the african press joins us live from london. thank you for joining us. talk us through the standoff between the icc and the au? >> the african union has opposed to the charges against bashir but not as strongly as those brought against kenyan president kanato alongside charges brought against rutesults. they refer to post election violence when ruto and kenyo were on separate sides of the political divinede but the a.u. has viewed this as -- was broadly with viewed this as an assault on african sovereignty, the fact that an african head of state can be taken before the icc. so they have opposed the icc claiming that it's an impair tive institution even if it was set up, it's being co-opted by malanal external influences. they are trying to push it back. >> do you think they are right? many within the a.u. say why do you focus africa when a lot of them call for george bush and tony blair to face trial for lie to go their people. >> there are very legitmit criticisms. of the 26 cases it has looked at every single one has been african. it has real failings in the types of crimes it can look at. however, the way in which the i

accuses them of disproportionately targetting africans. >> the appointment of robert mugabe in the african union union could harm relations. robert mugabe says it's not his business what the west says or does. >>> thousands of people are taking part in a march through hong kong to demand free elections in the territory, it's the first rally since demonstrations shut down the party for more than two months. sara clark has the latest from hong kong's financial district. >> organizers hoped around 50,000 people would attend the rally. i would suggest it's closer to 10,000 people. it's made its way from there, along a 5km march to where we are now, in the heart of the hong kong financial district. traffic has been blocked. you may be able to see me. 2,000 police were deployed to oversee the rally. there has been no confrontations confrontations, it's been a peaceful rally. effort to control this filed. beijing will have a public election in 2016. but thet choose the candidates appoint the candidates. protesters know that given the talks, they believe that the only way forward may be holding the rall

coming from the united states, african union and countries including france, great britain europe to help us work out the problem that we will put at the disposal of the african union whip will increase the security council in order to give us the -- and any country to help us so that we can eradicate boko haram. >> you are saying that the regional countries are not capable of taking on the might of boko haram? >> our military have always been protecting our frontier, our borders. right now, there is no -- ready to fight to the last drop of their blood to protect the nation but this doesn't mean we have been successful in eradicating boko haram. the reason why we have to ask them to eradicate boko haram the african union have decided to stand in the front 7,500 troops. we need information we need equipment, also to increase efficiency. >> are you calling for just information and equipment as you say or do you also want boots on the ground? >> well, we need to understand that boko haram is an outgrowth of international terrorism. they are hiding behind religion to pretend that they are

. >> the african union broke up, yesterday do you think the two are linked? >> reporter: basically there is some feeling here that boko haram is becoming more and more desperate. over the last few days, we reported how other areas have been liberated by niger and the multinational task force operating there. people around here expect these things. as they push boko haram from the border mi isdugery has been in their line of fire for a very long time and cause various strategies to be taken. >> al jazeera's ahmed idris in abuja. >>> al jazeera continues to demand release of their journalists who have been imprisoned for 400 days. peter greste, baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy peter and baher were given a seven year term, mohamed a ten year. (f) peter says we still have no idea when the retrial will begin or how long it might take. so while we remain strong and determined to do whatever it takes to clear our names and win our freedom 400 days still feels far too long to correct an injustice. al jazeera's wayne hay sat down with peter greste's parents in australi

. >> this is a day after the african union movement... >> yes, it's coming after multi national forces are gaining ground on boko haram. from several towns close. and they are, according to reports, although this is unconfirmed from the military authorities, they are making inroads into the state from the boarder with cameroon. >> this is also not the first time boko haram has been trying to take control of maiduguri. for several days they seized towns, and the neighbours are trying to reclaim the territory. >>> japan's government says it's lily likely a video showing the killing of kenji goto jogo by i.s.i.l. is authentic. the prime minister condemned the heading describing it has a heinous act of terrorism. a jordanian pilot was captive and they threatened to kill him. >> kenji goto jogo died in what haspm a familiar grotesque ritual. there was this reaction. >> translation: we are deeply saddened by this horrendous act of terrorism, and denounce it in the strongest term. we will never, never forgive you for the act. and we are going to cordiate request with the international communi

the attack comes two weeks before national elections and a day after the african union announced it would send in a regional force to fight the armed group. >> japan said a video showing the killing of kenji goto by isil is authentic. the prime minister has condemned the beheading calling it a heinous act of terrorism. >> more now on our breaking news the relation of our colleague, peter greste. let's talk to john grayson a canadian journalist joining us from toronto. i'm intrigued to hear your responses as a fellow journalist who spent time in the same prison. >> and its a great day. it's excite to go hear the news about peter and of course our thoughts are also with bahir and muhammed very concerned that they also be released soon. >> can you speculate what you think might happen in this reward and the sort of pressure that canada has been placing on getting them out? >> a lot of canadian have been putting a lot of pressure on our government and our minister of international affairs john baird traveled to egypt to speak on behalf of humid's release. we hope that had an impact. many rumo

