americathis case that was worse than south africa ,ecause at least south africa south africa preaches segregation and actually segregates while america preaches equality and segregates. for him, they were doing the same thing. one was not openly admitting to what they were doing. he also said south africa is like a vicious wolf, openly hostile towards black humanity. -- america, he said, is cunning like a fox. friendly and smiling, but even more vicious and deadly than the wolf. he frames south africa as those fishes wolf and america as this -- as this fishes wolf and america as this cunning fox. it is a nice segue to what you're going to -- segue to what we are going talk about next time. his views on the liberal versus conservative. he would make this case that both the liberal and conservative are enemies of african-americans, but they are certainly different. theould classify conservative as the vicious wolf and the liberal as the cunning fox. we will talk about that next time. thank you. y'all have a good evening. i will see you next week. listen to lectures in history on the go

you have to africa is, the africa of government. they have the same length as before and the new generation, they try to open their mind to the rest of the world. they try to develop new relations with the united states with other countries, korea, japan, morocco. there are many new partners in africa that we are at the crossroads. so, in europe, it is difficult to make others understand what is going on now because of that fear. maybe in a few years with new generations, but the future is a problem because more and more people imagine that some day, i don't know, independence will come at the head of the state. so, what sort of relationships with africa? i think that is something important going on now and i don't know if they can appreciate the weight of history , but it is still possible, if both parts try to work with migrants who live there, in european countries. they are now french, they are now british, they are portuguese, they are spanish. and african also. they have two cultural contents. that is intense for europe to hav

africa. this is 11 years africa coming up in the next 15 minutes of call in the gambia for women and girls in the country to report sexual assaults committed by for the president yeah janet it comes off to a gambian beauty pageant winner accuse the former dictator of drugging and raping her when she was 18. and how people in sudan stay in touch and informed the into.

our website called smash africa. hello and a warm welcome to our arts and culture news a focus on classical music is our plan for today's show with a special guest american tenor michael fabiano will join me in the studio right after we see what else is lined up. it's about centennial year for romantic composer thomas mun and german greek pianist dunaway dokken pace her a fitting tribute. and for your summer reading lists in our continuing series 100 german month streets we've got a romp through 1990 s. berlin in the seasonally apropos novel summer night. well it's one of the most beloved all present around just epa verities rigoletto the tale of the skirt chasing duke of mantua who seduces the innocent daughter all of a court jester never fails to draw a crowd it's melodious it's tragic and never short on sexy which is why a new production is always an event like for instance the recent premier here at berlin state off with michael fabiano in the role of the duke. the.

news africa let's just get to the basics one of the main causes of desire to vacation in africa. it was a mix of direct and indirect driver direct or typical things we know about such as unsustainable farming practices and overgrazing but the reality is the indirect arrivers that have to do with governance that have to do with consensus for people to hand down their farms to their children things that have to do with the larger picture of consumption and production in other countries which lead to grand conversion in africa all of these are major drivers of land degradation i was told could you give us a sort of an impact say as system and i mean what are we seeing happening on the continent as a result of design to vacation so the processes of land degradation have led to an impact on 45 percent of the land area that can be farmed in africa so it's a very big impact and 25 percent is considered degraded to a level that is not going to be easy to continue that kind of practices it's lead to an amount of loss of sort of organic carbon which influences climate chosen that's about $

the truth about africa. so he took it upon himself, and really from that point forward he started to write more and more and speak more about africa. 1912,fortunately by novel thatbattling a was first published in this periodical named all stories magazine written by edgar rice burroughs. anybody know what novel i am talking about? it became an instant sensation. this novel, more than any other cultural product of the 20th century, locked the concept of the animal african into the american mind. the main character in this novel was tarzan. was this orphan, infant of white parents, is abandoned in central africa and in thisd by this ape tribe of apes. , naming himyton tarzan, meaning white skin in the ape language, he grows up and becomes the most skilled hunter and worrier. he somehow finds his parent's cabin and teaches himself to read while his body is being chiseled away from this savage upbringing. his "straight and perfect figure, muscled as the best of the ancient roman gladiators must have been, and y

news africa let's just get sued the basics one of the main causes of desire to vacation in africa. it was a mix of direct and indirect driver direct or typical things we know about such as unsustainable farming practices and overgrazing but the reality is the indirect arrivers that have to do with governance that have to do with consensus for people to hand down their farms to their children things that have to do with the larger picture of consumption and production in other countries which lead to grand conversion in africa all of these are major drivers than decorative i was told could you give us a sort of an impact assessment i mean what are we seeing happening on the continent as a result of desire to vacation. so the processes of land degradation have led to an impact on 45 percent of the land area that can be farmed in africa so it's a very big impact and 25 percent is considered degraded to a level that is not going to be easy to continue that kind of practices it's lead to issue a loss of sort of organic carbon which influences climate change we have a cost in economic te

