it is a tiny country in west africa and has been labeled the word's first malcov state. a car being waged against powerful cartels. >> when they bake director of police, he knew his biggest challenge would be the drug traffickers. >> since 2013, we have managed to arrest many foreigners trying to get drugs out of the country, now the drug traffickers are using -- who arrest them as well. >> a series of poverty, and corruption have helped into a drug trafficking hub, from here, cocaine from south america is smuggled into europe. this is the largest island. it takes roughly four hours for a small plane from brazil to fly here. inform the trade to involve powerful individuals in government, business, and even the military. but it is not just ginny. every year, all the cocaine from south america to europe, transits through west african countries the united nations estimated that $1.2 billion of cocaine passes through the region. >> i find it a bit hypocritical, and unfair, to put the blame on west africa. they are victims. and so they should give more equipment, and training

officials from west africa, u.s. and across europe were there, wanting to show they were taking boko haram seriously. more from tim friend. >> reporter: a hastily called summit at the request of the nigean president grap lipping with an in -- nigerian president grapling with an insurmountable problem. as the leaders declared war on boko haram, there was news of another attack in cameroon. >> we are here to decide coordination of intelligence, centralisation of resource, military preps, surveillance of borders - especially in chad. >> lots of talk of solid ardy. the leaders have a long way to go in combatting boko haram. president francis hollande admitted they are a surprising efficient fighting force. almost nothing from the summit about the group of school girls that sparked the latest crisis much the leaders have no idea where they are. an exchange deal is ruled out. a military rescue operation is fraught with new danger. >> the nigerian president defended his failure to visit the region. it would do no good, he s

in people have died of ebola west africa since the outbreak was reported in march. authorities said the outbreak had been contained. for the first time in a month, the capital has reported two new cases of the virus and one death. officials are trying to prevent an epidemic. it is an international travel hub. >> certain members of families had escaped our control. they increased the number of focal points of infection and reignited it in certain areas. virus washe identified, the world health organization has 281 cases including 185 deaths in guinea. his firstne had outbreak of the disease with 16 cases. mourners have been urged not to touch the body of the dead. >> the fact this is the first time this is happening works against us. understand how this epidemic can keep going on for a long time. this is the first-ever outbreak of ebola in west africa, which has a 90% fatality rate and is one of the more challenging they have seen since the virus was discovered 40 years ago. >> time now for a look of the business news. marcus carlton is here. we are asking whether ap

it borders west africa, central africa that allows the group to pass through without anyone stopping them and have shown their ability to limnk up with other terrorist groups. so there are a whole host of reasons why we should be worried about boko haram. >> the leader of the terrorist group said there's a market for selling humans. he said it as casually as if he was discussing the stock market. how widespread is the trafficking of humans in this region? >> well, there's a market for everything in this part of africa and again it's a function of the poorest and under governed spaces. from west africa north through the sahara up to north africa has been used for a smuggling route for not only people but drugs, cigarette, all kind of contraband goods, you name it. >> we should also mention that the lives for young women in nigeria even not women -- young women in slavery is not necessarily what we would hope there to be. there's genital mutilation, women are clearly second-class citizens. what is it like for a 13, 14-year-old girl in nigeria? >> well, you're right. it's very tough. an

if you spend a little bit of time in we've ka, northern -- west africa, northern nigeria or togo, you could find people that could put you in touch with vendors of people. >> it's difficult to believe in this day and age that that is happening. before moving on from the girls, what do you think their fate will be if boko haram sells them? >> it's a deeply disturbing situation. i'm troubled by what is going on. i don't hold out much hope that all the girls will be rescued. some will be rescued. military activity will do that. it doesn't make a lot of sense. many of the girls will end up in some for of forced memory, that's the conventional term that we use today a conjugal situation in a conflict situation. so many. girls will end up beco becoming brides for members of the militia. i am sure many have been sexually exploited and raped. it certainly is possible that they have been sold for money to individual members of the militia or sh given, if you like, i use the phrase advisedly, given as war booty for the adhe weres of the leader -- adherence of boko haram. he runs an army and he

they should do more at their own end and give more equipment and train to go west africa as a whole. >> the u.n. labeled it the worlds first narc co state, a title its foreign minister elect disagrees with. >> would you say that there's more presence of drugs here than in other countries? i don't believe. it's not enough for the government to say we do not more in drug trafficking. it is not enough. what we should do is work together with our partners. >> as leader of the government, he will be expected to deal decisively with the pattern and dismantle the powerful drug cartels. as he has already said himself, to do that, he's going to need help. >> sport is coming up next, including 20 years on from his death, formula one remembers the sport's greatest ever driver. >> these protestors have decided that today they will be arrested >> these people have chased a president from power, they've torn down a state... >> what's clear is that people don't just need protection, they need assistance. >> the world heritage organization recommends that the great barrier reef in australia be place

