sacred trust in the hands of south africa. south africa -- this is before apartheid, but it had already been built on white supremacy. but after the second world war the international system created under the united nations, the trustee system to replace the mandate system. south africa, when it saw this system coming into being, it began to send young christians to the prime minister. saying, we are thinking about annexing. u.n. said, you are going to annex international territory? what he did is he got the british onboard. on board. -- the british on board. by basically bullying and blackmailing. saying we have to come outside of the commonwealth if we don't get your backing on this. you know you have us -- those british protectorate sitting in the middle of south africa and you might have to take those over. and the british were like, yes we know. when jan christian came at the beginning of 1946 and said we are going to annex south west africa, the south africans were expecting to get a little resistance from the communist nations and from what they saw as the colored nations. but th

politics of south africa and the role of the ncaa pp or the naacp and the struggle 1941-1960. the wilson center, and the national history center cohosted this 80 minute event. >> a few years ago, my brother sent me a youtube clip from the macarthur award winning author chamamanda adichie. she explains as a young girl has used to write these stories about girls who are blind eating apples in the snow, and then there were more blondes, and more. and her mother said, child, do you know you're in nigeria? and she said well yes, but all of the book that she read had blondes eating apples and playing in the snow. given everything that she had read, that appeared to be the story worth telling. with all great parables, there is an underlying message in that story. that underlying message is that there are these stories that we hear over and over and over again. we hear them so much, that they go by without interrogation. without question. and they begin to frame our worldview. they begin to frame the way we see the world. so for instance, she says, africa is poor. immigrants are mexicans.

south africa, 95-year-old nelson mandela was critically ill. and the country he freed from white minority rule was already in mourning and already fearful of what the future might be without him. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> i pray that he -- somebody takes the baton from him. >> i wish him a speedy recovery. and come back to his people. ♪ >> so a good friend of mine, a really great travel writer, said something. the more i travel, the less i know. i feel that particularly strongly in south africa, a place i came in a state of near total ignorance, loaded with preconceptions. for the first part of my life, the south africa i knew was not a happy place or a good place. it was a pariah state. surrealistically, outrageously divided into black and white. a throwback to attitudes we thought we'd long learned to reject. ♪ >> the nationalist government in south africa enacted apartheid laws in 1948. who you could marry. where you lived. where you could walk, be educated, everything decided by racist laws backed by police, army and secret services. the institutionalized racial

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

program. protests in south africa. >>> i'm jonah hull on board lemoin a replica that hemmed win the war of independence more than 200 years ago. >> so then a series of car bomb attacks has hit two cities in iraq leaving dozens dead. in iraq, two dozen inside a car dealership in the east of the city. no one has claimed responsibility. and the united states has condemned a car bomb attack next to its consulate in erbile, in the kurdish territory. u.s. officials say no consulate staff were harmed. i.s.i.l. has claimed responsibility for this astack. kim vanel has more now from erbile. >> reporter: the car bomb went off at about 5:45 p.m. local time in the ankawa district near the u.s. consulate. we were close to the explosion when it happened, very, very loud. local officials are telling us three people have been killed possibly eight more. others injured two americans and other turkish nationals. erbile has been spared much of the violence with i.s.i.l. in iraq. meantime in baghdad at least 27 people were killed in bomb blasts, in the hababea district near a car dealership. u.s. kurdi

ii. in south africa, immigration is becoming a hot button issue. somalis, ethiopians and other immigrants are being subjected to what the ruling anc party has called a wave of attacks. at least six people were killed in anti-immigration violence this week. violence blamed on locals who say the foreigners are stealing their jobs. hundreds of people gathered in the coastal city of durban for a march denouncing does attacks. to tell us more, let's bring in aisha in cape town. the marsh is getting underway in durban. what is the feeling across the whole of south africa? is there an anti-immigrant sentiment? >> i would not say it. i believe it is a small minority. people are saying why are you attacking our neighbors? why are you attacking foreign african nationals when these are the same people who housed members of the liberation movement, people who are now in government, during the days of apartheid. people fled to zimbabwe, nigeria, ethiopia, malawi. these other people who housed people during the dark days of apartheid. and clothed and said then and now you are attacking these