just like judy gold africa's largest producer. this tragedy place of africa's richest man. there is it every. day the army fighting. corruption it's been called the cancer they're fighting the nigerian government but the glass. is half full to. his life and i. ever stand still for the ball is not a game of life and. it is much more. sit down with the nigerian legend and the sports journalist in les go. i'll check you know the grass roots we need to start from here and at the top level to see how nigerian football be shaping up football is a simple game but in nigeria football is far from simple. to learn more i'm starting with j.j. of coaching skill so nice they named him twice here's a flashback the best gold in 1993 gold teeth for no other germany's. export of nigeria's super eagles dream team coach i helped win olympic gold in 1906 inches. but he was a major. president the pressure was on the next generation repeat. the super egos most recent achievement was 6 years ago when they won the african cup of nations so why hasn't the national team continue to soar to new heigh

south africa's new president has failed to fix the economy despite campaign promises of a revival could a trip to the g 20 help. and tries polishing its a mission stained image by launching an all electric car sharing fleet in the german capital. and then for all and let's do business can donald trump and she jinping just kiss and make up the leaders of the world's top 2 economies meet at the g. 20 summit of major powers this weekend i'll be talking trade expectations are running high as she and trump arrived in stormy. global markets cheering on media reports the 2 have agreed on a tentative troops but trump has been talking tough he has threatened to impose even stiff attacks on chinese imports if negotiations were made deadlocked white house economic adviser larry kudlow says there are a no preconditions. for. whatever happens at this weekend's g. 20 that is feud between the u.s. and china is likely to redraw the global trade map nations like vietnam a benefiting as companies seek an escape from tariffs could african countries also benefit is reason for optimism plenty of challenges.

africa relations. those of you in the room and those viewing on c-span online i am delighted to be joined by a really outstanding panel i will go ahead and introduce them into dive into questions. we have about 40 minutes and try to reserve ten to 15 of that for questions from the audience. immediately to my left, we have the ambassador senior fellow at the atlantic council's african center and teacher of african affairs. she had a very distinguished career in public service in france including as the deputy minister for foreign affairs and human rights and the ambassador of unesco. we are happy to have her in washington sharing her insights with us. , joshua is a senior policy analysthe senior policyanalyst e east at the heritage foundation. he was also at the atlantic council's africa center and spent several years on the ground including with the peace corps. last but not least, senior adviser to the international public institute lecture in studies at johns hopkins school of advanced international

business africa on all fronts. in. this summer's hockey comes the british cup of nations 24 teams give it their all. who are the favorites are the fans and experts. take a closer look for the 2019 africa cup of nations kicks off. kick off 60 minutes d.w. . claiming in a puzzle. it's not easy to go to another country you know nothing about ok i'll do this because we can't stay on as well or i'm not quite that. costly global news that matters. made for mines. this is steve news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes they watch as they feed those people were happy to death with machetes and their whole burnt to the proud we'll hear from the congolese people now just plain interesting violence in the region this as the u.n. saying that same violence has seen 300000 people.

the 2019 africa cup of nations. it's a big earth did its ever being. 24 teams playing for the same prize this time it's a summertime kickoff and the fans like always excited for the tournament it's feel . your passport hope so we're going to africa to talk to experts and football foodies to see who they have their eyes or. they'll come to the party on this time we don't know when it's in egypt kill him let's be real whoa it's not the best looking statue of most forgiving can playing now. for ever humble the goal celebrations are crazy you don't want to miss and. it's coming. here are my 3 reasons you better not miss the 2090 africa cup of nations reason 3. a cup itself is coming to egypt the pharos are the record champions with 7 cups to their name. hosted 4 previous cups and the pharaohs won 3 that's a 75 percent winning percentage their last victory was in 2006 egypt wasn't even supposed to host this year cameroon was but they couldn't get things done fast enough so hosting rights in egypt at home means the chance

