nigeria has africa's most powerful economy. the country is rich in natural resources but fails to exploit potential. most nigerians exist in bitter poverty and the population is growing dramatically. the country has 170 million inhabitants. nigeria has massive problems with pollution, child labor and religious strife. it is very explosive. europeangerman and migration policy is based on making a distinction between those who believe fearing's -- prosecution and those who leave as economic migrants. i would like to talk a bit about the degree to which that holds. ask usman to get us started. can you explain how they really hold up? mr. shehu: like i said before, in a country like nigeria -- for example, the reporter discussed that the person left where bo boko haram is. if you live in those areas, you do not have a way of living. the majority of nigerians in the west are not coming from the northeastern part of the country where the conflict is. the majority of the nigerians who pass through libya, through hardship, who sacrific

then we can compare them to the beaks of the variety from -- in nigeria. it often happen that is birds adapt to their environments and you can see that in the different beaks or wings. the measurements are important to be able to make a comparison. >> then they take blood samples for d.n.a. testing so they can determine conclusively if the birds in benin are the same species as those in nigeria or if they belong to a new species. one last photo. julien and fabien make their way to the next place where they think they may find the birds, just a few kilometers away. there they meet rangers working for a small n.g.o. that protects the animals and habitats around the river. the binoculars are gifts to help them with their own observations of birds, including the rare anambra waxbill. >> it's very important for us to meet our colleagues camille and jorges because we're only here for two weeks and they'll be working here for several years. if we pass on to them what we know, they can use that and then later we can exchange information in order to find out more a

nigeria's president has given his military until november to defeat the group. the u.n. says since may 2013, 2.3 million nigerians have been displaced by the violence. al jazeera is one of the few international journalists on the ground in the boko haram heartland. traveling with the army, he sent this update from borno state. >> reporter: basically the military is still pushing boko haram attacks their positions, and from all indications boko haram is overrun now. as we left yesterday driving through to this place on front line, you notice a sense of optimism on the part of the people. people returning to some of these isolated villages and returns to their families and home that is they abandoned because of boko haram activity. now, to shed more light on this is the nigerian chief of army staff. sir, despite the best effort of the military, we still see boko haram attacking isolated communities and isolated villages, and then we have issues of ieds exploding in other parts of the country. is it a source of worry for the nigerian army because it promised to deal with th

the nigeria military has retaken another town in the group. al jazeera is on patrol with the army in borneo state. plus... >> >> translation: i'm ready to go home if possible. i don't know where to find my family >>> yemeni children flee the war to seek safety in somalia. and... get high. >> i have prostituted. >> for drugs? >> for drugs, yeah. >> we're dealing with the worst drug epidemic in united states' history. >> she said "dad, please don't leave me here". i said "honey, i don't have any choice". >> what do you want american's to understand? >> there's so much injustice. >> workers are being injured constantly. . >> let's recap the headlines. israeli security forces fired stun grenades at the al-aqsa mosque. the u.s. and european union approached iran to help find a solution to the syrian conflict. u.s. secretary of state john kerry and e.u. foreign policy chief discussed the issue with iran's foreign minister in new york. voting is under way in elections in calais lonia. victory will give them a mandate to declare independence from spai

in the next month they'll end the insurgency in north-east nigeria >>> gunmen killed 21 in the capital of central african republic. 100 more were wounded. gerald tan has the details. >> reporter: taking whatever they can carry, residents of this mainly christian neighbourhood tried to escape the attackers, saying muslims came at them with automatic weapons, grenades and knives. houses and cars were burnt. according to witnesses, the assault was in retaliation to the killing of a muslim man, whose body was dumped in the streets. >> what we are seeing right now at the moment, is a replay of what we were seeing last year in those tit for tat violence and attacks between communities, and that really highlights the fact that in car now, the situation really - at the death of the - the depth of the problem has not improved. >> reporter: violence divided the central african republic since seleka rebels overthrew the president was overruled. two years ago and installed a muslim president. this gave rise to christians anti-balica rebels who fought back. a conflict stepping from poverty is being

