can you first at all tell us why the african union is not sending observers for the election process urundi? >> thank you very much and thank you for having me on your program program. i should say that i'm a spokesperson for the african union chairperson if that clarification does any good. but the chairperson of the african i should say for the very first time decided that the au is not going to be fueling the usual au observation issue we treat too like almost every election. >> and i'm asking you why. >> as a result of well you must have been following the situation in burundi. you post the announcement of the president seeking office and so following that announcement there have been killings and a lot of people who have been leaving the country and so if you look at the overall political and economic environment it's not one that can really affirm for what we will call fair, peaceful transparent and credible elections. >> can i ask you. >> african union to support. >> given what you said why hasn't they don't more to put pressure on the current ziza not to stand for a candidate

the country. he's in johannesburg for an african union summit. the court's decision whether to hand him over to the criminal court will make a final decision on monday. we are live in johannesburg. tell us what's been happening. >> so far that order has come from the high court and we can confirm that penalty bashir is still present at the african union summit in johannesburg. that is nothing out of the ordinary as sudanese representatives indicated he would be here for the duration of the summit and leave after. the high court is expect to meet again monday morning to hear arguments around the application of civil society organizations about having him arrested as per the warrant arrest by the i.c.c. unit mali, the arguments the court will look at is whether or not the south cricken cabinet faltered when it agreed to host the african union summit and when agreeing, also to going to

the icc is biased against african nation. it sounds that the south african government is siding with the african union. do you agree? >> absolutely. led to a decision this was a decision that the au not only supports but in fact encouraged. and so south africa in many ways decided to align itself with the african union on this and not with the international criminal court. >> an authority that anyplace now in african as a continent where bashir can no longer go or is he safe right across the continent? >> well, the sense this is something that we have to take is if and when it comes. he has traveled to a number of member-states to the african union, as well as to the icc. at the same time several meetings have been moved to zambia an international conference to the great lakes region was moved because zambia is a state party and so not help bashir. moved to malawi after malawi refused to invite ba sthoir attend. there are some countries where he's unlikely to be able to travel. that being said, with the recent au position and the south african be be position, be thoughts may be changing. >> thank you for joining us

more on the african union summit. it's believed that one in three women in south africa are in an abusive relationship. the summit is trying to reduce the abuse by empowering women. >> reporter: we are going to call this woman jenny, she's been at the woman's shelter for a few days. with nowhere else to go, it's where she sought help after leaving an abusive man. >> i want to have working my own place and look after my son, and to feel like a woman again. >> reporter: she was subjected to years of physical abuse and would need years to recover. >> at this stage it's emotional. i have to do it for my son, i'm a mum. >> reporter: the shelter opened 15 years ago and taught women various skills from bad work to catering, and found work for 4,000 of them. the center's director says women develop a sense of achievement. >> when they come to the shelter and feel welcomed and get counselling and life skills. they can take care of themselves. and job opportunities come. >> reporter: that feeling is not confined a south africa.

your response to how the african union handled that so far. >> look our particular issue about burundi is that they - the attacks on civilians have to stop. the african union has to act decisively to stop the situation escalating and the humanitarian situation from escalating. we believe that it's very important that, you know civilians are not caught in the crossfire. the impression we see where the media have been cut off have to stop. we believe the summit has to take decisive action to prevent the situation escalating. >> looking at the humanitarian situations across the continent. of great concern is the number of lives lost. the au is not happy with the reactions, they want the situation resolved as soon as possible. is it likely. >> i think the au has to stop the crisis escalating further in the sudan. more than 800,000 civilians are facing hunger and more than 6,000 civilians have been displaced. it has got to stop. this summit must take decisive action. it's important that the au gives support and adds pressure on the practice in south sudan, to resolve this. particularly for

the mandate of the african union indicates that no sitting heads of state from the continent will be arrested. so far african union representatives have said bashir being here is normal, he is entitled to be as one of the heads of state. there has been speculation that he could possibly have left the country. that hasn't been confirmed. there is that interdigit from the high court indicating that he can't leave the country until this matter is concluded in court. that is tell procedure for the time being as we await that verdict from the high court but the u.r.a.u. saying there is no issue with him being here in south africa and ultimately, they are looking at getting con sense from members around the i.c.c., calling that court i will legitimate and saying that until there is a worldwide cooperation with the i.c.c., africa won't be party to it. >> thank you for that. >> al shabab fighters have attacked an army base in eastern kenya. several people were reportedly killed including 11 members of the armed group and two members of the kenyan military. the raid happened just hours before

