played. the bass. player . this is g.w. newsline from birth plan the end of an era of the u.s. and russia abandoned a teeth cold war treaty on nuclear weapons nato sounds a note of caution. we will not to mirror what russia goes we don't want to pin you are sure each side pointing fingers at the other for

ending the medium range missile agreement but both are calling for restraint also on the program where's the beef president trump and the european union sign a deal to boost us to beat us the facts force to the e.u. is a gesture of goodwill towards the us his biggest trading partner or his trump looking to win votes from farms. and travel freedom at last a new decree allows saudi women to go abroad without the consent of a husband or male relative to the move is a game changer and that takes effect at the end of the month. the big. player. i'm called aspen ball come to the program the west does not want a new global arms race at least according to nato secretary general against stoltenberg he was responding to the collapse of a landmark new. your weapons treaty dating back to the cold war era the ending of

the intermediate range nuclear forces agreement or i.n.f. removes limits on the arsenals of both the u.s. and russia altenburg blames russia for the u.s. but on the treaty saying moscow failed to comply after it develops a new cruise missile it was a tweet that announced the end of over 30 years of mutual nuclear restraint u.s. secretary of state mike pompei o squarely put the blame on russia when he declared the treaty ends today president trump had withdrawn from the agreement 6 months ago after russia deployed a new missile system that contravenes the ins terms according to washington and nato to. put russia is adamant that the us is responsible for the treaties unraveling. which we have discussed the subject in detail many times from the very beginning we were saying that this is exclusively a u.s.

initiative and medical practice test to shatter the sick raymond and then terminate participation and at. times the question when this week i'm going to moscow has proposed a moratorium on deploying nuclear capable missiles and nato is also keen to avoid europe becoming a staging ground for a nuclear buildup would be funny we will not mirror what russia does we don't want a new arms race and we have no intention to deploy a new land based. in europe. nato continues to aspire for a construct a relationship with russia when russia was actions make that possible. pompei used to eat at the end of a historic agreement struck between the us under soviet union presidents mikhail gorbachev and ronald reagan signed the treaty in 1987 a change of course after decades of cold war nuclear tension. the

root of the tension was this the soviet s s 20 missile a nuclear warhead that could strike western europe at short notice. the u.s. deployed its own mid range missiles in europe leading to protests across the west. the i.n.f. treaty resulted from widespread popular demand for deescalation when the cold war ended so did the fear of nuclear armageddon but with the end of the ins the specter of nuclear confrontation looms again. earlier we spoke to g.w. chief political editor. and asked if the demise of the i.n.f. treaty means europe is now on the brink of a new nuclear arms race well nato says no pharmaceutical said that that is not going to happen but what certainly has happened through the end of the i.n.f. treaty is that the gloves are off in developing the kind of technology that would still live up potentially deliver nuclear warheads between the range of 502-5500

kilometers and that prospectively could make europe in those scenarios that all sides always keep working out a battlefield even a nuclear battlefield in the future and that's why europe is so alarmed about this . let's check some of the other stories making news around the world now german customs officials have seized 8000000000 euros worth of cocaine found in a shipping container in the port of hamburg the drug shipment weighed more than 4 tons and is the largest ever confiscated in germany a trade dispute between japan and south korea has escalated both countries are dropping each other status as preferred of trading partners and said its decision was based on national security concerns but south korea slammed it as a declaration of economic war and threatened to end an intelligence sharing. suspected al qaeda militants have raided a military camp in the southern yemeni province of witnesses say the assailants

killed at least 20 soldiers and battled yemeni security forces for several hours the militants were eventually expelled from the camp after reinforcements arrived backed by the united arab emirates. while saudi arabia has announced new travel rules that allow women to travel abroad without approval from a male guardian women over the age of $21.00 will now be able to apply for a passport starting at the end of this month the reforms are a shift away from the country's restrictive guardianship system as things stand saudi arabia considers women to be on the same level as children and gives men almost complete control over their lives there's been several recent high profile attempts by saudi women to escape their guardians. well for more on this i'm joined by tom she's the director of the life and its

