africa but it's images of the dance of death of death leading people the way they would in a medieval drawing and to dance against it the way villages would dance to let the play part of them by obviously has very strong echoes with where we are today that's part of the fact of covert being that exhibition as opened in both but it's not yet been possible to travel from johannesburg to. so i'm hoping to get the during the run of the exhibition. and to see how it feels in a different space obviously an exhibition changes every time it moves it's a mixture between the work that's there and the space it's shown in and and it looks beautiful and dr hunter i'm sure it does not just quit a politics play such a huge role in your work and of course your own biography how do you see the political role of our ted at this stage of your career. well i'm interested in an art that can reflect things which aren't usually very political or that is to say that can affect the ambiguity the paradoxes the contradictions of the political so normally when one thinks of political art one thinks of something

we go over to london fred when he's in our west africa bureau in lagos hi fred good to see you so awful condé once a nother term in office and there's been much opposition to that but just had a small about his 10 years in office. in the last 10 year prison. says he claims that he has changed things he has changed the economy of the country which he says that he's pretty son actually messed up with everything and then now he says that for the last 10 years he has done incredible job in terms of economy and he has the kountry so. but then there were position on the other side the opposition says that this guy wants to stay in power something they don't want to see repeating itself tell us more about the opposition candidate what how much support does he have among the nails. he has i can say that he has significant support because this is a guy who has been he's a former prime minister he has a q prior to several ministerial posts during the not going to rule so he's an experienced politician but also he he has a massive support from the old regime for the people who are against the inc

let our thank you so much for your company everyone where we begin in west africa authorities in nigeria's biggest city lagos are vowing to investigate reports that security forces have. opened fire on protesters are rights groups are citing what they call credible reports that some demonstrators were killed or the army calls the reports fake news nigerians have been protesting meanwhile for weeks against police brutality and corruption. they came out in defiance of a curfew and after dusk the trouble started the many green uniforms was seen setting up barriers surrounding the area and eyewitnesses saw c.c.t.v. cameras and street lighting being disabled for god then suddenly gunshots. i truly am sure they're. ok all sincere huge people outside the toll gate started taking cover now down to down. the road i. think. a d w news crew who were on the scene were forced to take shelter next to their vehicle . i think. the earth even after the sun went down the shooting continued so did the protest deep into the night was here look how many of them are still down on her way out just in nigeria out

well that seems to be their part and especially in the west africa. region where current or you see what is happening in the course they have to change the constitution so that the incumbent president can run for. then the same thing happens in guinea where he has actually been in power for one or 2 times for 10 years he is has forced to change the constitution so that he can run for another time but people have to know that this guy cannot be in the same basket as other people who have been in power for 2 decades really could even for decades has just been in power for all of 2 times 10 yes' but then the change of the constitution itself raises questions about his motives and he is also is very questionable he is 82 years only. afraid what about his main challenger at delhi india he is no new come it's a political power isn't. yes he's very very you know new has acquired in this so your poise and president. that he's some couple of years ago he has been also the prime minister he's very very experienced politician and he has also muscle support from

africa. at this market in accra it's easy to see how imports are driving out domestic products translates into job offers the only translates you just ration of libel. it translates into poverty. and the translates into cash tristian values yom kippur $12.00 that after discounts. you do not have the capacity to change is this because you have lost ones clothes your old one back about 3 years ago mom didn't put off sick on food from the us and us could run out of africa and work on a fortune which is. what was called the shows the response from if you try to change positive value. preposition or destroy a life. that's missing the sun sometimes for the plan to fund it all goes on a profit but if you. don't who says amen. to much upon you as an agricultural advisor in northern gonna be at the tomato factory and quality that's gone out of business. as a result local farmers are desperate many of them leave the region others are experimenting with alternative crops so. i'm still do grow tomatoes b

africa. at this market in a crop it's easy to see how imports are driving out domestic products translates into job losses the only translates to trashing off my view. it translates into puppets. and it translates into cash tristian valley's young people long to dr discounts. need to modify fast * changing business because you have lost once while bob was there a while back about 3 years ago and bottle sick on food from the us and us get done out of africa and work on a fortune which is. sort of how the show. yes there was one spanking if you try to change policy here by. me. preposition or not destroy lives. and thus making the song some time for the plan to find out because those who profit have very few. to noosa some men. and women will. seem ot upon you as an agricultural advisor in northern gonna be at the tomato factory and quite to go that's gone out of business. as a result local farmers are desperate. many of them leave the region others are experimenting with alternative crops and

