what's all in the book is more true. there's. plenty you don't know it's going to take a look over for the take. going to sleep every weekend here. this is news africa coming up in the next fifteen minutes a tense wait in nigeria as voters brace for the election results church services across the country did it case praise to be whatever the outcome will be. and will it be more maki self-will senegal the fifty four year old a seat in a second presidential to go virtuous give it to him. then what it

is say we'll find out why south african talk show host for the no was sick the twitter sphere on fire when you spoke. at the oscars. i'm christine window welcome to the program i'm glad you are today and votes being counted off to nigeria's election and finally it's a place at the weekend wolf muhammadu buhari stage a comeback all well his main challenger a sequel of pull the rug from under his feet well there's not a whole lot of polling data available but analysts have said it's going to be a close contest at least thirty five people all say to have died in violence in the run up to the election but the african union say the poll was generally peaceful now that's important because. elections in nigeria can be deadly in two thousand

and eleven more than eight hundred people died in post-election protests in the north wind blow hard it was it so it's no surprise praise for peace are being held in church services all over the country as nigerians wait for the results this report now from africa's finest. there's only one topic on people's minds at this pentecostal church the election that also goes for the pastor. the presidency. jesus christ. just to crouch to refrain from violence that he always a member of the congregation to twenty five year old is grateful that things here remain peaceful unlike in other parts of nigeria.

during service it's irrelevant who voted for whom it's after church when the discussion moves beyond the gospel. there are more than fourteen million you want to register voters this time around compared to twenty fifteen and many of them have voted for the very first time they want to bring about change young people young thirty years old like you danielle you're one of the people who voted for the first time what kind of change and see change in policies that affect us as youths and young people want to see changes that economy quite quickly daniels' friends begin a heated debate about the future of the economy they do have been put in handicap situation we don't have any you want to move here there is no. we want to move to the other side. those friends of daniels

who received a voter's card on time voted for a car the challenger to incumbent president bihari not because they believe things will change overnight but because they see a different administration is key for the youth to claim power one day you're no longer waiting for the government young people i read and young people who are frustrated and deer are determined right now to do to get themselves what they want to get. people under thirty are already in the majority in nigeria they know that our population grows young people will have more power if they actually use it to hold politicians accountable that process has just started as people like daniel and need to and their friends are getting older. ok and i'll send a girl also how did election this weekend in the country is now awaiting the official results just like nigeria senegal is a young country seventy percent of the population is under the age of thirty and

those young people yield considerable power when it comes to politics so failing to deliver for the young generation in senegal is a risky tax break for any politician seeking to stay in power seven years ago macky sall was propelled to victory by a vibrant youth movement that was insistent on sweeping away the old guard that movement has caught you on a mosque which means we're fed up in english now the people that power that movement back for this election and they have a new message take a listen. with . me. all right i'm now joined by one of the activists from the young amal. movement ts

he's also a member of the band kitty and they release a song that we've just been the same to tat it's great to have you on the news africa welcome your song was a hit before the election when one takes a look at you tube over a million views so you're pretty influential incentive got what was your message to young people this time around yeah thank you for inviting me i mean that was really porton for us to do this kind of song before the election because we knew that but the seller would ask for a second round for a second term and then sort of second term he has to say ok this is what i achieved during the seven years of my first term and then you let it get a lot of promises and nothing was too so in that song particularly told him ok you promised you would do five years instead of seven that was a lie he said you will have twenty five minutes that was a lie you say that your your brother would not be involved in the political affairs found out or even your family literally of your wife are nice just for this and so

he did much you were doing a summary of the seven years of. receipt to the people for them to be aware before the election to do not vote for him ok so it's interesting because you were your your movement was really credited for helping me come to power you have sense turned your back on him if this is some of the reasons why what are you hoping for young people for senegal what is the message that you want to them now which candidate are you now endorsing. yeah i was saying that it would help much still to come in the power i would say that we fought against a lot and then much of our challenge or capitalize the fact that we will rule fighting against that was the case so for us the hope is the real change africa is struggling with what we call the type of politician that without much. that's going to countries they have a profit on the power of the rich what we all know that much is a toy is

a political science look at what's happening in our country now we can belong to two french companies a much nationalist yes so we need something fresh and new we need the definitive revolution i want you to have a listen because our correspondent has been talking to people on the streets of senegal what do you have unction listen to one woman who spoke to us seven is this what she said i'd like for you to comment on that second essence. not on him this vision we want young people to be given more responsibility we are sick of being lured to older people always seems to be given priority here so it's time that the needs of the younger generation are also recognised by this country's political systems mr p. ok to at so calling for young people not to be ignored what is your response to this very quickly as we close this interview i don't think that you're going to listen to the young people now anymore they really you listen to the people young people are getting different this year like last election like

yesterday their young people are showing that they really for change and i don't agree with the fact that people didn't we nobody listened to us yet people are listening to a very well because we are the majority of the country so definitely we want to see go to the changed and that's what we demand that's why election people here like you do not vote for my thoughts in my duty all right. thank you so much coming to us from the from they are not meant and the committee band thank you. thank you for the run there you are now it was nice for diversity on sunday at the oscars thanks and pause to the groundbreaking model full black pav that ruthie kasha was on and with the best costume design oscar while head of bleach accepted a golden statue for her production design work on the same movie both women were the first black women in the category now black panther won

a third oscar for original school it was the first superhero movie ever nominated for best picture and became a cultural touchstone for its depiction of a superhero of african descent after a serial east a year ago it's take a look. at the world. on the. i am. i am. i. ok so the talk show host craven it was chosen to introduce black have as one of the best picture nominees at the oscars and wasn't for the prey as to what was described as he's

powerful speech about africa now the daily show host who's from johannesburg chose to include a close a phrase in his instrument let's have a listen. you don't want your condo to come flying out of the loop. if you don't mind being on the brink of suffering. by your front yard which maybe in times like the one we start to get then when we try to fight this is the best picture nominee. ok so what many people didn't realize was that trevino offered a completely misleading translation of the phrase what he actually said was why people don't know i'm lying has sparked a huge social media reaction this was a use accorded one of the funniest stands ever pulled off at the oscars and the other rights respects to travel you know of for his joke to south africans that's of course which is an official language and this tweets credits trivino for putting

black history month back on track a reference there to the african-american actor jesse small a who allegedly paid to have a bogus racist attack staged against him and stand accused of damage and race relations in the u.s. at a particularly sensitive time ok so we leave you now with pictures of one of africa's veteran jazz singers that's dorothy. zimbabwean born south african pasta way this weekend she was eighty three but the music of so-called two dots will live on just as will the legacy and not many believe this but there is my canvas iconic song that she wrote that next time i put out.

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story behind that film. a classic in our series one hundred german must reads and why you should put the tin drum by nobel prize winner. on your reading list. and we catch up with berlin based illustrator can't mention crews worked with some of literature's real heavyweights. but first the oscars are the really big deal today and a lot happening there i'm joined by our film expert scott ross perot who's looking none the worse for wear for the long night. is amazing that's how it goes. you know how surprised were you at this wedding for green book yeah i mean if you're going to design an oscar winning film green book would take a lot of the boxes because it's a lot of story to feel good story about overcoming racism through the power of friendship. it's also a true story which is come hollywood loves as well in this case it's based on

a real man who is a racist to tell you the american play but in the film becomes the chauffeur of a very successful black musician.