foreign policy find out more going to the point shortly to point to 16 years in the art of flood control for what's in store for the future. in the 2nd biggest city in syria, this is due to every news africa on the program today. ethiopians fleeing a government military operation in the northern region, also a grad, off boring insists are done by the thousands. the u.n. is warning of a humanitarian crisis. and face been raised in angola with protesters filing fee cash in with the nice people and worry about mass unemployment and the rising

cost of living. that scan. screening, although scenes with a cattle call helped kenya solve the country's deforestation crisis. hello i'm christine wonder, it's good to have your company. the united nations is warning of a growing humanitarian crisis in ethiopia as fighting continues between federal troops and regional forces in the northern region off to cry. about same 1000 ethiopians have fled to neighboring. so don, fee is off a civil war, all growing. both sides have seen casualties. if they still made it hundreds have died, communications remain, cut off. imagine about thousands of people donated blood to adolph federal soldiers battling to grain forces. and then on tuesday, ethiopian television broadcast,

these images off national forces in the region. prime minister made ses, they have now liberated parts off to cry. for more on the developments in ethiopia, i'm joined by samuel, get a chill. he is a journalist based in the capital i disobey. welcome to news africa, samuel, what is going on into gray at the moment? well, there are going to the sudanese border because the conflict is just moving forward. people who the united nations is saying up to 200000 may be affected if the conflict goes forward. you may know there is an airstrike happening all over. this is the impact will be huge. something we've never seen in such a long time and

a country that north, hopefully for a many, many generations. ok, right. as you live right here with food into some of the people that are feeling dandified officials in sudan say that they're not coping with the overwhelming numbers. there is also a big eritrean community. these are refugees who rely on humanitarian aid. how have they been? it being a fix it we all know exactly how they will be there because you don't tell me that connection has been suspended, but we can guess there are, there will be, are in a much worse case because they're always in need of shelter. and unless there is a movement towards food in all kinds of aid coming back and forth, which has been again suspended, they will be the ones to be the most invisible victims. in this conflict. samuel,

how could neighboring states in ethiopia be drawn into this conflict? well, you know, that's, you know, ethiopia is a huge country, it's a country with 1000000, people live in it. it's also a host of really choose from south sudan in sudan in somalia and so on. so that whatever happens in ethiopia, a country that is important to the region is most likely to neighboring countries. and this conflict, if it moves forward, it's likely a country which has been at war or the for a long, long time in conflicts or a newer, more peace kind of before i became to borrow and put to use untold number of our grief. and abby asked me, it critic said that this was a,

a pointless and avoidable civil war. and he said that that could lead to the disintegration of the ethiopian state. is that a commonly held view? depends if one is referring to the prime minister won the nobel peace prize. peace prize. expectation is much higher and you're no longer leader. you're a leader. much, much higher. maybe if you will be so much peaceful. the prime minister trying to bring with leadership. you are so

obviously disappointed that with which is the regional debate. i mean, really when it comes to what's happening again, you know, you want to know. all right, thank you so much that is actually talking to us from at is of a thank you. samuel rights groups have condemned the police crackdown on protesters in angola. human rights watch called the police shooting at peaceful protests. is outrageous, as well as criminal heavily armed officers dispersed the anti-government protests in the capital on wednesday live leaving several people critically injured. they also detained demonstrators engine discovering the incident. last month, dozens of people were arrested during a similar protest against the high cost of living or oil rich,

and is africa's 3rd largest economy. but oil prices have plummeted. showing the code in 1000 pandemic adding to the nation's economic woes and feeling people's frustrations. riot police in london, a crackdown on protesters on wednesday, people gathered on the streets in defiance of a protest ban ordered by the city of thora, tease the demonstrators say they are unhappy with the country's massive unemployment and rising cost of living security forces hit back hard at the gatherings with mass arrests, tear gas, and beatings, making police brutality. one more grievance for the protesters we, i'm israel, we are hungry just everything. we lack running water light buses. and today is another example of this. people are doing badly, they're complaining. they're the worst fevers. the angolan government are thieves