unique in west africa it was founded by a new one of the biggest names in contemporary african dance in his latest project he works with refugees from mali. there are lots of refugees here the 1st place an african refugees head is elsewhere in africa europe. people think africans are going to cross the mediterranean and invade europe for that's false stuff lots of african refugees stay within africa and off he. is just to put the purpose of the beyond borders project is to go into the camps and get refugees to dance. this allows them to regain control and self-confidence and to overcome boredom and loneliness event could lead to the. evil of the party don't look they're going to return to the camps with new knowledge with a breath of fresh air and hope said knew very little that's why. it works deal with the issues which affect everyone but from an african perspective . to try to do that dance for such shows dance because it's a universal language you can communicate transmit emotion and church audiences with it using words. as a representative of africa's politically active dance sc

is unique in west africa it was founded by. one of the biggest names in contemporary african dogs in his latest project he works with refugees from mali. there are lots of refugees here and the 1st place an african refugees head is elsewhere in africa europe. people think africans are going to cross the mediterranean and invade europe but that's false lots of african refugees stay within africa and off the. purpose of the beyond borders project is to go into the camps and get refugees to dance. this allows them to regain control and self-confidence and to overcome boredom and loneliness. are going to return to the campus with new knowledge with a breath of fresh air and hope said new very. it works deal with the issues which affect everyone but from an african perspective . as regards for such as dance because it's a universal language you can communicate transmit emotion and church audiences using words. as a representative of africa's politically active dance scene in neighbors here also to pass in the town's caucus interest

the journey to europe starts here from the shores of west africa it's almost a week long boat ride to morocco and for morocco the african continent to the european union are separated by just 14 kilometers neurontin border guards say that they've seen migrants using jet skis or kayaks to make it to the canary islands over the weekend almost a 1000 migrants have made it to the european union into spain these are not refugees fleeing war but young men that are fully economic and political hardship at home many of them algerian guinea is where they're said to be contested election and was the european union has funded countries such as morocco or libya to stem out the flow of migration morocco received almost a $1000000000.00 since 2014 well that hasn't stopped these young men from taking this dangerous journey you create. great distress for the families down to show people who take you serious journeys a purse. and they can freeze iran's men i've used it's pretty sure and also a very under-rated according to researchers there's a 500 percent increase in migrants coming to the shores of

more than 1000 people landed in the spanish islands off the coast of west africa over the weekend. local politicians have asked medrad for help, saying the canary islands do not have enough resources. migrants are increasingly taking the dangerous route to reach europe instead of traveling by the mediterranean sea, where they face heightened security. nicholas is in senegal, a key transit country for migrants trying to reach europe. >> the journey to europe starts here -- from the shores of west africa, it is a must a week-long both right to morocco, and from morocco, the african continent to the european union are separated by just 14 kilometers. moroccan border guards say they have seen migrants using jet skis or kayaks to make it to the canary islands. over the weekend, almost 1000 migrants have made it to the european union and to spend. these are not refugees fleeing war, but young men that are fleeing economic and political hardship. many of them are -- guineans, where there is said to be a contested election. while the european union has funded countries such as morocco or l

the felony people are a nomadic ethnic group that move with their cattle across west and central africa but with population growth there is less space for their heads to graze freely that means they often come into conflict with owners of farm land who accuse them of trespassing and destroying their crops here's an example of how this dispute is playing out in ghana. 50 year old giallo sambo is a fulani herdsman in eastern. he owns thousands of cattle they graze on lands like these and that's creating problems with the locals who own the farmland thing they are now retaliating. in your mind you might be yeah yeah we don't have any other job we raise livestock and farm at the same time to make a living much for many years we've done this without issues and in recent years our cattle have been attacked and killed by locals and security forces. they're trying to destroy our livelihood yeah well i do and i have i thought sambo has lived here all his life he was born into the fulani community just like his father and grandfather. he explains why he now feels threatened by the current hostili

until recently ivory coast was seen as the best business destination in west africa but the upcoming election has sparked fears that political rivalries could again boil over into violence it's caused a lot of uncertainty among business owners. on the outskirts of. workers of this coffee processing factory are under pressure to deliver customer support is. established only a few years ago its owner is already dreaming of a number shows expression program. the plant is one of dozens of small and medium enterprises fueling economic growth in ivory coast thanks to the government's liberalisation policies of the past 5 years economy some will mark runs on entrepreneur of skills program for young people in africa from 20. to 2020. 7 percent in terms of economic growth which is 3 main goals which is more. points. back. in 2011 as well the country. was wrong. but right now they are more than $2000.00 right. eventually they did. was one of the greatest. across. the country. despite could be 1000 consents businesses remain hopeful such a distant presidential election is a big quarry. violence

