, everyone benefits, but africa. africa doesn't need to be said, it's doing the saving. >> you said "if i could have my way, africa would be the - the united states of africa, one leader. markus garvey wrote a song, bob marley song about this. and others poured their idea in the united states of avco. when you look at africa, a continent of a billion, 2,000 languages. is it realistic? >> first of all, it has to be our generation, and the generation that comes after to achieve it. i don't think this generation will be able to achieve it. it's too much history, too much built up to where it started. it has to be from a generation clear from history, clear from conflict and see the world in a way that we see it. the only way africa can evolve is we have to be united, just one country. all the countries should be broken down into basically states. there should be one president, and he or she should be democratically elected by all africans to do what is best. >> in one country already, it's difficult to have a democratic

south africa becomes easy, because the soviet union is against south africa. so makes it easy for robeson to be against south africa. on this italian colonies issue when you move north you start seeing what those priorities look like. meanwhile, the naacp, in fact, takes on the u.s. state department on this issue. there was a plan to do some carving up where britain would get this chunk where there was a a's and a communications facility. france would get this chunk. italy we get this piece. they were carving as if there were not people there anymore p is if this were 1884 all over again. and walter white went, no, no, no, to the point where chester williams and the state department said, you know, that document you wrote, you're going to have to destroy and burn it because you have violated confidential information. that briefing was off the record. and walter pushed back. i'm not destroying anything. what you are doing is wrong. you are leading the u.s. down the road to perdition. colonialism is dead. you need to get a new horse. i'm going to help you do tha

south africa. recently for example nigeria is reported to have hired 300 private military private contractors in its fight against boko haram. security is weird is that it can generate a demand for racketeering so the middle ages for example mercenaries demand 5000 pounds gold. out of work mercenaries can create wars. they can elongate wars. they can become bandits which is a problem. we are also seeing proliferation across for the five demands of warfare. we have already seen land private security companies but we are seeing private navies off the coast of somalia and the gulf guinea. they have arsenal ships with contractors and armament and they will fly to a tanker and they will embark security and harden a tanker with concertina wire and once it's off the pirate waters the contractors will turn to the mother ship. contractors are also swimming with drums unarmed drones that he could easily make them into into, caused drums and in cyber, the bold the cyberwe have cybermercenaries which is a diff

, africa africa , asia, asia asia, indonesia -- what? indonesia -- what? i said -- what is going on here? i said -- these all cannot be rejection letters, you know? so, i peaked in one of the boxes. historians are naturally nosy. i peaked in one of the boxes and there was this letter from the head of the somali youth league dated 1949. so, two years after this naacp supposedly had turned its back. it says -- thank you so much for all of your help in the u.n. in keeping the italians off of us. i went -- there's something here. that is what i mean by -- it cannot withstand the evidence. that narrative -- i track how that narrative came to be. it started off with an article written before the naacp papers were published and it relied heavily on to boys -- doo-wop -- dubois. he was kind of angry. what he writes reflects a man who is really angry. that does not get taken into account. after that article is published, another work comes in that is more focused on the black left. it relies upon the original article saying that the naacp turned

we are one africa, and we love south africa. that's why we are here. >> ethiopia's priements is aethiopia's prime minister is one of a number of africa leaders that have condemned violence. >> contributed for liberation of south africa from the yoke of colonialism and apartheid. so africans should come together and should live everywhere where they want to live. of course based on interpretations of that specific country. >> reporter: no matter what the politicians here and across africa say, there is little to stem the fear among migrants in south africa today. charles stratford, al jazeera johannesburg. >> before the conflict yemen faced a large scale humanitarian crisis with over 60% of the population in need of aid. united nations appealed for donations to help people there. >> we have just released the humanitarian flash appeal. it calls for almost $274 million u.s. to urgently reach the lifesaving needs of 7.5 million people affected by the crisis in yemen. >> we do have information about 2 million people who are in extrem

i does not bode well for south africa in terms of south africa's image. genie: president jacob zuma has said south africa is not xenophobia. and anyone who says it is is exaggerating. he is due to speak later in cape town. how likely is it that he will repeat those comments despite the uptick in violence? >> he is expected to make a speech, an announcement in parliament in about 40 minutes. he spoke to one of the local television stations earlier and he did say that it is a gross exaggeration to say that south africa is a xenophobia country and society. he did say that he has deployed three cabinet ministers to deal with this issue. he says that if south africans have problems with foreign nationals, there are other means to deal with these problems and attacking them in the manner in which they have done is totally unacceptable. we are expecting president jacob zuma to make a concrete announcement later in parliament. now, it is also not helping that some of the political leaders and especially from the ruling party are making ambiguous statements about

