just a sign and when it comes to the fans of the humans and see her more at the full who have decided to put their trust in us. my name is jen curtis a d w. this is state of the news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes the ones who won't be silenced a beauty queen who's accused former gambian president of raping to 5 years ago is back in the country where she's encouraging victims of sexual violence to speak out . so i am inspired by a woman motivated by all the horrendous other stories of being here and i think it's not fair for you as on the tribune if you're told you're going it wants my silence protects what he has done to me. and the n.b.a.'s 1st professional basketball league outside of north america since she can call from africa in

january we'll be talking to the managing director of n.b.a. africa. i'm christine want to welcome to news africa i'm glad you're chinned in in gambia overlords he's are investigating allegations against the former president. he's accuses say he's committed human rights abuses during his 22 years impala accusations he denies several women have now come forward to recount how they were sexually assaulted and abused by the former president one of his accusers is fun to . use team was in the capital bun jill and spoke to her together with her supporters she's been out on the streets demanding justice for the victims of sexual violence and is stirring up a debate about the treatment of women in the country. and bigger. silenced and demanding an end to the abuse and ensuring rights of own women

who gambia father john who is back home after she came forward to tell her story she alleges she was drugged and raped by the country's president. she knew going public would put her life in danger and for the last few years she's been living in canada she now wants to use her voice to empower others. it is a very difficult conversation and it takes so much to come out and because the president who has been a president an ex-president has been accused i got of the courage. to confront it and to speak my truth i think people are finding it very compelling lando to want to tell their own stories let me tell you german who gambia as a brutal dictator for 22 years but lost the elections in 2016 and fled into exile in equatorial guinea. says speaking out was only choice i wanted to bring the conversation here because i think it's important and it's time that we break you

know the circle and the silence and a lot of women are really suffering so i am is fired by woman i am motivated by all the horrendous other stories of being here and i think it's not fair for you to be in to get to a real guinea was my silence protects what he has done to me. you're not going to throw out the part. hopes the investigation will encourage all the women in gambia to stand up to abuse and change society for the better. ok i'll be the 1st to say building a robot is not easy for anyone let alone children but a teenager in ghana who wants to build a robot that will prevent flooding in africa now genevieve a cedar doco has taken her invention to the pan african robotics competition where she's competing with 200 others from 18 african countries funny such awe brings us the story. 4 children packed into one small room they say used to be

genevieve's bedroom before she moved to boarding school now she's on a brief visit not much has changed suitcases still serve as closets the chair in dire need of repair but books there's always been lots of books here. very small. but. i think. there's so. much encouragement right thing. to do you know you have. so. you only have 5 things pushing back genevieve love science she says it explains everything in the rural one day she wants to become a mechanical engineer. in a community. not long ago she joined

a club at school that's building robots for her mother that's meant more expenses for trips to compete with other schools and for materials to. work. something. done very have to be created to cater to mankind. but today regardless of how much money has cost genevieve feels just like any child coming here she's thrilled to be at the 1st pan-african robotic competition in ghana what is it don't ask me about question because it took weeks for this group here to put this together for one main purpose which is what is the way flooding. the participants are from across the entire continent many of them are young women this team is from between they want to

reduce congestion in big african cities by repairing the nonfunctioning traffic lights by artificial intelligence finding solutions to everyday problems genevieve steam is competing today but winning is not the priority she says it's about learning from other groups and their ideas so that one day her knowledge can help improve the life of her family and of others in her community. in just a few months from now the n.b.a.'s 1st ever professional basketball outside of north america is safe to get underway in africa it will be in january to be exact we'll be talking to the man heading up the project in a moment but 1st the n.b.a. has committed to investing millions of dollars in what will be called the boston ball africa leak some of that investment has been realized in senegal where a new training facility is running. programs new coolant professional air conditioned training facilities these young athletes are fine tuning their game at

a brand new academy set up by the n.b.a. in senegal. despite the lack of basketball infrastructure across africa some big stars have already been unearthed on the continent roland houston is a coach with bags of experience he's convinced that africa is full of future n.b.a. stars. that it can is an opportunity on the cuts and that to grow in the belly to come to reach this ceiling as you can very well see this is an elite. and these kids have not had this opportunity before you can live. on. nothing. like. this for the young hopefuls here 2 of this year's championship winning to run so rapt is the perfect role models.

