a man or somebody in the street. tom is glorious. his opinions, a split. what nice a head full rate. the. what do you think? let us know and the comments below and things forget to subscribe to our channel. the business needs to be in use for government coming up on the program. how kind of west africa 5 back against the drug that's destroying it. the young people there's only like effect of course the drug causing so much have or can sir, in the own, that the president has declared that a public enemy will look at how best has become such a huge threat library as also fighting cush, dw gains access to a drug house in monrovia with some of cushions, victims go to get that high. a drought sweeping across southern africa has

wiped out most of them. bob waste planted crumbs. the government says that desperately needs assistance to keep the people from going hungry. the i'm told me on logical hello in a warm welcome to the program. a highly addictive drugs is destroying west africa's use. it's called cush, sincere, and the own president, julia's mother b. o. has declared a national emergency on drug abuse, responding to a drastic increase in the use of cush pushes, a synthetic drug with devastating effects is called hundreds of deaths as well as major psychiatric damage to some uses. and it's a main victims, a young syria, the audience, as a few past and cush, catapults the use into a trance like state. once high,

they sway their bodies back and forth, appearing somebody like in drowsy it's about 25. few as sensitize kush is a relatively cheap and easy way to escape reality. but the kick only last for an hour, then they need to buy more dependencies, destroying the lives of many young sierra leone units. i mean, they say i have to purge my body of this substance company. since i started smoking 5 years ago, my body is now addicted to the thing. i have to buy medication, but i don't have the ability to a myself, so afraid that's phone. so it's difficult to deep ramco roma is a social work. she often visits crushed use ohio. it's like this one and free town . so they are in those statistics on cushion diction, cheap leaves. it's the most urgent issue that the government needs to deal with a lot. a young people are dying. young people on die. we need

a city and football square oxygen. so c o young people to control miss rhodes and see what's on his breath. it's multi moments. it's just right along the sea really owns only psychiatric hospital is overwhelmed with cush addicts. more than half of those admitted i use us, but stuff say these are the worst cases. and only the tip of the ice book you put onto the box, you put it onto this treat suit until it gets worse. you'll find much more, you know, people using the soap sizes on the box has been created on them. now what we see here with crushed addiction rapids the on the rise, c, around the on the president has declared and national substance abuse emergency and set up a special task force. we're making calls to the airports to come by the

spanish. but unfortunately, we are experiencing, it's called the push consumption and escalated fatalities. it's key. the push is highly addictive and destructive. what's less clear is with comes from school where it's going reports say it is already destroying lice. the neighboring countries, like guinea and liberia. kush is not just a problem for syria, leo and but also some neighboring countries. back in january libraries and new president joseph book, i used his 1st stage of the nation address to declare the use of course, a public health emergency and an existential threat for the country. now my colleague, edith kamani travel to monrovia not too long ago to find out more about the child into their and she joins us now from nairobi. hi, it is you tell us about what you witnessed in library as well as soon as we go

to one roseville. one of the 1st things people kept telling us is you have to talk about this problem of course. but the challenge is that we can see the challenge, we can see the problem here and very well, we would see people nodding off as it's cold when you completely zoned out. but it didn't really reflect what people was saying. it's only until we went to what's called a trap house in a bundle building where people take drugs the be really good to see what the child enjoys. and so this is the report that we filed a part of the 77 percent, which is the w's african flagship program, or the tuesday is the day is a drug here which has ravaged some of its use cushion feeds. assume septic drug was to originate and co position is still not fully understood, but it's become a popular drug for distribution to youth who have nothing to look forward to that. so we're going to speak to some of them to understand why the interest rate and what it means because the site itself, the i'm

told these ruins how's at least $300.00 people. almost everyone here smokes goose for about 4 years now. it's been severely affecting, they'd be as useful to these. it's hard to predict some less of what i quickness seen, because it's not anything that i can see for every room with a 2 x m 2 and 3 on a mission and this prison, all 3 entities crush like crack delivers a briefing yet powerful, high wind smoke cessation quickly fades leaving the use a in a kind of home. i need william cooper, who is smoking a single penny to push for $0.50? yes. sometimes you know, mid june, for the past due to be able to forget what the war and, and what are the things that been bothering you. so when did this, you love yourself? was the time when you're waiting to get into the body to complete it,

