was there it's done it's the end for joseph kabila. but there are problems with the vote a lot of them. there are reports that many polling stations never even opened prompting frustration among voters. and the opposition is concerned that voting machines have been manipulated to help could be seen as preferred successor when. two cities have been barred from voting at all. residents in the opposition strongholds of beni and pretend though will not be able to cast their vote for d.r. congo's new leader this time around and officials cited in a polarized rage as the reason. in beni frustrated voters staged their own mock ballot in protest but it will likely only be the next election that their voice is really heard. a good oh those oh. oh. please wendy bash he is in kinshasa and is following the elections for us when he some parts of the country weren't able to vote for a new president why is that. somebody of their country being able grumble and be weren't allowed to work for security reason and health reasons for example and then you

was there it's done it's the end for joseph kabila. but there are problems with the vote a lot of them. there are reports that many polling stations never even opened prompting frustration among voters. and the opposition is concerned that voting machines have been manipulated to help could be his preferred successor when. two cities have been barred from voting or tool residents in the opposition strongholds of benny and pretend though will not be able to cast their vote congo's new leader this time around officials cited in a vote i break as the reason. in beni first rated voters staged their own mock ballot in protest. but it will likely only be the next election that their voice is really heard. when you bashes in kinshasa and it's following the elections for us when some parts of the country weren't able to vote for a new president why is that. some parts of the country like being you bougainville and you'll be wasn't allowed this to was for security reason and health reasons if for example in venue same boy they say that. but so

a man is a ruling party's candidate and outgoing president joseph kabila pastoral choice his critics say he's not suitable because he's under european union sanctions and is not popular but he supporters aggy he's best placed for the post. is different positions. the congress. the interest of the country interest of the people and. interests. this is. has been described as the accidental candidate who is little known outside and is nominated. to prominent and popular politicians. and. who are excluded from the election are backing him i want to give. and i have to have. we have to leave because. every year we create at least five point one million jobs. is the leader of the largest opposition party. he's. inexperienced and only riding on the popularity of his late father the founder of the party. i have more political experience than some of my opponents i joined politics twenty five years ago and i started from the bottom i was chosen to lead the party grassroots and succeeded to where i am i am my father's son but also my own man. the candidates are promising much the same deal. an

there it's done it's the end for joseph kabila. but there are problems with the vote a lot of them. there are reports that many polling stations never even opened prompting frustration among voters. and the opposition is concerned that voting machines have been manipulated to help could be used as preferred successor when. two cities have been barred from voting a tool. residents in the opposition strongholds of beni and pretend though will not be able to cast their vote for d.r. congo's new leader this time around official cited in a polarized break as the reason. in beni frustrated voters staged their own mock ballot in protest but it will likely only be the next election that their voice is really heard. so. please when you bashing is in kinshasa and is following the elections for us when the some parts of the country weren't able to vote for a new president why is that. by them their country being agreeable and you know maybe we're going to allow this to work for security reason and health reasons if for example in their new single day for that very goal indeed but still they we

kabila. but he didn't really need to go in so i feel liberated and happy completed my civic duty to deal with and have just voted in a historic election for north would be of a few stories. historic indeed the democratic republic of congo has never experienced a peaceful transition of power since gaining independence from belgium in one nine hundred sixty many a hoping that today will be the day including presidential contender martin fire who. was there it's done it's the end for joseph below. but there are problems with of right a lot of them. there are reports that many polling stations never even opened prompting frustration among voters. and the opposition is concerned that voting machines have been manipulated to help could be seen as preferred success when. two cities have been barred from voting a tool residents in the opposition stronghold to benny and pretend though will not be able to cast their vote congo's new leader this time around and officials cited in a phone i break as the

kabila. will usually be easy to go into i feel liberated and happy i completed my civic duty and i have just voted in a historic election. for nor will be to be used to it. historic indeed the democratic republic of congo has never experienced a peaceful transition of power since gaining independence from belgium in one nine hundred sixty many are hoping that today will be the day including presidential contender martin for you'll. be there it's done it's the end for jesus. but there are problems with the vote a lot of them the opposition is concerned that voting machines have been manipulated to help to be less preferred successor when and many polling stations never even opened prompting frustrated voters to walk away. to cities have been barred from voting at all residents in the opposition strongholds of dany and put hamburg will have to wait till march to cast their vote long after congo's new leader is sworn in official cited and a break as the reason. in brainy frustrated residents sta

