A surprise apology over the killing of an official at sea. Protests in Southern France over coronavirus restrictions but the governments warning of tough times ahead as flu season combines with a spike in infection. Was. And more protests in the u. S. But the lack of charges for the Police Involved in brianna taylors death. And im far as i have all the days sport including a big win for the l. A. Lakers in the n. B. A. Playoffs bron james and. The Denver Nuggets just want to game away from the final. Scene. Here we go 5 and a half weeks after mollys last president was forced to give up power by his own military a new leader is about to be sworn in today a ceremony is just getting underway. In the capital bamako where veteran soldier and former defense minister will be installed he will serve as president for up to 18 months until nationwide elections alongside him as Vice President will be asked of me going to now hes the man who led the coup against him because kita neighboring West African States are jus to decide later on friday where the to lift sanctions imposed on mali after the coup well the coup was the latest event in 80 years of people in mali in 2012 armed groups took control of the north and declared islamic law before being defeated by french and African Forces ibrahim book a key to was sworn in as president one year later but he was accused of corruption mishandling the economy and failing to improve security the last roll came in april when the courts overturned some results in disputed parliamentary elections in favor of keatss party now that led to months of opposition protests lets go live now to Nicholas Park whos following developments from the senegalese capital dhaka nick good morning over to you. Peter this is an exceptional ceremony that were seeing never have we seen heads of state being sworn in without any dignitaries or guest the borders are shot so no African Leaders attending this ceremony taking place inside a place where a few weeks ago weve seen negotiations between the military and Civil Society over the future leadership of mali thats also the site of where in 2012 the famous algiers peace accord was signed between armed groups and the money and state to try to bring and then to the violence well that certainly hasnt happened and in this exceptional ceremony exceptional circumstances well were seeing you know only a president being sworn in as you mentioned a Vice President which isnt part of the constitution of mali and thats right Vice President as no other than the leader of this military to into a sunni going now joining us now is oil vision they killed from the International Crisis group the director for the hell region now ken this new leadership succeed where previous governments have failed well its very hard to tell right now you know of course you know that they i think that they have indicated that they are very willing actually to address you know the deep and structural problems you know of money the point is that you know if you look at money right now its as much a security issue as it is a governance issue and and actually you know everybody of wonder whether military people are actually the best position to address issues in governance and not just an issue of the fact that actually. Madi you know. A lot of issues you know that house are related to the fact that you know the citadel you know the you cause us closer borders and also the fact that many donors are unable to continue you know funding a lot of projects with the authorities so would they have the money would have the resources or so to address the issues of money thats thats a question thats right you. Soldiers are for more than 5000. 00 french troops a 1000000000. 00 operation and yet this military coup happening and this new leadership now will the will they be able to provide security im thinking most specifically for the north and center of the country where weve seen the state retreat what actually does what they are that what theyre saying right now you know i think that what one of the main argument is that we are the military you know and who is best positioned to address this issue if its not the military so examined point you know and i think that theyre trying you know to actually you know gather all of the military troops you know trying to to put more rationality in the use of of the money and military we have seen that you know for instance in bamako theyre trying to ask the military to actually leave points you know that dog already and you know that are not key to the strategy for the country and probably the trying to reorganize you know the different stuff of the country but this being said you know here again with the army its a separate issue to so governance issue you know there is a lot of mismanagement in the army so they also need to address just issue and its far from being done so right recent u. N. Investigations have accused a 1000000 army of extrajudicial killings do they have the actual trust of the people well lets again thats a thats a difficult question you know and you can give actually 2 kind of answers you know the 1st one is that in bamako the protest have stopped and thats a sign you know that people are not taking any more the streets so thats an indication that theyre giving this you a chance a chance to do something but on the other hand in the countryside what we have been seeing in the last few months or even a few years is actually increasing abuses against civilians by the Security Forces and thats not likely to stop you know anytime soon and thats thats a serious concern about this new president by and a former retired military official who is he and will he be apt to lead mali into this transition while very little is known you know about. About this general is a retired general used to