grievance that we hear particularly in the north we have long-standing divisions between north and south nigeria as we heard from the beginning of the show, but in a country that never made sense as a country. the arbitrary colonial borders drawn around a very diverse geographic space. the north of nigeria is extremely dry. it is linked to the sahara desert, and it is growing drier because of the climb shocks. one of the causes of this violence that we're see something that the kind of traditional islamic schooling in the north that millions, tens of millions of young nigerian boys have attended, it's a particular kind of education in west africa. it used to be that for centuries boys would travel to farms where teachers taught them for free, and in exchange for receiving that education the boys worked on the teacherrer's farm. well, one of the dynamics to this those farms in northern nigeria are no longer viable as a result of climate shocks, desertification has driven many of the people who used to farm in northern nigeria south. these teachers in particular have moved to the edges of slums pr

luhansk. >>> blasts appear to be revenge attacks by al-qaeda over yemeni army defensive in the south. >>> nigeria'ssident has welcomed israel's offer of ex-peexpert terrorist offensive. >>> some people in aleppo are so desperate they've resorted to digging wells to find water and there are conflicting reports of who is responsible for the shortage. >> reporter: these people have to queue here to get water. many have not had any for days. >> people here have been looking for water for the past few days, and all they're getting is water for cleaning, but we don't have any other option. >> we don't have tap water for more than two weeks or even more. we come here to this mosque to transfer water to our homes. we're really getting exhausted. >> tap water has been cut off, as you can see here. the boys are trying to get water from the mosque taps. but without this we wouldn't have a single drop of water. >> reporter: anti-government fighters blame the syrian air force for bombing the water supply lines. but the syrian observatory for union rights accuses anti-government fighters of cutting supply lines

south sudan, nigeria and iran. first on south sudan, the cessation of hostilities agreement signed in january by the south sudanese government and the opposition has obviously not been upheld, and the recent attacks by the south sudanese government and the anti-government forces, both of them are absolutely unacceptable, and the united states condemns them in the strongest terms. i talked this morning with prime minister marion of ooet open ya. he's been in touch with the president, who tells him he will come to a meeting, though they're working on a precise date and hope to have something to announce shortly. he has talked to the president who has committed absolutely to be there and come. we're very hopeful that's the beginning of the dialogue. we will have participants there to assist in that process. as president obama has made clear, however, we will hold accountable those that stood in the way of a peace plan. i've said directly to the presidents when i was there this past weekend. so today the united states w

our investors following suit in choosing nigeria over south africa? geria has immense growth potential. it is africa's biggest oil producer and most populous nation. a large consumer market. however, nigeria does have deep rooted problems. it is battling an insurgency in the north. we have seen violence spreading to the capital. there were two bomb attacks in the past month that left more than 90 people dead. the 200 schoolgirls that were kidnapped in the north. a deep-seated problem. -- it hasca's wealth the deepest financial markets on the continent. until nigeria can catch up, south africa will continue to be a favorite destination for investors. >> thank you. ceat and -- fiat announces a new growth program. ♪ >> welcome back. >> let's talk about cars. jeeps. which one do you fancy? a growth plan that aims to increase sales by 60% in four years. hans nichols joins us now. this is his third plan, will this one work? >> it depends what you buy. i see you in anaphora mayo -- in an alfa romeo. he has made clear that this is his last man. here's the inte

former ambassador to nigeria and south africa. let's start with nigeria. the government has been criticized every which way for weeks now but now we've learned that they had a four hour heads up that boko haram was going to kidnap these girls. the excuse was they couldn't get enough security forces there? >> well it's indicative of a serious problem in the way the political system as a whole has responded to boko haram. the government's military forces are not well organized. there is not a clear plan for how to deal with the problem. and some of the soldiers are without support morale. but the most important thing in a campaign like this is, you depend on human credit intelligence. you depend on intelligence coming from people in the area. and the amnesty report shows they were getting such intelligence but were not organized to act on it. and that's a serious serious breach in dealing with this kinds of a problem. >> yeah and adding insult to injury boko haram killed 300 people this week in a town that was being used as a staging point for the rescue eff

