this is directory news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes the new dispensation to growing old tactics rights groups aims in bad ways to miss and that's what has presided over a brutal crackdown on human rights and he's 1st year in office. there would. be afraid very afraid of demonstrating in german court simply because of politics. and will say 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 way has seen as

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 ousting off long term leader robert mugabe will talk to someone from the government shortly but 1st let's take a look at the situation in the same bubbly. a year ago zimbabweans celebrated hoping for a better future after decades of authoritarian rule under robert mugabe at his inauguration president and. promised change there is. no no turn see. do you know. 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 and god was government hiked the price of fuel by 130 percent police shoot at protesters leaving at least 17 people did and goals 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. when i know you're not going to go

not for do everything we're somewhat the way everybody restaurant it every without people or it could not then protest bands are still in place your position 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 among gaga 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 anymore 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 her out

a way of mcmahon what is standing by he is the permanent secretary for information and broadcasting services welcome to the africa mr i'm gonna write scripts and perhaps i want to quote amnesty international here say president emerson i was 1st year in office has been mocked by a poet systemic and brutal crackdown on human rights what's your response to that. president's member was 1st year in office as you rightly pointed out has been a mug's by. resistance or let me put it this way. much nations form an opposite him but somehow believes that's the government of the day should save its 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 periods

we teach is secure words its citizens. absence or 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 zimbabwe's economic situation is dire is perhaps an understatement why do you seemingly attributes people's frustration to an opposition plot. well. it's really sick of that that was seen as declared that it overthrew the government they smoked this secret that the sage 2023 is too far for them it's not it's not so secret that they have say that this year president of pot they would have taken him out of pot not none of those actions. should the course regional process is very clear if they really believe that the president is in

a couple suited to an issue in any shape or form they can ask for impeachment right they can. begin to they they can reconcile to impeach him mr and that's the process right but 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 your position or your question is premised on a very iranians position the 1st thing is you can say that the us won 2018 was possible because we had been betting on the street we had shots been wanted on the

streets with people wearing zanu p.f. regalia being molested we had banners been being vandalized everywhere and to the i mean that means that the city was in flames then we moved to for $14.00 to 16 january we had the same scenario shops being looted we had the policemen being bludgeoned to death we had produced the stations under siege dr it's been stolen and being destroyed and people going for the armory is that peaceful and should they should this state 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 presented a petition in peaceful in a peaceful manner that is worried about that's about to be concerned about what's who we are what we're 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're going to be remembered to do mr because because i suppose the opposition is concerned if there is no incidents there's no they haven't

expressed themselves right. mr mcgregor we must leave it share that thank you very much we appreciate you having on but i think there are many questions to be on city have perhaps what a lot of zimbabweans what perhaps expresses as you say that the government is looking to protect citizens citizens are particularly fearful of that the very government that you say is seeking to protect them that's why we will leave mr mandela in zimbabwe a government spokesperson for zimbabwe thank you. it's to know they say 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 boko haram territory. mangano one of the few towns in the vicinity of lake chad the promise is a shelter from boko who rahm's violent attacks but the camps here are overcrowded and overstretched things have reached a critical level there's not enough food not enough shelter more than 600 people share a single torrent nor does the town of a real security even though the region's main brace has been built next to mangano attacks still regularly occur. 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. 2 my 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 7 the 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 food are in short supply schooling is low on the priority list. for us however 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. thinking well i'm like yeah i'm worried that if the children don't go to 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 boko who rum and food shortages made her flee as. a man 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 fish and. she fled to mangano only to discover that things here on 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. if there's no food to eat and no water to drink people go into the bush and collect firewood they want to sell it all 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 urgent change the conflict is likely to simply ask i'm a father. and that is it for now from day to day in is africa as always you can catch all of all stories on our website and facebook page we're always interested to hear from your country and what stories are making the agenda and perhaps we can

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