the african union's peace and security council is calling for a regional force of 7500 troops to fight the militants. the united nations secretary-general is on board with the idea. >> terrorism knows no boundaries . >> the african union is hoping that the united nations will provide the money for its military offensive against boko haram. >> at lst 49 people have died after an attack on a shiite mosque in southern pakistan. >> officials say the attackers set off an explosive device during friday prayers. dozens were wounded. the explosion also caused part of the building to collapse, varying survivors. the sunni militant group has claimed responsibility. pakistan's shiite minority is often the target of extremist attacks. human rights watch estimates at least 800 shiites have been killed in the past three years. >> iraqi kurdish forces have repelled a nashville -- massive attack by islamic state fighters in northern iraq. >> militants began a three-pronged assault on areas near cure cook -- cure cook -- kirkuk aimed at critical oil and gas facilities but the oil stations were successf

so the african union is setting up a multinational task force. pushing for a power-sharing deal. from al jazeera's research center for studies joins me now on the set. the african union say they are going to tackle some pretty important issues. can they do it? >> i don't think so. african african african -- union has become a talk shop. they haven't shown leadership on the pandemic of ebola, or shown leadership on dealing with challenges of boko haram and al-shabab. >> why not? why has this been allowed to go on for so long? what is the problem? >> the problem is they are not -- they are not empowered by the member states to -- for example to effect impugntive measures for those who violate human rights for example. and the peer review which was proposed by the regime during those days so it has not been effective, because they don't have mechanisms to ensure that the -- that they implement certain basic things within the african don't -- continent. >> but they have had some small successes successes. >> yes, but there are a lot of regional involv

pass away against this offensive, adrian. >> while we have you catherine it's the last day of the african unionmit there and perhaps you would wrap it all up for us and tell us about zimbobwi taking the chair of the african union. >> yes, a lot of mixed reaction to that robert's election as au's chair this year some people saying it's going to taint the image of the african union but others say it's a democratic process and the leaders chose who they chose and robert has a right to be a chair of that of the african union and it's not just about him, it's the country zimbobwi and it's symbolic and should not look at it and top of the agenda is boko haram and expect decorations on this the issue of the regional force to fight boko haram and au council called for 7500 strong regional force to help fight that group. it will be interesting to see how even after this is in by heads of state how this will be implemented and how this regional force will be operational considering that nigeria is reluctant to help foreign troops and also high on the agenda is the issue of the conflict in south sudan and

i'm glad that the african union is focusing on it. they're saying, look, we give help. we're the big guys. but the institution of boko haram are different because the attacks have been different the army has struggled. president jonathan, the one thing that has been criticized for the most, corruption may an second. boko haram's inability to crush them. the man challenging he might win. he made crushing boko haram his claims that he can do a better job. he understands them. he can do a better job. my expectation is that even though they do not like for people to come and get involved in security, this is an exception because of the size of the problem because of the elections. so my expectations, whoever wins is actually going to make a bigger effort, and get bigger support, more intense support both from the africans and even the international community. i'm picking this up even in washington. washington wants to ratchet up its support for nigeria to deal with it because people are asking questions. why so much help against isis and why so much focus on what happened in

and sending in the troops, the african union is taking on the nigerian armed group boko haram. new hope for peace talks to resolve the conflict in eastern ukraine. thousands pack the streets in madrid in support of spain's anti-austerity parties. but first the egyptian president has vowed to drive out what he calls terrorists in sinai saying his army will die defending the territory seeking after a meeting with the military top brass, al sisi said that egypt is facing a huge wave of terrorism. he has established a armed force after two attacks killed 45 people. a group that claimed allegiance to isil claimed responsibility for those attacks. >> this confrontation is very difficult and very tough and very bad and will take us a long time. the egyptians are all now paying the price. the sons of the army, the sons of the police are all paying the price for the sake of this country. >> we'll never leave sinai. we'll never leave sinai to anyone else. sinai is ours, and we'll die for it. >> all right let's now talk to omar at the university of exeter exeter. he's joining us live in t

well president sisi was attending the african union summit taking place. but he left early because of this security challenge. of course, representatives from 54 countries in all were meeting there to talk issues that confront the continent. top of the agenda, of course, is ongoing threat of boko haram in nigeria. the a.u. has now agreed to send 7500 strong force to combat the group. the african union has joined regional and international organizations so fight south sudan's sanctions if they don't get together and resolve their conflict. another big concern how to deal with the democratic forces for the liberation of rwanda. they're located in the democratic of congo. we're speaking with malcolm web who is in the eastern part of the dlc. but let's go to our correspondent who is at the summit and clearly katherine this is a conference that was slated to deal with the issue of female empowerment gender issues on the continent but that's all fallen away give the security concerns that have overshadowed everything. >> absolutely. they have dominated the summit