the full any people are a nomadic ethnic group that move with their cattle across west and central africa but with population growth there is less space for their heads to graze freely that means they often come into conflict with owners of farm land who accuse them of trespassing and destroying their crops here's an example of how this dispute is playing out in ghana. 50 year old giallo sambo is a few money herdsman in eastern ghana he owns thousands of cattle they graze on lands like these and that's creating problems with the locals who own the farmland . they are now retaliating. in your mind you might be yeah yeah we don't have any other job we raise livestock and farm at the same time to make a living and for many years we've done this without issues and in recent years our cattle have been attacked and killed by locals and security forces. they're trying to destroy our livelihood yeah well i do and i have i thought sambo has lived here all his life and he was born into the fulani community just like his father and grandfather. he explains why he now feels threatened by the current

violence and insecurity in central whole region of west africa has pushed millions into acute hunger the number of internally displaced people has risen to nearly 1600000. and arrange already fragile situation. exacerbating natural disasters to be raging . there's risks that this region faced former 'd soviet humanitarian crisis in the years to come if we. continue to build our response. and development assistance the international red cross says a stable ceasefire is needed in the dawn of hot about so it can help civilians the head of the agency says so far it's only been able to provide limited aid there all reports that shelling continues days after as a buffer zone agreed to a humanitarian truce the latest fighting over the disputed region broke out 3 weeks ago the u.s. has charged 6 former russian military officers over cyber attacks targeting a number of high profile events including the winter olympics and the french presidential election prosecutors say the hack is a part of the same units that interfered in the 2016 u.s. presidential vote the wanted men are assumed to be in

on west and by 1000. foreign nationals in south africa being accused of or kinds of i think citizens. and there is not there our victims of the internals and violence dozens have had their shots looked at the rest of violence in 2018 more than 60 people were killed in that year. the recent invasions of a group calling itself put south africa 1st has not meant for the nationalist scared that if most of us wave of xenophobia violence could erupt this group. made up of different community organizations is home to protest demonstrations and protests across the country asking for the nationals to pick and live should understand the position of citizens when they see as. much or 2 of the foreign nationals in the country the bad people one percent is good the rest they need to go back to human rights watch dogs egging government to spin to attend to the concerns of the groups such as put some of the fest before things get out of control react differently worried that this is now going to you know break out into

this is news africa on the program today democracy in west africa voters in guinea kicked all the 1st off a string off elections in the region including in ghana the ivory coast and. they're all warnings democracy is deteriorating in these countries. and to say is you have to reinvent the wheel we'll need the businessmen creating youth employment opportunities in cape town with the simple but ingenious idea. hello i'm christine one day it's good to have your company there often is often electoral dispute in guinea a day off to a tense presidential election votes all still being counted but the opposition has already say it will publish its own results while the incumbent president alpha condé is seeking a 3rd term following months of protests against the move during which security forces killed dozens of people. and president alpha condé has called for a free fair and transparent election. he came to power in 2010 as an opposition candidate in guinea's 1st democratic election since independence from france in 1000 or 58 back then his win was seen as a break from decades of authorita

i was right and employment hand going on west and 19 has left. in south africa being accused off or kinds of i think citizens. and there is not their victims of the constant terms of violence dozens have had their shots looked at the west violence in 2018 more than 60 people killed in that year. the recent imagines of a group calling itself put south africa 1st has knocked many for the nationalist scared that of most aggressive wave of xenophobic violence could erupt this group. made after a different community organizations is home to protest demonstrations and protests across the country asking for the nationals to pick and live should understand the position of citizens when they see as. much or 2 of the foreign nationals in the country the bad people one percent is good the rest they need to go back to human rights watch dogs are taking the government to spin to attend to the concerns of the groups such as put some of the 1st before things get out of control reactivity worried that this is now going to you know break out into again the same t

that to me is unique in west africa it was founded by. one of the biggest names in contemporary africa. and his latest project he works with refugees from. there are lots of refugees here the 1st place an african refugees head is elsewhere in africa europe. people think africans are going to cross the mediterranean and invade europe for that's false lots of african refugees stay within africa. is. the purpose of the beyond borders project is to go into the camps and get refugees to dance. this allows them to regain control and self-confidence and to overcome boredom and loneliness. they're going to return to the camps with new knowledge with a breath of fresh air. it works deal with the issues which affect everyone but from an african perspective. as regards for such as dance because it's a universal language you can communicate transmit emotion and church audiences using words. sound. as a representative of africa's politically active dance scene beyond the neighbors here also to pass in the town's called case interest in along with danc