nigeria's military says more than 200 boko haram fighters surrounded on friday. bangui was used as a staging post for cross-border attacks into cameroon. al jazeera is travelling with the nigerian army, and sent the update from borno state. >> the nigerian military is gaining grounds, and captured one of the last hands. and it's conducting mopping up operations, driving from the capital to the front line in the north-east of nigeria, it's easy to see the relief on the faces of many nigerians. coming up. hundreds coming nonstop to be here. people have started coming back to their farms, their homes. some of the areas are not particularly safe for people to return. >> that's why the nigerian army said operations are being conducted. people fled their homes. right now the nigerian military is saying that boko haram fighters, because of the pressure applied on them by the nigerian forces, from cameroon, niger and chad. and those commuting to the effort. the chief of army said they were gaining more on bok are through intel challenges. the level of cooperation is high

our reporter is in nigeria and has been covering regional efforts on the crisis. reporter: there is an understanding that it is quite away from the scene in ouagadougou so it is better to go on the ground and look at matters there. the hope is that they can meet people on the ground and engage with the troops and tried to come again, go over the talking points of this deal, which is to return to the transitional government, to grant amnesty for kers and make sure elections can be connected. laura: so there are still hopes for a peaceful end to all of this. we have seen the head of the regular army exercise restraint after the general diendÉre ignore the deadline set by the regular army and said he was not going anywhere. reporter: that is correct. there was the hope that this will all end in peace, since burkina faso has been suspended from the au. any situation in the past where this has happened before? can you were went regional leaders have traveled to an african country to resolve the crisis. is this standard procedure? ecowas has had a hard time trying to a

boko haram killed nine in northeast nigeria in borno state where nigeria and cameroon and niger and chad are hunting for the group and our report and reese is travelling with nigerian troops and sends us this exclusive report. >> on the front line against boko haram, for six years nigerian troops have been battling a group whose fighters have killed, raped and looted towns and villages across northeast nigeria, the last humans have been particularly important in turning the tide for the army. >> we continue have to this in communities and villages and roots as well but they are determined and continuously of getting our strategy. >> reporter: to show us how the fight has gone the nigerian army took us on a 15-hour trip from capitol abuja to the front line and everywhere the carnage of the last six years and uncertainty of the future and may have cornered the fighters but boko haram is an important fight in warfare and a week ago dozens killed in bomb blasts when residents thought they had seen the last of such attacks. al jazeera was here six months ago, the tension and anxiety was so ev

there is systematic corruption in nigeria, going behind journalism. the brown envelopes are a symptom. >> corruption is deep in the society. it's no wonder they have been infected by a disease affecting everything else. >> a lot of editors and publishers try to stay within the we'll of verifiable tact. remember. you have a corrupter and corruptee. it's in the interests of those that dominate the political economy of nigeria to corrupt the journalists. >> make yourself on honest man and there's one crook left. when you have resolved to be an ethical journalist, then it affects the industry. so if the majority of journalists decide to be ethical. they make a repetition of the up. >> journalism is meant to hold power to account. as long as air time and column inches are up for sale... >> what do you want me to write? >> journalism will be forced. not all journalists are for sale. some are the watch dogs of their own profession. and for now it's a start. start. >> i kept >>> finally, back to the refugee story. hans is a swedish medical doctor, a statistic

. >>> and nigeria's military says it's making gains and has taken back control of another town from the armed group boko haram. >>> starting this program in saudi arabia where the country's most senior religious scholar says thursday's stampede during the hajj in mecca was, quote, beyond human control. saudi arabia says the death toll is now risen to 769, and another 934 muslims were injured during the annual pilgrimage. the king ordered a review of how the hajj is organized. some pilgrims blame the stampede on road closures and poor management. our correspondent omar has been covering this incident. he himself is on his pilgrimage, to saudi arabia, and this is what he told me a little earlier on. >> the ground mutaf representing the highest authority in the kingdom, but the ultimate power lies in the hands of king solom solomon. they ordered a review into all the hajj plans to go further. to me i read into this he's not quite happy with what happened. in terms of what the graund mufti said what triggered a statement like as muslims, we do believe in fate and destiny, but that doesn't m

why nigeria's illegal miners say a government crackdown threatens their livelihood. next time on third rail this is a great place to work. not because they have yoga meetings and a juice bar. because they're getting comcast business internet. comcast business offers convenient installation appointments that work around your schedule. and it takes- done. - about an hour. get reliable internet that's up to five times faster than dsl from the phone company. call 800-501-6000 to switch today. perks are nice. but the best thing you can give your business is comcast business. comcast business. built for business. >> al jazeera america primetime. get the real news you've been looking for. at 7:00, a thorough wrap-up of the day's events. then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. and at 9:00, get a global perspective. weeknights, on al jazeera america. to remind you the top stories at al jazeera. thousands of people could not do make their way toward western europe, the pope has called on every catholic parish in europe to take in at least one r