cameroonian pascal siac and was a firm fixture in toronto's starting 5 and a strong favorite for the league's most improved play award and his teammate serge ibaka from brazzaville congo has already played 10 seasons in the n.b.a. growing the game in africa will be a gradual process but the n.b.a. is determined to speed things up that basketball african league is set to tip off in january 2020 with a qualification tournament scheduled this year plans off the 12 teams from 9 countries to make up the league a platform where young african bowlers have a chance to shine. a magical god will fall is managing director of the africa he's also president the boss couple african he joins me now from johannesburg where he's based welcome to date on the africa mystify all africa is this about developing the game on the continental matchy can you suggest scouting talents to ship or to north america. well the launch of the basketball african leaders are now the important

milestone in our effort to grow the sport and the n.b.a. brand across africa so it is really about when we launched the office developing the system of the border we focused our grassroots yes there's a lot of town that has been you know have an opportunity to grow outside of the continent was just because there was a vacuum you know there was no such thing as a professional league at this point of the gun and really a lot of style and to be showcased right here the best on look to go to the best opportunities but we want to make sure to ask about africa league become one of the talk leagues in the world so we are going to be able to turn the tide and i think about ok so you started off with tell teams as i understand it where these teams coming from so the 12 countries clubs that are champions of these countries we have 6 countries that were reprints pre-selected where the champions of those local leaders were come to the basketball or football league you're talking about egypt tunisia are more 000 so i go and i do the number and the other

6 will come from qualifiers that are quite in a fever were organized from september to november to determine the next. ulit story is remarkable mr follett i just wonder i mean you went to the united states as a teenager on a scholarship you're now back on the continent developing this game across route so to say how it's possible changes you and your life. but that opportunity to go to washington d.c. many years ago to attend college on a scholarship got my college degree is really the foundation of everything that i'm doing today so the opportunity to book on my artist of the transformative power of sport and basketball in this particular instance so this is why i endeavor to make sure that we use my story as a. foundation i started you by starting to see foundation sports where it is an economic development that uses boston boat info used to get them what was cool and

focused on positive social activities so that kind of you know really. got to and africa and our strategy is to grow the score but raise it by the empowered ok one more question for you and very quickly we also systems go to get also underway in january and of course what is president for the president barack obama's role going to be in the week since you announced the launch of the basket we're in february which started you know the work immediately you know sort of defying or partnership with fever oh we are going to be ready to go in early 2020 starting this incredible journey we're very grateful that president obama is a strong interest in working with us in the lead so you know i think this is a great opportunity and we're looking forward to continue to define you know what the what our racial is going to be about all right that's amadou gotta fall managing their excess and be

a africa at all he doesn't janice but thank you. so if i were not wanting to pull the wool over your eyes but the world sheep shearing championships and the way in france right now the current will champion and had a cheering south africa has. me was they to put on a show off just how it's 10 freeing the beast off its feast in just a few seconds. south africa is a well data in sheep sharing and hopes to carry off the title again this year. 2 times world champion by an sagan issue of the ses he wants to teach the next generation of shares. i one writes. i'm thinking since i'm one of his i'm going to go back to south africa to teach young people who would join the competition in 2020 in scotland. and that is it from the day of the

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photographed as much as it is today i doubt it people's mails are probably featured on social media more than pictures of lovely cat so puppies the c.e.o. gallery here in berlin has an exhibition all about the history of food photography which is a little more sophisticated than the snaps on social media. this little piggy is covered in sugary icing some like it's sweet others like it tart. when it comes to food of most of us have eyes bigger than our stomachs food for the eyes is the name of this exhibition is always the moment it's a feast for the eyes.