1st thing in school in the. first clueless i'm. sure is a grand moment arrives joint direct attack on her journey. you know we're going through don't you. know when you turn returns home. this is africa coming up in the next 15 minutes of the drugs hailed as the promised to save lives from ebola that scientists say the virus is no longer an incurable object trial of 2 drugs showed significantly improved the survival rate so what does this mean for the current ebola outbreak which is the 2nd deadliest in history . and the young people taking it upon themselves to protect the city from. mars or through. the pews with

american reduce. the smoke speed and stands all the elements of south africa's cause spinning the motor racing produce hoping to be the best. hello i'm kristie want to welcome to news africa i'm glad you. scientists say they are a step closer to an effective treatment for ebola off to 2 experimental drugs in a clinical trial were found to significantly boost survival rates 80 days of from the trial shows mortality rates dropped by about 50 percent for people receiving either off the 2 drugs as compared to the mortality rate in the general population when the disease is not being treated by a drug now it boldly. transmitted to people from wild animals it spreads among

humans through direct contact with the blood will of the sea creations of infected people or with surfaces on time and aged with their fluids now the 2nd deadliest outbreak off the virus is currently raging in the democratic republic of congo in which 1800 people have died now because the drugs have done so well in the trial they'll now be given to all patients in. the country. the world health organization is a co-sponsor off the trial we're going to go over to. the d.r. janet diaz from the deputy is standing by welcome citied every africa janet would i be understating it if i say that you're excited about the outcome off this trial hi thank you for having me on the show no i think it's a correct statement we are very excited and happy about the preliminary results

from the randomized control trial. janet what does this mean for full for this outbreak of ebola that we currently are seeing in the democratic republic of congo which as i said in the beginning is the 2nd deadliest on record. so it means many things i think the most important thing to remember is that we've had these therapeutics in that the air sea since the beginning of the outbreak we started to use them about one week into the outbreak under a monitored emergency use protocol so we have the therapeutics in use for patients who arrive to treatment units in november we started the randomized control trials of them patients who are in rolled into that study now the big challenge we've had is to get patients from the community to the treatment units because once they're in the treatment units they have access to these therapeutics so we do hope that

these new results when community communicated well to the population to the people here of the dea or see that people will hear this and know that if they come early to the treatment units they can get treated and the survival is actually quite good . ok it is so so much so janet that moving forward as i understand it having read a statement from the w.h.o. bed people with ebola going forward will now be treated with these drugs could you give us an explanation as to how this treatment is actually administrate sure so yeah so since we heard the rate these preliminary analysis results patients that all the treatment enter centers are treated with these 2 drugs the drugs are intervene this. administration so they require between 30 minutes to 2 hours of an i.v. administration. ok janice diaz from the world health organization thank

you. thank you. story takes us to northeastern nigeria way a group of young men and women are taking the fight against boko haram into their own hands calling themselves the civilian joint task force they say the army has failed to protect the people the vigilante group was formed in 2013 with the aim of driving the islamist fighters out of their towns and cities now these young people armed themselves not just with guns but also with daggers machetes sticks and iron bars but some fear these young people might one day themselves be the cause of trouble and pray that reports from my degree. the city of my degree during the islamic festival of salafi muslim families intermingle s. groups of blue clad civilian paramilitary stand guard against possible book on how rama tax something they say the army has failed to do the young residents begin

arming themselves in 2013. we just. will sort out the peace will reign in their degree that these are images that this ideology of their bodies to be rendered it will today the civilian j t f has around 26000 members many a school dropouts who says little atlanta to have to fighting in the militia their growth has left residents worried that my degree is turning increasingly violent activist ahmed noor is one of them locals call him a piece ambassador of the moon blows the more government counters in inappropriate manner the more you know you know aggressive our people are trying to be is giving it's changing the cultural mindset of our people our people are no right becoming violent by the day and abu have to fight to survive day in day out every month he gathers members of the community to build networks of activists and

to work on education programs one initiative aims to encourage young people to return to school and to speak out against hate speech and here courageous community . can afford to have a lawyer to vent to school and you were being is a sensible for our children. and also for health especially he has me with caution timestream my investment is used to currys official motto is home of peace but peace disappeared when boko haram came says. he hopes that the lorry will push harder to. improve the situation. however many youngsters admired the civilian joint task force now while yusuf a researcher at the university of my degree calls that of resistance culture of violence these villages you're what they are doing really attract

a young ones. to join them are all sort to be like them they're supposed to be in this school in the primary school in the center of the world not fighting. mohammad is checking worshippers for weapons she joined the militia when she was 17 after boko haram had killed her husband and father she prides itself on being braver than her male co fighters nevertheless she still dreams of becoming a doctor. i was there but is finished that we are hopeful that one day we will study and get good jobs and i might add our government she promised his bat that the wife will fight. but for now the civilian j t s does not expect a defeat anytime soon and they continue to recruit new members steadily in militarizing my degree and so grows the need to offer its youth and i'll turn it to a future perhaps and you then can the city reclaim its place as

a home of peace. to discuss the security situation in the region and we sat down with the deputy chairman of the african union say we asked why it is so difficult to overcome boko haram in the chad basin. it is not for want of trying something before we in. this situation it determines everything and the institutions when there were developed assists you know but times in the end. in reason. and the school messing with 1st class you know looks out used to be the work the body could give life and improve. living to all other countries in the roots or of them it. does dry up. over the drab.

brown red to levy who to life in general. leads to depression. of every hoot the young people inability to go to school. to become easy targets for or from a tea from extremists. and die slowly introduced to. and then become to travel i think the district will hop in and then it's a region and its relationship. that was a deputy chairman off the african union commission. well it's switching gears now to south africa's cost spending which is a celebrated cultural phenomenon it dates back to the $980.00 s. but cost money was recognised as an official notice or 202014 it's growing into a big business you're about to meet the 13 year old hoping to spin his way to

national fame. troubles all extreme speed extreme stunts extreme spending welcome to the past time so dr kim carr knots are going crazy for. those. who figure it for me everything he knows he learned from his dad and father like son not concerned with getting heart. i'm not afraid because i have thought so you never would be. my brother so far the only we're in tears on the wheels tires not to give samir a fighting chance of becoming the best spender in south africa is bordering on an official national sport in the townships.

heading in the right direction though it may be some time yet before dad lets him like this. and that is it for now from africa as always you can catch all our stories on our website and facebook page now because we've seen all that spinning will give you a lot images of spinning cars.

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