in senegal.ally on the heels of the pinochet arrest when the former chilean dictator pinochet was arrested in london by -- on the warned of a spanish judge garÇon for crimes allegedly committed in chleile. the house of lords ruled he could be prosecuted anywhere in the world even though he was a former head of state. the human rights movement was in effervescence. there was this idea of using the international justice system to bring to book people who seemed out of the reach of justice. it was at that point the chadian or a chadian human rights activist came to us and said, well, we have somebody who is our pinochet. that was 1999. we helped the chadian victims from chad go to senegal where hissÈne habrÉ was living to file the first case against him. hissÈne habrÉ was arrested 15 years ago for the first time by a senegalese judge. but he used, in effect, the money here taken from chad to basically build a network of influence and support in senegal that blocked the case for over 12 years. it was

while he lived quietly in senegal. his wife never suspected he would face justice. >> we had an agreement. we came here to get asylum, protection from the state of senegal. but those who supported us turned against us. we feel betrayed. >> he's now being charged for crimes against humanity in the extraordinary african chambers, a court specifically created by the african union in senegal. hundreds of witnesses are expected to testify including clemont. an african judged by africans, away from the international criminal courts. at stake is the possibility to he set a precedence. >> i think what this trial shows more than anything else is that it's possible for victims and their supporters with tenacity with perseverance with imagination to actually get a dictator to court. >> the trial will not erase the horrors. but something has changed and perhaps in the process this man may find some peace. al jazeera. >> japanese automaker mitsubishi is apologizing for its actions during world war ii and using american prisoners of

for senegal, this relentless pollution is causing this drought.ey have taken up climate change insurance. offering countries on the can't tent protection. arc calculates claims based on rainfalls, satellite imagery, and animals and crops lost. it dispersed money to senegal which is distributing to the most vulnerable. aid sees are often too slow to help. the insurance money is used to distribute cash for food and feed the animals. but even with arc's help there is not enough to feed all of the weak animals. tonight once more their only meal is a few potatoes tea and bread, and so the day ends like it started, hungry uncertain, and wondering which one of these animals will survive tomorrow. nicklas hawk al jazeera, northern senegal. >>> ukraine's parliament has approved a draft law to give more autonomy to two eastern regions. it's the first step towards meeting the demands of pro-russian separatists. but people in the east are still facing daily bombardment. and as charles stratford reports, they are also struggling to cope with an economic blocka

a court created by the african union and senegal. hundreds of witnesses are expected to testify. an african judged by africans, away from the international criminal courts. at stake is the possibility to set a precedent making universal justice accessible to all on this continent. >> translator: i think what this trial shows more than anything else it's possible for victims and their supporters with tenacity, with perseverance, with imagination to actually get a dictator to court. >> reporter: the trial will not erase the horrors. but something has changed. and perhaps in the process he may find some peace. >>> fifa's top executives are meeting in switzerland to set a date for the election of a new president. futbol's governing body has been hit by corruption allegations. >> reporter: inside fifa headquarters, they are accustomed to turbulence and instability. this committee meeting is crucial for the damaged organization. it's time for radical change. the fbi's sweep to arrest officials, 14 overall left futbol's governing body in crisis. international law is dealing with those a

it disbursed $16 million to senegal, distributing it. aid agencies are often too many slow to help.ands it out immediately. they feed the weakest animals because the mic they provide produces revenue. with arc's help there is not enough to feet all of the weak animals. tonight t once more their only immediately is a few potatoes tea and bread so the day ends like it started. hungry uncertain, and wondering which one of these animals will survive tomorrow. nicholas hawk northern senegal. >> take a look at this: evidence of the largest winged dinosaur ever found has been unearthed in northeastern china. scientists dug up a spectacularly preserved, nearly complete fossil of a feathered dinosaur with wings. the fossil is named jinwan long or jin juan's dragon. it's thought the dinosaur lived about 125 million years ago although scientists doubt whether the creature actually could fly. there is more real news from al jazeera along with video, analysis, and comment at our website aljazeera.com. i'm antonio mora, goodnight. >>> when crime was high, a generation with highest levels of incar

