confirming the defeat of goodluck jonathan. muhammadu buhari is now the first nigerian politician to unseat a sitting leader at the poll. let's listen to what he had to say. >> i will set the course of history. it would be -- the people themselves who let this nation to democracy. you voted with your hearts. you believe in nigeria's future -- [indiscernible] you voted for change, and now change has come. anchor: that is muhammadu buhari . let's bring in our international affairs editor. once the excitement over the election starts to die down, people want him to deliver. what are the expectations for voters? reporter: there will be pressure to secure security to the north. he is a northern nigerian muslim. there was a perception that goodluck jonathan is a southern christian politician who doesn't care about security and economic development in the north and whether muhammadu buhari can deliver on that is in the question. the army has suffered from inadequate training and underfunding. a presidential election does not suddenly

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goodluck jonathan stored a little under 45%. talks on iran's nuclear future continued. diplomats say they are making progress. some key issues need to be resolved. 23 have been killed in yemen after an our strike hit a dairy factor. a week long air offensive is targetting houthi rebels who ousted the president. >> palestine is a member of the international criminal court, part of a move by the palestinians to put more international pressure on israel. joining me now is al jazeera's jonah hull. what do the palestinians hope to achieve by joining the i.c.c.? >> just a few minutes ago i spoke to the palestinian foreign minister existing the building behind me the international criminal court after a procedure during which he was handed a copy of the rome statutes that report palestine becoming a third member state, bringing them a step closer to justice. he accepted that it could take a long time for that to happen. there's a preliminary investigation under way by prosecutors. an investigation into whether there are circumstances in israel that may permit a more formal inv

mane of president goodluck jonathan's oldal lies are working -- old allies are working with muhammadu buhari. many hope he will deliver what he promised >>> a russian trawler sank killing 50. more than 100 were aboard the seat after it sank off the coast of concheetah peninsula. reports suggest drifting ice may have holed the vessel >>> thailand's government says it lifted martial law and will be placed as article 44, a security measure. it grants emergency powers to the ruling military. veronica pedrosa has more from bangkok. >> so article 44 is a single vaguely worded paragraph in the interim constitution that came into place after the coup of 2014. the leader of that coup the general, is the hurnt prime minister. what he has done is to have article 44 replaced martial law, which is a specific 7-page document in the thai context. that's where the critics are worried. article 44 allows the leader of the government sweeping powers in any situation that he's judging it to take over the powers the legislature, et cetera. >> there are criticisms coming in from human rights groups. this a

goodluck jonathan received 12.8 million, a little under 45%. the margin is enough to prevent a challenge. ynonne ndedge has more from abuja. >> reporter: he's the president elect in africa's prominent country, when we spoke to muhammadu buhari hours after victory he appeared calm and relaxed. how does it feel to have won the election and how will you tackle nigeria's problem? >> i would like to answer the question after i formally have the certificate. >> you know you're the winner how does it feel inside after 12 fears. >> fulfilled. >> reporter: in abuja, lagos and across many districts muhammadu buhari supporters celebrated the first time an elected government failed to win the election, and the peaceful hand over of power to one democratically elected leader to another. >> we are very happy because muhammadu buhari won the election. we are happy. everyone vote for him. we are very happy. >> he has been part of the masses for a long time. he knows our problems, he is one of us. he knows. we don't have roads, we don't have light. we don't hav

yvonne is live from abuja and thanks for being with us and muhammadu buhari lost to goodluck jonathan in the last election in 2011 and more than 800 people were killed in violence that followed. but this time it appears the reaction has been far more peaceful? >> that's right, it has been incredibly peaceful. people were really worried about the potential for violence not only because there was violence last time around when elections took place some four years ago but also because of just the close nature of this race. everybody predicted that it was going to be a very very close race between the two and have been flash points of electoral violence particularly in parts of the north where we had elections and seen post election violence follow. the fears were so much that the two main candidates in this race muhammadu buhari who is president elect and goodluck jonathan signed a peace accord in january promising to run issue-based campaigns, to refrain from any insightful language that could invoke ethnic tribal or religious sentiment and those issues have been a problem before. thank

in his victory speech after a closely fought election he thanked outgoing president goodluck jonathan for conceding defeat and not challenging results. some celebrating the win held to signify muhammadu buhari's promise to sweep out corruption from nigeria. ahead for the 72-year-old president elect are two big challenges how to handle boko haram and effects of a slump in oil prices on africa's biggest economy and muhammadu buhari spoke just a short time ago. >> a long nice has past and the daylight of a new democratic governance has broken across the land. and therefore this is a victory for me for one man and even one party. it is a victory for nigeria and for all nigerians. >> reporter: we will have more on that nigeria's president elect with a live report later in this show. stay with us for that. it's been more than a week since the nigerian military detained two al jazeera journalists in the north and they were embedded with the military before they were detained last tuesday and they have been kept in their hotel since then. al jazeera is demanding their immediate release. now t

