in germany. why not permit. its simple line on your mobile and for e. w z e learning course. german made easy. this is the every news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes the new dispensation deploring olds tactics rights group sayings about ways in a synagogue what has presided over a brutal crackdown on human rights and he's 1st year in office. so what we'll be afraid very afraid of demonstrating in jenin court simply because of politics. and will take you to the place refugees from. now have to call home.

hello i'm christine want to welcome to news africa it's good to have you along the zimbabwe has seen a series of violent crackdowns against protesters and the banning of anti-government demonstrations in the past weeks people want to take to the streets to highlight the country's economy and human rights abuses they're disappointed with the performance of the president in a synagogue where he was inaugurated one year ago today following the state of longtime leader robert mugabe will talk to someone from the government shortly but 1st let's take a look at the situation in the symbolic way. a year ago zimbabweans from the great hoping for a better future after decades of authoritarian rule and the robert mugabe at his inauguration president. promised change there is. no mr

turner said oh do you know. the way. but daily life is still tough zimbabweans queue day and night for cash and fuel food prices are rising sharply economists. say the country is in an economic meltdown the 1st protest start at the beginning of the year when man on god was government hiked the price of fuel by 130 percent police shoot at protesters leaving at least 17 people did and calls in jet. in early august the united nations announces that about 5000000 zimbabweans one 3rd of the population is in need of food aid many are close to starvation. and the government bans protests called by the opposition those who defy the ban

and turn up anyway a tear gassed and beaten. leaving many zimbabweans angry and frustrated mad alleyway and wherever armed well i don't know not been cool enough or do everything well that's what we want everybody the restaurant to be that be without people home or it could not go and protest bands are still in place the opposition though has vowed not to give up and push for change many activists feel that their right to speak out has become even more difficult if not impossible and a man and god recently there are reports of abductions and torture like that suffered by monbiot ira i think besieged i don't even feel free to express myself on social media any more after this ordeal i don't even feel free to walk the streets of not because of anything but just because there is this menace

out there amnesty international in its latest report says when god was 1st year in office is marked by a quote systematic and brutal crackdown on human rights. let's go over to harare wade mcmahon one is standing by he is the permanent secretary for information public and broadcasting services welcome to the africa mr i'm gonna write scripts and i perhaps want to quote amnesty international here say president emerson i was 1st year in office has been marked by a quote systemic and brutal crackdown on human rights what's your response to that . that's one of the. president's members 1st year in office as you rightly pointed out has been a mug's by. resistance or a limb you put it this way. much nations form an opposition that somehow believes

that's the government of the day should save it is pleasure and should be overthrown is and when that opposition which is which is not really an opposition in any jurisdiction you can think of so when it comes to issues of security you can see you it has been marred by a period we the streets is secure words its citizens. absence are actually they have missed among one a because the very citizens you're talking about many of them have been injured simply for going to the streets to express their frustration at the economic situation i'm sure you would appreciate to say that is involved economic situation is dire is perhaps an understatement why do you seemingly attributes people's frustration to an opposition plot. well it's not it's not it's really a signal that it was seen as declared that of the overthrow the government they it's not a secret that they have siege 2023 is too far for them. it's not so secret that

they have said that this year president of power they would have taken him out of pot not none of those actions are constitutional should the question of course is very clear if they really believe that the president is an accomplice to do to diminish it in any shape or form they can ask for an impeachment right they can. begin the day they can reconcile to impeach him mr and that's the process right not to overthrow him socially but what is constitutional is the rights to freedom of expression and that's something that president has said that he will uphold but when zimbabweans take to the streets peacefully in many cases as we've seen police respond very heavy handedly your government just calling for a relief of economic sanctions but do you believe that that's possible for the international community to do with the amount of violence against the citizens committed by the state. i think. position or you