a string of crisis across the african continent are all top of the agenda at this year's african unionaders particularly focused on the boko haram attacks across northeast nigeria and eu has a plan to set up a multi national task force to fight the armed group and also pushing for a power sharing view between south sudan and the former vice president and catherine reports. >> reporter: peace and security definitely dominating this year's summit a lot of countries in the continue continent are in crisis and south president and rebel leader have been holding direct talks to move forward the peace talks that have taken way too long since january last year there is still a lot of contention on power sharing. the peace and security council also had a meeting last evening and discussed ebola epidemic with poor countries this the continent and discussed boko haram and threat to nigeria and neighboring countries and the need for security council calling for a strong force of 7500 troops and also been talks on the political turmoil in libya and the flow of the country and being used to fight in

headquarters in doha this is the news hour coming up in the next 60 minutes i get's president leaves the african unionummit early after a string of deadly attacks in the sinai peninsula. growing discontent and we speak to people inside iraq controlled mosul who say they are hostages in their own city. >> we feel really sad that, in fact we have come home empty handed. >> reporter: 398 days behind bars in egypt, the family of jailed al jazeera journalist peter greste called again for his release. plus. >> i'm charlie in new hampshire finding out why milk is now cheaper than bottled water in uk and what it means for dairy farms like this. ♪ egypt's president sisi is cutting short his trip from ethopia to deal with a string of deadly attacks in egypt's see that peninsula and says the attacks killed 26 people and most of them soldiers but some reports put that figure at more than 40 a group that pledges to the islamic state say they carried out the bomb ings and the group that calls itself the sinai province is retaliating on the crack down of supporters of the former president mohamed morsi. a car bomb t

so president assisi is targeting the african union and decided to cut short his trip and come back to more closely the -- the unfolding of that here in cairo. and basically called for a resolution to the national defense security council here in egypt to decide on and discuss possible counter operation in sinai after this. and this is clearly one of the largest attacks on the egyptian military. so far we still don't know how bit even yet the attack is. the initial numbers we have for the death toll is 29 but it could rise in the upcoming few hours, as the military has so far not announced a clear number, not a number even for how many was killed and how many was injured. and what are the ranks of the people who have lost their lives in this attack. so this could possibly develop over the next few hours. and it's important for president ceci to come back and have a firsthand, you know, look at this. >> just tell us a bit more about the group that's claimed responsibility for the attack. >> reporter: it's known that has been active ever since the egyptian revolutioned started in 2011 bu

international force to deal with boka haram to be -- i don't know how to say in english. >> the african unionoday agreed to 707500 soldiers from five west african nations to aid nigeria's struggle against boka haram. in addition the united states and iran are offering assistance. thousands of people have been killed since the group began its attacks five years ago. an african political analyst based in washington, d.c. says boka haram is not just a problem for nigeria but other african countries as well. >> they have been around since 2002. they are in nigeria. they are destabling. they have attacked cameroon. it's not a nigeria-only problem. it's about time. i am grad the african union is focusing on it. we don't need help. we give help. we are the big guys. but, i think the situation of boka haram is different because the attacks have been so devastating and the army has struggled. president jonathan the one thing he has been criticized for the most especially here from washington corruption may be but his inability to crush them the man challenging him might win. he has also made crushing

they're considering a project by the african union for original against bow could had a boko haram. other issues are sudan's care and leaders have moved peace talkstalks to move forward on peace talks. the ebola epidemic some of the poorest countries on the continent are also on the agenda. the push to find alternative sources, this organization depends on foreign findings and the good will of member states many of whom are unwilling or unable to find resources. this makes it difficult to respond to situations as soon as they arise. >> we'll speak to the founder and publisher of the africa briefing magazine. welcome to the program. from ebola to boko haram these are precisely the kind of events problems and conflicts that the africa union was designed to tackle. how successful has the africa union been? >> well, it has not been so successful so far in view of the many constraints that the a.u. faces. number one the like your reporter said, the a.u. is funded by donaries, and it receives money from member states based on their good will. so the political will to do things is there, bu