news africa let's just get to the basics one of the main causes of desire to vacation in africa. it was a mix of direct and indirect driver direct or typical things we know about such as unsustainable farming practices and overgrazing but the reality is the indirect arrivers that have to do with governance that have to do with consensus for people to hand down their farms to their children things that have to do with the larger picture of consumption and production in other countries which lead to grand conversion in africa all of these are major drivers of amanda gradation i was told could you give us a sort of an impact say as say cement i mean what are we seeing happening on the continent as a result of desire to vacation. so the processes of land degradation have led to an impact on 45 percent of the land area that can be farmed in africa so it's a very big impact and 25 percent is considered degraded to a level that is not going to be easy to continue that kind of practices it's led to a huge amount of loss of sort of organic carbon which influences climate change we have a

news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes the effects of climate change on africa clear for all to see on in kenya where changing rainfall odds and make it difficult for head is to feed our livestock has been developed to help farmers find the right place for you on the most to greatest need in their cars some of them also enough to do one of the most job was sold up to move in the movement that sell their posture on this and then. also.

africa. has welcomed china wants to deepen its business presence in africa is stablished itself as the largest trading partner of the continent last year alone trade between china and african countries stood over a little over 200000000000 u.s. dollars with china benefited the most but the country is now setting up trading platforms and events to further strengthen its ties with african economies one such event is taking place in ghana this week china has surged from almost no way to become ghana's top trading partner with bilateral trade at $6700000000.00 u.s. dollars in 2070. this week in ghana's capital accra is hosting a major trade forum focusing on china and africa the china trade week will bring together over $500.00 african and chinese businesses thousands of visitors a set to attend. china's main priority is to deepen its trade relations the african continent has become one of its major business partners. ghana is currently china's 7th largest african trading partner in 2018 alone by

we are all from africa. he would make this case that they are working together to oppress us, speaking to black people, so why are we not working together? he asked in that speech, how could so few white people rule so many black people? how could europe, which from a land standpoint is much smaller than africa -- africa is three times the size of the united states, let alone europe. how could such a small landmass, a smaller group of people, rule such a massive continent, massive group of people? according to him, the disunity of those people. so of course he wanted to emphasize, to really encourage people of african descent around the world to come together, arguing again and again that "we have a common enemy," and that common enemy is colonial masters in europe. i should also add, as i think we talked about in previous classes, that this was a critical sort of period in the history of africa, right? because what was going on in africa in 1959, 1960? >> [inaudible] prof. kendi: decolonization, all over th

now of course when we talk about child labor in africa africa is a huge continent is it equally bad you know why it spread across all the countries so are there some worse off than others of course there's some countries which are really worse off and there's reasons for that somalia. chad the central african republic south sudan now if you look at south sudan somalia these are places of conflict so there's a reason there's a high correlation between conflict poverty and child labor so those things openly you know will be $32.00 factors that will lead to child labor so children in conflict zones are more likely also to be working because obviously there's very high levels of poverty in those places and it is there any pressure on companies on mines for example all the businesses fama has to do something about it of course there is there's a huge reputational risk you know if someone finds out their products we have possibly made by a child these days that they post on social media a company stands to lose out so they are companies are trying to do their best to find out what the sources

africa w. with different languages we fight for different things that's fine but we all stick up for freedom freedom of speech and freedom of press. giving freedom of choice global news that matters w made for mines. welcome to the world. 10 years ago we all woke up to the shocking news that michael jackson died suddenly more about that in a minute but also coming up today. in venice. british. inspired by works of. june the 25th 2009 michael jackson died of an overdose of drugs administered by his private doctor which were meant to help him sleep just 3 months before the king of pop had announced a series of comeback concerts to be staged in london his 1st live shows in over a decade today his legacy is divided undoubtedly one of the greatest musical talents of his generation there were also terrible allegations about his private life which possessed to this day. was michael jackson a troubled musical genius a monster or maybe. one decade ago news of the king of pop's death nearly broke the int

and t w africa. this is the news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes africa needs its population growth the continent 2nd was country found one solution is it one to follow. and bring christian aid being watched and money ted everywhere in this electronic world many are confortable with that spot in one township near cape town the citizens demand more surveillance not less. to angola we meet some of the veterans who are still struggling to come to terms with the legacy of the brutal civil war. it's great to have you tuned in we are facing a possible major challenge research suggests that africa's population will double to 2500000000 within the next 30 years clearly this impacts on all sectors of society food supplies them education and the health sector if our population growth rates are not addressed and managed will be faced with huge problems now the 2nd most populous country on the continent ethiopia has taking up the challenge and a spot of addressing the issue that country house over the la

