the floods have taken everything. now despair is a good. climate refugees. they seek shelter. but even here the waters are rising. the floods are coming. structure twenty w. . this news africa coming up in the next fifteen minutes germany joins in number as you again country planning to return stolen from africa but as a continent ready to receive that will be speaking to towns in the end but one activist. also coming out the search for survivors is over now those affected are seeking answers after

a deadly building collapse and i'd say. on the web i've missed fifty six people deaths on flops the storm is far from over. brace themselves for the effects of tropical cyclone who died after a major event was on the. plane . judy now welcome to the show it's always great to have you with us now how should germany deal with stonings from former colonies the german states along with federal college of ministers reached an initial agreement on the issue it's just german museums to examine the elections from the colonial era the goal is to attend and human remains to be a countries of origin in doing so germany instead take responsibility for its colonial past. the agreement. on. which will see just seventy

five thousand objects when it's open. it comes at a time when attitudes to. across the world are gradually shifting. europe's ethnological museum collections are full of objects that were plundered from africa simply taken or gained through underhand means other items were bought or bartered by european explorers some eighty percent of africa's historical art is thought to be in europe including some of the most iconic museum pieces. should it be given back. yes a lot of it works taken without consent that's the conclusion of a groundbreaking study of europe's colonial era acquisitions the proposals put forward by french art historian benedict. and the senegalese scholar philip when

sour could have far reaching consequences. their report was commissioned by french president emmanuel mark home he's pledged to begin repatriating stolen artworks to africa within five years. we really hope that mccalls announcement on our report won't just be empty words but will have real consequences. it doesn't only apply to france but to many european countries. they are also invited to look at their colonial past and above all that their present relations with africa which are still shaped by colonialism in my eyes this is absolutely fundamental. the report could also have repercussions for germany berlin's both in museum is currently showing highlights of the german capital selection of african art. soon the works are set to move to the newly rebuilt berlin. city palace or home boat

forum. but here too there's growing public debate over the exhibits the head of the foundation that runs berlin's museums believes more research is needed to ascertain which objects were obtained illegally. do we just want to wash our hands of it or do we want to develop a new kind of co-operation. he has called for new international guidelines for the restitution of artifacts. one thing seems clear action is needed the question is whether france's initiative will prompt europe to now begin to redress some of the injustices of the past. with me in the studio. room bordeaux founding member of the end band in post-colonial focusing on the reports ration of human remains looted in colonized countries thanks for joining us so germany once are its hand artifacts especially human remains what does this mean

to you for me it is very important and not just want to jim one wants to turn them back we have the one who demanded their back. and sisters who fought against the jim one of colonialism and you deal with taken as prisoners head and their heads were chopped off and their own mothers and the waves had to take this kid out of the boy so that they had be brought here in germany for. research is very important to have this for sure and i know you talked a lot about the importance but if i was to push was how important is this to the people in africa. the second just want to give it as an example it's like. with the. and you find. it is our child

and there is the heads which are here and we believe because we haven't finished the barrio according to our each other until additions then everything we've got wrong. now is that as easy as just seeing give them back as we had in the reports some people believe more research needs to be done to determine where exactly they can form so it can be sent to the right place what are your thoughts on. what i think anyway now it is right this provenance was just research is to be done so that we can inform the communities back at home because you find in the news they belong to various communities like for instance in tanzania we have over one hundred twenty communities so when

that went reality we know exactly where these two appreciate that but anyway they have been always talking that way for more than one hundred years and now even they did you say they are going to finish it just only in two years ok so they believe that the billion dollar question i guess on the other hand many african countries are demanding that countries ready to receive these items you think. concrete is ready to receive these. i tense just only we have to know how many of the here how big the butt is t.j. i don't see that is appropriate because when they took them there where hip venner with. no we can't keep them there with how are we going to keep them it is our business and it's not their business it is ours ok to decide how are we going to keep them thanks very much when you knock out the room buru founding member of the

ngo bell in post-colonial focusing on the reports ration of human remains looted include nice countries thanks for your time. now nigeria emergency workers have halted their efforts to rescue people in lagos after at least ten people were killed when a building collapsed the top floor of the multi-story building healthy private elementary school that's of people many of them children have been rescued from the rubble but it's unclear how many of the rescued well survives the. reports on the sides of the collapse. not much is left from that was a three story building up until it collapsed yesterday morning things left behind by children and divisional remains of this tragedy the rescue operation has come to a halt because rescue teams are saying they do not expect to find more people below this debris they're saying they have meticulously called through the entire area

and they will not find more people they say what you can see here behind me is actually a cleanup operation that has also come to a stop right now because they are residents of this building was trying to gather their personal belongings from this house that was not just a school building but also residential building people are angry because they say this could have been prevented if make mince had been carried out properly when i did thirty two now left we don't anything she says she lives in the jason building that is also affected by the collapse. because that does not in i can move and move from inside. to do. and she spoke to buildings that will collapse too she says was this wood in that it is no save that was this. is given sun before dissolved. courting to state authorities to building was cleared for demolition and the state governor says that a school inside the building was not permitted so what went wrong. is hard.

because they've been ignored the building was something that was inevitable for people who believe that this is their means of livelihood the money that they will make out of it they would just feel like there's no point in trying to do something . also tells us that even if regulators see it they are notoriously understaffed he does not want to talk about corruption in front of the camera angry residents do . plant. because they are giving them bribes. we have passed that that's riyad agency it. did not molly cultural all these beauty agency we are. there you can't judge it negroes is a cruel city properties are good quickly or are rented for a quick source of income it is still unclear home many children died in

a collapse just like so many before for people here is just another result of carelessness. tropical cyclone you die you move in into mozambique people across the border in malawi bracing for the effects of the storm severe flooding that over the past eight days as already killed at least fifty six people and left nearly one hundred thousand displaced centers have been set up for those who have been left homeless sorry to see more help is needed. in the family i see is trying to salvage what she can from the remains of her home weakened by the floodwaters it fell down in front of our eyes. we were lucky to have got out with only minor injuries many other people were killed and some were badly injured many more have not been seen since the floods came we had crocodiles have eaten some people i lost all my belongings along as it was our house to the.

people i can have no choice but to come to evacuation centers like this one it shelter in its most basic form there are no real barracks here only floor space and food is in short supply. even when i'm not in that i'm difficult since we arrived here at the camp only received maize flour and beans almost we have shared among ourselves more than half. but the supplies are not enough i still need more and. more not one has a name i call boat. and this is why days of heavy rain caused the river to share a malawi south to burst its banks people living off the land surrounding it saw their homes and livelihoods washed away in an instant but in an area prone to flooding some think more could have been done. in the general situation as have been ready for. looking at the mud and sure doable disaster that if the district.

with blocked roads complicating the aid efforts people back of the evacuation center have to make do with what they have and wait for more help to arrive. that's it for miles from d.w. new south africa you can catch all our stories on our website facebook page my colleague christine all join you tomorrow always. good bye. just how you get it terry in this germany. is work compensated family. and who decides how much it's worth. with the focus on. productivity. and the pressure from living in an increasingly on school society. made in germany

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