and a decision by the african union r.a.u. sessions are held that african heads of state won't be arrested, that's what allowed south africa to give him reassurances that he would be safe and wouldn't face arrest and be sent to the i.c.c. >> we're going to rodney dixon now joining us from al jazeera's london bureau. he's an international lawyer who has made representation to the i.c.c. on the bashir case. good morning. thank you for being with us on al jazeera. south africa is a signatory to the i.c.c. two arrest warrants were issued for al bashir. why was he allowed to leave? >> the south african government would have no doubt argued in court this morning as they stated publicly before that as a matter of international law president bashir has immunity as any head of state has when he travels to another country and invited by the south african government to attend. they would have argued that immunity applies together with the decisions that have been made by the african union so they have counter obligation to the obligations

any possibility of it, especially in recent months the african union against the icc has been growing. especially following the icc the appearance at the crick by kenya's vice president, as well as also appearing at court referring to be look at african solutions to african approximate. the au members saying they would not follow up on arresting the sudanees president oarnl omar al bashir. so far officials have been saying very little around that. we have had reports of the president's plane landing in south africa, on saturday afternoon. this is the first appearance since 2009 and 2010. be has discouraged the sudanese president's, arresting by south africa authorities. >> thank you. >>> doctors without borders is warning the fight against ebola isn't over. there have been a spike in guinea and sierra leone. >> it's not over until it's over. i'm very concerned about the fact that there is a general fatigue in waning of attention on ebola and they are basically declaring victory before its time. we need to double our university or else we will never get there. >> aimed at ending the wa

leading to talks breaking down. >> must actually be committed to the principle the african union of african problems should require african solutions. therefore they should support this process. >> the council meeting in johannesburg to find a solution to the ongoing conflict. the council is also discussing issues in burundi as pierre nkurunziza seeks a third term in office. >> stalemate in the political process as well as prevailing humanitarian situation thread the country and we think that it is only the dialogue and consensus based on the respect of their constitution, of in order to find a lasting solution. >> closed door deliberations continue. >> the international criminal court has asked south africa to arrest bashir when he is there at the conference. what do you think the likelihood of that request to be accomplished? >> south africa is not saying much at this point but it seems unlikely they will follow through on that at this point. there is sentiment in the south african union that this policeman complete that is being circulated when the union was established in 2002, they don

he is there for the african union summit. >> reporter: when sudan's president arrived in south africa sunday, he brought with him a political and legal storm. one of the issues being discussed at the african union summit he is attending is conflict resolution. now the host nation faces the embarrassment of a legal challenge which could see bashier september to the hague to face war crimes charges. civil society organizations have now taken south african government to court to insure the country upholds its obligations to the international criminal court. a judge has told bashier he can't leave until the case is resolved. the sudanese are furious. >> translator: this court's decision does not have legal value. south africa issued in the public gazette 10 days ago the decision of the african union that african countries are not bound to any decision by the court. this was in the public gazette of south africa 10 days ago. it seems the court does not know about this, which is bad or it does know and this is worse. but this is a matter to be assessed by law. >> reporter: it's left the sou

forming that he -- country at the invitation of the south african union not the government, but this s nonsense. the implication in -- >> does the african union have a point saying people are being unfairly targeted by the i.c.c. >> unfortunately that's one of the dismissive attitudes we hear today, which is absolutely untrue, if you look at all pending before the i.c.c., all except one -- there is no case to suggest that the i.c.c. is hunting down africans. >> the court has adjourned for 15 minutes. hopefully we will know very soon. thank you. >> thank you very much. >> in anything rag gay there have been more protests against an engineering project the interoceanic grand canal will link the atlantic and pacific observations. thousands of residents say their livelihoods and water flies are splitted. china is financing the canal which is due to open in five years time. >> now to guatemala where there are more calls for the president to resign over multi-million corruption scandal. it followed a special commission investigating whether the president perez should be stripped of immunity

now the african union commission chairperson was almost at a loss for words trying to describe just how bad the situation is in south sudan. they said that people there have been suffering economic hardships and warring factions were ultimately killing the people they were trying to governor. she said that the africa union is very disappointed, and that the governmental authority on development hadn't done very

. >> the united nations, african union have called on president pierre nkurunziza to delay the vote. the african union could take further action. >> when the elections take place in complete defiance of calls from the african union and the international community i guess they will be able to make the proper call when that time comes. >> dozens have died in the unrest since april, and almost 140,000 people are thought to have fled the country. genie: to yemen now, where 28 people have been hurt in a car bomb in son all -- in sanaa. both of the shiite attacks have been claimed by the islamic state. the islamic state militants are seen increasingly as taking advantage of the political vacuum in yemen, with rebels trying to dislodge the nationally recognized government. for the past three months, and alliance has been bombing them to try to bring the exiled president back to power. we were talking before about the deadline for greece. there is another deadline that runs out today as well, on nuclear talks with iran. negotiators in the and are making a final push to reach a deal, if not by