that is in senegal is history making. it is the first time ever the courts of one country prosecutes the former ruler of another for alleged human rights abuses. reporter: after years of struggle victims get their day in court. >> i wish he had the courage to come to the bar and tell me why i was arrested and detained four years. reporter: these chaddians have come to senegal it testify in the trial of their former president apz prosecutor who ruled from 1982 to 1990 and they are determined to get justice. >> the time has come for the victims to regain their dignity by way of these explanations, this hearing in the course of which the accounts will be rbg reckoned to allow them to get closure and those widowed to mourn loved ones. reporter: the trial is unprecedented the first time a former african leader was tried elsewhere on the continent for crimes against aluminumity. one had cases against the chilean dictator and he says it is thanks to the doggedness of the victims. >> i'm with a group of survivors and there is for

for this drought it disbursed $16 million to senegal who is redistribute to go the most vulnerable.s are often too slow to helpful arc handed out immediately. the milk the animals produce provides basic revenue and it's their only assets. even with arc's help there there is not enough to feed all of his weak animals. tonight once more, their only kneel meal is a few potatoes, tea and bread. and so the day end like it started. hungry uncertain and wondering which one of these animals will survive tomorrow. nicholas, al jazerra northern senegal. >>> largest winged dinosaur ever found as been dug up in northeastern china. scientists unearthed a spectacularly preserved nearly complete fossil of a feathered dinosaur with wings. it's thought the dinosaur named. [ inaudible ] which means dragon in chinese lived about 125 million years ago. probably won't find anything that old on our website as it's been constantly updated. the address there aljazerra.com. making the new deal stick, it's the dawn of a new era or doom to veil. if oil is the cover of the mist. i want to drill in to how the d

barren, salty soil -- senegal's farmers work together to make their land fertile once more. education is a fundamental human right and essential for the exercise of all other human rights. that's why in the second of its eight millennium goals, the un made a symbolic pledge to guarantee universal access to elementary education. whilst some progress has been made, almost 60 million children worldwide are still without schooling. nigeria's children are worst-served, with pakistan coming an unenviable second. 5.5 million pakistani children -- a disproportionate number of them girls -- have no access to education. one woman, however, is determined to change that. her name is fakhira najib and she is the founder of an ambitious project which is using radio-lessons to not only educate, but challenge children and teachers alike. plenty of shouting and lots of action, right in the middle of lessons. recently that would have been unthinkable in pakistan's classrooms. but this device brought a transformation. the children are miming words they hear on the radio. like the word "airplan

the 20th time they have been to senegal pleading their case. they have been really the architects of this effort to justice. more than anything inc. says with tenacity and perseverance you can sometimes create the political conditions, even to bring to justice even in africa. >> more than 4000 victims of torture in chad are at the trial. they have overcome intimidation and death threats. >> at one morning there were around 200 youth at a cultural center near the syrian border. it was there the federation of social youth discussed plans to rebuild the syrian city just across the border. authorities say a suicide bomber blew a suicide -- blew himself up killing 31 people and wounding many others. authorities say the initial investigation of the islamic state group carried out the attack. >> the attack of this cultural center in beirut, the explosion ripped apart the country. >> i was sitting inside the cultural center. i heard the blast. when i stood up i saw people lining their wounded. >> bodies were covered with newspaper. the injured were rus

despite the international be convention against or the sure ratified by senegal. in the 1990 he asked for him to be tried the founding commission on inquiry. at the same time, when moss of the victims find a case against habre, the case was rejected by the court and for me it is very important because the victims for the first time at the center of the trial. >> guyton mutu, chad researcher, thank you so much for your time. >> thank you. >> staying in africa, despite calls to delay burundi's presidential election, polls will open in the country tomorrow, tuesday after weeks of political unrest. protesters are callings for president pierre nkurunziza bid for a third term. haru mutasa reports from bujumbura as the country's residents prepare to vote. >> police in burundi have been deployed to potential trouble spots. there could be violence after polls close. juliet is staying indoors until after voting ends. she doesn't want her face shown afraid her family could be startinged if she is seen criticizing the ruling party. >> yes, i'm scared, a lot of people are bein