gold processing units like this litteder the northwest of nigeria. most are unlicensed. as such, they hardly pay taxes. the biggest challenge to get the mine mining companies to pay. >> the miners say they are willing to pay taxes if the government could end corruption. >> wick pay more taxes than before because we kept the government for the mining, and leave the nigerians only to enjoy its wealth. >> for now, that is not what the government wants to do. it wants to stop illegal mine can and bring in investors with the capacity to generate revenue and jobs in the sector, which means more difficult times are likely ahead for small-time miners. >> mohammed yadriz, al jazeera, nigeria. >> china issued a report saying tibet is now in its golden age. it set up tibet as an autonomous region 50 years ago after an exing the territory. state media says the tibetan military has had a makeover. china said it has helped tibet prosper. critics say it has tried to violently stamp out religious treatment. many have set themselves on fire to protest against china's rule. >> right now,

gold processing units litter the northwest of nigeria. most are unlicensed. as such they hardly pay taxes but the biggest challenge before the government is to get the main mining company to his pay. but the miners say they are willing to pay taxes if the government could end corruption. >> we can pay more taxes and. [ inaudible ] because. [ inaudible ] we want the government to stop them to coming to nigeria for the mining and leave the nigerians only to enjoy its wealth. >> reporter: for now, that is not what the government wants to do. it wants to stop illegal mining and bring in investors with the capacity to generate revenue and jobs in the sector. which means more difficult times are likely ahead for small-time miners. mohamed idris, al jazeera nigeria. >>> still ahead on the program we'll have all the sport, including could the defending u.s. open champion stay on course for another title win? and never mind sand castles, have a look at what the sand sculptors of san diego have been making. >>> time to get all the sports news, here is address. >> i tha

. >> and nigeria's small scale gold diggers are told they must pay taxes. iwe start in germany where thousands of refugees have now arrived having made their way across the mediterranean and up through the balkans. they were held in hungary, rob reynolds is in munich where the refugees were met with a warm welcome. >> stepped on to german soil at last. for thousands those steps represent the successful finish to harrowing journeys stretching thousands of kilometers. germans gathered the stations to cheer and clap. as refugees went through a temporary processing center set up outside. registering with authorities and applying for asylum. >> it's all running very smoothly in a very orderly manner. we have had several meetings with the crisis management team. the aid organizations are managing this in a very impressive way. >> german officials have estimated 800,000 refugees may arrive in the country before the end of the year. the refugees waited in line to register to receive new clothing water and food. some families seemed dazed. they spent many days facin

. >>> while nigeria's illegal miners say a government crack down they wants their livelihoods. ♪ ♪ >>> hello there, warm welcome to the program. austria says it will lift emergency measures that have allowed thousands of refugees to travel in to germany during the weekend, now, the country had eased restriction to his help relieve the humanitarian crisis. but for now, thousands of people are continuing to make their way towards western europe. many are now at the border between hungary and austria so far european leaders have failed to agree on a common response to the crisis. there are still thousands waiting to make that trip near the hungarian southern board we are serbia. police are moving people in to a new transit camp. hungary says it will seal the crossing with a new hyphens in less than five days time. for many, though, the trim is at last over. as refugees arrived in germany by train and bus, many were met with cheers and with applause. from the austrian border mohamed jamjoon has the story. >> hello. hello. >> reporter: having suffered so much, the welcome was unexpected. t

have you seen people pulling their money out of nigeria as a result of that? >> well, i don't think so. i don't think so, not for now. >> not for now but do you expect it to happen in the future? >> well, depending on what's happening with the oil prices. but i believe that the other sectors, the other sectors that are cushioning the negative effect of the oil price drop will make people still invest in nigeria in all those other areas because the -- all those areas are booming and reaping positive effects. >> you have a foundation and it's aimed at improving the state of business, doing business in nigeria. tell us a little bit about your foundation and what you're trying to achieve. >> our foundation basically looks after widows and orphans and widows and orphans that we look after usually most of them are poor, and we help them to be able to get out of poverty by giving them interest-free microcredits. when we give them interest-free microcredits, it helps their businesses. it's an empowerment and we also look after the orphans and we reduced children by gi