. >> now the auc the african union argues that the icc picks and chooses its villains. how widely is that shared in the union and in the continent there? >> well, there certainly is huge sentiment at the african union summit to have signed the statute which led to the creation of the icc. those countries placed at the icc and how african states who are investigated such as kenya their heads of state the head of sudan in this instance and african countries feel like they're targeted. asking for consensus around withdrawal from the icc. ultimately asking to create an african court of justice. where the au says the icc has no value to them. >> continuing the conversation here in the studio we have martin plow, senior research fellow at the institute of commonwealth studies. good to have you with us. >> nice to be here. >> getting around the question of whether south africa is now in breach of its statute obligations. >> it's very difficult to see how they could get round it. it is clear they are a signatory. the icc asked them to act asked by the local court to await its de

the african union saying he should not do so. the people are concerned. the next few weeks leading up to this crucial contentious election could be tense and it is a real possibility it could hit the ordinary people on the ground living in not so safe area, could be affected. >> still to come, i.s.i.l. may be gone pr their town but residents fear a new conflict. we've met a man with a name for himself tattooing some of the world's biggest football stars. >> welcome back. let's take you through is top stories. one key figure in the egyptian judicial system just a day to go before greece's becameout expires, little hope of a last minute compromise. banks will close for a week and there has been fallout on stock markets. burundi election, boycotts on the streets. the african union and the eu say the poll is unlikely to be free and fair. >>> in other stories steuns tunisia says it's arrestseveral individuals in connection with the measured on a beach in tunis tunis. hashem ahelbarra has the story. >> pay respect to the tourists who were gunned down in the coa

they say the icc has no value and ultimately we are looking at some sort of resolution from the african union and looking for consensus from its members to do that. >> romina what has been the south african government's reaction to bashir's departure? >> it's been interesting it took them most of the day to come out and officially confirm that bashir had indeed left the country. and this was after several hours that heafter a report that he had left via an air base. prior to the summit al bashir would be in the country and he was immune from prosecution as well as arrest. so the south african government defending itself saying all is in order. however al bashir being in the country does lead one to the question why that was allowed if south africa was confident of its standing. >> fomida thank you. >>> israel says its actions during the 2014 gaza war were legal. the report concludes israel made substantial efforts to avoid civilian death. israel says hamas fighters disguised themselves as civilians and convertschools and hospitals into military centers. >>> leader of the moarkt bell mokhtar b

. >> the south african government has five days to respond. bashir was in south africa for an african union summit. allowing for his arrest by the south african government, despite that, bashir left on monday and since then a high court has said south africa's south africa's conduct has not been consistent to that. in line with south africa's sentiment as well as with the african union to say it wants to pull away from the international criminal court where bashir wanted for crimes against humidity. >> and earlier a representative told barnaby phillips that they are looking into whether south africa flouted the directions of the international criminal court. >> which they ignored with impunity. >> and that has been made very well to them. now it would be for the chamber of the international criminal court whether there was a noncompliance by south africa and whether such a finding is made it should be conveyed to the united nations security council for any measures they deem appropriate to ensure this cooperation. >> but sudan's foreign minister was critical of attempts to send bashir to th

to discuss this further, we are joined by the african union trade commissioner. welcome to al jazeera. now, looking at this you have 54 countries across the country wanting to be incorporated into the trade's commission. you have unequal economies. how do you think you get them on board? >> the benefit of what it will bring to the consinent. whether addressing the challenge of youth unemployment, the issue of migration, a movement of talent from one country to another. the potentiality of attracting big investment to deal with the infrastructure project. therefore it will not be easy. they are different. we have source-rich countries. we understand the issues and the benefit of the contain anticipatal areas early, and will move ahead with the area. >> you are pushing for a freed trade pact to be discussed in the coming weeks. one of the issues that has come up is of agriculture. much of the states in agriculture depend on the sector. lowering their barriers how do you imagine of getting them on board in terms of possibility of job losses. >> in my view there'll be

the united nations european union have called on a delay of the vote. the ruling party insisted on pressing ahead, leading to somebody's cutting funds to the country. the african union handed it could take further at -- hinted it could take further action. >> if the elections take place in defiance of the calls on it -- of the african union and international community, the organs will sit back and i guess they will be able to make a call when the time comes. catherine: dozens have died in the unrest since april and thousands of people are reported to have fled the country. rochelle: still on the continent come in a symbolic victory for gay rights campaigners, mozambique has decriminalized homosexuality. it swept aside portuguese colonial laws which punished it by three years hard labor. the new law could did -- the decriminalize abortion, this after lobbying by civil rights organizations. >> it is a symbolic victory for gay rights in africa. mozambique has scrapped its colonial-era ban on homosexuality. activists say it is far from a life-changing decision for the country's gay community. >> in practical terms, we cannot say it is a real step forward. the prev