surely news from africa the world. to exception is stories and discussions continue and will come student after doing program tonight from funny to me the money was easy to come out with say digital smash africa join yourself in school. so she'd have to get through the bundesliga break without a football thanks again. to women's vote and. excitement emotion not some. big swings in 19 women's. all the results here on t.w. news. markets are in turmoil after tensions in the gulf of oman escalated to oil tankers were attacked close to the strait of hormuz adding to fears a vital shipping lane for global all supplies could be cut off. also coming up producing countries have never accepted much leverage. when it came to prices but now they're flexing their muscles. and investment in africa's a blue economy that's water based things like fishing aquaculture and transport the focus of a printing conference. i want to come to a business africa and 1st the story that shook oil markets this thursday we're talking about the attack

this is the news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes africa its population growth the continent's 2nd most populous country. one solution is it one to follow . and money everywhere in this electronic world many are comfortable with that but in one town the citizens demand. their veterans who are still struggling to come to terms with the legacy of the brutal civil war. it's great to have you tuned in we are facing a possible major challenge we said suggest that africa's population will double to 2500000000 within the next 30 years clearly this impacts on all sectors of our society food supplies employment education and the health sector if our population growth rates are not addressed and managed will be faced with huge problems now the 2nd most populous country on the continent ethiopia has taking up the challenge and a spot of addressing the issue that country has over the last 2 decades reduced rates remarkably more local health clinics and increased access to family planning take a look. yes is feeling relieved she was afraid she might be pregnant and so came to the family pla

africa. she shows that humans have been cruel to one another everywhere throughout history this is an important message in a country like south africa where traces of its colonial past would be found everywhere. no longer stresses that this alternative perspective was sorely missed and up until now given in schools but now those like those in the family you lose a secondary school have something to be proud of i want him no more up an african just. because it's his mother. no one in this book embraces african history and culture as it covers issues ranging from the rise of the nation civilizations to slavery colonialism struggles for independence and famous africans. it's really mean spin and it teaches people about cultures yes or coups i feel chilly because we don't have books like. every. new millennium glee's us confident that our efforts will pay off the popularity of our book is to rise and perhaps one day how walk will even become compulsory in schools across africa. if that report got

people making it possible to go to africa. fantastic right track that as they set out to safe environments. to learn from one another. and work together for a church. in south. africa w. . the old. rock n roll. band. sinful rhythms contention by the church. not i know the evil feeling that you feel when you think. jocasta music. stoppable. no one is more popular than jesus come good religious morality preachers or some verses. of passion with some marketing potential by placing a warning label on music products. and religion that brings me. really so good reconcilable. rock n roll. 17 on t.w. . was. un secretary general antonio terrorists is calling for in the pennant investigation into thursday's attacks on to our targets in the gulf of oman tensions in the region are escalating after the united states released a video that it says proves that iran is behind the attacks tehran says the allegations are baseless. the. hundreds of thousands of women across switzerland have taken to the streets to.

with a book in africa with our view and. south african historian no longer hopes to prepare her for the future by teaching her the history of white people. based on my own experience as an african that. the one thing that africans value that has and get them through centuries of paying is knowing where they are and where they come from. the university professor discovered that african history books written for kids almost exclusively focused on ancient egypt she wanted to paint a broader picture about the continent past she wants to cover everything from history to more contemporary independence movements. when africans are clear about the history and about where they come from and the origins and the different mythologies we do way better as kids in school we do way better as students at university and we do. far better in the world in terms of being innovators when we know our history. no longer also realized that there are no history books that black children in africa could really identify with she was determined to fill

africa come. both nations. who will be crowned champions. the hot favorites egypt with the home advantage they'll enjoy full backing from the stands and posed a confident star player mohammed salada the liverpool forward enjoyed another astounding season on merseyside coming agonizingly close to winning the premier league before being crowned a european champion in june salaries goals often make the difference in an otherwise solid egypt team who have won the africa cup of nations a record 7 times. have the fending champions are cameroon and the lions will be a tough act to beat this time as well they surprised many by winning 2 years ago and will be hoping to raise a few eyebrows again originally chosen to host the tournament but was stripped of the honor due to a lack of organization and egypt stepped in to replace them cameroon boast a well drilled defense centered around captain michael engage do in dodgy i. going there to defend our crown with all due respect to the competition i believe our passion will help us achieve our goals. niger

