brian's live in d.c. reduced to treat a game show. in 16 to. take it personally you went with a little gender difference to make the game shows. are all true for. more than football martin. this is dean every news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes the cameroonians on the move people in the english speaking region are leaving their homes in the thousands often sick resist ripples threatening the lock down. and we'll introduce you to men single in the bizarre african taxi driver who's become an opera singing sensation.

hello i'm kristie want to welcome to news africa it's good to have you along tens of thousands of people have fled towns in english speaking of cameroon off to renewed fighting between the military and say persists and a lockdown in the region the separatists have called for a lockdown after they lead a julius i was sentenced to life in prison for suspicion and hostility against the state in the north western town off by amanda transport providers were overwhelmed with the number of travelers waiting at bus terminals people off into french speaking towns despite all forty's urging them not to. raise joins me from boy if that's the capital of the southwest region off camera high blaze tell us about this this. movement is planning why are people so fearful off

it. the reason why people are afraid of these long downey's because separatists is going to last for 3 weeks 1st secondly to say any policy to see on the streets in this direction in this period was a spy for me the essence of the government are you going to be gone down so a lot of people are afraid and in a lockdown like this it means that people are supposed to stay home you know supposed to go are you supposed to go to the market you know supposed to go out to fish what it means everybody sees all many people are really scared us why a lot of people and even it's all right so they sense been renewed fighting what can you tell us about that. yes our. all it did after the announcement at 10 separate is that it's into this will live imprisonment in places like we saw a group one of those severances militia called the. women i was selling in markets

and and i'll tell you out of confrontations also in the south was in some parts of the south was between separatists and government forces and and like a missionary separatist forces are also in a form of protest right live rounds in places like them and. based give us a sense of how much support stands they separatist movement have a man cameroonians in the. regions. and i think there is a huge support but we want a school is that not all and reforms and agree on that approach so some people believe that this does happen then we can cause but some people do not believe that they are true should be violence it should be. burning down is solutions attacking what missile yes but the reason of huge support in terms of i mean the sense of men for decision or whatever to say we are marginalized going to the other people who

have been. right now the government has been battling the active phone separatist since we saw the 1st signs of violence in 2016 plays give us a sense of what's that mean for people on the ground well house side effects of daily life. i mean on the ground it's really means if you go through the calm one month because these are 2 persons hold it the 2 entities or the not so you have the government the state of on one side you have the services on the other side so when the separatists and the government have a competition there is no front line to this war these wars fought on the streets is for the markets what and where government forces suspect that they are separate use. of fighting and that's all she does to be and sometimes of course in the crossfire or one of the i think that was affected or sectors in the spot of the country kitchen education has really been heat since the crisis begun in 2016 and.

2070 do you know the news when to investigate and see how kids are coping in these time with schools and an opening in the infant regions and they speaking to me earlier from his a report he's mentioned about children being forced to stay out of school food chicagoans is the father of 3 children all of them including his 7 year old daughter brilliant have been out of school for the past 3 years english speaking separatists banned education in the area in 2016 as a way of exerting pressure on the francophone government many parents like collins are too afraid to defy the ban then that important for me to send my characters court you know you cannot let in an environment like this you cannot be with less is so does our own classy things like that because time is something that comes

with a pen and a pupa not been with her and with the web forms things like that i don't. this school in the city of kumba was one of the few that kept teaching students despite the ban but now it's also closed its doors it was just too dangerous for staff and students to risk coming here more than 2000 pupils used to learn at the school the vast majority of them currently have no alternative place of education menace course across the region's half shut down just like this and some of those relocated to areas they consider say collins does as much as he can to teach his children. some families are hiring private tutors or sending their kids to underground schools in private homes but collins simply can't afford these options he also doesn't have enough money to move

to a safer area where some schools are still operating under massive security patrol this means brilliant has to forgo the luxury of a school education. and . you like to go back to school. last week a military tribunal handed down life sentences to 10 and often separatist leaders including tabi the head of the movement. i born in congo is a human rights lawyer and a vocal advocate for the under phones he believes students should return to class but he says the sentencing of the separatists will destroy efforts to get schools reopened is this issue on has taken us a little bit back because what already was security situation. is poor

that. so what the cypriot is with on with this is a lot didn't know want kids to go to school but will give reasons now for duels when the media do so without dealing with adults in the who to use the security situation on as an excuse for pete's not to go back to school. collins now works as an assistant trainer at a local football academy it offers free training to children who are out of school . all the kids here have sat in a proper classroom for at least a year as the conflict drags on a generation of cameroonians of growing up without an education. an extra is in south africa where a taxi driver a singing career got a video of him went viral a passenger recorded mens' in goma belting out opera in a turban cab the video has since collected 3 quarter of

a 1000000. christian right but the serenading driver. i just landed at the airport here in durban the sun is still shining the weather's beautiful there's only one down side b. airport here is pretty far away from the city center but even that is not a big deal for me today because i have a very special taxi driver waiting for me. since he was just 27 years old south africa already knows he shot to fame when a passenger filmed him singing opera in his taxi and the video went by each group. was she. was. it's just get to my emotions so much because i didn't realize it will go the spot i thought maybe it can just go. to

facebook maybe 100 or 2 of the deal was one of them or just saying can you bring that that's a common platform in my wedding or something like that just just a small things that small ball would be like kids. menzies' phone is constantly with me he gets requests for interviews from all over the world invitations to perform and q 4 dishes it's a men's wear shop even offered him if we taxi to for his next event. like an opera singer a guy who's driving and he sings some a cookie this is very interesting you know so i'm just through i was really excited to meet him and to see even better now that i see him in person. menzi is currently rehearsing for an upcoming performance the piano player is menzies former teacher something the mechanic is known menzi since primary school.

at no formal music training he's mostly self-taught since he was young i can see that he is quite something special and seeing an open stitches you know he could conceive he does have a talent the next day when z. is off to cape town he's been invited to take part in a competition for professional opera singers but he's feeling optimistic. because of the markets and. the competition. and the money been there and so excited about this to. just suppose you can tell. us it's not going to implement. that. was a final run through in the dressing room and really really. then it's all the stuff i be with. some of

the was coming from the. top of the. them. huge round of applause for menzies but unfortunately it's not enough to secure 1st prize. really. he's. living would be with you i was back in durban it's back to texas driving for the time. that i'm still a father and i need to put bread on the table as well so i have to when i have to

wear that kind i cannot stop because i haven't got that stable income. this flame but it's cool dad can see it's going there. menzies determines to its boxes career he says luck is still on his side every chance he has is as good as good. and leave it all back no it's that's it for now from africa you can catch all our stories on our website and facebook page. until next time it's back now to. earth. home which is of species. words if you can. get those are big changes and most start with small steps but global ideas tell stories of could induce people into innovative projects around

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fiona bennett a half of the stars including brad pitt actually devise a half design by her and his mom douglas. if you looked at the nominations for the m.t.v. v.m. a's this year the men didn't get much of a look at him is what the music industry is all about at the moment with taylor swift and ariana grande dominating the awards with 10 nominations each also the video vying god award went to rapper missy elliott so let's have a look at who took away the big prizes this year. taylor swift won the m.t.v. video of the year award for you need to calm down the artist called out the trump administration for not responding to the equality act petition for l.g.b. t.q. rights promoted in the video. rock icon missy elliott received a lifetime achievement award with the elliott is me on it tonight she's one of my

favorite entertainers all time and i think that this honors overdue i'm never as a person she has an amazing heart but as an entertainer she's a game changer.