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this is news africa coming up on the program u.n. peacekeepers under attack in the democratic republic of congo demonstrators marching protest the argues the u.n. mission that and c.b.c. have been met by militias. in uganda an eco friendly business has found a natural alternative to plastic drinking straw they are made from the traditional local plants used in the country. if you think that. if you read. them and think. you could clean them. and anything. you're welcome to the show we start off in the eastern city of beni where police
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fired tear gas to protect the u.n. mission in the democratic republic of congo locals marched on the new school headquarters demanding that the force protect them from the militia attacks afflicting the of the country they say that if the mission cannot protect them properly then it should get out of congo. and right the protesters say they're being left to fend for themselves. in the last 2 days alone militias have killed 7 people and disappear at just the latest incidents since massacres began in the region 5 years ago. people in the remote east congolese province have given up hope that that is never going to protect them and they do. manning that the u.n.
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mission will no school step in. the world about what we see in other provinces that there's been a reintegration of the local people after the war but in our region there's no end to the war the killing goes on why are we being killed. so that a muslim militia group operating from nearby uganda is responsible for the string of attacks the group calls itself ally democratic forces and it's been accused of killing many hundreds of civilians. in an attempt to calm the protesters were no schools had ventured out and met the demonstration. all throughout we have very aware that much more needs to be done to protect civilians. to rally all efforts with our national partners to protect and save lives thank you. 7 militia groups have been battling for years
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over natural resources in the mineral rich region. and i am joined now by my colleague wendy bashi from africa. welcome to the show wendy hits nice to see you know the people supposed to be protected by all clearly with the organization put in things into perspective the people's justified. yes of course dippy people can be justified you know in this specific part of the congo the east and bad especially in beni this is i mean most of 5 years 5 year many people died in this battle they have been subverted every day if today and yesterday people are going industry to bring demonstration it's just because they want to tell the rest of the world and especially the people in kinshasa that
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they want something to happen and they want something to taking charge the situation and that these massacres. yes what exactly has been their response to. this is not the 1st time let me remind you in 2014 people was against again in the street demonstrating there was asking when you go to do something because noone used to be the peace peacekeeping force of the un in the congo but according to people in binney if you ask them question they will tell you that they have they feel like muesli is not doing anything but if you go there will tell you that dad giving support to denationalize. that helping them to route to walk a very. efficient way to stop this massacre. have been made by the a.t.f. so that trying to well very odd but according to people this is not enough. they
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are trying. while they can. we have to go back in a story if we go back in history you have to know that according to many reports made by the un or many other people this militia is coming straight from uganda they have been in congo since 90 in the ninety's they called the a.d.f. they're coming from there was indeed opposition but we've made and then they decided to move back into congo to prepare their return in uganda but since then that day and been staying in congo they've been using their manner oil resources and we don't know exactly what the motivation of the a.d.f. of killing people you can be in a country and use the oil demand there are resources but not killing people and this is the question who is coming all the time we don't know exactly why they're acting dissuade to slaughter people and to kill them and to kidnap them. now before
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you go what's the way forward with all of this i mean this has been going on for a while now how does this add. we don't know exactly you know it is let me remind you that when finished president of the cold war was doing his campaign last year he made many promises he said that he wants to put the edge quite often mention that i me in beni to stop diskin things since he had been elected he didn't do anything he have since general in disgrace to convince people to stop back to nothing and this is why we have all these people doing the most gracious they want the power. to remain to be reminded of the promises they made to dispatch so we are waiting maybe one day to give you make a statement and maybe to change we've come back for the moment people are still in the street asking for peace definitely looking forward to that change when the boss
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you from did of you africa thank you very much for the time thank you. now refugees in south africa are crying foul about what they see inefficiencies and corruption within the system thousands of people mostly africans are fled to south africa in the past decade seeking asylum but one refugee from the d r c is doing its best to ensure that refugees are protected from victimization. reports from johannesburg. like i did somebody has decided to stand up for it like in south africa. he knows how inefficient and fast this system can be since 2008 and didn't know i'm still. in. but if you just it does so i apply for
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a payment resistance which is 2nd to do for a $607.00 which doesn't come. has teamed up with other organizations. to put on it then cost the country the full fat if you g.'s food counseling and legal advice. some of the damage that can speak a local language or english because they're coming from they have bad french a big grand opera to disfigure a big round and they don't the monster is well below all starts day in tuttle too so i've decided a massive gov in myself to go go some data sea is one of them the only teams shot ted has a refugee pay me $220.00 and don't credit that but that's protection that house we don't know it from our country because of the west that is our country and we can be in south africa we see the west most don't even know where we come from
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which kind of life is this one why not you die it was done to leave it's better to die than to live because we've got before life is this one it all good everything is difficult for us south africa department of all my fans it's 40 our way of the problem it gets a good system and changes are being made please i'm begging this message i'm sending for even for the minister for you all my face so i try your best we are african you should have brought the africans so much is now trying to find the funds to stop the community psychology and these 2 halves make investing. he hopes that. will allow him to open and advice and counsel instead definitely give and put his campaign to help them on a more solid footing. single
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use plastics small sins of the modern world things like straws. i everywhere but they are disappearing in the face of consumer hostility even so the functions they provide are something many people can do without but fortunately there's an alternative it is natural renewable made by hand in uganda. for going back to their roots these young ugandans have found a way of making money from a free natural resource and protecting the environment. mambo started his business 4 months ago with just 50 euros he only had to remember the wisdom of his grandparents. used for drinking. in uganda. is as true as we used to they used to get from.
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and other places so that it would be great opportunity for. single use plastic straws. to end. the production process is simple after cutting the said grass is trimmed to the right length. after that it's washed and sterilized in boiling water. the natural straws are then dried outside in the sun. the process makes them ready to use and reuse entry use. today this small company employs 13 people. already has 8 regular clients buying his 100 percent organic product they include up and coming restaurants in the capital kampala. we've been seeing a lot of plastic waste pile up actually in our restaurants among others and really
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in plastic containers with straws and this is one of the forefront items which we see in a glass in front of a client every day and really it's because this is a really great place to start plastic straws need 200 years to decompose so customers here and welcoming the natural alternative. this is the 1st table to get to the point is that the this is and that that's the that thing that if you were fed i would absolutely use a little bit they feel like you could clean them. in a minute snatch. has his sights set tight for his business he wants to see plastic straw usage in uganda drop by almost half in the next 5 years. that's a full hour from v.w. south africa you can catch all our stories on our website for. the next show it's goodbye.
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