60 minutes w. . welcome to the what is he wanted. to talk about such. a low and a while welcome to a brand new edition of the 77 percent that show that expo was what much as well off because young majority i mean a host. thanks for joining me today. in today's program we've been looking at the population growth in nigeria as our important key to your money take those 3 debates to conduct.

more than big will be jumping on a so-called mike. and last but not least will be heading to total to make that call tell giants what i think so wish was all the wonders of the capitol and you know me. as you can tell the law to large and out once again. what takes us to west africa where the ba'ath weight is one of the highest in the world this growing young population could drag the local economy i guess that's what many people think but how many children can cause a financial bottom for 5 and a serious health problems for women having several pregnancies in a row but family planning and contraceptive methods a state of war subject in many of the conservative with the majority countries of the region however in fact a goal inflight see only be changing

a growing number of young couples want to take control over how many children they will have and when every day in going side goes door to door visiting family some have the kind neighbor who she says. the district godmother or auntie as she wants to see change in her community. in the privacy of their homes she talks to women about sex and contraception in the. camp so not every woman is able to go to the clinic and choose a contraceptive method. she needs her husband to agree and sometimes also her mother in law some women come to the clinic and say my husband wants me to take this specific method even if it's not safe so we go and speak to the has meant to raise his awareness of our role is to media. having media to such

a crossroad level makes a big difference says sophie put young to rate a midwife at him by the view health center 10 years ago the government launched this outreach program to make family planning a priority they hope to decrease my turmel and unit told that. according to the world bank the fertility rate dropped below for. children per woman in 2016 it was the 1st time in senegalese history the better rate is now $4.00 lower than other countries in the region such as new j. old nigeria and the queue outside sophie's practice is always growing them in their homes in 2009 when i started working here we had around 400 women a month who wanted contraceptives. now we have up to $2500.00 women a month so the growth has been exponential. and nothing no i don't mean really well. i think it's because of all the awareness campaigns the media the

funding's also women now realize the benefits of spacing out pregnancies for their babies their husbands and for themselves. this mother of 3 comes here regularly to get the pail she doesn't want any more children as she wants to make sure her kids get the best education possible. family planning i have peace of mind now i can do whatever i want without thinking of getting pregnant or face. in synagogue or on 95 percent of the population is muslim. society here is conservative most awful as part of a growing young generation of religious leaders who promote family planning for house trained more than 2500 moms across the country he says that

a koran advocates breast feeding and space in our pregnancies. but never see when you read deals of the words of the prophets you can clearly see that he was against good pregnancy said they had terrible consequences for the newborns and for the mother. more and more mired couples are now using contraception but because sex outside marriage just considered single young people are often excluded from awareness campaigns on sexual and reproductive health. and. there because of the priority is to educate the youth compounds. you have to make them understand what is at stake when there is an unwanted pregnancy. what is at stake when they have an uncontrolled sexuality. isn't lying. in a country like senegal it must be

a priority to. progress has been made but there's still a long way to go health with more women and. salmon . women across africa don't always have the freedom to make decisions all over their own bodies often because of social pressure and tradition but family planning will play an increasing role in years to come because according to the world bunk africa's population is likely to double by 2050 meanwhile the resources are becoming scots phosphate debates are reporting 80 in mind he said nigeria which is projected to become the most populous country in the world.

africa's population is growing fast predictions say that by the year 2100 bill before point 5000000000 africans that's about a 3rd of the entire global population so we're here in congo the most populous state in the most populous country in africa to find out how exactly that future we look for africa is my i want to begin with you should we trust these numbers are they accurate and where do they even come from for me the numbers are accurate because when you look at the investment the agencies like unicef are putting in to enter into research and i think you have no other reason than to accept that is what for it is you know is something i have not got about them because we all know most of them and when it's going to gain you know so the numbers might not be extremely precise but we know that africans are going to increase and i want to come to sign up because you're an advocate for children and adolescents and specifically against child marriage and i want to find out from you why do you

think africans are increasing in population where the rest of the world the trend seems like they're decreasing where because there are some months not some regulations with the guts of population growth like population is booming and is increasing day by day and we are not doing anything about it in precisely do not and mangy the increase of child marriage and lots of child brides and given by that very young age and the booming of the population so this is causing a lot of problems from lack of access to health care. a so mr director general we're hearing that resources are stretched thin are you feeling it when you're governing indeed it is very. overstretched at the moment we have over 3000000 children in public primary school which means. a little forms are needed to minute the education of these children and the

