the preps is revealed in rock paintings by extinct tribes who worship the jackure as a demi god. >> there'

senegal has a high level biocontainment facility. dangerous viruses from across west africa are nanlzed analyzed here. there are only a handful of labs like this in west africa. researchers here continue to study the virus to try to find better ways to diagnose and fight ebola. >> on friday world health organization finally approved the use of another 15 minute diagnostic kit . scientists want their kit to be approved too. it detects the genetic makeup of the virus. there has been a lot of focus on finding a vaccine but far less on ways to detect the virus. sol and his team believe early detection will save time and save lives. nicholas hawk, al jazeera dacca. >> first of many tests for new government. the prime minister, alexis tsipras says a battle has been won but more lies ahead. >> yesterday we took a decisive step for a change in direction in the euro zone. the negotiations enter a more decisive phase, from the destructive bailout policies to the policies of growth, and social cohesion. >> turning their misfortunes around, inst

senegal has a high level bio con at the same time facility. there is analyzation here. >> there are only a handful of labs like this in africa and this is the closest to the outbreak. researchers here continue to study the virus to try to find better ways to diagnose and fight ebola. >> on friday, the world holt organization finally approved the use of another 15 minute diagnostic kit. scientists here want their kit to be approved, too. they believe theirs is more accurate. it detects the genetic makeup of the virus. the outbreak has slowed, but still is not under control. there's been a lot of focus on finding a vaccine but far less on way to say detect the virus. the team believes early detection will save time and save lives. >> lawyers representing the mayor are caracas will fight to have conspiracy charges against him dropped. a major opposition figure in venezuela is accused of plotting coup to overthrow the government. he said accusations are totally unfounded. tom ackermann has the latest. >> the caracas mayor was arrested by intellige

al jazeera southern senegal. >> there's been explosions in bangladesh's capitol during anti-government protests. at least five have been injured. the protest was called by the opposition in a dispute over last year's elections. many activists have been arrested and many more are in hiding. we report from dhaka. >> meet the man with more than 100 criminal cases filed against him. he is a senior organizer with the opposition bangladesh nationalist party p.m.p. his job is to get activists to protest elections. with the charges piling up, he and many others like him have gone into hiding. >> almost none of our work leaders can engage in activism anymore. this oppression is the only way the government is holding power. >> it's become hard for him and others to coordinate their campaign. he and other b.m.p. activists no longer take regular calls because they're afraid their phones may be tapped. instead, they rely on internet communication services like vibr and what's app. >> he was a constant presence at this court showing up to answer charges or to request extensions of bail. now that he'

[chorus singing] (narrator) in the countries of mali senegal, and gambia in west africa musicians knowngriots have traditionally played an important role in society as storytellers and historians. the griots sing songs and proverbs accompanied by astrument known as a kora a spiked harp with a gourd ronator. (brown) in many african cultures there aren't written traditions. i mean traditionally there weren't books, there weren't forms of wting and people needed ways of remembering things, of preserving their history and culture and values. and one of the ways in which they did that was through song. one example can be seen in the kora and the tradition of music that surrounds it. the kora is always accompanied by song, and those songs recount the deeds of heroes and kings, and these days, merchants and traders and other important people in the society. it's a repository of historical knowledge and also of cultural values. the kora tradition goes back several hundred years in west africa. it basically comes out of the old mali empi. the mali empire was founded in 1235 by sunjata the first

military is expected to pull most of the 1300 forces working in liberia and senegal, where the crisis is largely believed contained >>> in north-east nigeria, victims that escaped from boko haram's captivity speak of murder and hate at the hands of the fighters. akmed idris met some of them in maiduguri, where a million people are homeless. >> this 14-year-old was witness to some of the worst massacres carried out. he has nightmares. he was in areas where boko haram destroyed towns. he is one of hundreds of boys forcefully drafted by the group. >> translation: before launching an attack at night they select us loading us on trucks and armoured personnel carriages. some burn homes, others deliver shells to fighters. >> reporter: he was forced to carry arms and ammunition. >> my worst experience was initially when they faced a tough resistance. they couldn't break through. the weapons from the multitask force helps to capture and destroy the area. >> reporter: he escaped when boko haram took him along. he is reunited with his parents. he is trying to adjust to life after three weeks in

