A conservative wins the president ial election ending 50 years of leftist rule. That people have. And they would stop if. We talk to ugandan pop star turned opposition m. P. Bobby why are you seeking the countrys top job. After weeks of stalled talks preliminary negotiations between the u. S. And the Afghan Taliban have resumed the taliban has told al jazeera some meetings have taken place to pave the way for the resumption for formal talks President Donald Trump canceled negotiations in september following the death of the u. S. Soldier but he told troops on a surprise trip to afghanistan that he believed the group was willing to strike a deal roslan jordan has more. The u. S. Commander in chief celebrates thanksgiving with troops at. Air base in afghanistan a tradition going back to the start of the conflict against the taliban in 2001 but after 18 years its a war washington is struggling to finish and donald trump says hes lies in the hands of the taliban the taliban wants to make a deal well see if they want to make a deal its going to be a real deal but well see but they want to make a deal and they only want to make a deal because youre doing a great job thats only as they want to make you trouble announced for the 1st time the taliban is interested in reaching a Peace Agreement with the government in kabul this after they released 2 western hostages and 10 Afghan Soldiers in exchange for 3 of their Senior Leaders are on these are the 1st signs of progress since broke off talks in Early September after the taliban killed a u. S. Soldier in a bombing but Officials Say theres still no sign the taliban are ready to give up their weapons permanently in exchange for a role in afghan politics demilitarization is a key demand from afghan president ashraf ghani but hes been sidelined while u. S. And taliban do senators meet still colony joined trump on stage at bob graham and tweeted out highlights of the moment apparently keen to show he is still relevant in the Peace Process for donald trump the priority is cutting the number of u. S. Troops in afghanistan from about 13000 to about 8600 and to helping the afghans handle their security on their own were breaking it down very substantially and will be down in a number thats very its a good number and were going to stay until such time as we have a deal or we have total victory and they want to make a deal or a promise for peace made by 2 previous president s with the 3rd hoping his will come to fruition rosalyn jordan aljazeera washington. Raynas is a republican strategist and political analyst she believes the taleban say the Trump Presidency as an opportunity to strike a deal with the u. S. I think the taliban understands this president is a very unconventional president and that things in washington are not just chaotic but often able to be rule the dorms of us aside youre able to be written almost overnight and thats thats how i think expect your i dont think that they lost confidence that they can get somewhere and present chum but i think this that represents a moment frankly this this this announcement by the president of reopening these talks about immigrants unity and i think that there are there are people who are part of the republican of south class here in washington and theyre pretty angry because they were pretty angry when it was announced as the president when its you break the taliban over again even so there are people here were going to be critical of the president matter what and thats how else sort of seasons as a window of entry and theyre also going to operate i could be of this mean rules that our president is lets just put anything out there and see what sticks i think you know all that sort of sounds from the fact that this president has been genuinely interested in our military operation since before he even launched his campaign and throughout his campaign he took office we see but he doesnt care to want to understand how certain things are really done and he said just once in criticizing previous administrations as that administration was able to get anything done so leave it to a guy like me who the business deal maker and let me try to get something done i think thats exactly what hes operating with right now is a sense that people who were blessed him because he comes from another sector and could perhaps bring that expertise to deal making. Sudans Transitional Government has approved a law to dismantle the party of former president bashir he was forced out of office last year the Prime Minister says the decision was not an act of revenge but i am still preserve the dignity of the sudanese people here but morgan reports from cuts are. It was once the dominant party in sudan ruling the country for more than 25 years now more than 6 months after its head leader was ousted sudans Transitional Government has announced that the former ruling party will be dismantled. Yet the the more dismantles the National Congress party and seizes its exits money and properties and gives it to the governments minister of finance a committee will be formed to ensure that any Organization AssociationInstitution UnionCompany Partnership that has links to the former ruling party will be dismantled. The National Congress party came to power in 1992 a few years after it had ahmed bashir overthrew a democratically elected government in 1989 the coolest carried out under the name of the National Islamic front bashir went on to create the National Congress party that ruled until he was ousted from power in april this year following months of antigovernment protests the december protests gained momentum after the burning of the National CongressParty Headquarters and. Despite it being the only party many sudanese knew the demand for it to be dismantled had become one of the protest movements main ins was. Dismantling a party doesnt mean its and it has to be remembered that establishing a new country would have to include establishing quick systems with those from the disbanded party and in a way where politics is practiced wisely i mean also man regards herself as the victim of one of the Party Signature laws that came to define the controversial public order act it severely curtailed womens rights and which was condemned by human rights in sudan new leaders say it will display. An attack that when i was arrested for refusing the offices called me names saying im not a real sudanese because i didnt follow the rules of the government they said they expected me to be from the south a christian. During its time in power the national. Economic. To divide. Africas largest country. House. At least 40 people have been killed in cities across iraq in one of the most violent. Protests began 2 months ago at least 33. 