he script's membership in the african union was frozen. there was no recognition of the developments that took place in egypt recently and many of the developments in not only in egypt but, also in the entire region were not appreciated. needless to say, the economic conditions, the security situation, many many challenges. we addressed them all over the past seven months. as we speak, at the african level, egypt has acted, succeeded in restoring its membership in the african union. we also moved around paid a visit to ecuatori a. l guinea and ethiopia. we have gained a great deal of understanding and we advanced positively at all fronts. he script has and is still restoring the continental level of africa. we offer a new state of relations with the african state, and they are all supporting the egypt candidacy as a non-permanent member of the security council. we pay visit to other world states and met a number of world leaders including italy, france switzerland over the past few days during the davis world economic forum. and we are gain

last october in -- [inaudible] we organized the first african union symposium on victims of terrorismct. we are actively following up on the recommendations made on this occasion. fifth, we are planning to step up our efforts and encouraging african union member states to insure the successful implementation of their economic development and poverty elimination policies and programs n. this respect and as a follow-up to the nairobi communique, the african union commission will work with the adb, the u.n. to provide the necessary support to member states. lastly, we cannot guarantee the effectiveness and sustainability of these interventions without addressing the continued financing and sponsorship of terrorists and violent extremist groups. in this respect, we are manning to hold a meeting -- planning to hold a meeting on the financing of viability extremist groups. in conclusion, i would like to emphasize three important additional points. first, and as stressed in nairobi, let me point out the imperative need in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism to uphold the high s

that will determine the right deployment of forces on the ground and this will be submitted by the african union to the u.n. security council. >> the united nations security council condemned the spike in violence and welcomed the new force. the council remains concern that boko haram is undermining the peace and stat of the central western african reasonable that. as consultations go on, so do the attacks. al jazeera. >> equatorial guinea has been find $100,000 after its supporters rioted during their final defeat. the home supporters attacked ghana fans after they went ahead, injuring 36 people. they will be allowed into saturday's third place playoff match. >> dozens of rare classic cars have gone to auction in paris after discovered in a barn in the french countryside. the collection drew the attention of collectors and restorers from around the world. auction nears compared it to the discovery of king tut's tomb, the cars were found on a farm in western france. now they're being sold for millions of dollars. >> the collectors are really looking for these kind of cars in this kind of state.

the african union announced it would send in an armed force to fight the group. we are joined from the capitol. tell us about this rare success and how it played out. >> it is a combined effort of both the military and thousands of youth supported by vigilantes and the military engaged boko haram on the outskirts actually four points, when woke was trying to launch its attacks this morning. they succeeded in repelling them as we hear now according to our security source, the boko haram fighters, one hour ago there has been a fierce battle between security forces, youth and the guns are silent now and things are calming as residents get out of their homes top assess the situation. >> residents were petrified when boko haram had taken over. they didn't know what sort of future they'd have. tell us more about the stories you heard coming from there. >> exactly. this was a frightening moment for many of them. they were like we really don't know what's going to happen, pray for us, we can hear gunshots and explosion all over the city. we don't know how this will end.

and the regional encouraging them the african union signed in on them and they will go to the u.n. for me it is a very encouraging sign. so otherwise, boko haram will spread. >> ne it will take time to set this up and even after it is set up is it enough of a force to defeat boko haram? >> i think it might be. of course we will never know. because if originally, if you had said that a few thousand insurgents can take on the entire nigerian army that would be difficult to believe. so we have to see what transpires on the battlefield. the international community is ramping up. president hollande in france said that in fact his international colleagues, he didn't mention anybody by name but he had u.s. and other european leaders in mind, they need to come to help. it will take not just boots on the ground. so the 7500 might be enough but more importantly is what support they get in intelligence, in sophisticated use of drones and satellites. yes. >> okay, so is that what you see as being the role the west can play in helping these nations take on boko haram because clearly the west is

death has drawn in nigeria's neighbors and the african union into the conflict. they are now discussing a united strategy in cameroon. trying to put together a multinational task force. >> we're going to work on the structure of the operation elaborate a plan that will ensure logistical support in general terms it will be the management of this operation that will determine the deployment of forces on the ground and propose to the united nations security council. >> the united nations security council, the council remains concernedden that boko haram is undermining the peace and stability of the central african region but as the consultation goes on so do the attacks. >>> forward hood massacre, the military had resisted because the medal is normally only handed out for injuries in a war zone. 13 people killed and 32 wounded when former army major nidal hasan opened fire at the base. >>> decades after the desegregation began it still persists. and a passenger looked out the window and saw that frightening sight. sight. talk to al jazeera part of our special black

but in the african union the united nations must key in whatever is being done is some kind of acceptable. now it becomes--that's why chad has moved in now. cameroon has moved in. so there is no place for boko haram. >> we're live from abuja. do you think he would have answered some of his critics with this long chat with the media? >> please repeat the question for me, please. >> i was asking whether you thought that goodluck jonathan would have answered any of his critics during any of this media conference? >> i think yes, he would have. the two fundamental issues on the minds of many nigerians is, one, why was the election postponed on saturday for another six weeks. there has been a lot of suspicion and allegations mainly from the opposition for the reasons of that. it's believed by them that the president wants to buy more time and colluded with security teams to say that they can provide security during the election, and that's why it was pushed back. they did address that issue and he said he had nothing to do with it. he wants the election to go ahead. and then the second issue i