it seems goodluck jonathan has been defeated. the first time this is happened to a sitting president in nigeria. >> it is the first time this is happening in the history of nigeria so it is very significant. you can see there is a very good move in the north of the country , a lot of people are celebrating now. i came back to the campaigning headquarters. everyone is happy celebrating. there are organizing spontaneous power races. most importantly so far, it's very peaceful. it might be a very important aspect. and congratulated him on his victory. people think it could have a strong impact on the effect of the situation. anchor: what does this mean? what can we expect from his presidency. and also being a very modest person. >> what he did in the past is arresting critics and also journalist. some people fear he might cut down the rights of the citizens in some way. anchor: we will have to leave it there. thank you very much. anchor: and now to yemen where the united nations human rights chief says that country appears to be on

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goodluck jonathan phoned muhammadu buhari to concede defeat. he urged supporters to accept results of the presidential election. some think there may be uncertainty over whether some in jonathan's ruling party would relinquish power and resist. and there could be a protest could, that be the case in. >> well i don't think that is the case at the minute. the most important thing is the president, goodluck jonathan accepted defeat and called the incoming president to congratulate him. he has defeated all people in his government planning anything outside of that. that having been said we should not forget the fact that one of the ministers in the government before he come before the war, came to embarrass himself by a show of unnecessary childish drama condemning elections in the country. people like that should have been carrying on like that and we should remember that the outgoing government not particularly goodluck jonathan have not signed the paper conceding defeat. they said they may head to court to challenge the outcome of the election.

he defeated the incumbent goodluck jonathan. he is first opposition candidate to take the presidency since its independence from the u.k. in 1960. the outcome came after days of disputes and allegations of fraud. iraq is hailing its biggest military victory over the islamic state after recapturing tekrit, about 90 miles north of baghdad. they have taken control of the city government buildings which is a historic milestone but fighting continues on the outskirts. tikrit has been under islamic state control since 2014. 100 business leaders have written a letter to the telegram newspaper spending -- stating the government with threatened britain's economic recovery. it includes the bp chief executive and prudential chief executive. the chairman of bloomberg lp signed it as well. the office argued in the conservative led government is luring a tax which signals it is open for business which is creating jobs. assad welcomes a dialogue with the u.s., according to him. he spoke to charlie rose. assad: we are not going to discuss with

president goodluck jonathan has conceded defeat. and it's the first time a nigerian president failed to win re-election. talks on iran's nuclear future made good progress. there's hope that a preliminary deal could be drafted on wednesday. that's the upbeat assessment of the iranian foreign minister and russian foreign minister sergey lavrov >>> the u.s. lifted a ban on military aid to egypt for what it says is national security measures. president obama is releasing some of the military aid since the ousting of mohamed mursi in 2013. the white house is asking congress to approve 1.3 billion in military aid. egypt says it needs to help to deal with conflicts in libya, and the sinai peninsula. we have more from washington. >> the u.s. suspended delivery of military equipment to egypt, back in 2013, after the military's decision to overthrow the president at the time. mohamed mursi, even though the u.s. government says that it's not considering what happened nearly two years ago a coup it is showing its disapproval for the way that th

goodluck jonathan wanted a true democratic election to be part of his legacy. crossing to ynonne ndedge she has been following the election and joins us to tell us what challenges the muhammadu buhari is facing and how he says he's planning to take them on. all right, i'm not afraid we have a technical problem with ynonne ndedge in abuja. let's play ynonne ndedge's report. she filed a report from abuja. let's listen. >> reporter: when goodluck jonathan was elected president in 2011, many were convinced he could fix nigeria's problem, he was the former vice president, highly educated with a ph.d. in zoology, but inherited serious challenges like corruption. he promised to deal with them swiftly, but the critics say the problems got worse. >> the area that was worst of all was the area of security. so many people died and it was a government that didn't care. at the end of the tenure corruption became the culture of nigeria. of course the oil sector became awash with corruption. >> weeks before facing the election the government said it reclaimed all the territor