nigeria tonight. do people there, the city i know on the cross roads between the north and the south of nigeria think that those girls will be found? >> reporter: hi, there, erin. as i've gone around speaking to people and examined local media, i haven't gotten a sense that people have given up hope that these girls will be found, even though three weeks have already gone by and there's not been any sighting of them, you know, any confirmed sightings. i think the overwhelming feeling on the ground here in the place i was in before i got here today is the overwhelming feeling of frustration. frustration that the government has not shed more information about their efforts to find the girls and frustration that the president when he spoke in his first on-camera comments, which he made on sunday, he said the nigerian government have no idea where these girls are. this is a very religious country, it is a very prayerful country, and what we're getting and hearing over and over again is that people continue to pray in the hope that these girls will be found and reunited with their families. erin? >> all r

through 2013. 89% larger than what was previously estimated and $190 billion larger than south africa. nigeriahuge country. it's home to 170 million people. that's one out of every six people living on the african continent. by 2045 it's estimated that nigeria will surpass the united states as the world's third largest population. that's at 2045. >> the country was hosting the world economic forum, a major gathering of world leaders, economists, and business. we're arguably the corrupt and inarguably incompetent government of good luck luck john than had the chance to show up for modern growing nigeria whose economy had the potential to be the envy of the african continent. >> they have 120 million cell phones in use and with a young population racked by extremely high unemployment where many people live on $2 a day. nigeria is very attractive to international manufacturers. >> it's the nigerian film industry that is the real growth engine for the country. it's the second leading film industry in the world behind india's bollywood and ahead of our own hollywood, churning out 50 movies a week g

nigeria. >> in south korea, the search is on for the owner of the ferry that sunk last month. he's summoned for questions but so far he's refused to comply. terry foster reports that the artist and church leader is tough to find. >> this is where the next chapter of the complex story of the ferry disaster is playing out. this farm land belonging to to religious group. members of two related o sz, the salvation sect and the baptist church are manning the gates, prosecutors believe that he could be hiding behind them. he's refused to appear for questioning. >> these land belong to church. are you letting the prosecutors inside? >> no. this is my house. my property. >> this is how he likes to be seen, hardly at all. photographer, he's also head of the family behind the owner and operator of the ship. the attempted contacts were successful. they are saying he had no role in the management. a former member of the sect disagrees. >> he assigns the people to the businesses himself. everything is under his control. >> the prosecutors believe that the ship sank because of being over lo

nigeria overtook south africa as the largest economy, a change in how the gross domestic product is part of that. nigeria is the ffth largest exporter of oil. there are doubts whether the money reaches the nigerian people. corruption is a concern. watchdog group transparency international ranks as one of the corrupt countries on earth. $20 billion in oil money is missing. poverty is widespread, especially in the north-east, a home based of the armed radical group boko haram. there 70% of the people live on less than $1 a day, compared to 50% of the south, where most is located. boko haram tries to capitalize on the sense that northerners are not getting their fair share. corruption contradicts the insurgency in the country in the sense that corruption has led to a clear dislocation of the economy. it has impoverished the people. it has destroyed industry and lives, and it has also created an atmosphere for extremism to thrive. >> that's what the leaders have to face. >> general authorities need to realise that they need to focus on the north. nigeria is ranked among the unequalist countr

al jazeera, nigeria. >> south sudan's president signed a cease-fire agreement to end months of brutal violence. the u.n. has accused both sides of crimes against humanity. they hope the deal will pave the way to a peaceful future for the world's newest state. we have more from the ethiopian capital where the cease-fire was agreed. >> after a day of talks with mediators and representatives from the international community they finally reached an agreement. at the end of the deal the two men will issue immediate orders to end conflict and en conflict. >> the signing today this agreement. i'm sending the signal that this conflict must be ended peacefully. i hope. the other side will also be serious. >> reporter: he did not leave any room for doubt on who is in charge. >> i am the president of south sudan. i order from that position, the leader of the country. >> they want no hand shakes no, smiles, no reaching out to each other. forcing the european leader who negotiated the agreement to issue this warning. >> make no mistake that the region and international community will not sit idlly