south africa. officers fired rubber bullets and tear gas on the protesters. nearly a week of anti-immigrant riots have claimed at least five lives in the city of durbin. >> reporter: a lot of people have been asking what is the government doing to stop these attacks on foreigners? so they have organized this. it's a peace march, where they have politicians, people from civil society, and people from other countries coming together showing that it is not okay to kill people because they aren't from south africa or because you think they may be taking your jobs. can i ask you why it is important to be here today? >> i think it's very important. because south africa is for everyone. we need peace and we need to carry on in our country. that's what we need. >> we have come to say peace in south africa. we don't want any trouble now. >> reporter: there are some people from other african countries here but many immigrants chose to stay away. they say what they don't need is mar. they want the government and the police to protect them. other african countries say they are sending in buse

workers returning zimbabwe because they are scared to stay in south africa. >> al jazeera america brings you a first hand look at the environmental issues, and new understanding of our changing world. >> it's the very beginning >> this was a storm of the decade >>...hurricane... >> we can save species... >> our special month long focus, fragile planet >>> welcome back. you are watching the al jazerra news hour, let's recap our headlines. the captain and first mate of a ship that sanction off the coast of libya with over 800 people on board have been arrested in italy. the victims were on their way to europe but most died when the ship went down. forces loyal to yemen's president hadi say they have pushed back houthi fighters and taken control of their positions near aden airport. there has also been fierce street battles in aden. >>> cairo court is expected to deliver its first verdict in the trial of deposed egyptian president mohamed morsi. he's charged with inciting the killings of protesters in connection with the deaths of 10 people outside the presidential palace in 2012. >>

here. we hear from survivers of the violence against migrants in south africa. plus mexico's federal police are accused of killing vigilantes fighting the drug gangs more on that. stay with us. >> fall of saigon, forty years later. >> we have no idea how many were killed. >> unanswered questions, a botched withdrawal lives lost. examining the impact that still resonates today. a special report starts tuesday, 10:00 eastern. on al jazeera america. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back of the top stories here on al jazerra european leaders are to hold an insurgent summit in brussels on the crisis in the mediterranean sea. more than a thousand people have arrived at italian ports in the past 24 hours. many on rickety overcrowded boats. >>> saudi-led coalition plane have his launched new strikes in generally. there has been fierce fighting in the cities of aden and at taiz. the u.s. says it's concerned iranian ships heading towards yemen might be carrying weapons for the huge 1234euz in iraq, more than 114,000 people have fled their homes in ramadi n last.in the last two weeks intense fighting. peopl

from violence against migrants in south africa. and a chinese female activist detained for a month speaks to al jazeera. in sport, the n.f.l. feels the impact of concussion injuries. libby here with that story a little later >>> now, nigeria's army says it killed an important commander of boko haram. a terrorist leader. it comes as nigerian ground forces joined an offensive against the last-known strong hold, in the forest in the north-east state of borno. the state launched an offensive, recapturing territory it control. >>> on march 27th the headquarters of boko haram was announced. on april 7th nigerian forces overran the boko haram camps. on 10 april the army declared victory in two downs in borno. let's talk to mike a former director of nigerian state security service, joining me via skype from the city. how significant is the latest advance by the nigerian army. can we believe what they tell us about the latest offensive? >> yes. it's very significant because you recall that before the election they did mention that boko haram and a lot of communities had been liberated by se

. you're watching al jazeera live from doha. more dean dean xenophobia attacks in south africa. and in nepal the cliepg climbing system begins. >>> in the capital baghdad deadliest attack in the car dealership district. i.s.i.l. fighters are claiming responsibility for a car bomb attack near the u.s. consulate in erbile. from erbile here is kim fanl. >> vanel. >> the car bomb went off about 5:45 p.m very close to this explosion when it happened it was very, very loud. local sources are telling us that at least three peoples have been killed, possibly more. at least eight have pen injured including one americans and one turkish national. this is very unusually for erbile. spared much of the violence with the violence in iraq areas in iraq. ing at a war dealership, u.s. officials and kurdish officials and iraqi officials have in recent days applauded the gains that have been made against the islamic state of iraq and the levant here in iraq but i think it's clear to say that with these latest attacks it's too early to say that the tide has been turned. >> iraq's outlawed baath party h

first people of this country will be wiped out. >>> south africa is appealing for support from other african nations to help stop the attacks against migrants. these people must go and commit crimes back where they come from but they don't draw people where they come from. what does that mean? is that right for the government. those in government just worry about themselves and not us. we're not going to allow this to happen. >>reporter: fear is spreading in south africa. i'm in downtown and it's been the scene of the worst violence certainly here today. behind me these men are locals. they've been burning tires, there's a burnt out vehicle here as well. quite a heavy police presence. now, the men we have spoken to have vowed to kick the foreigners out of this area. earlier police used steel bullets and tear gas to keep the locals and foreigners apart. this is one of two car workshops owned by nigerians that was set on fire. the government has promised to put an end to the violence against migrants. police are investigating text messages allegedly inciting hate against foreigne