government at the moment there's no top of these funds so if the government doesn't have money to take care of the people that it has right now how is nigeria going to take care of itself in the future zine i want to come back to you because i really want to get to the heart of this why then are we not are we having 5.7 children that's the average age of number of births per woman in nigeria compared to one point something in europe why are we still having so many children if it's not working if we can't afford it yet because we lack i think access to parmalee line and i think you are a productive health rights and we are growing prized leave without any make i said in the post place and also diabetes some really just unconscionable proctors that is at picton that also because of the system of my age and the parmalee system of the not that's so. so weighs the balance between religion culture and really just being rational family for lenin islam is allowed when there are problems

but it is not allowed when it is intentionally mad to check the will of allah the idea of let me help 2 people or 3 people like how other people are doing in their culture is prohibited i want to understand to what degree do women have the agency not necessary for family planning but even to space their children actually i do think they have a lot of see because i just had a baby 5 months ago so i was like my husband and i decided to space you know to birth and we're like let's go and check out the child space and you need to be so like 5 to 6 women i think 3 of them came on their own but the hospital said they have to bring the husband or a written letter from him signed that he has agreed you know for them to do this piecing like a metal. we're going to have the child spacing unit she's 39 and she's just tired she has 8 children so she doesn't want to you know do it anymore but the husband is

and is insistent that she has to do it again what is going to happen to decide of women because a lot of them out there they are tired they are sick but the husbands which are not even able to take care of them still wants them to keep giving birth why why is that. line and when you talk about these issues the most vulnerable ones i guess because of the issue of gender equality it's like when they're talking about education because if it goes i indicated all these issues will go down they are not to be making any a part to have a bill and even to sign a bill up 10 right and so that it's when i just say at least let's discuss. the school education ok let me come to the director general because you spoke directly to him that the idea of free education is really incompatible with what's happening right now because you're not even addressing things like child marriage indeed we are addressing things like child marriage and we have this arrangement where we

give monies to parents of goes to allow them to continue their education to secondary school level that we find out what is that what will of consequences if a parent is found to have given their child out for marriage when they're too young of course they're very extant laws if you refused to take your girl child to education. process would be for that anything. about legal process. i'm not a lawyer. and i thought it would be a like a well known law but a moment like to come back to you. allow me to ask what would happen if the government of nigeria today the federal government said that the problem of population growth is to begin nigeria and we now have to cap the number of children to one per woman one is is just an assumption the question is based on

assumption yes of course but i'm asking you is this something that you think could work in nigeria in cannes or even in africa it will walk somewhere and it will not work somewhere. that. people that is in line with their culture and believe will are stopped and those that see it as negative will reject it. we were able to do one thing that is empower and creates awareness and 1000 begin to give them education because these eyed people that i give in but so if you light in them and give them a line is that if you need this is the quince the point is that will happen if there is a population crisis in the country so it's not for you to have blended type of the the number of children that you're going to be given back to you can talk to the husband look i'm not able to get my to because of i'm not ready to give but because of my health condition because you can enlighten them even to people in new areas and once and that is my take so information for you is what would they mom is refusing but i'm not going to stay there because i don't want to start a war i wonder what do you think it's been

a very exciting debate here in cannes oh i'm edith kimani thank you for watching. what i make fighting in thanks and thanks to all but. now if you would like to watch the full version of this straight debate please have a local no i you tube channel we can't wait to read all your comments. the rapidly growing population is also a challenge in mozambique where since 2005 the number of residents has increased by over 30 percent and more people means more and more cars and trucks on the rope mobility is a daily struggle for many was on because as we found out on the streets of my poodle but innovation is on its way. each morning before sunrise thousands of commuters crammed into overcrowded mini buses in the outskirts of. the

often have to wait for hours to get a free seat on one of these open trucks. then known locally as my loves because the passengers on the crowd of transporters have to hang on to each other in order not to fall. in more and they are as a teacher who has to take this route each day getting to work takes her 2 hours she has had enough of it. no. fucking news is north of which transportation system but you don't have any other option available but today at least i'm lucky because i'm sitting in the front seat well spent most of the days and in the back this is not safe for talk or put our lives in danger every day but that is not english not only is public transport. it is also unsafe the number of motor vehicles registered in mozambique has grown by more than 50 percent in the past 5 years has also resulted in increased bloodshed on the roads several 100

people are killed in traffic accidents to each year. driver. has experienced many accidents. i was going to wonder what was the story that keeps running through my mind you know the roads here are not ok once one of the drivers had to hit the brakes abruptly and all the people fell on the street all of them all of them from the ship. but. in order to make the streets safe i have tried to ban the use of open trucks in the past but the day they stopped operating tens of thousands of people failed to get to work bringing the city to a standstill authorities were forced to withdraw the decision. but safe alternatives are on their way software developer body talk has been well. immobility designed to get you to work on time and without stress. on its name where i work

