and researchers find an innovative way to feed cows and cut greenhouse gases in kenya. i've been to school and let's do business britain exits the european union tonight but it's not the end of break that this is where the fun begins in the coming months both sides will have to negotiate a new relationship during the transition period and africa is looking on eagerly for new opportunities in the days leading up to breaks at leaders of $21.00 african nations turned up to london for the very 1st u.k. africa investment summit jones and co for britain to be their investment partner of choice he highlighted deals worth billions of pounds in which british companies are providing anything and everything from smart street lighting in nigeria to environmentally friendly breweries in kenya but british trade with africa is only 2 percent of its total and britons way behind china dozens more african presidents attended the last china africa summit all the gatherings russia holds with the continent. so well let's have a close look at how the u.k. sizes up to other economies when it

and researches find an innovative way to feed cows and cut greenhouse gases in kenya. i've been to school and that's the business britain exits the european union tonight but it's not the end of breaks it this is where the fun begins in the coming months both sides will have to negotiate a new relationship during the transition period and africa is looking on a new opportunities in the days leading up to breaks that leaders of $21.00 african nations turned up to london for the very 1st u.k. africa investment summit jones and co for britain to be their investment partner of choice he highlighted deals worth billions of pounds in which british companies are providing anything and everything from street lighting in nigeria to environmentally friendly breweries in kenya but british trade with africa is only 2 percent of its total and britain's way behind china dozens more african presidents attended the last china africa summit all the gatherings russia holds with the continent. well let's have a close look at how the u.k. sizes up to other economies when it comes to trade

also on the show kenya has a recycling problem plastic bottles litter the streets even when recyclers are equal for eager for more in their beds. and japan embraces vertical farming we'll tell you where and why. welcome to business africa i'm stephen beers in berlin good to have you with us. u.s. president donald trump said he'll sign a face one trade deal with china on january the 15th trump tweeted that the deal will be signed at a ceremony at the white house with high level chinese representatives the deal was concluded in december but many of its details have been slow to emerge trump went on to say that he'll go to beijing at a later date or phase 2 talks will begin. there earlier today my colleague monika jones spoke to our taipei correspondent zone one so and asked him what china is saying about that new deal while very different from donald trump china has remained tight lipped on the details with only the day media confirming that a deal had been agreed in principle but the tech needed to be translated to fred and legally squat and we know donald trump is that he wanted to fi

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for anyone in kenya to get anything you have to pay we used to it even. they comest the results of kickbacks. nairobi's governor mike son called and other senior county officials have been accused of even regular payments for garbage collection services amounting to $3500000.00 and having received bribes. since the law forbids officials from discussing cases which are before court we asked them to comment on corruption surrounding tend towards in general. it is a serious problem because it involves a lot of money. because it is the private companies that are doing business with government that quite a number of the coverage of this problem people come to. our requirements because we are looking at a company. deliberately. says that there is corruption involved not only in who is awarded the tender but also in the pricing of the tender itself. will be distant or supposed to cost. 800 meter shillings it is deliberately skewed to cost 1000000000 on sale and leave the 200000000 is being shared between some some government offices were involved with. the count

also on the show kenya has a recycling problem plastic bottles litter the streets even when recyclers are equal for eager for more in their beds. and japan and braces vertical farming will tell you where and why. welcome to business africa i'm stephen beers in berlin good to have you with us u.s. president donald trump said he'll sign a phase one trade deal with china on january the 15th trump tweeted that the deal will be signed at a ceremony at the white house with high level chinese representatives the deal was concluded in december but many of its details have been slow to emerge trump went on to say that he'll go to beijing at a later date or face to talks will begin. there earlier today my colleague monika jones spoke to our taipei correspondent zone one so and asked him what china is saying about that new deal while very different from donald trump china has remained tight lipped on the details with only the day media confirming that the deal had been agreed in principle but the tech needed to be translated to fred and legally squat and we know donald trump is that he wanted to

this is state of the union africa coming up in the next 15 minutes that dirty business that is kenya's waste disposal will take you to a landfill in the capital nairobi that's a source of livelihood for put people that is run by i'm scrupulous criminal get this its image the government's hands on timi of that. and the south african billionaire has apologized for telling us president donald trump that africa. there was outrage after his remarks but it wasn't such a bad thing to say. hello i'm christine wendell welcome to deeds every news africa it's good to have your company in kenya trash is trisha the waste collection business is a source of money for both those in poverty and those in power poor people collect recyclable material for small change and government officials also have to receive thousands in bribes for awarding big god big collection contracts now this is the dam doral landfill site in the capital nairobi it was supposed to be closed yes ago but as all correspondent reports it's a gold mine and too many people are profiting from it including criminal gangs. every morning

