this is g.w. news africa coming up in the next fifteen minutes migration to big cities is outpacing urbanization in ethiopia we meet the children forced to make a living on the streets of ideas. and just days into a new presidency hundreds of rebels lay down their weapons is it a new door in the democratic republic of congo. then a fishing sandal we'll take you to the people carving out the gluttony and funeral tradition that's one of extravagance.

and pristine one built welcome to news africa i'm glad you're choosing. what happens when development is concentrated in the cities and excludes the rural areas in ethiopia one of the on says too that christian is visible in the capital addis ababa the city has seen an influx of more than two million people in the past twenty years and the meeting its size has almost doubled but infrastructure like housing and schools and the number of jobs on offer have not grown according to the result children many of them a false live on the streets here's a report my colleague funnier char compiled. over the youngest children even six years old they spoil is begging for anything just to survive he sniffing glue it beats the pain a fungus. a common sight in the capital's main square. they try to

escape poverty in the countryside or problems within their families but very often these children are somebody's parents to be able hoping they may find a job and become a source of income ever being here on their own young and vulnerable to face new difficulties the last official survey put their numbers in the capital at twelve thousand but that was almost a decade ago many n.g.o.s believe today's figures are much higher one of them retrack provides temporary housing for street children this place is just for girls . last year retraction altered more than five hundred children and adults here when they have a chance to be children again. this fourteen year old girl arrived a couple of weeks ago. kiddo in bonaire my family promised i'd be able to go to

school but instead i had to work. she says she was twelve when she ended up as a domestic helper working fifteen hours a day and subjected to abuse after two years she fled such stories are all too common according to a minute to dare say a social worker she helps these children cope with their trauma we increase them to feel safe and protected and most of them came here having oil passing through different use of situations so in order to mitigate disabusing situations we learn and we believe that these stations or disprove graham's hope is to become a normal person retracts main goal is to reunite children with their families and raise parents' awareness that child labor is illegal without much government assistance however there is very little small charities can do to provide long term support. these boys found work shining shoes their goal to earn their own

living. i'd like to quit this work as a shoe shine or go to school and live a better life but it's not easy to get out of the situation so this is my life for now that one day i want something better that's my dream. as a mother night falls in this rapidly growing city no one knows how many thousands of children will be sleeping in this streets one of the challenges facing the government is to get a fresh count. the democratic republic of congo is one week into a new presidency and already there are some interesting developments three more rebel leaders have dramatically surrendered in a nod to the country's change of leadership this comes days off to six hundred militia men in the cus i region lay down their weapons and vald to end their uprising against the government in kinshasa province is a stronghold of the country's recently sworn in president felix she's

a kitty there was more good news from him for him though when a group of catholic leaders in the country said it was no longer supporting demonstrations against his election win now the catholic church who had claimed last year's election was rigged were influential in fourteen eighteen mass protests against the former congolese president joseph kabila of us stepped down last week bringing an end to his family's dynasty rule and making the first transfer of power via the battle since the gained independence in one nine hundred sixty so where to now for the largest country in sub-saharan africa i'm joined by digital correspondent wendy but she went to was in the country covering that election for us last year she joins me now hi wendy so we've seen of course this ribble stand down and people are probably wondering wendy is this the beginning of something new for. yes hi christina i think everything that has happened since philip she said

katie was integrators the new president of the country many good sign actually because as you previously say there is this six hundred militia and from coming that step two was breaking in because sorry we have to remember that this party of the country was really exposed to violence and led many people left the country we are talking about tells in the people who left from the sea and goes elsewhere. in the neighborhood countries so this is a good sign but we still have to remember that there is other parties add to all of the country like benny where there is still many challenges of security so we have to wait for the months coming but the response zone like been you where there is problems ok and then of course another development when they would be that the catholic church reportedly saying that it's no longer supporting demonstrations against phoenix chickadees when what happened there what's changed. i think the

catholic church don't want to be doing one who will burn the country they have agreed of what happened and we also we have also seen that out some priests in that that say say that they welcome the news of the new president in the country and the last action of the catholic church was demands that they organized at the beginning of the week it to remember the people who was day between two thousand and seventeen and two thousand and eighteen there was asking for gobby that to step down so this was the last action i think from today the catholic church has stepped down there as agreed but it's based in be like the one who will be the keepers of the democracy that will be there to remember and to to remember and to ask to felix the security have to be very sure of what is doing especially at the security and social level wendy a lot of people are skilled

a so skeptical about. they think that he's a businessman i mean just watching the two of them at the inauguration a lot of commentators were what quick to to talk about the public display of affection between the two men you know to what extent is it is just a kitty in the hands of a bid or not what's the sentiment. i think sincerely she said katie was elected the new president he wants to assure that he as a difference where of ruling the country he want to be different from kabila let me give you an example for example at the beginning of this week there was a strike at the time school deceive the public society who manage the transportation and after two days of strike finishes it kitty yesterday ever decided to dismissed the head of time school this is the first time we see described of situation in the congo so he really want to show to people that he will be different from kabila and he will have many radical measure concerning

caribbean you will lead in the public administration exit route ok wendy very quickly all people convinced by this are they thinking that this is a new moment for congo. i think people think that this is a new moment for the congo but we have to wait this is too early to have a big photo of what is happening on the ground maybe after one hundred days of as president we will see some change on not even social issues security health and so we have to wait is to for the moment all right when. correspondents for us there thank you thank you ok they say when you die you take nothing with you but that's not necessarily the case and gonna where people believe the dad should get the best possible sandal that often includes a custom made coffin that sometimes nothing short of one's wildest dreams are spawned and flourish went on the extra force maureen is

welcoming mourners to our father's funeral he was a popular trumpeter in this church he was a great trumpet that he was a legend. trumpet and you know when he's doing it when he's you know trumpets and caring if he puts himself in it i mean he doesn't own star you know through this you know decided to use the trumpet to bury him the family had well known coffee cup into done yeoman's beery period has been making coffee for more than twenty years. his coffee beans combination of odds and functionality. he has created thousands in different forms the design of the coffee represents the lifestyle the car the job the pressing was right this was.

going. to burn. the cost of an elaborate coffin depends on the complexity of the design this one could cost up to seven thousand five hundred cities that's about one thousand five hundred u.s. dollars thirty five times the monthly minimum wage or geary says he sometimes makes up to five coffins in a month evil though the funeral industry is. there still only a few people in ghana who do this work it takes many years to learn and piri says these days fewer people are coming to learn because young people want something that can bring in money this. way. if you come back. we're.

going to. recess people come from different parts of the world to buy his coffins. adams says she's convinced the her family has given their father the send off he deserves by burying him with his most prized possession his trumpets. a student with. a nice if not that's all beef. with with his symbol for the symbol is the trumpets i'm sure you feel free to fill up the. families that are able to give their loved ones a grand burial at sea dart noboru. lots of good on it and i think that's why i believe it's a day you can catch that story and all the others on our website facebook page of the last piece but you're thinking about the top in design your fancy then maybe

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in the major museum venue is one of the most hotly debated construction projects here in germany my colleague david leavitt's has been following the story welcome david first of all. tell us about the controversy surrounding the building it's. ok robin brace yourself for a little bit of time travel here because the home board form is partially a reconstruction of the of the baroque city palace of the german emperor is located at the heart of berlin now the allies did bomb it in world war two it could have been saved but no socialist east germany had other plans they tore it down and put up the palace of the republic in its place that's their parliament and cultural center hideous yes but also kind of great in its own way i think. you are right with him well you know a lot of people were.