this is it breaks it is really happening great britain is leaving the european union after 3 years of tough negotiations deeply divided country needs much more for a few generations remaining. time to say good bye our briggs's special edition. on t.w. . this is news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes lagos city that was the brakes on the card as a ban on the city's popular motion by taxis is due to come into effect in the coming hour was this out brawl on the streets. and i'll be joined by the ugandan climate activist when you said that that too was dropped out of the picture with wide activists you want to hear their message to the world following the incident.

and then a special diet full column will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions research is in kenya fame so we'll tell you why. and i'm kristie want to welcome to news africa it's good to have your company in the coming hour as these motorcycle taxis will be eagle in nigeria's business capital lagos the state government announced the ban on the motorcycles and. because of what it described as the chaos and disorderliness and scary fake is often fatal accidents now drive is in lagos took to the streets to protest the ban which starts on the 1st of february the bikes you see often accuse source of income for thousands of young men living in the city.

an attempt to keep. up this police man is trying to keep trying off the street it's only the beginning of the morning rush hour but traffic is already jammed try sickles and motorbikes known as okada are by far the cheapest and fastest mode of transport. this is one of the easiest ways of getting through what have you traffic in lagos but soon people here won't be able to ride a motorbike like this anymore. the government argues that motorbikes cause too many accidents but many depend on them for their livelihoods plenty of small commercial companies have popped up in recent years that's on top of thousands of drivers who operate on their own for all of them the band is a huge blow. it is a bit of it. before you. will do.

so i'm so proud. the government come out with thoughts. from if i know a bike on the highway everybody is going to. read the write up board. wants . to do is because you have know all about things to do i mean my. school is by professional. as a public transport not broken lagos is far from sufficient many customers depend on us to get around. a bit choppy can quite mild. if you don't buy the leadership was right. that it would take all that you provide and means of transportation for people but the lagos state government is adamant. people get into this must feel good to be broken to go make just said you know

obviously not we can almost say because we do not want to touch anything like times right now and that's this bloody cmos going t.v. and he suggests the band might also free ops young drivers to take up other professions young people who are no longer ready to learn trades everybody jumping on the nowadays you go up paint as you do i viewed as you have to last the 2 sons are very scarce now that was not the situation before kind of. it's not the 1st time that lagos has imposed a ban on motorbikes so far it never really worked the commissioner sas government will introduce more bosses and better roads this time but as traffic in lagos keeps getting busier it's hard to see how people here will manage the delta okada.

now this we dish climate's acts of his gratitude and hosted a press conference today to highlight the work of young african activists in the fight against climate change it's in response to last week's backlash after an african activist was it raised from a photo with the white p.s. now in case you missed the story a week ago the group of young climate activists were in switzerland for the world economic forum after a press conference they posed for a picture together now this is the picture photographer from the associated press to look and there and this next picture is the picture that was published in the end now as you see the only black person who was in the frame was cut out not that person was venice and climate activists from uganda that when word got out that she'd been cropped out of the picture many people were on fin opened it on twitter one used to say it like the necessity that you didn't raise her as vanessa when you

copped out of the photo you raised a continent africa and it hurts and the other one treated this crap out of the nisei is symbolic of how the media has been consistently cropping out youth of color from the narrative when they cover the climate action movement so my guest today is none other than the ugandan activist and that's in a concert herself this morning but as it took part in a press conference with bridget following that cropping that picture cropping saga it focused on climate change in africa welcome to news africa vanessa we'll talk about the press conference in a moment but 1st i want to ask you when you say it that you were cropped out of that picture you said that a continent had been irradiated but i want to know how you personally felt when you saw that picture and that you've been cropped out of fish. when i saw that creature i felt so frustrated and. this is because i had stressed

out the point during the press conference to the media that it is important for them to report stories from different parts of the world i really felt disappointed when i phoned i had been called out of the for 2 wives were in choose the action made us to me and to me i went ahead and read the article actually and i was not introduced as one of the activists who at the press conference none of my records from the press conference was included in the article it's really made me feel so sad. right for this and no one looking at your twitter feed can really get a sense of that some of the statements that you've put out in response to it but you took part in a call a press conference today alongside you'll hear that would be great to. tell me what was the objective all spec'd press conference i understand it was in response to this picture. the objective of the

press conference was mainly to put the climate crisis in africa on the mob for everyone to see this press conference gave an opportunity to different activists from africa to air out their stories and to know of the sufferings of the algo need that different people face as a result of the climate crisis from different parts of the continent. it is a way to do your activism journey begin and tell me what it is that moved you to get up and do something about climate change in africa. well in may 2018 after school i wanted to do something that of course change in the lives of the people of my country i grew up seeing my dad as our tyrian get involved in various activities that provided. solutions to people who are facing such and challenges i was moved to do the same thing but i was not specific of the

kind of activism that i would do in the beginning i carried out research to find out the major problems that are faced by the people in my country and i phone quite a number of them like unemployment corruption poverty among others but ours really struck by climate change i decided to read more about each to understand its courses on the available this is what drove my activism. and business of what is your message to the world after this incident the picture. i would tell the world that every voice does in every possible mottos it is responsible for all of us to respect and listen to the voices of people regardless of where they come from because every voice has a story to 2 and every story has a solution to give and every solution has a life to change so it is important for the wode and everyone else to give

opportunities to different people regardless of where they come from to give them platforms regardless of where they come from and to amplify their voices because there are many activists out there who are trying as much as possible to be listened to to be had but they're all not being created or listened to by anyone so it is important for all of us to respect them and give them a chance to air out their challenges and the solutions that they have to offer. that spend this and that i say in uganda thank you. while africa is bearing the brunt of climate change many submissions are being produced on the continent particularly in agriculture which is one of the main contributors of greenhouse gases researches in kenya say they found the way for cattle farm is to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve their. feeding

a growing population means farmers are seeking more space for their herds to graze in kenya cattle farms are increasingly encroaching on forests that's bad for the climate as forests soak up and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere so when you cut down forests either to get into cropland. for grassland will never stuck then you are seeing a lot of carbon into the atmosphere. but this humble plant could be the solution napier grass which grows wild across many east african countries researchers say cows fed on a pure grass produce less meat 13 a powerful greenhouse gas the organically fertilize grass produces less carbon emissions than other crops it's also richer in nutrients and carries fewer ticks some of the. disappeared because sometimes meat that cannot be digested but

a lot of. it's been sold very definite. and healthy cows produce up to 50 percent more milk that's welcome news for kenya's 2000000 small scale dairy farmers. happier farmers and healthier cows are just some of the fortunate side effects in the fight against climate change. and that is it for now from africa you can catch all our stories on our website and facebook page now as a motorbike ban comes into effect this weekend in lagos we need you with some more images of this load of trials in so many ways on the continent at.

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