now of course when we talk about child labor in africa africa is a huge continent is it equally bad you know how widespread across all the countries so are there some worse off than others of course is some countries which are really worse off and there's reasons for that as somalia. chad the central african republic south sudan now if you look at south sudan somalia these are places of conflict so there's a reason there's a high correlation between conflict poverty and child labor so those things obviously you know will be 3 for 2 factors that will lead to child labor so children in conflict zones are more likely to be working because obviously there's very high levels of poverty in those places and it is there any pressure on companies on mines for example all the businesses fama has to do something about it of course there is there's a huge reputational risk you know if someone finds out they are products we have possibly made by a child these days and they post it on social media a company stands to lose out so they are companies that are trying to do their best to find out what the

cameras than any other city in africa and the number is going up. with its new budget approved the city council says it will be investing in more cameras says the council for safety and security j. p. smith. sizable chunk are about 30000000 this year for c.c.t.v. cameras so we'll be accelerating the c.c.t.v. rollout. but not everyone is happy with the plans 40 minutes east of the city center lies one of south africa's biggest townships it's home 240-0000 people the area is one of cape town's crime hotspots. but despite that it is not set to receive any new cameras much to the strain of local community development leader. cheadle. of cape town. from them that if it's good for. surely. it's good for the affluent. surely too good for too but does the city really only care for its affluent areas it could be a question of politics cape town is run by the da south africa's main opposition party but some of the city's warts such as a government by the a.n.c. . karen has the highest number of c.c.t.v. cameras in cape town a total of $32.00 more i need it bu

in almost a decade is worrying political and business leaders in south africa the country's economy contracted 3.2 percent in the 1st quarter now south africa's economy has already shrunk by the largest amount in a decade largely due to a decline in manufacturing and mining it's a major blow to president cyril ramaphosa who was reelected only a few weeks ago among his election promises a pledge to fight corruption and create jobs so far though his efforts to close the poverty gap have failed unemployment remains stubbornly high with one in 5 people out of work and while the country has posted robust growth in the past those times appear to be over in the 1st 2 quarters of last year the south african economy shrank there was a recovery in the subsequent months but the figures out today have squashed hopes of it continuing so what's behind this most recent slump in the south african economy let's bring him philip vet in johannesburg he is an associate editor for business insider south africa philip good to have you on the show. south africa's economy is shrinking again how much of it

joining us from africa. or link to exceptional stories and discussion from them easy town while woodside d w dot com so much coffee coffee join us on facebook. forgot. to say a state of the news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes there's tension in ethiopia offshore assassinations and there are. who attempt at the weekend these are hard times for prime minister may have so how secure is used government and what does this mean for his reform agenda. ahead mauritania's new president mohammed. saturday's presidential election paves the way for the 1st peaceful handover of power since the country gained independence from france 60 years ago.

this is news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes what is going on in mali 38 more people have been killed in villages in this as the country is still reeling from last week's attack that left dozens of people dead the violence is so far confined to the wrong areas but they're all warnings it may soon move to the city. then africa's football stars will be the center of attention when afghan gets under way in egypt we have a report on the issues activists say should not be taken out of the spotlight. i'm christine wonderwall come to news africa i'm glad you did this been another attack in mali as the violence in the country spirals on the government says at least 38 people are dead and more wounded off the gunman on motorcycles attacked 2 villages now these latest attacks took pos in the center of the country in the villages off gun funny funny and your all these villages all home off ethnic. they've been in growing conflicts within ethnic for loni hood is now government is struggling to contain the. if islands in the center of the country which coincides with an ongoing jihad to sca

africa. how to kick start a nigeria's economy president will pledge to increase growth and jobs in the oil rich country that's just emerged from a deep recession but there are hurdles and head to go live to for more also coming up it's a centuries old problem that many grows in ethiopia. as western celebrities hoped could tepper be the next door and you can know. we welcome to do business africa want to jones and the to have you with us and with starting in nigeria where last month the president mohamed hadi was sworn in the for a 2nd term in office it was a narrow election election win that took place against a backdrop of economic uncertainty among the biggest challenges he's facing is slowing growth the nigerian economy is projected to grow by just over 2 percent of this year that's well below forecasts for many other african countries obstacles to growth include poor infrastructure frequent power outages and corruption and unsurprisingly those kinds of problems are doing little to spur in

how everybody and welcome to this special edition of equal africa n. but one in germany yes and deadly came for the global media forum on thought we should do a piece wrong you're up for a change now we're here great time i see who gets. the cheer. so how can we get from point a to b. in an environmentally friendly way that's the focus of the show and i'm so excited to be able to present with my co-host n c yes indeed z. it's a pleasure to be here to be back in born for this special edition of eco africa co-produced by charles t.v. nigeria in germany and t.v. in south africa hold on there we have a lineup for you coming up just now. we'll see how bani walid sweets becoming a role model for eco friendly transportation. find out the role to this in a wooden school says play in the d.r. . and check out what may be the next big thing in urban mobility electric skateboard. as you can see the all sorts of fairly simple modes of transportation like the skateboard for example is not only just fun but it's a quick way to get across town the skateboard cool inde