and bandits. everyone knows this. even babies. when joya lawrenceville became president in 2017, angolans hoped it would mark a new era, lawrence or took over from shows eduardo dos santos, who had ruled for nearly 4 decades, creating one of africa's most corrupt countries. now many angolans feel let down by lauren. so protesters say he's failed to improve their lives now to kenya, which has lost nearly half of its forest since the 1960 s. . this is devastating for the environment to wildlife and people are trying to reforest the land by growing trees and then digging holes and planting them is as you can imagine, labor intensive and expensive. so to help bridge grow kenya's trees, a group has come up with a different idea. so in the landscape with tiny seed alls,

the view over the hill stretches across the rift valley. this is teddy kenyon, joyce territory. there are very few trees here. the teddy is sowing black balls, which are actually seeds coated with charcoal dust. the aim is to grow new trees in an area which has been deforested by illegal logging. intended to harvest timber, to create charcoal, among other things. teddy and his colleague elson carr started have set up a company to produce the seed in their test area. and i wrote the suburb, they monitor the growth of the saplings to see which trees do best. that's what ever got for everything i've read about. this is the other fever parts of every dollar store and it's off the shelf. i was having goals. this is the same, a sale if you're on the stuff and all over sadly for these are very,

very produce very, very excellent quality charcoal. so lots of areas, these are the 1st ones to be removed because it's such a good fire. this is how the experimental field used to look and how it looks today . the seeds come from kenya's national forestry institute, which is in turn supplied by farmers. this brings income to the farmers while at the same time helping conserve the forests. when teddy and allison decide on a particular type of tree, the seeds are given a protective coating. big thing that the balls can is how do you stop those seeds being eaten prematurely by mice, by birds, by insights, not really arkansas. i think i'd say is all you got the right type of seeds that are right and don't have them being eaten by the things you don't want. just how the seeds are put into the seed balls remains a trade secret. but there is no mystery about how they are selling. they can be buried in the soil, the usual way, or hold forth from

a slingshot. and there is even on line planting. thanks to lucy 2 games, a startup, and i wrote the kenyan capital as one of africa's technology and software hotspots . the continent's 1st video conferencing platform was developed here, founder jay shapiro says games are extremely popular. all the power is installed to sort it out and are all in the car. it's the ruling elite was all that you're missing is that this is how it works. gamers fly virtually over an empty landscape. distributing sea balls points are awarded for each tree planted, and for every point a donation is made. the money then pays for actual seed balls.

oh this is not all we do is a sense of the also is a very simple and whether or or for whatever there is no real time. this trickles down to suit and distributed through our network to all or just, it's not clear how much will be raised. the digital flights have only been running for a few weeks to finally to calculate any proceeds. some believe the future of africa is forests is at stake. and 11000000, c volved have been spread over the last 4 years, and everyone is hoping the program of flourish. in fact, 11000000 is just the start. interesting stuff there. that is it for now. be sure to check out our other stories on dot com forward slash africa. we're also on facebook and on twitter. today, we leave you with attributes of god. as former president jerry rawlings,

who has died aged 73, rawlings 1st, came to power in a military coup in 1989, east credited for steering donna to become a peaceful democracy. he also served 2 terms as an it's a president. he is considered one of the most influential figures in ghana since the country's independence. and so you would like to be our fighters want to start families to become farmers or engineers every one of them as a planet didn't so nothing is just the children who have already been the boy. and those that will follow are part of a new kind of says they could be the future of

granting opportunities, global news that matters. d. w. made for mines, global use crime fighters are back with africa's most successful radio drama series continues. tomorrow mr. woods are available online. course you can share and discuss on w, africa's facebook and other social media platforms. crime fighter 2 mean now. welcome to the show. europe is currently dealing with the aftermath of terrorist attacks and an increasingly dramatic 2nd wave of the coronavirus pandemic. where does culture stand in this big picture and how can it survive? i'll speak with a french philosopher about that shortly. also coming up. as more and more people

say sheet their entertainment, we look at how streaming services are mining our data. and friday, nov 13th marks 5 years since a group of terrorists attacked several locations in paris, including the concert hall, where 90 people were killed and hundreds more injured. on the anniversary comes as france is still reeling from a series of attacks in recent weeks, including the beheading of teachers. just days after, he showed controversial cartoons of the prophet muhammad to some of his students. images from the funeral of summer cutty last month. his murder was one of several brutal attacks in france, prompting president manoa mccall's vow to protect the country's values and freedom of expression and crackdown on what he called islamist separatism. that led to empty french protests in many muslim countries and communities. and it reignited