the african union has observers here. their assessment before they went to the polls before we went to the polls in lesue le sew lesotho. the army will keep their men in the barracks today to relieve any violence. military on the other hand tend ofollow his deputy, that's mr. joa mitsi ghrvetion. mitsing. that has caused some tension but so far, so good. the leaders themselves said to us they hope it will be as well. they will not be insighting violence and if they lose they will concede graciously. >> erica thank you very much indeed. >> many the government aims to provide housing for all indians by 2020 and build 100,000 kilometers of roads in the coming years but the.country annals public health system on which millions rely is in peer condition. dlultliddy dutt has more from are new delhi. >> for more than 20 years connecting with the health care system. >> when we go to the hospital the doctors give us prescription he and don't even ask us what's wrong. >> they lack access to proper sanitation, food and shelter. and n

nigeria's neighbors in the african union are putting a plan together to fight the group. >> for days, chadian soldiers have been strengthening positions after taking the town from boko haram. chad's troops are help to go maintain peace in the area. soldiers say it took days of intense battle to say push out the fighters. >> we were firing intensely. that is why they dropped their weapons and ran away. >> we liberated them. if you listen to the residents who have been suffering under boko haram's rule, you would realize that we have liberated all of them. >> the nigeria military has not been able to stop boko haram. the violence has reached nigeria neighbors, towns and villages around lake chad border all four countries. witnesses from the town in niger reported the first attack by boko haram making miker the second territory to come under attack in days. boko haram attacked the nigeria army killing more than a dozen soldiers. the next day they attacked cameroon troops, killing at least three soldiers and civilians. this has drown in nigeria's neighbors. they are discussing strategy, p

the african union has launched an tack against boko haram. >>> robert mogabe took over the rotating post on friday and says it's not his business what the west says or does. the 90-year-old is subject to travel bans by the u.s. and the european union. >>> bahrain, the opposition says the government is punishing activists who took part in antigovernment protests. demonstrations for democratic reform have been taking place in bahrain for almost four years. the government say most of the people on the list are now are abroad and can appeal the decision. >>> there's a growing campaign to save two australians convicted of drug trafficking in indonesia from execution. the government is facing what it calls a drugs emergency. step vaessen reports. >> drug rehabilitation centers with a huge drug program 18,000 die every year because of drug abuse..abuse. >> translator: all my friends who are using with me have died. i have no more friend left. i want to die i hate myself so much. >> reporter: indonesia has become an important market for drugs. crups law enforcement system makes it possible for t

he has other responsibilities, just last month he was elected chairperson of the african union. it was largely ceremonial, but he's expected to travel and sit in key decision making meetings and bodies. e-is also the chairperson of the south african lock, a very key position indeed also leading zimbabwe's economic that is ailing like rightly you said. a lot of critics are questioning, does he have thing ability to move forward the continent? mogabe says he has an be objective, has ideas, and as long as he has the he will take on any responsibility that was given ohim, shilly. >> thank you be serando gomez also known as la tuta. be john holman reports from mexico city. >> today we've achieved the most important objective in the fight against organized crime. servando gomez-martinez, ran the knights templar. in recent years the cartel moved identity to farmers and anyone they could squeeze from. gomezess they want the people of michoacan to live in peace. >> first the cartel was under threat by vigilantes who rose up against him. gomez had been in hiding acknowledge andhiding dmg a

. >> translator: we call porn the u.n., the european union, and the african union, to conduct an investigationand condemn the air strikes of the egyptian army. >>> egypt is calling for a international intervention for the situation in libya. they are worried if left unchecked in libya, fighting groups linked to isil could be on europe's doorstep. >>> still ahead on al jazeera, caught on camera a video of chelsea football fans in the paris metro, prompt accusations of racism. >> monday, studying deadly viruses. >> these facilities are incredibly safe, incredibly secure. >> go inside the study of infectious diseases. >> ventilated footy pajamas. >> protecting those working to protect us. >> we always have to stay one step ahead of them because they're out there. >> techknow's team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> this is my selfie, what can you tell me about my future? >> can affect and surprise us. >> don't try this at home. >> "techknow" where technology meets humanity. monday, 5:30 eastern. only on al j ♪ >>> top stories for you here on al jazeera, pro-russian separatists

the european union and the african union to average lan investigation regarding the video of the allegedbeheading and to condemn the blatant airstrikes of the egyptian army because it is a clear violation of libyan sovereignty. >> egypt is now demanding for u.n. action. france and italy are also campaigning. they want a coordinated international effort to counter the threat. in tunisia is worried. security has been beefed up here at the border area. it's still unclear how stronger presence that the group have in lib y but the current political and security vacuum offer the perfect reading breeding ground for such groups to expand. >> u.s. president barack obama is calling on nations around the world to stand together to tackle radicalization in a couple of hours he'll address a summit in washington, which is discussing how to prevent young people from being recruited by violent groups like isil. >> hi there, pretty. this is a tricky conference for the conference conference president to be having. >> you want hear anybody here at the white house use the word islamic extremism. they quickl

