the place you take one to me you know exactly what it is you put it into a plan to become a map exactly where it is grown i think we will be able to provide enough food for people by 2050 if we can make crops that will grow on the arid condition this will be. great debility in the food supply we have at the moment. africa coming up on the program for good all for bad how do you use the internet in an era where fake news is testing the boundaries of democracies. governance experts where do need to live and what rule can you and i play. also coming up. yes upcoming elections economic crisis for my dentist

a dent in the incumbents chances. facing the tragedy but coming to find out how and why this time really and is bringing back some fun and. lives is fast becoming the norm. i. know you're welcome to the program now whether you like it or not the internet and social media here to stay but the question is how are you using them do you verify before you share information and how safe is your data to know more about the experts in the digital development data on internet regulation currently in berlin for the annual internet governance for they are here to debate what legal frameworks are necessary to ensure the use of data for public good and discuss

strategies for honasan data the conference was opened by the un secretary general. we have a collective responsibility to give the election to these technologies so that we maximize benefits and any intended consequences and malicious use and so far we have not yet kept pace. there is an absence of technical expertise among policymakers even in the most developed countries for more on this i have in the studio on journalist. who is that in the conference and set up thanks for joining us so the u.n. secretary general gutierrez as we just had says there's a lack of expertise to handle the challenges the internet's comes with which african countries are looking at well which ones are not i think a lot of countries are approaching the problem from different directions and some

are doing more political work that's trying to lay the groundwork for regulations and sort of control over hate speech and other things challenges that are arising on the internet and some are focusing more on the technical aspects to do with for example governance of international property and governance of how information is generated on the internet is managed so far we have only about only 2 countries that have an explicit data protection law we have south africa and kenya and that's really focused on financial technologies and how we use the internet for business and how to use them to fill corporate governance but i think more and more we're seeing african countries sort of catching up with the realization that this is something that they need to get on board with very quickly that is good you already mentioned that but why is it important to look at the author of the spectacle we talk about internets and governance there's 2 challenges i think we need to pay attention to one is because of the lack of regulation with a lot of international corporations going into african markets to sort of experiment on african populations with technologies that would not be acceptable anywhere else in the world and of course there are ethical questions that come from

that but on the other side we also have the internet as a possibility as a frontier that african countries can explore for economic development for building inclusive societies and it's very important to get ahead of some of these challenges before they become completely out of control and we're not able to rein in any of the problems that arise now in your book you speak about the digital double cross yet its influence on politics what exactly do you mean by that well my look my booklets of a. collision between technology and politics and it looks at how the society the history and the politics of kenya sort of intersects with how the technology has rolled out in the country as you know kenya is not the biggest anything in africa it's not the biggest by population it's on the biggest by comic size lot of biggest by any metric and yet here we have this country that is the world leader in mobile money transactions that is the world for example in uptake of internet based many internet based technologies how does that happen i look at the intersection of that because my argument is basically if you want to understand how the internet will

affect a society you have to begin by understanding that society and that's the best way you can move forward so the internet is like a tool is like having the night you can use it for good or for bad in this era where big news is all about abuse out of leads that seem intimate to cycle because i think everybody needs to be more deliberate and intentional about developing the tools to discern between truth and propaganda but the bottom line is propaganda has been with us since time immemorial this is a new medium this is a new platform that requires new skills and new techniques and i think we've left a little bit late but there's still time to catch up we just have to develop internet specific approaches internet specific discernment so for example i'm using reverse image search that's something that's very specific to the internet good that can help you i can stop you from sharing an image that's being shared out of context with alarmism and other things so it's disseminating that information and hopefully having the same kind of generational shift that we had for example on the radio was introduced when television was introduced those media specific tools that

help us navigate the mess that can arise. author and journalist and we'll call you on that spreads on incidents governance but here. medians are preparing to vote in the general election on wednesday their ruling do you suspect that to retain its 2 thirds majority in the national assembly they are presidential candidates the current incumbent is also likely to secure a 2nd 5 year term bot poll suggests gun go up could receive far fewer votes than in 2 into 14 groups the worsening economic crisis. the final election rally of namibian president hogg again got. his supporters are putting their best foot forward to whip up enthusiasm for the president's campaign . this stadium is less than full but gain gobs victory and

that of his ruling swapo party are all but assured. they have been in power in the country since independence 3 decades ago a gang of uses this past to appeal to the voters. who are. or who. you were what we have gone. the opposition center right p.d.n. party are also doing their best to create an atmosphere. where candidate mchenry banani was the runner up in the 2014 poll but he secured less than 5 percent of the vote then and polls suggest his party's support base remains narrow. ironically the greatest threat to the ruling swapo party. could be this man.

a former dentist he's a member of swapo but he's running as an independent some analysts say this is a sign of a power struggle in swapo. the fear there is that he will put a dent in the president's support and here is another newcomer essam when junk way was elected leader of the national unity democratic organization in march and has become the 1st woman to run for president in the history of the country. like candidate a tuna she's tapping into unhappiness with the state of the economy this is been in a slump since 2016 and it's getting worse by the day with the situation exacerbated by a drought and falling commodity prices youth unemployment stands at nearly 50 percent she says this is having a transformative effect on a new generation. there is a change in the political climate in the media the youth has been very

apathetic there was a buffy amongst the you'll never. minded about going to the polls and so on but now you see it every the alley or meetings that political but if you see more and more young people coming on board when jungle is also running on a platform of investing in education and housing her goal being as she puts it to restore dignity to the people of namibia. having fun in cameroon yes you can we often report on the unrest that's from the countries in this speaking regions after separate is declared the independence of. thousands have been killed half a 1000000 have fled the violence but today we have a different take in one of the main cities and they are no longer form part of the country and educated comedian has made it his goal to bring back some fun and

create space a stupor fall. for boyd a comic. it is his 1st performance here in the new phone city of borja for more than a year. this city has been gripped by tension because of a standoff between english and french speakers incomer rude. boy is determined to change the mood. is important because. people just need to calm down for a little beat and focus on other things other than what i've done it creates. hate speech to me i think there's a reason why it's important where laughs. he's not the only one the sure we're most loved has brought together over 20 comedians and musicians. projects in a mix of teaching french and english. many criticize politicians for their rule in

the current crisis one particular target is the president who has been in power for nearly 4 tickets. let. money i. just. think. it. was. just you know who did that and. it's a room moment of relief for many truly for you know marco mumble is able to nod off steam tonight for a short while least. a lot has happened during these crises people dead was in a lot of blogs it was still a lot of injuries had dead people cried so if this show comes up and

people make other people laugh a movie love so loud it is a very great platform and i am so happy i am here this show is a great nothing more than willing. to let people live on. drugs like d.c. how like police harvestman a corruption income rule. we can show is running high in gun reform region the committee sure is a very welcome little here in boy a. very important to have a good laugh sometimes that's it for now from did i'm going to use africa you can catch all our stories on our website on the facebook page now with more than 1300000 registered voters in the media expected to head to the polls of wednesday will today leave you with some images from the campaign trail that they often something. we'll see you next time i have an hour.

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feature film by british rapper rap man about rival gangs in south london it was banned after a violent incident on the opening weekend and we'll get the story. and monday's historic heist of 18th century jewels in dresden continues to occupy germany as police scour the green vault museum for clues as to who could be behind it. all the 1st motor car hit the roads in the 888 after german engineer carl benz patented his benz 3 wheeler it was in the early 20th century that automobiles became more widely available and abruptly changed every aspect of our lives well now with cars on the brink of a new driverless era an exhibition at london's victoria and albert museum looks at their wide ranging cultural impact. just like

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