this is due to every news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes brutality on the streets of zimbabwe in peace these opposition supporters who peacefully protest it despite a battle will we see more scenes like this in the coming days the m.d.c. has vowed to continue the demonstrations. and comic relief for the ones who've lived through our offices in the central african republic are using theatre to make people aware of the newport deaths can save up to prosecute war crimes committed in the country we're talking to a prosecutor from the court. hello i'm christine will welcome to day devaney is africa it's good to have you along it's been a tense day in zimbabwe police clashed with anti-government protesters in the capital harare this morning opposition supporters took to the streets despite

a police ban on the protest which was upheld by his high court police fired tear gas and used water cannons to disperse the demonstration is around 80 people were arrested and several beaten by police the protest was originally organized by zimbabwe's opposition movement for democratic change or m.d.c. to accuse the government off our action and mismanaging the country's struggling economy. my 1st guest today is the youth chief for the movement for democratic change m.d.c. obey satori is and had a welcome to to the africa mr tony what was the purpose for today's protests. oh ok today we're deployed in protest which was going to be peaceful what you're trying to advocate for is to ensure that the country called zimbabwe goes back to a sunny day we're facing a lot of challenges are there people zimbabwe there's

a lot of what option unemployment to the people of zimbabwe you're also facing high levels of human rights violations among other issues so we're saying it's high time that the people of zimbabwe we need to exercise our rights as enshrined under section 59 of this in public consumption whereby everyone has the right to deal with that input to petition this is what exactly we had planned for and fortunately we can is there the nature in which the government is allegedly constitutionalism because they have banned the protests that are going to be peaceful so what is followed today it was in a scenario whereby people are being booted it's a flat out it was simply walking in the streets which is not an act of criminality tory illegality ok they had on one second of like for us to listen to a representative from the ruling party speaking and then i want to get your reaction to that gets us into that representative. group is that. oh there were. 2.

this is you who are actually who. we. obey is it your party's mission to have the government led by amos and not gaga i'll stick it. it's quite an unfortunate that you have some people individuals who live in a country called zimbabwe which is clearly stupid is that iran is a right to do it was it it is to find people who are gainers that their constitutional right it only confirms that you are under a government that is disrespectful to the constitution and these are some of the reasons why us to ending up with the people of zimbabwe to say you nothing is enough we can continue to years a government that does not use pick the people's will a government that does not use picked the provisions of the constitution it's quite unfortunate that what we have witnessed today is a product of violence and violence is it coming as i deepen my question is if we. obey my question to you why is it ill parties mission to have this government

ousted and i i think i heard you confirm that it brings me to my next question there has been some voices in zimbabwe critical of the m.d.c. leadership in particular for letting people to go to the streets and we saw what happened today people are assaulted and the question is the leadership themselves are not on the ground with the people does your party bans some of the responsibility for those people who have been injured today the people in the streets of zimbabwe bears do in the acquisition of provisions it is unfortunate that the judgment was amid right on time when people were already in town so it's quite unfortunate that it was pointed in tell people you the wall didn't tell him because they were sitting that the protest is going on is the provided for this by the supreme law of 2 people or the and it's unfortunate that some outright lie as long as you've been you've been taken from the archives to ensure that the top people support it so what does that mean to green the

unfortunate basically also not fair to say the leadership was not to do so i am a special fail because i do want to get this in perhaps you can continue on and include this as well is the m.d.c. calling for future demonstrations i know more had been planned all those go ahead. of course they will go ahead because no one is above the law and the supreme law of this lindh allows people to demonstrate and we are going to be doing that in a peaceful minute as a party of our culture is a very peaceful it's unfortunate that you are dealing with a government that is violent this is why you saw people being beaten for no apparent reason when people got into this just today they were very p.c. into some with just a few sitting down in the road that is quite unfortunate so we are not going to be deterred by the actions of today we are going to follow him to pursue the same democratic inquisitional cause starting from my door being a bit below are you sure there will be when you go in machine and there's no being tied this is just the fist affairs or series of actions that are going to be