one of the key problems that we're committed here in the african union the united nations would key in on everybody is doing is some kind ofkind--you move them back to their communities. the communities run down by boko haram, we'll work with the communities. the in the next couple of weeks we'll move them, the areas mountainous areas are difficult but we have more in the next 12 weeks or so, we'll see. the security is bond boko haram because within the period. >> could it be also, sir i think at think at this point it may be higher, what you said now, you're telling us better equipment, better force to fight the boko haram issues and show some security. but that tension that you're talking about the security. >> you talked about the chairman of the independent and actually accused of chairman specifically has taken sides. and we have people who are very close to you who have come out to say and be resigned and arrested. today there is a story all over that there is every likelihood that they might be removed. the question is this do you have confidence in conducting the 2015 general e

leaders from the african union agreed to send 7,500 troops to fight the armed group. >> insecurity is not the only cries in nigeria. the global drop in oil prices is causing economic difficulty. the country's economy is underpinned by oil he can sports and the price slump is affecting the nigeria security. we explain from the capitol. >> she is shopping for toiletries in the niger we know i don't want roll. the prices have nearly doubled here because of the falling global price of oil. sellers buy their goods in dollars from abroad, but the local occurrence has lost 10% of its value against the dollar, making goods more expensive to import so sellers ever passed increased costs on to customers. >> it's ridiculous, because i came to the market today with the intent of spending 7,000. i ended up spending 9,000. when i was asking the man most of the things i used to buy for 1,500 were now 1,800, 1,900 or even that twos now. they added money to so many commodities. >> the value of the currency has fallen because of the falling price of oil. 90% of the income comes from exporting oil and i

cameroon is where three days of cries talks are being held to finalize the african union plans to battle boko haram fighters. the u.n. are also attending the summit. last week,a.u. leaders agreed to send troops to fight the group. chad and nigeria are already targeting boko haram. >> a threat posed by boko haram and the global drop in the price of oil is create ago tough financial environment in nigeria. the economy is underpinned by oil exports and the price slump is putting pressure on nigeria's currency as we plain. >> she is shopping for toiletries in the capitol. the prices have nearly doubled because of the falling global price of oil. sellers buy goods in dollars from abroad. the local currency has lost nearly 10% of its value against the dollar, making the goods more expensive to import, so sellers have passed the increased costs on to customers. >> it's ridiculous. i came to the market today with an intent of spending 7,000, but ended up spending 9,000. when i was asking the man, most of the things i used to buy for like 1,500 were now 1,800, 1,850 or even 2,000. everything had

last week, members of the african union agreed to send 7,500 groups to fight the armed group. >> more than a million students in bangladesh will get to silt their exams. recent violence led to people putting their education on hold. we spoke to some of the teenagers affected. >> the big day is finally here. he and 1.5 million students like him across bangladesh are taking their secondary school exams. the results can have a huge impact on their future. on the way to the exam hall, he and his father are worried about more than his studies. there's been a violent political standoff here that has killed over 70 people since january. a number of buses and cars have been torched with several passengers burned to death. there are fears of arson attacks on schools during this exam day and at this tech center, there's a heavy police presence making sure only students get inside with that. >> there are security concerns, because the political situation is volatile. all our senior officers are out on patrol and there are officers in every alley in this area. >> this test was supposed to take pl

. >>> the attacks come a day after the african union announced that it would sends in a regional forceo fight the armed group. let's go back to the nigerian capital, abuja. the international condemnation and the unity we are seeing from some of the neighboring countries, those really there is no stopping i guess, the add vance much boka haram. >> well boka haram, itself boka haram is in a tight situation now. the camroonians and forces from niger are bearing down from the chad border and the nigerian security forces are also trying to mop up some elements of boka haram from the towns and villages they occupy in northeastern nigeria. the group is in a tight spot now. it is able to launch coordinated attacks. look at the attack this morning. it was launched on four different fronts on the city of maidguri. they have coveted the city. it's important and strategic for them as well as for the military. so, if they were able to take over maiduguri, they would have declared victory. they have been chased out. what's significant in today's incident is that use who have never had any training a

the attack on maiduguri comes two with weeks before national elections and after the african if unionaid it will send in a force to fight the armed group. let's go to at a time capital, abuja. tell us about the fighting that's been going on today and the successes by the army. >> well the fighting started around 2:00 o'clock gmt, and the military in collaboration with vigilantes and what is significant in today's incidents is that thousands much youth did mobilized themselves to support the military and vigilantes. so the fighting started on four fronts as the boka haram fighters were trying to take maiduguri because of strategic importance. it is the birthplace of the sect and it is a place they coveted for a long time. taking it would be very important. after hours of battle between the military civilians and boka haram on one side they were sufblings driven out of the capitol of born 0 state as we hear now the military have chased them in the bushes towards mafa and there has been a lot of fighting going on in that area and the employee is in large number to mop up the organization