goodluck jonathan is a christian from the south. is there a danger that the divisions within nigeria won't be reconciled and coulde exacerbated. >> the divisions - this election shows that it's possible for muhammadu buhari to carry states that are non-muslim. other states and to carry large proportions of states in the middle best. that shows it's possible for nigerians to be aware for the need for security and rebuilding the nation. the cleavages are there, there's up to 350 ethnic groups in nigeria, but the nigeria citizens are staggeringly terrified of insecurity and wish to abolish the corruption they've been living under for 5.5 years. one of the big challenges. boko haram, goodluck jonathan and forces from other african countries had some success against them. it's a great challenge facing nigeria. goodluck jonathan had been criticized for his weak response for the kidnapping of hundreds of girls, do nigerians expect muhammadu buhari to be more effective in battling boko haram. >> definitely. it's part of the support for muha

but are voters have is always voted for the pdp their presidential candidate, goodluck jonathan was chosen ore muhammadu buhari. open six party. >> pdp is only solution, those that they cannot, in river state acknowledge win election. they cannot, therefore they must go all out to makings sure that election does not hold. >> reporter: opposition supporters are already protesting the elections and they are promising more marches if saturday's vote is not free and tear. a curfew on vehicle moomplet owner haws beentraffic isbeing imposed. center where electrical tools are being distributed working with the ruling party to try to make sure that people in this state don't get to vote. we'll have to see how the rest of the day pans out. we intend to move on to various polling stations to see what's going on. >> yvonne ndege there. still more to come. why irish women who had their pelpelvises sown sewn in sawn in half are still waiting for compensation. pensation. >> you have kids here who've killed someone. >> award winning journalist soledad o'brien takes us inside the violent world of kids beh

goodluck jonathan a little under 45%. >>> talks on iran's nuclear future resumed in switzerland. they are making progress but some key issues need to be resolved. 23 people have been killed in yemen after an air strike hit a dairy factor. this video said to show the aftermath. a week-long air offensive is said to tart houthi -- target houthi rebels who ousted the captain. >> there's no let up of refugees streaming out of yemen. the waters between the two countries is less than 40km wide at the nearest point. 50 refugees have been granted asylum. and mohammed adow reports. >> reporter: at a port town boats have arrived. women, children and men from yemen ashed. fleeing the conflict in their country. they are exhausted. they have been at sea in their old and rickety boat for five hours navigating through yemen to djibouti. this man fled with his wife and five children. >> translation: we never wanted to leave. we were forced to leave by the houthis, who came to the town laying siege to it. we couldn't go fishing. most businesses are closed. we couldn't go anywhere to buy food. >> t

goodluck jonathan kept telling the parents the girls would be rescued soon. that turned into weeks months and now 365 days. >> we are not hearing any case against them since they have been kidnapped you know. >> many in nigeria haven't given up hope of finding all of them alive. and they're asking the world to keep up the pressure, and not abandon their chibok school girls. haru mutasa, al jazeera abuja. >>> police in guinea have opened fire on antigovernment protesters. at least 8 people suffered gunshot wounds across the city. unhappy about the government's electoral time table. a case in the u.s. state of georgia involving ten teachers found guilty for conspiring to help students cheat on exams the judge was supposed to hand down sentences on monday. andy gallagher has more from atlanta. >> this has been called the biggest cheating scandal in u.s. history. at one time in this investigation, 180 employees from the atlanta public school system were charged or accused of being involved in this cheating scandal. we're here today because ten teachers who decide

he also had warm words for his pponent, goodluck jonathan. the outgoing president promised a peaceful transition and urged his supporters to accept the result. >> nobody's ambition is worth the blood of any nigerian. the unity, stability, and progress of our dear country is more important than anything else. >> many nigerians are hoping the victory will usher in a new era. >> all nigerians are very happy today. we shed tears of joy because we are grateful. >> we know there isn't any perfect election in the world, but this is close. >> the 72-year-old has led nigeria before. in 1984, he headed a military government before being deposed in another coup a year and a half later. ben: moving to another part of the world the fire on an oil platform in the gulf of mexico. >> as many as 45 were injured in the blaze which erupted overnight. the mexico's state-run oil company says hundreds of workers were evacuated. the cause of the fire was not clear. sarah: palestinians gain membership in the international criminal court and are gearing up for an inv

, goodluck jonathan and following his defeat there's an eagerness to hold on to the state at all cost. because of its importance to the coffers of any party. so there has been an intense battle here. the opposition the congress felt that they could ride on the success to rule the state. they say no way, this is a p.d. p state. it's about the vast resources and power. that's why the parties - they are locked in an intense opposition >>> ynonne ndedge reporting thrive from port harcourt in river state in nigeria >>> it's been one of the worst kept secrets in washington and hillary clinton is set to launch her presidential campaign. the former secretary of state is expected to announce later on sunday that she'll run in next year's elections, patty cull main has more. >> hillary clinton spent most of her adult life in the public eye. as a wife of a president, and senator. and now she'll try for the presidency. she goes close in 2008, but the lost to president obama. >> although we weren't able to shatter that high glass ceiling, thanks to you, it's got about 18 million fine cracks in it.