center for modern oriental studies right here in berlin thank you for joining us before we get into the lifting of these travel restrictions tell us a bit more about this so-called guardian ship system and that was what was preventing women really from traveling in the 1st place right yes there are a number of regulations actually which made women dependent on their male guardians fitch could be their fathers or their husbands basically or their elder brothers if there was no father or husband and these rules are currently being loosened so to speak so what exactly did this is the mean and what does it even mean a male guardian well the system meant basically that women were considered to be legal minus in many many issues they weren't allowed to register their children which they're also now allowed to do they weren't allowed to be considered had made female household heads age they're now allowed to do they weren't allowed to apply for passports which they're now allowed to do and to travel they also couldn't study they couldn't work out the approval of their male guardians and these rules

are now being massively relaxed the saudi ambassador to the united states called this move history in the making is that saudi arabia really on the path to reform here well it definitely has been social over. formed this has been going on since a long time it started very very slowly and carefully under the late king abdullah but it has considerably accelerated and the man and his son these are social reforms they change the status of women they allow for more entertainment etc etc they do not mean political reforms that should really be differentiated there's also economic reform going on so there are reforms on a number of levels but not on levels how about saudis themselves how are they reacting to this i haven't been able to have a broad view there certainly many very positive very happy

comments on this there are also some critical remarks which i have seen which comment that those who originally asked for the reforms are actually either still in jail or under try undergoing trial and there are also those who remind us that female rights are not everything in the kingdom that there are also people without nationality that there are all sorts of other also social issues which need to be dealt with but it's certainly in the forward. of the center for modern oriental studies in berlin and very much. moving to the us now where president donald trump and the european union have signed a deal to boost u.s. beef exports to europe trade tensions have risen between the e.u. and the e.u.'s doing during trump's 1st years in office trump has made it a central policy of his presidency to shake up global trade altering talks on

a transatlantic trade deal and launching a trade war with china on thursday he threatened to impose a new 10 percent tariff on $300000000000.00 worth of chinese imports and global markets took a dip in response trump defense is combative trade tactics as part of is america 1st. trump said the deal was the results of a breakthrough in talks with the e.u. . today we're signing a breakthrough agreement that will make it easier to export american beef into the european union we've been under negotiation quite a while. the farmers we didn't think were being treated fair but the european union stepped up and we appreciated it we have great representatives here with us today. ok more on trump more in trade we're joined now by stephen beardsley from business stephen so the president made this announcement today is it fair to say that a lot of people were kind of waiting with bated breath they didn't know if this was

going to be another tariff or what right that was there's a good chance it wasn't going to have anything to do with the tariffs because trump has put his threatened tariffs against auto exports which is one of europe's biggest fears he's put off the table until november so it was a low likelihood there would be something like that there are so many other issues though on the table right now including the disputed north stream to project this gas pipeline between russia and germany has been a big issue for trump air bus subsidies he's gotten tariffs over that there's a lot of issues right now the digital tax that france is just introduced so he's had a lot to say you never know what he's going to say. but at the end the day i think they're still expecting some of these things to still hit the ceiling fan later on including those tariffs there's a lot of word that that will probably take place in november that's the thinking here with that laundry list of issues that you just mentioned why beef i mean why is beef why are we talking about be fair why did he choose that that particular thing so i think this is a this is a win win for both sides here and this is something that's been at dispute between

the 2 sides for about 10 years now so it's not just the trouble ministrations going back to 2009 when the e.u. said we're going to carve out about $45000.00 tonnes a year for outside be producers to import into the e.u. that was intended to really help the u.s. at that time but it turned out that other countries like argentina like australia like or why they actually got most of those import tonnes us said hey that's not fair this is intended for us and so with an eye i think on the trade disputes and all disputes between the 2 sides the e.u. actually agreed to this in june and so this isn't even something it's just happened but it has been announced 6 weeks ago and now the signing of it by trump this is a win win for both of them it's a win for the e.u. because on the bigger trade issue agriculture is the sticking points and this sort of suggests that. you know we're giving in here for trump this is a signal i think the farmers were getting badly hurt as u.s. farm u.s. farmers right were getting badly hurt by the chinese u.s.

