and send us your story you are trying in all ways to understand this new culture. you are not even a turn of years you want to become citizens. in for migrants your platform for reliable information. this is diva of lean years africa coming up in the next 15 minutes fighting fear with faith pastors in training in northern nigeria are contemplating matters of life and death. on fire and sometimes even give your life for your sheep. and in burkina faso we meet lame vantine the energetic presenter of a t.v. entertainment show a motto is i am an albino i own it up front attitude that's inspiring other i'll be in those to fulfill their potential.

i'm told me welcome to the program it's good to have you with us we begin in nigeria where activists say at least 350 christians have been killed across the country this year alone a new report blames the violence on islamist extremists in the north where christians are minorities muslim nomadic herders have also often clashed with mostly christian farmers in central nigeria now future pastors are battling with the question of how to address these dangers. if you want to become a pastor in nigeria or study theology you will probably study here one of the all those schools in kaduna city the northern part of nigeria is struggling with the widespread killing of christians recent attacks on pastors and students forced the

topic onto the students and gender how would they react once they are pastors their leader of the church. on crisis erupted what do you do or on. if you don't you cannot be anything move on the lecture or once the students to choose a different path you have to spin and fight and sometimes even give your life for your sheep but most students want to protect their own families 1st a common human reaction one that seem strong or then think i will take my family. to a conference after one. hour noncom on stay with the people to see how the situation. if there is any suggestion i can give to my people one thing i can give to them even to store on our children are we sure don't know why

least i know my family to see. the class bursts into laughter realizing their own level of helplessness in the face of crisis i would talk to most men commit we're from your enemies we're from your members as a leader. targeting christians for killing gruesome shots like this one from last year released by boko haram and its splinter groups have spiked in nigeria here a child soldier forced to kill. there is an atmosphere of fear especially among those here in this school who want to serve god even though anyone can become a target of militants not just christians. several villages where tact just a week ago in could do not state it is unclear who was behind it but apparently at least 50 people read gunned down as they were leaving a mosque the attackers also looted homes and burned them to the ground hundreds of

people killed last year in the north of nigeria. there to run or not to run debate continues in the light of a possible attack at the theology school to threat is real at the school people here tell us so far it was confined to a predominantly muslim neighborhood now the faculty wants to move the school to the christian neighborhood of the city. we're told they have around. here people don't like to leave you just because they don't have options so run after all the only woman here today one stink courage her classmates to seek strength in what they signed up for before the violence has spiraled out of control . i do not see play as for the announce is it bit those who are poor and then needs and if we have it not on face we are led by the spirit many here would

like to believe that and preach faith with confidence but as they tell me they feel abandoned by the government keeps promising an end to violence but so far has failed to take effective action. let's now get some. from a quick go he's a security analyst in nigeria's capital abuja weekly good to have you with us could you give us a sense of the state of violence against nigerian christians particularly in the north of the country are they being targeted specifically because of their faith yeah i think i think it's a bit is to be mixed because in some cases we can see clear evidence of some form of you know and most suited towards crystal ball also is all of this is because of the lack of you know security presence in some of this region that make them

vulnerable so for example the last case where we had the. march. in a local government thing doesn't do not about 51 who are cute and then. protests in a country kristie you know calling on for our government to get to get support does recapping breeze of call do with that in the concern is that if you targeted by you know this is what he called banned from the news called him branded well of course we know some of this band is religious sentiments you know driving their. local government has nothing to do with this to be repeats of these theme into ethnic and into religious conflict so it's a bit of books to do not of anger is right. there a loser distrust tension too of course is not in every kid is one of the but in the recent and we're seeing it within just that it is that i get i get the attacks against an indian christian. so it's not just christians but muslims as well

are victims in this. yes yes muslims at newlands us as well so when the current president long ago said that this leads to civil war i think that's a bit of all of us then because it's not in it's insulated attacks are you going to make a case for for these. anti christian sentiments you know in the not to is not always the case but of course our. work not isn't there among the complaints greggory allowed every day so it's it's is recently government will find long lasting solution to this problem because and i'm on that note of the government you talk about the government. and you talk about the violence that is targeting christians but also targeting muslims why has the government not been able to tackle this since it's been going on for so long. yeah that's because they're there

to me issues one of them is that we have put up with the system in india and if you look at the. population ratio it's very very low bully police force is stretched thin and then the government cannot provide security in every local in every local government go where as they are at a community level so because of the reduced my power and it will cover the capacity of the security forces doctor we need to give these are slowly wounded. and also of course there is this constant that because. the communities are. not christians are some of the go some of the governors some of the political elites come out the last few days been because they're muslims but again that the communities are talking about is muslim communities are those of sort of idea one demanded it the government cannot solve this problem well a focus on security because it doesn't realize that you know this is one of the absence of difference of just so we'll begin to focus on peace is beauty

interrupted that a lot of you know try to get mutual understanding between the religious groups and even when you really bonded. was that i mean quotes of course that become begin to develop that in a conflict transmission relationship also it doesn't mention of the relationship because you cannot rule out the fact that in that it needs religious tensions in the not ok i think we're a great go security analyst in a bush thank you thank you so much. with confidence and charisma a t.v. presenter and book an office so is living with albinism and inspiring many lame bunty one still in hell words rule the world at a time when people with this pigmentation condition are being killed in some parts of africa because of public misconceptions it's a threat that lee knows all too well. it's good that she's loud she's bold

and she's proud because. when pantyhose a public chat show on local t.v. . every day she chats with artists mysis ins and other media personalities this have made her a role model for all of us living with albinism. but i am not i am albi beautiful which means i feel good about myself i think in a very positive way my priority is not set by others i always think about myself 1st and i don't wait for the state to come and help me know i acted i got training i created a job i'm a lady boss. she's very aware of her role as a celebrity but says she's only come this far with hard work and determination. crazy being a woman is already very difficult and to add to the fact that you're albin or it

was very hard you 1st have to accept yourself as a woman and then show people that being an albino woman is being a woman like any other well rounded with charm and charisma long. before she rose to fame and begin a fossil like most people living with albinism she didn't always have an easy life . defined as i was almost kidnapped twice i used to date a guy who in secret stole pieces of my hair he said it brought in luck i was in shock when he told me what he'd been doing to me. when he is not chatting to celebrities on a t.v. show she reaches out to others in the community. and a woman like lean who is thought to reach this level is a real role model for us that's why it's a great pleasure to be with her. i think many girls are now telling themselves if she's an albino who is fulfilled and lives freely i can try that too just for this

reason she now discusses albinism on her show to foster awareness but also to inspire and encourage others with the condition. that's it for now from africa you can catch all lost or is from our website and facebook page albinism is much more frequent in africa than elsewhere in the world as many as one in 4000 people in some areas will leave you now with these pictures of africans who live every day with albinism will see you next time i find out.

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but 1st 2 weeks ago a new york court found hollywood mogul harvey weinstein guilty of 2 counts of sexual assault now he's been sentenced to 23 years in jail and the main accusers and prosecution witnesses were in court on wednesday to hear the verdict afterwards weinstein was taken directly back to a prison hospital to continue his sentence. a look back now at the key events surrounding this landmark case. february 24th 2020 harvey weinstein left the courthouse in an ambulance after being found guilty of sexual assault and rape. his trial had begun in january public interest in the proceedings with the mets it was a watershed moment. i find. for many women the trial was cause for hope the district attorney spoke plainly weinstein is.