this is the news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes his father i was friends i live by an armed group in the central african republic now they drove the give me just stopped on 10 days after 7 field these agreements. reconstitution deal with and peace to the country also on the show. what the women footballers across africa wants you called me and as much attention as men's football as nigeria cameroon and south africa get ready to represent the continent in a woman's while come and they put the challenges behind them undersell in the competition. and you michael jr is my name welcome to the program now the central african republic has seen more than its fair share of peace deals none of which have actually brought peace to the fractured country any of this yeah. put pen to paper yet again pledge in peace now the president has started consultations about v. conservation begins with one boy who doesn't yet know what that means because all he can remember is the violence. heavy can't sleep at night his mother all scott haines says son his night man is only doing the drawings canno

to go coming to you from johannesburg south africa joining me in west africa most specifically in nigeria is a host n.t. so what's up in lagos n.t. . all fine here and very flocking z. and indeed i am now it's a way now it's my pleasure to greet you all of us we have an interesting entertaining show put together just for you starting with a report on housing kenya but that's all. for find out how children generate electricity while playing. check out on urban gardening projects in berlin . and see what the government is doing to the combat poultry. is there anyone out there who has not wished they could turn their heads almost all busy the way around like the owls an interesting feature they have sadly in parts of the world out often fall prey to superstition in africa for instance their population has been falling for yes but that's changing now in kenya thanks to a local conservationist for morrissey people are starting to wise up to the front but also serve a useful purpose. only is a fascinating and secretive but in many parts of africa the are associated with bad luck and that all pr

this is a business africa. has welcomed china wants to deepen its business presence in africa and establish itself as the largest trading partner of the continent last year alone trade between china and african countries stood over a little over 200000000000 u.s. dollars with china benefiting the most of the country is now setting up trading platforms and events to further strengthen its ties with african economies one such event is taking place in ghana this week china's search from almost nowhere to become ghana's top trading partner with bilateral trade at $6700000000.00 u.s. dollars in 2070. this week in ghana's capital accra is hosting a major trade forum focusing on china and africa the china trade week will bring together over $500.00 african and chinese businesses thousands of visitors a set to attend. china's main priority is to deepen its trade relations the african continent has become one of its major business partners. ghana is currently china's 7th largest african trading partner in 2018 alone bil

africa. we're going to on official estimates more than 1200000 venezuelans live in colombia legally and illegally. i'd return to. visiting friends i don't think i'd ever go back there to live you know what i live there again i don't know so i'm not sure. witness global news that matters. made for mines. china defends its role as africa's biggest lender beijing says it doesn't sent debt traps and only offers the continent true friendship. baby eels a delicacy in china and a multi-million euro business that's why smugglers want a piece of the pie. and from fame and fortune to bankruptcy a german tennis star auctions off his most prized possessions. i mean physical and let's do business outside forces trying to vilify beijing that's what china's top diplomat has told senior ministers visiting from africa say council one nice is china's approach to cooperation with africa is different to that of traditional powers it's not pursuing selfish geo political gains or engaging in debt trap diplomacy bu

this is the business of africa. can facebook take cryptocurrency main street the world's largest social network unveiled a digital coin it plans to roll out next year the project is called libra according to media reports proponents say it could revolutionize digital payments under a single streamlined currency over a dozen global firms will invest in it govern the currency like master card vodafone or this group will supposedly wall off control of the currency from facebook itself facebook coin will be pegged to a basket of global currencies like the dollar or the euro to shield it from the wild fluctuation that has plagued bitcoin and scared off many average investors and potential users will it catch on facebook bets the state of the social network alone with 2400000000 monthly users will forge a new huge marketplace for streamlined purchases and exchanges facebook c.e.o. mark zuckerberg already had this to say about the project which was officially announced on tuesday i believe that it should be as easy to send

this is the news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes on africa moneys its population growth the continent's 2nd was populous country has found one solution is it one to follow. and we increasingly being watched and money ted everywhere in this electronic world many confortable with that in one township near cape town the citizens demand more surveillance not less. we meet some of the veterans who are still struggling to come to terms with the legacy of the civil war. it's great to have you tuned in we are facing a possible major challenge we said suggest that africa's population will double to 2500000000 within the next 30 years clearly this impacts on all sectors of society food supplies employment education and the health sector if pollution goodreads are not addressed and managed will be faced with huge problems now the 2nd most populous country on the continent ethiopia has taking up the challenge and a spot of addressing the issue that country has over the last 2 decades with. the rates remarkably thanks to more local health clinics and increased access to family planning take a look.