from south africa. and security's weird in that it can generate its own demand through racketeering. so mercenaries would show up to a capitol, demand 5,000 pounds of gold or we'll sack you this month. we'll be back next month. out-of-work mercenaries can create wars, they can elongate wars, they can become bandits. this is a problem. we're also seeing it proliferate across four out of the five domains of warfare. we've already seen land private security companies but we're seeing private navies off the coast of somalia and the gulf of guinea. they have arsenal ships with contractors and armament and they'll fly to a tanker and they're called embarked security. they'll harden the tanker with conner is teen that wire and once it's off the prior to waters, the contractors return to the mother ship. contractors are also experimenting with drones, unarmed drones but you would easily make them into kamikaze drones, and in cyber -- well, we have cyber mercenaries which is a different thing entirely. the third

and we love south africa. that's why we are here. >> ethiopia's prime minister is one of a number of african leaders who have condemned the violence. >> as africans we all feel that we have contributed to for the liberation of south africa from apartheid. so africa should come together, and should live where they want to be. base >> no matter what politicians here and across africa say it did little to stem the tied of violence in south africa. >> the united nations has launched a new appeal for aid to help people displaced by the war in yemen. amper said that it needs $275 million over the next three months. most of it for food aid. it already costs more than 10 million people who are food insecure that number has risen to 12 million. they need 100 tons of food per month to help those in yemen but they currently have only 37,000 tons. >> there are people who are extremely vulnerable at this moment. we have food stops that could reach out to 300,000 people in the coming days. right now our distributions are ta

salma has lived in south africa for years. she said her salon was attacked and she wand from the attackers trying to save her baby boy. >> why didn't stop by 2008, because the xenophobia started 2008. it's better to go home. it's better to die home or die here. >> for salma and thousands of others like her the king's speech offers little in what they consider home. charles stratford, al jazeera durbin. >>> there have been other clashes on the streets between guinea's police and citizens. at least two have been hurt but it's denied if firing shots. election timetable and the fragile security situation in the country. the opposition says three people were killed in protests earlier in the month. the government says the protests are unlawful and difficult ostrike the ebola outbreak. >>> clom's government says they are -- colombia's government says they are committed to peace talks. first rebels said they were packing in serl-defense against government troops. s alexander tell us more about what farc is saying? >> well, felicity e

>> oh, yes. 1994 was the peak of the good time in south africa. then now with the other politics and other parties fighting, it's quite tense right now. >> it's not like it was before where everybody's -- you know, it's black and white. literally. we're unified on this. they're unified on that. >> these days, the party that freed the country from white rule, the anc, is not universally loved anymore. in recent years, they've been criticized for inaction, corruption and cronyism. and opposition parties are gaining strength. >> i think that's maybe new to us, i think we're trying to navigate reality. how do you deal with so many opinions? the party that you loved the whole time, that brought about this freedom, is fumbling the ball. so what do you do? because in democracy, you should act. >> smileys. >> oh. >> smileys. fire roasted sheep's head. lips shrivelled back in a joker like rictus of deliciousness. chopped into tasty, tasty bits and eaten with cold beer? yes, of course, yes. just needs a little salt and pepper. >> good stuff. that looks good

because the law must stop those trying to destroy south africa's image. >>reporter: supporters say the media has lied about him. >> it's good that the king came here because he set the record straight. >>reporter: the government is also being blamed for failing to address the high unemployment and poverty among huge sections of south africa's population. many of whom accuse migrant workers of taking their jobs. there have been flare ups of violence against migrant workers for years. there are more than 1,000 people at this camp. they came to durbin to earn money for their families in countries across africa. salma fled from fighting in the congo and has lived in south africa for eight years. she says her hair salon was attacked and a group of men beat her as she ran trying to protect her baby boy. for thousands of people like her, the king's speech offers little comfort in a place they have come to think of as home. >>> more clashes between antigovernment protesters and riot police on the streets of guinea's capital a week since the last violence. demonst

the genocide in rwanda, he went so farce to say that how south africa and africa as a continent was so deeply damaged by such violence. very much a message of peace and reconciliation today. and it's hoped that suddenly the king's speech will do something to quell these attacks against foreign migrants from south africa. >> from south africa we go to guinea, whether where there have been 18th government protests. violent clashes demonstrators still on the streets. they responded by firing tear gas back. dunn lynn says training policeman was seriously hurt. election timetable sense of security or lack of it they have about the country. the opposition says three people were killed in protests earlier on this friday. the u.n.'s condemned an attack by the armed group be al shabaab. it was in garaway region. most were employees of the u.n.'s children's agency unicef. the van in which they were traveling, bomb went off sheik mahmoud, calls it a direct attack against the country. >>> five years since the worst natural disaster in history bp horizon spewed oil and gas into the sea for 87 days.