. >> and the national dish of senegal, chebu chen is a must have. how would you describe the flavor here?ah kinda little >> ah kinda little bit spicy little bit. >> and there's that kick!african small pot which hosts a multitude of west african dishes. >> african small pot is uh like my dream come true. >> owner abgarrahmane had his culinary roots in italian food, but with encouragement from his chef, khandie, he began cooking african food. with staples like someveta. >> you make it with goussa soupand jelofries. >> the brown rice we make with tomato, little spicing, oil, sauce, then you put everything together making our way to >> making our way to landsdowne avenue there's faaji which serves nigerian food. the restaurant has snacks such as meat pies what we have >> what we have inside is uh, ground beef, carrot, and potatoes. >> dishes include foo-foo, a sort of african dumpling made from ground grains or yams dishes include foo-foo. >> you could have it with fish, chicken, or assorted meat >> and acara. >> its made from um black eyed beans and um

. >> today's world wetlands day nicholas hack visits one area of senegal osee how they're being protected. >> it's a journey to escape europe's cold winter. they have flown through winds and storms across mountains and seas and the african desert to get here. juge covers 16,000 hectares. at the height of winter 13 million birds big and small call this their home. bird lovers travel from all over the world to observe listen and watch them up close. >> it's incredible to see in one spot birds from europe and africa living together, bird of prey and wading birds together in perfect harmony a rare site. >> the white pelican 60,000 of them here to mate. each one eats up to 20 kilos of fish a day. from a distance, park rangers keep a close watch. this year again they're counting the species. >> translator: some are increasing others are decreasing in numbers. the challenge is to get the surrounding local population to help us protect the site. >> this wet land has been unesco protected site since 1961. those living in this site were evicted. this isn't just a bird sanctuary, it is an oasis on t

an unknown number of land mines causing hazard forfarmers in senegal. >>> yemen's recently deposed president, the latest here in the civil conflict that's threatening to split yemen in two. the forces reported seizing a number of facilities including a power station in the port city of aden from forces allied to the houthi movement. last month shia houthis took over the capital sanaa. unlu.n. has urged the houthis to turn over sanaa. >> migrants fleeing libya happening in the land of lampedusa. claudio lavanga has the story. >> the safety of italy after a perilous journey through stormy seas. more than 2,000 people many from subsaharan africa left libya. a group of men armed with kalashnikovs threatened ordering them to take the migrants but leave the boats behind. a new and warring tactic for authorities struggling to cope with the crisis that has seen an unprecedented number of migrants to make the trip oeurope in rickety boats during the winter season. italian authorities have warned that as many as 200,000 migrants are in libya ready to set sail for europe. more than the 170,000 who were

and including a lab in a suitcase used in senegal to spread ebola >>> indonesia's death penalty under scrutiny. a brazilian man facing a firing squad, but there are questions about his momental state >>> looking back - sri lanka and the contribute world cup. jo has the details on that later in sport. >>> so one year ago, three months protests in ukraine's capital culminated in blood between anti-government demonstrators and riot police it let to the overthrow of viktor yanukovych. those event are being celebrated. we go to jonah hull who is there now. what is happening? >> this is day three of event, as you say, marking the anniversary of the street protests centered on the maidan independence in kiev that resulted in the fall of the viktor yanukovych government. among many people they led to hopes of a new country, freer, and more democratic. the events have been sombre. you don't hear much about what was achieved a year ago. rather a sense of what was lost what has occurred since in a capital essentially on a war footing. >> reporter: a year after street demonstrations signs of how

. >>> now to a hidden danger left behind after decades of fighting in senegal.anie sy is here with the story. >> good to see you david. it's a story that is off of most people's radar. we're talking about 386 square miles of mostly farm land booby trapped with mines. it's what is left from 30 years of conflict. nobody knows how many remain hidden. and funding cuts mean there is nobody working to clear these mines. coming up the polite of the farnlers and we'll speak to some of the victims. >>> turning fantasy to reality, that's the marching order for ed bruce, the special effects artist behind the game of thrones. >> i only want what happens on a film or a tv show a director has an idea. and more often than not, whether it's shooting constraints or it's something that doesn't exist. he or she relies on people with visual effects to add that component. and most of the time we would extend the environment, add more buildings, put a hillside in the background. and then of course the big vision is the things like the creatures and the characters and the sci-fis, but