there has been a lot of talk from president goodluck jonathan making various promises, saying that they know where the girls are and they will be rescued but i think what is interesting is today, this morning, we have had a statement issued by nigeria's president elect muhammadu buhari, and he has added a note of caution, really. he has taken a completely different tact to president goodluck jonathan, and he has said that he cannot make promises on the return of the two hundred 19 girls. he said we do not know if they can be rescued. their whereabouts remain unknown, and he says he cannot promise that we can find them but what he has said is that when it comes to office, which is at the end of next month, that he will do everything in his power to bring them home. molly: anna, of course most of the focus is on the girls, but they are far from the only victims. anna: yes the only ones we can actually guarantee a number that has been abducted, the 219 still missing, but there have been numerous abductions of women and children over the past few years as the boko haram insurgency has conti

muhammadu buhari defeated goodluck jonathan in the presidential vote two weeks ago people will choose governors and politicians. governor said wield power and influence and have unfettered access and control the purse strings in health education and infrastructure. there's a battle for the control of lagos, statement to have a g.d.p. of $91 billion. higher than 42 countries in africa. and river state with the largest wells in jay nixon. we have the election covered in yolo where the pressure from boko haram is felt. >> it really is an amazing feeling. people here seem excited about the future. finally able to vote in relative peace. bear in mind a lot of people have been displaced by months and months of violence. boko haram would come into the villages, and many were displaced. a lot of people come from a town, three hours from yola, which is a capital. women, children, men, who tell horrifying stories of what they went through, how the villages were razed to the ground. people were killed, they ran to the bush trying to look for safety. the military and government has said it's safe

we look back into jonathan's time in power and what may have caused his defeat. >> when goodluck jonathan was elected president in 2011, many people were convinced he could fix nigeria's problems. he was the former vice president. he was highly educated with a p.h.d. in zoology. he inherited serious challenges like the boko haram attacks in the north. he promised to deal with them quickly, but chrisics say the problem only got worse. >> the area he did the worse for was the area of security for nigeria thats. it's a very sad thing. so many people died and it was as the if the government didn't care. at the end of his tenure, corruption became the culture of nigeria. the oil sector became awash with corruption. >> thousands of people died under jonathan's watch and hundreds of thousand us displaced. weeks before facing the election the government says it reclaimed all the territories once controlled by the group. >> president jonathan did not in vent the boko haram crisis. it was an inherited problem. i imagine, you know, that there will always be security challenges as we speak now, you k

muhammadu buhari defeated goodluck jonathan in the presidential vote two weeks ago >>> police fired live ammunition to control a crowd in port harcourt in river state. people were angry because voting turls did not collide. ynonne ndedge is covering the elections, what happened there as far as the violence and voting is concerned. >> unfortunately the electoral process seems to be thwart with problems. we reported on the gunfire shot by police this morning at a station where electoral materials were supposed to be distributed to 4,000 polling stations. there were no materials there. we are getting reports of 2-4 people dead voters. one beheaded. another one shot. it's not clear if it's accurate it's difficult to independently verify what we hear from voters media. one police officer has been killed. he was hacked to death. the police have been able to confirm that is the truth. the media are under attack. a local tv station had a crew attacked. a local radio station, a reporter was severe beaten up by supporters of the ruling party. there has been reports of widespread irregularities tak

goodluck jonathan has been the first pred to succeed there. he wants this to be part of his legacy. we take a look back at jonathan's time in power and what may have caused his defeat. >> reporter: when goodluck jonathan was elected president in 2011, people people were convinced he could fix nigeria's problems. he was the former vice president, he was highly educated. with a ph.d in zooology, but he inherited serious challenges like corruption and the boko haram crisis in the north that had been raging for two years. he promise the to deal with them swiftly when he was campaigning but his critics say the problems only got worse. >> the area that he did worse of all was the area of securing nigerians, it's a very sad thing as so many people died. and it was as if the government didn't care. at the end of his tenure, corruption became the culture of nigeria. of course the oil sector became a wash with corruption. >> reporter: thousands of people died under jonathan's watch and hundreds of thousands were displaced. weeks before facing reelect the government says it reclaimed all the t

goodluck jonathan, a christian who has been criticized for not doing enough about the militant group's growth and seemingly ineffective efforts have allowed much of the region to slip from his control. buhari, a muslim from the north, may be just the man to bring the security back to the region. >> it amount to security. whether i was a former military officer or a politician through and through. with the insecurity of a country that takes priority. >> reporter: he has a military packground and army pining for change. backed by a united opposition and newly formed all progressiving party, many see him as a military answer to a military problem. cnn, atlanta. >>> a prosecutor held hostage at a algeria is a courthouse in istanbul has died after being shot during the standoff. the two gunmen who took him captive were also killed during the shoot-out with police. >> the prosecutor had been working on the case of a 15-year-old boy who died during injuries suffered during an anti government protest in 2013. in an online post, the left wing people's liberation party front claimed responsibili