. >> there is trafficking in west africa. there are some remnants of slavery in west africa. uhm, so it's possible, i suppose, that the -- the girls could fall into that trap. >> reporter: on tuesday, senate lawmakers were among those who gathered on capitol hill to pray for the girls. >> this is a moral test for the world. this is a moral test for our own country. >> reporter: all 20 female senators are pushing president obama to impose international sanctions on boko haram. susan mcginnis, kpix 5, washington. >> and there are reports that boko haram is also behind the kidnapping of eight more girls this week. the u.s. says a $7 million bounty is on the leader's head. >>> president obama will be in silicon valley tomorrow and friday attending democratic fundraisers tomorrow at a private home in los altos and the fairmont hotel in downtown san jose. friday morning the president is scheduled to visit a walmart store in mountain view to talk about energy efficiency. >>> 911 calls are providing a bizarre new account of exactly what happened last month in miami. the call led to a

the armed group is west africa's al-qaeda. boko haram kidnapped more than 200 school girls and has been behind a series of bomb attacks. >>> rescue efforts are officially over at a turkish mine where hundreds were killed >>> india's prime minister elect has been celebrating his election victory. narendra modi performing hindu rituals after the victory prayed through new delhi. >>> boko haram has been behind a series of attacks this year not just the school girl kidnaps. in february 59 the students were killed setting several buildings on fire. in april 88 people were killed and 200 injured. boko haram said it carried out the bombing. a car bomb struck in the suburb of the capitol that killed 19 people and injured more than 60. and five days later fighters believe to be from boko haram killed 300 people in a village borneo state. we're joined now on skype from london, good to have you with us. so the french president is subscribing boko haram as having links with al-qaeda. they are described as west africa's al-qaeda. are you f

as the security situation in west and central africa deteriorates, france is getting ready to send 3,000 troops to combat al qaeda-linked forces. simon mcgregor-wood went to see the french forces training. >> reporter: lush french countryside is about as far from the sahara as you can get. these french troops are gearing up for a new mission. black hawk helicopters simulate dropping small teams in remote locations. this is a french artillery regiment. it will be taking these mortars as well. also on display, the tiger helicopter, french made and packed with the latest weaponry. french troops will seek out an elusive enemy across thousands of kilometres of remote desert. according to the french it is growing. >> translation: terrorism in africa is a global threat. we intervened to ensure not just malian security and regional, but our own. security in mali means security in west africa, france and europe. >> reporter: the french say the deployment is designed to prevent armed groups from rearming, regrouping and destabilizing the region. it's about containment, not solving a problem and th

he says boko haram isn't just a nigerian problem but an al-qaeda operation all across west africa. boko haram kidnapped three 00 girls from a school in northern nigeria last month and reports say they attacked a chinese plant in northern kameroon today. the latest from tim friend. >>> warm words about cooperation, sharing intelligence, perhaps even cooperating more fully on cross border arrangements so that boko haram could be pursued across boarders, particularly in recent incidents between nigh year i can't and kameroon. but there are still difficulties and many hurdles ahead. i think in the weeks to come, because this issue is going to remain in the international spotlight, they will have to come up with something a lot more concrete than they have already. of course, on the issue of the girls, the school girls being held hostage, there was very little to emerge from this summit because i think their hands are tied. >> that's the leaders, perhaps, have very few options. they ruled out, at least for now, they have ruled out the possibility of negotiation. perhaps the only other p