the conflict and millions were forced to flee. al-bashir was in south africa to attend an african union summit. before leaving, he posed for a group photo with other african leaders, including the south african president, jacob zuma. the south african government is facing criticism at home and abroad for defying its own judiciary and allowing al-bashir to walk free. brian: what went wrong? our -- a spokesman at the international criminal court is joining us live on the line from the head. did the icc really believe that omar al-bashir was going to be arrested in south africa and finally face the charges against him? >> just before answering you. -- you, i need to make a point that mr. al-bashir is presumed innocent, like all suspects. only after a trial is guilt proven beyond a reasonable doubt. mr. al-bashir is present innocent but he is suspected of having committed war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in darfur. for the icc, it is important to arrest mr. al-bashir in order for the proceedings to go ahead for the victims to see that justice is being done, and also for humanity to

they say they made this issue public a while before the african union summit and their agreement thathe african union and diplomates have immunity not to be arrested and this decision went unopposed and was accepted by the cabinet. on the other hand you have civil society organizations saying south african commitment to international criminal court should trump that decision and should be arrested forward crimes. >> on the line is sudan's minister who is in cartoon and thanks for being with us. regardless of what south africa's high court decides today you are saying that bashir should leave south africa for cartoon. hello, can you hear me? it's al jazeera here. >> i'm hearing you yes. actually, the president attended the summit and today and after that he will be in cartoon. there is no problem as a result from here no coordination with south african authorities. south africa has declared ten days before that, they will not deal with this and this is actually they decided not to be with itc and allegations for the african central. >> minister do you have assurances from south africa

this year marks the midpoint of what the african union has called african women's decade. n union has also declared, as we have discussed, 2015 to be the year of women's empowerment and development towards africa agenda 2063. africa shares the u.s. commitment to gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls within the post-2015 development agenda and the national action plan for women, peace and security. the u.s. strongly supports the great strides and commitments many african countries and the african union have made to increase women and girls' empowerment through steps to promote good governance and rule of law, accelerate economic growth, enhance food security, advance respect for human rights, promote peace and security and improve access to services such as health care and education. but african women and girls still face significant challenges, including high rates of gender-based violence, a derth of educational opportunities, difficulties accessing credit and employment. lack of influence in the decision making process. hiv/aids and high rates of maternal

julie in doha and welcome to the program and coming up, questions over burundi election and the african unionaid it won't be free nor fair. >> waiting for the government to act and international bodies to act. >> reporter: activistst call for help as israel stops attempt to breach the naval blockade on gaza and dali-lama wows the crowds at one of the largest music festivals. ♪ share prices around the world tumbled in reaction to a growing crisis in greece where the banks and and stock markets shut down a week and wiped off the value of companies and germany's main stock exchange opened 4% down and bank customers in greece where greece closed the doors on monday they are desperate to stop a run on the banks and concern has been growing since the government announced referendum on bail out deal that want cutbacks in return to cash and in the past few minutes the president has been speaking about the crisis in greece and defending the eu and says the eu doesn't deserve criticism for not being able to reach a solution and says greece has an attitude not worthy of the great greek nation and the na

south africa issued a decision of the african union, that african countries are not bound to a decision by the court. this was reported 10 days ago. seems the court does not know about this and it's bad, or it does know, and it's worse. this is a matter to be assessed by law. >> it left the south african government in a difficult position. >> pretoria has an agreement with the au that sitting heads of state cannot be roasted. the question is who is it now. >> what can prevent basheer leaving south africa. he'll have to be arrested and he'll have to be put in custody, and all of those are not the court's responsibility. the court has made a decision which, according to the law, is quite correction. but it can't enmorse its own decisions >>> the international criminal court asked south africa to arrest basheer, accusing him of crimes against human day in darfur. south africa signed up to the i.c.c. many believe the i.c.c. is bias against their leaders, taking them out for prosecution. that means the judge decision on monday on whether or not to arrest the man who has ruled sudan since 198

the key thing is that the african union has said they will not be observing the elections. african leaders stick by each other. sappled die each other. we is saw? south africa when the president of sudan was protected by his peers. they are telling now that they are will not recognize these results. and and he's a big deal. that doesn't happen often. >> just a final thought from you. you have been covering burundi now for quite sometime. what do ordinary people that you have been speaking to, what do they want from all of this? >> reporter: most people just want the politics out of the way. they want to get on with their lives. the biggest fear people have is providers of support. they fear that there could be potential for a lot of violence after the parliamentary polls and after the presidential poll fist that actually happens. some people are leaving. people are crossing the border as i speak right now. those that cannot leave are staying? the capital and villages hoping that things go about peaceful i people are scared about the outcome of the polls darren. >> thank you