this is the news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes his father was granted our lives by a group in the central african republic not out of a drugs to get me to stop haunts him daily 7 field peace agreements. reconstitution view will return peace to the country also on the show. what do women footballers across africa wants equal pay and as much attention as men's football as nigeria cameroon and south africa get ready to represent the continent in a woman's world cup and the put the challenges behind them on excel in the competition. and you michael jr is my name welcome to the program the central african republic has seen more than its fair share of peace deals none of which have actually brought peace to the fox a country of this yeah he's put pen to paper yet again legend peace now the president has started consultations about to be conservation begins with one boy who doesn't yet know what that means because all he can remember is the violence. heavy can't sleep at night his mother also say says son his night man is only doing the drawing can have have a stop seeing the peac

a disappointing market debut for africa's 2nd largest mobile telecoms company and tell africa so she has full 15 percent of the listing on the london stock exchange a subsidiary of struggling indian telecoms giant tail and already lowered its initial pricing in anticipation of weak demand until africa so raised 595000000 pounds it listen sibyl 20 asli on the nigerian stock exchange. while africa's mobile network continues to grow its leading to turf was consolidations and new entries the fight for customers is intense especially between the top 2 companies and tell africa and m t n he you can see exactly where they're active and how they overlap and hell is present in 14 countries in sub-saharan africa from the jet to madagascar as well as africa's most populous country nigeria but it's only the 2nd biggest helco they can look at market leader m.t.n. it's headquartered in johannesburg and has 17 countries under its belt it also has a huge lead in customer base with almost 171000000 people signed up compared to ed tells 99000000 well the mobile phone is a life changer on lake victoria

to go well coming to you from johannesburg south africa joining me in west africa most specifically in nigeria is a host n.t. so what's up in lagos anti. all fine here and thankful asking z. and indeed i am now it's a way now it's my pleasure to greet you all of us we have an interesting entertaining show put together just for you starting with a report on housing kenya but that's all. you'll find out how young children generate electricity while playing. check out on urban gardening project in berlin . and see what the government is doing to combat poultry. is there anyone out there who has not wished they could turn their heads almost all busy the way around like the owls an interesting feature they have sadly in parts of the world out often fall prey to superstition in africa for instance their population has been falling for yes but that's changing now in kenya thanks to local conservationists for movie people are starting to wise up to the front but also serve a useful purpose. owns a fascinating and secretive but in many parts of africa the are associated with bad luck and tha

-africa relations. those of you in the room and on c-span online, i am surrounded by an outstanding panel. i will introduce them. we have about 40 minutes. i will reserve 10 to 15 of those for questions from the audience. immediately to my left, we have -- a teacher of african affairs. and the ambassador to france in new mexico, we are happy to have her in washington and sharing her insights with us. next to her, joshua is a -- he was previously -- last but not least, -- is a senior adviser for the -- and a nonresident senior associate for the center of strategic international studies. thank you for joining us. maybe i can start with the way that ken weinstein set up this event with this introduction talking about africa, the continent of promise and peril. which of those do you see is more prominent right now, or what the balance is between those, the balance -- >> it was interesting to see that africa has space, opportunities, on the one hand, and on the other hand challenges. the group is both, but i

kiko africa. upcycling calling in ivory coast young artists are dismantling old telephones and transforming them in so most of mosques. a creative way of putting a new face on electronic waste. next on t w. hard work eco success i am everyone has equal opportunities i'm. sure. our is the preserve of humans. and a facet on to the next generation. can we ever put a stop to getting quality. made in germany in 16 us cars on. earth. home to millions of species a hope for saving. those are big changes and must start with small steps global ideas tell stories of creative people and innovative projects around the world like to use the term climate used to green energy solutions and reforestation. they create interactive content teaching the next generation. about environmental protection and were determined to build something here for the next generation global ideas the multimedia environment series on t.w. . hello everybody and welcome to the latest edition of environment magazine eco africa mail inside

this as did other news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes defects of climate change on africa are clear for all to see on in kenya where the change in rainfall dodson's make it difficult for hedda's to feed their livestock has been developed to help farmers find the right place for the animals to graze. for some of the possible to do the work up there was just this old that are more in. the south of the positron one is that they're. also.