>> i lived in west africa for years. tavis: you took me there. the women wear head ties and they represent certain things. you can have one end of it being this way and it means i'm married. don't bother me. this means i'm married but you can talk to me at least. and i amnot married looking for certain kinds of people. so i wear a head tie for the season. i was going to ask you what that direction meant. >> you couldn't know. that is the way it is. tavis: let me talk about this wonderful cook book. i did not know what the look was going to be. but i knew that you couldn't just read a cookbook. i knew it had to have a hook to it and i find out it is a cook book that has some of your favorite lifetime stories so that every recipe is tied to a particular person, place, or thing. let me ask you what the importance of food is. it must mean something. world useall over the food as a device. use it because our bodies needed as fuel but we also use forek a job, reconciliation. tell a person your not very important to me. the singer says she makes cornbre

if you spend a little bit of time in many parts of west africa, it would be a matter of days, hours, before you could find people to put you in touch with vendors of people. >> it's hard to believe in this day and age that that is happening. before moving on from the girls, what do you think the fate of the girls will be if boko haram sells them? >> it's a disturbing situation and i'm travelled by what is going on. i don't old out hope that all the girls will be rescued. i think some will. a military activity is not what i think makes sense. many of the girls will end up in a forced marriage, used to describe a conjugal situation. many of the girls may become effectively brides for members of the militia. i am sure many have been sexually exploited and raped. it's impossible that they have been sold for money to individual members or given, if you like, i use this phrase advisedly, given as war booty for the inheritance of boko haram. he runs a rebel army and needs to solidify control. and one of the ways they rewarded adherence is to give soldiers. >> it's a transit point. from what

security in marley means the security of west africa, france and europe as well. >> the french say this new deployment is designed to present armed groups linked to al-qaeda from rearming, regrouping and destabilizing the region once more. they say it's about containment, not solving a problem. they admit they could be on the ground for many years to come. frechl already have military area presence across the region. this new deployment will extend counter terrorism operations with new basis in marchley, chad, nijer and ivory coast. host governments are said to welcome the move and francois harlan appears to have the backing at home for a long-term commitment? >> we understand, contrary to the americans, it's not just about the you mid-term victory. you need to make sure the post-conflict phase goes well. you need to stabilize. so you need to stick around for a long time. >> the french calculate such intervention carries minimal political risks. french casualties have been light so far and despite spending cuts, it's something they can afford for now. but as with any military operation,

security in marchley means security of west africa, france and europe as well. the french military say new diplomat is it designed to prevent armed groups linked to al-qaeda from rearming, regrouping and destable using the region once more. they say it's about containment, not solving a problem and they admitted they could be on the ground for many years to come. >> the sfreshing already already have military presence. this will expand couper terrorism basis with chad, nijer and ivory coast. host governments are said to welcome the move and fran kwaz regardlon appears to have the backing at home for a long term commitment. >> we understand contrary to the americans it's not just about the victory. you need to also make sure that the phase goes well. you need to stabilize. you need to stim around for a long time. the french calculate it carries minimal risk casualties have been light so far and despite spending cuts, it's something they can afford for now but as with any military operation there that had a a vaguely defined goal it's harder to know when to pull t

from west africa to south asia, they come far and wide. the largest groups are from syria, afghanistan. experts say we shouldn't be surprised or alarmed. >> i'm sure the problem is not going to go away as long as we have these major conflicts in syria. now ukraine and iraq, afghanistan, mali, nigeria, egypt. you name it. these problems won't go away. a surprisingly small number of people will need to seek shelter. >> small numbers in relative terms, but it seems too much for europe to cope with. italy complained it's spending 300,000 euros a day patrolling its patch of the mediterranean. in last week's elections, it suggests europe is not in a welcoming mood. >> with me anna from the british refugee council. you look at transsupport refugees. when you get a number like that, it's inflammatory to people against immigration. they look at being flooded with even more coming. what's the context of that? >> it's a simple context. this reflects what's going on across the world. people are coming from countries like syria consumed by civil war, s

or on west africa. they are vic estimate. and to europeans should do more, and thu give more equipment training to west africa as a whole. >> it's guinea passau that the u.n. labelled the first narco state, a title the prime minister elect disagrees with. >> if you compare guinea passau with other countries in this region, would you say that there's more presence of drugs in guinea passau, than in other countries? i don't believe. it's not enough for the government to say we do not do more in drug trafficking. it's not enough. what we think they should do is work together with part engineers. >> leader of the government will be expected to do - deal decisively with the problem and dismantle the drug cartels. he said to do that he's going to meed help -- need help. >>> the research support specialist at africa center for strategic studies joins us via skype. thank you for being was. can you give us an idea of how this sort of trade affects a transit country such as guinea passau. >> thank you for having me here. guinea passau

nigerias president claims boko haram is clearly an al-qaeda operation in west africa. among other aastros cities, they kidnapped 300 school girls last month. >> of course the crisis that has brought this summit about is the abduction of the school girls in nigeria, their fate of course is still unknown antleaders here will have been discussing ways in which that may be resolved. it's difficult to see a way out of this impasse, because the government in nigeria is refusing negotiate, it says it won't do that and one wonders if military action would be potentially disastrous. experts suggest the girls may be scattered in different grooms and it may be difficult to rescue them without further casualties. on the bigger picture, the most recent attack in cameroon illustrates it well. they want to tighten border crops, want countries to be allowed to cooperate more fully. they haven't in the past, so they can go in hot pursuit of boko haram and capture them if necessary. there's a feeling nat nigerian army has not been up to the task. william hague, the british foreign minis

