a you mentioned in your introduction he will remove a caricature the incumbent to seeking reelection and he's challenging reasonable smiler see are basically promising the same thing they're promising an end to the violence but they don't particularly clearly spell out how they're going to achieve that what we've seen in the past five years during you going to look at us first term of office is the steady deterioration of the situation on the spreading of the of of the violence from the north to the center to even the border areas been easier to work in the fossil and because these are two men with similar backgrounds and similar political aspirations and a similar political histories it is difficult to see how any of these two is able to make any difference what's needed is a real the profound army reform and a sense of purpose to demoralize molly an army which has been defeated in the middle of five years ago and needs to reestablish itself and reestablish sovereignty in its in mali's entire territory it's frustrating to them that they haven't been able to do that have already has been an issue in the past are people there expecting an election without this type of issue or do concerns remain briefly if you can ram. looking for through on the same the concerns are the same first of all security then how the economy performs does a deliver job jobs and can can get people access to basic services health care education water electricity. graham post a message reporting from mali's capital bamako thank you very much. eve of historical actions in zimbabwe an unexpected voice has spoken out about the vote in his country zimbabwe's former president robert mugabe suggested he would not vote for the party he led for decades in monday's election speaking in harare mugabe said his successor emerson man and dog walk illegally took power last year but mugabe did encourage them bob wayans to accept the election result a tight race is expected between man and god and the main opposition candidate nelson. correspondence melanie core of the bell and adrian creech sent us this report. and tending our granny with. an effigy that is something quite extraordinary campaign events like this one organized by the opposition m.d.c. party used to be extremely dangerous brutal crackdowns by the government commonplace that was would you know. i was beaten up and had to spend three months in hospital i was bedridden and could only eat power which my back was badly injured and i thought i would never be able to become a father but by god's grace i recovered it. because i know. now many are hoping for a fresh start with a new president the preacher and lawyer nelson chamisa. i was there. was what it was they were like this is no wonder you don't know what they were going. to the past is never far behind in zimbabwe the country's economy has collapsed down by high unemployment hype and nation and been informed that the legacy of that eighteen years of rule by the party. now is to have them in a tree having our president robert mugabe. and i am a free man and god why then take over and now at seventy five years old he wants to continue running the country. although he is a film of vice president and was part of the very system that brought the country to the brink of collapse when in doubt well promise is a break from the book of iraq and bob way just like his opponents he likes to portray himself as an advocate for change. tearing has short time in office has opened his country up to her own investment and planted so. whose greatest freedom. going to the you will overturn. roe vs. the in the in the in the years. after his glove a dozen believe his sudden change of heart of the governing party and the president caved in on it to some positive developments though for the first time in his life he doesn't have to hide his red opposition shot on the way home after a rally he can wear it with pride and without fear. now to some of the other stories making news around the world cambodia's ruling party led by a prime minister who incensed has been declared the winner of fundies general election critics are calling the vote a sham following a government campaign of intimidation and the dissolution of the main opposition party last year when ben has ruled combo d.l. for more than thirty years. at least fourteen people have been killed and more than one hundred sixty others injured in an earthquake on the indonesian island of lombok a six point four magnitude quake struck the northern part of the island which is close to bali and popular with international tourists. a powerful typhoon has hit japan bringing heavy rains and winds of up to one hundred eighty kilometers per hour thousands of residents have been forced to leave their homes it's this season's twelve typhoon so far and the storm has now weekend and it's moving west wiping and kicking two israeli soldiers near her home in the west bank israel says she's being used by her family for political reasons for palestinians though she has become a symbol of resistance. extreme summer temperatures in many parts of the northern hemisphere have left firefighters battling massive blazes in the united states at least five people have died in infernos raging through northern california this includes two small children who perished with their great grandmother more than thirty eight thousand people have been ordered to evacuate their homes and authorities warn the fires are far from under control. people in northern california are used to wildfires but not on this scale firefighters say they have never seen anything like it. they're doing all they can to contain the flames but so far less than five percent of the blaze is under control. as it's burning in every direction all at the same time and we've got even though we have multiple resources the way that it's burning the intensity that's burning uphill downhill even if it doesn't have a strong wind on it it's it's burning as if it's got a santa ana wind or for a strong sixty mile an hour seventy mile an hour winds. more than six hundred properties and homes have been destroyed since the fire broke out on monday night forty thousand people have been forced to flee the flames. but the family of sherry bledsoe seen here on the left did not manage to escape she received the news that her children a four and five year old boy and her grandmother were killed as they waited for help their former home has been burned to the ground and neighbors said the community was taken by surprise by the speed of the fire there was and we were told we were in danger this was like you see in the movies with tornadoes i mean it one minute it's viral the next minute everybody scream. the national guard has now also been drafted in to help. but the dry weather and winds are hampering their office to put the five's out. to russia now which is put on display of its military might during the annual navy day parade on show were forty warships sailing in poetry formation through the waters of st petersburg president vladimir putin presided over the event saying his country's fleet would help protect russian interests large crowds turned out to catch a glimpse of warplanes and submarines as well. the tour de france concluded on sunday as well thomas was officially crowned champion in paris as is customary on the tour thomas led the way to paris on challenge to seal his first ever triumph in the prestigious event he was joined on the podium by his teammate and last year's champion chris froome who finished third in the overall standings and in formula one news mercedes driver lewis hamilton claimed victory in the ground prix on sunday as fierce rival sebastian fassel finished a distant second hamilton breeze to victory at a scorching ongaro rain in budapest battles race was far more turbulent though the german eventually clinched second place thanks to a risky maneuver which saw him overtake hamilton's teammate valtteri vote with five laps to go result means hamilton heads into the summer break with a twenty four point lead over his rival. of one is larry star is still almost a month away over teams in germany second division the new season starts on friday for one club in particular that marks a new beginning hamburg suffered the first relegation in their history this year now one of the country's traditional giants is hoping for a season of revival. springing back into action christan teats and hamburg are preparing for uncharted territory their first ever season in the second division the players have to learn fast about new challenges away from the illustrious top embraced the change with their actions and nowadays it's rare that players will give up millions of euros and wages for the sake of loyalty to a club by the toilets a hut on friday hamburg players and fans begin their second division adventure. as heavy traffic in many large cities around the world but mexico city is particular the tories for installed intersections and clogged highways now a theatre company is hoping to provide a bit of light relief for the city's frustrated more arrests by bringing ballet from the stage to the tarmac it performs each dance and fifty eight seconds exactly the length of time it takes for the traffic lights to change initiative began two weeks ago appears to be going down very well. you're watching the w. news more coming up at the top of the hour with my colleague waiter i'm out of croissants and berlin thanks for joining us.