like for the history of the mine going out for a little longer going on our topic this week. arts and culture on you this is news africa on the program today. amnesty international say schools of civilians have been hacked and stabbed to death. any of you know, peers, northern region, up to pride, prime minister. it has accused fighters from the to gripe people's liberation front on the massacre. to grind, officials deny their involvement and what has got his biggest football stars has returned from abroad to play for a club in the crowd itself. as someone without interest in the local league.

the people look up to me, especially the local players. they look up to them since those players for the g.o.p. . and when will this essentially old tree in the canyon contest between the environment and urban development. hello, i'm christine wonder, it's the tapioca company. amnesty international say schools of people likely hundreds was stabbed and hacked to death in ethiopia is to grab a region on monday. that's the region way. federal military troops, all fighting regional forces. now the victims all say to be civilians from the if a group working in the village off, mike would mrs. have told amnesty that they found dead bodies strewn all over the

child. some of those who survived say they were attacked with machetes, axes, and knives. i'm now joined by say, a takeaway from amnesty international. he is the author of the report on be a message to interact. welcome to day to be is africa, sam, how did you 1st enter an office and the message we kept out of these our lives. there's going some social media posts where a number of dead bodies were posted. legends out there are killed in my cabin and killed a solitary to mississippi. right. and to tell us more about the victims who they are. the victors, written nurses who were interviewed for its use, researched as a victim. most of them daily live our lives who go to town for this time of the year. and most of them

are hard arse. us national are desfontaines here to produce who is likely responsible for this the limited information we have under the control of security forces ramped to get out of regional development as a times he's so busy doing information, it is likely that the security forces and militia militia who are accountable to the regional government are to be had at desks. ok, and i mean this has happened as a conflict between the ethiopian defense force and the and if i'd says it continues, we don't know very much about this because there is a communication back a bit. does that have anything to do with this massacre?

yes, the conflict has data collection ship who is massacre because there was there active hostility between watching artists near my tattered rock and to ground forces have lost some ground decided around my title. and during that time when national defense force was allowed to do things at night, zeus must like, it has happened. so we can, puts us, i got into context of on greinke, a lot of between tear filled rant of our meant and that the credit markets. ok, i did mention that communication shutdown into gride. does this need to change so that we have a better picture of what is going on in the region is based on the side of the government offensive? yes. the information blackout that has affected most

internet communication is our capacity to monitor as a human. so human rights and it's a humanitarian situation into conflict areas. and also millions of people have out of trapped in the guy where this conflict is happening and their families and scientists are not able to know what's, what is really happening. so information blackout should stop and also is our government should say, look, it's humanitarian access. ok to say it's taken from amnesty international. thank you. the violence and military clashes in the to cry region have forced more than 7000 people to flee, to sudan more expected to fall to although sudan has officially closed this border to e.p.o. . refugees are still crossing and they report receiving assistance when they arrive

means i'm on a limb. so do i, they're treating us well. i hope all the time to grow and people are always come to sudan in times of war. one where the sons and with very similar do you have a 100 you have an anxious just came to sudan. i don't stop on a welcome them one in us or down has always taken a seat. i don't feel bad for my guide. a captain has returned to the country of his birth to play for a local club in accra, having one of the on his biggest stars on field, it's hoped it would have interest in the local football. the fixtures were cancelled and watched years of the current rise pandemic that the league's new series is due to kick off again on saturday. he is one of ghana's spaced ever football days for the past 17 years. and from all over the world, a somewhat john has entertained kenyans,

but he isn't done just yet. john has come home today, he's training with his new teammates in accra, after signing with local club league on cities. he insists this is not the story of a one time star. moving back home before retiring. he is working his way back from a serious injury, but john says he means business. you know, i started training about 10 days ago. you know, so i'll go along way to go, you know, everything's going to be can and i think i need time to prepare physically, mentally, i'm very strong. everything is alright physically and to be ready to be able to compete. you know right now i'm just trying to do the finishing touches, use my experience and to michelle get fit. and a kind of john has a vast area of experience playing for collapsing, your oak asia and the middle east. he has also a competent gannett's national team, the black stars for years, with that background,

even from the bench he mentors the younger football is something he hopes to do more. while playing in the low colleague, maybe household name and people look up to me, especially the local players. they look up to me, he says. but if he's happy, everybody's happy. you know, because it was a bold decision i took and i think there are a lot of few players in africa was done. but i'm very happy to be part of this history making. just look at our club knows the west of the investment in him. the expect him to have an instant impact on the team. john as a very known brand all over the well, we believe the football has now gone very, very businesslike. so these days you also need to find avenues of making money and we believe that having a brand would help us in that regard. john is best remembered for his spinouts

amazed at the 2010 world cup in south africa. the anguish that they still love him and seeing his name, expecting a lot from him this season. the tactics of our son were john and the way he dances when he scores excites us a lot. and we're expecting him to help this new club and also promote the premier league. and he's someone who wants to play in the local league. i'm happy he's not back home to retire. we can't wait to see him play in help. the local league, janice, a champion, we believe in him. and if we have players like him coming back home, it will help our local league. they will still have much to contribute. they've got a football association creates for strategy is to keep up interest in pandemic. john's presence excites officials who want to build on that to attract

other players playing abroad. i mean, the potential is there. we just have to work around it, develop it, and make it look attractive. and once that is done, a show tracked some more. john is already bringing the spark back to the local league even before he's doing his bit to brits fresh air into ghana football. now urban development very often comes at the expense of the environment and it's no different to kenya. way environmentalists say the capital nairobi is losing its green spaces. they've successfully campaign to save an iconic tree in the heart of the city. name stamped and in tune to keep nairobi green. these campaigners sound the alarm over the rapid rate at which the city's trees are being felled. nairobi's population is booming and its streets are