can we talk about a real success for the african union mission there when al shabab is still capable of launching attacks as seen recently? >> absolutely. the progress is good, and it's in the right direction but al shabab are still posing a threat it's true, and they still have significant pockets of presence in the country. we really need to give credit to what i think the somali national army itself and african union forces under am dan have achieved in the last year, remarkable success. >> what do you see as being a real problem right now? why is al shabab still posing a threat today? >> when we look around the world, we can see that defeating a terrorist organization militarily is difficult. the military presence is important and a key part of the success in somalia but needs a comprehensive approach, as well, the state building effort that's going on in somalia is that effort. it has strong institutions emerging, a parliament, a government and importantly interim regional administrations around the country, as well. >> you talked about the state building efforts there. somalia h

operation that will manage the deployment of forces on the ground and this will be submitted to the african union to the united nations security council. >> reporter: a statement says that the council remains concern that boko haram is undermining the peace and stability of the major league african region. but as confrontations go on. so do the attacks. >> 61 decaying bodies have been found in an abandoned funeral home in mexico. officials discovered the bodies after neighbors complained of a smell. that's the same state where 43 university students disappeared last year. but investigators say that the cases aren't linked. >>> investigators in taiwan are beginning to unravel why a plane crashed into a river on wednesday, killing 35 people. one engine appears to have failed before the second engine was manually shut down. we have reports from taipei. >> reporter: for a third day they searched the waters of the river for the missing from the flight. more bodies were found and brought to shore. two of those bodies, two boys, 11 and 12, still strapped to their seats. investigators announced what the

. >> we call upon the u.n the european union and the african union to launch an investigation regarding a video of the alleged beheading and to condemn the blatant air strikes of the egyptian army because it is a clear violation of libyan sovereignty. >> it's still unclear how strong a presence that i.s.i.l. or other groups have in libya but the current political and security vacuum offer the perfect breeding breeding ground for such groups to expand. hoda abdel hamed al jazeera near libyan border. >>> about 20 others attacked police in casareen. officials say rebels killed four police officers stole their weapons, hundreds attended funerals for the victims. tunisians blame the raid on a small group. >>> i.s.i.l. is harvesting organs to finance its operations, he says that over the past few weeks there have been bodies found in mass graves with surgical incisions and missing organs. he also says dozens of doctors have been killed for refusing to participate. >> jeb bush delivered the first major foreign policy speech of his potential presidential campaign today. speaking in chicago bush

this has drawn in the neighbors and the african union into the conflict. they are discussing a united strategy at a meeting in cameroon trying to have a joint task force. >> we are working on the structure of the operation, elaborate a plan that will ensure logistical support. in general terms, it will be the employment of forces on the ground and the u.n. security council. the united nations security council has condemned the spike in violence and rebelled the new force. they say boko haram is undermining the peace and stability of the rest of the region. as confrontations go on, so do the attacks. osama binjabi, al jazeera. >>> bodies have been pounds in an abandoned funeral home after neighbors complained about a smell coming from the building near the southern coastal city of al capulco in guereo state that's where 43 university students disappeared last year. i have been investigators say the cases and linked. >>> a tribunal has found u.k. spies acted illegally when they combed the internet and the spy agency said it didn't tell the public what it was

forces from chad and cameroon and from the african union they are going to try identify the different camps where boko haram expected to be. they think the boko haram fighters may be hiding and living and from then on once they are contained the situation, people who fled the northeast where boko haram has been the most ferocious will feel comfortable to go back and vote in the national election scheduled for march. they have heard these kind kind of talks from the government before. some are saying the field may be different now. a lot more people are coming in from other african countries coming in to help nigeria. maybe with that force and that back they could maybe be able to achieve a goal of dealing with boko haram within six weeks as they say. >> niger's parliament has voted to send troops to nigeria to help fight boko haram. they will form a force of 8300 people to fight boko haram. in response to that national force, boko haram's leader has released a video. in it abu baka al shekau makes statements. >>> traveling from the town ever koza to mora near the nigerian border. secu

the african union reached an agreement to add thousands of soldiers to the fight against boko haram. >> a crisis on the border... >> thery're vulnarable... these are refugees... >> migrent kids flooding into the u.s. >> we're gonna go and see josue who's just been deported... >> why are so many children fleeing? >> your children will be a part of my group or killed... >> fault lines al jazeera america's hard hitting... >> today they will be arrested... >> ground breaking... they're firing canisters of gas at us... emmy award winning investigative series... fault lines no refuge: children at the border only on al jazeera america >>> catholic officials investigate two cases in the vatican. the chief prosecutor reported in a speech one of the incidents involving a vatican's former ambassador to the dominican republic according to officials. he faced accusations he abused young boys. he is under house arrest in vatican city. officials did not identify the suspect >>> it is early in the morning. three of our colleagues are marking their 400th day in prison in egypt. peter greste, mohamed

this ferocious terrorist group to help us work out a plan that we will put at the disposal of the african union which will increase the security council in order to give us official mandate and other country to say help us so that we can address we can eradicate boko haram. >> the creator of the silk road website faces life in prison at his trial in new york. he was found guilty of drug and money laundering charges. he'll be sentenced for allowing users to buy drugs weapons and other goods. the site enabled more than a million drug deals worth at least $200 million. >> still to come on the news hour we'll see the problem with the berlin film festival. stay with us. h us. >> welcome back. sends text messages or using the possibly inner net is impossible in the democratic republic of congo. the government pulled the plug to crack down on dissent. the deaf community are cut off too. >> this school for deaf children it's time for physical education. students here use sign language to communicate. beyond that, they depend on text messages and mobile internet, but the congolese government switched of

