in senegal. the victims began this quest actually on the heels of the pinochet arrest when the former chilean dictator pinochet was arrested in london by -- on the warned of a spanish judge garÇon for crimes allegedly committed in chleile. the house of lords ruled he could be prosecuted anywhere in the world even though he was a former head of state. the human rights movement was in effervescence. there was this idea of using the international justice system to bring to book people who seemed out of the reach of justice. it was at that point the chadian or a chadian human rights activist came to us and said, well, we have somebody who is our pinochet. that was 1999. we helped the chadian victims from chad go to senegal where hissÈne habrÉ was living to file the first case against him. hissÈne habrÉ was arrested 15 years ago for the first time by a senegalese judge. but he used, in effect, the money here taken from chad to basically build a network of influence and support in senegal that blo

despite this, senegal is reopening its borders. >> it's a long and dangerous journey for him and his men. they've traveled across ebola infected regions carrying two tons of fish. >> we don't want to hear about ebola anymore. it has destroyed everything, including our trade. >> they're head to go senegal hoping to sell their fish. they are not sure if they'll be allowed in. for the last eight months, senegal has closed its border with guinea to prevent ebola from spreading. the route is used by traders and the closure has hurt trade. >> closing borders is not a good thing in order to fight a disease. you're causing panic, you're causing a lot of stress on the economy, on people to go through moments of tensions, so there are reasons to criticize the closing of the border. >> measures have been put in place to stop the spread of the virus. there is no temperature checks here, just a request to wash their hands before they step into senegal. customs officers do a thorough inspection of their load. >> we've seen so much traffic coming through. they're carrying coffee, spices, honey, fru

just a request to wash their hands before they step into senegal. customs officers do a thorough inspection of their load. >> translator: we have seen so much traffic coming through. they are carrying spices honey, fruit, and vegetables. they bring essential goods for senegal. >> reporter: their designation is a few hours away. it's one of the largest wholesale markets in west africa. senegal is boosting trade with countries that have suffered economic loss because of ebola, and sending a strong message to the rest of the world, saying it is open for business and it's safe to come here. there is no ebola in senegal, but just 400,000 tourists came to visit last year. not enough for a country that relies on tourism as its main source of revenue. >> translator: ebola is as much of a health crisis as an economic one. it will take months if not years for some of us to get over the economic loss ebola has caused. >> reporter: he and he men hope people won't be afraid to buy their fish, and as ebola continues to spread for senegal, the risk of reopening it

senegal has decided to reopen its border now with guinea. nicklas reports. >> reporter: it's a long and dangerous journey for mohammed and his men. they have travelled from southern guinea across ebola-infected regions, carrying two tons of fish. >> translator: we don't want to hear about ebola anymore. it has destroyed everything. including our trade. >> reporter: they are heading to senegal where they hope to sell their fish. they are not sure if they will be allowed in. for the last eight months senegal has closed his border with guinea to prevent ebola from spreading. the route is used by traders out there west africa and the closure has hurt trade. >> closing borders is not a good thing even to fight against disease. you are causing panics. you are causing a lot of stress on the economy and the capacity of people to go through in moments of tensions such as an epidemic, so there are also technical medical reasons to criticize the border closure. >> reporter: senegal says it has put measures in place to prevent the virus from spreading.

the official reason begin was that senegal had an obligation to protect the muslim holy sites. no announcement as to when this is going to to take place and we're expecting the president to make some sort of statement to give us a precise date, on when these troops will be deployed to saudi arabia. >>> a former u.s. safety of defense, he explains why a nation like senegal would want to join the coalition. >>> well, i think two reasons one, because they don't believe in what the hat onties are up to, and the other is, that the saudis going to give them money for doing it. they tried to get pakistan, and the executive branch seemed to indicate it, and then the legislature would not approve it and the last thing the saudis want to put their own troops on the ground and senegal if there is, if they can stop the violence, they can be part of the peace keeping mission. you might get some of the other four countries in the region, who might be willing to do something, hike uganda, which has troops in somalia fighting, being financed by the united states. you can't win just by air powe

