the official reason begin was that senegal had an obligation to protect the muslim holy sites. no announcement as to when this is going to to take place and we're expecting the president to make some sort of statement to give us a precise date, on when these troops will be deployed to saudi arabia. >>> a former u.s. safety of defense, he explains why a nation like senegal would want to join the coalition. >>> well, i think two reasons one, because they don't believe in what the hat onties are up to, and the other is, that the saudis going to give them money for doing it. they tried to get pakistan, and the executive branch seemed to indicate it, and then the legislature would not approve it and the last thing the saudis want to put their own troops on the ground and senegal if there is, if they can stop the violence, they can be part of the peace keeping mission. you might get some of the other four countries in the region, who might be willing to do something, hike uganda, which has troops in somalia fighting, being financed by the united states. you can't win just by air powe

senegal closed the border with the ebola-affected countries.horities screened visitors and any symptoms of the virus. we are taking all necessary safety and medical precautions so that those that chose to come feel safe. >> reporter: they don't want more tourists it's the extra essential they get here that makes this destination so special. >>> don't forget you can keep up to date with the developing stories. in particular we are looking at al jazeera - a week on from that devastating earthquake in nepal. that's aljazeera.com. would a guessed that a lot of american schoolkids live in poverty, we have known for a long time that poverty has a lot to say about where you go to school and who is at the desk next to yours. this of the last few days a striking number emerged from the nation's classrooms, a survey from the southern education foundation reports that a majority of american public schoolchildren life in poverty. 51% of students attending public school were from low income

senegal support for the saudi arabia intervention in yemen. the announcement was made to the national assembly. commandos, paratroopers and members of an armoured position to be deployed. only a handle of countries are providing support. senegal is the first country to commit ground troops to the defense of saudi arabia. one of the arts the government gives to the public is the deployment of troops is to protect the holy sites. islam plays an important role in senegal. so does politics. the opposition accuses the ruling matter to send troops in exchange for funds to fulfil a political ampigs. >> this is a justification of financial, that leans it can be used as mercenaries. no one is used for troops, nor the islamic banks. the question now is who will deliver on the promise first, and what price are they willing to pay to ensure the development of the country. this is not about politics it's old relationships, and reviving them in times of need. >>> in thailand more than 50 police officers have been reassigned to different posts whilst they ar

islam plays an important role here in senegal, but so does politics.pposition accused the ruling party of sending troops in exchange for funds to fulfill their political ambition. >> translator: many are worried because this is not our war. our army is being used as mercenaries in exchange of money. >> reporter: the question now is who will deliver on their promise first? and what price is senegal willing to pay to ensure the development of the country. for this man this is about all relationships and reviving them in time of need. >>> the violence in yemen has forced thousands of families from their homes. poor stranded, many are suffering from food and shortage of -- medicine shortages. hashem ahelbarra reports. >> reporter: muhammad ali has spent most of his life here. it is a small community on the outskirts of yemen's capitol, sana'a. he lived along with his father and married brothers and sisters in this house. it took them years to build it. but their house has been badly damaged by the force from explosions that targeted the area in the last fe

flying to senegal is expensive.al briefly are closed its border with ebola-suffering countries. >> we are taking all necessary safety and medical precaution he so that those who choose to come here will feel safe and comfortable. >> they don't want more tourists that make this destination so special. nicholas hawk live, doha. >> in a few hours time, floyd mayweather and manny pacquiao will meet, but this sport of mixed martial arts continues the grow in popularity. anneandy gallagher reports. >> this so-called gentleman's game is bowing out bow going out losing fans to a relatively new support. >> i'm going for that shot. >> these are mixed mart martial tifts. more knockouts more action and a riseing body of stars. but even those here have their doubt competing without action. >> this is a brit, we've been through this before it's not going to happen. >> nonetheless it are make inroads expeacial here. the way boxing is doin can be neat ited, never thinking about the sports. only a certain amount of tickets went on s