nigeria is split 2 two, north being muslim and south being christian. though that extent, boko haram has flourished in the north where the infrastructure has not been the best. a lot of people are impoverished and access to jobs is a problem. boko haram has literally enjoyed its popularity working on the margins of many of society in that part of nigeria. yes, the south is very much slightly better but ultimately, i would say that "goodluck jonathan" hasn't taken his eye off the of the ball, but. ents over the last many years have literally run and run with boko haram literally taking the upper hand. >> perhaps it means instead of not caring about what happens in the north, he may care very much but is unable to do anything. >> yes, unable to do anything. in many ways the security forces have failed him. the intelligence hasn't worked. the security forces sometimes they have gone with a sledgehammer approach when they have gone to some of the towns and villages in terms of an tagnizing the communities but ultimately not getting the job done, infiltratin

south africa is a sophisticated market. nigeriahistication is not quite there. >> let's talk about volatility in the markets or lack of. .ow volatility high yields. also, if you're a corporate sector and you have some hedging to do, options are really cheap at the moment. there is fantastic opportunity to lock in a certain rate. there are opportunities out in the markupple field have nothing to do. i'll tell you what to do, you buy those emerging markets. what you do is worry. that is what you do. >> that is what you like to do. by the emerging markets and worry over the weekend. we are seeing this lack of volatility in the start of the year. given the political tensions, there could be reasons to worry if you are looking for them. you think the central banks hold all the keys and we are on this then irse from the fed, guess -- >> we're not quite sure. you look at some of the news clips you have put out. you show some of the dangers in the world. isn't that the fed is on autopilot? the fed eventually started tapering. we are now in

nigeria. >>> south korea's president formally addressed the nation with an apology. >>> it was her firstelevised address since the april 16th ferry disaster that left 300 people dead or missing. president park geun-hye vowed to disband the coast guard and root out corruption. and collusion between regulators and shipping companies. authorities believe cargo overloading may have contributed to that disaster. >>> terrifying bus crash sent eight people to the hospital near boston. the commuter bus came to a stop with the front end dangling over the massachusetts turnpike. debris went flying on to the highway, forcing several lanes to shut down. it took a truck and crane three hours to move that bus. >>> police in seattle are looking for a brazen burglar who ripped off a medical marijuana shop in the middle of the night. security cameras captured it all. the man cut a whole through a bathroom door and went to the register and safe and made off with cash and pot. >>> another media mega merger in the works. at&t has agreed to buy direct tv for nearly $49 billion. the deal would make them the s

south sudan. >>> 12 are killed in nigeria's capital in an explosion. >>> most of these students are boys - wherere the girls? we follow up on promises of equal education in china. >>> ukraine's interior minister says a pilot has been killed after pro-russian separatists fired anti-aircraft missiles at kiev forces in slovyansk. earlier the government was trying to retake the town of slovyansk. gunfire and blasts could be herd there. we go to donetsk. what are you hearing about the events, jonah? the referee: well, over the last few hours >> reporter: well, over the last few hours it's been what has been heard, the minister posted on facebook in the last few hours, as he's want to do, suggesting that the operation was launched, an anti-terrorist part of a phase that has been going on for the last few weeks now. at 4:. 30 this morning, aimed at the roadblocks on the city of slav. his suggestion that nine checkpoints are under the control of ukranian forces. in the process two helicopters are down, one shot down, one suffering an emergency landing and a pilot dead with several others. injured. that