senegal closed the border with the ebola-affected countries. authorities screened visitors and any symptoms of the virus. we are taking all necessary safety and medical precautions so that those that chose to come feel safe. >> reporter: they don't want more tourists it's the extra essential they get here that makes this destination so special. >>> don't forget you can keep up to date with the developing stories. in particular we are looking at al jazeera - a week on from that devastating earthquake in nepal. that's aljazeera.com. would a guessed that a lot of american schoolkids live in poverty, we have known for a long time that poverty has a lot to say about where you go to school and who is at the desk next to yours. this of the last few days a striking number emerged from the nation's classrooms, a survey from the southern education foundation reports that a majority of american public schoolchildren life in poverty. 51% of students attending public school were from low income

confined to the borders of senegal. -- desertification is not an issue confined to the borders of senegal. just a few decades ago this whole area was green and covered with vegetation. now desertification has turned the soil into sand. local communities say nothing can grow here anymore. because of that, many are forced to migrate. he is trying to slow the effects of desertification. the great thing while initiative aims to create a barrier of vegetation in voluble areas across the continent, from senegal to djibouti. is an environmental project, but it's also a social project. it is a set of measures to give the population minimal conditions so they can survive. this will have an impact in 10 to 15 years, but can people really wait that long? no. reporter: month by month, people continue to leave. the car, theway, capital city, offers hope of a better life. malik grew up there. unable to live off the land, he decided to move to dakar and found a job as a driver. but now he dreams of going even further away. i have a jo

senegal decided to reopen borders with guinea to make up for some of the economic losses. we have a report from the border. >> it's a long and dangerous journey for muhammed and his men. they'll traveled from southern guinea across ebola infected regions, carrying two tons of fish. >> we don't want to hear about ebola anymore. it has destroyed everything, including our trade. >> they're head to go senegal hoping to sell their fish. they are not sure if they'll be allowed in. for the last eight months, senegal has closed its border with guinea to prevent ebola from spreading. the route is used by traders and the closure has hurt trade. >> closing borders is not a good thing in order to fight a disease. you're causing panic you're cause ago lot of stress on the economy, on people to go through moments of tensions, so there are treens criticize the closing of the border. >> measures have been put in place to stop the spread of the virus. there is no temperature checks here, just a request to wash their hands before they step into senegal. customs officers do a thorough inspec

senegal support for the saudi arabia intervention in yemen. the announcement was made to the national assembly. commandos, paratroopers and members of an armoured position to be deployed. only a handle of countries are providing support. senegal is the first country to commit ground troops to the defense of saudi arabia. one of the arts the government gives to the public is the deployment of troops is to protect the holy sites. islam plays an important role in senegal. so does politics. the opposition accuses the ruling matter to send troops in exchange for funds to fulfil a political ampigs. >> this is a justification of financial, that leans it can be used as mercenaries. no one is used for troops, nor the islamic banks. the question now is who will deliver on the promise first, and what price are they willing to pay to ensure the development of the country. this is not about politics it's old relationships, and reviving them in times of need. >>> in thailand more than 50 police officers have been reassigned to different posts whilst they ar

islam plays an important role here in senegal, but so does politics. the opposition accused the ruling party of sending troops in exchange for funds to fulfill their political ambition. >> translator: many are worried because this is not our war. our army is being used as mercenaries in exchange of money. >> reporter: the question now is who will deliver on their promise first? and what price is senegal willing to pay to ensure the development of the country. for this man this is about all relationships and reviving them in time of need. >>> the violence in yemen has forced thousands of families from their homes. poor stranded, many are suffering from food and shortage of -- medicine shortages. hashem ahelbarra reports. >> reporter: muhammad ali has spent most of his life here. it is a small community on the outskirts of yemen's capitol, sana'a. he lived along with his father and married brothers and sisters in this house. it took them years to build it. but their house has been badly damaged by the force from explosions that targeted the area in the l

senegal has tried to cut down on cross border arms and drug trafficking. for many senegal is also their only way out for some what is most certainly exile. >>> the price of oil has fallen sharply in recent months. in the united states thousands of so-called stripper wells are at the end of their useful lives, and they are struggling to remain economically viable. tom akerman reports from bradford in pennsylvania. >> reporter: outside of the mcdonald's restaurant in brood ford pennsylvania stands a century-old relic of the oil industry's dawn in an area where the world's first industrial well was drilled in 1859 this one is still pumping. and so are hundreds more scattered around the town. these so-called stripper wells can draw up to a couple of barrels a day from the huge pool of crude that lies beneath the surface. >> this has been doing this since 1882, it will probably go another hundred years if we're allowed to do it. >> reporter: looking at them individually these wells don't seem very impressive but there are more than 400,000 of them operating in