. >> not right to put the blame on west africa, they are victims and so europeans should do more and should give more equipment and training as a whole. >> but it is this that the u.n. named the largest narco state. >> if you compare with other countries in the region, would you say more presence of drugs here? >> i don't believe. >> not enough for the government to say we are, we do not know, it is not enough, we think what they should do is work together with the partners. >> as the leader of the government will expected to deal with the problem and dismantle the drug cartels as he's said he needs help to do that. >> we have got updates on all of the top stories on the website, all the day's developments and views, al jazeera.com. >>> hi i'm lisa fletcher and you are in the stream. from sharing your car to an extra room in your house, an industry is exploding. put it's cutting out the middleman. we discuss the rise of the sharing economy right now.

. >> woodruff: we travel now to senegal-- considered one of west africa's rising nations-- home to a stable democracy with plans for universal health care and education. but where a troubling human rights crisis persists. kira kay of the bureau for international reporting has the story. >> reporter: in a sandy courtyard in the city of saint- louis, a group of young boys begin their evening prayer studies. they are talibeÉs, meaning students, and they've come 200 miles from their home villages to live with this koranic master, called a marabout. but their studies have only come at the end of a long, hard day's work begging on the streets. it's dangerous, dirty work, up to ten hours a day. along with morsels of food, they are hoping for money. they owe their marabout a quota of about a dollar a day. begging is used to teach talibÉs humility and resilience. but this marabout admits it's also a matter of simple economics. >> ( translated ): you have to buy these books, medicine, water, electricity, everything that you need in life. and the government doesn't give it to us. that's why t

you don't have to be in west africa or south asia. it pays off for all of us. >> we've heard often about the war on women. this is the war in support of women and girls. we appreciate your time. thank you. >> thank you. >> we're monitoring more severe weather in the midwest today. strong thunderstorms and maybe even isolated tornadoes in an area stretching from texas all the way up north to minnesota. there it is on your screen right now, the 48-hour rainfall totals as well as your tracker. a lot of us across the east coast are finally getting a taste of 80 degree weather. look what's going on in colorado and wyoming and nebraska. they are still seeing snow. denver residents were greeted with a windchill of 25 degrees this morning. and snow covered driveways. unlimited cash back. let that phrase sit with you for a second. unlimited. as in, no limits on your hard-earned cash back. as in no more dealing with those rotating categories. the quicksilver card from capital one. unlimited 1.5% cash back on everything you purchase, every day.

when the president said we have al qaeda in we've ka, i believe -- we've ka -- west africa. >>> a sudanese woman sentenced to death has given birth to a baby girl. miriam was accused of abandoning is lame and marrying a christian. they have launched an appealment the judiciary will review the conviction. >>> e.u. heads of state are due to meet in brussels in the coming hours to discuss the results of european elections. there was a surge in support. francis hollande's party was beaten, saying the e.u. is too remote and complex. >> translation: i will reaffirm at the european council that prioritiry is growth, employment and investment. europe is illegible. i'm aware that it's remote and incomprehensible. this cannot continue. europe has to be simple, clear to be effective where it is needed and withdraw from where it is not necessary. >> the leaders of india and pakistan are holding face to face talks in over a decade. pakistani president nawaz sharif met his counterpart narendra modi in new delhi once he was sworn in. of all the stark leaders that narendra modi is meeting, all eyes are on

africa. it used to be that for centuries boys would travel to farms where teachers taught them for free, and in exchange for receiving that education the boys worked on the teacherrer's farm. well, one of the dynamics to this those farms in northern nigeria are no longer viable as a result of climate shocks, desertification has driven many of the people who used to farm in northern nigeria south. these teachers in particular have moved to the edges of slums primarily. they've moved to cities, in particular one of the cities of boko haram. the boys who used to work on farms, they work in another way now, they beg. i've interviewed many of these young begging boys who are hired out by their teachers as ready fodder for political violence, as thugs when an election comes around. as many nigerians will tell you the reality is that young democracy like religion is a numbers game. the more you have adherence you have to one side, the more likely you are to win an election. that speaks to role the c