back to school in northern nigeria. these children defy threats of violence to return to the classroom. and cuba's complicated relationship with catholicism. as pope francis touches down in havana. >> as the global refugee crisis intensifies... >> they have travelled for weeks, sometimes months. >> and the e.u. struggles to cope... >> we don't know, they stop us here. >> what's being done while lives hang in the balance? >> we need help now. >> hello again the top stories here on al jazeera. greeks are voting to elect a new government in the snap election, the poll that was called after left wing syriza lost its parliamentary majority in august. >>> hundreds of refugees spent the night sleeping outside on the slovenia croatia border. those can't agree how to handle the influx of refugees. >>> saudi air strikes pound yemen, apparently preparing a major push to retake sanaa houthi rebels have taken the city for over a year. pope francis, a reconciliation for the rest of the world, he made the comments after touching down

nigeria's president has ruled out a devaluation of the country's currency. speaking to france 24, muhammadu buhari fact the policies of the nigerian -- backed the policies of the nigerian central bank. the currency is under pressure as the price of oil, nigeria's number one export, has come down. some claim the currency is overvalued as is. you can watch the entire interview with muhammadu buhari on france24.com. has slashedoor's japan's rating. the new rating is a plus instead of aa-minus. most state that is in local japanese costs, but it is still a vote of no-confidence in the government and prime minister shinzo abe. hissays they do not think campaign to boost the economy will improve government finances. business is booming at spanish clothing anthony inditex, the company behind zara. profits during the first half of 2015 rose 26%, to 1.2 billion euros. the company seems to be powering ahead as other clothing retailers have seen slower sales. rival h&m recorded its weakest sales growth in two years during the same month. next, are you in the need for sp

. >>> coalition troops from nigeria, chad and mohamma aimmee idris has the story. >> the last humans have been particularly important, in turning the died for the army. >> we continue to have this isolated attacks in communities, villages, and routes as well. but this will not deter us. we are determined, continuously getting our strategy. >> the nigerians took us on a 15 hour trip from the capital abuja to the front line. and everywhere a reminders of the carnage of the last six years and the uncertainty of the future. the military may have cor core d the fighters, in maiduguri at a time when residents thought they had seen the last of such attacks. al jazeera was here six months ago, the tension and anxiety was so evident on people's faces. six-year-old survived six attacks on her village but the last one was particularly devastating. she lost nearly everything dear to her. >> they came out at night and burned our home. my son his wife and my two grand sons were all killed. they destroyed my home and the grains in the barn. this time i am staying. what else is there to be afraid of

the central bank of nigeria is set to meet later on today. let's get perspective on that and other frontier movements. good morning to you. thank you for joining us. it's interesting that the president has also spoken out against the further devaluations of the naira. that in itself is pretty good but at the same time you have to wonder how independent the central bank still is. >> any policy that the central bank has to put into place should be thought of as an independent decision. when it comes to the naira it's a politically sensitive topic. they're an import dependent economy. it can effect the poor. so i think it's a decision taken with much of everyone in the mitt cal spectrum. >> we've seen collar shortages and you have to wonder to what extent it will slow down economic growth. where would they be dropping to in this difficult environment continues. >> growth drops to 3.1% in 2015. that's very different to the 5 to 6% gdp growth per year we've become used to nigeria. what's shocking is the number in q-2 of this year. now yes there ra

. >>> conflict in nigeria. we've been reporting a lot on that now. the military is making gains against boko haram north of the country in banki in northeastern borno state. the latest town taken back from boko haram, nigeria's military says more than 200 boko haram fighters surrendered in banki on friday. it was used by boko haram as a staging post for cross-border attacks into cameroon. nigeria's president has given his military until november to defeated the armed group. since may of 2013, 2.3 million nigerians have been displaced by the violence. to one of our few international journalists on the ground, and travelling with the nigerian aem, he sent this from borno state. >> reporter: the military is still pushing boko haram, attacking their positions and from all indications boko haram is overrun now. as we left driving through to this place on the front line, you notice a sense of optimism on the part of the people. people returning to some of these isolated villages. peel are returning to their farms and homes abundant because of boko haram ac