where you see how get bonded street. the one in to get saw a damn file. so to consume the individuals addicted to drugs in this area referred to as so goes a term, a came to zombies, the ruins, also shelter many women to support the drug habits. some of them engage in commercial sex work. i've seen a few women here who are pregnant. what happens when they get breath said it's, and some people get ready to die and it was scanned. is it dangerous here for u. s. government? no, no, no, no. all you took the mooney, did you have the free run or when it was going to give you the money? because that happened to you. yeah, yeah. all right, thank you. of the conditions here characterized by re drug

abuse, violence and drum disease are shocking and hungry to people here result to various means to and money, some so food, while others work at the beach plumbing concrete. drug addiction has incapacitated menu. the recently, cuba close has claimed the lives of 2 residents. i mean it's this too low cost raising funds to support the affected the how did it become such a penetrative drug in may be? why do you think the government has been slow to respond? i think the reason is is that some of the very gone officials, you go, i thought of this, but then go drugs, you step out of the and then the drug dealing. yeah, some of the bottom is also involved in that a drug unit. so they would not want to put the free to love you at the, you know, if they use a bare with the go live really nothing. the

media let's, the politicians are benefiting from drug trafficking. a claim we hear from human resources and planned to investigate the re, the reason that i was the family was involved. the bottle have morning. no, i cannot to me. when i go i'll be like, oh, loving things well when i agreed. okay. so our really leg for that, it helped to top tv. i mean it did that in the in fall. right. so that can be, don't have to. this isn't the guys. thank you so much for the opportunity in this house and the people you need to leave me both stunned and hydro can. it's a stuck reminder of how society can neglected soon. these individuals cannot

overcome their challenges without support but a chilling and sad watch them. if you get a sense of why these people, the young people are getting into, into these drugs. well, obviously there's an individual story for every individual use that. but the general consensus is that a lot of these young men and women were born into war a time when liberia was really eating itself, come out of that into and it will up and a week and after that's cool, be 19. so it's been disaster of the disaster for each and every step of their lives . and so it's no surprise with a lot of them. most of them often autonomy to drugs and with no support from government is still surprised that some of them have been in that house closing public for years. you've done a lot of reporting, you know, and, and various countries. but what the, what impression that this one leave on you. and i can tell you that these are

images that i wouldn't be forgetting for a long time. when we were done filming, i turned around and there was a young man eventually, none to that. he was just 20 years old and he looked at me with such desperation and with a soft voice just said, please help us before it's too late. and i thought he's so desperate then he's just 20 years old. and i just didn't see a way out for him at such a young age. and i could really relate to him because, you know, i'm not much older than human to imagine a world where you're trapped before you've been have a chance to fulfill your potential. dyslexia feeling very, very, very dejected. it is kimani in dw studio, nairobi. we appreciate your reporting. thank you. last week now to principal luce, any executive director of the west africa drug policy network, joining us from a cra welcome to the building is africa now. is it clear to you what this drug kush is made of? you know, thank you for goods and they don't. yeah,

it's absolutely clear. i mean, the room was about the composition of the drugs outside of the drug myself. it's what looks like to have these, but a little bit more different. but it was that room was about the contents of the substance they has. um, tramadol, it has for my lean, ensue. i need the kids to live here. it has to my boss. but then i think they'll be need, there's a need for. ready ready my advice on obviously is of the substance as it may be from one country to another. so we haven't got to that stage of properly even studying it. um, but do we know more about where it comes from, all who produces it of the, the source of this drove is,

is, is still clear, right? so depending on who you talk to a way find you. so, i mean the, to, the claim is that the frequency, those brought to get up by different, reduces we are, you have to really find out the whole region of the drug itself. so we're not sure as to whether it's come from abroad or whether it's produced locally or how it's traffic compared to other drugs. it's all clear, it's all good, right? i'm just based on your studies and yours of ation of, of this do governments, for example, in and certainly own or library i have or even that was the way it was in west africa to africa where it's where you have this problem. do these governments seem to have a viable plan to address this specific issue any differently from how they've approached drugs in the past?

