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and to meet the canyon sculpted to any scrap metal into award winning. hello i'm christine want to welcome to news africa it's good to have your company the growing conflicts in the sun hell is high on the agenda of the munich security conference which opened here in germany today this conference is often described as the most important security for on the planet and this year's meeting brings together more than 500 decision makers and 35 heads of state including leaders from the south held region concern is growing over the increasing violence in the sahil states some of which is being field by climate change but it's not the only issue affecting africa said to be discussed of nick the main theme of the meeting is

something they have decided to call west's listeners the idea that the west is in retreat. is egypt kamandi is in munich for the conference and she joins me now it is it's good to see you we'll talk about that strange term. in a moment or 1st i want to ask you just how much importance to our leaders gathered in munich pushing on the crisis in this to help. oh quite a significant amount actually and you can tell by the delegation that's here from this a whole region we have ministers drawn from chad and fossil but also their mount of money that's been poured into this region the e.u. alone has put over 8000000000 euros in the side hill since 2014 and this is for peace and security concerns as well as sustainable development in that region whether or not this is going to amount to anything is what we're discussing here at the munich security conference and what more can be done to accelerate that process write it. as we as we mentioned the situation in the so how is also being filled by

climate change you moderated a panel on that very theme do you get the sense that western leaders are taking the responsibility that they have to take rainfall a tsunami in that we've seen africans bear the brunt of all. this certainly a lot of awareness and john kerry made a various stock statement yesterday saying that the u.s. possibly has the highest number of climate change deniers in the world this of course is an issue that is impeding the efforts to mitigate the impact of climate change and this is just one of the issues that came up the green deal which is being fronted by the e.u. for example to try and mitigate these effects also came up and yet germany who is a signatory of that deal is still producing more beef than it can consume so there's a lot of awareness but there's also a lot of action there's also action towards the wrong things there was concern that banks are still investing in fuel fossil fuel companies and yet on paper they seem

to be in agreement with the paris agreement. coming back to that the theme of this year's munich security conference where the idea that. the western world's dominance is receding how would that position the affect africa what is the feeling about how that would affect africa. well the most important thing that would happen is that africans would get an opportunity to front things that are important to them and important to africans the 2nd thing that might happen is it would create room for new collaborations if the e.u. is perhaps not of the central africans could get an opportunity to renegotiate some of the deals that they feel do not work for them in terms of climate change in terms of peace and security and like i said earlier take a from stand on those issues and push them forward you've also been interacting with some of the delegations that have come through from africa what are they telling you what are they expecting from this conference or perhaps what it is they may. 2 western leaders gathered in munich. well i spoke to the kenyan

ambassador to germany earlier and the 1st thing that she expressed was really disappointment saying that while the munich security conference is important it can still do more to be diverse and this is something that was repeated in the opening remarks by the german president frank fall to steinmeyer saying that we do need to be more inclusive as we look at security concerns because they are global and so this is what i've heard from the african leaders saying that more needs to be done on the continent but at the same time admitting that they have to take the mantle and leave that conversation right there. at the munich security conference for us thank you. reports from salt sudan allege pollution from the oil industry is causing birth defects miscarriages and other severe illnesses the documents obtained by the a.p. news agency show that the government and the 2 main chinese they had oil companies

have been away at that for years rather than content nation from drilling could be causing serious health problems but little has been done to clean up the mess the government says there is no link between oil waste and any health problems 6 fingers on each hand a swarm kidney. and a missing limb baby pink my idea was spawned like this. i was shocked the 1st time i saw the baby. and our company paid the transfer off the family from south sudan to a medical facility in kenya for diagnosis and treatment pink my gear was born in moving state the most oil producing state of south sudan. the oil company told the family that the defected due to a genetic problem by the father doesn't believe this. i mean but no

wolf. this is all happening to us because of the oil pollution the oil for literally i was. most effects around oil fields and moving state nearly tripled between 12152017 says environmentalists groups from the region locals also from these pictures of chemical dumpsites and they sponsor indicating that environmentalists stand there and not met here to chinese let much in this not oil consortiums drilling in the region. so these companies have this model for doing oil and gas development in these developing 3rd world nations and that is to go and buy the government or otherwise ally themselves with the government. no regulations are very favorable tax royalty regimes and do whatever they want to make as much profit as they want quickly and then leave and that's kind of the model that they're imposing on south sudan and that's really

a tragedy for the people there and for the environment the oil companies did not respond to the news agencies requests for comment the south sudanese our minister seen here in the middle of a meeting with oil workers in august last year called links between contamination and birth defects premature speculations consultant rick stein a would it reports for the united nations on oil pollution is more outspoken. if there is human exposure even a minute quantities like down to 10 parts per 1000000000 of benzenes and ph is and such in the poly nuclear hydrocarbons that can cause birth defects cancers cardiovascular disease respiratory ailments and such like that there is a well established linkage there. and the family is convinced that their experiences prove there is a link. the problem because even the animals like goats and cows have been born like this they're all affected like my boy almost all of it the mother is

increasingly concerned of alter baby she says he can't breastfeed and he cries all night. we're going to give you i am worried about his future. and this is not only the future of baby pink myopia which is at stake but the future of a whole region. ok our next story is in kenya where one artist makes life sized sculptures using scrap metal. founded the thin b. art gallery in 1902 it has been at the forefront off conserving the environment through education recycling junk metal and promoting conservation and sustainability issues throughout the skull to has worked with recycled metal for 30 years but he say's rising concerns globally about pollution over consumption and time to change make his work more relevant now than ever.

never running out of material for inspiration can you not just turns thousands of tons of waste from all over the world into sculpture he says the ongoing issues of consumption and climate change make his work more relevant today the 2nd you know it's become more than it should be told i mean we just need to be really seeing through what is out there on this plastic and for. the ocean and also the whole idea of people being this we we on this even and all wonderful pollution the world wildlife conservation is close to his heart to life size lions god his workshop the main on this one constructed from an illegal hunting stance meticulous childhood memories about the growing conflict between animals and humans in his country inspired him to sculpt wildlife to grow up south of nairobi where would a base used to roam vast plains. i don't need it with the migration was coming

through one of these migrants and in a place called. i just. want to make greece and the north exist anymore because if you study migration patterns there was a part of that is to go up north. design you know to not mind to project parts into the model. but taking his call to international law buys that included former u.s. president bill clinton the danish row family and the san diego zoo he's now i mean to inspire the next generation of recyclers starting a sculpture apprenticeship school for must teach the younger people. to understand the importance of the 2nd because. it is so sacred how endangered will be for. the least while his work fetches thousands in the galleries of temporary begin beyond but take heart city's azza message that can be recycled into the future of

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