. >>> chad's former president had to be removed from the courtroom during his trial in senegal. he's accused of crimes against humanity, but he shouted that the trial was a farce. in this casenicholas hart has more. >> reporter: chad's former president is in the dark barely visible behind court guards. on the other side a small army of lawyers and people who say they were tortured under his rule. this is an unprecedented trial, never before has an african been judged by africans for crimes against humanity in africa. after years of intimidation and a decade-long campaign positive bring him to justice, a lawyer walks into court. >> it's a big day, and there's all sorts of emotions going through me. pride, joy and relief that a dictator is finaling in the dock. >> reporter: nicknamed the desert fighter he was celebrated by the united states and france for sufficiently fighting gaddafi's libyan troops in the 19 1980s. western powers were accused of turning a blied eye using henchmen trained in the united states. 40,000 people died and 240,000 were tortured before he fled to senegal

take vo vo senegal sorprendio al equipo sudamericano de argentina tomando ventaja pero despues de allide la albiceleste para dejar el marcador final de cuatro a tres. con goles de "franceschini" "hilaire", "sirico" y "mincini" y se acomodan en el segundo lugar del grupo "a" vo el equipo de casa, portugal debuto ante japon y le dio alegria a su publico derrotando al conjunto asitico cuatro a dos. gracias a la mejor diferencia de goles al momento el conjunto europeo es primero de su grupo y en el siguiente juego se estaran midiendo ante senegal. vo en accion del grupo "b" costa rica debuto con el pie izquierdo ante italia. la azurri playera anoto sin puedad para dejar el marcador final de seis a uno. con este resultado el conjunto tico tendra que sacar la victoria en su proximo compormiso ante la seleccion de suiza. gabriel terminamos esta noche con informacion deportiva en el area de la bahia. los gigantes descansaron el dia de hoy pero los atleticos se enfrentaron a los yankees en la gran manzana. take vo vo gran actuacion en la loma el dia de hoy del lanzador japones de los yankees. "

senegal is particularly vulnerable because of drought.ow a new scheme could see people access money from a climate change insurance fund. >> reporter: a bad omen. a sign that the worst is yet to come. the animal died starving collapsing in the heat before it could reach the shade. almost a year without a drop of rain. he hasn't experienced a drought like this in his lifetime. there's not enough food or water. >> translator: dying of starvation is a violent death, no one should experience this not even our animals. now at least there are spared from hunger. >> reporter: the united nations believes more than 20 million people mostly children don't have enough to eat. with temperatures as high as 47 degrees celsius, pastures have turned to desert. it's getting hotter here. 2 degrees higher than the same time last year and so a sense of a looming catastrophe hangs over the land. villagers and their animals are on the move searching for better climates. this intense drought with a slight rise in temperature is causing the sahara desert to expa

he lived quietly in senegal. his wife never suspected that he would face justice. >> we had an implicit agreement. we came here to get asylum protection from the state of senegal. those that supported us turned against us. we felt betrayed. >> he's now being charged for crimes against humanity in the extraordinary african chambers, a court created by the african union in senegal. hundreds of witnesses are set to testify. an african judged by africans away from the hague international criminal court. at stake is the possibility to set a precedence making universal justice accessible to all on this continent >>> what this trial shows more than anything else is that it's possible for victims and supporters with tenacity with perseverance, with imagination, to actually get a dictator to court. >> the trial will not erase the horrors. but something has changed. and perhaps in the process, this man may find some peace. >>> president obama sitting with a new president of nigeria tomorrow. the fight against boko haram to

16 years victims of torture and campaigners tried to bring him to court while he lived quietly in senegal. his wife never suspected he would face justice. >> we came here to get asylum, protection from the state of senegal. those who supported is turned against us. we feel betrayed. >> he's now being charged for crimes against humanity in a court specifically created by the african union in senegal. hundreds of witnesses are expected to testify including this man. away from the hague's international criminal court at stake here is the possibility to set a precedent making universal justice accessible to all on this continent. >> i think what this trial shows more than anything else is that it's possible for victims and their supporters, with tenacity, with peer severance, with imagination to actually get a dictator to court. >> the trial will not erase the horrors. something has changed. perhaps in the process this man may find some peace. al jazeera. >> trying to protect 6500 miles of rivers, why the interior department is proposing new rules against a specific type of mining. >> meet th