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. >>> brain back our girls, a slogan gaining traction in nigeria after 200 were kid were thatted two weeks ago. we report from the south bay. >> thousands took to the streets in nigeria to demand the government do more to bring 234 teen girls home. they were kidnapped two week ago from their school dom by islamic extremists, some reports claim they were sold into slavery or as wives. >> this should be stopped. >> the nigerian-born is working hard from the san jose office. he wants the congressman to spread the word through washington, dc, that the united states must get involved. >> we demand an immediate answer and want an intervention. >> few updates are coming from the nigerian government causing a firestorm on social media. the bring become our girls campaign is supported by singers mary j.blige and chris brown. >> and a barber shop in san jose, the kidnappings is all the customs talking about. >> i don't think the federal government is doing enough. >> there are 30,000 nigerians living in northern california and members of the bay area nigerian association are planning a protest this saturday. >>> people in numero

furthermore, the federal government of nigeria has not actively south assistance in the past to respond to the crisis. nigeria does have professionally armed forces and should be able to respond to this organization effectively. >> ok. elizabeth, thank you very much for joining us. >> accept are a activities in eastern you a crane say they will go ahead with plans to hold a referendum on independence from kiev despite a request from russia's president vladimir putin to postpone the vote set may 11. accept are a activities leaders in donetsk say pressure from kiev is only adding to the need for a wrench did you mean, ballots printed and they've set up 1,000 polling stations. the ukrainian government said it will disregard the results and anti terror operations will continue. >> interesting that the accept are a activities in east ukraine are joining putin's suggestion to postpone the referendum. what does that say about the extent or lack of control that the kremlin has over them? >> i think that of course russia has influence over the in surgeons in eastern ukraine, but i don't think th

as violence flared in nigeria, the scale of conflict in south sudan is gaining international attention. fighting has largely broken down on ethnic lines. they have left thousands dead stop it has led to the comparisons to the rwandan genocide. u.s. secretary of state is in the world's youngest country trying to broker a peace deal. from the capital, we have this report. a warning, it contained some disturbing images. >> there is anger and tension in south sudan. inside the united nations camp in cuba, 20,000 people have been living on top of each other for not in appalling conditions. -- have been living on top of each other for months in appalling conditions. they have marks on their for head that they fear could get them killed. john was an engineer with the electricity ministry. now he sells phone cards. he has not lost since december when a political row opened a tribal rift and sport civil war. he is afraid to leave. >> i cannot go home. there is no security. >> they will kill you? you are sure? >> i am sure. they will catch me and kill me. >> these people were killed when you wer

nigeria surpasses south africa's wealth, boko haram is based in the poverty stricken north which is mostly muslim. in 2010, boko haram engineered a prison break which freed more than 700 inmates. the next year it launched a suicide attack on the united nations credit outpost. and blew up a bus station killing nearly 100 people. boko haram has a credibility problem and so does the nigerian government. >> the biggest issue ask credibility. boko haram started out and preyed ton grievances of northern nigerians. they tried to fill a gap in which the government was not seen as credible or worthy. the problem is the nigerian government did not manage to step up and fill that void. >> reporter: most of boko haram's leaders are poverty stricken young men, one reason girls schools are targeted is because boko haram's leaders believe educated women are a threat to male authority. randall pinkston, al jazeera. >> emerald woods joins us from washington, d.c, from the institute of policy studies and focuses on diplomacy studies. good to have you. >> good to be with you. >> how sophisticated is this gro

nigeria. happened two week ago and now the bay area girls getting involved. is lisa has the story from the south bay. the. >> thousands took to the streets in nigeria to demand the government do more to bring 234 teenager girls home. they were kidnapped two weeks ago from the school d%rm by islamic extremist. some reports claim the girls were sold into slavery or as wives. >> if tonight we want this if to be stopped. >> nigerian born is working hard from the san jose office. he wants congressmen honda to spread the word through washington. that the u.s. must get involved. >> we demand an immediate answer and intervention and be accountable. >> the a nigerian government is causing a fire storm on social media bring back our girl campaign supported by singer mary j blige and chris brown. at this barber shop in san jose the kidnappings are all nigerian customers talk about. >> i don't think the nigerian government, federal government is diagnose enough. >> more than 30,000 nigerian living in northern california and members of the bay area nigerian association are planning a protest in newark, this