pursuing their party to ensure that we if people as a government that is respectful to the people of zimbabwe. from the movement for democratic change or m.d.c. thank you. our next story is in the central african republic one of the poorest countries in the world and one death seen as a series of fishes conflicts since it gained independence from france in 1960 s. the most recent civil war started 6 years ago with christian and muslim rebels fighting over religion power and natural resources today there are more than 10000 peacekeepers in the country many of them come from elsewhere in africa on groups control about 80 percent of the country in february a peace deal was signed between the cia r.s. government and 14 rebel groups but this is the 8th peace deal in 6 yes. a un backed tribunal known as the special criminal court has been tossed withholding to

account those who have committed crimes against humanity since 2003 a group of artists are going about the country spreading the word. of mouth music with a heavy beat it draws children from the neighborhood for some terrific entertainment . but it's some chick is a serious one of the central african republic snoo special criminal court boniface where tonga knows that if the children come their parents will follow god or god he hands out information brochures it's the adults he actually wants to reach. he was very good these people are here to inform central africa and the super special way the victims of war crimes are committed in our country there has been a local muslim coffee. and they're doing it with theatre this woman's daughter was killed she expresses her suffering to the audience loudly and dramatically.

in this cabaret heavy subjects are easier to digest. but of his what tongue is getting ready for his role he wrote the play which is meant to reflect daily life in the c.a.r. . let's inform us all so you can all see the book important information is communicated in bars and nightclubs in our country that's why i decided to fashion a theater piece in this way. through his own scene plays out in a bar part of his meet some friends and gets drunk then they hear about the new court on the radio and they explain it all to the audience even the little people can now bring charges against their torturers in their own country. but. the court will prosecute war crimes sexual violence and the targeted killing of ethnic groups which have been committed since 2003. there are still about

$100000.00 christian and muslim rebels in the c.a.r. but the struggle is no longer about religion it's rather over land power and raw materials. a peace agreement was signed but it is fragile the court is meant to help bring about a lasting peace and justice for the victims of whom there are many in this country deserve that goodness or that you would know about the rebels arrived and killed my younger brother but me met them and then they came into our house and beat my husband and that's a big i mean up until after the performance the audience is given legal advice. as the day i opened my eyes we've been through so much now i know what to do about it it's not that i mean the play is set to become a film which will be shown in the central african republic the special tribunals supported by the government the un and the e.u.

but it is short of funds. so i think it's a very important but without justice there is no security we can't live in harmony or peace. on the other morning. and that is what everyone here wants. my next guest today is one of the prosecutors at the special criminal court in the cia are joining a ditch a joins me from the capital bangui welcome to the africa so why is it important that the public is informed about the existence of this course. it is very important that the public at large be informed of the existence of this code because this is one of the 1st coat that was created in the contrary where. so it is important because it's one of the 1st.

or so it is. caught. on and this is why people should be informed about this book all right it's is it is it is interesting that this tribe you know the special crimes court is running at a time when the conflicts in the country has not necessarily been results some have pointed out that that's a particularly unique approach can you talk us through the logic of having this court running while the country the conference is also still running itself. as you as you may be a work of this country have been undergoing violence since the ninety's sixty's when the kountry was independent there had been about 10 cool in this country and after every cool there had been a spate of violence and for a long time. committed these crimes in this country we are not

accountable of their acts so i thing by creating this caught in this context it is also in message to those who are continuing to commit crimes that. the kountry or the least little is taking a step to top. of the loose types of crimes like kountry that is stated on a detour from bank me thank you and that's it for nothing did happen is africa as always you can catch all our stories on our website and facebook page we need you now with more pictures of this place cases involving tony it's time i think. the 6 the. the.

fake hair and real story. where i come from a lot of women like me who have fake hair sometimes the hair style takes up to 2 days it's a lot of time that needs to be filled so people at the salon talk about what's happening in their lives and i became a journalist to be a storyteller and they always want to find those real authentic stories from everyday people who have something to share. with others i'm a fan of the salon i know a good quality hair when i see ads and then a good story when i hear it my name is elizabeth shore and i work at studio albums . quite melody resumes michael white of the movie.