the opposition says such a move could take years. and african nations must act together if they are to defeat boko haram -- that's the leave from the african union as the islamist group continues to gain ground in northern nigeria cameroon and chad. a video emerged today reporting to show the group leader claiming responsibility for the recent massacre in a nigerian town where some 2000 people were murdered. the warning is that more violence will follow. u.s. president barack obama said he will stand up to the republican-controlled congress during his last two years in power, pledging to make the united states a fairer country. obama says he will resist republican efforts to overturn his reforms, including the controversial health-care package obamacare. we have more on what was obama's sixth straight state of the union address. >> the president of the united states. >> he said the shadow of crisis for america has found a safe of the union -- the state of the union strong. >> tonight, after a breakthrough year for america, our economy is growing and creating jobs at the asked the space since 1999. >> obama proposed taxes on the rich to end the r

see the deployment of foreign troops from maybe the united states britain and other west african countries as well as the member states of the african unionig question is how will some nigeria take the document because many are very suspicious of the presence of foreign troops especially from the west on their own soil. >>> flooding killed dozens of people in southern africa malowi hit hard with 48 deaths and 100,000 people homeless and we report from south of the country. >> reporter: on tuesday at dawn when flood waters swept through this township in southern malawi and waters came from the hills carrying huge rocks. several people and livestock were swept away 40 houses were destroyed. and this is a brother home here and salvaged nothing and 11-year-old enough was sleeping. he drown. >> it was a boom and then we come to check and found there is nothing. >> reporter: people are searching for those who are still missing. this man is looking for the bodies of a young boy and another man who we understand were living in that house. they think that the bodies are under the matt after hours they found nothing but say they will not stop looki

we've been told by the african union, yes they're massive impact on civilians. >> thank you very much. that was lowrieees williams from louise williams from oxfam. important issues that came up from the issues that happened since the summit started. one of the key issues is the fight against boko haram and this regional force that has been proposed. the africa yoinl peace union peace and security force. the conflict in south sudan salva kiir and riek mash mashar, many such agreements have been made before and broken. there is also the election of the zimbabwe's president robert mogabe, been met with a lot of people's concern he has a right, he has a right to be the next chairperson adrian. >> katherine many thanks, katherine soy there in addis ababa. >> negotiations trying to bring an end to a cycle of religious violence that has killed and displaced thousands of people. a report from ali mastasa. >> they have been negotiating in kenya since december. >> the next step will involve a frank discussion with all political actors and civil society in the central africa republic. >> general

the african union is pledging military support to nigeria to combat attacks by buzzard hollow ranch fightersthere has been an increase of attacks in the northeast and nigerian kamaroon. last week's deadly stacked killed up to 2000 people. the con gol congolese offensive is about to be launched to defeat the fd will r. they have been hiding for 20 years. this exclusive report malcolm web we want to meet them. >> reporter: we have to drive for two days to meet with them. most have the more contact with armed groups than with their government. the fighters from neighboring rawanda have been hiding in this area since 1994. some of the hutu members are accused of genocide and mass rapes and killing civilians here in congo. we reach a hilltop village. the group's spokesman shows us around. he says they have laid down arms and don't want to fight. he says they want a dialogue with the rawandan government. >> they tell us we are criminals. let them point out the criminals among us and we would sideline them. what about the rwandan army's massacre of our people? the solution to the rwandan problem is

. >>> the egyptian president cut short his trip to the african union summit after a series of deadly attacks in the sinai peninsula, by a group that claims allegiance to islamic state. >>> and the record-breaking flight of two men in a helium balloon. one american one russian, crossing the pacific ocean. >>> also on the program, aaron's here of course talking about the companies that has wall street salivating. >> it's the burger joint taking america by storm. and what started as one hot dog cart in new york city 14 years ago is now a global chain, valued at $745 million. so, yeah we'll take a look at the shake shack shares as they start trading today on the new york stock exchange. >>> hello. it's 12:00 noon in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington 2:00 p.m. in south africa where the notorious apartheid era death squad leader eugene de kock has been granted parole. he's been in prison for 20 years. the government says that its decision will help the process of national reconciliation. we'll have more on that in just a moment. first, mike wooldridge reports. >> reporter: the police officer

. >>> boko haram is high on the agenda at the african union summit in the ethiopian capitol. s calling for 7.5 thousand troops to eradicate the group. >>> the government in the central african republic has rejected a ceasefire deal signed by rebel fighters. it also demands a trags situational government to be appointed to replace the interim president. thousands of people have die interested in the violence that has gripped car, since the seleka seized fire. >>> the afghan taliban says it carried out a shooting that killed three american contractors and an afghan man. witnesses say the gunman was dressed in police uniform. an investigation is now underway. >>> the family of jailed al jazeera journalist peter greste have renewed their call for his freedom. they have just returned from egypt where peter has been held in prison for 398 days. he was wrongly accused along with two other al jazeera journal lists, mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed, of colluding with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. wayne haye reports from brisbane. >> reporter: by now they thought they wouldn't have