he went as far as managing that and said that south africa and africa as a continent were deeply damage bid such violence. very much a message of peace and reconciliation and it's hoped that the king's speech will do something to equal these attacks against foreign migrants in south africa. >> still ahead on al jazeera. on the wrong side of the law we'll report on the security councildown in garissa in the wake of annal shah lab attack. >> plus how china is using the silk route to increase its influence in pakistan. >> welcome back. you're watching al jazeera live from doha. we'll remind you of our top stories now. two vessels carrying hundreds of people are in danger of sinking off libyan coast. meanwhile, european foreign ministers they say it's being used by houthi rebels. and south africa's zulu king has condemned ant immigrant attacks as vile, and is blamed for stoking unrest citing that foreigners were responsible for the high crime rate. >>> in a growing migrant crisis in the mediterranean the maltese prime ministers that toldage that it was initially thought that 750 people died

he drew comparisons to the genocide in rwanda, and he managed that, saying how south africa and africa, as a continent are so deeply damaged by such violence. very much a message of peace and reconciliation here. and it's hoped that the king's speech will do something to quell these attacks against foreign migrants in south africa africa. >> the armed group released a video showing the killing of ethiopian christians. >>> in kenya residents of garissa are recovering from an attack two weeks ago. the assault which killed 148 people was the biggest carried out by the group in kenya and it has started a security clamp down. >> on the wrong side of the law. this is how police deal with those dozen of youth are suspected involvement in the attack. the footage shows them being led away by the anti-terrorism unit. one man was in his pawnshop when security came for him. his brother said that he does not know where his brother is. >> we have been to police stations and prisons but cannot find him. we don't know if he's alive or dead. our brother is innocent. >> 148 people were killed. this is a

south africa. recently for example nigeria is reported to have hired 300 private military contractors in its fighting against boko haram in south africa. and security is weird in that it can generate its own demand to racketeering. in the middle ages for example mercenaries would show up to a the castle, demand 5000 pounds of gold. we will be back this next month. out of work mercenaries can create wars. they can along the wars. they can become bandits. this is a problem. we are also seeing proliferation across four out of five demands of warfare. we have already seen land private security companies and we are seeing private navies in somalia and the gulf of guinea. they have arsenal ships with contractors and armament and they will fly to a tanker and they will embark security and they will harden the tanker with wire and once it's off the pirate waters the contractors returned to the mother ship. contractors are exploring with unarmed drones that could easily make payment to, cause he drones and

nations placed the sacred trust in the hands of south africa. south africa -- this is before apartheid, but it had already been built on white supremacy. but after the second world war the international system created under the united nations, the trustee system to replace the mandate system. south africa, when it saw this system coming into being, it began to send young christians to the prime minister. saying, we are thinking about

because we are one africa. africa one. we are one africa and we love south africa. that is why we are here. >> ethiopia's prime minister is one of african leaders that have condemned the violence. >> as africans we all feel we have contributed for the liberation of south africa from the yoke of colonialism and apartheid so africans should come together and should live everywhere where they want to live. of course, based on the specifications of that specific country. >> reporter: no matter what the officials here and in south africa say, there is little to stem the migrants from south africa today. charleston stratford, al jazeera, south africa. >>> during the centenary of the first major action in the first world war. >> undertaken preparations for a terrorist attack, in an anzak day in melbourne which included targeting police officers. a third man has been arrested in reference to weapons of offense. >> more than 7 million even before the conflict the country faced a large scale humanitarian crisis with over 60% of the population in need of aid. the united nation

i want africa. usually in this way. we are one africa. we love south africa that's why we are here. >> ethiopia's prime minister is one of a number of african leaders that condemned the violence. >> as africans we feel we have contributed to the liberation of south africa from colloquialism. africans should come together and leave everyone where they want to leave. and based on the laws and tribulations of that country. >> reporter: no matter what the politicians here and across africa say, there's little to stem the fear >>> anti-terrorism detectives are questioning five teenagers about a plot in australia. they planned to disrupt a service in melbourne next week. more than 200 police officers were involved in the arrests. >> there were a series of raids in metropolitan melbourne. five people were arrested. we are expecting three to be charged. two will be charged with preparing a terrorist act. the act that was in preparation involved attacks against police officers. >>> britain's foreign minister says argentina starting legal action ov