. also coming up, foreigners arm themselves in south africa after shops are torched overnight in johannesburg. >>> the u.n. abeals appeals for millions of dollars to help in the fight against yemenis. >> the french helped america win the war of independence over 200 years ago. there have been a series of bombings in iraq, including in a city where these sorts of attacks are rare. the u.s. state department has condemned an attack at a consulate in erbil where it killed three people and another five from injured. gunfire was heard shortly afterwards. that explosion followed a number of bombings in the capital of baghdad. 27 people died in those attacks. no group has claimed responsibility for the blast in the iraqi capital. the most lethal attack dame when a car bomb went off in a daughter dealership in eastern baghdad. let's get more from erbil where that bomb went off outside of the u.s. consulate. >> the car bomb went off at about 5:45 p.m. local time in the district near the u.s. consulate. we were very close to this explosion when it happened. it was very loud. local sources a

horrific. >>> zulu king in south africa, in a gathering in durban, charles stratford there has sent this report. >> reporter: he is one of the most powerful men in south africa. respected and adored by millions of zulus around the country. many say he should have made this speech weeks ago. >> i have come to declare a new war. this war is to protect every foreigner here. every foreigner must be safe. as your king i call for calm. >> said the media should be investigated for misinterpreting another speech he made last month. many say that speech no. he blamed foreigners snore the growing crime rate has led to these xenophobic attacks. he says the violence has brought shame to south africa. >> those who have committed crimes must be brought to justice. because the law must stop those trying odestroy south africa's image. >> the king's supporters say the media have lied about him. >> it's good the king came here because he set the record straight. >> the government has also been blamed for failing to address the high unemployment and poverty among huge sections of south africa's population.

bases blamed on the saudi coalition bombing campaign. south africa zulu king condemns the situation is saying he's not to blame. and injuries in a school in barcelona. european countries migrant crisis together. the assessment of the eu chief in luks luxembourg. boat capsized in the mediterranean 125 kilometers northwest of libya. 950 may well have been on board. >>> on monday, a sailboat ran aground off the greek island rhodes and at least 90 were rescued. after the european foreign minister met frederica mogherini presented a plan she said would hopefully address the crisis. >> to solve the crucial elements of one of the ways of access to libya through its southern border. we've talked about other measures intelligence cooperation regional protection programs and also the issue of destroying ships. the second element that emerged as consent yul isial is the duty to save lives at sea. this means more funds more coverage with more links to rescue obligations and to address certain rescue in a more structured long term way. the third element that emerged is for sure, a need to share

near the u.s. consulate in iraq. >>> xenophobia spreads as antiforeigner protests rock south africa. >>> returning to everest a year after tragedy. the backbone of if henepal's climbing community calls for a better deal. >>> the king of saudi arabia is calling for humanitarian aid to be sent to yemen, $274 million. that's the exact amount asked for by the united nations to give emergency help to yemenis who have been hit by the three-week long war. the saudi-led coalition of arab countries has been carrying out air strikes against houthi rebels and their allies. >> we hope everyone will respect the aid operations the houthi militias when they went from the airport to the hospitals, they tried to disturb the aid operations and we call for everybody else to respect and observe all the channels that are open for contact and coordination. >>> the world food program meanwhile is saying the grave situation is making it really difficult to reach people who are in desperate need. >> we have information of about 2 million people who are extremely vulnerable at the moment. we have food trucks that could rea

. president zuma comes under fire as migrant flee south africa after a series of hate crimes. >> and scientific sec neecks creating artificial body parts in minutes. . >> i saw many people. dead bodies and injured people. ambulances arrived. many died. >> two other blasts at the statement targeted a shrine and shore panic. shrine and a bank. president ashraf ghani says groups associated with i.s.i.l. are to blame. >> the taliban did not take responsibility. d.a.e.s.h. took responsibility. international terrorists. they are not our people. if you are afghan or muslim, stand with us. if you are influences by foreigners, this is a warning. >> ashraf ghani called this a new war, the attacks came as ashraf ghani proved the cabinet picks. he said it may have taken a long time, but it will be a strong government. there's no nominee still for defence minister. >>> earlier we spoke with a senior advisor at the u.s. based asia society, and the author of "the taliban revival" and says i.s.i.l. is not a force in afghanistan, but is trying to win over elements of the taliban. >> i.s.i.l. or i.s.