a debate in france about reconciling secularism with religious sensitivities while still fighting terrorism. the game of terrorism is to try to present french secularism as an attack on religions and as something that would aim to condemn believers and make them inferior in relation to all french citizens. and also on the, this is why, of course, that there is already a conflict of loyalties because there's a reluctance to attack what is cultural, religious, the religion of the parents, the problem in france, and even in countries where there is high immigration, is that children are torn between the culture of the host country and that of their country of origin. this highlights just how difficult it is for france to defend its unique brand of secularism. and joining me from paris is the author, a philosopher and political theorist. pascal birkenau, author of the controversial and imaginary racism have new mr. quick. now. welcome

to arts and culture. now your book, an imaginary racism, islamophobia and guilt has finally been published here in germany. just recently. can you explain briefly your premise in this book and why you feel the word islamophobia should not be part of the discourse. ok, causa was awarded, has been caught by french colony and administrators at the beginning of the 20th century. and it has been reinvented by british muslims in the aftermath of the rush, the affair. and as a goal of these award east to me, a detour and avery criticism of some into an act of racism. so you should be allowed to criticize judaism christianity. buddhism is as old as you touch him. you're a criminal and you should be termed as a racist. and my question is,

why is there a double standard? why is ever seen permitted to islam and out of christianity, judaism and or president isn't criticizing a region. he's a right persecuting a believe us is a crime. she serves as a main difference that we have to do. you know, democracy exactly. very, very difficult debate. obviously now after the recent series of attacks in france and also vienna, what is your take on the situation now? how badly threatened is freedom of expression for artists and creative in europe? well i'm adding, i'm more concerned about the freedom of teaching for the for the teachers in middle colleges have received many sweats rubs jupiters, and that from a and from the families of those pupils. but of course, it would have it with abbott consequences and the freedom of against gration, freedom of creation. no one will try to turn into its turn,

for instance, a religion into noti of a desecration, because the risk is not to go in court to do have a try. oh, that's a risk is to be killed. so you know in front of this kind of race, not too many artists would want to do it, take it to and so they would try to tons of faces somewhere else. this idea of french life 50 or secularism which is your secularism which is unique in the world . it's very poorly understood outside of france and yet fundamental to self perception in france. can you just briefly tell me, is there still consensus in french society that it's the right way to go despite all of this? yes, google yes, but of course we have media openness 1st. we have the cowards who sings that we should let loose go rules to avoid, to have troubles,

and or so strong opponents, which were which of course, at least, imo leftists. want to side uns, a radical must seem side too because the things that he's a religion of the richer than the poor. so we should have some but we're not sort o. needs a word that we have to remember. that was stuff like your mother. so fond of modern turkey adult. so for a secular as in for exactly adopted secularism, obviously not wanting to equate radical political islam with religious islam. finally, i'd just like to ask you, my hope michael has said that france will not back down on the issue on the caricature as those controversial cartoons. where do you stand on this and what role might culture play in healing these divisions? does he make or prove of the cage that you know? i think you just say they should be allowed to do to exist and to be published in

the newspaper. i think that much more than the cartoons themselves, which offense of the radical muslims is a french way of life. and that is a possibility given to every friendship is a must see more not muslim to believe or not to believe and to choose indifference in meds or religion and say this, she's a real danger for the fundamentalists. ok, thank you. and covert lockdowns, obviously aggravating things even more as so much of culture and public life is silenced by these pandemic restrictions. math people who thank you for your insights and for joining us. now to do well, there have of course, been the big winners of the pandemic, even in the cultural realm and as cinemas die, a slow death streaming services have taken off as a favorite lockdown activity. but as critics are pointing out, it's not just about entertainment. there's nothing groundbreaking about disney's