groups have access to violence and insecurity in central so whole region of west africa has pushed millions into acute hunger the number of internally displaced people has risen to nearly 1600000 the un's hoping to raise a $1000000000.00 a donor conference on tuesday. if you come. and arrange already fragile situation because it exacerbated natural disasters to a raging crisis you see. the risks that this region faces 4 or 6 years humanitarian crisis in the years to come if we don't. continue to build a. humanitarian and development assistance. guinea's electoral body has dismissed the main opposition candidates claim a victory in the presidential election supporters of. celebrated in the capital conakry. he denounced the one official results on expected for several days incumbent. irresponsible and dangerous. whoever wins the votes will lead a poor country with a wealth of natural resources nicholas reports. on the edge of guinea's capital an old man is mourning his land gone are the mahogany trees the rare species of chimpanzees and the home that his father and grandfathers were born in i

niger unless a groups of asian access violence and insecurity in the central so hell region of west africa has pushed the millions into acute hunger the number of internally displaced people has risen to nearly 1600000 so if you come to. an arrangement already fragile situation because it exacerbating natural disasters to raging crisis you see. there is. this region face 4 'd or 6 years humanitarian crisis in the years to come if we don't continue to build our response military and development assistance. guinea's electoral body has dismissed the main opposition candidates claim a victory in the presidential election. says he won even the official results on expected several days jailors the main challenger to the income from alpha condé is running for a 3rd term as nicolas hack reports whoever wins will lead a poor country with a wealth of natural resources. on the edge of guinea's capital an old man is mourning his land gone are the mahogany trees the rare species of chimpanzees and the home that his father and grandfathers were born in instead there is industrial extraction of bauxite

well that seems to be depart on especially in the west africa. region where current or you see what is happening in the course they have had to change the constitution so that the incumbent president can run for. them the same thing happens in guinea where he has actually been in power for one or 2 times for 10 years he is has forced to change the constitution so that he can run for another time but people have to know that this guy cannot be in the same basket as other people who have been in power for 2 decades even for decades has just been in power for all of 2 times 10 years but then the change of the constitution it's of raises questions about his motives and he's also is very questionable he's 82 years almost. afraid what about his main challenger at delhi india he is no new come achieve political power is he. yes he's very very you know me has occupied several minutes so your poised and president. that he's some couple of years ago he has been also the prime minister he's very a very experienced politician and he has also must have suppor

it's a weeklong journey from the shores of west africa to the canary islands in southern spain and it's like. this is where the drinks sometimes they run out of. they come back to shore and it is dangerous drink which human traffickers that we spoke to did not want to be filmed say shortage of. jobs is packing his bags some clothing his football boots and a prayer before leaving leeds the blessing of the elders traveling to europe costs thousands of dollars a small fortune for these families. mothers sell their land even their jewelry with the support of fathers and from one day to another we see young men leave in the pursuit of happiness. he has taken this journey before and failed. faced with the shame of returning home empty handed he's convinced this time he will succeed. and ahead is the prospect of a new life. nicholas hawke al-jazeera car. the u.s. state department's condemning what it calls turkey's calculated provocation in sending a survey ship into disputed waters in the mediterranean territorial tension is high between turkey and greece over oil and gas exploration the unit

africa if they manage well there are mineral resources on sunday gideon's went to the polls to vote for the country's next president after a bitterly fought campaign where incumbent alpha condé and other candidates for meant it ethnic tension rather than address guinea's economic failure opposition candidates in 2000 and jello who accuses the 82 year old president of corruption and mismanaging public funds believes he won the race. in spite of the anomalies that marred to belly on sunday and in view to results that came out of the ballot boxes i'm victorious in this election in the 1st round but alpha condé has yet to accept defeat caught in the middle of this tussle for power are given despite feeling abandoned by their political leaders still hope for the opportunity of a better life nicolas hawke al-jazeera in south africa 2 black men accused of murdering a wife are back in court seeking bail brendan horner was killed in early october and want to wipe farming unions say is part of a pattern of targeted racist attacks of previous court appearance or scuffles between white farmer

africa. senegal which is a key transit point for migrants trying to reach europe for the journey to europe starts here from the shores of west africa it's almost a week long boat ride to morocco and for morocco the african continent to the european union are separated by just 14 kilometers neurontin border guards say that they've seen migrants using jet skis or kayaks to make it to the canary islands over the weekend almost that was in migrants have made it to the european union into spain these are not refugees fleeing war but young men that are fleeing economic and political hardship at home many of them algerians are guineans where they're said to be contested election and whilst the european union has funded countries such as morocco or libya to stem out the flow of migration morocco received almost a $1000000000.00 since 2014 well that hasn't stopped these young men from taking this dangerous journey you create. great distress for the. people are you serious journalist a person. and they

