more secrets have to come before it will be for civil. conflict. in 16 d.w. . every journey begins with the 1st step and every language with the 1st word courage to look. rico is in germany to learn german why not come with them simple online on your mobile and free. d w z e learning course nikos free german canadian see. if. this is d.w. news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes fighting fear with faith pastors in training in northern nigeria contemplating matters of life and death. and quite fun sometimes you can even give your life for your soup. and in burkina faso we meet lamed aunty the energetic presenter of a t.v.

entertainment show a motto is i'm an albino i own it up front attitude that's inspiring other all beanos to fulfill their potential. i'm told me all of the bowl 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 see. but here one of the

all those theological 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 will they react once they are pastores their leader of the church. crisis erupted what do you do or on. if you don't you cannot be a need to move on the lecturer once the students to choose a different path you have to experience and fight and sometimes you even give your life for your ship but most students want to protect their own families 1st a common human reaction one that seem strong more than faith i will take my family . to a come from after a one. hour noncom and stay with the people to see how the situation.

if there is any suggestion i can give to my people pastoring i can give to them even to store on our children are we sure don't know why least i know my family see . the class burst into laughter realising their own level of helplessness in the face of crisis we're talking most men commit we're from your enemies commit 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's 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 kaduna 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 raped killed last year in the north of nigeria. the 2 run or not to run debate continues in the light of a possible attack at the theology school to threaten israel 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. around. the target. people don't like to use drugs because they don't have options so run after all the only woman here today wants to encourage her classmates to seek strength in what they signed up for before the violence has spiraled out of

control. i do not play as for the announce is it bit those who are poor and then need 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 great go he's a security analyst in nigeria's capital abuja of equally 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 big mix because in some cases we can see clear evidence of some form of you know

and most city 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 when for example the last case we had in early march. in a local government thing doesn't do not about 51 who are queued under. protest in your country kristie you know calling on federal government to get to get support does the cutting freeze of coal deal with that and a concern is that if you targeted by you know this is what he called banned from the news corps then bondable of course we know some of this band is religious sentiments you know drunk driving their. local government has nothing to do with this to be repeats of this theme into ethnic and into religious conflict so it's a bit of books to do not of mandurah is right we need going there later this trust

tension to of course is not in every kid is one of the but in the recent times seemed within just that it is that i get i get attacked against and you're a 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 will lead to you know civil war i think that's a bit of one 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. working knowledge is in there among the complaints. grew louder every day so it's see 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 this 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 there are 2 main issues one of them is that we have if it up with the system in india and if you look at the police. population ratio it's very very low so the polish bully police force is stretched thin and then the government cannot provide security in every local in every local women as they are at a community level so because of the reduced my power and even cut off the capacity of the security forces doctor you need to give these are slightly wounded. and also of course there is this constant that because in 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 are sort of are the

divine and it's often it's the government cannot solve this problem well or focus on security because it doesn't realise that you know this is one of the absence of difference of just so we'll begin to focus on peace compeers beauty interrupted their love you know try to get mutual understanding between the religious groups and even when you're really bonded. you want that i mean quote of course it can begin to develop in a conflict transformation in relationship also it doesn't mention of the relationship because you cannot rule out the fact that it needs religious tensions in the not ok of a career eg lego security analyst in a bush thank you thank you so much. with confidence and charisma a t.v. presenter and book in office so is living with albinism and inspiring many lame bunty one still in her 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. i get that she's loud she's bold and she's proud because. when pantyhose a popular chat show on local t.v. in. every day she chats with artists mysis ins and other media personalities this have made her a role model for others living with albinism. i am not i am albi beautiful which means i feel good about myself i think in a very positive way in 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 no i acted i got training i created a job i'm a lady boss. she's very away off celebrity but says she's only come this fall with hard work and determination. at present 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 lynn 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's fulfilled and lives freely i can try that too. for this reason she now discusses albinism on her show to foster awareness but also to inspire and encourage others with the condition so. that's it for now from africa you can catch all last doris' 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 we leave you now with these pictures of africans who live every day with albinism we'll see you next time i found out.

i know. it's not easy to go to another country you know nothing about ok i'm do this because we can't stay on israel or i'm not i don't know where that. consulate global news that matters d w made for mines is

a human race destroying itself. ruining the basic elements of our existence we're using too much water and we're told looting water is life. going to go longer supplies will last for ever but they won't. when the rain stops starts march 20th on w. . welcome to news from the world of arts and culture here's what's coming up in the next quarter of an hour. and andy warhol retrospective in london shows how the most important office of the modern age was so ahead of his time. and in our continuing series meet the germans this week right show well and light was on the

new also of john and fashion. 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 a.