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clear it's done it's the end for joseph kabila. but there are problems with the vote a lot of them. there are reports that many polling stations never even opened causing frustration among voters and the opposition is concerned that voting machines have been manipulated to help could be less preferred successor when i was at it the two cities have been barred from voting actual residence in the opposition strongholds of dany and put tempo will have to wait till march to cost their vote long after congress new leader will be sworn in officials cited and ebola outbreak as the reason. any frustrated president stage their own mock ballot and protest but it will likely only be the next election that their voice is really heard it was so evident was us. sports now in twenty eighteen has been a year that many german football fans would rather forget the national team won just four of its thirteen matches and of course they didn't put up much of a fight at all while losing its title during this year's world cup so the national team and its stars are open to give fans a reason to cheer and o

with stronger joseph kabila stepping down the d.l.c. could soon have its first peaceful transition of power but the election has been plagued with problems missing voter lists and ballots and broken machine. james hours after polling stations were supposed to close many remain open with long lines of people waiting to turn their tent to vote in other areas officials have already started counting reports say four people were killed in election violence at one polling station in the country's eighty's some twenty one candidates are running for the presidency. they waited for two years to cost their vote what difference will a few more hours in the pouring rain make. after eighteen years of the same man in charge voters in kinshasa waited eagerly for that chance to select a new president. they have a choice between three main candidates two from the opposition and a former interior minister favored by outgoing president joseph kabila. the election means she me means the future of cuny so i have voted for the candidates we will bring for us

was there it's done it's the end for joseph kabila. but there are problems with of bite a lot of them. there are reports that many polling stations never even opened prompting frustration among voters. and the opposition is concerned that voting machines have been manipulated to help could be viewed as preferred successor when . two cities have been barred from voting a tool. residents in the opposition stronghold of benny and pretend will not be able to cast their vote congo's new leader this time around and officials cite it in a vote i break as the reason. in beni. own mock ballot in protest. that will likely only be the next election that is really had. now to some other stories making news around the world north korean leader kim jong un has sent a letter to south korean president moon asking for more peace talks between the two in twenty nineteen kim said the leaders of the two koreas who met three times this year at taken bold measures to overcome years of hostility. at least fifty six people have been killed and some are still

president joseph kabila came to power in the democratic republic of congo in two thousand and one taking over from his father long kabila he was assassinated by one of his own child soldier bodyguards joseph kabila was initially credited with bringing relative peace reviving the mining of the country's vast mineral was the. conflicts persist and tens of millions of congolese people remain trapped in extreme poverty i mean widespread allegations of corruption. second and final constitutional mandate ended two years ago but he stayed in power since i made growing protests and calls for him to step aside. congolese are finally due to head to the polls on sunday to choose a new leader joseph kabila president of the democratic republic of congo talks to al-jazeera. president joseph kabila of the democratic republic of congo you were due to step down in twenty six the elections were due to be held then they been postponed ever since first please explain what's going on in two thousand and sixteen. election indeed it was supposed to take. the month of november or december. unfortunately due to.

clear it's done it's the end for joseph kabila. but there are problems with the vote a lot of them. there are reports that many polling stations never even opened causing frustration among voters and the opposition is concerned that voting machines have been manipulated to help could be less preferred successor when it was. two cities have been barred from voting at all residents in the opposition strongholds of dany and put tempo will have to wait till march to cost their vote long after the congress new leader will be sworn in officials cited in a bowl of outbreak as the reason. and benny frustrated residents stage their own mock ballot and protest. but it will likely be the next election that their voice is really how it was. as the year comes to an end we're looking back on some of our favorite stories of twenty eighteen our correspondents brought us a range of reports featuring personal struggles political crises and violent conflicts from around the world but there were some stories that made us think a little bit differently like this report on rapping for democracy under tha

there it's done it's the end for joseph kabila. but there are problems with the vote a lot of them. there are reports that many polling stations never even opened prompting frustration among voters. and the opposition is concerned that voting machines have been manipulated to help could be used as preferred successor when. two cities have been barred from voting at all. residents in the opposition strongholds of beni and pretend though will not be able to cast their vote for d.r. congo's new leader this time around and officials cited in a bona fide break as the reason. in beni frustrated voters staged their own mock ballot in protest but it will likely only be the next election that their voice is really heard. good. when you bashing is in kinshasa and is following the elections for us when the some parts of the country weren't able to vote for a new president why is that. our fans by them their country being agreeable and the world and allow them to work for security reason and health reasons for example in their new single day for that very evil and good but so they weren't able