00. Resigned following the wrist violence. In iraq. 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The winner a president ial election after the 2nd round of voting the conservatives his rivals by promising to turn around a slowing economy and tackle the rising crime to raise about reports. Hes the youngest president in your little weiss history at 46. 1 the 2nd round of the president ial race in this tiny south american nation. Even though the elections took place last sunday the results have only just been confirmed in what was a tight race between paul and the new martinas a 62 year old engineer from the center left party brought front. Supporters say it was time for a change. A change is needed for all your requirements we cannot continue to be like we were unfortunately really this changes for all europe why happy happy release this. For 15 years the Broad Front Party with figures such as former guerilla turned president hossein more implemented a series of liberal policies like legalizing marijuana and abortion. But a slowdown in the economy and rising crime is what allowed a conservative party to return to power. Even though the onion might have been aspiring most votes in the 1st round in october in the days that followed confirmed an alliance with other right wing parties that helped him gain victory how much i believe we are very satisfied with the work there we did all those months and for the support we received from across the country and the people from all Political Parties that make up this multicolored agreement. Comes from a political family his father is the former president. And his mother was a senator or. Even though many countries in latin america are in turmoil why has been considered a country of stability in recent years the main challenge will be to gain at consensus after such a tight victory to ensure that stability continues. According guinea has agreed to temporarily release a group of opposition leaders from jail they were arrested for protesting against president alpha conde and i believe hes planning to run for a 3rd term of his county a lot of papers how the young reports their freedom might be shortchanged. Guineas opposition leaders arrive at the Conakry Court of appeal hoping they would be allowed to go back home with no further they were in jail for 6 weeks on thursday a judge decided to free them 10 members of the National Front for the defense of the constitution have been temporarily released while they wait for the start of their appeal next week santa bonders you are its a feeling of happiness and joy at the law has won and so has the liberty the innocent have been freed im speechless. The opposition leaders were arrested last month inside the home of a former politician who was coordinating antigovernment protests. But instead of deterring the movement their detention prompted hundreds of thousands of demonstrators to take to the streets i critics fear president alpha condit is planning on changing guineas constitution so he can run for a 3rd term in 2020. However this latest Court Verdict is being seen as a victory for the opposition that the cliff i mean im so happy not only because theyre free but because this means justice has begun to appear the past i hope the Appeals Court will free them completely because they were detained illegally the street protests have been systematically banned in guinea for over a year the government insists they are a threat to Public Security but opponents say its a tool to silence criticism. Opposition leaders have been accuse of staging unauthorized protests and a paralyzing the economy of the west african nation now while they prepare for a final decision from the Appeals Court the tensions remain high the cuts halo percivale yon aljazeera. Still ahead on aljazeera people are very angry about it people are you do not support what he is proposing why divided. Uniting against bars breaks a plan. And europes space agency. To discover new secrets about the red planet. Hello there as we head towards the weekend it does look as if some might finally get a bit of a break and the very unsettled conditions we have seen for such a long time now theres still plenty of clouds but some areas less than others thats the rain through eastern portions of europe through friday but its clearly not the way for the balkans turning to snow in that cold as far as the you. Know sweeping southwards across portions of sweden and then we have this area of unsettled weather across Central Europe but a pretty good day friday across much of the northwest the winds coming from the north it will feel cold probably colder than that 7 which is the the daytime high as the south and the winds not quite as strong theres another system just waiting in the wings it will bring the rain into western france northern sections of spain and portugal but it doesnt make a great deal of headway so some pretty good Clear Conditions finally across Central Europe and some very good conditions to into southeastern france and northern italy where of course we have had recent flooding and then we had it to the south into Northern Africa even the system sweeping the way throughout the mediterranean not really fallen if south produce any showers temperatures are not too bad as well 21 in ship and 23. 