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 into that she wishes encouraging victims of sexual violence to speak out. so i'm inspired by a woman tara mortar very good drawing all of the horrendous other stories of being here and i think it's not fair for yards i'm going to be in the queue to really connect was my silence protects what he has done to me. and the n.b.a.'s 1st professional basketball league outside of north america 6 should people think

africa in january will be talking to the managing director of n.b.a. africa. i'm kristie want to welcome to news africa i'm glad you're tuned in in gambia overlords he's our investigating allegations against the former president. he's accused to say he's committed human rights abuses during his $22.00 gives 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 jewel 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 the biggest. islands and demanding an end to the abuse and ensuring rights of only

women who gambia fighter 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 and they also want to tell their own stories where the german who gambia as a brutal dictator for 22 years but lost the elections in 2016 and fled into exile in equitorial gamey. speaking out was home 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 me to be in it to tory again it was my silence protects what he has done to me. not going to go out. to genoa hopes the investigation will encourage other women in gambia to stand up to abuse and change society for the better not let me. be the 1st to say building a robot is not easy for anyone yet alone children but a teenager in god who wants to build a robot that will prevent flooding in africa now genevieve a seated all has taken her invention to the pan african robotics competition where she's competing with 200 others from 18 african countries funny such are brings us her story. 4 children packed into one small room this 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 chair in dire need of repair but books there's always been lots of books here. very small. but. i think. no you hear much encouragement but i think. you have. your legs. back genevieve science she says it explains everything in the rural one day she wants to become a mechanical engineer i came. 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. in some. time they really have to be creative to get it to mine. 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 robotics 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 lives 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'll 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 a new training facility is running. a brand new court professional and condition training facilities these young athletes a 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 as a coach with bags of experience he's convinced that africa is full of a future n.b.a. stars. that it is a chance an opportunity or an occurrence and that to grow in the belly to cut a reached is silly as you can very well see this is a new leak. and these kids have not had this opportunity before going on lifetime. by. line up with. that like i'm. sorry for the young hopefuls here 2 of this year's championship winning to run so raptors are 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 player 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 offer 12 teams from 9 countries to make up the league a platform where young african bulldoze have a chance to shine. a model god will follow is managing director of n.b.a. africa he's also president off the boscobel african leakey joins me now from johannesburg where he's based welcome to date of the african missed a fall african league is about developing the game on the continental man cheeky suggest scouting talent to ship off to north america well the launch of the basketball africa league is the another important milestone in our effort to grow

the sport and the n.b.a. brand across africa so it is really about where relaunch yours is developing the entire system of basketball your focus the grassroots yes there's a lot of talent that has been you know have an opportunity to grow outside of the continent is just because there was a vacuum you know there was no such thing as a professional league at this point of the gun and there really are a lot of style and you showcase 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 top leagues in the world so we are going to be able to turn the tide in africa ok so you're starting off with 12 teams as i understand it where are these teams coming from so the 12 countries groups that are champions of these countries we have 6 countries that we were repressed pre-selected where the champions of those local lose were come to the basket of the league you're talking

about egypt tunisia morrow or so and i go nigeria number one in the other 6 will come from qualifiers that are quite a few but we're organized from september to november to determine the next track. your story is remarkable mr fall and 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 of grassroots 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 open my eyes to the transformative power of sport in basketball or in this particular instance so this is why i endeavor to make sure that we use my story as a you know foundation and i was started by starting the seed foundation course for the commission of economic development that uses boston boat info use to get them

for school and focus on positive social activities so that kind of you know really . got 2 and a half ago in our strategy was to grow the score but raise it by the to impose. ok one more question for you and very quick to eat oh we also students go to get off and away 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 fire or partnership with fever oh we are going to be ready to go in early 2020 starting this incredible journey we're very grateful to. have 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 continuing to define you know what the what i was racially is going to be about right that's amadou gotta fall managing their excess in africa talking to us from johannesburg thank you. so

finally we're not wanting to pull the wool over your eyes but the world sheep shearing championships are underway in france right now the current will champion and had played cheering south africa as. a 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 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 20 twentieth's scotland. and that is it from the news africa for now as always you can catch all

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