. >> the head of the african union commission said it's on stand by and ready to assist in the fight against boko haram. nigerian president goodluck jonathan has been fiercely criticized in failure to defeat the armed group. in mali two car bombs have exploded in a northern town. the second car managed to drive into the camp before setting off explosives. one soldier from chad was killed andify others from injured. the haitian president said that a consensus government will be announced in the next two days. it follows more protests. parliament was dissolved on tuesday leaving haiti without a functioning government. crews in china are recovering body from a boat that capsized in the river. 22 people are confirmed dead. we have more from beijing. [ crying ] >> as soon as they heard the news that the tugboat had shrunk many of the crews' relatives came to where it happened to wait for news. but their despair turned to anger when they felt not enough was being done. they were frustrated by what they thought was a slow recovery effort. >> what are you doing here? my family is inside ther

with concern in west africa growing, the president of ghana has called on europe and the african union to do more. >> i am encouraged by the news that chad moved through cameroon. terrorism affects the whole of the world. we cannot ignore terrorism in any part of the world, because it has a tendency to grow like a cancer. >> nigeria's neighbors have long promised to work together against boko haram, but so far there has been little cooperation between the armies, and too much mistrust. that has played right into the hands of the jihadists, whose brutal campaign of violence is spreading. bbc news, nigeria. >> what is it that fuels groups like boko haram and spurs their violent extremism? and her new book, sarah chase argues that government corruption often plays a major role. she joined me to discuss her findings. you are just back from nigeria. how do you think is fueling the rise of boko haram? >> particularly at the beginning, boko haram was seen by many people to kick back against corruption. the public integrity was so devastatingly lacking that it was as though you had to have --

on major issues that have been the subject of the summit they are considering a proposal by the african unionand security council for boko haram and council called for 7500 strong regional forces troops from nigeria and cameroon and chad and also very high on the agenda is a conflict in south sudan and the pace of peace talks that started in january last year both sudan's president and rebel leader have been holding direct talks to move forward, the peace talks, still a lot of contention on past sharing but a lot of pressure as well on the two the eu have threatened sanctions, ebola ravaging the poorest countries in content has been on the agenda and something elsworth noting is push for eu for funding and the organization almost entirely depends on foreign funding and good will of member states and some are unwilling or unable to commit resources and makes it very difficult for it to do its work and respond to situations as soon as they arrive. >>> major battle between chad and boko haram in northern cameroon a the army said it killed 120 during the confrontation and soldiers and military ve

. >> the african union is holding its summit in addis ababa. it's also pushing for a power sharing deal between south sudan's president and its vice president. >> peace and security definitely dominating this year's summit. a lot of countries are in crisis we have conflict in south sudan they have been holding direct talks to move forward the peace talks that have taken way too long. since january last year, there is still a lot of contention on power-sharing. the peace and security council also had a meeting last evening they discussed ebola ravaging some of the poorest countries in the continent. they also discussed boko haram its threat to niecialg n and nigeria. calling for forces of 7500 troops, there is also talks of the political issue in libya central african republic still remains fragile. the democratic republic of congo, huge humanitarian crisis in the country. on top of all this, this is an election year, a dozen or so countries are scheduled to hold elections. others that are bound to arise in the year. >> the government in the cen

. >> leaders of the african union summit have agreed to send 705,000 troops to fight boko haram, coming from five west african nations. the news came after a major battle between chad's army and the boko haram in the northern town. the army said it killed more than 120 fighters in the confrontation. a envoy was sent in from chad two weeks ago to help deal with the growing threat from the armed group. >> chad is struggling to cope with the in flux of refugees from syria as thousands fled attacks by boko haram. one refugee camp on the border with nigeria is warning of a crisis in the making. we have the story. >> on the shores, the crisis formed by coke harris laid bare. these are some of the victims of the group driven from villages in the northeast. this camp in chad is now their home. the camps here are quickly filling as hundreds of refugees cross the border daily. >> we've seen a massive in flux of nigerian refugees into clad from the three of january. more than 11,000 people arrived in this period. the majority are civilians. >> the refugees also include members of pro government. w

