i want to turn to. g.w. . do you think the famous naturalist and explorer. will bring to comics on the from $250.00. morning on the for you to discovery. expedition boy. this is news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes the west african country of guinea-bissau is gearing up for a crucial election would it be a step in the right direction for one of the poorest and most unstable countries on the. pier and is about survival. every person here is just trying to survive and treated. and damned if you do damned if

you don't if you just say seems like this will be prevented when it builds its stamp on the blue nile river that some say the project will cost them their lives but. hello i'm christine one the welcome to news africa it's good to have you along the west african nation of guinea-bissau is due to hold a presidential election this sunday nady hope the votes will be a step toward stabilizing the country in esol has experienced frequent and sometimes violent upheaval since winning independence from portugal in 1974 yes there is still much and certainty surrounding the pope will have warned that in the moment the 1st. day in a swim to the capital basalt to find out what life is like for ordinary people in

one of the poorest nations on the. school's out for another day in the capital of guinea b. sound west africa. it's fun and games the now. that many of these children will face a difficult future they live in one of the poorest and most volatile countries on the planet. as youth activists sacred to watch in yog explains there are few jobs and virtually no industry. and there's been no stable government for decades only what you wish. the country is still under construction. there have been cyclical crises since the 1980 s. people have little hopes. for life here in guinea bissau out is about survival. every person here is just trying to survive. some of the rain still.

many live from hand to mouth selling things on the street to make ends meet existing on less than a dollar a day. as civil war ended here more than 2 decades ago. but since then guinea bissau now has lurched from crisis to crisis as a small political elite compete for power and limited resources. one person desperate for change is tailor. he accuses politicians of lining their own pockets rather than trying to improve the lives of ordinary people. all support small businesses such as his tailor shop he says the government often fails to pay people's wages for months on end. meaning his customers are not always able to buy new clothes. they don't mind collects fees and taxes but do absolutely nothing they do nothing to help as they should be

support for small businesses and small comus. for the barely 2000000 people who live in guinea to sound the lack of economic opportunity has led to widespread poverty most people are frustrated with a simple inability to move forward with their lives the road to a better country may be bumpy but activists nuada believes there is a way for weight. we young people are trying to contribute toward securing a different future. but i'm going to work hard every single day to help my family and to help young people in guinea-bissau and my country to help it achieve the prosperity that each and every one of us wants to achieve. with nearly 2 thirds of the population under the age of $25.00. hope could lie with the next generation now for more insight into guinea-bissau upcoming election i'm

joined by this all good economist honest he is currently professor at south africa's university of cape cod welcome to the africa professor how is sunday's election expected to go. they will certainly go peacefully insofar as the voting is because the integrity of the process is very well established normally disallow actions in going to be somewhat affronted by international partners they have been audited several times by different the situations of specialize in the area and i think that these supposed to go well and peacefully the problem is going to be after the elections normally we have post electoral conflicts lots of tensions not acceptance of results and we have also in this case a number of politicization the characteristics that are going to announce a very difficult post electoral atmosphere we have

a kind it is very much linked with the. interests in the summer region but also the interests of the drug traffickers illicit activities and we have a hold going president that has been very controversial has actually not respected the constitution and has dismissed 7 prime ministers in 5 years so this is going to be a cocktail of the difficulty is that are going to make the postelection of period extremely tense just picking up on the drug trade at the un has in the paseo that drug traffickers are so powerful in guinea-bissau out that they control the government is this something that's still holding the country back. if we see from the perspective of the logic government there are many parts of the administration of the state that are influenced by their of trafficking and that includes the army

that includes the police and the judiciary so this is a concern and it's something that has not been addressed completely although we now have a new government that is trying to do the best to solve the situation there's just not enough time before the elections for this to be corrected and lastly what does guinea bissau need to do to build its economy to improve the life of ordinary people. well it is a country that is quite reach in terms of potential not only in the fisheries but also interesting because most people don't know is the african country with most islands about 87 and i think this is blessing because it allows good it is to take advantage of a number of characteristics that are in existence not only in the region but also in the continent and i think if it is properly managed it is possible to address the issues of poverty about 85 percent of the population lives under the poverty line with economies extremely small right now all right mr call

a slow pace thank you. now this dam in ethiopia is causing concent in several countries it's damming up the waters off the blue nile which has egyptians worried about they what a surprise trying up this has led to a diplomatic dispute between egypt and ethiopia at riverside farm is in sadat hope that will change their lives for the better. for people living along the blue nile in sudan the river is both a blessing and a curse during the rainy season the river's unpredictable flow causes flash floods those have already killed a 60 people this year but this may end when neighboring ethiopia completes construction on the grand renascence dam which promises to regulate the rivers flow . sudanese farmers downstream welcomed the grand plan.