um, respectfully, i will say no. i mean the housing approach dro, any differently in the past. i mean us, we speak most of the laws and the region or the saw regional and i or we be fees then for spain's lead and uh, my organization on the west africa, federal forties. and that's what kind of the advocates have been absent when it is based drill, glory full is an approach to a so based on human rights and for the show, it is good. the government's in liberia and it's really not thinking about support because the approach but the, the law is the legislation remains punitive. and even that approached, according to using, i guess is also is kids. that's it's, it's also punitive. the blame is always on the big, the people who use drugs. so with the declare ration of a state of the majesty of drug abuse, i am hoping, as the diesels named in the formation of the tax forces will go see that you're

putting the killed the pro to run in any criminal justice approach. i mean, that means we should have an alternate c, so incarceration to punishments for drugs use. but as it stands right now, what i see in an idea of what i'm seeing and see where you, it doesn't look like absolute votes or need seem to criminal justice. or even if it's support because the coach dan look glass tips. i've seen how these will be out . we are dressed like the gum. yeah. they are using a model that is a fully killed approach die that creates in testing, making provisions for harm reduction. and also um not as ease of, of the substance itself. so the con, how the prevents of age and what makes this in particular, such a difficult drug and you know,

surrounding phenomenon to tackle i'm particularly because the, the, the content of the, the, the, the, the, the, the major ingredients of these substances on. no, i think that's one major problem and so it makes it difficult. so if you want to transfer, you want to address the problem. so you might be addressing dish of words, guns and the issues the health related issues that we also have to address. so for example, if, even if i, even if use old or defendants are appropriate, my teachers are still sticking to draw. they would have went ahead and it said issues. i knew how to do the also i have with us to show the problems that we will have to do. so i'm just speed at which it's destroyed lives in the hell it suits is, is beyond what we measure. so it's any kind that fast piece, destructive substance that would really need an administration that

has social status use on the going to college and to be able to address it. okay, we'll have to leave the conversation that but principal as any from the west africa, drug police, the network, thank you very much for speaking to us. you're most welcome. thank you. or the extreme weather has been hitting communities across africa just this week. temperature's reach 48.5 degrees celsius . in molly of africa's hottest recorded day, in the month of april. the heat wave has killed more than a 100 people in mali, oval wyoming. the mugs, over in the horn of africa there's been heavy rain in one incident to northern kenya, a bus with more than 50 passengers, was swept away in flooded waters. fortunately, all of those on board managed to escape the safety for the south zambia malawi ends

in bob way have all declared a state of disaster. the range of failed drought has destroyed the hobbits and agencies a 24000000 people in the region. phase, hunger and malnutrition. scientists attribute the severity of these events. the climate change the effect of human activity and natural weather patterns like el nino drought is a fact of life for many people in southern and eastern africa. but el nino events like the current one can make the problem much worse. here's why. or also it occurs in the pacific el nino effects the weather right across our planet. usually see winds push warm water from the west coast of south america across the ocean towards asia. but in el nino years, the water is off the coast of south america and the california heat up more than usual that causes many rain clouds to form over this part of the ocean. normally

the strong winds along the equator would push the warm surface water to the west, feeding rainfall in asia and africa. but in fall and winter of el nino years, these winds are weaker than usual and often blowing the wrong direction towards the east. that pushes the clouds inland, where they dump their rain in north, central and south america. this has knock on effect and the rest of the world, including africa, causing droughts and floods because of the changing rain patterns of the drought sweeping across southern africa has wiped out 80 percent of the above ways crops present. amazon goggle, it says the country needs about $2000000000.00 to keep people from going hungry. the w correspondent, privilege machine. you read route file. this report 9 to one year old

page. now is that key? i'm a come by me from bob was global show and we're all community. he's inspecting what lead to is left of these crops visa, hard times for the not doing that in is he contemplates the months ahead. in good years, he often harvested more than 2 tons of grain from this field, but this time he will barely get 50 kilograms sick or vision is from now on to the next tab list. in february we really think that we are going to suffer. we are going to stuff a, you know, i see people die if we try to prove that someone disease, u. s. a v a dry spell is ricky hovel, across the as in, baldwin and other southern african countries, the port range mean about 2700000 people will not have enough to eat on the table

is the see it may is, is this type of food in zimbabwe, but when clubs say you like this, it is tough for many families. people are now trying to figure out how they will survive in the coming months when the situation is expected to get west. is in by was president, is appealed for you money, terry, and assistance to feed the hungry top on our pile. priority is securing food for o is and but we ins, nose, but we must succumb to or die from honda. but quote, feed is like these are likely to get with scientists predict increasingly frequent droughts in coming years. in the u. n. food and agriculture organizations. phase countries must invest in drought proofing the agriculture in most countries.