be the ministry of defense you know for far less than a year is repudiation is that is is is someone who is you know out in the very opposed to corruption thats such such thats a very good point you know but hes a saw an old guy you know basically has been appointed by the u. N. The Vice President is the head of the you into what do you really get any power would he really get any chance to influence the whole process thats you know question right and so whats at stake here in this in this swearing in ceremony well that today you know the main the main issue is about you know given extends that you know we. Is going back to normal to kind of normalcy you know that that that know its a time for the it costs and other partners to renew you know no more relationship with the country so they need to organize this to ceremony student of issues you know were not were not sure that it will be enough you know for the quest to accept you know i what has been there what are the choices that has been made for instance you know the coalition asking for the Prime Minister to be a civilian thats thats a point thats not a big deal thats not a big issue another issue and this one is is is much more concerning is that actually this go out so i ask the senate spain which is going to zation to get discouraged you know after the appointment of the interim transitional authorities and thats going to be hard showing a vision to kill from the International Crisis group thank you very much now a lot at stake during this ceremony 14000 u. N. Troops more than 5000 french and european troops there and huge humanitarian crisis with almost half of millions dependent on aid for food and security at stake here is this new government going to be able to provide the security for 1000000 people and rebuild that trust between malias and their leadership peter. Nick thanks very much nicholas out there reporting live for the news from dhaka. To north korea where the leader kim jong il and has issued a rare apology to the shooting of a government worker these suspected defected to the north disappeared from a south korean fisheries patrol boat on monday brought has more now from the capital seoul. Quite a Surprising Development it is not very often that north korea admits to making mistakes like this rarer still that they would then go and issue what appears to be a very sincere apology according to the president ial office here in south korea this apology has come personally from kim jong un saying how sorry he is to have disappointed moon j. N. The president of south korea talking about this unsavory case and putting in place measures to prevent a similar occurrence and the north says that it has apparently carried out its own investigation and has pretty much confirmed the details of what we know happened that apparently this was a south korean citizen on a some sort of floating object that came across to the northern side of this maritime border he was intercepted by this patrol boat and that north korean Border Guards fired a total of 10 rounds 10 shots at this individual it then says that that the crew of this boat then set fire to the flow take floating material that this fortunate individual had come across on as a preventative measure it seems against covert 19 now south korean officials as we know have said that the North Koreans actually set fire to this mans body so there seems to be some dispute over that but at least this does seem to be a recognition that this did take place north korea is apologizing for it and it does seem to be a concerted effort by north korea to try to keep the door open to a better relations at some point in the future ok lets bring in mr ritchie hes a career specialist with the university of foreign studies in seoul mason welcome back to the news this is a big deal isnt it this sense shock waves across south korea so will this apology be enough. Yes you know an apology from north korea is rare and i think that the fact that we got wednesday indicates that north korea like the narrative was perhaps getting out of control a little bit and so they needed to step in and catch up with this story you know one of the problems of course was in the in europe is rising in south korea because of this and north korea doesnt usually have a problem putting south Korean Leaders in the difficult to the generation. Before it is somewhere north korea would want to reenter to go she asians with the u. S. And south korea and i think that the pressure that the Reagan Administration was coming under domestically because of this issue was severe enough that our north korea for at least that reason and perhaps some other reasons as well felt like they needed to come in and give them to give us in breathing room with us ok breathing room full moon relations between the north and the had basically been ok or theyd been as ok as they could have a b. They had been exchanging correspondence about coronavirus about covert 19 if mr moon comes out and says no were ok were still on track is that a difficult one for him to sell domestically. Its a difficult position for him to sell to mystically but thats not only because this story its also difficult because you know starting especially with the. Blowing up of the case song youre hearing me as an Office Relations between son john young and still have been very poor and i think more importantly your soul isnt really going to be able to move forward on anything that will make young im interested in improving your korean relations unless washington agrees to that until the election comes along and we see how the fallout from that works out. You can only go so far in the south korean public knows that so you know a lot of the statements about peace and reconciliation in the new administration are sort of typical progressive politician