goodluck jonathan is due to stand down after losing the election. some ballot boxes were stolen and voting material wasn't delivered. well on tuesday, it will be a year since more than 200 school girls were abducted in northern nigeria by boko haram. despite the global campaign to fee them most are still missing. but many hope nigeria's new government will finally be able to bring them home. haru mutasa reports from abuja. >> this boy is three years old. all he seems to understand is that school girls were kidnapped by boko haram a long time ago. his parents aren't far. they have been meeting every day along with other concerned nigerians. >> it's not okay, something terrible happened in nigeria and we should yeunt and unite and demand for the return of those girls. >> reporter: in april of last year force he attacked chibok and abducted more than 200 girls. every girl taken wanted to achieve something in life, that's why they went to school, even though the boko haram opposed education. some hope muhammadu buhari's new government would do something

after losing a re-election, a better showing by the party of goodluck jonathan. some say the voting process is marred. hong kong reportedly moving to restrict visitors from china. and in wooeb ahead -- a week ahead, a deadline for congress to vote on a fix for medicare. how it could affect doctors and patients they treat. >> part of al jazeera america's >> special month long evironmental focus fragile planet >>> at least 14 were killed in two bombings in the sinai peninsula. fighters loyal to i.s.i.l. claimed responsibility. the 1 a road side bomb killing six soldiers a car bomb exploded outside a police station, killing eight. >> pope francis called the death of armenians during and after world war i the first genocide of the 20th century. the comment made during a service to mark the 100th anniversary of the killings, drew an angry response. more than 20 countries acknowledged what happened but turkey contends the death was the result of civil war. results from the election are camming in the party -- coming in and the party of goodluck jonathan is in the lead

the leader beat goodluck jonathan in elections, and the attack occurred in goodluck jonathan's home region. >> shi'a groups have been blamed for looting and arson, seeing hundreds of buildings targetted. the iraqi government claimed victory after a month-long battle for the state much. >> the u.s. and its allies carried out 16 strikes against i.s.i.l. and iraq in syria. the u.s. military says i.s.i.l. targets various cities including mosul and baiji, hit in nine attacks. five were carried out near the northern border town of kobani as well as the town of haskah. >>> fighters from islamic state of iraq and levant have taken over more of the yarmouk refugee camp. the camp is home to many refugees who have been there since 1957. i.s.i.l. controls most of the area and are supported from rival armed group al nusra front. stefanie dekker has more. >> reporter: it's a fight they are losing. the palestinian group has been fighting i.s.i.l. over the past few days in the yarmouk camp. i.s.i.l. controls most of it. in a twist, there's reports that i.s.i.l. fighters are supported by the al qaeda-affil

president goodluck jonathan, who leaves offense at the end of may, has said that boko haram by the time he leaves office that has been his aim. that's been his goal. he has constantly said that the group is facing extinctions. in these reports are correct that simply could be the case. >> just going back to sanbisa itself and the idea of nigerian forces taking control of t if that is the case, if it is, indeed true, how significant would that be? >> well, it's hugely significant significant. first for president goodluck jonathan who is leaving office in may analysts feel that he lost the election because of a perception that he was unable to deal with boko haram that he had failed to deal with the groups group's six-year insurgentcy. it's part of his legacy that he deal with the group. but the return of 1 million nigerians has been displaced by the fighting that has gone on. we have camps across the country for people who are internally displaced. now if this is true, and this information can be relied upon, and this can be the end of the boko haram insurgency, that raises the prospect

jonathan over muhammadu buhari the opposition when presidential elections were held on march 28th. the opposition are not only accusing the ruling party of political killings but are planning it rig the vote on saturday. the p.d. p know they are going to lose. >> they believe that. they know that they cannot in river state win election. they cannot. they go all out to making sure they don't vote. >> reporter: opposition forces are protesting the election and promise more marches if the vote on saturday is not free and fair. a curfew and restrictions have been put in place, a sign that police are worried about things going wrong. >> tell us about the earlier incident at that material distribution center where people were upset and suspicious that there was an attempt to rig the vote. to stop them voting. in the end, were they able to get accredited. >> no the center where we were was, as we said. where election materials are distributed by the independent national elector. various polling stations around the harcourt area. there was already a comb ocean, a major commotion when we ar