and sending in the troops, the african union is taking on the nigerian armed group boko

parts of the country. >> i urge you to make these mechanisms operational. >> but can the africa the african union face the situations in the. up coming elections. africa union depend entirely on foreign findings. dealing with its many problems are difficult for the organization and member states are often unwilling for unable to commit resources makes it the more harder to do its job. >> there has been a recommendation on funding. you will recall that you instructed the commission to work with the private sector and establish an a.u. foundation that can raise funds from the private sector. >> this analyst believes it's about time. >> african union can take action to the extent that there is political consensus. lacking that consensus then the africa union definitely wouldn't be able to take the necessary action that is expected of it. >> also on the sandy was the election of president. some say that his election paints the image of the a.u. at 90 the controversial president is loathed and loved almost in equal measure. al jazeera. >> the democratic rebel of congo army is launching a fresh offensi

. >>> and nigeria was high on the agenda at the african union summit in oath openia which heard callsional force to defeat boko haram. they installed robert mugabe as the new chairman. the 90-year-old took the rotating chairmanship during the summit. >>> it's long been known simply as prime evil. eugene de kock was sentenced to more than 200 years in prison. but after serving just over 20 he has been granted parole. tania page reports. >> reporter: eugene de kock confessed to 100 murders instances of torture, and fraud, at south africa's truth and reconciliation commission. he was known as prime evil one of the most brutal weapons. as commander of the police counter insurgency death squad he was tasked were identifying, hunting, and killing anti-apartheid activists. the justice minister said he was eligible for parole because he had served more than 20 years, and showed remorse. >> political or public pressure does not affect the decision we made. >> reporter: the president supports the justice minister's decision but on the streets of south africa there are differing views over the p

and they are considering a proposal by the african union, for a regional force by boko haram. the council called for 7,500 troops from nigeria, cameroon chad. high on the agenda is a conflict and the pace of peace talks starting in january last year. sudan's president, and rebel leader have been holding direct talks to move forward. the peace talks. still a lot of contention on sharing, but a lot of pressure on the two. the au threatened sanctions. the ebola epidemic ravaging poor countries in the continent has been on the agenda. something else that is worth noticing is the push to find alternative sources of funding. this organization depends on others many areas of state unwilling to commit resources, making it difficult for work to be done or responding to situations arise. >>> the australian army says it killed more than 120 fighters during a confrontation. a convoy of soldiers and military were sent in from chad to cameroon to deal with a threat >>> chad is struggling to cope with the influx of refugees. an attack in the nearby town earlier this month forced thousands to

see the deployment of foreign troops from maybe the united states britain, and other west african countries, as well as the member states of the african union. the big question is - how will some nigerian states take the development. many are suspicious of the visiting foreign troops from the west especially. >>> for a deeper look i'd like to welcome the deputy director of the africa subdivision at human rights watch and michael posner professor of business at new york university. great to have you both with us. boko haram has been around since 2002. when it comes to starting the international conversation on boko haram, are we ready? >> people watching nigeria have been paying close attention to boko haram. the abuse is intensifying in 2009 when the nigerian government killed the leader and they have been retaliating and rebelling against the government since that time in a public way. >> some would describe the u.s. response as muted. how would you respond to that? >> i think the u.s. has been - i served in the obama administration since 2013. there's a reluctance to be critical. part of the problem is that nigerian security force, army t

a massive car bomb has hit the capitol mogadishu where african union peacekeepers are based. e armed group am shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack which targeted somalia's national intelligence agency. it's confirmed four civilians were killed. the bombing comes after an al shabaab attack in bydoa. that was believed to be in ret trib rettribution for a u.s. air strike that killed one of the group's leaders a few days before. over the past few months somali troops and african union forces have stepped up their offensive against al shabaab fight to go impose islamic law in somalia. attempts to hold yemen together as a country are in deep trouble. there has been a bombing at the presidential guest house in damar city about 100 kilometers south of the capitol sanaa. several have been killed including a houthi t.v. reporter. on the political front, the leader of the yemen's shia movement has rejected the agreement to the divide the country six regions. they have taken over some areas the latest from the yemeni capitol, sanaa. >> reporter: it is the first time the houth

headquarters in doha this is the news hour coming up in the next 60 minutes i get's president leaves the african unionmit early after a string of deadly attacks in the sinai peninsula. growing discontent and we speak to people inside iraq controlled mosul who say they are hostages in their own city. >> we feel really sad