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new supplies have emerged from west africa and the americas feeding into asia. the un highlights the growing use of unknown chemical cocktails. if someone has bad reaction, medical staff don't know what they are dealing with, and therefore, can't treat the patient. >> reporter: the dea says taking the drugs is like playing a game of russian roulette. but there are no shortage of drug users willing to take the risk. >>> and the government is stepping up its efforts to help save your morning cup of joe. it's called coffee rust and it is costing more than a billion dollars of damage. >> reporter: supplies of connoisseur grade coffee are threatened and the price of a gourmet cup may be on the rise as a coffee killing fungus sweeps through the farms of central america. the disease has been spreading for three years. >> it's really quite devastating. we're looking at over a billion dollars in economic impact. and these are small farmers living on the edge of poverty anyway. >> reporter: the crops scientists hope to develop fungus resistant coffee trees. in los angeles

they said we have al qaeda in west africa. i believe it 100%. >> we go live to the capital. have his words apieced an angry public and restored confidence in the army? >> well, it's not clear at this stage. the public are taking in this developing story, and how it's moved forwards. defense are now saying that the authorities know where the girls are. however, some people on social media have been responding to the statement, saying that they have doubts about this, given some of the conflicting messages that calm out of the military since the story broke, since the girls were taken away in mid april. remembering the military said that a certain number of girls were taken, 129. they said they rescued the girls. the next day they did a u-turn and there has been a sense that there has been conflicting messages coming from different parts of the nigerian government. the explains for this confusion is that there has been different parts of the government, different bodies of government deal with the rescue attempt. for example, the military - the parents have been involved, loca

but as you were describing in your introduction, it is now west africa and central africa where they see the risk spreading. >> tim, do we know whether they have discussed anything about the fate of those kidnapped girls? >> well, they certainly discussed it, but i don't think they had much available to them that they could actually deploy or even talk about exercising. they either negotiate, which they ruled out, or they go for possible military action fraught with difficulty as president olan said, we don't know where they are and if we found out where they were, it's quite possible they are now split up into separate groups and given boko haram's record, i suspect the leaders believe that if they got wind of any pending military assault, there could be further casualties. i think that's something they may not want to risk. the third possibility is that the african leaders just try to contain this and hope the world's attention shifts elsewhere eventually but i think having gone this far, that's not going to happen now. >> okay, term. many thanks for the update from the french capi

interests in north and west africa. >> the kidnapping of the girls by abubakar shekau's men took place at this government high school in the nearby town. all that was left was the burned out desks of the classrooms. about 50 of the girls have else scaped, including these four avoiding the grim fate that may await their friends. >> translator: we thought they were soldiers this young girl said. they asked us to board the vehicle which headed towards the town and my friend and i jumped from the vehicle and rand back home because we realize they'd didn't look innocent. the remaining girls, 276 are now in the hand of boko haram. and its leader's threat to sell the captives as sex slaves is considered entirely possible by experts. human right groups say there remains a thriving slave market in africa despite laws and crackdown. by some estimates. hundreds of thousand of children a year are sold into slavery in this area as domestic workers, laborers, child bride or prostitutes. >> younger women carry a price premium in these kind of transactions. and yes, boko haram has done this in the pas

he's a big leap for west africa and for nigerian practically her. i believe that this occasion we did go for the kidnapping easy is it that his intent to use in black cloud on their window and into the amazing things happening but we shouldn't let it deter us from from what seen the dip in the feats of nigeria is within you the gift economy in africa right now. nigeria is an impulse to become. one of the world's top economies by two thousand and five. it isn't important but is akin to be an easier place to do business on point for instance two of the news has gotten that the central bank governor of the neatest a new c who's been suspended after he blew the whistle on missing oil revenue. he was prevented from leaving the country by the president's office it seems. and this despite a court saying he could travel abroad. their status to a thinking if it takes to comment on these issues because in italy don't really know what happened. the news the news don't always reflect the exact same. you know the ddd real reason for fourth with a consideration s