senegal along with mauritania are the first to receive some of that money because of a severe drought. we have this report. >> a bad omen, a sign that the worst is yet to come. the animal died starving, collapsing in the heat before it could reach the shade. almost a year without a drop of rain young hasn't experienced a drought like this in his lifetime. there isn't enough food or water. >> dying of starvation is a violent death no one should experience this, not even our animals. >> now at least they are spared from hunger. >> the united nations believes more than 20 million people, mostly children, don't have enough to eat and are currently going hungry president area. with temperatures as high as 47 degrees celsius pastures have turned to desert. it is three degrees high are than last year. >> villagers and their animals on the move are searching for better climates. >> this intense drought with a slight rise in temperature is causing this desert to expand. people are having to travel even further to feed their animals. to the senegalese authority this is triggered by mankind caus

. >> you look at taco and he looks kind of thin, he's from senegal. who is he? a basketball player 7'6" tall. big dude 260 pounds. >> is he sitting on the floor right now? >> i don't know where he's sitting. he's on his way to the university of central florida to play basketball. >> they say swimmers have to eat like 15,000 calories a day when they're training at that level so as an athlete and the size he is i guess this kind of makes sense. >> this video put together by "the bleacher report" i you this we need to get some vegetables into his system. >> yes, we need some greens. >> in texas macaroni and cheese would be a vegetable so i'd be fine then. >> all right everybody, it is now time for you to win some summer cash. all you got to do is play a little game we call knock out and vote for your two favorite videos. head over to rightthisminute.com and click on "summer cash." play knockout for your chance to win some cash. good luck, everybody. >>> it's not an average doctor's visit. somebody is digging in that man's belly button. why what's lurking inside may

senegal's farmers could get a financial helping hand. >>> good to have you with us. i'm prorn in doha. these are the top stories. anti-houthi forces in yemen vowed to push the rebels. the southern city is a flashpoint in the city. four marines have been killed in a shooting in the state of tennessee. the government has died and the police officers who chased them has been shat. angela merkel and her finance minister urge politicians to back a third debt deal for greece. they vote on friday on the 86 billion euro package for athens. >> the chief negotiators at the iran nuclear talks told iranian journalists that israel influenced parts of the deal. they are reporting the under secretary said this was a dialogue between israeli and american experts. they reportedly spoke to binyamin netanyahu's national security visor to discuss the deal. >> now that a deal has been struck, more cash is expected to flow into tehran. sanctions are lifted iranians hope the deal will boost the economy. >> we need to have relations with the world, we need to export what we make and import

. >>> the president has been removed from the courtroom during his trial in senegal. he's accused of crime its against humanity. he shouted the trial was farce. >> the former president is in the dark. a small army of lawyers and people who say they were tortured under his rule. this is an unprecedented trial never before has an african been charged by africans for crimes against humanity in africa. after years of intimidation this lawyer walks into court. >> it's a big day. there is all sorts of emotions going through me, pride joy relief that a dictator is finally in the dark. >> reporter: he was celebrated by the united states and france for successfully fighting qaddafi's libyan troops in the 1980s. western powers turned a blind eye to the atrocities he committed at home, using henchmen trained in the united states. 200,000 were tortured before he fled. >> we made other mistakes, no question about that. we need to recognize that and go forward in one of the ways we can deal with it is by those that committed the horrible crimes alleged to have committed torture and

chad's former president has been removed from his trial in a court in senegal hiss beeen habre has called the proceedings a false. nicholas hack reports from the capital dacca. >> activists are walking towards courthouse and this is more of a symbol. it is the end of a 16 year road to justice. first time an african will be judged by africans for crimes against humanity. the charging president hissene habre doesn't recognize the court. but for them the trial is a victory. >> translator: we want a fair and balanced trial. now it's time for justice to talk and for hissene habre to face it. >> the question is will hissene habre show up. and he is here under -- [ shouting ] the trial will go ahead and for many here this sets a precedent making universal justice accessible to only african continent and perhaps bringing an end to impunity for african leaders that are allegedly involved in atrocities. >> u.s. president barack obama be meets with muhammadu buhari, president of nigeria. highlighting the importance of u.s. nigerian relations. improving his country's economic prosperity, the nigerian