the african union peacekeepers are based there. e armed group al shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack which targeted somalia's national intelligence and security agency. it has been con four simplians have been killed. the bombing comes just two days after an al shabaab assault near the central town of bidoa which killed seven soldiers. >> attack was believed to be in retaliation for a u.s. air strike which killed one of the groups' leaders just a few days before. over the past few months somali troops and african union forces have stepped up that i have their offensive against al shabaab fight to go impose islamic law in somalia. turning to iraq's battle against the armed group isil 11 iraqi soldiers and allied fighters have been killed in fighting north of baghdad. din prove incident is one of the areas which government forces are trying to secure from isil. auchttralia's prime minister has made an unannounced visit to iraq. tony abbott met him at the republican palace in baghdad. they discussed military cooperation i

the presidents of 19 countries including international organizations like the united nations the african unionic community of west africa states, the european union and others shows the urgency of the situation on the ground. butt general feeling across the ring sun that much time has been wasted with these conferences going on and on and no particular force is on the ground to tackle boko haram peoples think people are losing time especially in countries affected by boko haram violence, now, there has been little coordination between countries affected by boko haram violence, countries like cameroon, nigeria, chad and niger. there has been some form of military lines between nigeria chad and niger they sent setoguchi up a joint task force to deal with cross-border crimes in that particular region, but unfortunately, there seems to be little yards nation among all of them, that is on one side. on the side of nine year i can't and cameron there has been some form of coordination, unfortunately individual countries are tackling it the way they think best. what came up in this meeting in particul

on christmas day gunmen penetrated the main african union base seen as the most secure in mogadishu. just last week, an army transport was ambushed. the uptick in violence is believed to be mostly retaliatory. are the platest attack killed an intelligence chief. >> their mindset maybe we need to talk, push our agenda through political means rather than through warfare. >> but warfare is the present reality and al shabaab is showing no signs of backing down. jerald tan, al jazeera. >>> suspected boko haram fighters multinational joint task force established in 1998 to border downer cross border violence. residents of the northeastern nigerian town have begun moving home. they were forced out. mohamed idris. a warning some viewers may find images in this report disturbing. >> harvesting what remains of the family farm, they left it unattended for two months when boko haram fighters have overrun the town. now have lost a substantial amount of the produce. >> we were supposed to have this in two years -- two months back, but due othis incident we were not up to it until this time around.

he is the head of the african union observer mission for zambia's elections. he said the election was largely conducted peacefully. >> how the elections have been run so far is that they've been run efficiently and in an environment that is very peaceful and zambians have voted. i think the interim president has managed very well without creating any loss of faith in the office of the president so i think the transition will be well managed. >> u.n. sponsored peace talks on libya collapsed after one of the countries rival governments walked out. the general nothing congress accuses the poll lent of orchestrating new violence. the geneva talks were in tended to really bring together heavily armed groups fighting for territory at ports. much of the east of the country is under the control of the former general. last year, he launch add military campaign called operation dignity to drive out rival groups in benghazi. he also backs the government of the prime minister which is based right there in tebrook. it moved after tripoli became too dangerous. libya dawn too

why do they not bring that information to the african union, to the united nations, so there is an exposureall of the forces in chad france, cameron, and nigerian leadership who are financing boko haram? >> that is a very interesting point you raise, the pressure that was put in nigeria on the un security council to vote against -- to vote against palestine on the issue. can you talk more about the u.s.-nigeria relationship, nigeria, the most populous african country, and how boko haram has gained strength there? >> nigeria is by far the most dynamic force in africa. and what everyone fears at the moment is the mobilization of the nigerian people as the people mobilized in egypt or the people mobilized to remove corrupt elements. there is a merger of forces of exportation in nigeria. malicious are being used against the people -- deliciousmilitias are being used against the people. 40% of the oil wealth from nigeria is siphoned off by the political class. boko haram struggle is a struggle about who will control the billions of dollars, 10,000 barrels of oil a day that is siphoned out of nig

