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meigs. 16 d w. what secrets lie behind these men. to find out you know bush experience and explore as an aging blonde cultural heritage signs. d w world heritage 360 here. this is deja news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes rebels they can target people in the treatment centers and build eastern congo with the violence showing no signs of facing up to how likely is it that the outpouring will spread beyond the 2 congo these provinces it's currently branching in. and the small community taking one big development is how cape town book cost resident saw fighting to save
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their homes from brad pitt and in isolation. then in his field we meet times and he is the 1st male model with go and learn how he's pushing the brain skin condition under the spotlight. i'm christine want to welcome to news africa i'm glad you're choosing day and we begin in the democratic republic of congo where the military is having to protect a boulder her health workers after attacks on treatment centers the violence is defying if it's to curb the spread off the virus this is the 2nd worst ebola outbreak on record it's been centered on the north keevil and tory provinces in the north east off the country so far about 1600 people in the 2 regions have been infected with the virus since mid last year and more than a for. 1000 people have died now the presence of warring armed groups mixed with
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people stayed just distrust off the government and outside as is hampering the response. the body on the ground based the aftermath of another attack on an ebola treatment center security forces managed to fight off the attack it was carried out by a my my rebel group one of many operating in congo's volatile northeast. if they get you if they knew one of the guards came to tell us not to panic and. made the new battle they said told him the center was under attack yeah. it was the dark area security situation in this part of the country has complicated efforts to control the outbreak the various rebel groups have been accused of spreading rumors about it both left for their own political gain this is adding to an environment of distrust towards health workers some villages believe the disease was created to
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take their money. because information sometimes birds much quicker than correct information. but denying a bola is very dangerous disposal this is as we often say that people will die of ignorance but we're trying to fight this ignorance in the population got us. you know an effective vaccination program has halted the spread in some northeastern towns. but others particularly prone to rebel groups has seen a spike in new cases the world health organization is now warning there's a risk infections could spread to other provinces in a statement last week it says without commitment from all groups to cease these attacks it is unlikely that this outbreak can remain successfully contained in north kivu and the cheery provinces. until the insecurity stops and until rebel groups stop weaponize in the villages fear and mistrust. they both will continue to
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find defer to old breeding grounds. to get an update on the situation i'm joined by him the d.r. c's country director for say the children will come to the african haven what health workers on the ground telling you are they afraid. yes some of them because of the recent violence in some of the areas where we're responding to the a bowl or a break i mean particularly in good temper where we had the tragic and happened where we had the tragic killing of the cameroonian doctor recently and devoted treatment centers of being attacked and they've been various violent demonstrations so it's made it very hard. for some of the health workers to actually go out. and that's why you see up scale in the cases of ebola research.
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but it's not i mean contemporary where it's particularly bad if we weren't getting anywhere things are a little comma right. now health workers have been there was ok so if you're talking about an upscale in the cases but i think a lot of people will be aussie in the question is this outbreak likely to spread outside of the borders of where it is currently contained. it could easily do that you know at the moment it is contained within 21 different health so in north people who and the jury where it's been for some time but i mean you know you can easily spread across the border into uganda rwanda or move southwards towards goma i think the facts and nation campaign has been a real success and i think this is one of the reasons why it hasn't yet moved across borders or the sound that they in our reports we heard that there is
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a mistrust among the congolese people off the health officials what can be done because this is some of the reasons why people don't go and seek treatment. what we really need is. more community engagement so more engagement with the community we need to listen to the community and one of the things they told me is that their own security is what they're most worried about they are worried about a boat or course but they you know there's been spirits in and around any. and that's what worries them and also the fact that they health care and education for their children and so they say they want more than just the voter response i think we need to look at the response in a more holistic way and then we'll have more success with the communities and the
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have more trust in the people responding to the outbreak all right that's d.r. c. country director for save the children talking to us from kinshasa thank you. thank you. it's to cape town now a city rapidly developing increasing the demand for prime property in the city center now as you'll see in our next report that special home of one of the city's oldest residential areas against big development companies. dramatic scenes from november last year stun grenades go off as residents of cape town's historic neighborhood protest against construction in the area. the clash with the police appear demises a battle that has been going on for years. the background lines in the history of
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the area cop is the oldest residential neighborhood in cape town and home to south africa's oldest muslim community the roughly 6000 residents are mostly from a working class background. their colorful houses are a major tourist attraction. but cape town is developing quickly in recent years luxury high rises have sprung up in the area much to the anger of local residents. developers all scorching us. this go here so in other words. apartment blocks the cost from 2 to 13000000 we cannot afford to pay that kind of rate because our work place immediately increases in terms of haitian fazio ahmad is one of many residents who have been trying to gain heritage status
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for the area. the process has been slow. but during a recent community meeting minister for arts and culture nothing in fact was declared 19 areas and national heritage sites. a victory for the community. something that we've been working towards a long time. we're very happy and we hope it. protects our community. we're facing gentrification. but we believe that the soul in this assist in. preserving our community the announcement follows a decision by the city of cape town to include in a heritage zone the heritage status stipulates that new buildings and alterations to existing structures have to complement the historic landscape of the
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neighborhood according to city councillor mari and. it's low road spaulding's it's flat roof holdings it's assaults it's. all that's uniquely within the book or any other operations awarding needs to speak to to that the state dix what sounds good on paper is in fact a belated decision the heritage policy cannot be applied retroactively. we came up like the right so it's already. time was in a decision of council so those things if they're do have. approved plans. can continue the much contested luxury developments will be completed it's a tainted victory for the bull cup. now this stunning canadian model you see behind me is breaking the mold of what is considered peaceful when
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a hollow has the skin condition which causes white patches to appear on the skin and she still graces catwalks around the world in tanzania another model with fitting like is challenging the notion of what is beautiful. it's taken a long time for mickey dale to feel comfortable in front of the camera he has a little like oh i condition that causes a loss of skin color. mickey used to be embarrassed about his looks but now he embraces his white patches. everyone have a unique things like can you. just me you and the other guy. you know. so even if you are the biggies uniqueness has led him to becoming tanzania's 1st male model with little i go you know in tanzania there is no anyone like me so when. people saw me i mean. they chose me because i'm the fossil
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and i'm the only one the canadian model would be hollow used to participation in the show america's next top model to fight the stigma around her till i go. mickey currently tanzania's top male model is now following in her footsteps trying to help others with the commission. that eventually rose to the industry different and unique a different type of museum. which it is but it is a look a lot of people out there who don't think this big can make it is to the fashion industry. with a behind the camera or in front of it mickey is putting vista long ago in the spotlight once more i. and that is it for now from africa you can as always catch all our stories on our website and facebook dot with images of students protesting the delayed steps in somalia to pay for this wiki leaks on
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refugee camp. his life story may have ground to. 27 years ago but there's no holding back his dreams. thank you for what. cinema starts may 27th. welcome to news from the cultural world i'll be talking to a man who jams with nightingales on his clarinet here in berlin also coming up an unprecedented exhibition of contemporary sculpture on a greek island by britain's greatest living sculptor antony gormley. and artificial
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flowers for the queen top fashion houses and hollywood movies all made in a small german village. nightingales fascinate professor david rothenberg a musician and philosopher who has concerned himself with the relationship between humanity in one for most of his professional life he's here in berlin because he likes to jam with nightingales of which there are many in the city at this time of year it join me in a minute but 1st let's hear a short clip from his documentary. the biggest thing is to play this listen this in most retire. the space to take in something we've never heard before.
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