they have throw everything securing this state particularly after the last of president goodluck jonathan, who is a member of the pdp. that's his party. there is a feeling that this is state that they will let go off. the question is if the people will be able to vote freely. we've heard gunfire but where i am things are moving under way. we'll see what is happening as the day continues on. >> u.s. president barack obama has shaken hands with cuba's president. it's the highest meeting between the two sides since a half century ago. in 1957 u.s. 1957 relations between the two countries deteriorated with the u.s. breaking off tieing in 1961. there has been a home for the cuban academy. it can only be overturned by congress. >>> al jazeera'setered james base explains. >> arriving for a summit president obama started normalization with president raul four months ago. the two men charted briefly and shook hands. but then. a few moments. >> as the united states begins a new chapter in our relationship with cuba. we hope it will create an inenvironment that improves the lives of cuban people. >>

muhammedu buhari defeated the incumbent goodluck jonathan. muhammedu buhari led nigeria after he seized power in a coupe in the 1980's. he is the first candidate to defeat a sitting president in nigeria. we have a look at what lies ahead for the new leader. >> some call muhammedu buhari the incorruptible politician, saying that because of his squeaky clean character he'll do a lot to tackle corruption. it's about the economy and standard of living. this is a commercial hub in nigeria with paved roads that's nice but most places in the country don't have paved roads. that's how the majority of people live, in densely populated areas poverty high unemployment and crime. they want him to do more to improve their lives. people want electricity. you see that power station there, but most people in the country don't have access to electricity, only a privileged few. even then, it's erratic. people rely on generators. they hope he when muhammedu buhari settles in and starts his term, he does a lot to improve the conditions of the poor on the ground

the mass adoption cause global protest against the government of goodluck jonathan, to find the girls and deal with the group. >> i feel so sorry for them. the government have failed them. [ unintelligible ] so many things,. >> hundreds of schoolgirls marched to mark the anniversary. but these girls have brought their march to the ministry of education to find fresh government action to find the missing girls. each of them as the name of one of the missing girls a unique number and a hashtag never to be forgotten. some of them are as young as 7 and 8 years old. the minister of education was not available to meet them. it has been nine noz since the previous government said that they knew where the girls are. they were last seen in this boko haram video. >> [ unintelligible ] >> reporter: peter hopes with the new government of president-elect buhari, coming in on on the 29th the girls may be found. but the new government is not making any promises. aljazeera, nigeria. >> robin sanders is the former u.s. ambassador to nigeria and the republic of congo. and she joins us in washington d.c

at the time, president goodluck jonathan promised to bring them home. he failed and lost the recent presidential election. now the new president is also promising to bring the girls home. joining us irishyou've written a powerful piece on cnn.com. hard to believe a year has gone by and the young girls are still missing. >> it's important we stress to viewers that the girls were in their dormitories, in their beds when they were snatched a year ago today by boko haram. it's hard to believe that 365 days have gone by and they are still not back, reunited with their loved ones. the world has largely moved away from focusing on this. these are peopled loved ones, people's children. they're not trinkets or something we throw away. these are the lives of 290 girls and the government despite a multitude of promises has not done everything possible to bring them back. that's the feeling as i talk to people, they feel the government of goodluck jonathan has not made in their a priority. >> have families given up hope? >> no no, they haven't. i spoke to someone p

it was a big cross against president goodluck jonathan's administration, and i think it would do a lot for the country having just had these incredibly impressive elections to beating barry boko haram almost in a two-month period then get the girls back. it would mark a big step for the international psyche. >> at least 52 people are feared dead after a huge landslide in afghanistan. it happened in a remote part of the province. afghan officials say the only way to access the area is by helicopter surrounding roads are covered in. >>> iranian said they boarded a vessel after it cress trespassed in territory waters. it's now reported to be near the iranian port. in saudi arabia has arrested more than 90 people suspected of belong together islamic stateing to the islamic state of iraq and levant. >>> in baltimore they're saying there is a need for national soul search. the unrest came after the funeral of a black man who died from injuries in police custody. >> it is not a protest. it is not a statement. it's people, a handful of people taking advantage of the situation for their own pur

he beat goodluck jonathan. in an exclusive interview with bbc news the president-elect told my colleague how he was feeling now. >> well i feel fulfilled. this was the fourth attempt i make. 2003 2007 and 2011. and luckily this time around we were successful. >> were you surprised when president goodluck jonathan called you to concede defeat and say congratulations, because that's a very new thing here in nigheria nigeria. >> well, i'm not surprised, because i think he has been talking to international community, especially the united states and europe and britain and i think he's respectful of those countries and their leadership and all the something extraordinary that the commander in chief and the president you should allow the law to take its course. let the nigeria election be conducted according to law. that's all they're asking. and i think he gives them he's undertaking, and i think he did his best. >> now, the big work really starts. you've made a lot of promises to nigeria nigeria. have you thought a