senegal put a lot of money into public investment, yet the senegal growth rate lags and legs. do you have any escalation? -- explanation? mr. mesghena: senegal -- human beings are a source of the country. many countries deprive because they lose their human resources. their best educated and the people who may be needed for the economy. the other thing that i want to raise is the issue of, how do you support governments who will not take a broad measure? if you look into the african and european relationship during the last 50 years, it was opposite. governments who took both measures to tackle corruption to make real change has been [indiscernible] it can go through. one would say, we need to support such processes. it means both systems and countries that are really tackling corruption, bad governance etc. -- how do we encourage them? what kind of political support and what kind of economic support do we do? instead of putting many of those countries into dependency -- it is not about giving money. it is an issue of dependency. the other thing is when you put money, where do

senegal is a western african country. what's the tie-in here? >> well this announcement just comes weeks after the president went to meet the saudi king. he came back from that visit saying he will supports any saudi-led coalition. but the official version here gifrn by the for minnesota industry is that as a muslim majority country, senegal has an obligation to protect the muslim holy sites in saudis. there are certainly people here that say there's another game at play here. the senegalese are trying to raise funds, $21 billion to turn senegal into middle income economy. it's looking for the saudis to do that. >> thank you. nicholas hart there in senegal. >> qatar signed a deal for raphael fighter gentlemens from france. it was during the capital of qatar, doha earlier. the french president meeting the amir amir. he's now in saudi arabia where he discussed iran's nuclear program. >>> the syrian military's head of logistics survived. they al qaeda-linked front was behind the fact as vicktoria gave me reports. >> the residents say they heard two

senegal sided with the incumbent president. decades of fifa funding has not changed the way futbol is being played here and still for many the re-election is seen as a victory for african football. newspaper editorials describes it as a failed attempt at overthrowing africa's long standing friend. all of africa's 54 votes went to blatter. his re-election could mean more funds for african futboling federations. how much of it will benefit them though is unclear. futbol continues to be played barefoot with an old ball. here skills not money set them apart. >>> an experimental solar plane has begun its trek across the pacific ocean. the zero fuel aircraft has taken off from eastern china for hawaii. it has a wing span as wide as the largest passenger airliner but uses no gas and is no bigger than a car. >>> people in a mining town of the northeast of england may not have much in common with aborigines in australia may not have much in common but one person believes they do and has brought them together. >>reporter: they lost their

funds for his ambitious $21 billion plan to turn senegal into a middle income country. of course, senegal has a wealth of sense when it comes to peace keeping operations but under a u.n. mandate. soldiers of senegal are in mali drc a number of other conflict zones throughout africa. but nowhere does it have 2100 troops and that's the big surprise. the announcement that 2100 troops commandos members of the paratroops were going to be deployed along the saudi-yemen border the official reason given, senegal had an obligation to protect the muslim sites here. giving a precise date on when these troops will be deployed to saudi arabia. >> the situation in yemen will top the agenda when secretary of state john kerry visits saudi arabia next week. he will meet on wednesday and thursday the united states is pushing for a pause in the fighting in yemen to allow food and other humanitarian supplies to be brought in. joining me from california is heshem hussein his parents are stuck in yemen even though his father is a u.s. citizen. heshem thank you for joining us. tell us about y

. >> we report from senegal on why report from f.i.f.a.'s president sepp blatter reaches fever pitch in africa. >>> good to have you with us. i'm elizabeth puranam from doha. these are the top stories - 15 dead after a suicide bombing in a mosque in maiduguri in north-eastern nigeria. it comes after a boko haram attack on the city suburbs, and a day after the inauguration of new prime minister kevin durant. -- prime minister muhammadu buhari. >>> the envoy to syria condemned the government for using barrel bombs. most were killed in a market at the time of alback which was controlled by i.s.i.l. forces. egypt has released a human rights activists. mohammad who didn't eat solid foot arrived home to the united states after washington secured his release. >>> more than 4,200 migrants have been brought to an italy port. 17 dead migrants were found. emma haywood reports >>> in the middle of sea it was a scramble. among them in this boat very young. few can imagine how the mother might have felt being reunited with her little boy. others exhauste