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he has been to egypt, to tanzania, to south africa, senegal, ghana. why did he and void -- why did he avoid kenya until now? but people are happy that he is coming. having a u.s. president, and visit your country is still a big honor for a lot of these people, and they are very proud of barack obama. that favorable public opinion the 80% of kenyans, really do admire what he has done, and they think he has done good things and perhaps we'll sat -- will have some sort of influence on kenya. aurore: there is a lot of controversy about the choice of countries he is visiting. doug: the white house has been very upfront for several years. the president of the country kenyatta, was under indictment for charges linked to violence in the aftermath of elections in 2007-2008, in which hundreds of people were killed and thousands were displaced. it was ethnic violence. those charges were dropped, but one of the people that barack obama is likely to be crossing paths with while in kenya is the kenyan deputy president, william ruto and that is a man that still face

. >>> crimes against humanity, in senegal. plus, showered in cash. fifa's president interrupted by a prank before promising reform for world football governing bodies. cuba and the united states have formally restored diplomatic ties after half a century of hostility. in a short time ago the cuban flag was raised over cube's new embassy in washington, d.c. the dessert deteriorating relations between the u.s. and cuba culminated in breaking off ties in 1961. restrictions to travel to cuba will remain in place as will a trade embargo which will prevent most companies from doing business there. we'll have live reaction from havana but we're going to tom ackerman at the state department in washington, d.c. tom we're hoping to hear from secretary of state john kerry and gunnar rodriguez. what are we expecting to hear from them? >> the two leaders have been meeting here at the state department, and they will be appearing in a joint news conference the first between two top leaders of the cuba and the united states, in more than half a century. and what is

barren, salty soil -- senegal's farmers work together to make their land fertile once more.

. >>> chad's former president has been removed from trial in senegal.s accused of crimes against humans humanity, and has been called a farce. we have reports now. >> the victims of torture rand human rights activist are walking towards the courthouse, and this is really more than a symbol. it's the end of a 16 yearlong journey for justice. ahead is the extraordinary african chambers where for the first time an african will be judged by africans for crimes against humanity. now theedpresident the president does not recognize these courts. but it doesn't matter because for these people it's justice. >> the big question on everybody everybody's lips was will he show up to his trial. and. [ commotion ] >> for many here this sets a precedence. this is on the taking place on african continent. >> the airstrikes south of kabul kabul, an area known for its heavy taliban presence. >> the i want happened just a couple of hours after dawn, and police authorities tell us it was american, u.s. helicopters who carried out the attack on two afghan army check points.

stuart: the former chadian dictator hissÈne habre has been forcibly brought to a court in senegal.the reason, to allow appointed lawyers to prepare some kind of defense after he said yesterday he will not be offering any of his own. habrek, often dubbed africa's pinochet, refused to speak. reporter: hundreds of people traveled to witness what is a test case for african justice. the trial had barely started when judges decided to adjourn until september 7. the former chadian dictator had refused legal representation and was unwilling to cooperate. his lawyers say the court has no legitimacy. >> there are no defense witnesses, no possible defense no examination of the chain of command. we want the lawyers to listen to their conscience and we appeal to the president and the dakar bar to denounce these commissions that have no objective other than to rubberstamp the legal system. reporter: the court wants to give habre's newly appointed lawyers time to prepare the defense. the move could favor the defendant, according to families of the victims. >> there is an option that he says the l

. >> reporter: 18-year-old tuba-- on the right-- is from senegal. how did you end up here in tunisia? >> ( translated ): we were trying to go italy. we left zwara to go to lampedusa. >> reporter: do you remember the day that you were rescued? what happened? >> ( translated ): we saw lots of boats. we were trying to call them, but they didn't respond. >> reporter: there are now several hundred migrants and refugees from africa and the middle east living in the area around zarzis. many fled war, poverty, or persecution in their home countries. some stay only a few weeks, before walking 80 miles across the border to libya, to board boats bound for europe. one more time. ousman kebbeh is from gambia. he journeyed by sea to europe three times. the first two times, he didn't get far-- he was rescued and returned to libya. during his final attempt, he was saved by tunisian fishermen. >> we just waiting for our deaths, no options. you just inside the boat waiting for our time to die. >> reporter: the fishermen sent us this cell phone footage that shows ousm

