The Mexican state of Michoacan is at the centre of a turf war between a powerful drug cartel and self-ascribed defence groups. The state – like other parts of the country – will vote in local elections next month. And it has been a violent run-up. At least 80 candidates have been killed. Al Jazeera’s John Holman looks at how the government seems to have left people to fend for themselves. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Mexico #Michoacan #War
Mali’s interim vice president, Colonel Assimi Goita says he removed the transitional president and prime minister from power because they left him out of discussions to form a new government. Goïta says President Bah Ndaw and PM Moctar Ouane were trying to upend Mali’s democratic transition after they took charge of an interim government last August that deposed President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. The two leaders were taken to a military base outside Bamako on Monday. The UN, African Union and the European Union have condemned the move which has been described as an “attempted coup”. Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports from Dakar, Senegal. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – […]
The collapse of the Lebanese economy is rapidly accelerating. Rival politicians have so far failed to agree on the shape and make-up of a new government that would be needed to ensure international aid. And as Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut, those same politicians are accused of decades of corruption that has nearly bankrupted the state. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Lebanon
There has been another unprecedented twist in the political crisis gripping the Pacific island nation of Samoa. The leader of the opposition Fast party has been sworn in as prime minister during an ad hoc ceremony, which her rival calls unconstitutional. Al Jazeera’s Alexi O’Brien reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Samoa
Fighters opposed to the military government seized a police station in the eastern town of Mobye on Sunday. It was set on fire, and at least 13 security personnel were captured or killed. And after facing nearly four months of a violent crackdown – a growing number of young, anti-military protesters are joining ethnic rebel groups for training. Al Jazeera’s Scott Heidler has the story. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Myanmar
Nigeria’s housing crisis has been made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic – with homeownership now out of reach for many people. But for those who have the money, there is no shortage of options in a booming luxury housing market. Al Jazeera’s Fidelis Mbah reports from the capital Abuja – in the second of our four-part series on the rising cost of housing. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Nigeria
Hundreds of thousands of people are showing their solidarity with Palestinians by taking part in marches across Europe. Protesters in London are calling on the government to impose sanctions on Israel after its air strikes. Al Jazeera’s Paul Brennan reports from London, the UK. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #SavePalestine #PalestineSolidarity #AljazeeraEnglish
At least 21 people have been killed after hail, freezing rain and high winds stuck during an ultramarathon in China’s Gansu province on Saturday. A total of 172 people took part in the race, 151 have been confirmed safe after rescuers found all the missing runners on Sunday. Al Jazeera’s Alexi O’Brien reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #China #Gansu #Ultramarathon
A volcanic eruption near the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo has forced thousands of people to flee for safety. At least five people died in a car crash in the panic. Neighbouring Rwanda has opened its border to let in those fleeing the eruption. Initially, scientists said the lava flow was heading away from Goma, but now they’ve warned that new fractures have put two million residents at risk. Al Jazeera’s Laura Burdon-Manley reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #NyiragongoErupts #Nyiragongovolcano #Goma
Many migrants using inflatable rings and dinghies have often made the dangerous journey from Morocco into Spain. But this week an influx of at least 8,000 was unusually high, threatening a humanitarian crisis. Many were young men, but there were also families and unaccompanied minors. At least one person died making the crossing. Thousands have been expelled by the Spanish authorities. Campaigners are worried the migrants’ rights have been violated during what they describe as a ‘rapid pace of expulsions’. The number of arrivals has now dropped after what appears to be an attempt by Morroccan authorities to tighten border controls. Police scuffled with people as they tried to force […]