boilerplate here in south korean population knows that regardless of the story with north korea does that mean the optics of the relationship between seoul and telling young are in effect frozen if you will because until we know or until we have an inauguration in january in washington despite what the provenance of the apology was from north to south you know i mean. Behind the optics of course you know theres still plenty going on you know that there is the exchange of letters you know we know that there are other ways that saw them going on communicate that you dont make it to public light but indeed you both sides both the moves ration enchong you have incentives to keep the discussions they have going on below the surface under wraps and indeed one of the major reasons for that is simply that until the election in washington shakes out we want to know who the next president is going to be and that means that you know room for negotiation both from the john side and from seoul is going to leave them that ok we must leave it there mason always a pleasure to get your thoughts on that region where you live right now miss much of it talking to us from seoul. Thanks a lot. Now to the United States coast to coast protests are being held to demand justice for Briana Taylor the African American was shot and killed by Police Inside her home in louisville kentucky in march from los angeles to new york demonstrators are demanding the arrest and the prosecution of all 3 officers involved a grand jury decided on wednesday not to file any charges against them. In louisville itself its asked us to fight a curfew which is being extended across the weekend the National Guard has been sent in to keep the peace several arrests have been made during protests so far john hendren reports from louisville. The. In louisville the price of protest can be high. It ends at the city jail where those with a window can look down and ground 0 of the demonstration where they were arrested theres a horrible when they come out. Those we talked to say its a small price to pay for demanding justice for Briana Taylor and the other black americans who suffered and died at the hands of police was it worth it yes yeah they really were they really when we go to jail and off theres the side brianna to go the lawyer for brianna taylors family tells al jazeera that while those protesters are paying a price the officers who gunned down in her home are not the only charges 3 counts of wanton endangerment against one officer for firing into the neighboring apartment of a white family in that justice route of tayla family certainly doesnt think its just as the people marching in protest and oh all across america certainly doesnt think is justice. What happened here has resonated across the u. S. Parking protests from portland to colorado to chicago and washington d. C. Most were passionate but peaceful but in Louisville Police charged one protester Lorenzo Johnson with assault and wanton endangerment for allegedly shooting 2 Police Officers both now recovering at the Briana Taylor memorial people still come to leave flowers in the street they chant her name but so far no one has paid for firing the shots that killed her and protesters here say they will continue demonstrating until someone does. Ben crump says Briana Taylor story is part of a crisis in civil rights in the United States over 401 years we have been delaware of systematic racism no pressure there see the Police Killing the earth and history see the system killing this inside the court rooms so oh the people who are march and i say to them that we have to change this moment. 100 here demonstrating in briannas name. Seemed to be following his advice John Hendren Al Jazeera louisville kentucky. Lots more news still to come here on the news for you including the agreement between fatah and hamas that could help unites the palestinian factions in the face of israels diplomatic deals with some arab countries. As coronavirus cases rise in sweden with the countrys unusual pandemic model is really sustainable. And in the sport action from a dramatic day at the world road cycling championships in italy. Ok turn your attention to europe the french government has warned its in a quote race against time to stop the spread of corona virus and its reported a daily record of 16000. 00 new infections for sense does an ma say condemn government leaders up in paris for ordering boston restaurants to close for 2 weeks restrictions are also being imposed in other cities as hospitals struggle to cope with increasing numbers of cope with 19 patients lets take you live to paris and our correspondent the tasha butler so now sasha how are the numbers stacking up up and down the country. Well more than 16000. 00 new cases of corona virus infection registered in the last 24 hours and more than 50 deaths so those cases are creeping up all the time each day and they are of course a great cause for concern but some Health Experts in france are saying they also reflect the fact that there are more tests being carried out than they were for example earlier in the year nevertheless it is alarming and thats what the french Prime Minister shall cast ex told french people on thursday evening when he spoke in a Television Interview saying that we are running out of time in france and that if people are more vigilant if the virus is not brought more under control we could face a situation here in france that we saw in march and april when the country had to put when the government had put the country in a National Lockdown and National Lockdown is something that the government have said that they really want to avoid but shore cast sticks suggested that a national law die down might well be what happens if the situation continues to to 08 as it has been well the