investment in drug on his account is locked in. so national, international resources partners need to invest in thought resilience because it is the most important and has that before. so i don't know if it got it out. so some of the like is i key. i'm gonna come by the old tentative what that associates like, these essential live saving improvements. what was it about? was traditional reign, fed agriculture, large parts of west africa style region, the plague, 5 violence. you had hist, insurgencies, but one country stands out as an exception. mauritania has not seen a terror attack for more than a decade. oh, it's a stock contrast from its next door neighbor molly, which is a haven for as long as the militant groups. the border between them runs for 2000 kilometers. mauritania inside is patrolled by a unique force known as the merest dw maria gas. nicholas school met them and sent

us this report. as the villagers always seem to celebrate. when the movers arrived, the men on camels provide practical things like medicines, but also the sense of not being forgotten by the outside. whereas in the people in this remote village or team to share their latest problem, the water pump is broken, which means humans and animals have to travel to find water. and the disability are used to be full of people, but many have left because of the lack of water forms that use the pump that was essential for drinking water has been broken for 4 months. they submitted the problem to us and we will follow up with the leadership of the in the heart of the commander will take the best decision by to get mad at the bottom the, the hers don't own the act as

a link to far away authorities. their task was protecting people in these remote areas from criminals and insurgents. the patrol desert areas near the border with the molly violence conflict, including the hottest insurgency, is raging on the other side. the harris want to stop it spreading. how they should be getting these people at the desert and it could be targeted by the tire resisting said there was one thing could be targeted by the criminals who said we try to educate them and we stay in touch with them because we fear that some group might change the people's minds and then lead them to join these groups, which would create a problem for the entire world. and i will tell you, thank god, we are always in touch with them. and then we tell them to let us know if they see anything or hear anything about these groups whom godaddy silver. see what my fist folk see, but i thought i knew nothing new the hers are recruited from the know met communities

in the region. they know the desert better than anyone and sometimes spend several weeks on mission to reach the remote disabilities. i would add to that and we are not tired of this. we love this way of life. we are happier in the desert than in the city in order we want to keep our heritage and how we want to keep this originality inherited from our ancestors ago on a waiting youth. then carol know a guy who actually leads the brigade. he says the marisa, it helps mauritania to minimize the terrorist threat. who so the object involved preventative measures, whether at a military with social level consist of gathering information about the enemy, collecting information about its sleep of cells. yeah. can we do this so we can intervene before a surprise attack or rather do that. so that way the prevention is best as in the queue. you guys, right? that's what i'd go with. like for some this is a flicker of hope in the face of ever expanding conflict in the rest of this i how

or oh that's it for now, but be sure to check out other stories on our website on social media and see you next time. bye for now, the

glory days of motor racing. one name stands apart from all the rest. solo from up until 1989. this race track near 10, i was a magnet for the fastest drivers from all over the world. we're meeting legends from indian motor sports, learning about the legendary solar problem. in 30 minutes on the w using mind power.

the brain and spinal implants are in naples paraplegics to walk in. is this the beginning of a new medical era? the research team is just getting started tomorrow today in 90 minutes on the w the i wish i could've done more to save. you just click away find the best document on you to really see the world as he's never seen it before.

the dr. know to dw dokey this shadows. these pod costs and videos shed lights on the donkey street. devastating colonial har is infested by germany across. and he employed a score farms and destroyed lights. what is the legacy of this wide spread races, depression? today, the screen. we need to talk about here, the stories, shadows of german colonialism, name project. cassandra re determined that has below was operating like a global drug course. the objective to financially drain has come and bring them down. the team agents from the american drug enforcement agency. they had criminalized themselves,

we needed to reveal that so world. why did the us as governments suddenly shut down project cassandra in 2016? 03 pod documentary series. and most king has paula stats may 4th on d w. the . this is dw news, and these are our top stories. israel says the 1st aid trucks have entered gaza through the open border crossing in the north, footed, released by these really military appears to show vehicles carrying supplies across the border. and israel's government is under increasing international pressure to allow more 8 into the territory to use the worst ending monetary in crisis. transitional governing council has been formally appointed and 80. the causal is task for choosing hate is next prime minister. another priority is restoring law in

order after much.