there's gold of. managers. you know the banks. and who was the language of the bank. speaking the truth global news that matters j w made for mines. this is state of the news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes kenya's fight against corruption the country's finance minister has been arrested and charged with graft so does the smog a turning point for the notoriously corrupt country or is this politics at play. and the european union's mission in africa the block is increasingly focusing its attention on countries in this a health as it seeks to curb my break. then on the road in madagascar where

new pope will be old built by the country's only call made should be ready for pope francis's to visit. hello i'm kristie want to welcome to news africa i'm glad you checked in kenya's finance minister has pleaded not guilty to corruption charges and we've made his 1st court appearance since he's a wrist on monday spent the night in a police cell but he's now been freed on bail he and other senior officials are accused of conspiring to defraud the public over award over the award of a contract to build 2 dams to an italian company is the 1st sitting kenyan misfits to be arrested on production charges. kenya is also requesting the extradition of the italian head off the construction company which was contracted to build the dams. he is the head of the public prosecution service in kenya. in view

of international image of this crisis we realize that we cannot fight corruption on our own and as a structure due to fighting the konami crimes the office of the director of public prosecutions has prioritized to see the process of crime benefits of instruments of crime us of course discussion on forfeiture this position has been made professionally independently devoid of any external influence political discourse or duration but in that extent and for more on this story i'm joined by the executive director of transparency international can yes and milky mayor transparency international is an international n.g.o.s working to combat corruption welcome to africa mr kim a do you think fear of rest of the finance minister henry rightish marks a turning point for kenya well thank you for having me on the show may. look in your views that this is an important step forward. in time

we intrinsically seem because the rest are just the foster you know the prosecution process and ultimately what you want to see a battery convictions and people being here responsible for their crimes right exactly and just feel point about you know one thing to see convictions there's been many voices and coaches in kenya talking about the fact that we shouldn't be celebrating a race so to say because very few convictions have followed but what specifically different about this case we hear of corruption at state level in cape kenya all the time we now have this minister being arrested why him in particular when there's seemingly many others who should be in his position. well i think this is the minister of finance think that is really the call of government so so far he's the senior most government official who has been arrested for corruption. and i

just knew the country because he is the man who runs government police around you know economic country as there are in connection deposition and determined but just and so on and so forth so he's really had to call god right i just want to bring to see you some of the words from the public prosecutor he says he had that the decision to prosecute mr rudd was made quote professionally independently and without political consideration do you accept that statement unconditionally well. 1 i would give him the benefit of doubt so i accept that statement. because they know that. you know a country without corruption is rampant you book you start somewhere and suddenly you know we do things in kenya you for anyone these is arrested this is a community that is aggrieved and would definitely say they're being targeted so in this case i think i wouldn't go into the public prosecutor statement critics argue

that all they've saved mr mayor that this is an attempt by the president to misuse the anticorruption fight in actually in the sense of he actually wants to weaken a political component and one did open it i wonder what your view of that is. in this particular case you are talking about a significant number of suspects from a particular region and it is too early in my view because one of the the government agencies thought to carry over the development agency is embarrassed particular place and obviously you have more people from that police working probably for the aged but maybe it raises another question how to use our national entity who have so many people from one place and the argument would be that if you don't have people in places where teams who are you cannot go to china in for

anything so ultimately you are in office i want to be responsible for german happens in both of them. all right executive director of transparency international kenya samuel kim a thank you as europe seeks to tackle the issue of migration it is increasingly focusing its attention on the countries of pisa hell region these include mauritania look in the fossil mali and chad they call themselves the g 5 so while they face immense challenges of poverty and wrist the opinion is pumping financial support into the g 5 so how with money going into security and education . that. even though he doesn't think mathematics as boring he's happy that his school is still holding classes the pupils here at the i now feel lucky that. dualism porton for. more and more schools are

closing in work enough hours or for fear of unrest according to visiting experts from the european union. we are look a sion with a used chief diplomat feed a recount of the rimi her job is to travel to crisis zones and get a clear picture of the situation on the ground. in the children's song maybe but marina knows that her shows are being put on just for her visit this school is receiving funding for the chief diplomat it's not about feel good politics instead it's a strategic position in the fight against terrorism to prevent the rediculus ation young children. it's for the security of europe because if children are at school and out in the streets they are well educated they are aware of the risks of getting involved in activities that are not proper for their lives and for the communities. leading book enough we fly to mali.