on the way back senegal and once he got back to moratania. the question by fbi agents and the investigators could not find anything linking him to the millennium plot and he was released but then, within days of the 9/11 attacks he was detained for two weeks and again questioned by the fbi but again released. then in november 2001, several months after 9/11 he was summoned by a police and taken in a cia plane to a prison in amman jordan he was interrogate and held for eight months. and in july 20002, he was flown to bagram air force base in afghanistan after a couple of weeks there, he was transported to guantanamo bay arriving in august 2002 and now is he subject today the number of so-called special interrogation techniques approved by the defense secretary donald rumsfeld and he was deprived of food sleep. and held in extreme temperatures and spent long days in isolation doused we have cold water beaten chained to the floor in agonizing positions. and confronted with threats to kill him and kidnap his mother and other family members. he sa

let's have a chat now with our west african correspondent joining us in senegal.t more can you tell us about this, thomas? >> reporter: well, a bit more details are coming in. it seems that the boko haram fighters arrived at 3:00 in the morning, so it was an overnight raid. they arrived on the boat according to the chadian army and opened fire on the village. remember, this is where we reported from just a few weeks ago, when we were gathering testimonies from the many refugees who had fled the violence from just across the border in the towns ofthere. the village was attacked overnight. the chadian army says they were able to fight them off and push them back across the border they are still in pursuit of those fighters and they managed to kill two of them injure another five and on their side one chadian soldier was reported killed according to the chadian army, and another four injured. the chadian army also says that only one civilian casualty was counted. the district chief was killed by a stray bullet they say, during the attack. >> put this in regional cont

then in 2000 he returned to mauritania and was detained twice on the way back in senegal, and once he got back to mauritania questioned by fbi agents, but the investigators couldn't find anything linking him to the millennium plot, and he was released. but then within days of the 9/11 takes, he was detained for a two weeks and again questioned by the fbi gut -- but released. then in november 2001 he was summoned by mauritanian police and taken in a cia plane to a prison in ammann jordan where he was interrogated and held for nearly eight months. in july 2002 he was flown bagram air base in afghanistan. after a couple of week atlantis he was transported to guantanamo arriving in august 2002. now, at guantanamo mohamedou was subjected to a number of so-called special interrogation techniques approved by then defense secretary donald rumsfeld. he was deprived of food and sleep, held in extreme temperatures, spent long days in isolation, doused with very cold water, beaten chained to the floor in agonizing positions and confronted with threats to kill him and to kidnap his mother and othe

connections then in early 2000 he decided to return to mauritania and was detained twice on the way back in senegalnd once he got back to mauritania questioned by fbi agents but the investigators couldn't find anything linking him to the millennium plot and he was released. but then, within days of the 9/11 attacks he was detained for two weeks and again questioned by the fbi, but again released. in november, 2001 several months after 9/11, he was summoned by the mauritanian police and taken in a cia plane to a person and a mom jordan where he was interrogated and held for nearly eight months. in july 2002 he was flown to bagram air force base in afghanistan. after a couple weeks there he was transported to guantÁnamo, arriving in august 2002. like guantÁnamo, mohamedou was subjected to take being spurred by then defense secretary donald rumsfeld who was deprived of food and sleep, held in extreme temperatures, spent long days in isolation beaten chained to the floor and agonizing position and confronted with threats to kill him and to kidnap his mother and other family members. he says that he beg

it starts in a large country in west africa and borders senegal and algeria, in that area. desert. two months after 9/11 so september, october, november 2001. a man walked in to police headquarters in the capital and turned himself in for questioning. he had lived in germany in the past and been questioned in conjunction with a bunch of terrorism investigations. when the police called him after 9/11 and asked him to come in and be questioned again, he said okay. and he came in voluntarily. initially, the u.s. and other intelligence agencies had suspicions this guy maybe an al qaeda operator at some level. they didn't really know. maybe a facilitator or recruiter. eventually they took him to to custody and sent him to guantanamo. they sent him to jordan. he didn't know where he was going to end up. where he ended up was guantanamo. once he was at guantanamo they decided that guy was not a low-level facileitateor but a huge deal a huge priority. the defense intelligence agency in 2003 designated him as a having special projects status. so they planned a special projects speci