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for anyone in kenya to get anything you have to pay we used to it even. become as the result of kickbacks. nairobi's gov mike song called and other senior county officials have been accused of even regular payments for garbage collection services amounting to $3500000.00 and having received bribes. since the law forbids officials from discussing cases which are before court we asked them to comment on corruption surrounding tend towards in general. it is a serious problem because it involves a lot of money. because it is the private companies that are doing business with government but quite a number of the coverage of this problem people can do it. on requirements because we are looking at a company. really but it. says that there is corruption involved not only in who is awarded the tender but also in the pricing of the tender itself. will be distant or supposed to cost. 800000000 shillings it is deliberately skewed to cost 1000000000 on sale and leave the 200000000 is being shared between some some government offices were involved in the award. the cou

in somalia in 25 years and the worst that we've seen in kenya and sad over 70 years the fear is that the locust numbers could increase 500 times in the next few months . joining me now is that will got to johnny assistant director general consumer protection with a food and agriculture organization thanks for your time so it's the worst locust 'd outbreak in decades across east africa what is causing this now well to our knowledge it's really it's really the exacerbation of. oh. climate conditions which actually allowed the breeding of locust in eastern africa then does not this has not happened as you rightly say it for 4 decades in december we had 4 cycle and switch formed in then on so it cause i don't look for moisture flames to come in the sun africa and disallowed the local soup eat in mass and this locus can breed in millions and then if he's allowed to actually build up so it is really. an f. octo 'd or. climate conditions that have to change to make it suitable for the locals to predict ok they are eating everything in the sights now how serious could the implications be. im

eating lots of east africa in the west to break some regions i've seen for 70 years so if you're on kenya the west effect it and uganda is a bracing for an invasion to authorities have advised citizens to stock up on food as the insects approach the border with kenya research as see the pose an unprecedented threat to food security in some of the welds most vulnerable countries. they eat and destroy everything on their way. home 60 kilometers long and 40 kilometers wide hundreds of thousands of acres of crops destroyed. people fight back with whatever means they have. more than 200 head is here and we all depend on this land for grazing. now it will be disastrous if we all perish without getting any help from. came from yemen then down from the. to the horn of africa the unusual warm temperatures off the coast are partly to blame the recent heavy rainfall has created the perfect breeding conditions the greenery that has sprung up is now fueling them it has almost become a desperate battle with the other. end is destructive or look at the intelligence that you are getting that this one can

and kenya has too much teeth a better harvest has driven prices down even growers scrambling to find alternatives . this is your business report i'm stephen beard symbol and it's good to have you with us u.s. president donald trump took to twitter on tuesday to say he'll sign a phase one trade deal with china on january 15th the trump tweeted that the deal will be signed in a ceremony at the white house was with high level chinese representatives the deal was concluded earlier this month but many of its details have been slow to emerge including a signing date went on to say that he will go to beijing at a later date or face to talks with again. but the u.s. china trade conflict couldn't do it a slowing world economy couldn't do it slowing the global bull market proved almost impossible in 2019 putting indexes at record level by year's end the dow jones industrial average pictured here there it is rose 24 percent over the course of 2019 the biggest setbacks for the dollar in may after president trump slapped tariffs on mexican imports and again in july after federal reserve chairman