the journey to europe starts here from the shores of west africa it's almost a week long boat ride to morocco and for morocco the african continent to the european union are separated by just 14 kilometers neurontin border guards say that they've seen migrants using jet skis or kayaks to make it to the canary islands over the weekend almost that was in migrants have made it to the european union into spain these are not refugees fleeing war but young men are fleeing economic and political hardship at home many of them algerians are guinea is where they're said to be contested election and was the european union has funded countries such as morocco or libya to stem out the flow of migration morocco received almost a $1000000000.00 since 2014 well that hasn't stopped these young men from taking this dangerous journey you create. great distress to defend you people are you serious journalist 1st. and they can freeze irishman i've used it's pretty sure and some. according to researchers there's a 500 percent increase in migrants coming to the shores of the canary islands mostly because of

the journey to europe starts here from the shores of west africa it's almost a week long boat ride to morocco and for morocco the african continent to the european union are separated by just 14 kilometers neurontin border guards say that they've seen migrants using jet skis or kayaks to make it to the canary islands over the weekend almost a 1000 migrants have made it to the european union into spain these are not refugees fleeing war but young men are fleeing economic and political hardship at home many of them algerians are guinea ends where they're said to be a contested election and whilst the european union has funded countries such as morocco or libya to stem out the flow of migration morocco received almost a $1000000000.00 since 2014 well that hasn't stopped these young men from taking this dangerous journey you create. great distress to the families of people who take their ears journeyers purse. and they can freeze irishman abuse expectation and some also. according to researchers there's a 500 percent increase in migrants coming to the shores of the canary islands mostly b

during wednesday and indeed tuesday but for most in north africa it's a dry picture in west africa there are a few showers but they are mostly now offshore. temperatures are on the rise global warming is taking effect. as one of the world's biggest emitters of greenhouse gases in the u.s. is set to withdraw from the paris climate accord the day after the presidential election we care and we will deal with climate change get a new president reversed the decision in time and face up to the climate crisis for all of the key issues of the us elections on al-jazeera one of america's worst coronavirus outbreaks in the prison happened in california after infected inmates were transferred from one facility to another no ventilation when those are welded shut till everyone is breathing the same air all of the time every day for a week straight then the knees alarms it's called man down man down man down man down all day all night for klein's office who is responsible. pandemic in prison to some quentin outbreak on a just 0. time now for a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera the french presi

let's go over to deeds of use west africa correspondent fred move on you he is in lagos hi fred these protests began over police brutality but it's about more than that now isn't it. yeah you're right christine there are protests as you mentioned they started when protesters were demanding the state to disband this police unit and the government did just that and then they went ahead to demand the form of the. whole port in general and the government promised that they're going to look into this but then a christian out there is a problem of the mistrust because the protesters are saying that we have been asking these changes for so many as the government didn't do anything and that's why the protest as continue to be on the streets demanding more but also if you really want to look at nigeria the current. with this current situation there is more problems than just these. police there is corruption in security agencies there is unemployment and i think this this point of time young people are so angry and they want to see things changing right so what have you heard from the proteste

we go over to london freedom of when you he's in our west africa bureau in lagos hi fred good to see you so awful condé once a nother term in office and there's been much opposition to that but just had a small about his 10 years in office. and. prison. says he claims that he has changed things he has changed the economy of the contrie which he says that he is pretty son actually messed up with everything and then he now he says that for the last 10 years he has done incredible job in terms of economy and he has the kountry so. but then there will position on the other side the opposition says that this guy wants to stay in power something they don't want to see repeating itself tell us more about the opposition candidate what how much support does he have among the natives. he has i can say that he has significant support because this is a guy who has been he's a former prime minister he has a-q. prior to several ministerial posts during our contest rule so he's an experienced politician but also he has a massive support from the old regime for the people who are against the incumb

the journey to europe starts here from the shores of west africa it's almost a week long boat ride to morocco and for morocco the african continent to the european union are separated by just 14 kilometers moroccan border guards say that they've seen migrants using jet skis or kayaks to make it to the canary islands over the weekend almost a 1000 migrants have made it to the european union into spain these are not refugees fleeing war but young men that are flee economic and political hardship at home many of them algerian guineans where they're said to be a contested election and was the european union has funded countries such as morocco or libya to stem out the flow of migration morocco received almost a $1000000000.00 since 2014 well that hasn't stopped these young men from taking this dangerous journey to create 3 year of great distress to the families of people who take their ears journeys a purse and freak out and they can freeze iran's men abuse it's pretty sure and some also die on the reef according to researchers there's a 500 percent increase in migrants coming to the shor

