are having social interactions with each other are we going to have enough humanity to make it possible for everyone or some people are going to say i want everything and the rest of us have to be for guard it allows individuals to discover their new reality they have to learn new meaning for life from new things to do that's a social revolution hope we're going to move too slowly. this is t.v. 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 sicknesses rambles threatened and locked down. and we introduce you to name single there's south african taxi driver who's become an opera singing sensation.

hello i'm christine linda welcome to day to africa it's good to have you along tens of thousands of people have fled towns in english speaking parts 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 but minda transport providers were overwhelmed with the number of travelers waiting at bus terminals people lawfully into french speaking towns despite all forty's urging them not to. be is a on bey's joins me from boy if that's the capital of the southwest region off camera. tell us about this this. movement is

planning why are people so fearful off it. the reason why people are afraid of this long down is because separatists is going to last for 3 weeks 1st secondly the same any perceived to see on the streets in this direction in this period was a spy for me to be as a spy for the government are you going to be gone down to a lot of people are afraid and in a lockdown on this it means that people are supposed to stay home in a supposed to go on this was to go to the market in the us was to go out to fish what it means everybody sees all many people are really scared just want a lot of people and even it's all right so there's since been renewed fighting what can you tell us about that. yes our. all you did after the announcement at 10 separate is that it's interests who 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 how out of competitions also in the south was in some parts of the south was between separatists and government forces and and like a mission area separatist forces are also in a form of protest right live rounds in places like going into. base give us a sense of how much support a separatist movement have a man cameroonians in the. regions. and i think there is a huge some point but what is skill is that not all and reforms and agree on their approach so some people believe that this does happen again we can cause but some people do not believe that they are true should be violence it should be. is solutions attacking but missile yes but the reason of huge support in terms of i mean the sense been for decision or what separately so we imagine that's going to trigger the other people who have been. right now the government has been battling

the at the phone separatist since we saw the 1st signs of violence in 2016 please 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 call from the common man because these are 2 persons hold it the 2 entities or the so you have the government the state of on one side you have the separatists on the other side so when the separatists and the government have a competition there is no front line to this war is war is fought on the streets is for the markets what and where government forces suspect that they are separate use of fighting that's all she does to get sometimes of course in the crossfire or one of the. most effective of sectors in the spot of the country kitchen education has really been heat since the crisis begun to enter 16 and into

a conflict in 27 c do you know the news when to investigate and see how kids are coping in these time with schools and not openly 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 and 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 very very important for me to send my tear to score you know you cannot win lenin in an environment i guess you cannot be with less is so does our own class these things like that because one is something that comes

with a group with a pen and. not been read and the web forms things 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 4 regions half shut down just like this and some of those relocated to areas they caught in the city 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 cullen 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 11 separatist leaders including i hope darby 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 the seashore has taken us a little bit back because what's the already was security situation. is

that. so what the cypriote is what i've got on with this is a lot didn't want kids to go to school but will give reasons now for those when the me to do this with doubting what i would say to school to use the security situation on as an excuse for kids 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 haven't sat in a proper classroom for at least a year as the conflict drags on a generation of cameroonians are growing up without an education. and its story is in south africa where a taxi driver singing career got a boost after a video of him went viral a passenger recorded mens in goma belting out opera in a durban cab the video has since collected 3 quarter of

a 1000000 view is the japanese agent krrish took a ride with the serenading driver. i just landed at the airport here in durban the sun is still shining in the weather's beautiful there's only one downside 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. is just 27 years old south africa already knows he shot to fame when a passenger filmed him singing opera in this taxi and the video went by the group. forced to each. it's just get to my emotions so much because i didn't realize it will go the spot.

it can't just go. to facebook maybe 100 or 2 on the deal was one of them or just saying no can you bring that guy to come and perform in my wedding or something like that just just a small things that small ball would be like kids. menzies' phone is constantly ringing he gets requests for interviews from all over the world invitations to perform and give auditions immense wish i even offered him a free taxi to for his next event. like an opera singer a guy who's driving a missing some a cookie this is very interesting you know. just true i was really excited to meet a man 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. is known menzies since primary school. at

no formal music training he's mostly self-taught since he was young i can see that is quite something special you see me and only people prestigious you know because the eve he does have a talent the next day menzi is off to cape town he's been invited to take part in a competition for professional opera singers and he's feeling optimistic. to be my 1st time seeing the competition and i know many been there and so excited about this to. just about can tell. us it's not going to be important. that. come a final run through in the dressing room and really really cool. then it's the still be. some of

the was coming from the. top of the them. be huge rounds of applause for menzies but unfortunately it's not enough to secure 1st prize if we. ease. their way would be i was back in durban it's back to taxi driving for the time. was obviously father and that 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. about this flame but it's cool dad can see it's going there. menzies determines to its boxes period he says luck is still on the side of every chance he has is as good as gold. and leave it on that note if that's it for now from africa you can catch all our stories on our website and facebook page. until next time it's 5 and out. comes the media attention of some of the famous naturalist and explorers. to some the british public so no from the books from 250. marking on the floor of the discovery. expedition the boys genome up.

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fiona bennett's make to the stars including brad pitt actually who buys a house designed by her in his bundle. 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 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 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 this is the elliott is being on it tonight one of my

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