president goodluck jonathan's outgoing administration kept telling nigerians the girls would be rescued soon but for this father brothers and sisters and it turned into weeks, months and 365 days. >> translator: they have been kidnapped, you know. [chanting] many in nigeria have not given up hope of finding them alive and asking the world to keep up the pressure and not abandon the school girls. i'm with al jazeera, abuja. >>> now violent protests in the west africa country following the death of senior opposition leader and died on sunday in cameroon and 57 and about to be president in 2009 and witnesses say the government poison eded the body. bangladesh is taking a hit because of blockades being imposed by opposition and allies to try and force early elections but delays deliveries and overseas buyers are cancelling thousands of orders and we report from central bangladesh. >> reporter: here at the giant glue factory thousands of workers hurry to fill an order and it's what they have to do to survive. these days once an order is finished instead of being delivered it could end up sit

he defeated goodluck jonathan two weeks ago. =fplt we go to a former adviser to the last three yemeni advisers. he said there is a risk of a much wider conflict. >> we heard that there are talks between the gcc countries and the russians. the russians would use the veto, they might abstain towards the resolution. but i think again the returns are very much should be in cooperation with the word. the situation is getting quite grave, and we might might be headed to international law if the russians do in the take care of the situation of peace and stability of this very important area. especially in aden, this aid has not--it has not yet reached the people. we've heard that the ships have arrived. now we're hearing some of the shipment by the has not been distributed. >> the spirit leader of the muslim brotherhood was sentenced to death. 13 other senior members of the group have been given the same sentence. the egyptian court loss also has sentenced others to life in jail. >>> isil fighters are continuing to attack areas in anba

president barack obama called president goodluck jonathan and thanked him for his statesmanship like behavior and for holding peaceful elections and for conceding defeat as quickly as possible to reduce any tension or unclear outcome in the sense of how people feel about this outcome and the fact that he has won. there were fears that there could be post election violence if there was not a clear winner. many people were surprised that president jonathan conceded defeat so quickly. it has been a very, very tough contest between the two opponents, political opponents and people were worried if there was not a clear winner, there could be violence. the question of his legacy are what people are looking at now. his political opponents that still exist said he was left no choice but. everything was thrown do this race millions of dollars was pumped into trying to get him reelected, but left with no choice he had to concede. here's a look at how he came to power and how he might be remembered by the nigerian people. >> when goodluck jonathan was elected president in 2011, many people were

it nigerian president li-elect muhammadu buhari after goodluck jonathan conceded defeat. >> jonathan made the call before the electorate commission confirmed the results. that smooth transfer of power is cause for celebration in nigeria where never before has an incumbent been voted out of office. buhari says it's a testament to his country's progress after decades of political turmoil. >> i think the transition will be peaceful -- [ inaudible ] an orderly manner. we have proven to the world that we are a people who have embr e embraced democracy. >> now nigeria faces many serious challenges. but with boko haram militants constantly on the offensive, it may be buhari's focus on security that attracted so many voters to him. our michael holmes explains. >> reporter: muhammadu buhari is a familiar name in nigeria. the 2-year-old, a form -- the 72-year-old, a former military leader, seized power in the country in the early 1980s in what he described as a war on indiscipline only to have it seized from him less than two years later. he stayed in the spotlight. he's run for president four

president goodluck jonathan's outgoing administration kept telling nigerians the girls would be rescued soon. but for this father, brothers and sisters soon turned into weeks, months and now 365 days. >> we are not hearing any case against then since they have been kidnapped you know. >> reporter: many in nigeria haven't given up hope of finding all of them alive and they're asking the world to keep up the pressure and not abandon their chibok school girls. haru mutasa, al jazeera . >> public campaign to bring them to trial. the girl named liz was 16 when she was attacked, dmumpled a sewer anddumped in asewer and left for dead. although she was able to identify some of her attackers sparked an online campaign for justice. >>> handwritten man you manuscript is being sold, curie is known as the father of the modern computer. hector elizondo report. s. >> who are you? >> allen t turing. >> we are going to unbreak an unbreakable nazi code. >> the works of his mind is going under auction at bonham's in new york. bids expected to reach more than $1 million. >> this is the very first time that