for example the genocide in rwanda he went so far as to mention that, how south africa and africa as a continent was deeply damaged by such violence. very much a message of peace and reconciliation here and it's hoped that soon the king's speech would be doing something to quell these attacks. >> antigovernment, demonstrations dublin says a trainee policeman was seriously hurt they believe because of the fragile security situation in the country. three people died in protests earlier this month. >> the united has united nations has report an attack, four somali s and three german nationals employees of the u.n. children's organization unicef. somali president has called it a direct acontaminate on the fiber of the country. restsveflts ofrelatives of some of the ethiopian group posted videos of the deaths of about 30 men on social media website. some being beheaded on a beach and others being shot in scrub land. the ethiopian government has confirmed they were citizens and there will be a memorial service on wednesday. >> i have never seen such a barbaric act. it is a reutdless attack

approach to africa. i happen to think not only because i was part of the discussion but i think that is the right approach. i don't think there's a need for a large standing u.s. uniformed military presence in africa. but there is a role and there are places where the u.s. military is wanted and desired and there's also primarily a support role for contractors specifically u.s. contractors. but i think it's a little bit again one of the things you learned about africa is as soon as somebody says the africans think this or this is the way things are in africa that person has no idea what they're really talking about. there are at the very least 54 different ways of thinking about how things play out in africa. and in some african countries there was a very, very strong desire for the uniformed u.s. military. they wanted that relationship with her own military, and most of the cases we were able to accommodate that. in other places that desire was we really don't want much of a big uniformed presence and w

. >> the mediterranean and north africa and full of terrorist. >> reporter: the chaos syria leaving them vulnerable to attack and a memorial service for the german wings plane crash in the alps. ♪ we begin in south africa where street bats have been fought through the night as anti-immigrant violence spreads to downtown johannesburg and fired rubber coated bullets to disburse a group of migrants armed with machetes after attempted break-ins on foreign owned shops and 12 people were arrested overnight. [gunfire] south africa hit by a wave of attacks against foreigners over the past two weeks and at least six people were killed in the port city of durban and hundreds forced out of their homes and sheltering in camps and police stations. and south africa is a country of more than 50 million people and thought to be around 5 million foreigners but it's hard to be precise because many are living and working illegally there. most around 3 million are thought to be from zimbobwae and the jobless rate in south africa is 25% and more dramatic for young people, youth unemployment is at 40%, not

>>reporter: fear is spreading in south africa. i'm in downtown and it's been the scene of the worst violence certainly here today. behind me these men are locals. they've been burning tires, there's a burnt out vehicle here as well. quite a heavy police presence. now, the men we have spoken to have vowed to kick the foreigners out of this area. earlier police used steel bullets and tear gas to keep the locals and foreigners apart. this is one of two car workshops owned by nigerians that was set on fire. the government has promised to put an end to the violence against migrants. police are investigating text messages allegedly inciting hate against foreigners. there is fear and increasing anger among foreigners here. >> we can't continue like this. ethiopia has condemned the violence >> we all feel we have contributed for the liberation of south africa so africans should come together and live where they want to live. of course based on the populations of that specific country. >>reporter: no matter what politicians here and across

forcing many people to go to south africa and look for work. he says he still gets clients from people in south africa asking when he's come back to work but he's afraid they will be killed. >> they want to cut my hands. it will be a problem. i think i have to wait. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: but he knows feeling safe is not enough. he says he needs to make a plan. because if he doesn't his family will have a hard time surviving. al jazerra zimbabwe. >>> supporters of sri lanka's former defense secretary have december demonstrated outside the andy bribery commission, summoned on thursday to answer charges of corruption is the brother of the former president. the currents leader has launched investigation in to financial deals by the family members. >>> a london trader accused of wiping almost a trillion dollars off a value of wall street shares may face extradition to the u.s. he was charged with fraud and has had his passport don if i skated. he's been granted bail set a $8 million. jonah hull has the story. >> reporter: makemaking his first c

sub saharan africa. people are come anywhere they can find a migration route and often they ent up on the west coast of africa, they get ton the boats. >> ifill: we are see ago stunning increase in numbers because of the weather? because of what? >> well, the weather is the sailing season right now so the weather is calmer, the waters are slightly easier to deal with. but i think we're look at what's happening in the countries that people are fleeing from. human rights violations are a daily occurrence for many people in many places and, again in this part of the world. conflict in syria for example is driving people out and there are libyans joining. libya is in chaos right now. so people are coming from all over but are all fleeing situations that are making them desperate. >> ifill: what about the ones who don't drown on route where do they end up? >> it depends. many end up in detention and there are definitely efforts by european countries to send them back. a lot of them have dreams of moving on fu