phyllis wheatley had been enslaved off the west coast of africa probbablably in gambia or senegal and brought to the new world in the 1750's at 8 years old. she eventually was sold to a family by the name of weekly in -- wheatly in massachusetts. the daughter taught her to read and write. she had a real natural talent for writing verse. and, of course, at the time, this was an extraordinary development. so much so that there were those she began publishing pieces in the newspaper and they began -- begin to be circulated. there was a trial held in boston where people like john hancock and other figures in the community were brought together to basically put her on trial, ask her questions to try to determine if it was possible that this african-american woman could have written poetry like this. of course, she passed. and they actually wrote a testimonial saying that they believed that she, in fact, had been the talented writer who produced this poetry. and so, in 1773, she travel to london and this volume was published. it is also remarkable in that we have an engraved image presumabl

one was a young man from senegal. he said something wonderful about being together with so many of his african brothers and sisters. he said here i have met africa, the africa i've always believed in. she's beautiful. she's young. she said full of talent and motivation and ambition. i agree. africa is the beautiful talented daughters who are just as capable as africa's sons, and as a father, i believe that my two daughters have to have the same chance to pursue their dreams as anybody's son and that same thing holds true for girls here in africa. our girls have to be treated the same. we can't let old traditions stand in the way. the march of history shows that we have the capacity to broaden our moral imaginations. we come to see that some traditions are good for us, they keep us grounded, but that in our modern world other traditions set us back. when african girls are subjected to the mutilation of their bodies or forced into marriage at the ages of nine or 10 or 11, that sets us back. that's not a good tradition.

senegal the first to receive that money that's because of a severe drought effecting the region. the animal dies starving collapsing in the heat almost a year without a drop of rain it hasn't experienced a drought like this in their lifetime. there's not enough food or water. >> no one should experience this, not even our animals. >> now they are a spirit from hunger. >> the united nations believes more than 20 million people mostly children don't have enough to eat and are currently going hungry. with temperatures as high as 47 degrees celsius pastures have turned to dessert. it is getting hotter here, two degrees higher than the same time last year, and so a sense of a looming catastrophe hangs over this land. villagers and their animals are on the move, searching for better climates. there's intense drought with a slight rising temperature. and so people are having to travel even further to feed their animals. this isn't just a natural phenomena, but one triggered by man kind. this pollution is causing this severe drought. so they have taken up climate change a private fund of

the atrocities habre committed at home. 40,000 died and 200,000 were tortured until habre moved to senegale he has lived in peace for 20 years. >> those that commit the horrible crimes that are alleged crimes against humidity and torture should face their accusers. >> the big question was will hissene habre appear? [ owner screaming ] >> it is his supporters, they are threatening the lawyers and witnesses. habre joins in. the shouting in french, it's a masquerade. [ screaming ] >> reporter: as he's removed from court he shouts, "god is great." and then he adds, "the court is a knees owe colonial tribunal." the trial will continue without him. >> translator: for victims and human rights organizations. this is history in the make. the moment jacqueline modena has been waiting for. nicholas honk, al jazeera dacca. >> how the european union is struggling to locate tens of thousands of immigrants across europe. >>> the banks in greece have reopened you but serious challenges remain. >> the greek government met two debt payments today to the international monetary fund and the european central b

had time to scratch the surface but it was a full story check out my new book protest hysteria or senegal'swar of the world speak news available everywhere books are sold. thanks for watching. [applause] >> i need to let the credits play but i'm happy to answer any questions that you may have. >> [inaudible] >> the question was about the war between the newspapers and radio in the 1930s, which had a lot of similarities which is why we raised it to the attention of the media today. in the 1930s, the radio broadcast journalism kind of began. it didn't really catch its stride until the recording of the lindbergh kidnapping in 1932. that was the first 24 hour news event. there was a great interest. lindbergh was the most famous man in the world. people were very interested to see whether his son would be found if so they couldn't keep up with interest and demand. and it's previously ignored the new technology and didn't give it much credence. panic essentially said we are going to be obsolete. we cannot compete. people seem to find this interesting. so, what are we going to do? this attracted t