president goodluck jonathan's ongoing administration kept telling the people the girls would be rescued soon. for fathers brothers and sisters soon turned into weeks and months and now 365 days. >> we haven't had any indications of death since they have been kidnapped you know? >> reporter: many in nigeria haven't given up hope of finding all of them alive. and they're asking the world to keep up the pressure and not abandon those chibok school girls. haru mutasa, al jazeera. >>> the world is remembering gunter gras. known as the country's moral conscience and a fears social fierce social critic. his antinazi tome the tin drum, was published and no one knew until later that he had been a member of the ss. famed mathematician allen turing. and coming up. >> global bee population he are in serious trouble american bee keepers hope the government steps in to regulate the pesticides. i'll explain in a moment. moment. >> top foirnlings from the officials are in china leading a delegation representing 25 clean air companies. president obama and his chinese counterpart xi jinping have agreed t

president goodluck jonathan's outgoing administration kept telling nigerians that the girls would be rescued soon. but for this father, mother, sisters, weeks turned into months and now 365 days. >> many in nigeria have not given up hope in finding all of them alive and they're asking the world to keep up the pressure and not and the school girls. al jazeera. abuja. >> the three men who gang raped and left for dead a kenyan school girl have been sentenced to prison. she was attacked returning from her grandfather's funeral in 2013. the sexual assault was so violent it left her in a wheelchair. she identified some of her attackers. the police caught them but released them. the pursuit for justice has been supported by 2 million people globally. >>> 46 humanitarian groups have issued a report saying that reconstruction of gaza has barely gun since the war ended eight months ago. the report says only a quarter of the funding has been released and urges the international community to immediately end the blockade on gaza. we have more from west jerusalem jerusalem. >> reporter: it's been

it took wee for goodluck jonathan to react to the abductions. later, he promised repeatedly to find the girls, but the serity forces were unable to track them down. meanwhile, the victims have largely vanished from news headlines. >> they have resigned themselves to the fact they girls are gone forever. the government tries to reassure us but we have not seen any sign. the neighboring countries have not said anything to stop its like the girls just vanished into thin air. >> many people affected by the violence are frustrated and desperate to stop although the military managed to gain ground in the last weeks, thousands of refugees have to live in emergency shelters like this. the election of the new president brought a lot of hope to them, but politicians and the military have to regain people's trust by making sure they can return to their villages and the of ducted girls will be found. -- the abducted growth will be found. anchor: the frustrations are sending nigerians back on the streets. many marked the day by protesting here in the capital

president goodluck jonathan said that he would eliminate this group before leaving office the the end of may, and said the group is facing extinction. it is difficult to independently verify the information from this region, because access is very limited. non-governmental organizations, several rights organizations, human rights organizations and the media have not had access to the area. if the information is accurate it could pave the way for the return of a million people who have been internally displaced by boko haram violence >>> hundreds of zimbabweans who fled from attacks in south africa returned home. al jazeera has been speaking to one man. he returned empty-handed. >> people who fled from attacks on migrants in south africa led the border post. when he was working across the border. it was a bricklayer he's home sooner than expected. there was a moment he thought he would never see his family again. >> they wave a way 30 to 40 people. they were there, they had hit them on the head. and then they said to me... >> he said he survived by pretending to be dead. >> they though

the mass abduction caused global protests against the failure of the government of president goodluck jonathan to find the girls and deal with the group. >> i've been so sad >> i feel so sad, so depressed. i'm sorry for them, and the think the government failed them. and that i failed them. i see so many things. we have not done enough. >> hundreds of schoolgirls marched through abuja marking the anniversary. >> the girls brought the march to the ministry of education to demand fresh government action to find the missing girls. each of them is holding a placard with the names of missing girls, a number and a hashtag never to be forgotten. some are as young as 7 and 8 years old. >> the minister of education was not available to meet them. it's been nine months since the previous government said it knew where the girls were. they were last seen in the boko haram video. >> the country will not give up until we find the citizens, no one will be resting. >> reporter: it's hoped with the new government of president-elect muhammadu buhari coming in on may 29th, the girls may be found. >> i f

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jonathan and the all progressive congress. that's the party of the president muhammadu buhari. it's the richest oil-producing state, the bedrock of the oil industry and the creation of hundreds of billions every year and who runs the state? this state contributes a lot of money to the coffers of the party that is in charge. it's been held by the ruling party for the last 16 years, since the end of military rule and the senses that they are desperate to hold on to the gate. we are getting reports of some irregularities taking place. >> we'll follow event in nigeria. ynonne ndedge, live from port harcourt. thank you >>> u.s. president obama has shaken hands with cuban president raul castro. the two leaders expect to hold a private meeting at the summit of the americas in panama. it's the highest level meeting between the two sides more than half a century ago. in 1959 fidel castro and his revolutionary seized control. relations between the two countries deteriorate with the u.s. breaking off diplomatic ties in 1961. washington i