in sort of useful. against dark because there. is a service that is going to help was on pecans went to transport most people are suffering every morning waiting for taxis are scrambling for my loves you but there might be a but there we are going to solve this problem i am very proud of my. son. connects motorists who have empty seats never be a cold with passing just wanted to catch a lift into town or back. payment is done by a mobile money platforms such as mtesa one kilometer of the journey costs about $3.00 euro cents. this is not too expensive the public transport system costs around 20 louis and flat but it means that i have to go through so much trouble in the morning i have to fight for my place in the taxi so for me it's much better to pay a bit more for better and more reliable service this is much more efficient than

the taxi speak of. the founders of well i want to revolutionize the private transport sector and provide a more dignified mode of transportation however the service is still in its infancy so far the only 4 drivers taking part in the service and about 50 paying passengers . there's no money for publicity work. won't like all startups we are still a small enterprise we need to be patient for now and direct all our efforts into the right direction. is to keep growing we expect to be able to transport about 1000 people pay a day in diffusion. now which change to a different. will in kenya country well known for its well records in a letter but not necessarily it's actually it's not yet. with skateboarding

kicking off in east africa in the lead up to its debut in the next olympics d.w. metz the children of nairobi were dreaming of becoming the world's best can't bowl with us when they grow up. say again skating helps me to be strong when i am on my schedule but i feel freeney when i'm moving on the board especially when i'm dropping into the ball and i come out i feel so good. 16 year old. times. in my role being. 100 children but a skate park is the best part of least the children think so.

because out. of the 2014 it's not just the stuff against the fast speeds but also its largest the children have been self-confident been able to express themselves they've been able to pull people from outside their world to open up and appreciate them he says when she watches the children she seized. upon to mentor. she sees a brighter future. as often as i dream of going to the olympics one day and introducing other women. showing them they shouldn't be afraid of skating because nothing is impossible you just have to have to move around and be feeling and have enough confidence confident enough. to

make a living what's good for the one thing and when she wants to build a home for my o.b.'s underprivileged children. and i'm sure in the dream house well thought only be escaped. now from east africa by. to west africa we're traveling to total it's time for our not my city today a guy to go on a scout always keen to share his passion about the totally capital with us. i'm glad he's so sculptor of giants i'll introduce you to my beautiful city one of my sources of inspiration i hope you like it. at the soul was born into a capital romance which is home to more than 1700000 people. voted on the border with ghana the coastal city of course not only miles and miles of beaches

but it's also home to the leading container port in west africa but the city does not profit much from it as it is mainly used for transfer shipments the majority of the population from what truly. the mayor is a police and these sense of trance quality is also noticeable in a studio located in the neighborhood of creek i mean. this is why i communicate with the would i like to bring new life to the dead my sculptures can be up to 4 metres tall i use my artworks to talk about a feeling in my heart my goal is to give something new to the world. the 20 year old artist never picks up wood from living trees conserving nature is very important to him they and sculptor also incorporates recycled materials into his artwork to make people aware of the importance of protecting the environment

like many cities in west africa the man has a problem with its width management this is very much i always feel shocked when i see people to rubbish on the street that is why i gather the waste to include it in my work i even pay people to go to the rubbish dump and collect trash for me. if you're so. good at the so also looks for inspiration beyond environmental issues he also gathers ideas from the local architectural and historical trade routes such as rome is old p.f. which was built by the german colonial regime in the early 20th century what are more i mean so here i think the old port is like a giant sculpture it's like a museum where parents can tell their children about the colonial history of total were new york. was a german colony until while one at which point it was taken over by britain and

france in the commercial heart of la may this colonial heritage plans with more than active like the peace monument located one sculpture takes its inspiration from picasso this piece down. this statue inspires me a lot it's a great monument to the represents peace in the world there's also this moral project initiated by 2 goalies artist jimmy hope. your many to police artist have worked on this mural. 8 review i think whenever i come here i feel like i am immersed in a world full of art on ramp really. artists so often comes to the beach to share his act with everybody but on these occasions they usually made out of sand on sand this the beach of london becomes the city's main government please come here to eat and drink what and dance with your friends

and to laugh once a great way to end of the week and the perfect sport to say goodbye to tell me it was a pleasure to show you around my city law me i hope you liked it come and discover it for yourself see you still. thank you. you're a full 50 well we have come to the end of wash i hope you have enjoyed yourself i know i have is what you can look forward to you know when next program may be the that african film festival in florida where we talk about what truth is and challenges in the african film market. and we head to uganda where we meet 13 year old musician witchell m. who is fighting for the rights of girls with hustle. and if you would like to give us stories suggestions are also give feedback on the show you can write to us at 77

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