trade dispute but actually not beef exporters they've been doing really well what's interesting here is that it's grain farmers it's fresh fruit fruit exporters they're the ones who've been suffering more than beef exporters so they'll do much better but they weren't really suffering as much as some of the others who could continue to suffer frankly so maybe an olive branch here but does that mean that trump is having a change of heart when it comes towards his kind of america 1st policy or not at all in especially regards the e.u. i mean he's made it very clear that he has a laundry list of issues with the e.u. and they will continue to pursue them i think this is something where it again it's a win win it's a good political signal specially the day after you up tariffs or announce you're going to up tariffs on china you're going to worry some of your own constituents in the farm belt this is a good signal for them and for the e.u. i'm sure that they're happy with this is well but again all those issues air bus digital tax all these things are really still at large we don't know what's going to happen president trying to use the pond again he still has beef with china as well right absolutely and that's in the background of all of these trade

announcements is that parts of the global trade infrastructure a large part of it is suffering because of what's going on and what's looks like from yesterday with the announcement of the 10 percent tariff on an additional $300000000000.00 in chinese goods it looks like that problem is going to continue that there is no end in sites and so it's not a bad day to throw something to you know a part of the american farming industry or to say it's your european counterparts we're about to enter into a trade with you see you know we can be flexible but all eyes are really on the u.s. china dispute right now and the e.u. trade a few probably later this year is really going to come into full view stephen beardsley with the business thank you. ok reminder now the top story that we're following for you at this hour the u.s. and russia are blaming each other for ending a landmark nuclear missile treaty dating from the cold war you know secretary-general gen stoltenberg insists that the west does not wants a new arms race. and president donald trump has agreed to

a deal to sell more duty for u.s. feet as we just heard from the european union analysts see it as a gesture of goodwill to america's biggest trading partner after a period of tension. this is news live from berlin i'm carl aspen don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our website that's dot com or you can follow us on twitter at d w news thanks for watching. early look good interest garden in germany is booming capital i love berlin the scope of the multicultural metropolis you know we're duramax series to the land of nod to the lives who like to turn to me and i love theater and want to share and once again certainly looks like i'm going to tell us what it's like me inside says

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animates his work was screened at the opera animation film festival of. the film funded and why it's a good. idea to go to the dump or write the words. to see i will tell you the kind of story that i'd like to be what excites you with this all my life because you've never seen anything like that before. i'm christine will welcome to news africa day and we begin in nigeria where this week has seen more than 100 dead in a series of clashes and attacks that mean regional forces and is a missed feiss in the country's wealth east military sources say some 20 troops and more than 40 jihadists with killed any of this weekend on lake chad a base of the multinational joint tossed their troops on the jerries regional

allies as seen repeated attacks since 2014. nigeria's presidency again claimed this week that. long as surgeons he had been quote defeated but even his admits that the north of the country is still a violent place blame in what it says is a mixture of remnants criminal groups and jihadists from the mafia and west africa president mohammed former general has previously said the group will quote beaten. so where does this leave the people who live there doctors without borders says the conflict in borno state means many of the 1800000 displaced people now suffer from mental illness. is a town southeast of my degree where about half of the 70000 inhabitants are displaced people some live in camps others in the host community wherever they are

there is not enough psychological support for them many of the displaced people have suffered terrible abuse would like you to listen to the testimony off but too much oh that's not her real name she's the victim of on groups. i'm 17 not working i'm going forced me to get married and i got pregnant they took the baby out and damage my blood out the general it was difficult to have the baby out not only died young. i had another pregnancy outside i had an abortion and got pregnant again. and i cut one once enough to rule and i escaped out came to. my 3 pregnancies and if they were in the same man. my guess today just spent the last 21 months working in my glory as an advocacy representative for doctors without borders and they have medical activities they

call it joins me now high cost in fact too much to stories sounds like rape is being used as a weapon in this conflict how widespread is that i'm in it is true that these do you know but to not tell you is something that we see and hear often quite often even but in the states. at the moment we do not have been in the years of knowing the extent that section of land it's used as a weak point to follow what we do know is that people are getting very risky to get better than student loans to camps and let me know as well is that we try to provide citizens medical services do that right by the sectional but it's it is not on these easy because of factors that i mentioned i was in stories that like the a c. is a good tippers guys. write a question you've spent the last 21 months in in borno state what did you witness as you will work again. what i witnessed was the extent of

human suffering in blood in the states people continued to be displaced by couldn't it that has been going on for 10. people continued to. consequences as the evidence or as the. parties of the conflict continue with the concrete. what you see as a breakdown with no process in society it is very difficult for the people enough that i can speak to trust other people. strangers coming into the. places of hard beaton's so we continue to see the disintegration of society is where we see as well because they see. access to basics and he says it is true that humanitarian actors have stepped up and continue to provide humanitarian assistance but it is far from the very media package of said