political crisis in burkina faso following last week's coup and president of sinagol and others and nigeria will be heading to duck duck to reinstall the deposed government according to a draft communication from the original group echo and charlie angelo has more. >> reporter: singing the national and them of burkina faso residents loyal to the government have poured into the national square to protest against the coup. they were joined by national army troops who entered the city overnight. their altimatum to soldiers behind the coup surrender or face attack and deadlines passed and negotiations are still on going, the release of zito was welcomed by the people who want order quickly restored. >> translator: we are counting on the army and the international community to find a way to resolve this problem peacefully. but as the army has said if a peaceful solution is not found then i think it will end badly for some units and we won with the help of the international community support for the people. >> translator: we came to the national square to really support our brothers in arms and a

nigeria's military is making gains against boko haram in the north of the kubt country. banke is the latest town to be retain on friday. we have this update from borno state. >> reporter: the military says it is gaining ground every day on boko haram. it has captured one of the last major towns in the hands of boko haram, and it's conducting mopping-up operations driving from the capital to the front line. it's easy to see the relief on the faces of many nigerians coming up here hundreds of kilometers have driven for 16 hours nonstop to be here. people are relieved, and people have started to come back to their fans, coming back to their homes. some places are safe and there are safe runs of people that fled their homes because of attacks of boko haram. right now the knee jeerian military says that obama fighters surrender in the hundreds because of the pressure being applied on them by the nigerian forces and from neighboring countries, from cameroon, niger and chad as well as this republic contributing to the effort to crush boko haram. the cleef of army staff said the

their home in nigeria. holy father, -- they are home in nigeria. holy father, my husband and i have a happy family. this is an uphill struggle. at the beginning of our marriage, we waited for fruits of the union. we prayed for fruits of the union. period for intense two reasons. pressuree was so much from extended family and the community for us to have children. we found out that our we arences are quite -- having issues with differences in our personalities and the way we were raised. because of this, there were tensions. so while the others prayed for children in the marriage, i was more concerned with my happiness, with our happiness fulfillment in the relationship. i started attending daily mass, saying my rosary every day, spending one hour daily before the blessed sacrament, asking god for a way out. my family was supportive, especially my mom. she would always encouraged me with advice that with god, nothing is impossible. thati started attending daily m, saying my rosary every day, spending one hour most marriagee based on struggles so are

. >>> the death toll from a series of bombings in northeastern nigeria on sunday evening has now risen to at least 80. four explosions also left around 150 people injured. no one has claimed responsibility, but boko haram fighters have been blamed. the armed group has been trying to carve out a state in the northeast since 2009. >>> human rights watch says the egyptian military's campaign against isil in northern sinai is harming thousands of civilians. the rights group says the government has evicted over 3,000 families and raised thousands of homes in northern sinai. cairo is trying to create a buffer zona long its border with the gaza strip. >>> the israeli army has detained four pal tip general chirp in occupied east jerusalem. they were returning from holiday when we were picked up on

their home in nigeria. holy father, -- they are home in nigeria. holy father, my husband and i have a happy family. this is an uphill struggle. at the beginning of our marriage, we waited for fruits of the union. we prayed for fruits of the union. period for intense two reasons. pressuree was so much from extended family and the community for us to have children. we found out that our we arences are quite -- having issues with differences in our personalities and the way we were raised. because of this, there were tensions. so while the others prayed for children in the marriage, i was more concerned with my happiness, with our happiness fulfillment in the relationship. i started attending daily mass, saying my rosary every day, spending one hour daily before the blessed sacrament, asking god for a way out. my family was supportive, especially my mom. she would always encouraged me with advice that with god, nothing is impossible. thati started attending daily m, saying my rosary every day, spending one hour most marriagee based on struggles so are

. >> we hear from nigeria's small scale gold diggers. the government wants them to pay taxes. >> i'm reporting from inside thailand's parliament in bangkok where a vote has seen the countries political uncertainty extended. >> former champion andy murray takes sixth place in the u.s. open. >> two policeman have been killed in turkey fighting with p.k.k. rebels. gunfire and explosions were heard. the p.k.k. fired rocket propelled grenades at police trying to fill in ditches dug by the group. the govern's office imposed a curfew, ordering residents to remain indoors. >> 21 iraqi soldiers and popular mobilization forces have been killed in a string of attacks. 13 died near the isil controlled capital of anbar. eight were killed after isil shelled a camp east of fallujah. >> saudi's carried out airstrikes in the yemen capital sanna. the special headquarters forces were targeted. they are controlled by the houthi rebels and forces loyal to the forme former president ai abdullah saleh. >> the head of unicef in yemen said the widespread humanit