teniques being used now are used in west africa during the ebola obreak. in nigeria, teens quickly turned their attention to covid-19 using -- teams quickly turned their attention to covid-19 using their extensive contact tracing experience. they helped to prevent a large tbak, which no doubt overwhelmed the fragile health re system. one needs to loo population. the continent is home to the world's youngest population. the median age inly 19 years compared to europe's 43. it is well-known covid-19 affectslder people more severely. this does not mean africa has overcome the disease. the number of newlyonrmed cases and deaths have risen in the last two months. but publihealth experts are warning against complacency. the outbreak in africa is likely to smolder much longer. laura: now let's look toward america where half the states in uptick in covid cases. health officials wisconsin are so overwhelmed they built ao fielital outside in milwaukee to take in the influx of patients. how is the u.s. responding?t presidump, himself recovering from the virus, releas

africa and europe. personally and completely against this idea because here in france there are too many generals ations we point the same march at muslims when there are more serious matters but who i don't really have an opinion on that but it has to be controlled it might be a good idea if there are other languages it might be a good idea to learn arabic hebrew. talian spanish english all these languages and i think that's a really good idea i think people do with they want to do if they're interested it's critics have also rounded on it the note saying it is being counter productive it's ridiculous it's the best way to boost the proliferation of quranic schools or denominational schools if we want to islam ice france this is the best way to get there the language of the republic is french institutionalizing learning of the arabic language in schools is cowardice and a mistake but even if arabic losses are more widely off there is no indication there would be a prolific appetite for them it's current

africa and europe. personally and completely against this idea because here in france there are too many generals asians we point to say no this is march of muslims when there are more serious matters but who i don't really have an opinion on that but it has to be controlled it might be a good idea if there are other languages might be a good idea to learn arabic here. talian spanish english all these languages and we i think that's a really good idea and i think people do with these want to do if they're interested it's critics have also rounded on it the note saying it is being counter productive it's ridiculous it's the best way to boost the proliferation of quranic schools or denominational schools if we want to islam ice france this is the best way to get there the language of the republic is french institutionalizing learning of the arabic language in schools is cowardice and a mistake but even if arabic classes or more widely offered there is no indication there would be a prolific appetite for t

let's go over to deeds of use west africa correspondent fred move on you he is in lagos hi fred these protests began over police brutality but it's about more than back now isn't it. yeah you're right christine there are protests as you mentioned they started when protesters were demanding the state to disband this police unit and the government did just that and then they went ahead to demand the form of the. whole port in general and the government promised that they're going to look into this but then a christian out there is a problem of the mistrust because the protesters are saying that we have been asking these changes for so many hours and the government didn't do anything and that's why the protest was going to need to be on the streets demanding more but also if you really want to look at nigeria. with this current is there is more problems than just these. police there is corruption in security agencies these unemployment and. this this point of time young people are so angry and they want to see things changing right so what have you heard from the protest as they did it c

we go over to london freedom of when he's in our west africa bureau in a good to see you so i'll condé once a nother term in office and there's been much opposition to that but just had a small about his 10 years in office. and. prison. says he claims that he has changed things he has changed the economy of the country which he says that he is pretty son counting actually messed up with everything and then he now he says that for the last 10 years he has done incredible job in terms of economy and he has the kountry so. but then there were position on the other side the opposition says that this guy wants to stay in power something they don't want to see repeating itself tell us more about the opposition's candidate what how much support does he have among gay males . he has. said that he has significant support because this is a guy who has been he's a former prime minister he has a-q. prior to several ministerial posts during the not going to rule so he's an experienced politician but also he has a massive support from the old regime for the people who are against the incumbent presi

but the west weather as per usual surround west africa and making its way further west still. but. the world's biggest economy was put on hold. deregulating industries of old delivered new growth for a president who promised greatness again. on the coronavirus pandemic has seen resurgence replaced with a recession as the world eagerly watches on to see out either presidential candidate might revive the flagship u.s. economy. details coverage of the u.s. elections on al-jazeera. the arab . again you what you want is there has remind you of our top stories this hour u.s. president donald trump has been moved to a military medical center where he's being treated for 19 white house as the president is doing very well. a president trump does not require any supplemental oxygen but he is being given 2 experimental drugs one of them is rem disappear which has been shown to shorten the coronavirus patient's hospital stays. and the 7th day of fierce fighting is underway between military forces from all mean you in azerbaijan both sides are reporting civilian deaths and accusing each ot