nigeria. happened twoa girls getting involved. is lisa has the story from the south bay. the. >> thousands took to the streets in nigeria to demand the government do more to bring 234 teenager girls home. they were kidnapped two weeks ago from the school d%rm by islamic extremist. some reports claim the girls were sold into slavery or as wives. >> if tonight we want this if to be stopped. >> nigerian born is working hard from the san jose office. he wants congressmen honda to spread the word through washington. that the u.s. must get involved. >> we demand an immediate answer and intervention and be accountable. >> the a nigerian government is causing a fire storm on social media bring back our girl campaign supported by singer mary j blige and chris brown. at this barber shop in san jose the kidnappings are all nigerian customers talk about. >> i don't think the nigerian government, federal government is diagnose enough. >> more than 30,000 nigerian living in northern california and members of the bay area nigerian association are planning a protest in newark, this saturd

nigeria's christian south collides with the muslim north. the radical armed group, boko haram, is believed to be behind the attacks. >> . >> the u.s. is sending 3 pun million dollars in aid to south suedian. millions of people were placed at risk because of the violence. at a humanitarian conference for the war-torn country, the government has been fighting rebels since december. >>> china is fuming over cyber espionage charges. and says that the u.s. indictment of five chinese military officers will only hurt the china-u.s. relationship. china has already requested that the u.s. cancel all relevant legal procedures, the five men are charged with stealing corporate secrets, john. >> thank you, and joie chen is standing by to tell us what is up at the top of the hour. >> good evening, john, tonight on the program. we're going to consider truth, confessions and consequences. in our continuing focus on crime and punishment in america. the case involves the murder of a little four-year-old girl intro decades ago. at that time it was a headline s

nigeria. happened two week ago and now the bay area girls getting involved. is lisa has the story from the south bay. the. >> thousands took to the streets in nigeria to demand the government do more to bring 234 teenager girls home. they were kidnapped two weeks ago from the school d%rm by islamic extremist. some reports claim the girls were sold into slavery or as wives. >> if tonight we want this if to be stopped. >> nigerian born is working hard from the san jose office. he wants congressmen honda to spread the word through washington. that the u.s. must get involved. >> we demand an immediate answer and intervention and be accountable. >> the a nigerian government is causing a fire storm on social media bring back our girl campaign supported by singer mary j blige and chris brown. at this barber shop in san jose the kidnappings are all nigerian customers talk about. >> i don't think the nigerian government, federal government is diagnose enough. >> more than 30,000 nigerian living in northern california and members of the bay area nigerian association are planning a protest in newark, this

the city of jos lies in central nigeria right between the largely christian south and the mostly muslim north. wednesday' target was in borno state more tha north of chibok 0 school girls were kidnapped last month. it operates across a vast area of the north in borno and yobe as well. let's go to al jazeera in the northern adamawa state. many say that these are the hallmarks of boko haram? >> yes, even the villagers who we contacted earlier said these are the hallmarks of boko haram attacks. it is increasingly likely that it boko haram, and in the next few days they would claim responsibilities of these attacks. >> these attacks are becoming a normal state in nigeria. how are people reacting? how is this affecting their daily lives? >> there is a general sense of fear, a general sense of insecurity since the beginning of this year, the rate of attacks by boko haram all over the country is increasing. remember when they started killing earlier in january and then extended the violence not only in borno and yobe states, but it has extended with the loss of more than 150 lives. now they ha

south sudan. >>> 12 are killed in nigeria's capital in an explosion. >>> most of these students are boys - where girls? we follow up on promises of equal