president joseph kabila of the democratic republic of congress and you are due to step down in twenty six the elections were due to be held that they've been postponed ever since first please explain what's going on in two thousand and sixteen elections indeed it was supposed to take place the month of november or december. unfortunately due to. situations that there isn't. in twenty two thousand and twelve thirteen fourteen those elections did not take place. dialogue was organized and subsequently it was decided that elections take place this year after a concerted. process and of course a government that was put in place with the sole mission or primary mission to organize these elections so actions taking place now that a lot of people are very skeptical about that in the skeptical particularly about the recent delays in the recent exclusion the catholic said that they doubted the motives of the electoral commission majority of according to opinion polls don't trust the electoral commission and a lot of people particularly among opposition supporters think that this was all a deli

kabila and causing a lot of concern here. alright let's have a look at could be a list rule he became president when his father lot was assassinated in two thousand and one he was elected in two thousand and six and secured another term and controversial elections in two thousand and eleven since coming to power joseph kabila has faced continuous wars in eastern congo and rebel forces allegedly supported by the neighboring governments of uganda and rwanda he refused to leave office when his term expired two years ago elections twice delayed within rescheduled for this month there have been numerous demonstrations in kinshasa and other towns protesting against could be listing in power without an election. all right let's bring in our panel in london on gomo president of the congolese exile government from kinshasa to undo the r.c.s. ruling party spokesman and also joining us from london indigo ellis a risk consultant at various maple croft welcome to you all to the program indigo let me start with you do you believe that elec

clear it's done it's the end for joseph kabila. but there are problems with the vote a lot of them. there are reports that many polling stations never even opened causing frustration among voters and the opposition is consent that voting machines have been manipulated to help could be less preferred successor when it was. two cities have been barred from voting at all residents in the opposition strongholds of dany and put hamburg will have to wait till march to cast their vote long after its new leader will be sworn in officials cited in a bowl or break as the reason. and benny frustrated residents stage their own rock ballot and protest. but it will likely only be the next election that their voice is really heard it was so. let's head to kinshasa now where wendy bashi is covering the election for us hey wendy how has the voting been progressing so far today. hi everyone the voting is progressing quite well i've seen one would see a polling station is sure we need to go everything is going good but people are very worried because some of them can't find their name on the we're see

kabila. opposition parties are accusing the congolese government of grave human rights abuse welcome what has more. mangas told us how her brother rossi was killed it was earlier this year he was at a protest calling for the already read you elections please stop the march that's normal here on the streets of kinshasa the capital of the democratic republic of congo and rossi was shot he died in hospital after all that. but marie says his ideas live on. we will not shut up because it's our country they have guns and they can kill but he said they can kill all eighty million of us they can even kill me but can they kill all congolese. reraise neighborhood clean most people of four and it's a similar story throughout most of hungary meanwhile on the home full of people make billions of dollars every year from the country's vast mineral wealth as people say they want change rights groups say people are really free to demand it but the bar. cap jamba spent nearly forty years trying to challenge th

of joseph kabila. joseph kabila as walks away from office minister spent he will not be absent for long. the number of illegal knives seized at the uk's borders has more than doubled in a year. official figures show officers took possesion of more than 7,600 weapons. it comes as knife crime in england and wales reaches an eight—year high. adam woods reports. seized at britain's borders, thousands of deadly and illegal weapons. knives and swords destined for the streets. betweenjanuary weapons. knives and swords destined for the streets. between january and the tamba this year, border force staff confiscated more than 7600 lathes, double the number seized the previous year. the figures also show a big rise in other weapons found by officers, including batons and knuckledusters. and this is why police are so concerned. my crime in england and wales is at its highest for eight years. this month, 18—year—oldj for eight years. this month, 18—year—old j became for eight years. this month, 18—year

kabila. makeshift barricades burned in protest a bad omen for sunday's already contentious presidential election in a country that hasn't held a peaceful one since independence from belgium in one nine hundred sixty now residents in and around benny a city in northeastern democratic republic of the congo may not pass their votes until march the country's electoral commission says that's due to the severe ebola outbreak and rebel fighting that's plagued the area more than one million of forty million registered voters could be affected by the delay protesters however see the decision has more to do with politics than safety bottled up with just a need to get us another president who will govern this country and if that doesn't happen we shall create chaos starting from today until a solution is found if it calls for us to die then so be it the last i know not who the president he so angry at is joseph kabila in power since two thousand and one and now stepping aside the ebola affected region g