but so far south africa is saying they've made an agreement with the african union who will not be handed over to the icc or arrested while in office. the au says there's no problem with him being in south africa and plan for the agenda to continue as usual. the african government is also basing their statements on a cabinet decision that the summit would be held in south africa. that's ultimately why he's had the freedom to come to the country. >> but south africa is a signatory to the icc. would they not be in contempt with them if they continue comply with the arrest warrant? >>reporter: this ultimately looks at which agreement takes precedent. >>reporter: they belong to a coalition of militias. people here are afraid and have put up make shift road blocks to try and stop advances. more than a dozen people have been injured in the fighting that flared up last week when they declared war on isil fighters. >> isil has been trying to bolster its presence with attacks. groups linked to isil are also trying to take control from libyan fighters who back the government in tripoli. isil also c

south africa issued in the public gazette 10 days ago the decision of the african union that african ies are not bound to any decision by the court. this was in the public gazette of south africa 10 days ago. it seems that the court does not know about this, which is bad. or it does know and this is worse. but this is a matter to be assessed by law. >> reporter: it's left the south african government in a very difficult position. pretoria has an agreement with the a.u. that sitting heads of state cannot be arrested. the question is, what happens now? >> who is it that can prevent al bashir from leaving south africa? is there an official. he will have to be arrested. and he will have to be put in custody. and all of those are not the court's responsibility. the court has made a decision which according to the law is quite correct. but taillight can't enforce its own decision of the international criminal court has asked south africa at that a to arrest bashier he al jazerra causing him of crimes against humanity and genocide in darfur. south africa has signed up to the i.c.c. many sout

. >>> now to africa where the leaders of the african union are meeting in south africa today. r focus this year to empower women and improve africa's economic outlook. we go to san tonne south africa for more. >> key to the continents economic development is cooperation and integration between all the country in africa. the chairperson of the african union and chairperson rob et mugabe said there should be the end to export of raw materials from africa. >> poverty, hunger and diseases continue to work to wreak havoc on the fern continent leading to vast natural resource, while they are exhausted and exploited in their role or semiprocess. african natural resource and commodities are beneficialiated and value added elsewhere, outside the continent. immensely benefitting those countries while african people continue to be impoverished >>> what continues to be a theme at the summit is the idea of african solutions for african problems. the african union will be meeting to discuss the conflict and instability in libya, burundi and south sudan. and will look at agendas around the ec

omar al bashir is in johannesburg for the african union summit. used of crimes against humanity. let's go live. what is going to happen in court today? >> reporter: well, adrian, we are waiting for the south african justice department to submit papers to the court to fight this case by civil society organizations to keep -- to have president bashier arrested here in south africa. the justice department says they are ready to to fight in tooth and nail so we are wait for this court to consider two different arguments, one from the justice department around south africa's obligation to his the african union where it's made an agreement around i minute at this that sitting heads of state cannot be arrested. and on the other hand, south africa's on the obligation to the international criminal court. considering there is an arrest warrants for president alba shear. >> let's hear from a sudanese government minister. sudan's government insistence that their president will return as scheduled regardless of the court's decision. >> we are here as guests and

. >> reporter: the peace and security council continues to meet at the african union summit in johan isburg focused largely around talks on the buundi as the president is standing for a third term in. we have seen maven protests against that in recent weeks and we both have seen a large number of refugees flee to neighboring states. the african union chairperson said she would want to see talks continue between the parties in burundi, both the government and opposition on the way forward to end this political stalemate. one the topics is south sudan where fighting has flared up between the rebels and the government. the african union has said it's very concerned by the huge number of loss of lives in that country as well as the economic hardships faced by the people there. they said they are not very happy with the talks that have been mediated. on development and that perhaps, it's time that will these talks come back to the au to find a way forward for that their country. >> the greek prime minister says he would be willing to accept less thank ideal terms to secure a deal with int

polling station open in burundi for parliamentary lexes but the african union says they won't be free or fair. >>> i am shiulie ghosh you are watching al jazerra live from doha. also on the program. close today business, greek banks will be shut for a week and cash withdrawals are restricted. >> we are waiting for our government to act, we are waiting points national body to act. >> trying to bleach the naval blockade on gas actual plus. >> vehicle on course on, track. >> a commercial space rocket explodes on the way to the international space station. ♪ ♪ >>> burundi's parliamentary vote has got off to a slow start with widespread delays respected a polling booths, several attacked overnight some by grenades, but all voting stations are now open. theup is concerned that the vote is going ahead and the african union pulled out its observers on sunday saying the vote won't be free or fair, op sanction parties are boycotting the poll. the currents president wanted to run for a third term, protests began the next day saying it's against the constitution, within weeks there was a coup att