transnational businesses, those that use the international flights going flow nigeria from the middle east to europe to south africa and other parts of the north america. it's a big business. >> the numbers you talked about, nigeria spends $3.5 million to fight trafficking and prosecuted 493 trackers, won only 273 convictions. when you talk about 700,000 people, it seems a drop in the bucket. >> an international labour organization report points out that this is a problem going beyond africa. this is a world-wide problem. >> right. it is a worldwide problem. nigeria does more anti-trafficking activity. they have a strong federal law, ain dependent autonomous agency. they have been very active in anti-trafficking. if they were to go to togo or niger or cameroon, other countries, they have a significant trafficking problem. of course nigeria is compounded by the fact that it is on a wonderful conduit lane between many parts of the world and is a sixth the population of africa, and a large economy. in terms of volume it looks like the largest. but in terms of the volume throughout west africa, others countries

now jos is not new to this play lens it's also the capital state of nigeria where the muslim north and the christian southte and it has also been the scene of some of the worst sectarian violence as well as ethiethnic violence between the indigenous farming communities and from north nigeria. >> thanks mohamed for that update. >>> protesters have turne returo the streets of bank cock despite marshall law being employed across the country. protesters have gathered in large numbers. is the head of the army says he declared martial what you after six months of anti--government frosts. >>> the military has taken over command from the police and other authorities. that means they can search homes, vehicles, even hope letters and messages. and stop public meetings and gatherings. like the one we are seeing on the streets. and put preinstructions on the media. from bangkok, here is scott heidler. >> reporter: as people woke up on tuesday and headed out to school and work most were just finding out that they now live under martial law. >> in order to keep peace and order efficiently and to bring piece back to the

have you the educated south and the northerners, and obviously these extremist elements across nigeria. what you need to understand is because of the intertrooubal conflict in nigeria, the it's very much what's happening in the south and the north. yes, of course, there's been an outcry. >> you know, robert, just to go back just for a moment because that part of it is not obviously, you know, the bigger picture here is that we're trying to help that country if they'll accept the help to solve this specific case. has there been an effort within the united states to address, number one, this terrorist group's operation within that country since they are really confined to nigeria, and, number two, the human trafficking element, but for this case, would we be paying attention from the united states? >> i think the indications are that we probably would not because until this video showed up yesterday there wasn't a lot of u.s. interest in this. the video, of course, changed things. within the u.s. dwellings e intelligence community, boko haram is not a first priority. it does horrible thi

nigeria. >>> the oscar pistorius murder trial has presumed in south africa.hlete denies intentionally killing his girlfriend reeva steenkamp in february last year. our reporter is following the trial in pretoria and explained the prosecuting lawyer is calling a ballistic witness. >> he's asking him about the bullets pierced through the door killing reeva valentine's day 2013. at the point of contention after the first bullet hurt her hip, did she fall on the magazine rack in the toilet cubicle or not. i think what nel is trying the to do is create space. if reeva was hit on the right hip as she collapsed and as the witness is saying that she fell on that magazine rack. nel thinks that perhaps that would have created enough space for her to scream. that's what he's building up to. thomas, the ballistic expert we understand the witness will call a few more witnesses, psychologist and sound expert to defend oscar pistorius. he says of course it was a mistake when he shot and killed his model girlfriend reeva steenkamp last year. the point behind this is to get a

so nigeria is split, north/south, mostly christian and muse lilims. >> the muslims generally have more power. >> right. and they have no rights, even to go to school. it's a radical movement who has come out of disenfranchised young people who attack things they see as western in an effort to mobilize islam but really in an effort to gain power. >> you talk about this in your last book. how do you make sense -- would it be fair to call this islamic fu fund mentalism? what is behind this? >> i think we have this view that it's between different faiths. actually, i think it was eliza that made it clear it was not between different faiths, it's between extremists and muslims. what they have in common is the willingness to resort to violence, oppression, and that is what we're seeing with boko haram. >> but this does seem specifically muslim these days which is, whenever you see these young men, they always have this incredibly brutal attitude towards women, and it does seem like it's across many parts of a minority of the islamic world. >> it's true that if you look at places where women