was russia being unhelpful and west africa, things like that. but no clear delynn nation of what the tools are to craft them. >> what are the big threats that were left out of the president's speech? >> i would say the big ones are iran and it's nuclear program, but also it's political sub version throughout the middle east. and china with its aggression against all of its maritime neighbors and cyber aggression against the u.s. and these the islamist ideal that wants to unify mosque and state and an mates all terrorists, whether they're shiab or al-qaeda. >> professor, i don't want to put you in position for speaking to the other 7 billion people on the planet, but you do think about that as part of your economic specialty. how does that speech look like from outside of the united states? >> i think there will be disappointment and disagreement. let me say what i think the disagreement is going to be about. i think the selective use of force will be very useful, and as john said it's nothing new. but the media based on the white house leaks had

that's why when the president said we have al qaeda in west africa, i believe it 100%. >> our correspondent is standing by in the capital. we have heard the army chief there. are these words really to apiece public anger over government inaction, or is there validity to his words? >> well, it's really not clear. remember that the chief of defense staff gave the interview to the state newsagency in which he said the girls had been found, they couldn't verify where the girls were or tell the public, and also that the parents should be patient with the military authorities about the rescue effort that is underway. whether the public will have confidence in what the chief of defense staff is saying is difficult to say. remember there has been a lot of conflicting information since the girls were taken on april 14th. initially the military said remember that a certain number of girls had been taken away. they said more than 100 were rescued. there was a u-turn. in the eyes of the public the military has appeared to be confused or conflicted in terms of the information that it's been giving out t

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all side agree the group will continue to pose a major threat to west and central africa if nothing is done. >> without the countries in west africa and central africa coming together, we will not be able to stop these terrorists. boko haram is no longer -- >> meanwhile, the summit amid growing criticism of nigeria's response to the crisis. >>> senator mccain is issuing some criticism today in reaction to the v.a. scandal. >> i respect the important role of the inekt er general but my fellow veterans can't wait the many months it takes to issue the report. they need answers and accountability from this administration and congress now. clearly, the v.a. is suffering from a systemic cultural problem that congress cannot resolve with piecemeal responses. >> he and veteran secretary shinseki was grilled on the veterans affairs this week. let me bring in msnbc's managing editor and national journal editor richard just. welcome to the both of you. we'll go with ladies first. are republicans going to be satisfied with this? is that going to be anywhere close to enough? >> i don't know. this s

their army is working with battalions from neighboring countries in west africa, and they're getting logistical support from the u.s., britain and france. lawmakers have also extended a state of emergency in three northern states, giving security forces more pow irs to combat the insurgency. >> our troops, and our military personnel and all the forces will not be able to operate to curb this if we don't have emergency powers within that zone. >> reporter: human rights activists say the missing schoolgirls are complicating the campaign to crush boko haram. >> they are now a human shield. and you cannot shoot at boko haram without shooting at the girls. ♪ >> reporter: despite the odds, some nigerians are staying positive the girls will be found. >> we believe the girls are safe. we believe the girls are alive. and we believe with the tremendous support the nigerian military is getting we believe the girls will be rescued and returned home. >> reporter: nigerian president goodluck jonathan says every necessary measure should be taken to locate the schoolgirls. in response to the bombi

security in mali means security in west africa, france as well. >> reporter: the new deployment is designed to prevent armed groups rearming, regrouping and restabilizing. it's about containment, not solving a problem and they could be on the ground for years to come. the french have military appearance. this will expand bases in mali, chad, naminger, nabbing eeno if asso and the ivory coast. post governments are said to welcome the move. francis hollande appears to have the backing at home for a long-term commitment. >> we understand, contrary to the americans, that it's not just about the nature of victory, you need to also make sure that the post-conflict phase goes well. you need to stable and is stick around -- stablilize and stick around for a long time. french casualties have been light. despite the spending cuts, it's something they can afford for now. as with a military operation with a vaguely defined goal, it's easy to send troops in, harder to know when to pull them out. >>> a group monitoring human rights violations worldwide is not happy about the president obama's response to

. >> reporter: nigeria calls them the militants, west africa's al qaeda. and they're declaring war. on the ground the military is scouring vast, remote wilderness for 200 missing girls. in the skies above, there's support from the u.s. and uk with manned surveillance flights and drones. >> our optimism has been raised higher to believe that we'll bring back our girls safely. >> reporter: but, there's real risk. any rescue could lead to the deaths of the girls, and that leaves negotiations a priority. nigeria's government flatly refuses to exchange high-profile prisoners, but we know direct talks with boko haram's leadership are underway. [ chanting ] >> all: bring back our girls. >> reporter: this may be a new war for the west. but in classrooms across nigeria's northeast they've long been fighting the battle. >> i'm actually afraid of them because i know, ai should meet one, definitely is going to kill me. >> reporter: in february militants rampaged firing guns and setting their school on fire. >> i have to go to school because if i stay out, i have nothing to do. >> reporter: for