upheld to the i.c.c., the government ignored the rule of law in favour of an agreement with the african union that sitting heads of state should not be arrested. >> this is in line with sentiment that the i.c.c. targets african states and lacks credibility. >> this is 2015 not 1715. the concept of a european funded ngo, trying to enforce a european directed and funded course forcing black africans to send other black africans to europe in chains is incdible travesty. >> the au intend to set up an african court of justice. there's no indication if the court would take up the allegations against basheer >>> jonathan betts joins us with a closer look at basheer, and the charges at the center of the controversy. >> omar basheer is the only head of state wanted on genocide charges. he seized power in a coup, and four years later was appointed phe was elected this year with 90% of the vote. he has been a wanted man since 2009, when the international criminal court based in netherlands issued an arrest warrant for him. he's accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity. the charges stem from con

>>reporter: the african union is saying he should attend the summit. south africa has agreed that they will not arrest him. however, the government has been taken to the court to be forced to adhere to their obligations from the icc. so we are seeing potentially a fallout between south africa and the icc. and ultimately, there are concerns around the high court in south africa enforcing whatever verdict they do come up with later on monday >>> al shabaab has launched a dawn attack on an army base in coastal kenya. two soldiers were killed as well as 11 fighters. the group also raided a nearby town >>> sunday's raids came on the anniversary of attacks in which close to 100 people were killed on a series of armed assaults. catherine sawyer is close to the border with somolia. >>reporter: the soldiers were heading to the military barracks. the gunmen went to a nearby town center. the people are praying. this comes on the eve of a series of attacks that started here last year and then spread to neighboring villages. what's happening behind me is a memorial

the european union have contributed to the share of the financial burden. but what we propose is a strategic dialogue, partnership between the african union and the united nations whereby the africaen union being there in the weakened abilities they should be the one who is are the first responders, the first to be deployed. until such a time you can have a larger force. but that africa union force the first responder has torpent from assessment. because africans may have the troops. they might even have equipment or they don't have equipment but that's when member states, security council should support through assessment. africans are looking at extending force. they're working on it maybe it will be ready in relatively short period of time. a few years from now. what we propose through the security council that they will consider a small first responding force so that every time you have a measure with population under threat, that force is deployed immediately with capabilities until the security council make the next decisions taking into consideration the measure of the problem, develop political strategy with additional forces if necessary. >> one of the

now, the african union is saying that ass as a sitting head of state, he should be attending the summit here in africa. the government has been taken to court by civil society groups as well as human rights watch to be forced to adhere to their obligations from the icc. they are of course signatory to the rome statute which established that court. so we're seeing potential fallout. and ultimately, there are concern around the high court in south africa enforcing whatever verdict they do come up with later on monday. >>> sudan's foreign affairs minister says he's confident that the president will return home as planned. >> the president is participating in this summit on an invitation from the au and a welcoming reception from the government of south africa. as you know the african summit has always been -- the icc and its indictment -- we are here as a guest of the government of south africa. i believe the government of south africa can deal with its court and whatever it's trying to stop the president from doing. i can tell you the president will leave on time as scheduled. >> we'll ha

said that the africa union is very disappointed, and that the governmental authority on development hadn't done very much. they would go back to the drawing table and this time involve the african union to look at a solution, a lasting solution in south sudan. the chairperson the commission chairperson have now returned to ultimately concerned about the loss of life so far. >> another crisis in south sudan sudan, the a.u. commission chair, what does she see as the ultimate solution there? >> well, the a.u. commission chair spoke about how burundi had peace for more than ten years and they were hoping that this would continue in burundi although it's president said that he would run for a third term as president. a large number of people fleeing the country to neighboring states. the chairperson said that she was concerned that talks to continue under the auspices of the east africa community and ultimately the dialogue and cooperation that would allow for some sort of consensus to be reached with regard to the political stalemate in their country. we do know that elections have been postponed. however, they the president's run has been a sticking point and hopefully they'll fin

what can the african union do to us? they can impose sanctions, for example, with some of them threatening to do. but in terms of the ordinary people on the ground they're wonder when is this going to end. some people come in many people are struggling, and they just want it to end. but it could be quite awhile before a solution is found. >> thank you. >>> well the swedish boat carrying international activists than been intercepted by the israeli navy in international waters. it has been ported toed towed to the port city in israel. >> they hope that this fishing troller would sail into the port of gaza. they were planning to donate it to the fisherman's union. by all accounts gaza's fishing industry, like the rest of its economy, has been hit hard by the eight-year long israeli blockade. instead, they seized the marianne in international waters and redirected if to its port at ash dod. this activist and sailor owns the marianne. he explains what happened while in israeli custody during a similar protest in 2012. >> the i