and kenya has too much teeth a better harvest has driven prices down to meeting growers scrambling to find alternatives . this is your business or business report i'm stephen beard's in berlin it's good to have you with us u.s. president donald trump took to twitter on tuesday to say he'll sign a phase one trade deal with china on january 15th the trump tweeted that the deal will be signed in a ceremony at the white house was with high level chinese representatives the deal was concluded earlier this month but many of its details have been slow to emerge including assigning dates went on to say that he will go to beijing at a later date for phase 2 talks with again. for the us china trade conflict couldn't do it a slowing world economy couldn't do it slowing the global bull market proved almost impossible in 2019 putting indexes at record level by year's end the dow jones industrial average pictured here there it is rose 24 percent over the course of $2191.00 the biggest setbacks for the dollar in may after president trump slapped tariffs on mexican imports and again in july after fed

and kenya has too much teeth a better harvest has driven prices down leaving growers scrambling to find alternatives. this is your business or business report i'm stephen beard's in berlin it's good to have you with us u.s. president donald trump took to twitter on tuesday to say he'll sign a phase one trade deal with china on january 15th the trump tweeted that the deal will be signed in a ceremony at the white house was with high level chinese representatives the deal was concluded earlier this month but many of its details have been slow to emerge including a signing date went on to say that he will go to beijing at a later date for phase 2 talks with again. but the u.s. china trade conflict couldn't do it a slowing world economy couldn't do it slowing the global bull market proved almost impossible in 2019 putting indexes that record level by year's end the dow jones industrial average pictured here there it is rose 24 percent over the course of 2019 the biggest setbacks for the dollar in may after president trump slapped tariffs on mexican imports and again in july after federal re

this is the news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes that dirty business that is kenya's waste disposal will take you to a landfill in the capital nairobi that's a source of livelihood for poor people but is run by i'm scrupulous criminal gangs that's the next the government's hands on that. and the south african billionaire has apologized for telling us president donald trump that. there was outrage after his remarks but it wasn't such a bad thing to say. hello i'm christine window welcome to deja vu news africa it's good to have your company in kenya trash is trisha the waste collection business is a source of money for both those in office and those impala people collect recyclable material for small change and government officials all set to receive thousands in bribes for awarding big god big collection contracts now this is the door a landfill site in the capital nairobi it was supposed to be closed yes ago but as all correspondent reports it's a gold mine and too many people are profiting from it including criminal gangs. every morning thousands of scavengers in nairobi kenya str

rizwzwan: the laws in kenya ad the regulations in kenya for the provisision of electricity. lalake turkana cannot provide power to the communities. lake turkana most t only sell o kenya power and lighting company, which is the offtaker, and the only licensed and regulated offtaker to be able to take power. reporter: the wind farm is only respononsible for generatingng electricity. its distribution is in the hands of kenya power, in which the government has a controlling stake. we contacted the kenyan ministry of energy. it told us that there are plans to connect the communities around the lake to the grid, but it is nonot clear when. only a few people in this village have solar collectors, and there is just one tv for the whole community. many here are angry and feel the wind farm is to blame. lawrence: if i were a sorcerer, i would curse it, so the whole wind park would stop working. reporter: but that wouldn't help taran lepolote or his fellow villagers, either. they'll just have to wait for the day when electricity reaches their community. host: that's all from us this ti

forces inside kenya. for more on this i'm joined by moody thing will take up from the international crisis group peace they project director for the horn of africa welcome to the africa why did it target the kenyan if failed. i think ultrabook had 2 principle the last of course we know that they try to project strength within somalia this would have been sending a message to both the government in somalia and also support that it remains a positive force and it can strike both internally and externally and i think the 2nd message we're principally would be to the kenyans and to the americans who have stepped up their campaigns against al shabaab particularly through a series of drone strikes by the american forces in the last year we saw almost a record number of strikes with the insults central somalia and this would have been tended to restrike right now what does this tell us about al shabaab strength in the region. i think about fortunes of what and wind over the last decade but over the last 2 years

forces inside kenya. for more on this i'm joined by movie thing will take up from the international crisis group peace they project director for the horn of africa welcome to teach at the africa why did it target the kenyan if field. i think al shabaab had 2 principal the last of course we know that they try to project strength within somalia this would have been sending a message to both the government in somalia and also its supporters that it remains a positive force and it can strike both internally and externally i think the 2nd message were principally be to the kenyans and to the americans who have stepped up their campaigns against al shabaab particularly through a series of drone strikes by the american forces in the last year we saw almost a record number of strikes with the insults central somalia and this would have been tended to restraint right now what does this tell us about al shabaab strength in the region. i think bugs fortunes of what wind over the last decade but over the last 2 years