and you can hear more of what they are seeing president joseph kabila had to say in his interview with al-jazeera as malcolm webb you can see it in full on talk to al-jazeera on saturday and over four thirty g.m.t. that's in just under fifteen minutes from now. for you some breaking news coming in now on a magnitude seven point two earthquake has struck south of the philippines the epicenter is south of the island of mindanao the u.s. geological survey says so far there are no reports of casualties or damage so nami waves could occur within three hundred kilometers for quake's epicenter still ahead an al-jazeera. israel is the promise for brazil has a lot of problems. seeking new allies israel's prime minister is on a first ever visit to brazil. new russian built barrier that's prompting a chorus of condemnation in europe. from the neon lights of asia. to the city that never sleeps. probably once again welcome to another look at the international forecast the weather is starting to quiet down across northern parts of the middle east you see some really lovely showers pushing out of tur

the president of the democratic public of congo joseph kabila was told that recent election violence is just politics but tensions are running high across the country ahead of sunday's presidential vote receive used live ammunition and to gas on protesters after a decision to delay some voting in opposition strongholds until march malcolm webb has more from kinshasa. in the eastern city of goma police blocked people from protesting in eastern city of benny police fired in the air to break up the marches they were processing through the streets but several eyewitnesses are telling us in some places we have allowed roadblocks to continue just to kill anything to protesters with one signals suggesting that the policemen themselves support opposition candidate martin fire you leave is very popular in not area really his supporters believe that's the reason those areas have been excluded from the election that's meant to go ahead on sunday protests have been a full mark of this election ever since twenty sixteen when it was due to take place before people protesting president joseph kabil

kabila has dismissed election violence as politics his comments come as tensions run high across the country and of sunday's presidential vote for lease i've used live ammunition and tear gas on protesters during demonstrations against a decision to delay voting in three opposition strongholds until march experts fear another massive eruption of an indonesian volcano will cause a second tsunami has prompted officials to raise the alert level and widen the no go zone which was set up after saturday's tsunami for the top stories to stay with

president joseph kabila is term was supposed to end two years ago but he's continually pushed back new elections. the authorities have clamped down hard on widespread protests but he finally relented the election is threatened on multiple fronts the military is fighting rebel groups in much of the country the congo is rich in raw materials including coal time and indispensable element in mobile phones and cobalt which car makers around the world need for electric car batteries but the revenues from those resources end up in the hands of the elite and not the people. that means armed groups who are attacking the population who are exploiting the population. on top of all that the eastern part of the country is suffering a severe abler outbreak whether the vote takes place next sunday or not observers expect more unrest. in germany the christmas season is in full swing people come from all over the wall to visit the famous christmas markets but if you happen to be in bavaria over the holiday season you might not just see markets but wants to. so well wolves and monsters are back in kish

not cool for the president he's so angry yet is joseph kabila in power since two thousand and one and now stepping aside the ebola affected region getting its vote postponed is a stronghold for opposition to could be the and his preferred candidate emmanuel rama zani should dari should dari faces twenty one opposition candidates martin for you though is one of the leading contenders. this. could be less electoral favor it is also the target of european union sanctions he and more than a dozen other congolese officials stand accused by the e.u. of obstructing the electoral process and related human rights violations in retaliation the congolese government has opted to egypt the e.u. and bassett are giving him forty eight hours to get out. that leaves sunday's election already two years behind schedule largely without international observers mostly because. accreditation more protests against the electoral commission decision are planned for today opposition parties have called for a general strike. you're watching. you can always get the latest. from the apple store that will give you.

drc‘s outgoing president, joseph kabila, tells the bbc — the delay is because of an ebola outbreak. on the day that we were supposed to bolt, you have this epidemic spreading like wildfire. —— vote. indonesia re—routes all flights around anak krakatow, as the volcano continues to spew ash, days after triggering a deadly tsunami. but do relaxed attitudes to sex in france encourage predatory behaviour? we have a special report on how attitudes may be changing. and in sport, inter milan will play their next two home league matches behind closed doors as punishment for racist chanting against napoli. hello, and welcome to world news today. there have been protests in the democratic republic of congo at yet another delay in the presidential elections in some parts of the country. the polls were meant to take place on sunday. authorities in the capital, kinshasa, are blaming security concerns and an outbreak of ebola in the east of the country. the government says it is listening to the advice of the electoral commission. the worst clashes took place in the eastern cities of beni an