of what is going on with the provocation of the election having been discontinued by the european union and the african union and various other body due to the fact of widespread concern of an action, given the violence we have seen not in just the last few days, the last few nights, but prior to that. over the last two months really. we have seen clashes between protesters, many people dying in those clashes, and the opposition has boycotted any action. turnout has been massive. there is one polling station. there was another polling censored in the capital, which had a bigger turnout. perhaps 30 or 40 long with about six or seven different -- and we moved into the interior. one official said to us around lunchtime 55% it does appear it is coming in from around the country. the ruling party might be claiming. tom: two executives are reportedly in custody here in france. that is following last week's strike and protests. cooper is threatening their livelihoods. they say it poses unfair competition because drivers aren't subject to the same taxes and regulations as they are. now past the point of no ret

african affairs. >> what does this tell us about the south african judicial system? >> well, that is an allegory at the end of the day and the government signed a officialn official african union granted to reenforce the concept of heads of state sovereignty and heads of state and delegates visiting at this au summit, just as the case within u.n. general assembly summits in new york and that is a binding legal obligation on the part of the government of south africa. >> david many thanks indeed and david is loyal in johanesburg. jailed leader has been on hunger strike for three weeks and some sleeping rough and taking only water and lopez jailed 15 months after anti-government riots last year, the former mayor and critical of venezuela socialst government demanding release of political prisoners and a date for elections. hundreds of ex servicemen in india holding a hunger strike to protest against their pension entitlements and want the government to pay uniform for the same rank regardless of when they retire and we have the latest from new deli. >> reporter: these former indian army servicemen say this hunger strike they are on is their last desperate measure and for 40 year

the south african courts. president omar bashir who is wanted by the international criminal court for war crimes left south africa after attending an african union summit despite a high court order to stay in the country until it was ruled whether or not he would be arrested. >> his leaving can be regarded as committing contempt of court because he is a member of the united nations apart from being a member of au. and being the head of state. but his country is part of the united nations. >>reporter: the court has now ordering the government to investigate how he returned to sudan the government chose to ignore the rule of law in favor of an agreement with the african union that sitting heads of state should not be arrested. this is in line with growing au sentiment that the icc unfairly targets african states and lacks credibility. >> the concept of a european funded ngo trying to enforce a european-directed, european-funded court, trying to force black africans to send other black africans back to europe in chains is over. that's just an incredible travesty travesty. >>reporter: there's been no indication if the court will take up allegations

but those who boycotted the selection, and the african union have come out and said they will not accept the process. they will not recognize this process, and as far as they're concerned this election is not legitimate. of. >> still to come, ♪ ♪ ♪ get excited for the 1989 world tour with exclusive behind the scenes footage all of taylor swift's music videos interviews, and more. xfinity is the destination for all things taylor swift. >> what happened here last friday was a despicable act of cruelty. how could a place of such beauty of relaxation and happiness be turned into a seen of brutality and destruction. sadly we know that at least 18 died in that attack but we know that number will rise. >> we'll turn to our breaking news story out of cairo in assassination of cairo's chief prosecutor. give us your reaction and your thoughts. >> obviously this is an escalation in terms of the violence. it is also deep blow. it sends a very strong signal to the regime that things are not escalateing in their favor that they have not managed the situation in a way that provides stability for the co

outrage to arrest a rwanda official -- reporter: in 2008, his tenure as deputy commander of the african union and you and he's keeping force was cut short when the order was issued. eve: a quick reminder of our top stories. talks continue between greece and its creditors. the clock has been ticking for months. athens needs to pay 1.6 billion euros to the imf. it's bailout agreement runs out on tuesday. kurdish control of the town of kobani in northern syria looks to be in trouble with a second bomb set by the islamic state group now reported. also stories that the jihadist have killed 20 kurds in a nearby village. france should take the united states to court, so says wikileaks cofounder julian assange who promises there are more revelations to calm. -- to come. it is time to take a look at the weekly magazines. nicholas rushworth is with us to take a look at the weekly magazines. what has caught your eye? nicholas: an italian magazine which is headlining europe shipwreck with the 12 stars of the european union floating at sea. the article is slamming france and the united kingdom for watchin