we are one africa. and we, we love south africa, that's why we are here. >> ethiopia's prime minister is one of african leaders who has condemned the violence. >> as africans we all feel we have contributed for liberation of south africa. from the yoke of colonialism and apartheid. so south african should come together and live where they want to live. of course, based on the lowest interpretation of that. >> no matter what south africans stay there is little to stem the flow of migrants. charles stratford, al jazeera south africa. >> gunmen stormed the border between nigeria and cameroon. more than 14,000 people have died in attacks by boko haram and more than 1.5 million nigerians have been displaced. as haru mutasa reports many are afraid to go home. >> from the outside it looks like any other mosque. but government officials say boko haram used this as a bait when they took the town of mitchika. in some places towns and villages have also been destroyed. >> the situation is really grim. because they

they came to durbin to earn money for their families in countries across africa. some have fled from fighting in the democratic republic of congo, she has lived in south africa for eight years. she said her hair salon was attacked as a group of men beat her when she was trying to protect her baby boy. >> why wasn't stopped by 2008 xenophobic in 2008. it's better to die home or die here. >> for salpa and thousands like her, the king's speech has offered little comfort in a place they have come to think of as home. charles stratford, al jazeera durbin. >> this week marks 100 years since the genocide of armenians in the oat toeman ottoman empire. >>> angry because of james comey's remarks. linking the countries to the nazi genocide of european jews. this is part of what he said, poland and hungary they convinced themselves it was the right thing to do. the thing that they have to do, that's what people do and that's what truly frightens us. poles, hungarians and others in occupied europe. >> poles were certainly -- bore huge prunt of the brunt of the barbarism of naz

they've been told to get out of southern africa. we have been speaking to some victims. >> reporter: these migrant workers in south africa say they'll do anything to protect themselves and families. >> we are sick and tired of this xenophobia. they kill us lots. we didn't kill maybe one person. >> there has been a wave of fighting twine immigrants and locals. here in durban four people have been killed. thousands fled their homes. gloria is from mozambique. she came to south africa 20 years ago, but the men that chased her and her nine-year-old out of her home insisted that she doesn't belong here. >> translation: they say we know you are not from south africa can you get out. you must go because when we are done here we are coming for you. i ran away. >> here in a sports field foreigners feel there is safety in numbers. they have food from agencies. they don't now how long they'll be here. >> there's taught to be more than 1,000 families. they say they are conenoughed and can't understand why they are not welcome. >> some accused i

we under all from sub-saharan africa. almost all men, but a handful of women, including some pregnant women amongst them. we watched them taken off the boat into processing centers into the port throughout the past hour. this is the context and the reason why there is an e.u. emergency summit. you said 1,000 arrivals in the italian port in the last 24 hours, and a couple of days ago the u.n.h.c.r. said there has been 13, 500 arrivals in the past week. in the mediterranean, the weather is warmer seas calmer so there's inspection that the flow of humanity across the mediterranean will increase if anything in the weeks and months to come. barnaby phillips there, and now crossing to laurence lee in brussels. the italian prime minister says he needs more help from the e.u. to deal with the crisis. is he likely to get that help when the council meets in brussels where you are? >> i think there's going to be some movement. depends what you think the measure of success is really. after all there's any number of migrants and refug

they are saying that they fled south africa 400 is seven people crossed the border from south africa in to zimbabwe the first batch of people who have been brought in by the zimbabwean government. so for the evening they are going to finish their meals and then sleep for the night and then in the morning they are going to see if they can head back to their families scattered all across zimbabwe. when you ask them why they decided to leave they have terrible stories of what they went through. how they are afraid that as african migrants they would were made to feel that some of them have been taking their job. >> we were. [ inaudible ] with a petrol bomb. they were saying for us to go. so when we heard that they were coming to our way we left with the other people. >> translator: i left durban because of zulu people, they kill the foreigners, that's why i left. >> reporter: the reception center says they can a accommodate up to 1,000 families and here they are registered and verified making sure that they are zimbabwean citizens, those that are sick are taken to a nearby medical facil