. >> on christmas day gunmen penetrated the main african union base, seen as one of the most secure places in mogadishu. and just last week, an army convoy was targeted in bedoa. in september a u.s. air strike killed the group's leader ahmed gadani while another killed the intelligence chief. >> if they lose leaders that the others will remain that their mindset will be maybe we need to talk, maybe we need to push our agenda through political means rather than warfare. >> but warfare is the present reality and al shabaab is showing no signs of backing down. jerald tan, al jazeera. >> suspected boko haram fighters have faced a military base in north nigeria. a town fleer lake near lake chad. over the years its mandate has expanded to fighting boko haram but its soldiers fled area on saturday. >>> residents of the northeastern nigerian border town of mubi have returned home. are mohamed idris reports how the town is struggling to recover, a warning some viewers may find images in his report disturbing. >> harvesting what is on the family farm on the outskirts of mob ink now have lost a subst

boko haram is high on the agenda at african union summit. a force is called for to eradicate the group. the au chief warned the group is a threat beyond the nigeria borders. the new african union chairman was elected. we are at the headquarters in addaddinadd is ethiopia. >> yesterday the meeting held, the security council held a meeting on the sidelines of this summit discussing boko haram in detail and discussing the need for this regional force to fight boko haram. the chadian president who spoke to him after this meeting say that chad is ready to continue, is not going forward with any resolution it has the resources and will and called on other african countries to give resources and help in this fight against boko haram. equally important and another topic of discussion here focus is south sudan and the peace talks there that have taken so long. the heads of state meeting yesterday, as well and it was postponed at the last minute, because the leaders said that they wanted time for the other two leaders to cult some more. joining me to d

. >>> now to tackle boko haram is one of the main issues being discussed at the african union summit place in ethiopia. the au is setting up a multinational task force to try to halt the violence. it is always pushing for a power sharing deal between south sudan's president and his former vice president. the organization has picked picked -- zimbabwe's president as the leader. >> it's a group of old men and a couple of ladies sitting -- and they have lost credibility within the african communities. they haven't done much. they haven't shown leadership on the pandemic of ebola, or shown leadership on dealing with the challenges of boko haram and al-shabab. >> why has this been allowed to go on for so long. this has been an accusation for many years. what is the problem? >> the problem is they are not empowered by the member states to -- for example, effect punitive measures for those who violate basic human rights. they have not been effective in using the peer review mechanism proposed. so it has not been effective because they do not have mechanisms to ensure that they implement cer

the african union is pledging military support of to nigeria to combat attacks of boka haram fightersing tort to western african fighters mobilizing to take out the growing threat. for months there has been an increase in violet attacks at boka haram in nigeria's northeast and neighboring cameroon. a deadly attack killed up to 2000 nigerians according to amnesty international though the government disputes the death toll. boka haram's legary of ruthless violence is the subject of tonight's "deeper look" at 8:00 p.m. eastern, 5:00 p.m. pacific. a long siring fight between the congolese government and a rwandan group is about to intensified. there is an offensive designed to destroy the group known as the fdlr heighteding in the east democratic of congo for 20 years. in this exclusive report malcolm web went there to meet them. e. >> we have to drive through the hills for two days to meet with the fdlr renlz. most living here have more contact with armed groups than with their own government. the fdlr's fighters from neighboring rwanda have been hiding higher since 1994. some of the gro

success so they are backing the fight against the terrorists and there are suggestions, too, that the african union may form a larger force in this region. merkel adding voice of support to that today but meanwhile, the violent continues and on sunday four people killed in a suicide bomber at a bus station in nigeria. it stopped two but the group has carried out many similar attacks in the past to this one and it has over the years since it formed, killed thousands of people its thought and it has abducted many in the past. you remember those almost 300 school girls who were kidnapped last year and there are fears now, jon this violence may continue to escalate as nigeria's election date draws nearer. >> still no sign of those 300 girls. thank you. >> well, the terror crackdown escalating in europe today aimed at preventing the next terror attack. why our next guest says this is no new issue here in the united states and he has a plan. also a celebrity fitness model killed by a passenger train. what police say he was doing on the tracks before that train came into view all too late. >> the train sp

. >> the fight against the radical islamic terrorists now also in africa, where the african union is ing 7500 troops to nigeria to fight boko haram that terror group. this as the militant group increases its attacks ahead of nigeria's elections. boko haram has been accused of killing thousands of people since 2009. you may remember kidnapping those hundreds of school girls. it is trying to carve out its own islamic state in africa's top oil producing country. the u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon welcomes the decision to add more troops and says the united nations is ready to fully cooperate with that effort. >>> coming up, we will have much more on our top story the isis releasing another horrific video. >> it of course claims to show the beheading of the second japanese journalist. how does this happen, how do we stop them, what does the western world do? (melodic, calm music.) hi this is conor. sorry i missed you. i'm either away from my desk or on another call. please leave a message and i'll get back to you just as soon as i'm available. thank you for patience at this busy time.