- rocking south africa >>> i'm jonah hull aboard a replica of a french mann of war that helped america win independence 200 years ago. >>> saudi arabia which is leading coalition air strikes in yemen, announced that it will put up the money needed for emergency said. $274 million the amount the u.n. asked for an friday. half of yemen's population is short of food. we have this report. >> reporter: aid workers in aden say this is as much as they can do for now. not everyone can be helped. there isn't enough food to go around. >> translation: we have given food to several families who have been displaced from surrounding areas. the aid we received was not enough for all internally displaced persons. we are hoping for more support. >> aden is the main seaport that used to provide a life line for the rest of yemen. 90% of food was imported and much coming through here before the war. recently the residents watched the city turn from a commercial capital to this. some gather around a bombed out car they say belonged to a houthi official. aden was the strong hold before the leadership left f

coalition attacks a missile base in the capital of yemen. >>> south africa's zulu king denies attacks on foreigners are his fault. >>> plus a reporter for the "washington post" is in prison in iran charged with spying. >>> the european union has laid out a set of measures responding to the migrant crisis in the mediterranean. patrol operations will be strengthened and more money will be spent on destroying smuggler boats. as a boat ran aground off the greek coast. paul brennan has been following developments. >>reporter: being battered by waves clinging to what's left of their boat at the bottom of the screen here a woman is seen trying to protect a young child. recent attention has been focused on africans trying to reach italian waters. this child was saved but three people are already confirmed dead including another youngster. it's not known how many are still missing. >> the captain left us with the boat and ran away and left us alone. >> he ran away with another boat? >> i don't know. maybe. i think so. this small rubber boat do you know what this is? he got in and just ran. >> he

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

. president zuma comes under fire as migrant flee south africa after a series of hate crimes. and we take you to the philippines, where a festival is helping a troubled region get an image make over >>> an armed group linked to i.s.i.l. claimed responsibility for multiple attacks in afghanistan. two banks and a shrine was targeted in the suicide bombings in jalalabad. 30 were known to have died and over 100 injured. >> the suicide bomber detonated his vest in a crowd of people lining up outside a bank. government salaries were paid here and the target was civil servants. passers by tried to help the injured and the dead. >> i saw many people. dead bodies and injured people. ambulances arrived. many died. >> two other blasts at the >> two other blasts at the same time targeted a shrine and shore panic. shrine and a bank. president ashraf ghani says groups associated with i.s.i.l. are to blame. >> today the taliban did not take responsibility. d.a.e.s.h. took responsibility. international terrorists. they are responsible. they are not our people. if you are afghan or muslim, stand with us. if y

now home has never felt so far away. i'm with al jazeera, qatar. >>> south africa's president has spoken out against xenophobia attacks that left at least seven people dead and zumo was speaking at freedom day celebrations to mark 21 years since the first democratic election. >> we strongly condemn these attacks. they have no place in our democracy where people are free to express their unhappiness about any issue. we also urge our communities to isolate criminal elements who perpetuate such horrendous crimes against fellow human beings. >> reporter: following those attacks nigeria recalled its top diplomates from south africa the country's ambassador in pretoria and johannesburg will leave and are calling for just cities and charles stratford met the family of one victim. >> reporter: he came to south africa from mozambeke in 1971. his nephew emmanuel was murdered during the resent wave of xenophobic attacks against migrant workers. >> translator: when the nurse told me he was gone i was broken because when his father died he left him with me to look after. why has god taken him

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

. mohamed with al jazeera, somalia. >>> and south africa defense minister says his country will deploy the army in johannesburg township with a wave of attacks against foreigners that left at least seven people dead and hundreds of zimbabwe who fled violence in south africa returning home and harry spoke to some of the families heading back. >> reporter: families have been on the road for about 24 hours and as you can imagine they are very hungry and now in zimbabwe and getting food, the first meal in a long time. zimbabwe say food made meals cooked with water and getting vegetables as well and a bit of meat and they are saying that they fled south africa and 407 crossed the border into zimbabwe and the first batch of people brought in by the zimbabwe government. so for the evening they are going to finish their meals and then sleep for the night and in the morning they are going to see if they can head back to their families across zimbabwe. when you ask them why they decided to leave they have terrible stories of what they went through, how they are afraid as african migrants they wi