flying to senegal is expensive. senegal briefly are closed its border with ebola-suffering countries. >> we are taking all necessary safety and medical precaution he so that those who choose to come here will feel safe and comfortable. >> they don't want more tourists that make this destination so special. nicholas hawk live, doha. >> in a few hours time, floyd mayweather and manny pacquiao will meet, but this sport of mixed martial arts continues the grow in popularity. anneandy gallagher reports. >> this so-called gentleman's game is bowing out bow going out losing fans to a relatively new support. >> i'm going for that shot. >> these are mixed mart martial tifts. more knockouts more action and a riseing body of stars. but even those here have their doubt competing without action. >> this is a brit, we've been through this before it's not going to happen. >> nonetheless it are make inroads expeacial here. the way boxing is doin can be neat ited, never thinking about the sports. only a certain amount of tickets wen

. >> [speaking wolof] >> to see how big tabaski is in senegal, you have to go to the capital, dakar. at tabaski, it's a religious, and social, expectation for muslim households to buy and slaughter a ram. >> [speaking wolof] >> in senegal, where a day's wages, if you have work, are around $3, this is a big deal. and for deya in saare muudu, where paid work is scarce, the tabaski ram and other holiday foods are major purchases. >> [speaking wolof] [child speaking in background] [laughs] >> [speaking wolof] >> the household relies on money from deya's two brothers, maliki and alahji, who are working in spain. [electric saw runs] alahji, kanni's husband, was the first of deya's brothers to leave. >> [speaking wolof] >> [speaking wolof] [laughs] [radio playing] >> maliki, kanni's brother-in-law, is visiting for tabaski. he went to spain in 2003, but returns almost every year to visit the family. >> [speaking wolof] >> [speaking wolof] [laughs] >> [speaking wolof] >> [speaking wolof] >> [speaking wolof] >> [speaking wolof] >> [speaking wolof] >> [speaking wolof] [music plays] [music ends]

find out what the villagers in southern senegal are doing to fight back against illegal smuggling >>> tunisia has named the two people it says were behind the deadly attack on one of the capital's popular tourist sites. the announcement follows the president's waging a war against terrorism. this is the scene in tunis now. we are looking at the entrance to the museum. there are several armed guards. here is a reminder of what happened on wednesday. two gunmen in military uniforms stormed the museum killing 14 people 12 tourists. hours later security forces stormed the museum next door to tunisia's parliament and killed the gunmen. it's unclear what the motivation was. >> dozens gathered in tunis to pay their respects to the people killed in the attack. more from al jazeera's jacky rowland in tunis. >> reporter: tunisian security forces call out for reinforcements. they surround the bardo museum a famous tourist destination. there were hundreds of visitors inside when gunmen opened fire. some managed to get out, running for their lives. authorities say the gunmen hunted people down spr

they are not sure if they will be allowed in for the last eight months senegal closed the border with guinea to provent ebola spreading and it is used for traders and it has hurt trade. closing borders is not good to fight against disease and you are causing panics and causing a lot of stress on the economy, on the people to go through moments of tensions so there are also technical and medical reasons for the closure. >> reporter: measures in place to prevent the virus from spreading but there is no temperature checks here just a request to wash their hands before they step into senegal and inspect the load. >> translator: so much traffic coming through and carrying coffee and spices and honey and fruits and vegetables and bring essential goods for senegal. >> reporter: one of the largest wholesale markets in west africa. in reopening the doors senegal boosting trade with economic loss because of ebola and also sending a strong message to the rest of the world saying it is open for business and it is safe to come here. there is no ebola in senegal but just 400,000 tourists came toll

. ♪ >>> and a dissident gambian rapper going viral in senegal. ♪ >>> all economic migrants arriving in hungary will be sent back to the country from which they arrived according to hungry's foreign minister. the main railway station in budapest has been closed to stop refugees from traveling on to austria and germany. hundreds are there, though, and they are demanding that police let them board trains so they can leave hungary. security forces have been blocking the entrance to the station. and this as the number of refugees trying to reach the european union continues to search. at least four people were found dead in the mediterranean sea. the international organization for migration estimates nearly a quarter of a million people have landed in greece in the year to september. italy has seen more than 110,000 rivals. those record numbers are showing no signs of easing. emma hayward has more on the situation in budapest. >> reporter: they are stuck for now, but clear about where they want to go. >> germany! germany! >> reporter: hundreds of refugees stopped from entering budapest rail