forces inside kenya. for more on this i'm joined by will take up from the international crisis group peace they project director for the horn of africa welcome to day to have the africa what i think why did it target the kenyan if field. i think al shabaab had 2 principal the last of course we know that they try to project strength within somalia this would have been sending a message to both the government in somalia and also support that it remains a positive force and it can strike both internally and externally and i think the 2nd message we're principally would be to the kenyans and to the americans who have stepped up their campaigns against al shabaab particularly through a series of drone strikes by the american forces in the last year we saw almost a record number of strikes with the insults central somalia and this would have been tentatively strike right what does this tell us about al shabaab strength in the region. i think about fortunes of what downwind over the last decade but over the last

their way across lots of east africa in the west to break some regions i've seen for 70 years so if you kenya the west affected and uganda. it's a breeze thing for an invasion to authorities have advised citizens to stock up on food as the insects approach the border with kenya research as c.b. pulls on unprecedented threat to food security in some of the wilds most vulnerable countries. they eat and destroy everything on their way to. one swarm measured 60 kilometers long and 40 kilometers wide hundreds of thousands of acres of crops destroyed. people fight back with whatever means they have. we are more than 200 head is here and we all depend on this land for grazing. now it will be disastrous if we all perish without getting any help with this warms came from yemen then down from the sea to the horn of africa the unusual warm temperatures off the coast are partly to blame the recent heavy rainfall has created the perfect breeding conditions the greenery that has sprung up is now fueling them it has almost become a desperate battle with the other. and it is that i was low on look at it agai

forces inside kenya. for more on this i'm joined by movie thing will take up from the international crisis group peace they project director for the horn of africa welcome to day to have the africa why did it target the kenyan if field. i think al shabaab had 2 principal the last of course we know that they try to project strength within somalia this would have been sending a message to both the government in somalia and also support that it remains a positive force and it can strike both internally and externally i think the 2nd message were principally be to the kenyans and to the americans who have stepped up their campaigns against al shabaab particularly through a series of drone strikes by the american forces in the last year we saw almost a record number of strikes with the insults central somalia and this would have been tended to restrike right what does this tell us about al shabaab strength in the region. i think bugs fortunes of what and wind over the last decade but over the last 2 years they

mombasa kenya ships have a direct link to the rail system. this ship is being unloaded by ukrainian technicians the tanks transported here for gas will continue their onward journey straight away. but doesn't so sudan have a legitimate interest in arming itself and establishing itself as a state may as well your intake of oil and well it was an integral part of the sudan and fought for independence for them and done it but in a situation like that where one side says it wants to prevent independence and the other side says it wants to systematically prepare for it anyone supplying weapons must know that there is a strong likelihood of arms being used in a possible war of independence and it could be a political motivation to promote the separation of a region up because of the presence of deposits of oil or materials on but that is clearly in violation of international law and us unacceptable it is of course a humanitarian crime is it one or 2 leaders and who many feel for publishing. south sudan in 2014 it's president salva kiir the man with

and then a special diet full column will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions research is in kenya fame so we'll tell you why. and i'm kristie want to welcome to news africa it's good to have your company in the coming hour as these motorcycle taxis will be eagle in nigeria's business capital lagos the state government announced the ban on the motorcycles and. because of what it described as the chaos and disorderliness and scary fake is often fatal accidents now drive is in lagos took to the streets to protest the ban which starts on the 1st of february the bikes you see often accuse source of income for thousands of young men living in the city. an attempt to keep. up this police man is trying to keep trying off the street it's only the beginning of the morning rush hour but traffic is already jammed try sickles and motorbikes known as okada are by far the cheapest and fastest mode of transport. this is one of the easiest ways of getting through what have you traffic in lagos but soon people here won't be able to ride a motorbike like this anymore. the government argues that motorbike