if the government can't give us chance. >> there is one africa, and we love africa. that's why we're here. >> ethiopia's prime minister is one of number of african leaders who condemn the violence. >> as africans, we feel we work for the liberation of south africa from the yoke of apartheid, so africans should come together, and should live everywhere where they want to live. of course, based on the specific country. >> no matter what politicians say there is little to stem the fear among migrants in south africa today. charles stratford al jazeera, johannesburg. >> the united nations has launched a new appeal for aid to help people displaced by the war in yemen. the u.n. humanitarian agency said that it needs $275 million over the next three months most of it for food aid it already costs 10 million people who are food-insecure before the war. that number has risen to 12 after the fighting. the world food program currently only has 27,000 tons and 100,000 tons is needed. >> we have information about 2 million people who are extremely vulnerable at this moment. we ha

because the law must stop those trying to destroy south africa's image. >>reporter: the king's supporters say the media has lied about him. >> it's good that the king came here because he set the record straight. >>reporter: the government is also being blamed for failing to address the high unemployment and poverty among huge sections of south africa's population. many of whom accuse migrant workers of taking their jobs. there have been flairups in recent years. a mood of celebration here after the zulu king condemning all forms of violence against fortune foreigners in south africa. there are more than 1,000 people in this camp who came here to earn money for their families across africa. some fled from fighting in congo. she says her hair salon was attack attacked. >> why didn't it stop? it's better to go home. it's better to die home than die here. >>reporter: for her and thousands of people like her, the king's speech offers little comfort in a place they have come to think of as home. >>> more clashes between antigovernment protesters and riot polic

there are more migrant workers in south africa that have decided to leave. south africa's president visited a camp in durban where migrant workers are getting ready to return to their home countries. >> those that want to go home. they must know that when we arrange everything when they stop violence they are welcome ag they came. >> these people are heading back to malawi by bus. zuma's words mean little to them now. >> we are feeling good. they stay safe. we fret for this group. how i must stay here. i can't manage to save the country. >> reporter: he says he has no choice but to take the risk. he can't go back to his family in ethiopia empty-handed >>> and there has been more anti-immigrant violence on saturday night, forcing police to fire rubber bullets. officers kept a crowd at bay at a johannesburg motorway, and a crowd attacked shops owned by foreign nationals in a poor area of the city. >>> still ahead on al jazeera - tribal communities in pakistan are defying primitive justice traditions. and inside a lab where they can make a human ear in just a f

and, which relates to growth and, retaken his young talent. >>> africa can as we have said africa can make use of this but the investment has to be made. >>> it has to be made. >>> we think that, billions of dollars, can be made. and by the africa, and, if the appropriate investment, and that requires, budgets to be applied for the need of education, and the needs of the health and the needs of good governors. and job creation. >>> and doctor, the executive director population front thank you so much. >>> syria's former cruty chief has died, he was the military inintelligence chief and, he was beaten up by guards, by the major general who replaced him. >>> the u.n. has invited the sir reann government and over groups to separate talks and opposition fighters, have made a join the offensive and province and now more. >>> it's a great view, in northwest, this area, overlooks the ville language and, once a peaceful country side, it has become a battlefield and government forces have been using it, and gains a position. >>> this area was one of the first to revolt, and, it was badly targe

>>reporter: fear is spreading in south africa. i'm in downtown and it's been seeing the worst violence certainly here today. these men behind me are locals. they've been burning tires, there's a burnt out vehicle here as well as quite a heavy police presence. now, the men that we've spoken to have vowed to kick the foreigners out of this area. earlier police used bullets and tear gas to keep the locals and foreigners apart. this is one of two car workshops owned by nigerians that was set on fire. the government has promised to put an end to the fighting. the police are investigating text messages allegedly inciting hate against foreigners. there is fear and increasing anger among foreigners here. >> we can't continue to live like this. the government has to give us a chance. >>reporter: ethiopia's prime minister is one of a number of african leaders who have condemned the violence. >> as africans we all feel we have contributed for the liberation of south africa. so africa should come together and should live everywhere they want

certainly around the stadium there are signs saying we are all africa so certainly the message seems to be one of reconciliation and peace but certainly some of the people here who we have spoken to who there is a little bit more reservation about that kind of message. >> all right, there is always two sides to a story they say charles and i know you have been speaking to the migrant workers and what have they been telling you? >> well it's important to recognize that these attacks are basically being taken by opportunists it seems and it has to represent all of south africa and that is what the government is stressing and the migrants we have spoken to, we very were in a camp earlier today and spoke to members of the no -- mozambeke and terrified and said no matter what the king said they do not feel safe enough to remain in south africa and awaiting for the buses the government offered to repatriate them and one person was married to one himself and has been petrol bombed and had been threatened attackers threatened to kill and also attack last night in alexandria in johannesburg w