there it's done it's the end for joseph kabila. but there are problems with the vote a lot of them. there are reports that many polling stations never even opened prompting frustration among voters. and the opposition is concerned that voting machines have been manipulated to help could be viewed as preferred successor when . two cities have been barred from voting a tool. residents in the opposition strongholds of beni and pretend though will not be able to cast their vote for d.r. congo's new leader this time around official cited in a polarized break as the reason. in beni frustrated voters staged their own mock ballot in protest but it will likely only be the next election that their voice is really heard. good oh those oh. please when you bashing is in kinshasa and is following the elections for us when some parts of the country weren't able to vote for a new president why is that. our fans out of their country being agreeable and you know maybe we're going to allow this to work for security reason and health reasons for example and then you remember they say that very evil and

or not goof on the president he's so angry yet is joseph kabila in power since two thousand and one and now stepping aside the ebola affected region getting its vote postponed is a stronghold for opposition to could be the and his preferred candidate emmanuel rama zani should dari should dari faces twenty one opposition candidates martin five is one of the leading contenders. to. be less electoral favorite is also the target of european union sanctions he and more than a dozen other congolese officials stand accused by the e.u. of obstructing the electoral process and related human rights violations in retaliation the congolese government has opted to egypt the e.u. and bassett are giving him forty eight hours to get out. that leaves sunday's election already two years behind schedule largely without international observers mostly because they've been denied accreditation more protests against the electoral commission's decision are planned for today opposition parties have called for a general strike. but as we near the end of twenty eighteen or taking a look back at some of our favori

the long term president of the democratic republic of congo joseph kabila say sunday's election really go ahead despite polling being suspended in parts of the country that official reason for this delay is concern over an outbreak but could be does opponents say the move is politically motivated but he's different protests as in the east of the country by firing live ammunition and tear gas the presidential election is taking place after a delay of two yes we'll go live to can chelsea in just a moment but first this report. makeshift barricades burned in protest a bad omen for sunday's already contentious presidential election in a country that hasn't held a peaceful one since independence from belgium in one nine hundred sixty now residents in and around benny a city in northeastern democratic republic of the congo may not cast their votes until march the country's electoral commission says that's due to the severe ebola outbreak and rebel fighting that's plagued the area more than one million of forty million registered voters could be affected by the delay protesters however see th

or not go fuck the president he's so angry yet is joseph kabila in power since two thousand and one and now stepping aside the ebola affected region getting its vote postponed is a stronghold for opposition to could be the and his preferred candidate emmanuel rama zani should dari should dari faces twenty one opposition candidates martin fi ulu is one of the leading contenders. i. can do. this in the. electoral favor it is also the target of european union sanctions he and more than a dozen other congolese officials stand accused by the e.u. of obstructing the electoral process and related human rights violations in retaliation the congolese government has opted to egypt the e.u. and bassett are giving him forty eight hours to get out. that leaves sunday's election already two years behind schedule largely without international observers mostly because they've been denied accreditation. internees is also agency has lowered the death toll from last week's tsunami the official told now stands at four hundred twenty six dead with twenty three people still missing authorities have also warn

kabila who's stepping down off to eighteen years in power. for you knew a former oil executive is leading in recent opinion polls get international observers have echoed the concerns of congo's opposition parties that the election is not free and fair and three opposition strongholds will see no costing of ballots at all after authorities council the vote due to an. outbreak and ethnic violence. ok let's cross to contrast the now where when the back she is asked a polling station covering the story there for us when the voting has been underway now for several hours tell us how things are going. hi everyone things are going quite well for the moment. such a. growing insight to cooling stations some of them are struggling to find their name on the deed but everything is going well and we are waiting for the results and see how soon we go on to the day now this is an electronic poll says voters to using electronic touch screens other any concerns about potential fraud with this kind of system. for the moment i i have to say that i didn't see so

president joseph kabila his term was supposed to end two years ago but he's continually pushed back new elections. the authorities have clamped down hard on widespread protests but he finally relented. the election is threatened on multiple fronts the military is fighting rebel groups in much of the country the congo is rich in raw materials including coal time and indispensable element in mobile phones and cobalt which car makers around the world need for electric car batteries but the revenues from those resources end up in the hands of the elite and not the people. that means armed groups who are attacking the population who are exploiting the population on top of all that the eastern part of the country is suffering a severe enable the outbreak whether the vote takes place next sunday or not observers expect more unrest. now here in germany the christmas season is in full swing people come from all over the will to visit the famous christmas markets but if you happen to be in bavaria over the holiday season you might not just see markets but wants to take a look. so well wolves and