nigeria. thank you. the united states announces sanctions against individuals on both sides of the conflict in south sudanong them is peter gaudet. role whereng a key for the past few days, the fierce battle has been taking place. >> a victory chant at the military base. it is still controlled by the rebel army that repel the government attack. the general addressing them is a notorious commander. leaderurrently the rebel 's right-hand man. >> we thought, we have some specialties, and we cleared. we came here three times. fighting would go on. >> so, you will not hold the cease-fire? >> no, no. we would not herself. >> the government forces have tried to retake this strategic oil sands just two days after john kerry was urging peace. inter the u.n. secretary-general. president canhe meet. we will address this issue as soon as possible. -- >> i am very much encouraged by that. he is expressing his willingness to sit down together with the formal vice president. >> the evidence is scattered along the road. they are celebrating the latest twist in this four and a half month crisis. strategicng in a few towns

say aboutt does it the nation of nigeria, this country that has just moved up on the list of one of the world's economic superpowers, they are ahead of south africa in terms of the size and value of their economy. what does it say about the nation of nigeria and the administration of resident goodluck jonathan that boko haram is siphoning off, stealing weaponry in cash from the country? the number one problem is leadership. all of the rebuilding of the spokey, the gdp that you up, they have not had impact on the people of nigeria, they have not had impact on providing education and all kinds of services that the government used to provide. if you have read a little bit about boko haram, they started by mobilizing people who were economically disconnected, people who have been cheated out of the $500 billion economy you are hearing about. the multitrillion dollar economy that made it number one and after. those are statistics. they have no impact on the ground. that is why you are seeing for the first time, not only the focus on these girls, they're focusing on the weakness of leadership. thating on the corruption has taken $500 billion out

this is located in nigeria's middle belt region that divides the mostly muslim north from the christian south. many fear the attack could inflame religious tensions in the country. it is also adding to public outrage over the failure to stop boko haram. the government says it is ommitted to crushing thes insurgents. >> nigeria and other countries in the region will continue to cooperate and coordinate efforts to combat boko haram. >> several western nations have sent soldiers to fight the insurgents, but so far, there's little sign a are in retreat. >> tuareg rebels say they are now completely in control of a town after reading back an offensive by government troops. a number of pictures have been posted online, which are said to show the militia in control of a government military base. news agency afp is quoting a united nations official on the ground, saying a number of government soldiers have been killed or taken prisoner. two years after the u.s.-led air attacks that toppled lately be a leader moammar gadhafi, the country's dissent into chaos is near complete. >> armed men stormed the g

nigeria is africa's largest economy. >> well, they are voting in south africa and the eyes are on the born frees, voting for the first time. not born throughout the apartheid rule. today's elections are already being marred by violence. >> the police on high alert and on horse back. people were protesting on tuesday night and burning down the polling stations and no need for the people to vote and feeling that the government is not deliring on the promises they have made with the water and food and housing. there is a bit of a party atmosphere. some of the political parties are trying to get them to vote and cast a vote. lots of people, they are in the line and waiting for many, many hours. they are all saying the same thing, 20 years after the end of apartheid why so many black people living in poor conditions. jobs in particular, people are frustrated here. they are going to cast their votes and hoping that the politicians they choose or voting in power will deliver on the promises for a better life. >> as they choose the leaders, change is happening beyond the bood borders. >> in d

you can go from nigeria to north korea, from ukraine to the south china sea. tell me where you see america being strong in that entire zone. >> well, it tdepends how you define strength, newt. in terms of our country's values, in terms of our country's commitment to justice and freedom, we're a very strong country and, you know, the good doctor here compared our country to nazi germany and that's the kind of rhetoric that is divisive and really tears our country apart at a time when it comes to foreign policy, we ought to be one nation and we ought to be pulling together. >> do you want to explain that? >> yeah, let me address that, because what i said is that most of the people in nazi germany did not believe in what hitler was doing. but did they speak up? did they say anything? and making the analogy that that could happen anywhere where people don't speak up, particularly when they this agree with what's going on, number one -- >> doctor, you speak up -- >> number two, you said what i had said previously, all of those things occurred under george bush. the