meet foreign workers returning to zimbabwe because they are too scared to say in south africa. ♪ when you see this symbol respected around the world it means you too can now count on all the things we stand for. aljazeera america. >> weeknights on al jazeera america. >> join me as we bring you an in-depth look at the most important issues of the day. breaking it down. getting you the facts. it's the only place you'll find... the inside story. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". weeknights, 11:30 eastern. on al jazeera america. ♪ you are watching the al jazeera news hour and a reminder of our top stories, a cairo court sentenced deposed president mohamed morsi to 20 years in prison and it's in connection to the deaths of demonstrators in 2012 and morsi faces charges in three other trials. the captain of a ship that sank off the coast of libya has been charged with multiple counts of manslaughter in italy and more than 800 people traveling on board the vessel and victims on their way to europe but most died when the ship went down. forces loyal to yemen's president hadi say they pushe

. >>> let's take you further south to africa. returning home despite south african leaders calling for calm off a series of violent attacks on the immigrant community. the president urged them to protect immigrants describing the attacks as vial. he's being blamed for stoking the unrest after he said foreigners were to blame for south africa's high crime rate. we spoke to some foreign workers who are heading home to zimbabwe. >> reporter: families have been on the road for about 24 hours and as you can imagine they are very hungry. they are now in zimbabwe and getting food the first meal in a long time, a zimbabwe staple food maze meal, vegetables and a bit of meat. they are saying they fled south africa, 407 people crossed the border from south africa in to zimbabwe the first batch the people have been brought in by the government. so for the evening they are going to finish are their meals and sleep for the night and in the morning they are going to see if this can head back to their families scattered all a on the ground cross zimbabwe. when you ask them why they decided to leav

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

one of many front lines in yemen. >> in south africa the zulu king has blamed attacks as vial. >> they have been a appealing for calm. seven people have been killed in the violence over the past week. we have more from that rally in durban. >> very much a speech of peace and reconciliation here by the zulu king. he calls for a new war. a new war to protect all the foreign nationals in south africa as there are zenophobic attacks against migrant workers here. he spoke about the culpability of the media describing his statements last month that have been said to have sparked in violence. he said that zenophobic violence that happened in 2008 was a case in point and south africa had not learned from those mistakes yet. he drew comparisons warnings of the genocide of rwanda. he went as far as managing that and said that south africa and africa as a continent were deeply damage bid such violence. very much a message of peace and reconciliation and it's hoped that the king's speech will do something to equal these attacks against foreign migrants in south africa. >> still ahead on a

yemen >>> south africa's zulu king blames the tax on foreigners >>> tight security as thousands take part in the boston marathon. two years after a bomb attack at. race. >>> the european union's foreign policy chief says member states must act on the mediterranean migrant crisis as ships responded to distress calls from two more boats carrying about 400 people. they started bringing ashore victims killed in this week's capsize. only a handful of survivors have been found. as many as 950 people were on board. on monday a sailboat carrying migrants ran aground off the islands of greece. greek coast guard says three people have drowned. at least 90 were rescued. european union foreign and defense ministers discussed a series of measures aimed at discussing migrants being exploited by traffickers. more on that in a moment. >>> first, here's a report from sicily. >>reporter: being battered by waves, clinging to what's left of their boat a woman trying to protect a young child. recent attention has been focused on migrants leaving north africa for italian waters. this stricken vessel came

canceled. >>> plus we go to south africa where the president has called for an end to attacks on migrant workers. ♪ >>> and a direct line to vladimir putin, russians are given a rare chance to question their leader. ♪ >>> and we begin the news hour with the war in yemen. it seems both sides of the conflict are calling on the other to stop fighting. according to the reuters news agency a senior houthi official is demanding an unconditional end to the bombing campaign. the vice president is calling on the houthis to stop their attacks. ♪ >> translator: the international community and the region have to intervene urgently to pave the way for citizens to live in a normal manner. we need to stress that the utmost priority of the government is to deal with the urgent humanitarian situation in yemen. >> the vice president also called for the armed forces to support the legitimate government in exile. >> translator: i call upon the security and the armed forces to support the legitimate regime and to protect everything in this country. and we urge everyone to go back to the rashal