. >>> nigeria's military is making gains. the town of banke was the latest town to be retain on friday. al jazeera has been traveling with the nigerian army and joins us from the front lines in bore yo state. bha exactly is going on where you are, ahmed? >> reporter: well, basically the military is still pushing boko haram attacking their positions. from all indications boko haram is overrun now. as we left yesterday driving through to this place on the front line, you notice a sense of optimism on the participant of the people. people returning to some of these isolated villages. people are returning to their farms, to their homes that they abandoned because of boko haram activity. to shed more light on is the nigeria's chief of staff. sir, despite the best effort of the military, we still see boko haram attacking isolated communities and isolated villages in big numbers, and then we have issues of ieds exploding in other parnt parts of the country. is it a source of worry for the nigerian army, because it has promised to de

their home in nigeria. holy father, -- they are home in nigeria. holy father, my husband and i have a happy family. this is an uphill struggle. at the beginning of our marriage, we waited for fruits of the union. we prayed for fruits of the union. period for intense two reasons. pressuree was so much from extended family and the community for us to have children. we found out that our we arences are quite -- having issues with differences in our personalities and the way we were raised. because of this, there were tensions. so while the others prayed for children in the marriage, i was more concerned with my happiness, with our happiness fulfillment in the relationship. i started attending daily mass, saying my rosary every day, spending one hour daily before the blessed sacrament, asking god for a way out. my family was supportive, especially my mom. she would always encouraged me with advice that with god, nothing is impossible. thati started attending daily m, saying my rosary every day, spending one hour most marriagee based on struggles so are

. >>> nigeria's president has asked france for help in the fight against boko haram. the request came between talks in par ras. france already provides logistical support and military intelligence to nigeria and its neighbors. the fight against dram is no different than the fight against isil or daish as it's also known. fighting against boko haram is fighting against daish. it's no longer possible to distinguish terrorism from regions. it's all inspired by the same ideaology. ahead of that report, -- the tigers in 2009, it ended a bitter civil war that lasted more than 25 years. ever since, there have been accusations from human rights groups that war crimes were committed by both sides. the then president always maintained he was fighting terrorists, a term he used for the tigers. but a united nations report after the war found around 40,000 civilians were killed in the army's final offensive. on wednesday, the u.n. human rights council finally delivers the result of the investigation. the findings are of the most serious nature. the report is expected to call for a

gold processing units like this in the northwest of nigeria, most are unlicensed. as such, they hardly pay taxes. the biggest challenge before the government is to get the main mining companies to pay. >> the miners say they are willing to pay taxes if the government could end corruption. >> we can pay more taxes. we want the government to leave nigerians only to enjoy its wealth. >> for now, the government wants to stop illegal mining and bring in investors with the capacity to generate revenue and jobs in the sector, which means more difficult times are likely ahead for small-time miners. al jazeera, nigeria. >> protestors marched in southern nepal with the bodies of five people killed in earlier rallies. protests broke out over a new draft constitution which divides nepal. ethnic minorities say they won't get enough political or economic power. we have more. >> the southern plains is in mourning. a young man from the village had been shot dead. he was studying to be the first qualified engineer from his village, and his family had high hopes for him. >> my son w

troops from there and nigeria and cameroon and chad are hunting for the group and traveling with nigerian troops and sent this exclusive report. >> reporter: on the front line for six years they have been battling a group where fighters killed, raped and looted towns and villages across northeast nigeria and the last humans have been particularly important in turning the tide for the army. >> we continue to have this in communities, villages and roofs but this will not deter us. we are determined to continuously of getting our strategy. >> reporter: to show how it has gone the nigerian army took a 15 mile trip from abuja and reminded of the last six years and uncertainty of the future. military may have cornered the fighters but boko haram is important in warfare and a week ago they were can killed in bomb blasts when they thought they had seen the last of attacks. al jazeera was here six months ago and tension was so evidence on people's faces but there is new optimism here in the northeast, survived four attacks on her village but the last one was particularly devastating, she lost near

you know, we saw this sort of rising tide, it lifted this and that tide is out, take countries like nigeria and angola and it is hard in the last 12 months and can you imagine what that is going to do to all these social policies, these development goals that are out there and they just don't have the money. >> i'm going to ask you the obvious question here that i think is on a lot of people's minds listening to you how much does corruption come into this? >> well, it's a huge problem for africa and particularly the resource-rich companies where, you know, people like tom burgess have written about it and there is kind of a looting machine and i think in nigeria he has not appointed his cabinet and doing a forensic order and making attempt to deal with it and on the rest of the continent it's a very big problem. if you can promise a lot of cash at the time of the election and to the winning party you practically control the leaders of state and this problem is going to become worse because the trough is being drained and the trough was twice as big months ago and now it's half the size and