there are also representations from the united states, britain spain, the european union the african union, united states nations and international community lending support to the fight against boko haram. they are asking, 12 people attending this particular conference to come up with a solution to the fight against boko haram but the general feeling in west africa especially nigeria and chad and cameroon much time has been wasted with these meetings. they want to see action on the ground multi-international task force to deal with the. >> >> one of the problems they face is they say their armed forces aren't allowed to chase boko haram fighters back over the border into nigeria. is that border issue likely to be resolved? >> most likely and the difference is between these countries. remember chad quarterback niger representatives said to their own disappointment, chad and niger troops attached to multi-national task force sort of with drew and a few days later, there was an attack where hundreds were killed. it looks like there is a lot of differences between these countries and if

meanwhile the african union peacekeeping mission says it will help nigeria fight boko haram. coming after harsh criticism from nigeria's archbishop. international help is tackling the group. it's too slow >>> west african leaders are considering creating a task force to fight boko haram. it comes as nigeria's president is looking to leave his president for another term. this report from the name earian capital of abuja. >> trying to lift soldier's moral. jonathan goodluck visited soldiers. since his last trip in may of last year they have loft comrades and territory in the fight against boko haram. >> now when i hear negative stories, what i can do is continue to encourage you to do your best for this country. and it will be rewarded. >> some nigerians argue troops are not getting the support they need. >> the military is not egypt to deal with a threat. it's not funded. nigerians are frustrated. in many circumstances you really would say yes, we would welcome foreign intervention in this matter. the government showed a lack of capacity. >> they met survivors of boko haram. he

a military announcement came on the eve of an african union summit. armed groups are active in the mineral-rich eastern provinces. >>> some of sri lanka's biggest companies will have to fork out billions of dollars in extra taxes. the plan also includes price cuts on some popular household grocery items. our correspondent has more. >> reporter: in one of its first actions since coming to power, the new government introduced its interim budget. these are some products where prices have been bought down wheat, wheat flour, and also what is seen in many sri lanka houses chiles. these are some of the items that the government has promised to bring down and help address the immediate burden on households. >> translator: it is welcome. most people expected some relief so it's good if that can happen. >> i hope they continue to have the prices as low as promised. >> reporter: a reduction in the price of cooking gas is one of the biggest movers. the government says it will fund these reductions in a variety of ways. it has introduced something called a mansion

>> we showed griffith, the first thing of this union in america of africans enslaved to the united states. it sets the note, the tone that freeing slaves was a huge mistake. >> when did you first watch and what was your reaction? >> my first viewing was in a film history course in college. it is the starting point. this movie in terms of filmmaking techniques was a breakthrough moment in american film. usually in survey courses, this where you begin. a lot of attention is paid to griffith's techniques, use of the close-up and crosscutting to enhance the drama. also the epic scale, it goes on for three hours. that was that. that is where i first got into it. there's a huge disconnect between the technique and the story it tells of the civil war and reconstruction.

the president and former deputy are meeting on the sidelines of an african union summit in the eth i don't knowian capital due to get under way on friday. let's take a look at how we got to this point. if began in 2014 when there was a coup. leading to fighting between ethnic tribes. the first deal signed in january. it was broken. violence escalated in april when supporters took civilians and killed them. the second ceasefire was signed in may, but that too, ended in july. the u.n. called the food crisis in south sudan the worst in the world. the third ceasefire was signed in november. that was broken. last week both signed a deal in tanzania. for more on this let's speak to douglas johnson, the former international member and specialist. he joined us from southern india. so there has been many effort to broker peace in the last few months between riek machar and the former president. do you think efforts will succeed? >> there has been small steps. some of feeling is that it's been cautious optimism. right now the two leaders are supposed to be talking about the formation of the go

the mediterranean course of north africa. because this is a small part of a european union on the african continent, migrants often see it as a way of getting into the eu and smuggling people into europe has become big is this. while investigating that story, our reporters uncovered disturbing evidence that children are now being used by traffickers to increase their profits still further. >> she is drawing her new home. this girl came to spain from central africa two years ago. she was just five when she got into a notepad with refugees along with a man who claimed to be her mother's boyfriend. >> i remember that i was in a boat, and i went to sleep, and after that, i don't know where i was anymore. >> the boat ended up stranded in a spanish exclave on the north african coast. the man disappeared. she was taken to a children's home, and the spanish authorities took charge. children like her often end up in the hands of strangers. it's not clear what the human traffickers plan to do with them >> there are indications they intend to sell the children or do something else with them that is illegal. at any rate, some kind of ill