know your question is premised on a very iranian position the 1st thing is you can say that the us won 2008 and was peaceful because we had cars being painted on the streets we had shops being would sit on the streets with people wearing subtlety of rebel of being molested we have been has been being vandalized every way and today i mean that means they the city was in flames then we moved to 14 to 16 january we have the same scenario shops being looted we had the policemen being bludgeoned to death we had produced stations under siege directly it's been stolen and being destroyed and people going for the armory is that peaceful and should they stand aside and let that happen nor they shouldn't we do think the state is worried when people will go on the streets and presume to put it petition in peaceful in a peaceful manner that is very double that's not to be concerned and that's who we are what we are concerned about the security of the people so if you just went from

one end of the street to one of the town to the other and say with a petition here it has up into before it's happened on the 28th of november and didn't you know you were going to be remembered to do mr because because they're supposed to oversee the schools and if they use mail incidents there's no they haven't expressed themselves right. mr mcgregor we must leave it shabbat thank you very much we appreciate you having on it but i think there are many questions to be on city have perhaps what a lot of us involved in what would perhaps expresses as you say that the government is looking to protect citizens citizens are particularly fearful of the the very government that you say is seeking to protect them that's why i believe that mr. involve a government spokesperson force involved thank you. it's to know the east in nigeria now where the boko haram insurgency and attacks by armed bandits are causing thousands of people to flee their homes in borno state

many are seeking refuge in mongolia where they are protected to some extent by the military base outside of the town but camps here are overflowing with aid agencies warning of a dire situation was able to access the town by helicopter to get a glimpse at life in the middle of territory. mangano one of the few towns in the vicinity of lake chad the promise is a shelter from boko her arms violent attacks but the camps here are overcrowded and overstretched families have reached a critical level there's not enough food not enough shelter more than 600 people share a single torn up nor does the town of a real security even though the region has made it through grace has been built next to mangano attack still regularly. just a few days before we arrived members of the so-called islamic state of west africa

stormed into the town leaving 5 civilians dead and several others injured. to mine and her family were at the market when the attack happened there was nowhere to escape she explains as mongolia has only one entry and exit point they were praying that the attackers would leave soon such incidents leave them feeling vulnerable but the mother of seven's biggest worry is not having enough food for her children often all she has is maize pirates to offer them. no good cloths not enough food and no real shelter. how should anyone find peace of mind here. even our room sleep when it rained on us. she came to mongolia to escape hunger and violence but life here is anything but relaxed and safe. and for many children too the future looks bleak most of them don't

receive any education when basic essential slack food are in short supply schooling is low on the priority list. for us how our mohammed puts it when you're hungry you can't man she's 70 years old arrived in mongolia just a couple of months ago she was shocked about the situation in the village. i like i'm worried that if the children don't go just school that instead join armed groups and grow up stealing. how i used to live as official woman in the far north eastern port town of baka. massacres by poker her rum and food shortages made her flee. as. the men used to return around one at night from the lake and wait prepared to fish for them in the morning. but now there are no more fish and.

she fled to mangano only to discover that things here much better. people depend on dozens of n.g.o.s to feed them. and because that's not enough they look for other solutions some go into the bush to fell trees and risk falling into the hands of boko haram who get up if there's no food to eat and no water to drink people go into the bush and collect firewood they want to sell. that's why firewood is becoming scarce the hot weather be deviled us cutting down trees is also accelerating the process of turning the region into arid wasteland that's a challenge n.g.o.s tied up in emergency response and shortage of food supplies can't even begin to focus on. currently there is no room for long term strategies though that's exactly what's needed in the room without change the conflict is likely to simply ask i'm

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congo coaling is a documentary film by director stefan him pat and it's just one of top prize at a film festival here in germany for new filmmakers it follows the lives and experiences of 3 different aid workers from europe in the democratic republic of congo and in a part of the country which is one of the poorest the most in secure regions in the world i'll talk to the director as to how to help out after this. goma a city in the east of congo. game. up there. goma has a population of 2000000.