After three deck i think of resume, burkina faso is waking up to a new president. Roch Marc Christian kabore won the election with more than 50 . These were the first elections since an uprising in account leading to Blaise Compaore resigning. Reporter the people of burkina faso celebrate what they call the end of political turmoil with the election of former Prime Minister roch Marc Christian kabore. They believe the country has entered a new era of fiscal democracy. He won 53 of the votes cast on sunday. He was followed by a Blaise Compaore. The new president was Prime Minister and at the last time pick the the past. He worked with Blaise Compaore. And it means change from them. Roch Marc Christian kabore is a man that worked with Blaise Compaore, removed from power by a Popular Uprising in 2014. This is a man that had been with Blaise Compaore for 25 of the 27 years he was in power. However, there are those that say after the Popular Uprising of 2014, theres no one leader who can fo
Government to do more after devastating floods in chennai hello, we begin with the latest from venezuela, the polls close in about 30 minutes. Voters got an extra hour to cast their ballots. This is a key parliamentary election, changing the political make up of the National Assembly and have major repercussions for the ruling socialist movement. Lets go live to lucia newman who joins us from caracas. A huge turn out reported for the elections, and millions of venezuela awaiting the results. Reporter absolutely. As you say, the polls were supposed to have closed half an hour ago. A short while ago a member of the Electoral Council came to announce it would be extended by another hour. A couple of minutes ago the only opposition member of the Council Address said the newsroom saying he believed this was illegal. Political tension are are spiking a little bit. Before that the president of the Electoral Council came, looking angry, saying they had withdrawn the credentials of a former bol
And a change in venezuela, opposition gains are expected in parliamentary elections. Historic moment for libyans, thats how the government is describing a deal ending months of deadlock in the country. The deal sees the agreement in the congress of tripoli. And the one recognised by u. N. In tobruk. The agreement stipulates that an election takes place in two years and calls for the two sides to form a committee. Victoria gatenby has more a libyan initiative. For the first time in the countrys longrunning political crisis, an agreement to work together. These are representatives of the two rival parliament. The deal calls for the two sides to form a 10member committee, to choose a government of reconciliation. Translation this is a purely libyan meeting, arranged by libyans. We call on the United Nations to endorse this move, which will provide a swift, prompt solution to the libyan crisis. It was a national sincere and constructive dialogue. Each party accepts the other party with an
Change. And ill have your sport, including its 16 years and counting as arsenal reach the knockout phase of the Champions League. Ill let you know who is joining them later in the programme at least 27 iraqi soldiers have been killed fighting against i. S. I. L. In ramadi. Now, iraqi forces have been trying to push i. S. I. L. From that city, which lays about 120km from baghdad. Now, ramadi was captured by the armed group in may, in what was scene as an embarrassing defeat. Iraqi forces managed to claw back some territory and says it now controls more than half the city, including a key military command center. The u. S. Says progress in that offensive has been frustratingly slow. Its offering to send personnel and equipment to help win the war in libya. This is the latest effort to ramp up u. S. Military pressure against i. S. I. L. This month the u. S. Announced 100 extra special operations troops sent to iraq to conduct raids, gather intelligence and capture i. S. I. L. Leaders as w
We begin in yemen, where the governor of the yemeni port city of aden has been killed in an explosion. Majorgeneral saaeed was on his way to work when his convoy was targetted by a rocketpropelled grenade. The Islamic State of iraq and levant said it carried out this attack. We have this report. This is the aftermath of the attack that killed the Major General. The car he was travelling in was in flames. He was elected call nice two months ago and a close rival of muqtada alsadr. Who returned from exile in saudi arabia. The governor moved about in a convoy of about five cars. It was heavily secured. He knew he was going to be targeted. He knew an attempt was inevitable. So he moved cautiously over the past two weeks. Multiple militia groups blocked him entering his own office in aden, so he knew the situation was precarious. Reporter so the allies launched a campaign in march against the Houthi Rebels that had taken over sanaa, with the support of forces loyal to the former president a