. >> boko haram has displaced more than a million children in the north ever nigeria. ahmed idris reports from ma madd gri maiduguri. >> after six years of violence only a few schools are left standing. most schools will now have to improvise. studies in this old prison yard. it's been converted to a temporary school. ayesha is determined to be educated despite the risk. >> i don't know why they are destroying our schools or what is going on with them. all we wanted is to get an education. >> the government has launched an ambitious program, even before boko haram has been completely destroyed. hundreds of children are back in school and defiance under difficult conditions like this. massive reconstruction work is underway as nigerian military continues its campaign against boko haram. the military which claims to have the momentum against the group said it wants to secure both students and school infrastructure from further attacks. >> you have to be there to provide instill confidence in them that yes they're now protected or there's some school arrangements in the e

we want to stop the government coming to nigeria for the mining. and live with nigerians, to enjoy, eat with. >> reporter: for now, that is not what the government wants to do. it wants to stop legal mining, and bring investors with revenue, and jobs in the camp. >> which means more time is ahead. for small-time miners. >> now, there has been a change in command at the international space station. russian gernadi who has been on board handed over the lab to n.a.s.a.'s scott. five different agencies from many countries fill the station, which is a lovely structure into space. >> an exhibition on china's influence on western fashion is drawing record crowds in new york. the show, china through the looking glass is on display at the natural museum of art. kristen saloomey went along. >> reporter: east meets world and the world's most populist county inspires fashion designers. it's the latest exhibit on the metropolitan museum called "through the looking glass", and there's no shortage of people wanting a glimpse of the designs. the costume institute

reporter: the police arrested pamela last year then deported her back to nigeria. a church organization now provides her room and board. >> i'm ashamed to go back home because i left in order to help my family and i came back empty handed. because of that, i'm ashamed to go back to my family, even to go to my parents. reporter: this city is located in an embleak part of southern nigeria. living conditions are hard. young people can't find jobs. a large number of families live off the money sent from europe. >> most of the young women have a completely wrong idea of life in europe. often, the women themselves take the first step to approach traffickers frfment then on, they are at their mercy. >> traditional temples can be found. they believe in the power of the right youals. smugglers force them to see a priest. they are made to swear an oath to repay the money it cost to smuggle them to europe. the temples' priest won't say he performed it, but he says god's wrath rains down on those who break an oath. >> once in denial, the person will die. if we say he will die,

. >> nigeria's president has been accused of marginalizing people. he has made dozens of appointments. the majority have been chosen from his own region in the north. we have this report. prompting calls for a fairer representation representation. >> reporter: this is a meeting of activists from ebos. they represent it. they are angry that the president has not given anyone from the region any of over 30 new government jobs. he has given 24 out of 41 jobs from people from the north. >> the has appointed many, and the appointments are the major appointees of the government. and they are the ones that use the poll says. >> among the appointees are a chief of staff. head of intelligence, customs and immigration from the region. the reason they've been excluded has roots history. >> in the 1960s, people from the south-east tried to breakaway from nigeria, leading to years of civil war. many feel that's the reason they are marginalized and excluded from the top jobs. >> during the civil war. the president, a former soldiers fought against the forces in th

my name is -- from nigeria. and i would like to say thank you for allowing me to be part of this briefing this morning. i want to make some comments and then a question. recently, nigeria had the april elections and we, that's the first time we can say we had successful elections, now, ifis has been working in the african region for many years now. i want to know the specifics, the specific contributions of ifis towards the success of the april elections. that's one. and secondly, i want to say that the young african leadership initiative has regional centers now in africa. i don't know if -- partnerships with this regional centers, because it brings together a lot of young people that can be walked on or giving skills. actually doing my professional development internship now. i'm a physician, but i'm interested in health governance and leadership and all these issues are interrelated. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> i'm not very familiar with the nigeria project, i don't think i can speak to many specifi

