all the time square crystal ball has been given a practice run 32000 l.a. day lots of do on the boat which is the whole mock of american new year's eve celebration it's. a lot of. thank. you know watching news that's all for now you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our website at www dot com now but i'm anthony howard thanks for watching. come. on the bench are some of the famous naturalist and explorer. to celebrate clicks on the phone books from 250. working on the for each of discovery . expedition in boyd on.

the top enticed. by a scream from jurors or dealing with any and then i killed many civilians. come including my father. and i was a student because i wanted to build a life for myself. but suddenly life became malinche kind of. providing insights global news that matters d. w. me for minds. this is the news africa you special edition of our program today we bring you some of the incredible stories before too from across the continent coming up. britain's blood boil meets the kenyans forced to make way for bridges the plantations to take in the case to the u.s. . plants. the middle of the island way humans and snakes if together in

strange comedy. over time that will introduce you to the south african taxi driver who's become on oprah singing sensation. hello i'm christine wonder and i'm eddie my car journey oh welcome to a special edition of news africa it's good to have you along a governor in kenya has warned that british sheep plantations face zimbabwe style farm invasions thousands of kenyans who say they were driven from their homes under british colonial rule wants to be compensated and have taken their case to the un did travel to carry chill that's the case in the highlands of the kenya's rift

valley also known as kenya's capital because most of the tea that comes from kenya is growing. amounts and before hardship and suffering has swallowed libya tutor teach her entire life when she was just a child she was separated from her family together with thousands of to live in keep ciggies people she was expelled from home suffering from lands at 96 years old she still vividly recalls the trauma of that experience. i don't remember the day. but the hour we were chased was 4 in the afternoon. i was so frightened my stomach started aching and i started vomiting. lydia's parents were forcibly removed to so-called national reserves making way for acres and acres of profitable tea plantation today they are owned by multinational

companies video stayed behind to work on one of the british ts states that she was repeatedly raped by her employer who got her pregnant. when the white man as she calls him a tech took for the 1st time she was only 13 years old and. there was nothing i could do used a lot of force to overpower me. i didn't understand what was going on i was in a lot of pain and i was crying a lot. when kenya became independent in the 1960 s. video was left to fend for herself as an outcast with 3 biracial children another money or land to live on to date she is one of more than 100000 victims who are demanding that a united nations special investigator with an inquiry into their plight of. british soldiers expelled families from their homes stole land and livestock and

committed gross human rights violations all for the sake of planting this crop the victims of this land appropriation say there is blood in the t. here they want reparations for them about treatment and above all an apology for the crimes committed under the crown. brought me dixon a lawyer from the u.k. representing this complaint says it's time for redress no it's also a very opportune time because iran the world's states and various bodies or looking at past abuses colonial uses and how they can be addressed that they call be swept under the carpet for the dia and her daughter i hope she'll be able to witness an apology. ok this one this next one gives me the creeps out of the stories in uganda and the curious tale of an island inhabited only by men and snakes about a 1000 deadly kroeber's inhabit the island seen by the fisherman who live there as

spirits rather than just a beautiful fence and i gotta say with some wireline since about 5 kilometers of the shore in lake victoria notes that women are allowed to die alone for a short visit only not overnight our reporter julie has sent us this report from the island of naik's. island unlike victoria. home to over 150000 buds which give the island a rather particular sound. down below them on the ground a much quieter beasts. over 1000 cobras from the island in a unique example of coexistence with mine. but. do not be chinese snakes these are spirits of the island attached to our culture.

over 100 fishermen leave on the island. and the man will cut he's the most experienced. yes lived here for more than 35 yards. an old man of the sea he has retired from commercial fishing. to 97 year old is the custodian of long held customs which forbid killing the snakes. because reza believed to be the spirits of a socred island. got on well as easy as never seen a cobra attack in no one except once when he was attacked himself. in a war. i must have angered the snake when i carried it out of the house so that i could sleep but it crawled back in i picked it up again and threw it out and then went to bed early i will notice donna surely it crawled back in. but this time i picked it up and it turned its head and

bit me. in the snake shouldn't be harassed even if it means sharing a bed with some of. the trees and the snakes move freely in and out of the wood now since i have lived the old with them and the fishermen of no reason to panic some even think it's a blessing from the spirits. if it comes into your house that's a spiritual visit. just tell the snake you have no problem and it will not cause you any trouble well. the name of the island. its traditions are rather strict no one cuts down a tree for any reason. bugs to shouldn't be killed and must not be eaten. but the custom of the

prohibits women on the island is the one that is toughest for the fishermen. so don't you know what i would be good to finish your work and go home and see your family every day you know how your child spent the night to know what they need and unfortunately it's not possible here for one of the pits for work. i don't really think that a large population with 3000 islands rich by diversity. he suffered a couple of painful pits from the great guns. a few druther sisia with more bugs and this makes the humans. beautiful snakes no. good to south africa now a taxi driver singing career boost after a video of him went viral so a passenger recorded men single that belting out oprah in a devon cab that video has since collected almost

a 1000000 views increase to the right with a serenading drive. i just landed at the airport here in durban the sun is still shining in the weather's beautiful there's only one downside the 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. the woman is just 27 years old. south africa already knows he shot to fame when a passenger films him singing opera in his taxi and the video went viral. was she. it's just get to my emotions so much because i didn't realize it will go the spot

maybe it can just go to school so facebook may be pundits only 2 of the deal was one of them or just saying no can you bring that guy it's a common platform in my wedding or something like that just just a small things and small world like kids. when she's phone is constantly ringing he gets requests for interviews from all over the world invitations to perform and give auditions and men's wear shop even offered him if we taxi to for his next event is. like an opera singer a guy who's driving and he sings i'm 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 for my teacher. is known menzies since primary school himself at

no formal music training he's mostly self-taught since he was young i can see that is something special and stitches you know he concedes he does have a toilet the next day menzi is off to cape town he's been invited to take part in a competition for professional opera singers but he's feeling optimistic. the laugh is. coming soon. i know maybe when the sun sets in but this time she just can't. see it's not him see him coming. just. a final run through in the dressing room and. then it's just.

the. the was the come. the lead up. well he didn't win but still amazing make sure you got to ride with him when next in devon hey so remember how we came across the ivorian o.p.l. who created 100 african. well you can see that it's also how they reflect everyday life in africa i don't know that his zouk white movies from the us still feel that's it for now from africa you can catch on our stories on our website and facebook page we leave you now with these pictures of some of the movies together

with some imagined real life counterparts will see you soon bye for now. nothing something close. to snow. on the west. tenuous time. to. add up the fullness to 2010 to 2019.

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