is choosing the success of a long time strongman leader joseph kabila but opposition parties are already cooling the electorate on the back. and facing is also on the way in bangladesh with security forces on the high as prime minister shaikh has seen as expected to win another amid accusations that the government is trying to stifle opposition. plus offer a senegalese player was subjected to serve racist abuse at a recent supporters of italian club not believe take a stand against discrimination in something. in a minute she has mackinnon thanks so much for joining me after more than two years of delay presidential polls have finally opened in the democratic republic of congo voters will decide on a successor to joseph kabila who is stepping down off to an eighteen year reign he is facing a strong challenge from os in spite of a former director manager exxon mobil recent polls put faiumu in the lead at international observers have echoed the concerns of congress opposition policies that the election is not free and said the government decided not to open. polling stations in the opposit

president joseph kabila his term was supposed to end two years ago but he's continually pushed back new elections. the authorities have clamped down hard on widespread protests but he finally relented. the election is threatened on multiple fronts the military is fighting rebel groups in much of the country the congo is rich in raw materials including coal time and indispensable element in mobile phones and cobalt which car makers around the world need for electric car batteries but the revenues from those resources end up in the hands of the elite and not the people. that means armed groups who are attacking the population who are exploiting the population on top of all that the eastern part of the country is suffering a severe abler outbreak whether the vote takes place next sunday or not observers expect more unrest. now here in germany the christmas season is in full swing people come from all over the will to visit the famous christmas markets but if you happen to be in bavaria over the holiday season you might not just see markets but wants to take a look. well wolves and monsters

president joseph kabila dated early usenet the democratic republic of congo even eighteen yes. this election two years a video is to choose the successor my only concern is that we have this very heavy rain. and over the for the time now that might be wrong. and this is the man he wants to take over from a zani shattering he's on the european union sanctions list accused of rights abuses seventy i think victory is on my side and tonight i will be president. but the heavy rain hit the capital kinshasa didn't put people off. this side of a low turnout and has had to get it to provide has already registered. with the tool of pain able to vote as a polling station inside this primary school the school voting machine is ready to go there's no copy of the electoral register here subsequently practice for the people inside it. since sunrise waiting to vote a big crowd of people outside as well they sent his body thin people here blame the president of the electoral commission for not delivering it demanding their rights of votes. until morning we are looking for which bush we won't go

the democratic republic of congo elect a successor for joseph kabila on sunday, as the government bans campaigning in the capital. courtoming up, a japanese rejects a request by prosecutors to extend a detention, paving the way for his possible release. more on that in business news. ♪ thank you for watching live from paris. it has been dubbed the big amble. donald trump ordered withdrawal of over 2000 u.s. troops in syria, while declaring victory over the islamic state group. critics have cited several concerns, including a revival of the militants. on syrianree turn policy as trump announced plans to withdraraw troops from the coununtry. have been president for almost two years and we have stepped it up. against isis. we have beaten them and beaten them badly. we have taken back the land. it is time for our troops to come home. >> the decision will affect about 2000 troops mostly supporting the syrian democratic forces, an alliance of kurdish and allied fighters. his tweet contradicts the military department, which wants to ensure the islamic state group does not rebuild. as recent

will not go far the president he's so angry at is joseph kabila in power since two thousand and one and now stepping aside the ebola affected region getting its vote postponed is a stronghold for opposition to could be the and his preferred candidate emmanuel rama zani should dari should dari faces twenty one opposition candidates martin for you though is one of the leading contenders. to. what. could be less electoral favor it is also the target of european union sanctions he and more than a dozen other congolese officials stand accused by the e.u. of obstructing the electoral process and related human rights violations in retaliation the congolese government has opted to egypt the e.u. and bassett are giving him forty eight hours to get out that leave sunday's election already two years behind schedule largely without international observers mostly because they've been denied accreditation. indonesia's disaster agency has lowered the death toll from last week's c. nami the official toll now stands at four hundred twenty six dead with twenty three people still missing authorities will

kabila and causing a lot of concern here well one of the most powerful players calling is the. in the democratic republic of congo the catholic church has clout. nearly half of congress eighty million people go through its church services like this one in the capital kinshasa when president joseph kabila didn't step down at the end of his second and final constitutional mandate the church stood up. john bell i was one of the key coordinators of the protest for democracy which eventually led to an election being called for sunday two years late three days ago it was postponed again until next week and some until today we are aware of strategies to not organize elections we are not surprised that we don't have elections even though there was enough time we were informed about the perspire moment of elections until the thirtieth and we think that for seven days let us not burn the whole country. the priest asks people to pray for the elections to be peaceful. the last two years were not dozens were killed by police in the protests the catholic church brokered a deal for delayed el

kabila tells our jazeera young rest as just politics. indonesia raises the alert level around the and that krakatau volcano as residents are warned of a second tsunami threat. and we visit the quote a mountain town where residents are taking up paint brushes to unify their homes and their community. and in a series of royal decrees saudi arabia's king solomon has announced a major government reshuffle the most notable among the changes the demotion of one of the most high profile faces of the saudi government foreign minister. this is the kingdom struggles to contain the political fallout following the murder of journalist. shalit bennett's reports. adele lousy baer a former advisor to the late king abdullah a former ambassador to the united states and now former foreign minister he was only the second saudi to be appointed foreign minister outside the royal family. during the gulf cooperation summit of regional leaders earlier this month again defended the suspected involvement of the saudi crown prince in the murder of jamal khashoggi