ahmed idris al jazeera maiduguri, northern nigeria. >>> ordering all schools in kenya be closed because of a teacher strike, the state says it doesn't have money to increase teacher salaries. >>> farmer from myanmar says thesaythree have been forced frm their homes, by a large highway. wayne hay has the story. >> for decades the mountains of myanmar were hidden from the outside world. as the country continues to open up after years of military rule i.t. has come under increased scrutiny. this is a section of the asian highway network that has just opened here. it is part of the united nations project started in 1959 to promote development in the region but for many the development has come santa cost. at a cost. >> it is a good to have the road so people can travel easier and bring in more business but not for my family. we have no place to go. we will lose our business. >> reporter: the road cuts through the mountains connecting the thai border with the town of korkarek reducing the travel by several hours. many had to make way for its construction. this farmer didn't want us to use hi

. >> gold processing units like this in the northwest of nigeria, most are unlicensed. as such, they hardly pay taxes. the biggest challenge before the government is to get the main mining companies to pay. >> the miners say they are willing to pay taxes if the government could end corruption. >> we can pay more taxes. we want the government to leave nigerians only to enjoy its wealth. >> for now, the government wants to stop illegal mining and bring in investors with the capacity to generate revenues and jobs in the sector, which means more difficult times are likely ahead for small-time miners. al jazeera, nigeria. >> an exception on china's influence in western fashion is drawing record crowds in new york. it is on display at the metropolitan museum of art. >> east meets west when the world's most populace country inspires the world's most famous fashion designers, it's the latest exhibit of the costume institute called china through the looking glass. there's no shortage of people wanting to glimpse the intricate designs. the costume institute held a star-studded fu

the armed group has been fighting to establish a state in northeastern nigeria for the last six years. >>> human rights watch says the egyptian military's campaign against isil in northern sigh any is harming thousands of civilians. the government has evicted over 3,000 families, and razed thousands of homes in sinai. it wants to destroy a network of tunnels. it says isil is using them to move between the sigh any peninsula and the gaza strip. >>> in syria, activists say government air strikes have killed at least 38 fighters. the air strikes took place in the city of palmyra over the last 24 hours. the syrian air force has been stepping up attacks against isil in recent days. >>> iran has said it will work with russia to help end the syrian conflict. its deputy foreign minister made the comments at a news conference in moscow. he added while both countries want a political solution, the president must be part of any resolution. >> translator: tehran and moscow intend to use all of their potential together with syria to help it come out of this crisis. iran and russia be continue thei

. >> nigeria's small-scale gold diggers. now the government wants them to pay tax. >> in sport, find out what this australian golfer needs to do to reach the number one spot. that is coming up later >>> now, the bodies of five bahraini soldiers killed in yemen were flown home on saturday. their coffins carried by honour guard at the air base. the soldiers were killed on friday. the missile attack in which 45 soldiers from the united arab emirates also died. part of the saudi-led coalition fighting yemen houthi rebels >>> 21 iraq soldiers and popular mobilization forces have been killed in a string of i.s.i.l. attacks. 13 died near ramadi, the i.s.i.l. controlled capital of anbar province, and eight killed after i.s.i.l. showered a camp east of fallujah. i.s.i.l. has been attacking the iraqi city of ha ether for more than 18 months, but tribal fighters and security forces fought back. it is besieged. people that remain there need assistance to survive. zeina khodr reports. >> reporter: this is the only way to reach haditha, r

because the foreign aid - we want to stop the reigners coming to nigeria for the mining. and leae with nigerians, to enjoy, eat with. >> reporter: for now, that is not what the government wants to do. it wants to stop illegal mining, and bring investors with the capacity to produce revenue, and jobs in the camp. >> which means more time is ahead. for small-time miners. >>> investigations continue into the thursday gin suicide attacks in cameroon. it killed at least 19 people. the regional governor visited the site of bombs, in which 140 were wounded. a blast targeted a camp of soldiers fighting the boko haram. the other bomb was detonated at this marketplace. >> translation: a man came, suspicious to the security committee, because he was covered up. they tried to reach the defense forces. one had the courage to capture him from behind. his device was triggered and he took the full blast >>> more than 35,000 moldovans are taking part in an anti-government rally in the capital. protesting against a billion dollar bank fraud, they demanded the president's resignation and ea