rwanda and bring it like we need those kind of a new dish if we see it strong everywhere in africa this will appeal to military people to come back to power this was a day if you remember the origin of african independence in 1967 early seventy's when the militaries decided to enter into the political sphere sphere in across african countries that's what they used to say we need to say let's do the nation we need to bring discipline order but at the end of the day they fade and that's why didn't the democrat decision in 1989 in the wake of the change when that happened in eastern europe and in their times of democratization across the world after the call up. of the building war thus was the moment when the military was asked to return to the battle as an but as an exchange to allow the civilian to come and property mothers do resources and the democracy the freedoms across the nations in africa that was a deal that was not unfortunately respected by the civilian who took over they turned out to be worst than the military but since despite all odds we need to maintain our efforts at dem

as business africa here in the w for me in the team thanks for watching. amsterdam is abusive full city that draws people to it almost mechanistically the dutch capital has become so popular. that locals continue forward to live there anymore gentrification exploding prices high demand this is real estate prices and the squeeze. close up 60 minutes d.w. . much of it a. good link to moves from africa and the world your link to exceptional stories and discussions from the news and museums and wild whips id deputed comes to africa join us on facebook at g.w. for god. but above. this news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes unprecedented mass protests have rocked liberia people fed up with corruption on the on going economic hardships demand solutions from the rest of us where thoughts come to you to live up to speak to a political activist. doesn't bob when government steps in. the car reports i don't know why pharma business will start i said by lead. me to join in what do you what do you want to do to my land.

hello and welcome to the 77 percent sure for africa's i am at the mike. now just to remind you 77 percent of africa's population is under the age of $35.00 are you part of the young generation then you're in the right place we focus on the issues that matter to you coming up on today's program. in ghana we discussed how the. country african colonies and how we can all benefit. we have in south africa where we discovered the adrenaline fueled while on the streets spending. around half. for nothing. but 1st what do you do with a broken mobile phone or an old computer recycle it throw it away most electronic trash ends up at huge waste dump sites but exactly great for the environment now to young game developers from ghana hoping to raise awareness of this problem they've created an augmented reality game with the hope inspiring change by taking players right to the heart of the problem. imagine you are a space command and responsible for keeping. what would you do. this is a trailer for the video game the chronicles of. the game is set in. a district in the

this is deja news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes what is going on in mali 38 more people have been killed in villages in doggoned this as the country is still reeling from last week's attack that left dozens of people dead the violence is so far confined to the wrong areas but they're all warnings it may soon move to the city. then africa's football stars will be the center of attention when afghan gets under way in egypt we have a report on the issues activists say should not be taken out of the spotlight. i'm christine want to welcome to news africa i'm glad you have been there's been another attack in mali as the violence in the country spirals on the government says at least 38 people are dead and more wounded the gunman on motorcycles attacked 2 villages now these latest attacks took off in the center of the country in the villages off gun funny funny and your all these villages are home ethnic as they've been in growing conflicts within ethnic for lonnie who has now government is struggling to contain. the interesting file is in the center of the country which coincides

representing team africa really what are the chances. you know no one is giving them a great odds right now that's a take 500 to one odds which means you know 20 gets you 10000 just to put in perspective you know in the 3 african teams you know as you mentioned earlier super fact as they've been in every you know world cup they have it succeeded very well in the competition in this century 99 i was their best cameroon they reach the group stage in 2015 south africa is their debut they're happy to be there you know they haven't won it all leading up to this tournament so i think i'd sure it has the best chance of really you know making an impact this world cup and for a while thanks very much chris will be betting maybe you will be talking about the bets outside all those up and very much for your time well that's all we have time for and you know if you news africa don't forget to visit our website on facebook page for more stuff and for a time and have a great meeting. every night but they only really material and no brains. how does th

when africa. history and about where they come from and the origins and the different mythologies we do way better as kids in school we do way better as students. far better in the world in terms of being innovators when we know our history. no longer also realized that there are no history books that are in africa could really identify with she was determined to fill the gap and sat down with her illustrator friend. to develop a comic book for children in african history just trying to represent visually. elements of african history so that kids can. kind of get a feel for it through the visual. what you know that. african people know my longest approach is simple shows kids and young adults a different perspective on african history the subject of slavery for example is looked at from a much broader perspective and doesn't just focus on africa. she shows that humans have been cruel to one another everywhere throughout history this is an important message in a country like south africa where chri