the official reason given was that senegal, as a muslim country add obligation to protect the muslim holy sites. no announcement yet as to when this is going going to take place and we're expecting the president to make some some sort of statement to give us a date on when these troops will be deployed. >>> the army is a force of about 19,000 active personnel with most of its training coming from france and the united states. they have sent peacekeepers on a number of u.n. missions and in 1990 sent 500 troops, to saudi and it suffered through one of the longest wars, emerging from over two decades of civil war. >>> over the past week, the people have been holding out against houthi fighters. >>> on patrol, with his weapon at the ready,. >>> the shake canvass the land with his men the aim to keep houthies out and defending his home has come at a heavy price. >>> four of my sons were killed and, one was injured and we will fight to the last day to protect our land and our honor and our country. >>> houthies came to our land and, many members were killed and, we fought them so hard and

senegal is an experienced peacekeeper under u.n. mandate. it has soldiers in mali and drc and other conflict zones, but where did it have 211 troops. we have armored vehicles and paratroopers and commandos. they're based around the 1,800-kilometer border with yemen and patrolling that border with the saudis. >>> the syrian military's head of logistics survived a rebel attempt on his life in the capital of damascus. a suicide bomber targeting a military facility. the al qaeda-linked front says it was behind the attack. we have the report. >> reporter: residents of the district of damascus say they heard two explosions in an area controlled by the syrian military. major general mohammed eade was injured. he's the head of logistics. >> they were using awe suicide bomb other a bike. it were followed by other clashes, which could indicate noer group of rebels that tried to take the general. >> reporter: the attack has been claimed by the nozra front that changed tactics and joins other groups in the fight against president assad and his forces. l

senegal is the first one to offer troops on the ground. the government says it's responding to requests for help from a fellow muslim country in the time of need. but saudi arabia pledging for hundreds of millions of dollars in fund for agriculture and infrastructure products. despite repeated requests for an interview he would not answer our questions or comment. no dates yet to when the deployment will take place but this has ignited an unprecedented public debate. despite the plan he has more protests in the future. >>> still to come. a victory for help or drug scams? >> the deadly u.s. railroad crash appears to point to technical failures. [beeping] ooo come on everybody, i think this is my grandson. [lip syncing] ♪little girl you look so lonesome oh my goodness. ♪i see you are feeling blue ♪come on over to my place ♪hey girl ♪we're having a party happy birthday, grandma! ♪we'll be swinging ♪dancing and singing ♪baby come on over tonight >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the sound bites. we

and reassure passengers that senegal closed the border with the ebola-affected countries.horities screened visitors checking their temperature and any symptoms of the virus. we are taking all necessary safety and medical precautions so that those that chose to come feel safe and comfortable. we hope this encourages more to visit. >> reporter: they don't want more tourists, it's the extra attention they get here that makes this destination so special. >>> time for a break. when we come back ahead of boxing's biggest night, we ask if the sport itself could be on the ropes, thanks to a hard-hitting rival. more next. stay with us. >>> welcome back. time for the sport. andy is here. >> there's on one story today - floyd mayweather and manny pacquioa weigh in ahead of a luke rat if flight in boxing history. floyd mayweather hinting that this will be his final fight. 12,000 fans backed in to m.g.m. to sea the weighing on the scales. floyd mayweather is unbeaten. it will be his 48th fight. manny pacquioa is slightly smaller and lighter man for the fight. >> i have been fighting bi

. >> more than 10,000 people have died from the virus in country there is no more in senegal,. >> are many hotels have had to closing. we were already badly hilt by the global economic crisis. with ebola we face some. >> casualty, of the ebola cries its. sever tour operators have pulled out altogether, because of this crietion is it could learn part of its net worth according to bank. >> scrapping vee is a fees all visa fees, all of this to trying to make it more affordable stages, and to reshush senegal checking their temperature and any symptoms of the virus. >> we are taking all the necessary safety and medical precautions so that these who chose to come mere feel safe and comfortable and we hope that will encourageing tourists. >> they don't want anything else it's the extra-special attention that they get here. nicholas salie, al jazeera. >> now an exhibition named singapore is attempting to put the spotlight on uzbekistan kazakhstan. >> the silk road was a trade route through asia, this connection sets to make them unbelievable the show includes more than 30 paint frtion uzbekis

in the early hours of tuesday, 146 migrants at last returned home to senegal. they arrived from libya exhausted, and for the most part empty-handed. the majority were arrested in tripoli and put in holding centers. they're a fair has been nightmarish. >> we do not drink regularly. we do not eat or sleep. even just going to the toilet, it is not good. >> many dreamed of getting to europe but found themselves stranded in tripoli, unable to pay for a crossing. this man spent two years working in the libyan capital before he was arrested. >> i had my passport, but when they called me they threw away my passport and took me to prison. i spent five months there. i called the senegalese ambassador, who brought us here. >> since january, four flights have been chartered to bring migrants back from libya. >> we are in the process of repatriating our countrymen, who are in difficulty and want to return home. at the beginning of the year with the help of iom, we have brought home 1066 senegalese. >> according to those here, hundreds of senegalese remain in the detention c