mombasa kenya ships have a direct link to the rail system. this ship is being unloaded by ukrainian technicians the tanks transported here for gas will continue their onward journey straight away. but doesn't so sudan have a legitimate interest in arming itself and establishing itself as a state may as wired into develop well it was an integral part of the sudan and fought for independence and but in a situation like that where one side says it wants to prevent independence and the other side says it wants to systematically prepare for a line anyone supplying weapons must know that there is a strong likelihood of arms being used in a possible war of independence and it could be a political motivation to promote the separation of the region up because of the presence of deposits of oil or roll materials on but that is clearly in violation of international law and us unacceptable it is of course a humanitarian crime at least one or 2 leaders and who many feel for. south sudan in 2014 it's president salva kiir the man with the hat was armed to t

most of the tea produced in kenya looks like this it's called crush tear curl because the long leaves are broken down into tiny grains which are most suited to teabags the product is critical to kenya's economy tea is a top source of foreign exchange and according to the kenya tea development agency one out of every 10 kenyans depend upon tea for a living. but farmers now produce way more than their key customers like britain demand so they're scrambling to come up with other varieties which are more appealing to tea drinkers in other markets and we all know trying to diversify to offer docs teas the type that sri lanka produces now that both of those. new markets such as the you know russia and those other. still these orthodox teas are a big challenge for most kenyan producers who have become world leaders in black tea exports and experts in the crushed hair curl process so far only a handful of companies are making the transition to hold the production in kenya but it allows farmers to produce custom teas with more subtle tasting coloring and that brings higher prices. and that is.

and then a special diet full col will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions researches in kenya so we'll tell you why. hello i'm kristie want to welcome to news africa it's good to have your company in the coming hour is these motorcycle taxis will be eagle in nigeria's business capital lagos the state government announced the ban on the motorcycles known as does because of what it described as the cales and disorderliness and scary figure is often fatal accidents now drives in lagos took to the streets to protest the bad which starts on the 1st of february the bikes you see off a key source of income for thousands of nose skilled young men living in the city. an attempt to keep. up this police man is trying to keep try sickles off the street it's only the beginning of the morning rush hour but traffic is already jammed try sickles and motorbikes known as okada are by far the cheapest and fastest mode of transport. this is one of these is ways of getting through what have you traffic in lagos but soon people here won't be able to ride a motorbike any more. the government argues that moto

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and then a special diet full column will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions researchers in kenya think so we'll tell you why. hello i'm kristie want to welcome to news africa it's good to have your company in the coming now is these motorcycle taxis will be eagle in nigeria's business capital lagos the state government announced the ban on the motorcycles known as because of what it described as the chaos and disorderliness and scary fake is often fatal accidents now drivers in lagos took to the streets to protest the band which starts on the 1st of february the bikes you see off a key source of income for thousands of young men living in the city. an attempt to keep and this police man is trying to keep trying off the street it's only the beginning of the morning rush hour but traffic is already jammed try sickles and motorbikes known as okada are by far the cheapest and fastest mode of transport. this is one of the easiest ways of getting through heavy traffic in lagos but soon people here won't be able to ride a motorbike like this anymore. the government argues that motorbikes caus

mombasa kenya ships have a direct link to the rail system. this ship is being unloaded by ukrainian technicians the tanks transported here for gas will continue their onward journey straight away. but doesn't so sudan have a legitimate interest in arming itself and establishing itself as a state may as well your intake of oil of well it was an integral part of the sudan and fought for independence and done it but in a situation like that where one side says it wants to prevent independence and the other side says it wants to systematically prepare for a line anyone supplying weapons must know that there is a strong likelihood of arms being used in a possible war of independence and it could be a political motivation to promote the separation of the region up because of the presence of deposits of oil or materials but that is clearly in violation of international law and us unacceptable it is of course a humanitarian crime is it one or 2 leaders and whom you deals for. south sudan in 2014 it's president salva kiir the man with the hat was arme

mombasa kenya ships have a direct link to the rail system. this ship is being unloaded by ukrainian technicians the tanks transported here for gas will continue their onward journey straight away. but doesn't so sudan have a legitimate interest in arming itself and establishing itself as a state that is why a intake of oil of well it was an integral part of the sudan and fought for independence of them and done it but in a situation like that where one side says it wants to prevent independence and the other side says it wants to systematically prepare for anyone supplying weapons must know that there is a strong likelihood of arms being used in a possible war of independence and that there could be a political motivation to promote the separation of the region up because of the presence of deposits of oil or materials on but that is clearly in violation of international law and us unacceptable it is of course a humanitarian crime is it one of my 2 leaders and whom you kill for. south sudan in 2014 it's president salva kiir the man with the h