he sees that people need. this conflict kostin at the scene at the nigerian military and these autographs has really been raging for about 10 years now how has that affected services like primary health care. as of today many people were left reliant on humanitarian assistance coming from humanitarian act like doctors without borders and many other humanitarian actors in many places of in particular up on those states there is no sequence and this so there is no a state citizens with a medical center disease or education or whatever else because these just knows it and sevens in those areas already to the insecurity we continue to see continued displacement in many parts of the state. is as you mentioned providing health care in particular fluxes doctors without borders people who have no arse's to

vaccinations and seems so we see more and very simple diseases like malaria like diarrhea like on there like measles arctic too many children already into the neck of basic vaccination said these things that should have been up and it will hold for the children. cost an awful from doctors without borders thank you thank you so much for cement that depends. in the face off until attacks by boko haram and other groups many people have fled to outside nigeria that's the case of deborah also that 18 a young woman is building a new life in portugal a country which unlike some of its european neighbors is still welcoming immigrants portugal has it all has become that's right almost 2000 refugees since 2015. 21 year old dobro ceratin makes parts for watches in the city

of windows central portugal just over a year ago she fled nigeria and was rescued from the mediterranean now she lives in a small apartment provided by the local council. is good because. walking in. and i know. the braves coming to the m a for your print program that helps refugees to become self-sufficient in their host country portugal welcomes very few just to come but a shortage of manual workers and a drilling population. for it's good for our country's economy and the population growth. companies themselves are asking for migrants now because they help the local economy whether it's in factories or farming.

and in food and the mayor agrees he's the new arrivals like their brother are helping to develop local businesses. across animation film festival has emerged as a focal point for the wider animation community in west africa it's a platform bet supports promotes and office animators across africa the opportunity to showcase their artistic work while since nigeria's nollywood is already the biggest bridges on the continent is there any hope for the upcoming animators in the country. quadroon studios new a short animation film as the tale of

a street rat in lagos trying to live the nigerian dream from this studio on a suba and has co-founders say they want to create unique stories that reflect african realities. thank you how you should stop this to your shoes and who's not become explore on top of the world i think it would do that's i'm sure you'd like swedes by the next generations of connection nation of. scientists people in the broad spectrum of society more than themselves. their short film has already been screened at international film festivals now they want to make a full length feature film out of it. but the sea of us says they need better infrastructure more skilled animators and cash in order to achieve that there are

only a few animators in nigeria and small animation companies like quadrants studios struggle to catch the eye of investors. i think people would need to run clear all got some good ideas work and get programs tested with the markets get market feedback and hits the market needs with regards to the series or future. or any type of production. one man that knows the nigerian film market very well is movie director needs hakim or lie on his movie wedding party to it is the highest grossing nigerian film of all time. and he is expanding to end the mission films he has a team of 10 animators working on various projects he recently released the trailer for his short animation film queen or air. i will no longer tolerate.

that. let me make this it's a film that is based on the nigerian female legend queen. my lake i was fully funded through donations on crowdfunding site kickstarter. back in 1 am says that with the right investments nigerian animations have the potential of riding on the success of nollywood and even taking it to the next level. but i think we've gotten to the point right away feels like we've seen it all it is i was telling the same kind of stories and i think that's why people get excited when they saw my like because you know that there wasn't anything like that before there's a lot of these parts of that. even though many small teams don't have the reputation and experience of nollywood and it is positive of a promising future for animation in nigeria. and that is the full now from

is that but as always you can catch all story is what our website and facebook page to give you know all to dribble out of the show with them off the ball this week in senegal 60 young people on 29 african countries played with n.b.a. stars film excited by. eco africa. goes here and. look at that. period. of. 9 days the canteen guides coffee makes sound and environmental projects with sustainable energy. the girl.

next. door linked from africa to the world join us on facebook d w africa. welcome to an edition of equal africa program today features reports some across africa as well as europe i'm now tideway at the university of nigeria and in a new south nigerian of course i'm joined by my colleagues at home lovell in south

africa hazy how you don't today does great n.t. good to see you again hello everyone.