. >> it's not the pitch or the beach where football champions are made in senegal but this dry country finding a grassy full-sized pitch is almost impossible. skills are picked up by experience rather than formal training yet the african continent is a breeding ground for talent. playing in the big european league is not just a dream but an ambition. >> most of us have never played on a full football pitch but that has not stopped us from playing in a club and earning a living doing something we love. >> senegal's brand new training ground built thanks to fifa funding. there is astro turf so players can train on a proper pitch year round. it's so special that no one including us, are allowed in. fifa agreed to build several other synthetic pitches and promised investments. the announcement was made just days before the fifa elections. >> decades of fifa funding has not changed the way football is being played here yet for many commentators the re-election of sepp blatter is seen as a victory for african football. it's discussed as the west failed attempt in africa's long-standing frien

senegal is the first to offer troops on the ground. the government says it's stopping to a cry for help from a fellow muslim government. a confidential document shows saudi arabia pledging for hundreds of millions in funds for much-needed agriculture, transport and infrastructure projects we asked the minister if there were deals on the table. despite repeated requests for an interview, he would not answer questions or comments. no date yet on when the deployment would take place. this ignited an unprecedented public debate. despite the ban, more protests are planned in days to come. >>> eight hezbollah fighters have been killed in fighting with the syrian opposition. it happened in syria's calais moon mountain range near the border. syrian government troops started offensives against the al nusra front, and i.s.i.l. fighters in kowloon at the beginning of the front. we have more from beirut. >> there is fighting and sporadic clashes in qalamoun mount mains where the government announced it made gains the day before it's where sides ge

. >> the journey to europe starts here at a bus station in senegal. countless migrants died. find out why many teenagers still try to travel to europe illegally. >>> hello, you are watching us. a reminder of the top stories, an emergency meeting in malaysia offered a small breakthrough confronting thousands of migrants at sea. malaysia will offer temporary shelter to the migrants provided resettlement takes place within a year. burundi's president delayed parliamentary elections by a week. next month's elections will go ahead as planned. police fired tear gas, demanding that he drop his bid for a third term in office. >> a palestinian man who drove his car into a crowd has been shot dead by police. he was said to be driving at border patrol officers. two israelis were wounded >>> the international organization for migration reached a report about migrants reaching italy by sea. it estimates 12, 460 arrived. bringing the total numbers arriving in italy by boat to 38,690. from thursday to saturday 3,500 migrants reached italian stores. more then west african families sending a

. >> a century old railway station in the heart of senegal. trains took them thousands of kilometers across the is a rare are a desert. it was west africa's lifeline in >> protects the holy sites. it play an important role here in senegal but so do politics. >> the opposition accused the ruling party for exchange of funds. many say this is not our war. our military have become miss mercenaries for money. the question now who will deliver on their promise first? and what price is senegal willing to pay to insure the developments of the country. for some this is not about politics. this is about old relationships and reviving them in time of need. al jazeera. derdhakar. >> the norwegian council said 38 million people have been forcebly displaced within their own countries. that's a 50% increase on last year. 11million people were newly displaced, that's 30,000 every day. 60% of those were in five countries. iraq south sudan syria and nigeria. and europe has seen large numbers of displaced people. nearly 650,000 were displaced in ukraine. and in

