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female members of religion schools peers from the middle east are demanding the larger. 0 common ground is empowering women giving the rule making them an agent of change where. the female peacemakers storage training where we sit down dog. 11 on a red notice to arrest a fugitive carlists go the former nissan c.e.o. faces trial for financial misconduct in tokyo but escaped to beirut on monday and he says he did it all alone. also on the show the 1st smartphone completely made in africa but will consumers come

a calling. and we look at one african country making strides towards creating a better business environment. this is a business i'm on in berlin carlos cowen spectacular escape from japan where he was under house arrest facing trial for financial misconduct remain shrouded in mystery one escape theory says the former nissan c o o hid in a musical instrument case that was taken on board a private plane headed fed notice requests to arrest him. it's still not clear if japanese authorities in their search of goans residence found anything to explain how he slipped through the net the lebanese capital of beirut though camera crews have laid siege to the home of the former nissen chairman after his arrival there gold explained that he believed the japanese court system was unjust and that is arrest had been politically motivated go on scene here in archival footage plans to

speak to journalists next week lebanon has not received an official request from interpol to arrest him as a fugitive but neighbors don't believe he's a criminal. and he did help innocent and renault to achieve his stature. as a businessman he did will. indeed as a lebanese man we're proud of the. journalist ricardo carvalho is a close friend of call on this girl and he spoke to him after his escape. if you knew he was confident about the future he's got a lot of plans and that's the most important thing he's surrounded by his family and friends he's at home here in his country. guns escape to lebanon is a stunning twist in a roller coaster journey that saw him fall from boardroom to detention center here he spent more than 100 days in spartan conditions far removed from his sometimes

extravagant lifestyle the auto tycoon stands accused of unreported his salary to the tune of $85000000.00 prosecutors also allege he skimmed off millions of dollars from the company for his personal use tokyo has no extradition treaty with beirut japan's justice department is left holding guns bond worth around 12000000 euros. the mara phone the 1st smartphone wholly made in africa has enlisted some major backers south africa's nedbank vodacom and now retail supreme pick and pay have entered into distribution partnerships for the phone which aims to break china's iron hold on the market the dubai based american or peroration opened factories and kagawa gali rwanda and durban south africa just a few months ago. well africans pay a premium for a smartphone produced on the continent the $130.00 mera phone is the 1st smartphone

to be wholly money factored in africa the main factory opened in kigali in october and the goal is to produce a 1000000 and a half smartphones for africa every year it uses the android operating system and many see it as fitting into rwanda's ambitious plan to transform itself into a nation of rising incomes through digitalisation the mara phone if it takes off could be a turning point for the whole continent he says something that makes which real to reassure the global market that you guys with can actually be a producer and what are you sure does the 1st thing that you have to foresee does the uniqueness or the other thing to consider say insiders is that a locally produced phone will encourage locally produced apps a potential boon for africa's fledgling tech sector. we have our friends we've got the videos because we go 'd to the but if you have a local producer who knows the muppet you build up some problems we have 50 people

and the only about 15 percent of rwandans have a smartphone so mom phones market is expected to grow fast the market leader is chinese manufacturer a techno going for less than $100.00 they a much cheaper than m r a phone. a german car giant 5 and a german consumer group have announced they will start talks to settle a class action lawsuit in relation to the so-called these i'll get emission scandal around 400000 diesel owners that launched the loss the lawsuit last year now the 2 sides say their am is a pragmatic solution in the interests of customers a settlement what entitle plaintiffs to financial compensation for the loss in value of their diesel vehicles caused by the emissions fraud. first place new zealand 2nd place singapore. 3rd place hong kong these are the easiest places in the world for an entrepreneur to start a new business according to the world bank but the world bank also tracks which

countries have made the most progress togo has shown remarkable improvement here is how. millet cotton and cocoa agriculture is still the most important sector in togo. for amassing baby has ruled the country since 2005 when you took over from his father in the elections coming up in april he wants to be reelected said he has carried out a program of reforms according to the world bank report it has become much easier to start a business to get a construction permit a bank loan or and electricity hook up with these measures togas progress has seen it move up the kings for most improved financial climate overtaking saudi arabia and jordan and the world bank's overall ranking their place is at 97th and amid love to feel that there's still

a long way up to go but conditions are good to capital is centrally located in western africa which is seen to become a logistics hub especially useful to north and trading partners book enough and these are our correspondent. joins us now are that good to see you know the reforms have been credited to a reelection effort by saying they now how will the election in april influence togo's economy afterwords. it will greatly because. it doesn't have much. hope in the policies that his government has been rolling out already or currently the government is really now it's a 5 year development plan. and in 2022 and obviously if he gets reelected this year means that these policies will be implemented without any opposition so we

should expect more of these things that are happening that are made it's more conducive environment for business to appreciate to continue after the election and that reelection is key to sustain into. progress so far now reelection reelection we heard in the report there that togo has plenty of room to improve can you tell us what key challenges are still present for doing business in the country what corruption is still an issue. much less. of or really hopping on the ground and so you still have corruption being a problem that is creating a challenge for businesses to operate also because you don't have a lot of room for other people to also play a role we've also seen. really so easy because you don't know exactly what will happen in terms of. this year so these issues and also. have an

appreciation way business a priest. all of the things that he needed to do to succeed to preach without challenges we still have some difficulties in the area so these things need to be fixed to make gains thank you. and spite of germany's weak economy employment numbers that were up in 2019 official data say the yearly average showed 45300000 people in germany were in work a point 9 of a percent increase on the previous year marks 14 straight years of jobs growth and is the highest number in employment since reunification in $9098.00 the overall unemployment rate was stable for the year just over 3 percent. french trade unions have called for more strikes this month after president and manuel mccrum pledged to continue with this plan to reform the country's pension system across said the government wants a compromise with the unions they want the government to abandon its plan to

install a uniform retirement system in place of dozens of industry specific plans nationwide strikes have crippled public transport in recent weeks further strikes but calm as pools and businesses start back up start back up following the christmas new year break. time retailers have a join the battle against ocean pollution by banning single use plastic bags the move will see customers instead of paying a small fee for a reusable bag made of a cloth like fabric thailand is one of the largest contributors to ocean pollution where citizens go through an average of 8 disposable bags every day. plastic waste in the last 2 decades it's become the norm on beaches across asia much of the plastic despoiling places like this is from single use bags as the new year begins stores in thailand are trying to break a national have it in a country where citizens go through an average of 8 single use plastic bags every

day several major mall operators in $711.00 convenience stores are asking customers to pay a small fee for reusable bags but ultimately the fight against pollution comes down to a change in public attitudes and some people are reluctant to change. thurston howell are going to get what if we pay at least $500.00 baht and then they give us a free cloth bag it's not much if we use these bags they'd be better off and richer but other people will suffer you have to give the consumers or the plastic use a time. you cannot just change it over let's say in even one of 2 months he would take some time but eventually it will go away thailand is one of the largest contributors to ocean pollution with plastic bags regularly turning up in the stomachs of dead marine mammals like do gongs. and that's it for me

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