, west africa, east africa in syria, where the president drew his supposed red line, and then presented it was, quote, the world's red line. iran and its client has just won. bashar assad is back and secure in his presidential palace. they're sitting pretty and the president's red line has bled away to a big nothing. because in the end, having a fabulous tweet is not enough. >> i watch the left's reaction to this and they're shocked at yourself and people like me. rush limbaugh was made fun of by jon stewart last night. tell me what this hash tag is going to do to help these girls if we're going to rescue them. what's it take? then i'll get your response. >> so that's our choice. the quivering rage heap who is apparently desperately trying to extingish every model of humanity that was his soul. who should we choose? why don't we tweet our votes to hash tag [ bleep ] rush. >> is jon stewart going to support the idea of special forces going in to rescue them? i would support it if we had a reasonable chance of success. i don't know if the white house agrees with me. >> i'd like to get tho

in west africa there is massive infrastructure going on that the chinese are involved on as well. >> but the truth is what can make job better on the continent. accessing electricity, plus the chinese coming in with transportation, those two infrastructure will help the continent develop. >> the chinese do not put conditions on africa in terms of governance, not even with respect to corruption. american companies are governed by foreign corruption practices that prevent them interest doing practice in africa. do americans miss the boat by sitting out? >> those are two separate things, by the way. corruption is not good. however, the chinese, you know, you have government-to-government relationship, you also have business-to-business. the chinese business today have over 800 chinese corporations that do business in africa. how many u.s. businesses do business in africa today? things are changing. the official of best practices are global continents in africa help in best practices. the africa of today is different from the past. i run a business in africa. i have an investment company

, west africa, east africa, in syria where the president drew his supposed red line and then pretended it was quote the world's red line or whatever useless phrase he used, iran and its client has just one. about a shish assad is back secure in his presidential palace and a client of the iranians and putin and the president's red line has bled away to a big nothing because in the end having a fabulous tweet is not enough. >> i watched the left's reaction to this. they are shocked that yourself and people like me, rush limbaugh was made fun of by jon stewart last night. it's predictable. tell me what this hash tag will do help these girls. if we rescue them -- >> john stewart. >> watch the tape. >> so that's our choice, malala or rush. he's desperately trying to extinguish any remaining molecule of humanity my remain in the chernobyl clean up site that was his soul. who should we choose. why don't we tweet our votes to #f [ expletive ] you rush. >> what will do it. will jon stewart support special forces to go in and rescue them. i would support it if we had reasonable chance of success

they are in north africa, west africa, east africa, throughout had middle east. they don't want to come back it afghanistan any more than anybody else does. i think it was an experiment we tried. the intervention. nation building. it didn't work. come home. >> it is interesting. senators mccain, graham, kel ayott slammed it. >> he is just pulling out. he is getting out. but as kt suggests, white house officials add call a short time ago, where they were saying, look, the president got a briefing that suggested there have been security gains on the ground in afghanistan. he thinks there's quote unquote momentum. whether he is right or wrong, we'll find out. but now is the time to finally end it. and if you don't end it, it will just go on and on. >> i only have about a minute left. but why the timing, kt? i know you think it has something to do with the elections in afghanistan. >> yes. they are both going to be pro american. they won't be karzai. they will want to have a deal with america. so if the president wants out, you need to do it now. you wait three weeks

what we understand is that the session was called to discuss the awful impact of terrorism in west africa and there will be a focus on the sect, the group, boko haram that has waged a bloody war here in nigeria over the last few years. we understand that they will discuss efforts and strategy to try and reduce the incidents of terrorism that take place and at the end of the day issue a communique to the public and media about precisely what they can do as an organization. >> the alliance normally handles economic issues. is today's strategy session a major departure for this group? >> yes and no. we have seen piece keeping, but has come under public pressure to become more effective. they haven't had a proper stationery army or piece keeping force. they usually are convened when there is a crisis but now there is a feeling and what we understand is being discussed is what can be done to kind of put men on the ground in these areas, and also a focus on some of the issues to do with border control, controlling the porous borders in all the 15 west african states and look at the illicit flow