. >> chad's former president has been removed from his trial at a court in senegal. he was accused of crimes against humanity and has called the proceedings a farce. we caught up with one of the victims and watched the drama unfold. >> victims are walking towards the courthouse, and this is really more than a symbol. it's the end of a 16-year long journey for justice. ahead is the extraordinary african chambers where for the first time an african will be judged by africans. for them this trial is a victory. >> we want a fair and balanced trial. now it's time for justice to talk and for to face it. >> the big question on everybody's lips will he face trial. >> hundreds of victims will come to the bar. the trial is expected to last for three months. for many here this sets a precedence. to bring this in on the african content and continent and bring in leaders who are accused of atrocities. >>> in burundi the president has been asked not to run for a third term, which is against the constitution. >> the police in burundi have been deployed to potential trouble spots. t

in senegal and brought up the same-sex issue, he got a tremendous amount of push back and the lead up to this trip, there were african leaders making all sorts of suggests to him he shouldn't bring it up, don't talk about it. a short time ago i spoke to a couple senior white house officials who have been with him in the meetings with the leaders and he said he also brought it up very respectfully there but i think it's worth noting, chris, when he went into that stadium yesterday with all those kenya people so crazy about him, it got only a passing mention. he knows that there are cultural issues here, religious issues that make this a very difficult push for him or anyone else who wants to push lgbt under the umbrella of human rights. it will be a slow process. they are closer to the leaders in africa than president obama, however popular he might be here. >> chris jansing in africa. >>> up next, ted cruz calls mitch mcconnell a liar. you're watching "hardball" the place for politics. >>> we now know that when the majority leader looks us in the eyes and makes an explicit commitment,

. >>> chad's former president has been removed from his trial at a court in senegal, the first africanican leader to be tried on the african continue accused of crimes against humanity. he called the proceedings a farce. from dakhar. >> reporter: victims of torture and human rights activists are walking towards the courthouse. this is really more than a symbol. it's the end of a 16-year-long journey for justice. ahead is the extraordinary african chambers where for the first time an african will be judged by africans for crimes against humanity. now, the president doesn't recognize the court, but it doesn't really matter for these people. for them this try is a victory. >> we want a fair and balanced trial. now, it's time for justice to talk and for him to face it. >> the big question on everybody's lips was, will he show up to his trial? he is here under... >> he is saying it's a masquerade. he doesn't recognize t hundreds of victims will come to the bar in a trial that's set to last for three months. for many here, this sets a precedence making universal justice to the african contin

the project is one of two different trial vaccines being tested in england france and senegal. state trials are to primarily testing the safety. it carries safe viruses with part of the ebola virus that's supposed to stimulate the body's immune system. none of it contains liven ebola virus. >>> a big court win for an alexandria man filing over the no fly list. he was stopped from boarding a flight back in 2011 and government lawyers tried to get it thrown out yesterday. they said it would be impossible to try the case without exposing state secrets about the process of putting people on the no fly list. the judge ruled that the lawsuit can move forward. >>> immigrant community groups are mobilizing to push for an end to frederick county's english only rule. in a few days the frederick county council is holding a hearing on this. english became the official language back in 2012. two council members introduced the bill to change that. tuesday's hearing in frederick county, maryland, is open to the public. >>> two security guards were shot overnight at the central gardens apartme

in news from africa, the trial of the former dictator of chad has begun in senegal. hissene habre is a former u.s. alley who has been described as "africa's pinochet." he is accused of killing as many as 40,000 people during his eight years in power in the 1980's in chad. habre is being tried in a special court established after 20 year long campaign led by his victims. attorney reed brody of human rights watch, who has worked with victims of habrÉ's regime since 1999, praised the start of the trial. >> this is a chance to show that an african port -- court can deliver justice for african victims for crimes committed in africa. and it is one thing to complain about having abusive african presidents and leaders sent to the hague, it is another thing to show they can be prosecuted and get a fair trial here in africa. amy: newly unsealed legal testimony shows comedian bill cosby admitted in a lengthy 2005 deposition that he used his fame and money to lure young women. in the testimony, he also admitted to giving young women sedatives. when asked about nonverbal consent,