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and joseph kabila is not on the ticket in the upcoming elections later this month but he has named a candidate his former minister of the interior and manuel rama tanishaa dari if he were to win many in the congo fear continued stagnation it could be the lucia activists are taking their fight seriously they engage their fellow citizens call on them to fight for their rights and not give up regardless of who wins the elections in late december. that report by a cardinal hoffman now for some sport and in last night's champions league football tournament by in munich and faced off in a thrilling trio or draw the drama started with a fifteen minutes to go and the match level at one apiece combined storm was sent off with this high kick after that the penalty for each team made it to. good level dusky time to score with this second goal and then kingsley coma put it by the head in injury time just when you thought the germans had done enough for victory nicole last tally if he could level the match again a treaty final score would still lives by on top of the group here's what levon dusty

kabila shows stepping down after seventeen years in power the elections were delayed by two years in the run up has been plagued by violence houthi rebels in yemen have begun handing over responsibility for the key ports of the day there to the u.n. so under a peace deal reached in sweden earlier this month between rebels and saudi backed forces same that ending almost four years of war which has caused a humanitarian disaster coordinators yet to clarify the functions and responsibilities of both sides. the balance of power in northern syria appears to be shifting after the u.s. decision to withdraw its troops russia and turkey have agreed to coordinate with each other after talks in moscow turkey's foreign minister says they have a common goal of cleaning syria of what he calls terror organizations it comes as fifty turkish tanks have been sent to the syrian border in preparation for a possible attack on kurdish y.p. g. forces from gaza and ted near the tookie syrian border one hundred other reports columns of turkey stunts roll into syria. and korea has been bolstering its military

of my most adare is a ruling party of candidate and outgoing president joseph kabila as passable choice his critics say he's not suitable because he's under european union functions and is not popular but he supported aggie he's best placed for the post. is different positions. knows. the congolese reality he put first of all the interest of the country the interest of the people and. all interests. this is. for you lou has been described as the accidental candidate who is little known outside and is nominated back. to prominent and popular politicians. and. who are excluded from the election are backing him i want to give. and i have to have. we have to leave because. every year we create at least five point one million jobs for people of color. is the leader of the largest opposition party. he's. inexperienced and only riding on the popularity of his late father the founder of the party. i have more political experience than some of my opponents i joined politics twenty five years ago and i started from the bottom i was chosen to lead the party grassroots and succeeded to where i am i

kabila has been put off for a week blamed on a fire that destroyed voting machines in ballot papers there have been protests over the latest inlay with the election already two years behind schedule seven soyuz in the capital kinshasa with more on the logistics needed to hold that election those four million ballot papers meant for that are in the country now which is a big relief to many people the voting machine that had been recalled from the different province is told are already here technicians are reprogramming them now out of what the materials that were meant for other parts of the country are in the different regional headquarters they will be or are being transported to the various then. eventually the polling stations as well but that another problem logistically this is a country that has very poor infrastructure we're talking about places that you cannot get using up all or even a bicycle you have to walk on this is also the rainy season of parts of the country still and they've been a boy outbreak in the east so all these complications making it even more difficult fo

kabila just after the cost of. defeat he also believes that this election is going to be. credible and he did address the nation in fact the evening and talked about all the challenges facing the country and he specifically mentioned this three areas where the election was full and he talked about. issues. there is a rebel group there called. a lot of people in the last few years that have the government to contain that group think that security challenges at least four people have died in election related violence in bangladesh with polls closing in less than three hours prime minister is shaken ciena is expected to win a fourth she's been criticized for clamping down on her opponents and restricting press freedom the warring sides in yemen have begun handing over responsibility for the port of her data to the united nations forces are being redeployed as part of a un backed deal between the two thieves and the yemeni government torrential rain in northern syria has caused major flooding forcing thousands of famil