killed because he was a migrant living in south africa. one victim's family tells al jazeera justice must be done. >>> and argentina's railway network is back on track as part of the government's renationalization campaign. is everyone on board? >> fall of saigon, forty years later. >> we have no idea how many were killed. >> unanswered questions, a botched withdrawal lives lost. examining the impact that still resonates today. a special report starts tomorrow, 10:00 eastern. on al jazeera america. >>> a reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera. the death toll from the 7.8 magnitude quake in nepal has risen to more than 4,000. aid deliveries have been slowed by blocked roads. >>> the u.n. chief has condemned israel's actions that found that seven schools were fired on during the gaza war. >>> a funeral has been held for a black man from the u.s. city of baltimore who died in police custody. freddie gray's death just over a week ago led to protests of brutality by alleged officers. >>> and to yemen. government troops and huthi rebels. caroline malone reports. the southern yemeni

stratford met the victim of one family. >> reporter: came to south africa from mozambeke in 71 and his nephew was murdered during the resent wave of xenophobic attacks against migrant workers. >> translator: when the nurse told me he was gone i was broken because when his father died he left him with me to look after. why has god taken him away from us? >> reporter: the family is scared and trying to cope. the attack on a nine-year-old was caught on camera but a south africa journalist. >> translator: i cannot eat or sleep. he is always in my mind the picture of how he died is always there. >> reporter: this is a spot where he was so brutally killed now four men were arrested and are expected to stand trial for his murder but a number of people lost family from violence in 2008 who have given up waiting for justice and he came to south africa in 2007 from democratic republic of congo, he was attacked on a bus this 2008 in johannesburg and said he had the paperwork to legally work in south africa. >> south africa migrant guilty or innocent and when you are reporting a case if it's again

new delhi. >>> in south africa, aging power plants are having a detrimental effect on people's health. the state-owned power company has been given five years to meet air quality standards. erica wood has more. >> reporter: this wind farm is south africa's newest show piece for renewable energy. the government says it wants 42% its lex are electricity to come from wind and solar power. more than three-quarters of the country's electricity needs come from stations fueled by coal. but those living nearby say they are getting sick from all the polluted air. >> translator: i am suffering from asthma. >> reporter: the environmental charity greenpeace says katrina's symptoms are common in this area, she dint have access to electricity but the district where she lives is home to 11 coal-powered stations and another is under construction. this region is built on coal mining and colborneing. as soon as you arrive in the area, there is a real noticeable difference in the air quality. in fact something researchers say it has some of the dirtiest air in the world. greenpeace says allowing

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handle this alone. >> in south africa the zulu king has condemned a wave. anti-immigrant attacks describing them as vial. there has been blame after saying that they are responsible for south africa's high crime rate. he denies the allegations that he told migrants to leave and said that it was taken out of context. we have more from that rally in durban. >> very much a speech of peace and reconciliation here by the zulu king. he called for what he described as a new war, a war to protect all foreign nationals in south africa after the huge wave of zenophobic attacks against migrant workers here. he spoke about the culpability of the media as he describes misinterpreting hits statements last month which have been blamed for sparking this violence. he said that the perpetrators of this violence should be caught and punished and brought to justice. he said it was a disgrace for south africa to have this happen to it now. he made the comparisons of zenophobic violence in 2008 was a case in point, and that south africa had not learned from those mistakes yet. he drew comparisons to t

they are under attack in south africa. >> and thousands of people struggling to make a living in the u.s. are fighting for better wages. we replace certain imports, imports, >>> hello again. these are the top stories - yemen's vice president called for the armed forces in the country to support the legitimate government in exile. the priority for the government was to deal with the urgent humanitarian situation. >>> in south korea grieving parents snubbed the prime minister and the president on the first anniversary of the sewol ferry disaster, accused of obstructing an investigation into the disaster which killed 304 people >>> and the russian president vladimir putin is fielding questions currently from a live studio audience for his annual call in show. this is the 13th he's done. there were no russian troops in eastern ukraine. questions on the slumping economy and sanctions dominated the start of the session. >>> our main story is the developments in yemen. professor of modern and contemporary history from qatar university joins us in the studio. tell us about your thoughts when

escaping the violence. migrants in south africa are heading home. heading home. >> al jazeera america brings you a first hand look at the environmental issues, and new understanding of our changing world. >> it's the very beginning >> this was a storm of the decade >>...hurricane... >> we can save species... >> our special month long focus, fragile planet >>> the top stories here on al jazeera, the saudi-led coalition says its months-long air campaign against houthis in yemen is now over and is replaced with operation renewal of hope focused on humanitarian needs and preventing further houthi advance. >>> am necessity international says the sentencings of former egyptian president mohammed morsey is a travesty of justice. >>> the u.n.'s refugee agency says this month has been the deadliest for fleeing migrants in the mediterranean. 1,300 have drowned making the risky sea crossing to europe. on monday 400 were rescued off the coast of italy. >>> let's stay with that story -- our top story, the war in yemen. aid agencies are warning the humanitarian situation there is worsening. hospita