this is just one of the e.u. foreign affairs she used countless trips to africa representing europe and africa is a round the clock job there is no time to rest with constant briefings on the current security situation in mali is one of her most difficult missions. the conflicts in northern mali are among west africa bloodiest through ethnic feuds and territorial fights the country is in a state of on wrist a joint intervention troops from the g 5 so have states is supposed to quell the terror in mali the e.u. is helping with training but implementation. it's difficult. the problem with terrorism is when a state gives up entire regions as long as terrorists are far away from the population then it's just a problem for the but if the terrorists operate in a populated region that's completely neglected by the state then it becomes

a long term security problem along. mollies suffers from a lack of basic infrastructure schools and hospitals are often hard to reach many people here believe they have only 2 choices either join a terror organization or flee to the e.u. wants to prevent both and is interested in stabilizing the situation within the country that begins by connecting with citizens and this is why we've come to the center of the country far away from the capital to talk with the authorities here in the civil society the community leaders to understand exactly on the ground which are the main problems and which are the most acute needs in this moment that we can support in a specific manner the government in bamako remains skeptical has been slow to materialize the relationship with the e.u. is frosty also because european politicians speak about rights the e.u. wants to reassure people that law and order has to be applied across the board even

to those at the top we will invest more is a support of the justice system there is a need for the population to feel confidence and trust the authorities that they are sure that there is no impunity and that any base behavior of the police or security or defense forces is also investigating the e.u. believes better education will result in less terrorism and less migration europe is placing its hopes in the younger generation it wants to win the trust of those africans who are young today and empower tomorrow. cheap and certainly cheerful the only car made in madagascar currently cars became famous 30 years ago when the firm designed a special popeil for john paul the seconds a visit to madagascar now as the country prepares to welcome quote francis in

september kuranda again ready to go down that road again. this distinctive car is hard to miss practical and homegrown many drivers in madagascar a proud to be behind the wheel of a currency car. the model of this car is made in mother gasket by mother gushy people we buy products to support mother gushy businesses this car is easy to maintain because it has a poser engine which means it's not difficult to find parts because we can buy them in many shops. although the engines are imported the chef east bodywork and electronics are all made here in madagascar costing around 15000 euros the car is specially tailored to local driving conditions. it's very easy to push it's

a full. screen is very straight so the driver doesn't get too hot sun the high windows office security all of it has been conceived to be functional at the start nobody had faith even also plans thought like crazy making cars in africa with people who had no qualifications it was completely impossible. some 60 people work at the currency factory making around 3 cars a month. as one of 6 women working here being a mechanic is a dream come true. for me i'm proud. as a woman to do the same work as a man i love my job especially when i see the. proud but i'm the one who made it. i'm happy when i see my work on the streets of america. 30 years ago

a currency popemobile was created especially for john paul the seconds visit to madagascar the company is ready to do the same when pope francis visits this september. and then is it put out from africa as always you can catch all our stories on our website and facebook page we're interested to know what you think about the stories we cover stories we should be covering. people for d.w.i. facebook and twitter. to date and in touch. little tourist guides. but i love berlin that's the scope of the multicultural metropolis you know you're a max series event. but it's not like in. i love you you want to share what today certainly looks like

a source like me by this. story. gets very personal to somebody wins a very. good. plan greenwood t w. i there and a warm welcome to arts and culture hi i'm karen helms said 30 years after the fall of the berlin wall the work of east german artists is being reevaluated we'll have more on that in just a moment and here's what else is lined up. danish icelandic artists all up for alias on returns to the tate modern with what's been deemed an unmistakable exhibition one that highlights his delight in visitor participation and concern for

the environment. and in our series underground europe we visit an eerie stop to rainy and lake in southern switzerland. dividend or the turning point that's the term that germans used to refer to the fall of the berlin wall in 1909 an event that mend the end of east germany and clear the way for the country's reunification well for artists who had found a way to co-exist with the communist system and opened a vast new world of possibilities at the same time however it up ended everything about their creative motivation and their lives for 30 years on an exhibition in like 6 looks at the art that was produced during this turbulent period. doesn't see herself as some.