le emo fapatÓ a senegal con este penal. >>> me duele la cabeza de tanto gritar empezamos desde gritar cuando empezÓ y terminÓ >>> pero incluso bajo una lluvia intensa los colombianos se cobijan con los colores de su equipo, los colores de la patria >>> usted aes noa ustedes no los de tiene la lluvia >>> claro que no. >>> porque para muchos colombianos que viven en nueva zelanda, ver a su selecciÓn tiene un valor agregado >>> mmm todo porque nosotros vil vimos en lejos, muy, muy lejos. pero en nuestro corazÓn siempre estÁ nuestro lindo paÍs. >>> la selecciÓn colombia les permite soÑar >>> y creo que la prÓxima vamos ganar con todas vamos a irnos hasta las finales, vamos a ganar el mundial. >>> ves a colombia campeÓn >>> sÍ obvio, los veo todos los dÍas. (gritos) . >>> viva colombia!. >>> colombia ganarÁ!. >>> asÍ como la ilusiÓn, puede ser el mejor paraguas bajo una tormenta. >>> bueno pues con este Ánimo acompaÑan los colombianos a su selecciÓn nacional, pero ahora la prueba de fuego viene cuando enfrenten a portugal por el primer lugar del grupo mary josÉ >>> rogel

how trieders in senegal are getting forward to getting back to work. >>> breaking the bank how cyber criminals stole about a billion dollars from banks around the world. >>> and in sports battle of the big spenders and paris hosts chelsea in the champions league. ♪ >>> greece's prime minister says his government is not in a hurry to reach a deal with the euro zone. there is still no agreement to extend greece's bailout. greece refused to agree to the accompanying austerity measures. the current bailout is set to expire at the end of the month. without a resolution greece could be forced into bankruptcy and forced to leave the euro zone. so where are we on all of this now, john? what is being done to try to resolve it? >> reporter: at the moment there are no further scheduled talks between greece and its creditors on how to resolve the debt issue. greece has asked for a four-month trust where the creditors would finance its debt in order for greece to sit down and reschedule its debt payments with them and discuss also what austerity reforms it would keep and what it would change in

for senegal, this relentless pollution is causing this drought. so they have taken up climate change insurance. offering countries on the can't tent protection. arc calculates claims based on rainfalls, satellite imagery, and animals and crops lost. it dispersed money to senegal which is distributing to the most vulnerable. aid sees are often too slow to help. the insurance money is used to distribute cash for food and feed the animals. but even with arc's help there is not enough to feed all of the weak animals. tonight once more their only meal is a few potatoes tea and bread, and so the day ends like it started, hungry uncertain, and wondering which one of these animals will survive tomorrow. nicklas hawk al jazeera, northern senegal. >>> ukraine's parliament has approved a draft law to give more autonomy to two eastern regions. it's the first step towards meeting the demands of pro-russian separatists. but people in the east are still facing daily bombardment. and as charles stratford reports, they are also struggling to cope with an economic

rarely does such a punishing verdict fall on the rich and powerful in senegal. for many this has also brought hope and confidence that justice can prevail no matter who you are. >>> singapore has begun seven days of national mourning for its founding father. condolences and tributes are pouring in from across the world. >>reporter: images of le overlookover overlook mourns at the hospital where he died. it's where people have been coming to deliver get well messages and now their condolences. done tony wong is a retired civil servant and felt it was important to bring his grandchildren here. >> what he has done for us is such a strong foundation. what's going to happen in the near future is not going to be bad. >>reporter: flags were lowered to half mast to honor the passing of whom many felt it was father of modern singapore. without le singapore as the world knows it may never have existed. born in 1923 he saw his homeland occupied by the british and then japanese. after training as a lawyer in britain, he became prime minister in 1959. a post he would hold fo

while he lived quietly in senegal. his wife never suspected he would face justice. >> we had an agreement. we came here to get asylum, protection from the state of senegal. but those who supported us turned against us. we feel betrayed. >> he's now being charged for crimes against humanity in the extraordinary african chambers, a court specifically created by the african union in senegal. hundreds of witnesses are expected to testify including clemont. an african judged by africans, away from the international criminal courts. at stake is the possibility to he set a precedence. >> i think what this trial shows more than anything else is that it's possible for victims and their supporters with tenacity with perseverance with imagination to actually get a dictator to court. >> the trial will not erase the horrors. but something has changed and perhaps in the process this man may find some peace. al jazeera. >> japanese automaker mitsubishi is apologizing for its actions during world war ii and using american prisoners of