mombasa kenya ships have a direct link to the rail system. this ship is being unloaded by ukrainian technicians the tanks transported here for gas will continue their onward journey straight away. but doesn't so sudan have a legitimate interest in arming itself and establishing itself as a state may as well your intake of oil of well it was an integral part of the sudan and fought for independence done but in a situation like that where one side says it wants to prevent independence and the other side says it wants to systematically prepare for a line anyone supplying weapons must know that there is a strong likelihood of arms being used in a possible war of independence and it could be a political motivation to promote the separation of the region up because of the presence of deposits of oil or materials on but that is clearly in violation of international law and us unacceptable it is of course a humanitarian crime is it one or 2 leaders and woman you kill for. south sudan in 2014 it's president salva kiir the man with the hat was armed to

for anyone in kenya to get anything you have to pay we used to it even. become as the result of kickbacks. nairobi's governor mike song called and other senior county officials have been accused of irregular payments for garbage collection services amounting to $3500000.00 and having received bribes since the law forbids officials from discussing cases which are before court we asked them to comment on corruption surrounding tend towards in general. it is a serious problem because it involves money. because it is the private companies that are doing business with government but quite a number of the. this problem people can. on requirements because we're looking at a company. really but it. says that there is corruption involved not only in who is awarded the tender but also in the pricing of the tender itself would be these terms or supposed to cost $800000000.00 shillings it is deliberately skewed to cost 1000000000 on sale and leave the 200000000 he's been shared between some some government offices were involved at the time but what . the county depar

and then a special diet full cow will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions researches in kenya so we'll tell you why. hello i'm kristie want to welcome to news africa it's good to have your company in the coming hour as these motorcycle taxis will be eagle in nigeria's business capital lagos the state government announced the ban on the motorcycles known as because of what it described as the chaos and disorder the mis and scary fake is often fatal accidents now drive as inmate boss took to the streets to protest the ban which starts on the 1st of february the bikes you see off a key source of income for thousands of nose killed young men living in the city. an attempt to keep. up this police man is trying to keep trying off the street it's only the beginning of the morning rush hour but traffic is already jammed try sickles and motorbikes known as okada are by far the cheapest and fastest mode of transport. this is one of the easiest ways of getting through have you traffic in lagos but soon people here won't be able to ride a motorbike like this anymore. the government argues that mot

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and overseas at a mall in nairobi, kenya, masked assailants carried out an even debtlier attack. a normal afternoon of shopping when gunmen turned it into a scene of bloodshed and bedlam but what emergeed were remarkable stories of courage and survival. >> here's kate snow. >> it's the modern day town square, a gathering place that fulfills our every need, shopping, eating, socializing. a trip to the mall is an escape on weekends and not just in america. in fire roby, kenya, the upscale and modern westgate mall was the place to unwind at the end of the workweek. it was the last place you would expect something like this. gunshots, explosions, armed men taking over every floor, methodically shooting anyone in their way. that was the unbelievably brutal scene that played out in front of a shocked world september 21st, 2013. just after the smoke cleared, "dateline" traveled to nairobi. we'll take you inside the mall attack with harrowing scenes of how it unfolded and details from those who lived through it. you will hear from two mothers caught in the cross fire. >> it was pretty te

forces in kenya. attack now to nairobi to hear from routine with a of the non-governmental organization the international crisis group why did al-shabaab target this particular base in southern kenya do you think. well as you mentioned in your intro this is a very significant. foreign military base outside somalia and the fact that they want to it's only part time to. significant base is. noteworthy i think their own messages while pretty murray their domestic audience. consistently tried to show that. but it cooled also look at. all the leery coming get mixed insults and just might be or all of the past 2 years has been very significantly dead up drone attacks against us or about me turns and these would have been seeing us try to act against them america say you say that it is an attempt to show that they are still powerful in the region but you know what is their level of strength at the moment the what you need to launch above what wind over the last decade in 20 live only to appear on the court t