. >> three days of crisis talks have begun to finalize the african union to come back boko haram. plomates chiefs from western with countries and the u.n. are also attending. last week, leaders agree to send 7 1/2 thousand soldiers. they are already targeting boko haram on wednesday, the grout reportedly killed more than 100 people. cameroon's information minister he says his country cannot defeat boko haram on it's own. >> what did the national community, is to understand that this problem cannot be -- by cameroon or the we need intelligence. we need a conference within the neighborhood, to face this human terrorist group. work out a plan a problem that we would put at the disposal of the union which would increase and security down fall. >> and that -- and that a warning that anyone who incites violence, anyone who commits crimes. thawer are watching and the office of the prosecutor will not hesitate to take action against anyone who incites violence that are committed in nigeria. >> the hopes of the arab spring may be a distant memory for many. but tunisia does appear to be movi

african force to fight boko haram. while in niger, the french foreign minister said his country will help five african nations win the backing of the understanding security council. last month the african unionuthorized nigeria, chad cameroon niger, and beneen to band together against extremist. boko haram has killed thousands in the past six years in northern nigeria and is crossing borders. >>> and we have seen the terrorist organization expand its attacks near the chad border. and now soldiers there are getting help in their fight again the militants. >> u.s. and other worldly forces are teaming up and training soldiers from chad in special ops including extracting wounded soldiers responding to an ambush ambush, thing like that. we have a look. >> reporter: off a remote air strip in the middle of chad's austere land scape, some of the world's most elite soldiers have come together. we're with america's secretive special forces. ground rules, no identification no on-camera interviews and no combat technique specifics. >> utilize the cover the struck giving you. >> reporter: here the chadians drill on how to respond to a vehicle ambush. their commander, captain maka tells us. if you have t

>> well, i mean the african union have got it right in the region when he was saying without help, you've got this enormous u.n. force in the region, which is now sitting doing nothing they withdrew their support a couple of weeks back after the dcc appointed two generals with alleged human rights abuses on their c.v.'s, so it is sitting with all its operational and lodge asking supplies and support it could give, so it's doing nothing really. you've got the d.c.c. army going after the fdlr and pretty well associated. >> how can it be without the support of the u.n. force? >> i'm sorry can you say that again? >> how successful can this operation be without the support of the u.n. force as you were just pointing out? >> well, i mean a rwandan diplomat told me really, we've seen nothing good. it's likely you will see nothing good for months or possibly even years, because i don't think the d.r.c. either has the political will or indeed, the military will to go after fdlr, which it has helped to arm in the past. the bad news is of course, it's not just rwanda upset about this, and it's desta

. >> the african union today agreed to send 7500 soldiers from five west africa nations to aid nigeria's struggle against boko haram. in addition both the united states and iran are offering assistance. thousands of people have been killed since the group began its attacks five years ago. >>> success for two daring adventurers. coming up on al jazeera america a 7,000 mile journey come to an end in mexico. and yet another snow storm making its way across the country. we'll have your forecast, straight ahead. ahead. >> an amazing adventure came to an end this morning after the coast of mexico. two balloonists completed a 7,000 mile journey. they began the flight in japan last sunday. good thing they didn't fly in parts of the midwest or northeast. i tell you it would have been a tough journey rebecca stevenson. >> starting with the day tomorrow chicago in the winter time is not always the best place to fly into our out of for that matter. always delays, anticipate them for the next 24 hours at least because there's a storm system that's tracking through it's going to dump a significant amo

cameroon is where three days of crisis talks are being held to finalize the african union's plans to combat boko haram. diplomats and western nations and the u.n. are attending. last week, leaders agreed to send 7,500 troops to fight the armed group. fears of further attacks prompted security to be stepped up in nigeria ahead of next week's presidential election. a team from the international criminal court is in the country, urging all parties to refrain from violence before, during and after the february 14 vote. >> no one should be incited to commit violence, that the election should be held and a warning that anyone who in cites violence anyone who commits crimes the prosecutor is watching and will not hesitate to take action against anyone who incites violence. >> there is a tough financial crisis in nigeria the economy underpinned by oil exports. the price slump is pressuring nigeria's currency. we explain from the capitol. >> she is shopping for toiletries in the nigerian capitol. the prices have nearly doubled because of the falling global price of oil. sellers buy goods in do