00 in bangles the on friday mostly clear maybe just some clouds along the coastal areas but as i thought about down south of i 20 in algerias. It watching aljazeera heres a reminder of our top stories this hour after weeks of stalled talks. Between the u. S. And the afghan taleban have resumed President Donald Trump made the announcement during his surprise visit to afghanistan the taliban has told al jazeera some meetings have taken place to pave the way for the resumption of formal talks. So the Transitional Government has dismantled former president bashir his party. Now which was the protesters the capital has also scrapped a controversial public order a little at a. Womens rights. Activists around the world a skipping school to protest against the Chinese Students in sydney protested outside the headquarters of the ruling party under a smoke filled sky southeast has been devastated which some blamed on Climate Change. North koreas state media says leader kim jong un has expressed great satisfaction with the firing of 2 short range missiles on thursday the missiles were part of a test for a new multiple Rocket Launcher and it comes just days off to the north ordered drills near a disputed maritime border with south korea last month pyongyang fired another 2 rockets into the sea of japan after store denuclearization talks with the u. S. French president about your micron has welcomed nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg for talks in paris the meeting comes weeks after mccrone criticized your calling it brian did the comments of sparked a discussion about the role and future of nato the trash about the reports from the french capital. It was a longer handshake than usual for the french president it seemed to be a sign that emanuel was in a conciliatory mood as he greeted nato secretarygeneral at the least say only a few weeks after he described the military alliance as brain dead but if you install timberg had hoped for an apology or a retraction he didnt get one as mike ross stood by his claim that nato lacked direction because one of the questions i ask are open questions that we have not resolved peace in europe. Treaty the relationship with russia the subject with turkey who is standing so injuries or decision lets not negotiate cost sharing a burden sharing maybe we needed a wake up call if you permit english expressions stoltenberg said nato members often had different opinions but that didnt mean the alliance has no future so the policy is that while questions are d being asked about the strength or the transatlantic north america and europe are doing more together than we have done for decades its clear that my course comment that nato is brain dead didnt go down well with stoltenberg pretty certainly shaken up the alliance and focused minds on coming up with some new ideas germanys foreign minister has suggested that a group of experts from outside nato could be created to review the organization some analysts say such a move would be constructive it was war in ukraine theres a huge problem in middle east their war in syria iraq or iran is behaving differently so this is something very useful and its much better to discuss the problem together with experts inside the alliance than than criticizing the alliance. Next week and they told leaders meet in london for a special summit to mark its creation 70 years ago during the cold winning it was a time when members agreed on the aims and who was the enemy today its leaders are politically polarized and the security challenges have changed nato might not be at deaths door yet but most members now expose concede that for it to survive successfully it needs a fresh approach. Ill just paris. Albania has been struck by more powerful aftershocks for days after the strongest earthquake in decades rescuers are still finding survivors of tuesdays magnitude 6. 4 quite it hit the capital to rada and cities in the west and north killing at least 40 people from about gives president abdul the main has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for Money Laundering according bali ruled your main took 1000000. 00 in state money that was intended for land fees the main route the mounties for 5 years into the surprised if it last year the court also find your me 5000000. 00 and al jazeera investigation expose corruption within the government Northern Irelands divided communities have found something they can agree on hostility to Boris Johnsons breaks of plan there is now no Political Party in the province which supports his proposals on leaving the e. U. At opposition to brics it is starting to break down traditional religious and political differences lawrence lee is in belfast. Belfasts the city never at peace with itself for decades divided the walls and fences separating the 2 communities remain its like a patient never quite sure if theyre recovering from a terminal illness but now they have something in common the irish republican side of belfast always hated rexs the pro british side though supported it until Boris Johnson came along with a plan to partly divide the Northern Irish economy from the rest of the u. K. With a trade border in the sea his former allies here see that as a betrayal of the foundation of the United Kingdom people are very angry about it people are you do not support what he is proposing certainly i think he has underestimated the strength of feeling across unionism and Northern Ireland where you know we fairly clearly and people on the bryan ferry really cherish being part of the kingdom being a full part of the United Kingdom and if thats what your friends think then what about your enemies this neighborhood of belfast has no murals no symbols of the sectarian divide it is middle class and successful and doesnt like bricks its in any form it is in places like this that the unionists hold over Northern Ireland is most at risk i think race that has clearly transcended the constitutional question thats not to say that conversation isnt still alive and people dont still have their strong views but yes i think you are seeing people who are prioritizing braggs it rather than their views on the union or irish unity because it is a clear and present danger to us. Politics in Northern Ireland has never been like the rest of the u. K. People dont argue about whether theyre socialist or conservative left wing or right wing but much more as to whether they see themselves as irish or see themselves as british but whats remarkable is how political shades of all opinion from the most staunchly loyalists to the most republican are united against Boris Johnsons version of brick says and so opinions a shifting of the university we spoke to students from the Unionist Community bricks it has changed the way that they and many others think and how they will vote in this election and theres a lot of unionists that i know within my own community they have voiced they seem as if there was another referendum tomorrow and it was either to remain and part of the 8 or to leave as far as johnsons date women for germany and for Northern Ireland to the press and stay with the u. K. As well and with the new year has done so much for a pretty Peace Process and a lot of our fallen for transport has all come from the European Union to the untrained eye belfast looks like anywhere else but it isnt and both