. >> 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

champions are made in senegal. in this dry country, finding an accuracy pitch is impossible. skills are picked up from experience rather than formal training. the african continent is a breeding ground for talent. footballers, playing in the big european league is not just a dream, but an ambition. >> most of us have never played on a football pitch, but it has not stopped us playing on a club and doing something we love. >> on the outskirts of a capital is a brand new training ground. >> there's an astroturf so that players can train on a proper pitch. it's so special that no one, including us are allowed in. f.i.f.a. agreed to build several other pitches, and promised more investment. it was made days before the elections. senegal sided with incumbent president. decades of funding hasn't changed the way football is played. it is seen as a victory for african football. newspaper editorials described the elections as the west's attempt to overthrow africa's friends. >> translation: africa has 54 votes, all to sepp

in senegal his reelection has been celebrated. we have this report. >> it's not the pitch but the beach where football champions are made in senegal this dry country finding a grassy pitch is almost impossible. skills are picked up from experience rather than formal training. the african continent is a bleeding ground for talent. footballers dominate in europe, playing in the big european league is not just a dream but an ambition. >> most of us have never played on the full football pitch but that hadn't stopped us from earning a living doing something we love. on the outskirts of the capitol is a brand new training ground, built thanks to fifa's funding. there is astro turf to train year round. it's so special that no one including us, are allowed in. in a statement, the federation said fifa agreed to build several other pitches. the announcement was made just days before the much contested fifa elections. senegal sided with the incumbent penalty, seth blatter. >> decades of fifa funding hasn't changed the way football is played

senegal sided with incumbent president sepp blatter. decades of fifa funding has not changed the way football is being played here, yet still for many commentators the win by sepp blatter is seen as a win for football. >> africa has 54 votes. all of them went to sepp blatter. why? fifa has given programs to help youngsters and develop football. >> it could mean more funds for african footballing federations. how much of it will benefit them is unclear. football continues to be played barefoot with an old ball. here skills, not money sets them apart. al jazeera. >> football commentate center ghana, he said that blatter is following in the footsteps of his predecessor. >> fifa, since it's formation in 1937 has been a very euro centric organization. to galvanize africa and asia, and since africa has never been the seam. africa has respect for fifa, and sepp blatter is the protege so when sepp blatter came into power, he simply went on to make sure that africa has respect and has treated africa well, and has doubled africa's development fun

. >> it's not the pitch where football champions are made in season senegal.kills are picked up from experience rather than former training footballers of african origin dominate in europe. it's not just a dream but an ambition. >> most of us have not played on a full football pitch but that does not stop us from playing on a club, earning a living doing something that we love. >> the training ground built thanks to fifa's funding. it's so special that no one including us, are allowed in. in a statement the senegalese said that fifa promised more investments. the announcement was made just days before the match contested election. senegal side with the incumbent president sepp blatter. >> fifa funding has not taken away the way football is being played here, and yet the election of sepp blatter has been seen as a victory for african football. africa has 54 votes. all of them went to sepp blatter. why, we favor those who seek cooperation and friendship first before profit. fifa has given us the world cup programs to help youngsters and develop football all unde

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these men come from senegal, niger and chad. they were captured on the coast near tripoli. when asked, they all say they came on buses, that they'd never heard of people smugglers and never meant to go to europe. >> we came to libya to work here. >> not to get to europe? >> i can't speak for everyone here, but most of us came to libya to work. the policeman smiles when he hears this. that's just not true. if they were here legally, they'd have a stamp from the border. but they come through the desert illegally. it's organised crime. the eu has to cooperate with us. we libyans can't come to grips with it on our own. libya isn't only a stopover for migrants. it's also a destination. that makes the situation so complicated. men from niger work at misrata's steel plant. many have been coming for years, accepting the chaos in libya, islamic state and the risks. it's rarely better in their own countries. the country needs them. but sometimes too many come and then they don't get work. and when there's no work in libya, the temptation to set off for europe grows. mohammed clears u

. >> facing increasing pressure, o'quinn left ireland and flew to the west african country of senegal authorities. once in custody, investigators got a court order to obtain o'quinn's dna sample, which was then compared to the dna found on the syringe cap. it matched. >> to me, i would equate that with getting the suspect's fingerprint off the trigger of the murder weapon. >> oliver made a great many mistakes, thank goodness. >> oliver o'quinn was charged with first-degree murder. the only remaining question was motive. >> i know he tried very hard to infuse himself into michelle's life. mostly out of pity, feeling sorry for him, she would bring him along to do things with, to go out to watch a band, to meet in the morning and have coffee. >> but in custody, oliver told a fellow inmate he grew angry with michelle because he overheard michelle refer to him as "an annoying little man." >> and we believe because of that, that sent him into this mindset that if you're never going to be mine, then you're never going to be anybody's. >> and the inmate stated that oliver confided in him that

