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a. church or go to the mall. is an astronaut he took part in the greatest adventure in history. neil armstrong was his destiny starts july 20th on t.w. . saddam is moving forwards the country has begun restoring its internet connection saddam was cut off the from that since omar bashir is also testament suggests that the cost that's down across the country more than a $1000000000.00 u.s. dollars. electric shock the world bank says only 43 percent of the population in sub-saharan africa has access to electricity so it's in full management and maintenance of the coals it's. called. growers are increasingly vulnerable to

change in weather patterns the climate academy helps farmers cope. this is business africa. as welcome. goes back online the sudanese activists say wednesday that the country has restored internet service week song blackout was imposed during a deadly crackdown earlier last month the military council and the pro-democracy movement reached a power sharing deal ending a 3 month standoff since the military removed autocratic president omar al bashir from power. it's a big day for millions of ordinary sudanese after weeks of being disconnected they are finally back online. our phones have all our lives in them whether it is banking studies or anything like that so the internet is a really important thing this is one of the simple rights a person should have so when they cut it it's really handed us especially as an

engineer so my work stopped. and these people getting back online in sudan may have one person to thank a lawyer who sued mobile operators to make them restore internet services abdullah's him her son says the country's telecoms shouldn't have followed the military government's order to shut down the internet. the way it was national security was used as a reason to shut down the internet but it was the opposite it was to protect people who committed crimes the companies should not have gone along with a shutdown i think the local leadership of these companies will be punished by their international managers cutting off the internet has caused huge losses to these companies. apart from the loss of business telecoms m.t.n. zain and the locals tell risk reputational damage many ordinary sudanese won't forget the weeks of the blackout and what it has cost them the ngo net blocks

estimates the internet disruption could have cost the sudanese economy more than $1000000000.00. but while that is surely good news coming from sudan it highlights another issue in sub-saharan africa internet services don't just require access service phones and data centers need electricity and reliable access to power is still making life very difficult for many businesses in the region the world bank now warns that the total number of people without electricity has increased in recent decades population growth outpaces growth in electrification and his latest report the world bank says only 43 percent of the population in sub-saharan africa has access to electricity access rates are even lower in rural areas the major obstacle is money electricity is very expensive price of powering a refrigerator for one year varies from 49 percent per capita g.d.p. in liberia to 13 percent in rwanda burundi and only 3 percent in ghana that's some

enormous differences let's talk about that with our correspondent george arena bureau who joins us from nairobi joy electrification could be high on the world bank says so what's the hold up then well there are a number of issues as well and the capacity which he's being caused by you know the development which is not yet sufficient enough to reach all people's will because of this you actually have most people in remote areas not being able to have electricity in sub-saharan africa why is that. even so expensive money is one of the most reasons why it is of interest it is so expensive. well this is highly dependent on the market structure is what we're seeing today is that we have a number of people or in remote areas who cannot afford and because of the

bilateral power power fetches arguments this becomes even more difficult to the end user who has to bear the brunt of these high end user tariffs that coupled of course we in a fish and season system losses result in high prices for electricity so there's a moon from a european perspective there's an abundance of sunshine in africa is solar a way forward there is solar solution and i know everybody says you know africa has all year round weather why don't we mark some eyes or has the power of solar power or solar energy but then what really see more of is that this solar and wind which fall in the room your balls happen to be able to meet and and our storage mechanisms are not yet good enough to store these energy to be sufficient all year round for most people in sub-saharan africa and until we can do that with good

regulation you threw in once it's going to take quite longer but what we're seeing is that adaptation of solar power and repass on the continent is going up which is making electricity in some of the african countries a little bit cheaper. daughter in beer are joining us from nairobi that i think you . and now to some of the other business stories making news around the world jewry a supreme court has placed the country's former industry minister youssef usefully under arrest for alleged corruption is the latest senior official to be detained amid on going on to graft investigations of the mass protests began earlier this year prosecution of corrupt officials has been a main demand of demonstrators. turkish president. says the nation's central bank needs complete reform the 5 institutions head were set in cairo on the weekend rekindling concerns about the independence of turkey's monetary policy and

he. has launched its 1st helicopter service in new york the aircraft will shuttle passengers from j.f.k. airport to manhattan 8 minute ride it will cost around $200.00. according brazil says mining companies vale must compensate the families of $250.00 people killed in a dam collapse there also has to pay for extensive damage the collapse caused the environment and local economy authorities are frozen 3000000000 euros of ales assets to pay the massive penalties coffee is mainly grown by a small hold farmers who often suffer from changing weather patterns like drought or early rains this can cause diseases and delayed harvesting affecting yields and farmers livelihoods some blame global climate change for this

a global organization working with coffee farmers cooperatives societies and in that much shock as county in eastern kenya has introduced climate academies. an outdoor training session at the climate academy. more diffuse these. because. in other words. the disease becomes more favorable to multiply they become for more people to multiply their movement to prove you are the habitat for that he says. almost on today's schedule the correct way to prune coffee trees the aim is to prevent the fungus that causes coffee berry disease which destroys the beans. the farmers at the climate academy are expected to act as multipliers the idea is that they will pass on the techniques to up to 50 other farmers. know is there an office space here such that

it will be. here. so there is not. much charcoal this is a coffee region and southern kenya here a local cooperative operates a model coffee plantation but climate change brings challenges like disease drought or too much rain and this is causing yields to fall the climate academy is visiting today and wants to help the farmers adjust the program is funded by the fair trade foundation and pruning is just one way the farmers can become more successful again . we have nutrient applications they're supposed to play nutrients nutrients we drink. soil because nutrient is one 3rd of what. despite tips on cultivation many farmers find it difficult to live just from growing coffee so the climate academy they are in micro

credits and gain expertise on how to generate more income be that through aquaculture. or beekeeping. but coffee remains the main source of income in the area the cooperative still processes its members harvests and helps marketing it collaborates with the climate academy and follows a green approach to working this pope used to be waste now farmers use it as a cheap organic fertilizer instead of the expensive chemicals. a new report by the un says the world is way off its target of ending poverty by 2030 despite a significant reduction 6 percent of the global population could still be living in extreme poverty in 2030 if current trends continue the un defines its green poverty has been below or $1.90 a day sub-saharan africa council for the highest number of people in extreme

poverty. arcelor mittal south africa could cut more than 2000 jobs as part of a restructuring program the company which is majority owned by the world's biggest steel producer blames high costs for electricity and raw materials the company says it will make a loss during the 1st half of this year are slow mattel been struggling with we could demand and lower prices in the global steel market which is also been impacted by u.s. tariffs on imported steel. now barbie is getting a much needed update the comic doll with beautiful dresses is now going into space when a fracture mattel hopes to encourage more girls to consider careers in the space industry so they created a new doll that looks like astronauts a month like christofer already the 1st talian woman in space to this end mattel

has cooperated with the european space agency the partnership is barbie's ongoing dream project has ended challenging young girls beliefs about their possible futures. want to be an astronaut. you wonder if you want to jump that's a good move that's it from me and the business african team in the end for more business news analysis background stories check out the w dot com slash business they do not e.w. news africa. next by the after this quick look up obama.

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