the wake of the invasion in libya, arms floating around across the sahara to the south nowali and chad and northern nigeriayou have a really dangerous combination. grouparam was an islamist that ash the name is often misconstrued. it is not anti-religion or i'm sorry, anti-western, but mostly about the western educated elite who ran nigeria for many years and who disenfranchised the north of nigeria, which still has high rates of poverty and illiteracy and unemployment. since 2009, as a result of the nigerian government overcorrection, they killed the leader in a very bloody and public fashion and killed more than 700 folks. it was a crackdown that radicalized the group beyond what we'd seen in the past. since then, it has been one series of attacks after another. in a part of nigeria that is incredibly poor and lots of weapons, so it is a difficult problem to solve. the root causes of force are the same as everywhere, under -- unemployment, lack of education. >> were talking to dayo olopade who has written a new book called, "the bright continent: breaking rules and making changes in modern africa." we're

nigeria is now africa's largest economy having overtaken south africa, fueled by the export of natural resources, like crude oil. with 37.1 billion barrels of proven crude reserves, a top opec producer, how does boko haram effect this growing economy? >> christine, listen, the cost of security, the cost of rebuilding is the give lent of 2% of the country's economic. talk about the economy in northern nigeria where a lot of this is going on. completely crippled by this. factories and stores closing down. people not going to school. so not only it affects small businesses but people's ability to provide for their families. number one. you're passionate about education. boko haram are against western education. you have people not going to school, because they're too afraid. the country's economic future lies in the education of its people. >> absolutely. >> so what is going to happen to nigeria middle class, 20, 30 years from now if you have all of these school children not going to school because they're too afraid? >> unbelievable. investors, how concerned are they about what's going o

the world is now watching what happens in nigeria and to those young schoolgirls. the president of southudan and a rebel leader have signed a peace deal involving a cease-fire and the formation of a transitional government. thousands of people have been killed and more than a million left homeless since the current conflict broke out in december. will the deal now hold? here is andrew harding. >> this is an intensely personal conflict between two key rivals. they have finally sat down and fleshed out the broad outlines of the possible agreement. i think it is much too early to see this as a lasting final breakthrough. above all, it's a reminder of how unnecessary this conflict has been. we are talking about a million people homeless, thousands of people killed, for what, essentially a political dispute with any ruling party. if this breakthrough, the steel sticks, it will at least be proof that conservative international diplomacy in a chaotic messy world can at least sometimes make a real difference. >> that was andrew harding 4s there. in thailand, the police have fired tear gas and us

nigeria. >>> let's move over to south africa's election. the african national congress has taken a clear lead in the vote. results so far show the party retained more than 60% as it has done in every election since coming to power in 1994. the election commission said half the ballots have been counted. wednesday's poll was the first time. people born after the end of apartheid had the chance to vote. live for us from pretoria - despite the corruption allegations, protests against the a.n.c., it's clearly taking a very off lead. why is that? >> well, yes, it is. we are at the nerve center of the election center, where all the collating and counting is going on. they have all the numbers, and it shows the a.n.c. taking it clearly. a reason is it helped in apartheid. this is how people see it. imagine you live in a country where you are treated badly because of the colour of your skin because of the minority. you're not going to forget it, you won't lettour children forget that. you hope that officials will one day deal with issues relevant t

whether it be the south china sea, libyan, nigeria, you name it. will be corners of conflict with their own challenges. class -- truly the classic 2000 14 steps into risk but it is not unprecedented. it has always been thus. would only need to consider those graduates 100 years ago, the class of 1914. on june 5, president woodrow wilson delivered the address to 156 graduates who were entering ourncertain period in history. america's attention was focused on mexico and then imbroglio -- embroiled in a bloody civil war. the city was taken by u.s. marines and sailors and name battle plan. overseas tensions among european powers was building in a complex web of alliances had taken shape following the walk and wars of 1912-1913. clouds were forming on the atlantic. unbeknownst to the class of 1914, they would see the outbreak of world war one one month after throwing their covers into the air here in annapolis. president wilson gave no hint of the looming conflict but he did pass invaluable advice which remains as relevant today as it was a century ago.