saying parliament dirtied south africa streets. waiting in refugee camps, afraid to return to their homes. even beginning the process of repatriating some of its citizens. the word on every radio station, on social media, on the president's lips, as south africa watches these angry scenees. despite the outcry and thousands marching for peace in durbin on thursday. it is a label the rainbow nation cannot seem to shake. i used to think that south africa is a good country. because in our country, we can say that we want to go back home because it's even there two days, they killing people. and now i say south africa is a good country because they are killing us for no reason. a good country because they are killing us for no reason.n a good country because they are killing us for no reason.o a good country because they are killing us for no reason.not a are killing us for no reason. now the violence is spreading to johannesburg. nationals gathered at a local police station seek prague teks. in january, somali, ethiopian and pakistani

south africa is deeply divided slipping to a crisis. members of the zuly community have gathered in this stadium to hear from their leader, goodwill zwelithini. his comments last month about fighting high rates of grand slam were -- of attacks. this woman says it all. >> in dempster south africa, for these people, the king is still enormously influential and he wields considerable power. he faces mounting pressure to come out publicly. meanwhile these are the images which are shaming a nation. this one catches the moment a mozambikan man is set upon by locals with clubs and knives. he is pushed to the ground. he is left in the gutter in pain. this is the last image of him alive. the frofere who took these shots told me how he tried to get medical help, but it was too late. >> i really wish we could have saved him. i am traumatized, and i am dazed and confused. i am angry with my countrymen. >> three men have been arrested for their alleged involvement in that attack. the government has promised swift action against more than 300 others

foreigners arm themselves in south africa after shops and cars are torched in johannesberg. >>> i'm joe new hull on board a replica of the frenchman of war that helped america win the war of independence more than 200 years ago. ♪ >>> a car bomb has killed three people outside of the u.s. consulate in erbil. another five were injured. islamic state has claimed responsibility for the explosion. gunfire was heard afterwards. no consulate personnel were killed or injured in the blast. in that follows a series of explosions in baghdad. at least 27 people very killed. no group has claimed responsibility for the attacks in the capitol. let's get more from kim vinnell who is in erbil. >> reporter: the car bomb went off at about 5:45 local time near the u.s. consulate. we were very close to the explosion when it happened. at least three were killed possibly more at least eight people have been injured including two americans and one turkish national. this is very unusual for erbil. meanwhile in baghdad at least 27 people were killed on friday in a wave of bomb blasts. u.s. officials and kurdi

they are trying to send a message that south africa is open for business south africa is welcoming to everyone and they hope this march will help alleviate some of the tensions that exist here and in other parts of the country too. >>> the 100 most influential people as seen by "time" magazine there are some surprises. ♪ ♪ >>> "time" magazine has unveiled its list of the 100 most influential people in the world. including rapper kanye west that's the ballerina, and the roster also included hillary clinton, pope francis, kim ki-jong, and president obama. >>> one area in baltimore is becoming a designation for middle and upper class families. >> reporter: sand town is one of baltimore's most dangerous neighborhoods, and has a bad reputation for crime and drugs. more convicted criminals come from that neighborhood than anywhere else in the state. but we'll introduce you to a group of middle and upper class people who are making this neighborhood home because of religion. they believe the only way to actually help is to move in and become neighbors in an almost all-black neighborhood.

like india, when you take africa as a whole. it's a large population, and you face similar concerns. in africa the issue tends to be of all the infrastructure deficits that exist energy is the biggest. in sub-saharan africa there's a population with no access to energy connected to a main or a system. rwanda dealt with tackling the basic infrastructure needs and broadband, wireless. tell me how you achieved financing on these fronds. >> thank you very much. i hope for the representing africa, that's a big promotion. >> he is there as well. we'll speak to him as well. >> thank you so much. >> don't tell him i you. >> now, thank you very much. the challenge for infrastructure is so crucial. it's the biggest course of any investment in any country. >> we can talk about other methods we are using in terms of contracting investment. if we don't address the issue of infrastructure, the transport, energy, and other infrastructure product. usually it takes us a long time. in the case of rwanda, the infrastructure is part of the budget,

diana magnay reporting from south africa. thank you very very much. let me end this hour with a quick check of the markets before we go. here in the united states there you see the dow jones industrial is up more than 200 points. that's a big rebound from the loss it suffered at the end of last week. analysts now say that good company earnings are giving investors a boost. we'll see how the markets continue to move over the next few hours today. that's it for me. thanks very much for watching. i'll be back 5:00 p.m. eastern in "the situation room." among my special guests senator john mccain and congressman adam schiff. for our international viewers "amanpour" is coming up next. for our viewers in north america, "news room" with brooke baldwin starts right now. >>> hi there. i'm brooke baldwin. thank you so much for being with me on this monday. live during the show we could be getting the answers that relatives and protesters are demanding in the death of freddie gray. baltimore police now getting ready to hold a news conference one day after the 25-