live action remake moulin. and yet it's written film history as the 1st big hollywood production to open not in cinemas, but on streaming services. disney class disney, amazon prime. and netflix did a booming business during the corona lockdown, instead of going to the movies, audiences streamed films on their sofas. but marcus as kleiner asks exactly what it is we're inviting into our homes. he's a man on a mission. his books dreamland takes a critical look at our new constant companions, the streaming services. spoiler alert, he's not a fan of, believes they use their great power for manipulation to their advantage and 1st spying on losers. screaming. that's because no medium comes closer to his fans streaming. you know, there are humans capable of capturing every single step we take and analyzing at any 2nd. what does that do to our culture, through our media landscape,

to how we deal with films? what does this data tire receive do to our democracy and what content is being transmitted? this is done when covert 19 struck. netflix reacted promptly with a series of documentaries on pandemics that spread fear rather than knowledge from a series on pandemics. i expect a lot of knowledge of those different viruses or different pandemics. but if you look at these documentaries, they're just dramas. there's as good as no insight on offer. just good versus bad. in terms of content. it's another series success story is to actually end a night set around the fall of the berlin wall. it's distributed by amazon prime kovac 1000 has changed people's viewing habits dramatically through some project. that streaming services could be raking in more than $100000000000.00 worldwide by

2025 years. but yet it present, it's hard for them to produce new contacts that we were experiencing an incredible t.v. series boom in germany before the corona outbreak. and the stores in my estimation, things will use up next spring. the dust will continue and will experience a golden age of storytelling in films and serious difference was a few years ago they were unleashed market. but increasingly, streaming services are dominating the media landscape. turning german history into a global, it kind of copycat. until recently, netflix and co flew under the radar. no one paid much attention to their lack of transparency or what they did with users data. but that's changing. the

streaming streaming services have been forgotten in criticism of the digital transformation. you know, it's through entertainment that's harmless and provides a diversion that barbell and even closer to the digital economy. and the exploitation the comes with it was no one thought of that before. the current virus crisis has increased. the speed of change in the media landscape exponentially. yet what that means is only slowly becoming as well. some food for thought there for sure. netflix and other streaming services have also had great success as producers of original content. the oscar winning film romar or oscar nominated the irishman, come to mind a new netflix movie called the life ahead is poised to start on friday and it's nothing short of an event as it features the return of screen legend. sophia loren will now $86.00. she plays an ex prostitute and holocaust survivor who offers day

care for the children of other local prostitutes and develops a deep bond with a young immigrant called momo. and from film to music and with live concerts, of course, on hold new studio albums to take on a new significance with a couple of pop and rock icons. heading back to the charts. australian pop queen kylie minogue, new album is called disco. the perfect album to dance around your kitchen too. so let's take a listen to this track called magic and hard rock fans have friday marks into their calendars as the day the iconic australian band aids c.d.c. released his power, their 1st album in 6 years. i want to listen to shocks in the dark

and to quote, guitarist angus young. every song is a little rebellion, a fitting message to all of those starving culture. vultures out there, you can find more on arts and culture on our website, e.w. dot com slash culture. and with that, it's all from us. so until next time rock on and stay safe and others who took over the brand new

to the point of strong opinions, clear positions, international perspectives. the dos does not really settled on america's presidential election. one thing seems certain if and when joe biden enters the white house, he's going to adopt a very new and very different foreign policy. try not move on to the point chill trying to just point something down 3 minutes on t.w. . i'm not laughing at the germans because sometimes i am, but i stand up and with the time i think think into german culture yet you don't

seem to take that as grandma. you know, it's all about who know i'm right. join me to meet the german funny help host. 2 2 2 2 2 and you know, yes, yes, we can hear you and how last year's demonspawn. so now we're bringing you, i'm going to makeover as you've never heard have been full of surprises. so what is possible? who is medical really what moves her and want also hoot. the people who followed her along the way,

i have my reasons and critics alike now is the world's most powerful woman shaking hands if you join us from eccles last stops. this is g. w. new supply from berlin tonight, the coronavirus in europe. possibles approaching the breaking point italy the country hardest hit at the start of the pandemic is reporting a shortage of doctors in beds for naples and the south of the country, which were spirit in the spring. are now among the regions bearing the brunt of europe's 2nd wave. also coming out,

a very simple message for senate republicans election is over. it was in close. president trump last.