kilkilauea is one of the most active volcanoes in the world. >>> senegal art center is hoping to bring inspiration to local villages. it's called the thread, and mend to wide be its way from local hubs of london and berlin. >> top fashion designer, now a resident artist at the thread, an art center in a remote village in senegal. she didn't know what to expect but then became involved in the local fashion. she started knitting. and the unexpected happened, curious men joined in. >> why not knit my own hats? i mean we are all practicing muslims. we need this to cover our heads. it's fun and useful. >> creative conversation. no words no judgment just letting inspiration do the talking. >> my favorite thing about being here is that there's no -- hardly any phone reception, there's no internet so you can just turn your phone off and have 100% focus on just being. >> western ngos and development workers have come and gone in this region. the art center is the brain child of the village doctor. people here he says nead less ns aid, more art. attempted to migrate realize, doing it for art and

it was found in the hands of libyan operatives attempting to bomb targets in senegal. the cia had written detailed reports on the togo and senegal timers, linking them both back to edwin bollier. but all of this took on new significance in june of 1990, when lockerbie investigators came to them with the circuit board fragment they'd found at the crash site. >> the cia produces photographs of what we call the senegal timer after two libyan intelligence operatives traveling with pistols with silencers, semtex, blasting caps, and this timer were arrested by the senegalese government. and it was sort of like, if we can establish that mebo made the senegal device, they probably made the togo timer as well. so they take the thing apart, and on one of the circuit boards within the timer, they find something that's scratched out that was determined to say m-e-b-o. >> dornstein: i mean, did you used to write "mebo" on the circuit boards? >> yes, all the pc boards have mebo, mebo. >> dornstein: huh. >> why this is scratched here, i don't know. >> dornstein: well, they say... >>

senegal put a lot of money into public investment, yet the senegal growth rate lags and legs. do you have any escalation? -- explanation? mr. mesghena: senegal -- human beings are a source of the country. many countries deprive because they lose their human resources. their best educated and the people who may be needed for the economy. the other thing that i want to raise is the issue of, how do you support governments who will not take a broad measure? if you look into the african and european relationship during the last 50 years, it was opposite. governments who took both measures to tackle corruption to make real change has been [indiscernible] it can go through. one would say, we need to support such processes. it means both systems and countries that are really tackling corruption, bad governance etc. -- how do we encourage them? what kind of political support and what kind of economic support do we do? instead of putting many of those countries into dependency -- it is not about giving money. it is an issue of dependency. the other thing is when you put money, where do

we have the story from senegal. >> reporter: it's a song radios won't put on air. and yet it's going viral, spreading on-line throughout the country. the lyrics denounce the freedom of speech, rampant corruption. >> after seeing my people be quiet and not being able to speak out against police brutality, not being able to speak out against corruption, people going missing for no reason, not being able to speak out about the level of hardship in this country, i believe in the voice of the people. being the voice of the people i have this responsibility which is on me to speak out against what's going on. >> reporter: behind these lyrics is ace. after being involved in gang violence, his family sent him back to gambia. he saw the biggest gangster of them all. the president. human rights organizations accused him of being a ruthless dictator. he threatened to slit the throats of all homosexuals. he freed hundreds of people from prison. this is when he released his song. although it wants officially banned, his family started getting threats. with his wife, daughter an

we report on the art project in senegal that's trying to do just that. we begin in egypt where a judge sentenced three al jazeera journalists to three years in jail. the guilty verdict just a few hours ago, the retrial. fahmy, baha mohammed and peter greste tried in absentia has dragged on since march. we will be live in cairo in just a moment. first, this report from natasha gname. >> it was a heartbreaking day in court for al jazeera journalists justice denied yet again as they heard the word "guilty." they, along with their colleague, peter greste who was deported earlier this year were sentenced to more prison time. fahmy and greste three years and mohammed three and a half years for allegedly aiding the now-banned muslim brotherhood. >> it is outrageous, just devastating for me. i mean i know my heart is with them and the others in our case. >> as mohammed and fahmy stood in a sound-proof cage inside the court, the judge said they were not journalists. they were working in egypt without accreditation and they fabricated video material by editing and