when you know there was a blue nile is very unpredictable tonight the level of water will be low tomorrow it will swallow houses and sometimes it floods this plantation before we have time to stop it or will the flooding allows for just one harvest per year and that also limits the types of crops that can be planted but once the river flow is under control more intensive agriculture can be practiced it's a different story for sudanese brick makers they depend on silt to washed down from the ethiopian highlands to make bricks which are then baked in riverside kilns with the new dam in place there will be fewer silt deposits and less income for the brick makers. the island this silt comes to us from the estuary there from the ethiopian plateau. with the dam the still don't come any more let me go out of the middle of a google one of. the hydroelectric project is set for completion in 2022 with the

main aim being to boost ethiopia's electricity output and saddam stands to benefit from that development you know lynn has a said. this damn provide sudan with electricity that benefits manufacturing economic growth and this is dana bill development in all sectors. as farmers along the blue nile deal with the rivers unpredictability the future of traditional livelihoods on its banks seems destined to change forever. now this is the new must have condiments for some of south africa's best shifts it's assault found only in a remote place in the middle of the country top chef say it's like nothing you've tasted before but it's not just its flavor that's supposed to be special the souls also has an unusual backstory. collecting sand in the remote riverbed in south africa's far north women have been doing this for more than 2000

years their harvesting salt they say is sacred and has healing powers. people who are suffering from high blood pressure are like myself. i used to have high blood pressure but i'm stronger now since i started my using less salt. i have got killed. but high in magnesium and other minerals it has now also been discovered by top and restaurants for fine dining the salt is harvested exclusively by elderly women of that song or community they extract their special salt according to the ancestors customs and rules a concoction of river sand salty soil and water as filtered several times until the color of the waters almost clear the liquid is left to boil over a small fire for hours when the foam hardens it crystallizes forming the precious

salt. we're very happy to be here because with the salt we make money this is a. one with the money that we make we raise our children and grandchildren. well. we're not welcome by them clothes why do everything thanks to the money for missile. northward. toward our war. the grannies can harvest dozens of kilograms in a few days and sell for more than $8.00 per kilogram topsails to prize the so-called berlin is sold for its crystals that are tiny and evenly size with a unique taste. and show its tasty that is it for now from his africa you can catch all our stories on our website and facebook page well leave you now with some more pictures of the women lifting sad and harvesting that special needs of africa

till next time i think. i am puzzled by a long it's not easy to go to another country you know nothing about the wife ok i'm going to give up because we can't stay on as well or not i don't know that. consciously global news that matters d.w. made for mines. welcome to the but is the game here or do you tell her

to talk about. this so-called green. room or can. we have a. let's have a look at some of the government's. around the league he's still shaking in the food for the breathe a sigh of relief so you don't want to miss it. the bundesliga every. day w. . welcome to news from the world of arts and culture are meryl and coming up in the next quarter and. british awesome slim brown the maori and his wit of wonderful wearable sculptures that can take up to 2 years to make. and

a very skilled workmen ship involved in making maps which illustrate landscapes in a more optimistic way. but 1st the city of birmingham symphony orchestra in the u.k. seems to have a bit of a knack of finding talented conductors the current music director is the lithuanian conduct a mere need. appointed to the post while still in her twenty's rather like one of a pretty discusses simon rattle now just $33.00 she's the 1st female conductor to have an exclusive contract with a leading classical record company darts a gramophone and is in much to mom as a guest conductor as here with the door. is one of the most exciting conductors working today here and they call her maestro me

again the 33 year old lithuanian will be a regular exclusive guest artist here for 3 years her repertoire.