the health system. >> thank you for that. >> african union leader was at the center of an assassin float. the plan revealed by intelligence documents obtained by the investigative unit. showing south african and ooeth i don't known spice caught up in chaos. we have this report. >> reporter: october 2012, this is the new chair of the african commission. days later she faces what security services call an eminent threat to her life. the south africa spy cables reveal an assassination plot set for october 24th at the headquarters. what followed was crisis meetings, confusion, a failure to find actions. the top spy warned of a plot but followed orders not to reveal orders of the identities. he asked for prime ministers permission to give specifics: after being told of the plot. ethiopian security assigned four more guards. documents revealed embarrassing failures: african union security chefs said it was too pricey for the body guards the food: . >>> on the day of the plot south african flies meet to discuss the purpose of their visit:. >> the agents checked the plotters name but come up with

with us political science and three days of crisis talks have begun in cameroon to finalize the african unioncombat boko haram fighters and diplomate and chiefs from western countries and u.n. are also attending this summit. last week au leaders sent 1500 troops to fight there and fighter jets from chad and cameroon are already targeting boko haram and fears of more boko haram attacks prompted security to be stepped up in nigeria ahead of next week's presidential election and a team from the international criminal court is in the country telling parties to refrain from violence before during and after the february 14 vote. >> no one should be saying that and it should be in peaceful circumstances and a warning that anyone who insights violence anyone who commits crime the prosecutor is watching and the prosecutor will not hesitate to take action against anyone who insights violence or crimes committed in nigeria. >> reporter: the threat of boko haram and global drop in oil prices is creating a tough financial environment in nigeria and under pinned by exports and putting pressure on nigeria c

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we talked about the fight against boka hara manned here the african union wished to have its own interventionorce and maybe we as europeans can give them the necessary financing and funding. but i think it's a good thing and correct for the africans to do this themselves on their own. so i think we will have a very close cooperation the next few years to come between france and germany on all of these issues. but germany will not be able to act in the way france has acted because there's a different background to it. >> thank you very much, madam chancellor. >> let me add one sentence perhaps. germany quite often is criticized for being actually among the speediest, among the most quickly to react. and it's true. we have first our parliament that takes its time to discuss matters, and we have the decisionmaking process. but let us not forget, ear also in on it for the duration. for example, we still have 800 forces in kosovo and also in the western balkans, we are very active in afghanistan and we will see we will stay in afghanistan as long as is needed. so if you need somebody in place, the

hope i pronounced his a name correctly, and we talked about the fight against boko haram, and the african union it wishes to have its own intervention force. maybe we as it european skin -- europeans can give them the necessary funding maybe we as the european union can it give them necessary financing and necessary funding. germany will not be able to act in the way that france has acted because there is a different historical background to it. >> thank you very much, madame chancellor. >> let me add one sentence perhaps. germany quite often is criticized for being actually one of the speediest 00:44:19 -- the speediest and one of the most quickly to react. and it is true, we have our parliament who takes its time to discuss matters, and we have a decision-making process. but let's not forget that we are also in on it for the duration. there were 800 forces in kosovo, and also in the western balkans we were very active. we would also see to it that we would stay in afghanistan as long as it is sensible and as long as it is needed. as long as you need someone to be safe, then we can be counted

the decision was made at a summit meeting in ethiopia of members of the 54-nation african union. attacks by boko haram have intensified in the weeks leading up to nigeria's presidential elections next month. boko haram is responsible for thousands of deaths, and the group is still holding hundreds of hostages, including the schoolgirls the militants abducted last april. german chancellor angela merkel today appeared to rule out any plan to forgive more of greece's debt. in an interview with a german newspaper, merkel was quoted as saying, "i don't see a further debt haircut." greece is scheduled to repay about $11.5 billion worth of debt this summer. greece's finance minister will meet with his french counterpart in paris. he has called germany's approach to the crisis "fiscal waterboarding." meanwhile, in spain, there was a rally in support of an anti- austerity party, much like the one that just rose to power in greece. violence between pro-russian rebels and ukrainian government forces continues to escalate. there was heavy shelling today in eastern ukraine, near russia, and au

hope i pronounced his a name correctly, and we talked about the fight against boko haram and the african union it wishes to have its own intervention force. maybe we as it european skin them the necessary financing -- maybe we as the european union can it give them necessary financing and necessary funding. germany will not be able to act in the way that france has acted because there is a different historical background to it. >> thank you very much, madame chancellor. >> let me add one sentence perhaps. germany quite often is criticized for being actually one of the speediest and one of the most quickly to react. and it is true, we have our parliament who takes its time to discuss matters, and we have a decision-making process. but let's not forget that we are also in on it for the duration. there were 800 forces in kosovo, and also in the western balkans we were very active. we would also see to it that we would stay in afghanistan as long as it is sensible and as long as it is needed. as long as you need someone to be safe, then we can be counted on. [applause] >> well, this was a question

they can't possibly be waiting for the 7,500 african union troops to be there, because that will take sometimes five to six months to stand up a force that size. on top of that the u.n. hasn't authorized the mandate yet. there are a lot of administrative things that have to be done before the 7,500 troops get there. so i don't understand the thinking behind it. i think it's a setback for the country. i don't see anything changing drastically in six weeks to make a difference. i think all of us looking at nigeria's future wonder whether or not this was the right thing to do. >> well if they had gone ahead with it on february 14th as planned, lots of people wouldn't have the voting because only 60% or less of the population has received the cards they need to vote. >> i always like to do a visual of nigeria, because it's a huge country. you're talking about 172 million people 68.4 million voters. they had about 20 million voter cards still not distributed. inek was committed to get it done. i also want to talk about the chairman of the election commission because i know him. he's a pers