africa but it's images of the dance of death of death leading people the way they would in a medieval drawing and to dance against it the way villages would dance to let the play part of them by obviously has very strong echoes with where we are today as part of the fact of covert being that exhibition us opened in both but it's not yet been possible to travel from johannesburg to hamburg so i'm hoping to get the during the run of the exhibition. and to see how it feels in a different space obviously in the exhibition changes every time it moves it's a mixture between the work that's there and the space shown in and and it looks beautiful and dr hunter i'm sure it does not just quickly politics play such a huge role in your work and of course your own biography how do you see the political role of our ted at this stage of your career. well i'm interested in an art that can reflect things which aren't usually very political or that is to say that can affect the ambiguity the paradoxes the contradictions of the political so normally when one thinks of political art one thinks of somethi

young people from north west africa and europe. personally i'm completely against this idea because here in france there are too many generals asians we point to say no this is not just mostly when there are more serious matters but who i don't really have an opinion on that but it has to be controlled so that might be a good idea or if there are other languages it might be a good idea to learn arabic hebrew italian spanish english all of these languages i think that's a really good idea i think people do with they want to do if they're interested it's critics have also rounded on it the note saying it is being counter productive it's ridiculous it's the best way to boost the proliferation of quranic schools or denominational schools if we want to islam ice france this is the best way to get there the language of the republic is french institutionalizing learning of the arabic language in schools is cowardice and a mistake but even if arabic loss is widely offered there is no indication there would be a prolific appetite for them i

this is africa on the program today democracy in west africa voters in guinea kicked all the 1st off a string of the nations in the region including in ghana the ivory coast and took enough possible they're all warnings democracy is deteriorating in these countries . and to say is you have to reinvent the wheel we'll need the businessmen creating employment opportunities in cape town with a simple but ingenious idea.

africa is experiencing a drug crisis in 2017 west africa accounted for 77 percent of all tramadol seized worldwide in the following story right now takes us to liberia where we meet a drug peddler who makes a profit from selling tramadol. monrovia liberia the abuse of the painkiller tramadol is on the rise. officially the synthetic opioid is only imported in $50.00 to $100.00 milligram pills but criminal networks smuggle in tramadol tablets $3.00 to $5.00 times higher in dosage. those polls are then passed on to street vendors like henry kane the 19 year old makes a profit every day. and i was and i used to sell electronic gadgets but then my business went down because of the corner pandemic so i started selling tramadol people who have nothing to do people who don't have jobs they all come to me to buy my pills. kane says he's tried the drug and knows its effects but he'll keep selling as long as there's a market. sometimes they take it myself because i want to know what it is like the feeling of it i take it and i like it i see why people come to me and buy a dividend i know example to

africa and europe. personally i'm completely against this idea because here in france there are too many generals asians we point to say no this is not just muslims when there are more serious matters but who i don't really have an opinion on that but it has to be controlled might be a good idea or if there are other languages it might be a good idea to learn arabic hebrew. english all these languages i think that's a really good idea and i think people do with these want to do if they're interested it's critics have also rounded on it the note saying it is being counter productive it's ridiculous it's the best way to boost the proliferation of quranic schools or denominational schools if we want to islam ice france this is the best way to get there the language of the republic is french institutionalizing learning of the arabic language in schools is cowardice and a mistake but even if arabic loss is widely offered there is no indication there would be a prolific appetite for them it's currently the 8t

africa and europe. personally i'm completely against this idea because here in france there are too many generals asians we point to say no this is march and mostly when there are more serious matters but who i don't really have an opinion on that but it has to be controlled it might be a good idea if there are other languages that might be a good idea to learn arabic he wrote italian spanish english all these languages and i think that's a really good idea i think people do what they want to do if they're interested it's critics have also rounded on it the note saying it is being counter productive it's ridiculous it's the best way to boost the proliferation of quranic schools or denominational schools if we want to islam ice france this is the best way to get there the language of the republic is french institutionalizing learning of the arabic language in schools is cowardice and a mistake but even if arabic losses are more widely on offer there is no indication there would be a prolific appetite for

africa and europe. personally and completely against this idea because here in france there are too many generals ations we point the thing that says much of muslims when there are more serious matters but who i don't really have an opinion on that but it has to be controlled might be a good idea or if there are other languages it might be a good idea to learn. arabic hebrew spanish english all these languages i think that's a really good idea i think people do with these want to do if they're interested it's critics have also rounded on it the note saying it is being counter productive it's ridiculous it's the best way to boost the proliferation of quranic schools or denominational schools if we want to islam ice france this is the best way to get there the language of the republic is french institutionalizing learning of the arabic language in schools is cowardice and a mistake but even if arabic loss is widely there is no indication there would be a prolific appetite for them it's currently the 8th m