i was born in calcutta in india, and arrived here in senegal, on my bike in 1987. so i started my bicycle tour in 1982. we called it a peace mission. there are two indian young boys are going on business by bicycle. in five years time i have covered almost by bicycle, according to my meter, 98,000 kilometers. i have to promote friendship. so i came here to here in senegal and found the people they are interesting with the cultural activities and i reach my plan. i am doing a small business dvds and this. i have a lot of music, but i think that altogether they are almost 1,500 indian audio cassettes. almost all of my is going to buy this. i opened my school so write teaching them they dance, indian dancers. i have to teach them the indian languages. when you see some senegal people dancing indian dance, it is very nice very good. they are finding some of the community with our indian culture and senegal culture. some people didn't know the language, but they were attracted, from my heart, i feel that it's very nice to have different people different culture, but we

. >> open to business after economic loss, senegal reopens it's border with guinea. and cheap but effective how solar power could hold the key much improving the health of the world's poorest. and in sport the champions league is underway. robin will be here with the latest in around 30 minutes. >> the crisis in libya we go to a scholar at at an u.s. think tank and also former u.s. diplomatic. he joins us live from washington, d.c. what do you think of the demands that the international community intervene in libya? >> i think egypt and other countries on the border of libya are concerned about the possible overflow of violence into their borders. some of that has already happened south into africa and east into egypt. algeria is another country with means and create security concerns. i think that this is not surprising. they've gone to the security council to engage in consultation there is, and there are promising signs that security members including russia might be open to security council resolution for support of international methods to tap down this crisis i

. >> still to come on the newshour how senegal handles. plus: >> five years after the quake in haiti, they're still here with little hope. i'm gabrielle allessandro in port-au-prince that story coming up. coming up. >>today, they will be arrested. [[vo]] ground-breaking & >>they're firing canisters and gas at us! [[vo]] emmy award winning investigative series. >> let's look at the top stories here at al jazeera. world leaders led by the french president joined the rally in paris. two young females have blown themselves up in nigeria. >>> divers have found one of the black boxes flight data recorder from the lost airasia plane. >>> promises are already being put to the test with lawyers and rights activists protesting outside the supreme court. they want to top the top judge appointed by president rajapaksa, to step down. >> reporter: the first workday in colombo. they want the new president to act on his promises. they say former president rajapaksa's appointment of chief justice was totally illegal. >> he will take somebody's side, which

senegal is a western african country. what's the tie-in here? >> well this announcement just comes weeks after the president went to meet the saudi king. he came back from that visit saying he will supports any saudi-led coalition. but the official version here gifrn by the for minnesota industry is that as a muslim majority country, senegal has an obligation to protect the muslim holy sites in saudis. there are certainly people here that say there's another game at play here. the senegalese are trying to raise funds, $21 billion to turn senegal into middle income economy. it's looking for the saudis to do that. >> thank you. nicholas hart there in senegal. >> qatar signed a deal for raphael fighter gentlemens from france. it was during the capital of qatar, doha earlier. the french president meeting the amir amir. he's now in saudi arabia where he discussed iran's nuclear program. >>> the syrian military's head of logistics survived. they al qaeda-linked front was behind the fact as vicktoria gave me reports. >> the residents say they heard two

. >> they return home to senegal empty handed hungry and shaken. words come up again and again about their treatment in libya. violence and racism. >> they would whip us with chains every day. we were animals to them. >> he hoped to reach europe but he ran out of money. it took two years working as a builder in tripoli to get the money back then an armed group forced their way into his room, locked him and his companions up and stole everything they had. up to 800 subsaharan african are being held, there may be more. >> we have limited means. we'll do whatever it takes to save the hundreds of people left behind and are facing a dangerous situation. >> senegal teamed up with the international organization for migration to secure their repatriation. those who make the journey are being given $180. but it means returning to life they once tried to leave behind. it's the middle of the night. some are reluctant to face their loved ones. ashamed of returning empty-handed. but he decides to go home. his friends jump into taxis and follow him. this ordeal

senegal sided with the incumbent president. decades of fifa funding has not changed the way futbol is being played here and still for many the re-election is seen as a victory for african football. newspaper editorials describes it as a failed attempt at overthrowing africa's long standing friend. all of africa's 54 votes went to blatter. his re-election could mean more funds for african futboling federations. how much of it will benefit them though is unclear. futbol continues to be played barefoot with an old ball. here skills not money set them apart. >>> an experimental solar plane has begun its trek across the pacific ocean. the zero fuel aircraft has taken off from eastern china for hawaii. it has a wing span as wide as the largest passenger airliner but uses no gas and is no bigger than a car. >>> people in a mining town of the northeast of england may not have much in common with aborigines in australia may not have much in common but one person believes they do and has brought them together. >>reporter: they lost their