. >> reporter: al-shabab controls much of mogadishu and somalia's south in the 2011 when an african unionensive pushed it out. since then they have carried out a anybody of attacks including the sync siege atken i can't's west gate mall where more than 60 people were killed. this is just the last blast and the a reminder of the deadly power of al-shabab. >>> the new u.s. dedefense second has clarified there is no time frame for the operation to recapture the iraqi city of mosul from isil. his commends came after two republican senators criticized sent come for revealing operational details. >> that is one that will be iraqi led. and u.s. supported and it's important that it being launched at a time when it can succeed. the important thing is that it get done when it can be done successfully. even if i knew exactly when that was going to be i wouldn't tell you. british police are appealing for help to find three school girls thought tha*ut to be on their way to join the fight in syria. they were seen at london's airport last week boarding a flight to istanbul. turkish media is being used t

the african union they have -- they've been weeded out of mogadishu mogadishu. tgate mall attack in kenya that killed 64 people. now nationalestic than a global view. should al qaeda be dislodged from afghanistan, maybe somalia becomes a refuse for them. >> we've been detailing the territory. one thing about all these terror groups that should concern people watching right now, is they're thinking they're in africa. they're as close as your computer. >> they're global. to go back to isis, isis also has territorial view in terms of the cyber view. >> excellent review. thanks. coming up, a packed show ahead. we've got a democratic senator joe manchin on president obama's veto habit. >> which could be starting. fresh off his win in daytona, joey logano is straight ahead. ♪ ♪ [announcer:] what if one stalk of broccoli could protect you from cancer? what if one push up could prevent heart disease? [man grunts] one wishful thinking, right? but there is one step you can take to help prevent another serious disease- pneumococcal pneumonia. one dose of the prevnar 13® vac

the european union and african union to launch an investigation into the video of the allegeds beheading. >> egypt is now demanding for u.n. action. france and italy are also campaigning they want a coordinated international effort to counter the threat. tunisia is worried security has been beefed up at the border area. it's been unclear how strong a presence isil groups have in libya, but the current political security vacuum create the perfect breeding ground for such groups to expand. >> and just south of the libya in chad the u.s. started it's annual military exercises and the target, the threat really from boko haram is really a key topic. troops from 28 nations including niger nigeria and cameroon taking part where boko haram has launched attacks in each one of those countries. it's part of an initiative to take back 11 towns. two soldiers are reported dead in the offensive. andthey've used airstrikes against boko haram along the area. >>> president obama has tapped the head of his security detail to become the new full time secret service director. libby casey is in washington for

the european union leaders have purposely cut out the americans which shows you there's a rift there. thank you for being here. >> coming up next to another conflict in context segment. boko haram. >> after african union states join we are helped to understand the rise of the rebel group. >> and the propaganda war between iraq and i.s.i.l. >> tonight in our context segment we are talking a closer look at northeastern nigeria where boko haram has make an effort to carve out a islamic state. >> group set off a bomb that killed at least one person. this follows several days of fighting in the region including an attack on the city of bosso. >> in cameroon, reports say between 20 and 30 people were taken captive and that the bus was driven across the border back into nigeria. last week a boko haram attack on fotocol killed nearly 100 people. >> a source told al jazeera nigeria will try disarm all boko haram camps in six weeks. haru matassa reports. >> they say they're going to try to defeat boko haram within six weeks. they know it's a difficult task, but convincing nigerians that they can do it will be harder. together with forces from chad and cameroon and african union they are trying to identify

. >> reporter: al show bob controlled much of mowing douche a and the south until 20 even when an african unionensive pushed it out since then it's carried out a number of attacks both in somalia and neighboring countries including the siege atken i can't's west gate mall where more than 60 people were killed. this is just the latest blow to the small government and a reminds are of boca on boko haram's dead deadly battle. >>> coming up how the big freeze is hitting one of the world's greatest waterfalls. monday, 10:00 eastern. >> the new al jazeera america primetime. get the real news you've been looking for. at 7:00, a thorough wrapup of the day's events. then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. and at 9:00, get a global perspective on the news. weeknights, on al jazeera america . >>> the top stories on al jazerra. euro zone finance ministers have agreed to for principle to extend the massive bailout to greece for four months but only if they get to spell it out in two days. >>> frosts in libya a blast killed at least 45 people. fighters claiming loyalty to isi