senegal is the first to offer troops. the government is responding to requests for help. a confidential document shows saudi arabia pledging for hundreds of millions in funds for much-needed agriculture, transport and infrastructure projects the document obtained by al jazeera. we asked the foreign minister if there was deals on the table. despite repeated requests for an interview, he would not answer questions or comments. no date yet on when the deployment would take place. despite the ban, more protests are planned in days to come. >>> still ahead here on al jazz era. five filled in a hotel attack in afghanistan. we'll bring you the details. >> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on not just in this country but around the world. getting the news from the people who are affected. >> people need to demand reform... >> ali velshi on target weeknights 10:30p et >>> hello, welcome back. here is a reminder of the top stories - gunfire and explosions reported from burundi's capital. the military says it deposed president pierre nkurunziza afte

senegal is the first to offer troops. the government is responding to requests for help. a confidential document shows saudi arabia pledging for hundreds of millions in funds for much-needed agriculture, transport and infrastructure projects. we asked the foreign minister if there was deals on the table. despite repeated requests for an interview, he would not answer questions or comments. no date yet on when it would take place. despite the bhan more protests are planned in days to come. >>> still ahead here on al jazeera, we report from a town in southern peru at the heart of a dispute over the construction of a coal mine >>> and free to set their own agenda conservative mps in the u.k. file into number 10 to hear about new powers that could silence groups. individuals explain. >> the new al jazeera america primetime. get the real news you've been looking for. at 7:00, a thorough wrap-up of the day's events. then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. and at 9:00, get a global perspective on the news. weeknights on al jazeera america. >>> he

secretary general has called on the europe yoon -- union to do more to help migrants. 145 senegal ezeserived back home. they tried at least once to cross the mediterranean sea, but failed. they were provided with flights and money to get home. >> translator: we took the boat once to cross the sea to go to italy. they caught us at sea and took us to prison in very bad conditions. the conditions there aren't good for anyone. >> translator: i took a first boat and we were lost at sea for five days the police came to get us out of the water afterwards. i tried a second time, but three people died during that trip. >>> in burundi an anti government protester has been killed in the capitol. protesters spread to more neighborhoods in the capitol and outside, but they are being met by riot police with guns. >> reporter: they know this won't protect them from bullets and tear gas, but protesters in burundi say there's little they can do so they keep going, and then -- [ gunfire ] >> reporter: -- in a matter of seconds they are dispersed. but they are waiting for the police to move on. [ gunfire

he was just 16 when he arrived in italy from senegal. he's been living with a foster family for more than a year now. without veronica's help, foster father bartholomeo maggiore might have given up in the face of the many bureacratic hurdles. seydou is headed for soccer training. meanwhile, he's an important member of the team. seydou will turn 18 in august. but he hopes he'll be able to stay on lampedusa, with his new family. bartolomeo: we have two children, and he's like our third. we love him and learn from him, and he learns from us. >> virginia giugno has also worked with young refugees. until last year, she was responsible for finding homes for underage refugees who arrived unaccompanied in pozzallo. there were nearly a thousand last year. sometimes a hundred would arrive all at once. virginia: it was hard to sleep at night. i felt responsible for the young refugees, but also for their families, who let them leave. they trusted their children to me, in a way. >> many called her "mamma." one gave her a bracelet as a gift. virginia

richard hart from senegal has the story of one teenager. >> reporter: this boy worked here since he was 10, learning to be a mechanic without pay. the hours are long, and without work. in a few years hopefully he'll get a job for a small wage. like most 16-year-olds, he wants more from life. so does his family. his mother sold all their belongings to pay for a journey to italy. the visa to european countries cost $100. they are rarely given to africans. she paid $3,000 for smugglers to organise the trip. one spare t-shirt, jeans and the flip-flops he is wearing is all he'll carry, travelling thousands of kilometres through the desert and sea. his father gives abdu his final words of advice. "throw your passport into the sea. who you are doesn't matter in europe. you are there to work, have faith in god, we love you." >> no one send their son like this. we have nothing, not enough to eat, not enough work. abdu is what i have the most precious. he is our hope. >> reporter: so many have never come back. he knows he might never see him again. >> translation: put yourself in my place. for my