the police and politicians are warning of the potential for civil unrest for Northern IrelandBoris Johnsons mantra of getting bricks it done has trouble written all over it largely aljazeera belfast ugandas pop star turned opposition m. P. Bobby wine is challenging president Yoweri Museveni in elections expected to be held in 2021 and 70 has been in power since 986 but was rise has not been without its challenges diplomatic editor james by he sat down with him for this exclusive interview. Its relatively recent that even emerged on the political scene you were before that a musician why did you decide to go into politics im a musician social activist and i get a youth who recently i call it recently but its 2 years ago decided to run and become a member of parliament and youve been an m. P. For 2 years now you have been in the governments targeting of you has continued since youve been an m. P. Not only is your music band your concerts band but you have faced attack tell me about the incident when your driver was killed well i say the day i went to parliament that since the parliament refused to come to the ghetto they get a will come to the parliament of course when i got into parliament it brought a lot of attention of the Common People the interest in the politics and indeed these tatted pushing me and suggesting that i run for president now this infuriated the president that we have who has for a long time been regarded as all powerful and i started getting that arcs and most ferocious attack was the assassination attempt on my life in iraq which took the life of my driver instead of mine if you look at the history of uganda since independence from the colonial rulers the british it can really be summed up with 3 names Milton Obote Idi Amin and u r e 72 of those a boat in amin i mean in particular were very very brutal would you accept that when most 70 came to power 1st he rescued your country. Say without fear of contradiction that must have been his rule is much more brutal than the rules that have been there before to the western world president s have been has always cast the image of a democrat but back home he has stepped on all rights and freedoms and he has ruled uganda with an iron fist. Allocations that previous elections were not free and fair in your view right now is president must 70 the legitimate president of uganda where barrel convinced that looked at his obesity won the previous elections and i would believe that even if my 70 could have won the past elections they way hes handling the people of uganda mixing losing his legitimacy and ultimately if president s have any tries to rig the election that he has been like he has been doing then the people of uganda we rise up and they will stop it are you saying there could be an armed revolution against some 70 if your efforts of the ballot box are blocked i do not think people could raise that i think people will raise them because that is evident everywhere they act out of this operation and they will not take it any longer and you can watch the whole interview with bobby while on talk to our jazeera on saturday at 430 g. M. T. The future of europes role in space is being decided in spain after 2 days of meetings in seville the 22 member of the European Space agency has signed off on a record budget of new the 16000000000. 00 over the next 5 years the blockbuster proposals include taking trips to the moon and other planets as well as sending the 1st ever rock sample back from mars the agency is also looking into a space based 5 g. Network to deliver faster fun connections and a way to get early warnings of solar storms it argues that any investment in Space Science helps the economy here on earth. It looks almost so simple after such 2 days of intensive discussions with days a program we have missions Everything Everything looks trivial but. Each and every one who looks a little bit more into detail knows that these are really complicated procedures in time theyre from very happy i mean naza has one government we have 22 so this is something which is different and im very grateful for all the Member States plus lavinia plus counted on to subdue for the support of what were doing. This is al jazeera these are the top stories after weeks of store talks preliminary negotiations between the u. S. And the Afghan Taliban have resumed President Donald Trump by the announcement during a surprise visit to afghanistan the taliban has told al jazeera some meetings have taken place to pave the way for the resumption of formal talks so the Transitional Government has dismantled former president al bashir his party which was a main demand by protesters the cabinet has also scrapped a controversy or public order law that regulated womens behavior and dress here but morgan has more now from cotton is the creek basically embodies the demands of the citys people since december last year when they took to the streets demanding a change in government in man being president all an issue and has largely be removed were now that is something that we have seen repeatedly over the last few months specifically on the 25th of october well people took to the streets even after a Transitional Government was formed and people saying that members of his followers are also in now as it is members of the saluting in our little position for the next 10 years. At least 40 people have been killed in cities across iraq. Since. At least 33. In the city of nasiriyah. Is in place the governor of its province has resigned more than 350000 people have been displaced by flash flooding across kenya Recovery Efforts have been hampered by more heavy rain and floods in the. Bridges have been difficult for humanitarian aid to reach affected areas at least 120 people have been killed. More powerful aftershocks for the strongest. Rescuers are still finding survivors of. 6. 00 it hit the Capital Cities in the west and north killing at least 40 people. And used to use after. Syrias. Special coverage. Iran out starts what angry iraqi protestors were shouting as they set fire to the iranian consulate in the city of najaf a significant and run escalation but how much influence does iran wield in iraq is it a force for good or is it holding back the country and its people this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im Adrian Finighan after months of violent antigovernment protests in iraq anger has turned towards neighboring iran demonstrators stormed their