. >>> an $18 million deal updates senegal's mode of transport. more after the break. >> al jazeera america primetime. get the real news you've been looking for. at 7:00, a thorough wrap-up of the day's events. then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. and at 9:00, get a global perspective. weeknights, on al jazeera america. >> welcome back. a quick reminder of our top stories here on al jazeera. mexico is bracing for a potentially catastrophic conditions as one of the strongest hurricanes on record heads towards its coast line. >>> after days of unrest, for the first time in six weeks restrictions of who can enter the al-aqsa mosque compounds has been lifted. >> 22 people have been killed after a suicide-bomb attack. mourners were attack as they reached the end of the route. >> 530 kilometers happened in a city which is an historic old city named after mid 19th century east even company. that shows you the attacker obviously picking its target carefully. suicide-bomber struck, 20 people were killed, 20 wounded. the

al jazeera senegal. >> up next, the latest sport. find out whether it's sink or swim for serena williams. >> welcome back. artists from qatar amman and the u.k. are using an exhibition in doha to raise awareness on issues faced by disabled people in the gulf. many living in this region face discrimination. [ singing ] >> this is a 13-year-old aspiring singer. she suffers from a growth disorder. her parents brought her to an exhibition in the conference in doha on people with disabilities. she's always thought of herself as a regular child and wonders why she is considered to be disabled. >> i do not know how to describe how i felt. i cannot say whether i like them or different from them. i kept asking myself if i'm one of them or not. >> artists have created works of art to raise awareness. thousands of children in gulf countries face some sort of disability. many are discriminated against in employment. others face pity. >> exhibitions like this are just one aspect of the wider issue. gulf countries are often criticized for being to

. ♪ ♪ >> a dissident gambian rapper going viral in senegal. ♪ ♪ >>> the main relate way station in budapest has been closed to stop them travel to go germany and austria. they found what they called economic migrants will be sent back to the country they just arrived from. hundreds of people are there and are demanding that police let them board the train so that they can leave hundred gare, security forces have been blocking the entrance to the station. this is the number of refugees trying to reach the european union continues to surge. italian navy has rescued 200 refugees in two separate operations in the mediterranean sea. at least four people were found dead. the international organization for migration estimates that nearly a quarter of a million people have land ed in greece in the year to september. italy has also seen more than 110,000 arrivals. those record numbers are showing no sign of easing, andrew simmons reports now from budapest. >> where are you go? where are you go? germany. >> reporter: germany may have been a destination they could reach on monday, but not anymore. the

chad's former president had to be forcebly dragged into court in senegal for the resumption of his trial on war crimes. the 72-year-old had to be manhandled into the courtroom after refusing to attend. he's accused of crimes against humanity during his eight years in charge in the 1980s. charges he says are politically motivated. he has met some of his supposed victims. >> she said she was gang raped as she watched her father being tortured and killed by chadian security forces. she was 19 years old. however, she said she was abducted and used as a sex slave for chadian soldiers. she was 13. along with other victims they want to tell their stories. stories of murder, torture, starvation, and imprisonment. 25 years on they're walking together in the african chambers, a tribunal set up in the african union in senegal for crimes against humanity. the president is expected in court again on monday. they say he is responsible for the atrocities committed against them. >> it is important for me to see him, that he listens to what we have to say and what his men have done to us. >> the trials s