wally was only 17-years-old when he arrived last year from senegal. a former child soldier, he came all by himself. the traumatic journey to italy will stay with him forever. wally: it was too cold, and the boat we were at, there were many people there. 300 people plus. it was two deck, both up and down. if you see the condition of the boat, it was terrible. for you, yourself in it, you know there is not a thing that can help person to survive, to protect one's life in this mediterranean sea. in this sea, it is terrible. you will not know until you enter. reporter: wally shows us the local refugee reception center. young men are playing football there. a few days ago, some muslim refugees allegedly threw some christians they were sharing a boat with overboard. but wally thinks the fight was probably over the last few drops of drinking water. here there is no sign of religious conflict. wally: playing football, we need patience, but at times we do go out of control. that is just when the field. from here, i go inside and forget about everything. report

that the news is making it's a way back to senegal, eritrea syria, so that fewer people might be setting in those boats because they know what awaits them? >> reporter: i was in libya a few weeks ago, just at the time where those about 800 people had drowned in the mediterranean and i kept on asking migrants there about the dangers of crossing the sea, and a lot of them had told me they didn't care. that what happened to those people was sad, that that was their fate, but they wanted to take their own chances. there were many more people that actually make it to europe that those who drowned in the sea. these people come from very difficult places. they are born in to turmoil income to war in, to poverty and they have suffered a great deal to reach the shores of libya. so for them at that stage, well, there is no other choice, than to cross the mediterranean, most of the people i spoke to say going back home is simply not an option at this stage. >> you know, hoda, there are a lot of nongovernmental organizations that work specifically on the problems of migrants, a lot of international

. >>> plus, found out why the tourists are starring away from this holiday resort in senegal. >>> hello again, you're with al jazeera, these are the top stories. it's been a week since the magnitude 7.8 quake hit nepal, and the earthquake is beginning to rise. 6,600 are dead, 14,000 injured. >>> police in riot gear enforced a urw after poceer gray.3% iwaderid aicry custody is being treaeds tofden coitns stken syanilge alppronc. battles have been ongoing between kurdish forces and fighters from i.s.i.l. >>> the romanian prime minister has been speaking to al jazeera, and told us that europe should do more to solve the ongoing migrant crisis. over 10,000 trying to reach the e.u. have been rescued in the mediterranean sea this year alone. >> i think that all the european countries can afford to take migrants, because migrants within the european union and outside are bringing added value to the society. this is my experience. extremist politicians use the migrants theme in political fights. i think it is against european values, whoever comes and lives and respect the european values, it'

they come from nigeria ghana mali senegal and beyond. men and women young and old. >> you want to go to europe? many of the migrants here are not happy they are returning to libya. to reach this point they have traveled for weeks sometimes months. they have to work to earn enough money to pay for the journey to be picked up on a day where there is good weather conditions is a huge disappointment. back on the ground in libya, it is how much ever a disappointment how hungry they are and how vulnerable they feel. >> please help me. oh please, i'm almost there please help me. legality me be there. please. >> they are desperately trying to escape the turmoil they western born into. amina's from ghana and three months pregnant. she was hoping to give birth in germany. >> i don't know where to go. right now i have nothing. i have nothing. >> and alima is from nigeria. her father was killed by boko haram. she hope to send money back to her mother when she sets off. >> some of these migrants first arrived in libya to find a job. but like patrick

. >> i got a letter from a lady in africa, actually senegal. the capital city of dakar. dear brad, you are the most handsome -- no, i'm just kidding. dear, bret, hi, dear, how are you today? i hope all is well with you. my name is miss linda. i just went through your profile in this site. my dear, i am interested in knowing more about you. waiting to hear from you soon. this is pretty cool. i was excited about it, you know what i mean? especially in africa. so i looked it up in the encyclopedia, because i didn't know where dakar was, in africa. so it was pretty cool. the hardest part about doing time, of course i miss my kids, my little niece i never met. so that kills you. but when they call mail, and go out there on the railing, and you stand up there and see all your brothers and friends getting mail, over and over and over, and you're just standing up there, as bad as you want it, it ain't going to come. so here we are. >> while bulmer looks ahead to the possibility of finding love, inmates eric glass and erik coleman look back to the past. and what they've lost. >>