victims of south africa's zenno phobic violence talk to al jazeera >>> and a volcano in chile sends ash into the sky >>> european leaders are due to hold an emergency summit in brussels on the crisis in the mediterranean sea. more than 1,000 people arrived in italian ports. many on rickety overcrowded boats. live to catania in sicily. al jazeera's correspondent barnaby phillips. behind you an italian vessel bringing the latest batch of immigrants and refugees. >> yes, that's right, a handful of women and men, four pregnant women. we have a few details. they were picked up off the libyan coast. one group on a crowded dingy the other on a more secure vessel. they have been brought back to catania, and all of them have disembarked in a processing center away to my right. you can't see it. they'll be loaded off on buses and taken to various camps around sicily later during the day. camps which are full to overflowing, so this is the context in which european leaders are meting and the -- meting and the reason why here calling the summit. this is a daly occurrence. -- daly occurrence. >>> th

increase trade and investment across africa in a way that would stabilize south africa. that part of the plan didn't work, for reasons beyond his control. south africa became the epicenter of the world's aidesaids crisis and was made worse either troubles in zimbabwe and other places that lead to more people coming into south africa who are hiv-positive. still somewhat mystifying is they denied the cause of the crisis the remedies and dimensions. i know this because our foundation helped them to come up with a plan. they were doing fine in the cities. they had prosperous cities and great health systems. but they really had to get out into the countryside. when we celebrated mandela's, maybe his 80th birthday, or 85th birthday. i was down there. we had 50 people dressed up and ready to go to south africa to implement a plan that the cabinet had adopted. it was all canceled. it was a bizarre story of local politics gone awry. the third most important person in south africa's political hierarchy, after the deputy president and the deputy president, is the treasurer of the a

many are escaping war and persecution in africa and the middle east. authorities are asking for more help to rescue them and catch traffickers. >> greece is urged to deliver a more detailled fizz tall plan to lenders. negotiators met in paris with representatives of the e.u. european central bank and the the international monetary fund. greece has yet to provide information about its economic reform plans. >> the objective remains the same. restoring stability, ensuring recovery making sure that greece can become sovereign in its financing and in its economic development. they are the objectives and cap be satisfied by different means >>> floods that hit north-east asia were the worse in decades. thousands of homes were destroyed. four months after the deluge a lot of people don't have a place to call their home. building in the ruins of their homes, workers are helping people who lost everything in the floods in december. they are the lucky ones. they owned the land they are building on. others don't. this is a day labourer. he rented house, everythin

. >>> hit with an iron bar and stabbed, the victims of south africa's xenophobic violence talk to al jazeera. >>> and a volcano in chile sends ash 20 kilometers into the sky. ♪ >>> hello, european leaders are holding an emergency summit in brussels on the growing refugee crisis in the mediterranean sea. more than a thousand people have arrived in the past 24 hours. under discussion doubling the cash and equipment available, establishing a civil mission to destroy traffickers boats, and resettling five to 10,000 refugees in other states. >> reporter: europe's leaders stand accused of putting refugees in coffins, so the coffin has become the motif for the protests. outraged that people have been left to die in the sea, so close to such rich countries. >> translator: they should give refuge to all of them said this man. families with children included. >> reporter: many of these people complained of a lack of basic rights in belgium where they managed to resettle. the crisis in the mediterranean has brought all of these grievances to head. these campaigners see in the tragedies in the

. >> in the mediterranean and those in africa is in chaos and full of terrorists and europe cannot be safe. >> reporter: chaos in syria is leaving europe vulnerable to attack, a warning from president assad and memorial service for the victims of the german wings plane crash in the alps. ♪ first to south africa where street bats have been fought through the night as anti-immigrant violence spreads to downtown johanesburg. police have fired rubber coated steel bullets to disburse a group of migrants who armed themselves with machetes that was a series of break-ins on foreign-owned shops, 12 people arrested overnight. [gunfire] south africa hit by a wave of attacks against foreigners over the past two weeks, at least six people were killed in the eastern city of durban and hundreds forced out of their homes and sheltering in camps and police stations. and south africa is a country of more than 50 million people there are thought to be around 5 million foreigners but it's hard to be precise because many are living and working illegally there. most around 3 million are thought to be fro