. >> we report from senegal on why report from f.i.f.a.'s president sepp blatter reaches fever pitch in africa. >>> good to have you with us. i'm elizabeth puranam from doha. these are the top stories - 15 dead after a suicide bombing in a mosque in maiduguri in north-eastern nigeria. it comes after a boko haram attack on the city suburbs, and a day after the inauguration of new prime minister kevin durant. -- prime minister muhammadu buhari. >>> the envoy to syria condemned the government for using barrel bombs. most were killed in a market at the time of alback which was controlled by i.s.i.l. forces. egypt has released a human rights activists. mohammad who didn't eat solid foot arrived home to the united states after washington secured his release. >>> more than 4,200 migrants have been brought to an italy port. 17 dead migrants were found. emma haywood reports >>> in the middle of sea it was a scramble. among them in this boat very young. few can imagine how the mother might have felt being reunited with her little boy. others exhauste

they began the game well, giving them the lead, losing 2-1 to senegal, but senegal looked good. during qualifying they will be really helpful going forward to the quarter finals. >> andy, overrule, did everything go smoothly in mongomo and also what can we look forward to? >> well, mongomo is a tiny place a really unlikely place for international football take place. population around 8,000. the capacity here was 10,000, full. the president theodore obiang had distributed this was his home town and he was determined to put on a good show. the pitch never hosted games like this before, they flew in turf from spain just a couple of weeks ago relay the whole service and they could cut up, back to back games it held up pretty well, everyone relieved there was no downpour of rain as it had been predicted. now moves to the equatorial african capital. the first sights of ivory coast and those big namings trying owin since first time in 1992. >> andy richardson, in equatorial guinea. >>> beating the united arab emirates, scored the only goal of the match in stoppage time to give iran th

funds for his ambitious $21 billion plan to turn senegal into a middle income country. of course, senegal has a wealth of sense when it comes to peace keeping operations but under a u.n. mandate. soldiers of senegal are in mali drc a number of other conflict zones throughout africa. but nowhere does it have 2100 troops and that's the big surprise. the announcement that 2100 troops commandos members of the paratroops were going to be deployed along the saudi-yemen border the official reason given, senegal had an obligation to protect the muslim sites here. giving a precise date on when these troops will be deployed to saudi arabia. >> the situation in yemen will top the agenda when secretary of state john kerry visits saudi arabia next week. he will meet on wednesday and thursday the united states is pushing for a pause in the fighting in yemen to allow food and other humanitarian supplies to be brought in. joining me from california is heshem hussein his parents are stuck in yemen even though his father is a u.s. citizen. heshem thank you for joining us. tell us about y

. >>> a gambian rapper going viral in senegal. >>> and in sports, it's all too easy for five-time champion roger federer at the u.s. open. federer off to a winning start in new york. he could become the oldest title winner in close to 50 years. ♪ ♪ >>> the main railway station in budapest has been closed to stop refugees from travel to go austria and germany. hungary's foreign minister says those found to be what he called economic migrants will be sent back to the country they arrived from. hundreds of people are there, and are demanding that police let them board trains so that they can leave hungary. security forces have been blocking the entrance to the station. this is the number of refugees trying to reach the european union don't surge, the italian navy has rescued 200 refugees in two separate operations in the mediterranean sea, at least four people were found dead. international organization for migration estimates that nearly a quarter of a million people have landed in greece in the year to september. italy has seen more than 110,000 arrivals. record numbers are showing no s

the border in senegal. this man left gam -- gambia in the middle of the night. >> translator: the gunfire didn't last long. the military are everywhere, i have been so scared. >> reporter: this last failed attempt to overthrow the president proves just how powerful he is. >> translator: he has strength no other has. he may even harm us here. >> reporter: al jazeera got rare access to the reclusive heard in 2007. his herbal potions are professed to have a cure for aids infertility among women and even asthma. but many hiv patients have died after being advised to stop taking antiviral drugs. he has also been accused of stifling freedom of speech. at the border most dissidents would not talk to us on camera. fearful of reprisal on their loved ones. but their leader they say is extremely gentle and kind they say. we tried to enter into the country, but we were refused. tourists are welcomed though. this is peak season. >> whenever gambia makes headlines it's for bad reasons. about cutting off heads of homosexu

in senegal that's quite a large amount. there is no opportunity for possibility for karim wade and a few others to appeal. his father, former president just made an announcement. he said that the president has sentenced k a rim wade as the main political rival. >> briefly tell us what the charges are and why was he convicted of corruption? >> well, you know, karim wade was one of the most prominent ministers under his father's rule. his father ruled from 2000 to to 2012, and he was responsible for business portfolios and lucrative deals, the major strategic ports of west africa and also responsible for the construction of the new airport. these are multi billion dollar deals. this is where it is said that he was involved in mass corruption. he was known to show his wealth very publicly, owning several properties etc. since the sinces this sentence, it prevents him from running for president. many had voted in karim wade as their president candidate. but given the six-year sentence,'s unlikely to be able to run. >> thank you