, as soon as al bashir sets foot, the president sets foot on south african soil, supposedly, to arrest him and surrender him to the icc. the thing is, the african unionorganization, has always been very, very vocally opposed to the international criminal court. they accuse the icc of unfairly targeting african leaders. and as he's here on the invitation of the au, it puts south africa in a very complicated legal situation. the president of south africa jacob zuma said in 2009 that if he did set foot on south african soil he would be arrested. but we await to see what high court judge here will decide. in an hour's time about whether this case can proceed, about whether south africa will do what it's obliged to do. or whether the au will hold force on this one and he'll be allowed to leave again. victor? >> again, this is all happening right now, and as you say, in an hour we'll have the next development in this case. diana magnay, thank you so much. >>> well, it's taken a bite out of the box office, "jurassic world" is already breaking records in its opening weekend. but there's a lot going on this weekend. and some people are wondering, the numbers

>> the south african government has come out to say through the courts where they made reputation that this agreement was made specifically with the african union with the summit, and should president al bashir at any other time for example during the holiday he would be arrested. so this does turn out to be a battle. south africa appeared to extend its obligations to the icc but the problem here it's torn between listening to what the africa union demands of iter, as a member that have, and also what it's obligations are legally domestically and internationally to the international criminal court. going forward there will be clarity needed about how the sudanese president left the country with this investigation pending, and in that way south africa will be answerable to the courts about why the president left the country why the court order was ignored and how south africa respects the high court decision. >> that's at the heart of this, right? the disrespect. that's something that i was thinking about since we spoke earlier this morning. what does this incident say about the icc's powers or lack there there of? >> well, the entire scenario t

already we have the african union, the united nations, the united states, and the european union are criticizing the decision of the election to go ahead. and in the case of the european union, threatening possible sanctions. >> robert, thank you for that, robert parsons. next, to tunisia, where a memorial is being held on the beach that was the site of friday's deadly attack. three days ago, a gunman disguised as a tourist opened fire at a hotel resort with a rifle he had hidden with a beach umbrella. 40 were killed many of them british tourists. officials from the u.k. are there, as well as ministers from france, germany, and belgium. our chris mohr was also at the ceremony today. let's listen. >> european foreign ministers have a some rhine laid out to the victims on the beach here. security now obviously top of the agenda as they meet with local officials. a number of questions have been asked by many people since this attack why the gunman was or the radar. the more general is the problem since the revolution. it was in previous years confined largely to isolated attacks on poli

the africa union idea that africa should deal with justice any allegations of war crimes, genocide rather than the international criminal court. the africa union has no faith in the court regarding african matters. they feel targeted by the icc and would rather deal with their issues by themselves. >> thank you very much for the latest on this fascinating story from johannesburg. >>> now, at least 20 people have been killed in a series of blasts in chad. witnesses say suicide bombs on motorcycles simultaneously attacked two buildings. there has been no immediate claim of responsibility. world leaders stand accused of a shameful failure and millions of people face misery in the worst crisis in our era. 4million syrian refugees are struggling to survive in turkey, lebanon, jordan, iraq and egypt. there are more than 3 million refugees in sub-sahara africa. almost 2,000 have died so far this year on boats like this. hundreds more have died in southeast asia sea mainly rohingya muslims facing persecution in myanmar. many are tried to reach turkey. they are fleeing fighting between isil and kurdish forces. we have more from turkey. >> this is the fourth time that the turkish authorities have

genocide charges but he was allowed to leave the country despite a south african court ruling barring his departure. he was attending a meeting of the african union. he had immunity from arrest because he was attending an international summit. earlier, we spoke to the leader of south africa up our main opposition party. he told us he wanted a full investigation. >> what is critical is that what took place is a violation of the international criminal court. the south african high court ruled that he should of been arrested. the president highlighted in 2010 that if he arrived in south africa, he should've been arrested. so far, we are saying, how does the government get containment of its own laws and court order? so that those were responsible for the actions of allowing him to leave must be held accountable. that the political leaders that allow the safe exit must account. and that ultimately, this issue about their own diplomacy is that there must be accountability for the 300,000 lives that were lost when the sheer -- bashir, he was under his rule. they must be held to account. it regardless of what the relationship becomes with icc it's a mat

genocide charges but he was allowed to leave the country despite a south african court ruling barring his departure. he was attending a meeting of the african union. he had immunity from arrest because he was attending an international summit. earlier, we spoke to the leader of south africa up our main opposition party. he told us he wanted a full investigation. >> what is critical is that what took place is a violation of the international criminal court. the south african high court ruled that he should of been arrested. the president highlighted in 2010 that if he arrived in south africa, he should've been arrested. so far, we are saying, how does the government get containment of its own laws and court order? so that those were responsible for the actions of allowing him to leave must be held accountable. that the political leaders that allow the safe exit must account. and that ultimately, this issue about their own diplomacy is that there must be accountability for the 300,000 lives that were lost when the sheer -- bashir, he was under his rule. they must be held to account. it regardless of what the relationship becomes with icc it's a mat