into their african benches opera the chinese payment service is up and running in both nigeria and kenya and jen based mobile phone producer transmission is considered a good example of how chinese companies can do. in africa and biotech firms like gene biological products see africa as a lucrative market the company offers rapid test devices to detect malaria and dengue fever another wave of chinese tech investment is expected to roll onto african shows this year let's talk about that with moses c.e.o. of after link a platform that brings together a very vested entrepreneurs and innovators. first of all what sort of size of investment are you expecting this year from the chinese take safe there in africa so this irrespective and i would say 2020 respect and over a 1000000000 investments like you already talked about oprah oprah already raised $140000000.00 for african operations so i believe strongly that dublin of investments from chinese investors we are looking at over a 1000000000 this year tell me is it just a way for china to expand its tentacles or is this going to be a winner fo

you know, kenya, kenya is also a very good place to invest. david: i first met you and number of years ago when i was raising my firm's african investment fund, and you invested in it. today, the boom seems to be off the rose in african private investing. it was more attractive 5, 6 years ago. today, it seems to be less attractive. is that because economies in africa have gone down a bit? or what would you say is the reason? aliko: most of that has to do with lack of understanding of where to invest. look at the investments that were made. i think 90% of whatever we invested, they were. i think it is where you should invest. even myself as an african, i cannot invest in every single sector, so i have to be very choosy of where i invest. there is a lot of wrong perception. you know, people read stories from newspapers, and they believe what they are reading. but i think, you know, as we go along, you know, there are quite a lot of changes in most african countries, trying to change in terms of the focus on the economy. david: you live principal

forces in kenya. my colleague is it c'mon he joins me now from nairobi he did 1st of 4 what more can you tell us about the attack and why al shabaab chose this particular target. we don't know much more about the attack except what you just said but as to why they could have done it there's a lot of speculation from security analysts one of the more popular opinion is that it could be a fertility issue the region is very close to somalia another very popular speculation is that it's going to be relevant again this has been in shambles for the last couple of years and it could be that such an attack will put them back on the map put them back in the news cycles as we're seeing happening now. and they have to actually bomb has attacked other civilians in the past how are they faring against the country's military forces. to be fair it's not just kenya's military forces that have been pushing back it's been a regional and concerted effort it has been know that is a global phenomenon when the attacks were

this is state of the news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes that dirty business that is kenya's waste disposal we'll take you to a landfill in the capital nairobi if that's a source of livelihood for plucky people but is run by i'm stripping a criminal gag the government's hands on. the south african 1000000000 there has apologized for telling you.

help kenya is facing its largest invasion in 7 decades the insects that only way to include every day and have destroyed thousands of kilometers of crops the u.n. is concerned this will further threaten food supplies in east africa and seasonal rains last month caused the local population to both. dominic version is the director of united nations food and agricultural organization is emergency in resilience division he spoke to us from the kenyan capital nairobi where he's responding to the local situation i mean the locusts worms are spreading throughout africa as a matter of fact there is being a cycle on december cycle on one that is brought very humid conditions to the eastern africa creating very favorable conditions for the locusts to erupt for now we have seen the development of locusts they already impact on some crops and especially on rates pastorate are so essential for the past already that it's you know are many in the region but not the problems that locust are getting matcher saw that there are actually there are yes eggs on them laying eggs that would be very soon and

forces in kenya governments have been saying that's about being weak and al shabaab . longer strong they are not capable to carry out attacks or wherever such as statements or coax are released usually back and say we are here we are still a strong american drones hitting somalia on regular basis so i think this was to send a message to the somali people to say we're not targeting civilians we're targeting foreign militaries and we are fighting on your behalf attackers went on a rampage at the airfield close to the somali border for 4 hours destroying us and kenyan aircraft along with military vehicles in the end 5 attackers were killed and the commander of u.s. africa command issued this warning of quote pursuing those responsible for this attack and who seeks to harm americans and u.s. interests but questions are being raised about how a heavily fortified military base could be so vulnerable. putting together an attack of this nature of this audacity take a lot of planning a lot of time and it comes at a moment when he has been especially active along the kenyan bord