from west africa to get to europe you can use that kind money to start from destruction and i bet you at the end of 6 months you will see yourself in a position so was it worth it for you coming here everything you went through for the life you're living in today wasn't with it's not their life i'm living in today here it's not the kind of life i need election when i come back to you now because in this discussion now what are your final points i want to speak to all politicians and i call them. you know because they are not looking at the interest the needs deval not our ability that constrain people to margaret because to the gumbo to senegal to african political leaders it is convenient even if we die in the streets even if we die in the us we can send remittances so i'm telling africans who are there that i am guilty for being here if you come here you are opening from your walk you are running from changing africa so if i am speaking and if you can hear me today i am saying i should bark and then we should walk on what is happening because the future is in africa real question is

well that seems to be the part and especially in the west africa. region where cut into you see what is happening in the course they have had to change the constitution so that the incumbent president can run for a time then the same thing happens in guinea where he has actually been in power for one or 2 times for 10 years he is has forced to change the constitution so that he can run for another time but people have to know that this guy cannot be in the same basket as other people who have been in power for 2 decades even for decades has just been in power for all the 2 times 10 yes'. then the change of the constitution it's of raises questions about his motives and he's also is very questionable he is 82 years almost. afraid what about his main challenger. delhi india though he is no new committee political power is he. yes he's very very you know only has occupied so very many so your poise and president. that he's some couple of years ago he has been also the prime minister he's very very experienced politician and he has also must have suppor

techniques being used now are used in west africa during the ebola outbreak. in nigeria, teens quickly turned their attention to covid-19 using -- teams quickly turned their attention to covid-19 using their extensive contact tracing experience. they helped to prevent a large outbreak, which no doubt overwhelmed the fragile health care system. one needs to look at the population. the continent is home to the world's youngest population. the median age isnly 19 years compared to europe's 43. it is well-known the covid-19 affects older people more severely. this does not mean africa has overcome the disease. the number of newly confirmed cases and deaths have risen in the last two months. but public health experts are warning against complacency. the outbreak in africa is likely to smolder much longer. laura: now let's look toward america where half the states in the country are reporting an uptick in covid cases. health officials in wisconsin are so overwhelmed they built a field hospital outside in milwaukee to take in the influx of patients. how is the u.s. r

africa and europe. personally and completely against this idea because here in france there are too many generals ations we point the same march of muslims when there are more serious matters but who i don't really have an opinion on that but it has to be controlled it might be a good idea if there are other languages it might be a good idea to learn arabic here. spanish english all these languages and we i think that's a really good idea i think people do what they want to do if they're interested it's critics have also rounded on it the note saying it is being counter productive it's ridiculous it's the best way to boost the proliferation of quranic schools or denominational schools if we want to islam ice france this is the best way to get there the language of the republic is french institutionalizing learning of the arabic language in schools is cowardice and a mistake but even if arabic classes or more widely offered there is no indication there would be a prolific appetite for them it's currently

africa and europe. personally and completely against this idea because here in france there are too many generals ations we point the same march of muslims when there are more serious matters but who i don't really have an opinion on that but it has to be controlled might be a good idea or if there are other languages it might be a good idea to learn. arabic hebrew. spanish english all these languages i think that's a really good idea i think people do what they want to do if they're interested it's critics have also rounded on it the note saying it is being counter productive it's ridiculous it's the best way to boost the proliferation of quranic schools or denominational schools if we want to islam ice france this is the best way to get there the language of the republic is french institutionalizing learning of the arabic language in schools is cowardice and a mistake but even if arabic classes widely offered no indication there would be a prolific appetite for them it's currently the 8th most popular

africa. and around things off a bit of good share of the christmas has reassured us that even cobra 1000 can't cancel the merriest day of the year and a message to all children and adults from his arctic home in the north of finland santa also expressed a special west that everyone stay safe and. this. lot of now can be santa claus so i think we'll leave it money thanks for watching i'll. join me every thursday on the alex simon show and i'll be speaking to guests of the world of politics or business i'm show business i'll see you then. a lot of people talk about is this the beginning of china as the world's superpower but they're not thinking about another end of an era in that would be the central banks. know when i'm going to be out there so i don't think about it i don't mean a. new dorp or. a kind of what i want to. be now one thing it's having the. members of the africa mafias conway's them safe and quick passage to europe but once they. leave they are in slieve they count speech util.