similar bob -- zimbabwe ans are fleeing south africa. >> reporter: they leave disappointed, confused and worried. this man barry got to see his wife and children when he was across the boarder, working as a bricklayer. there was a moment when he thought he would never see his family again. >> there was about 30 to 40 people they hit me on the head with their bars and then in the end they stabbed me with their knife. >> reporter: he said he only survived by pretending to be dead. >> they were acting by themselves. one of them said let's leave him, he is dead. when they started to leave me that's when i traveled to -- to where i met the policemen. >> reporter: on a good month in south africa he would make around $700. he sent most of it to zimbabwe. they are heart broken when he is battered and bruised, but they say at least he is alive. >> translator: when my son was in south africa he sent money home. we could buy food and pay school fees. now what are we going to do? >> reporter: the family has every reason to worry. the unemployment rate is high between 80 and 90% according to some eco

attacks. attackers have been telling immigrant shopkeepers to get out of south africa. but there are many more south africans who want peace. our correspondent has been at a rally where protesters are asking for an end to the violence. >> reporter: a lot of people are asking what is the government doing to stop these attacks on foreigners. so they organized this peace march. where they have people coming together showing that it is not okay to kill people because just they aren't from south africa, or you think they may be taking your jobs. can i ask you why you think it's important to be here today? >> well because south africa is for everyone. so there is no need for this. we need peace, and we need to carry on with our country. that's what we need. >> there [ inaudible ] we don't want any trouble now. >> reporter: there are some people from other african countries here but many immigrants chose to stay away. they say what they don't need is march. they want the government and the police to protect them. other african countries say they are sending in buses and trucks and they will

hear from the migrant workers who say they are under attack in south africa. that's after the break. >>> welcome back. i'm shiulie ghosh. let's remind you of the top stories - the u.n. says the plight of yemenis is worsening. air and ground attacks are continuing for three weeks, and the u.n. envoy to yemen has resigned. >>> efforts to raise the wreckage of the se cole ferry. family is demanding an investigation and retrieval of the wreckage. >> columbian president santos ordered the military to resume air strikes against f.a.r.c. rebels following the killing of 11 soldiers in what is considered a strong f.a.r.c. region >>> the number of african migrants crossing the mediterranean sea to europe has reached unprecedented levels. the numbers dying en route spiked. paul brennan reports from the port of keitania in sisly. >> it's not even peak season for migrants yet, but the reception area on the island of lampedusa is heaving. 1400 rescued refugees are crammed in a unit intended tore 250. it will be another long difficult summer on the mediterranean border. ports along italy's souther

fuelling violence leaving seven dead. >>> he's one of the most powerful men in south africa. respected and adored. many say he should have made the speech weeks ago. >> translation: i have come to declare the new war. this war is to protect every foreigner here. as your king i call for arm. >> reporter: he said the media should be vetted for misinterpreting another speech. many say that speech in which he blamed foreigners led to these zenno vokic attacks. the violence brought shame to south africa. >> we should hold hands with the police. those that have committed crimes must be brought to justice. the law must stop those trying to destroy south africa's image. supporters say the media lied about him. >> it's good that the king came here. he set the record strait. >> reporter: the government has been blamed for failing to address high unemployment and poverty among huge sections of south africa's population. many of whom accuse might ranked workers of taking their jobs. there has been flare-ups in recent years. >> condemning violence against foreigners. it will take a lot to. there wa

gather in south africa over the attacks on migrants. >> and a state of emergency declared in chile as a volcano sends ash 20km into the sky. >> in sport. find out why there'll be a chill when blowing through qatar's winter world cup. >>> nigeria's army says it killed an important commander of boko haram in the north-eastern state of borno. on march 27th the army announced the capture of the headquarters of boko haram. a week later nigerian forces overran the camps. on 10 april the army declared victory in two towns, also in borno. the counter events took place in the last stronghold. we are joined by martin a senior researcher at the institute for security studies in pretoria and we appreciate your time. tell me about the advance of the nigerian army how would you characterise it? >> i think so far they have done far better than they have been doing. there's a seriousness on the side of the nigerian army. we see the commitment and the improvement of the army which was missing before and that's why they are able to make such incursion into the riff and forest. tell me more about the impo