votes in the democratic republic of congo and choosing who will succeed president joseph kabila he's been in power for seventeen years about one point three million people from three just treats have been excluded from . the warring sides in yemen have begun handing in the responsibility for the port of data to the united nations forces are being redeployed as part of a un deal between the these and the yemeni government. the us president says major progress has been made towards ending his government's trade war with china donald trump and being confirmed they've spoken over the phone about resolving their differences she have returns he has more now from washington d.c. . very optimistic and positive indications from both donald trump and chinese media first that was donald trump's tweets which said just had a long and very good call with president xi of china a deal is moving along very well if made it will be very comprehensive covering all subject areas and points of dispute big progress being made exclamation mark and chinese media confirming about phone call took place chinese

kabila has been put off for a week blamed on a fire that destroyed voting machines and ballot papers there have been protests over the latest delay with the election already two years behind schedule catherine sawyer is in the capital with more on the logistics needed to hold the election those four million ballot papers meant for the are in the country now which is a big relief to me. people the voting machine that had been recalled from the different province is told already here technicians are reprogramming them now i don't want the materials that were meant for other parts of the country are in the different regional headquarters they will be or are being transported to the various then and eventually the polling stations as well but that's another problem logistically this is a country that has very poor infrastructure we're talking about places that you cannot get using a whole or even a bicycle you have to walk this is also the rainy season of parts of the country still and they've been a boy outbreak in the east so all these complications making it even more difficult for th

lucy: let's hear from the outgoing president of the demoatic republic of congo, joseph kabila. he took power in 2001 after the assassination of his father. he has twice been elected president, in 2006 and 2011, but electis to replace him to be held in 2016 were delayed until now. he has been speaking from bbc africa in kinshasa and began by explaining w the poll was delayed in some areas. pres. kabila: the idea was that ebola is an epidem which we haven bnaging to control two months after it was declared. this time around, it takes much longer than that. eaand as we right now it is still spreading. so we have to contend with those two major issues. isof course, the choico save as many lives as possible. reporter: with all that has happened, do you have faith in the electoral commission to deliver a free and f election? pres. kabila: the electoral mmission is an independe commission. an independent electoral commission. we still have faith in the commission, and at t end of this year, elections will be organized. reporter: but with 1.2 million voters being delayed in those areas

zeros katherine so is in kinshasa she spoke to president joseph kabila just after he cast his vote he said he also believes that this election is going to be fairly credible and he did address the nation in fact the evening and talked about all the challenges that are facing the country and he specifically mentioned the three areas where the election was full and he talked about terrorism issues in many a rebel group they're all a.d.'s killed people in the last three years that the government unable to contain that group so it is a faith thing that security challenges and polls have closed in bangladesh's election at least four people are confirmed to been killed in the reports of more deaths election commission's report of investigating allegations of vote rigging the prime minister shake a scene that seeking a fourth term in office she's been criticized for cracking down on her opponents under strict press freedoms. in the capital dhaka. i spoke to. the election commissioner of services here earlier having told them a story from one of the opposition electoral voting station manager

let's hear now from the outgoing president of the democratic republic of congo, joseph kabila. he took power in 2001 after the assassination of his father, laurent. he's twice been elected president — in 2006 and 2011 - but elections to replace him which were meant to be held in 2016 were delayed until now. he's been speaking to salim kikeke from bbc africa in kinshasa — and he began by explaining why the poll was delayed in some areas... probably that is the price to pay for a perfect election. how does that make me feel? you willjust have to agree with the electoral commission. the electoral commission has raised fundamental issues, the fundamental issues are in two regions — in the east you have the epidemic of ebola which is spreading and the intention of the electoral commission and, indeed, the intention of the state, the government, is to make sure that you do not have, on the day that people are supposed to vote, that you do not have this epidemic spreading like wildfire. that is one of the most important reasons. the second reason is of course issues of security.

the president of the democratic republic of congo joseph kabila has dismissed election violence as politics in interview with al jazeera tensions are running high across the country ahead of sunday's presidential vote police have used live ammunition and tear gas on protesters after a decision to delay some voting in opposition strongholds and to launch talking of porters and the like i don't want to go back into what happened. in the pass and the electoral process is always a sensitive issue and i was just stating that even if football game between us you have tensions that rides so during an electoral process you have tensions the most important thing is to have the necessary police force that's well equipped in order to give that a twenty given point in time we did not have that capacity but we've been building that capacity and they let law or other. come pain itself took place with minor incidents i could have wanted to have taken place without any incidents but this is politics. your opinion is ambassador to the democratic republic of congo to leave within the next forty eight hours a