. >> we've seen recently senegal has committed 2,100 troops p roughly 10% of their military in fact to potential ground invasion the key countries that i think saudi was banking on, we're talking about pakistan and egypt, they have not committed the troops yet. this is a question if this is an attempt to get western countries either involved or to pressure countries like egypt or pakistan to get involved. >> it's interesting that u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in riyadh right now. but his reaction will be interesting. the u.s. is already taking action in yemen because they're worried about the al-qaeda presence there. >> this call for a ground invasion in yemen comes as secretary of state john kerry has arrived in riyadh calling in an attempt to negotiate some sort of humanitarian pause in the fighting. needless to say that this call to the ambassador in the u.n. will call to issue the fact that kerry is hoping to push saudi to put men in the fighting and then calling for a whole new level to be taken in terms of an escalation of fighting. >> people will be pushing for diplomati

senegal two days ago, and they are sending 2,000, 100 troops. there's a massing of saudi troops on the border. there are preparations but not enough to say any time soon today or tomorrow there'll be a ground invasion. if a ground invasion takes place, understandably it will be arab troops under a u.n. umbrella if the u.n. security council agrees on the yemeni request. >> thank you for that >>> the syrian opposition denies that hezbollah fighters have retaken key areas on the hezbollah border. the syrian army and allies killed dozens of fighters. it's happening in the mountainous border region which saw intense fighting in recent weeks. there are fears it could spillover into neighbouring lebanon. we have this explanation. the battle in syria's minds intensified. this is the western parts, a coalition groups pushing out the syrian government and hezbollah fighters. it is on the lebanese-syrian border and is considered a strategic supply route for the fighters and opposition fighters. fighters don't want them distracted from other areas. the grou

it is a huge opportunity. >> i just visited senegal and kenya last month. as both of them john and reverend warren has shown, the capacity of the private sector in charitable individuals to make a significant impact is impressive, and we need to employee further. as we saw the response to ebola there were americans and folks around the world who stepped forward making individual contributions to help accelerate eu engagement. and multilateral engagement. one lesson was that pepfar resources and training were identified with nigeria being able to rapidly identify and contain the outbreak. what is the path for integrating investments into a process of building broader health systems to prepare for the next pandemic? tell us a little bit more about two programs accelerating children's hiv-aids treatment and the dream treatment. dr. birx: thank you. we had intentionally strengthen health systems. without a health system that can provide commodities or that can diagnose disease at the laboratory level or that has actual health providers, it was not going to be f

go to senegal, go to sierra leone. and learned the results of american foreign policy. go among the victims of what this country is dead to so many people. and then you come back really educated. >> host: or you don't have to go overseas. you could go in this country because they would you encourage people to go? >> guest: my son ron redstone for baseball camp and the other side rents a baseball camp in long island. they get a lot of scholarships for children from underprivileged families. my son john has a program here in the inner-city and he gives a lot of scholarships. it's a summer baseball camp and he has a program. he played minor-league baseball and he has the literacy program in the dominican republic and you find a catholic nun whose hide more big-league baseball players -underscore than anywhere else. so john funds that literacy program and he has the right and d.c. >> host: wow i want to thank you for this beautiful book that people should read and will be inspired by. thank you for a life that turns on a wonderful inspiration to many of us. >> guest: thank

senegal sided with the president. decades of f.i.f.a. funding hasn't changed the way football is played. for many commentators the election of sepp blatter is seen as a victory for african football. the newspaper described elections as the west failed attempt. >> translation: africa has 54 votes. all to sepp blatter. why, f.i.f.a. has given the continent a world cup, programs to help youngsters and develop football. >> the election could mean more funds for the footballing federation. how much will benefit them is unclear. football continues to be played barefoot with an old ball. here skills not many sets them apart. >>> indonesia's government accepted responsibility after f.i.f.a. banned the country from international football. the immediate suspension is due to government interfers and they have been at odds over the running of the domestic league stopped this year. fans have suggested starting in may. it means they will not be able to qualify for the world cup or asian cup. they have said: >>> this year's finalists for the biggest pr