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in attacks in baghdad. >>> foreigners arm themselves in south africa after is shops have been torched in johannesburg. >> and the frenchman of war that helped america win the war of independence over two hundred years ago. >> in sports, abuse online, a report reveals some footballers are victims of thousands of hateful messages. >> hello we begin this news hour in iraq where dozens of people have died in a series of bomb attacks. a car bomb killed three people outside the u.s. consulate in erbil. the capital of kurdistan's region. another five people were injured. islamic state has claimed responsible for the explosion. gunfire was heard afterwards. an official said that no consulate or guards were killed in that blast. >>> that explosion followed another of bombings in the capital of baghdad. 27 people died in those attacks. no group has claimed responsibility for the blast but the lethal attack came when a car bomb went off inside of a car dealership in eastern baghdad. let's get more in erbil where the bomb went off in the consulate. >> the car bomb went off at 5:45 p.m. local time

to johannesburg and met a man who moved to south africa and is living in fear. >> reporter: this man came to inspect what is left of his shop. he came to south africa six years ago to earn money for his family in ethiopia. >> they take everything, money. it's tough. yes. lost it. >> he says his shop was attacked by people who accused migrant workers of taking their jobs. he says they stole everything he has, including all his savings. >> i don't know, these people is coming. they take the stuff, and in the fridge, money, clothes, shoes this put - everything is took. i have children. i have wife. through my people i support me. why kill me? you kill me, you kill jesus, i kill you. no fighting. >> reporter: the other south african landlord says he's ashamed about what happened. >> criminality. nothing else but that happened. >> it's very obvious the level of poverty in this neighbourhood. and people have real needs in terms of lack of jobs and the services here. that man was the victim of opportunists and criminal elements but he has decided to stay and save more money before returning

america." still to come, south africa's influential zuly king, describing attacks as vial. >> the shanghai auto show opened its doors today. while the cars were glitzy as ever there was one thing noticeably different about this year's show. the lack of scantily dressed female models. here is our report. >> it is often said that nothing matters more to the global car industry than china. it is the world's biggest single car market, and it is pretty much the only place where growth can still be found. there are two interesting things to report this year. the first is that growth, although still there is slowing. and the second thing is that the local car brands appear to be gobbling up the greatest share of that growth than the foreign ones. this is a local brand that bought volvo, is reporting an increase in sales figures of 57%. this is how it says it is going to keep on giving the foreign brands a run for its money. this is gc-9, a sporty family sudan car that starts with a price tag of around $18,000 u.s. dollars. that is $10,000 cheaper than any equivalent foreign model. one ot

to him him if he didn't leave and fear in the camp and generally across south africa with the migrant population there was another reported killing in johanesburg and alexandria and a man smashed it with a monkey wrench and stabbed to death in mozambique and looting going on in businesses there as well so it is really hoped today certainly in durban that the speak by the king can go some way to stopping this violence because it is a huge embarrassment for south africa. >> let's hope so indeed thanks so much charles stratford there. the u.n. is condemning al-shabab attack that killed at least seven staff in northern somalia and exploded in the region four foreign nationals and three somalis killed in the attack. neighboring kenya they are recovering from al-shabab two weeks ago raid on university which killed 148 people was the biggest carried out by the armed group in kenya and prompted a security crack down and effected local businesses and mohamed explains explains. >> reporter: on the wrong side of the law, this is how police deal a dusk to dawn curfew with the attack on th

term. >>> victims, of attacks in south africa are calling gorgeous advertise several have been killed. and series of attacks against africa african migrants living in the country. >>> she came to south africa, in 1971. >>> and her nephew was murdered during the recent wave on the attack against migrant workers. >>> when the nurse toll me he was gone, i was broken. >>> his father died, and he left him with me, to look after why has god taken him. the family is scared and trying to copy, it was caught on camera by a journalist. >>> i cannot eat or sleep, he is always in my mind, and the picture, of how he died, is always there. >>> this is the spot that he was brutally killed and four men are expected to stand trial for his murder, and there are a number of families that lost them in 2008, who have given up waiting gorgeous advertise. >>> he came to south africa, and he was attacked, in 2008, and he said he had all the necessary paperwork, to legally work in south africa. they said i can't and,. >>> 62 people were killed in this kind of hate crime, and the government says there were 133