ordinary people who must nork more to support them most mortals when they support them going to there are some of the many who has truth invest more on their due course and rich preventing young people grandparent through the trap of credit report says. this is g.w. news africa coming up in the next fifteen minutes the islamist insurgency in west africa that's showing no signs of abating attacks are intensifying in booking a fossil and the new government is calling for help as well learn just how bad things have become. then we meet the ugandan boy who's saying he dances but not for fun. and a film on the walls in the democratic republic of congo wins best movie awards in the african oscars and while the duke.

i'm christine will welcome to news africa i'm glad you're too did we begin with west africa's growing islamist insurgency which is seeing attacks intensifying under-rated to the new targets burkina faso the number of violent incidents in which enough of these are incidents links to local affiliates off al qaeda and the so-called islamic state rose by one hundred twelve between two thousand and seventeen and two thousand and eighteen these numbers come from the report by the africa center for strategic studies now the threat initially came from the northern side hell region that is along the border with mali as you can see shaded on the map then the attack spread further east near the border with a toll go and between now the government recently declared

a state of emergency in fourteen provinces in an interview with g.w. the president of the country of russia boris say it its army is in need of support . for example. for example we should be get an armored vehicle for congress but they get leave to tell us it's won't be possible for an up again this present something to be a practical problem the terrorist are not waiting for the army to be equipped to fight. ok let's delve more into this i'm now joined by natalie about a local she is the chair of the african security sex and netflix now kelly welcome to day to have the news africa what is at the roots off this insurgency. in fact i think it is very important. that there are different kind of actor acts which means that you are also a different kind of intervention first. i sat in the north of france so in

particular our interests to religion are the very top of the country and they also at that generically have to be just too cold on sadly or that it's an equal saga and the last one hundred days and equal psylocke he's headed by a leader named asked us how we were all that he was excited so this is for us yes there are scenes in the. east and south of the country and the picture is there of a difference and. initially you are trying to be a little aspect in this it's going to be it seems that agenda is to connect with local communities so it is different kinds of searches all right so the that the terrorism has changed the lives of hundreds of thousands in the affected regions

let's listen again to the president's cup glory. it's often hundreds of schools are closed more than one hundred thousand children cannot go to school it is a great challenge for us to europe and the schools so that its children can learn again and the fact that children do not go to school it is also a breeding ground for terrorism for its reinforcements and its strengthening for small. india that lead the for the president had an agreement with the terrorists and they will feel are attacks in the country at the time is president of burra himself partly to blame for this latest insurgency. pretty thin very difficult to think in a few quick what's out there and in fact it was to put it into a global reach the former president used to work on a rebel or either group interests are going to result in groups and in broadly or

yes and he will eventually they need their own will. we lose two million wanted for years and in fact. robert used to be the new york integration yet a million pretty. when you were you've heard of been changed but i don't think that . the rich. people are here in the north and are being supported by or even of president obama every what is. in there and not the regime. again need terry general or all teacher and so people will say which are. all right yet in the book if i so is part of

a regional counter-terror force millions of euros have been promised to this group from the international community so this looks like a lot of resources have been pumped into into the effort of contracting this all this insurgency why is it still growing as much as it is. well you did it very important to understand what you did monday original force which is cool if you find that out in fact you jump for i don't want to injure you only under borders. five countries which are part of the united states the five countries don't marry him and he can you share chad and good enough for them so you thought you already and started you to make such rules all wrong common borders and actually the reason why aren't you are so crude and rude when you are going to

the east or to the south of the country loredo. you for little i don't care if it's only a matter of trickery yeah ok negative i'm going to have to cut you off thing that is negative about yoko she is the chair off the african security sake to and they took thank you. breakdancing has come a long way since it was invented by african american kids in the one nine hundred seventy s. and eighty's uganda is one of the countries where the street dancing craze has firmly taken root is let me introduce you now to cattle couple coney only tall he is old and already a monster of this chosen os i think. you gun does break dance boy. this is wild cattle kept on going he loves to do i. want to do training and bands and

telemundo so yes he's only. just. going right down through. the ranks making this job. or talking about. i think if the twelve year old is not dead. he picks up the brush. painting teacher is his number one fun. the profession a dance instructor. this kid out of a sin those who planted the game. you know what they do so i can. go to boy. that. is no average of them to this class not just. his instructor has already sported the youngster styling. his attention span is amazing for

a four young kid of his age but i think. comes from the passion they have for the arts. i think you know no one's forcing him to do what he what he does he comes here ones up stretches goes into classes and he learns. most children here come from slums are wrong uganda's capital kampala. was. dancing helps them keep focused on be a big dreams. to me. jaina. and i want to raise my own. yeah i teach children and own people and i make some something. like. we're going to have funds. was.

going to be our streets then i began to. become like we. are told. is supportive. she hopes dancing come up to the families welfare. yes. being that. while i really wish the best for my son i want him to be a star that i'm using shows we've made it and so are the dancers i want him to make it great in life. partner knows that a car yet you don't see me go out to do creation could be impossible. but even at school he tips off turning to him to tell him p.s. . i can't to moths now run didn't direct joe got to the mercy of the jungle scooped best film at africa's

top film festival at the weekend the film was among twenty vying for the top golden stallion of the and then go watch at first tackle and while they did well in but i guess he said he's work was a message of peace the film is a road movie focusing on the wars in the democratic republic of congo through the eyes of two soldiers lost in the jungle is a short except. the limited mission of a preterist. no point every. week can be devoted. to become omari just a visitor none of whom. is a little. mongrel noun losing the orleans. circle my friend. he was of course delighted with the prize it's here from him and

from the producer or alien. to come and go in there it's really a great honor for me it's also helps me because it gives me the energy to make i not offer them soon and also for my compatriots who are here there is clementine there's all of us it's ok to celebrate work out go and see if it will all work for coverage or work when to. do so why did he do it on a few years he self-made he's a young guy who decided to learn film on the internet by himself who saved a little who made a first short who made the first feature and fine he came to me with a really very strong script we developed it to his really the accomplishment of a great job a real will to tell stories. strong stories obviously since he got himself in the refugee camps after the genocide. so he has some really big stories to tell because these two. quality did happen to watch that movie send us your appeal will be

interesting to know how you felt about that film that's it now for update of the news africa you can catch all our stories on our website and our facebook page or leave you with more images of the film festival over there to go which treats the closest this weekend till next time i back. our digital more years. for women for internet activists one mission the battle for freedom and dignity. against repression and violence they deployed the powers of social media. their messages are. spreading like wildfire social media critic. and thousands of

hours. on the streets they are willing to work changing the. digital. storage market. to w. hello and a warm welcome to news from the world of arts and culture robert merrill and here's what's coming up today. indecorum is the artistic director that savvy contemporary one of the most exciting spaces he'll join me here in the studio. meet a german couple whose costumes have conquered the venice carnival. and

d.-w. david leavitt's delves into how men have in our series one hundred german must read . and we begin with the savvy contemporary art gallery here in berlin and it's found to stick direct a bone of all to it and they come to be my guest in the studio in a minute it's a very unique place which calls itself a laboratory a form ideas a new way to look it up perhaps we'll find out but first more about the man and the gallery. have on to a sequel thinks our relationship without should be more open he favors horizontal thinking instead of a vertical hierarchy can approach. has always been open to the new born in cameron's capital in one thousand nine hundred seventy seven he studied food technology in the lean and received adult.