struggling to cope with the masses. who clogged these roads daily. that's put pressure on authorities to expand nairobi's highways in the process. cutting down trees that have embellished these roads for decades, including this fig tree. it's over 100 years old. apart from being a city landmark, it's also sacred to some the blue strip on it indicates that it's in line to be axed. but this plan triggered a massive public outcry. this figtree is very significant because number one to present a cottage, then a cultural heritage as a country. and the 2nd thing is that it's symbolic of all the obvious spaces because this particular fig tree is fighting in our communities right now. kenya's government has now backtracked on felling this iconic tree and more could be saved . this will be for us both many to forgo as we strive to

a sure that ruby remains and grows in the green city in the us are as nairobi expands, more bottles are expected about how to balance the environment with the needs of the growing city. but for now though, come painters see this victory as something to celebrate their other hit show is that is it for now at be sure to check out of the stories on dot com forward slash africa. we're also on facebook and on twitter we'd love to hear from you. so write us what you think about this stories that we have on the program and the stories that you should be covering today will leave you with picture has gotten as an action

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the beethoven is for us is for the beethoven 202250th anniversary. germany is the image as a nation of poets and thinkers, is largely due to the huge influence of enlightenment figures like butta and cilla, but how it's perceived today as a modern powerhouse of culture is at least in part, thanks to the work of close to tell a month more in a moment and also coming up looking beyond hollywood's the coronavirus has impacted hundreds of thousands of livelihoods in the once booming film industries in india. and nigeria.

welcome to arts and culture. well, for more than 30 years, close detail, a man has been a driving force of german culture 1st as the director of the german national library. then as president of the pression cultural heritage foundation since 2008 . been president of the group to institute. that's germany's cultural calling card that offer rights operates worldwide in nearly 100 countries on november 13th year, fishley retired, but stay w. has a fishing stand off with a new documentary about his career cluster. limon is a leading figure of germany's cultural scene, a man of books. he headed the national library in frankfurt, and oversaw the fusion with its east german counterpart in leipsic, in 1990, assuring equal footing. he went on to lead the group institute from 2008 until november 2020,

and one of his last missions was in the media before the pandemic. he was invited to speak at a conference on the restitution of artifacts looted during colonial times. culture is not peacemaking per se, but it functions in that spirit when it encourages real exchange and i am of the opinion that we are in germany can only be a cosmopolitan society if we were for more than just ourselves in 1909 lehman with the backing of the chancellor gerhard schroeder unveiled his master plan for the renovation of poland's museum island. perhaps his greatest career achievement you could saw every age has its people. that means that now someone has to come along who has new ideas and sets new impulses so that it always has a fresh and contemporary shape. so i can let go very easily because some projects such as the humble forum, also came with their share of controversy. but colors will now regard them from

a distance and i'm joined by my colleague, i like how, who coauthored the documentary klaus to tell a man in the last cultural diplomat. he's maybe not the last because we still have you. welcome to this hour that was together with you made that film hina, such an interesting man. and someone who's always had a real sense for how to capitalize all roots in history, to the benefit of culture. as a unifier in germany as well. that wasn't an easy job, was that? yeah, that's a side many people don't know, ignore about him. that's in the ninety's after german your real if occasion. it was a difficult time. you have to recall that a lot of people in the former socialist, germany, german democratic republic, they were embittered and feared to be overrun by companies to lose their job by institutions. and to be super flus. and he came in

to realize the 2 libraries. there were 2 libraries cold war phenomenon. national library of the socialist, german national library in the west. and his task was to bring them together in leipzig and in frankfort to one united institution. and he did it with an incredible credible sensitivity and empathy. and he gave people the feeling to get them on board and to listen to them. i think that's his style. it doesn't talk to people and then decide he listens to people before deciding one of his greatest achievements, of course is that he was one of the architects of post unification. berlin. yeah, that was the next job. and actually the terrible tariff it just did of in leipsic own him a lot of reputation in the political sphere. so politicians thought that's the person we want to really bring forward museum island,

the whole museum scene in berlin, which at the time around 2000 was a bit not rundown, but in disarray and underfunded. and he came in, he put up a master plan which he forcefully implemented he renovated, restored, reconstructed museum island, not on his own, with a lot of staff, with a lot of collaborators, of course. and with the backing of politics, you have to say he got the funding and that's one of his abilities and skills. he can convince people also politicians to get the money for cultural project. i add credibility than i would you also call him a visionary because for instance, he foresaw just how in poor issues of restitution, for instance, and post colonial conciliation would be for africa long before the debate that we're actually seeing today. not a visionary in the common sense of the word, but he's a person with a big sensitivity, what's up at the moment, doesn't grasp what's it to the germans inkstand when he took over good to institute

in the mid ninety's around 2008. i think he grasped the moment that there was a lot of interest in africa and the german foreign policy. there was a lot of money as well for project cultural project. so what he did, his 1st trip as a president of duty institute was traveling to africa, looking at the local situation and learning. understanding that africa would be one of the future topics of going to institute of well, of the world. and he was very right about that. now i just want to ask you, because you met with close to tell him and many times over the course of this last his final, very difficult year, a difficult year, obviously, because corona brought everything to a standstill. how was that experience with him? what was it like to get close to him? well, we thought the last year would be a celebration, you know, with events with speeches, with parties, with trips. actually we were lucky enough to do that. last trip to bangkok,

there was a celebration in bangkok and i think we were the last film crew international film crew, who under normal circumstances did filming there. because corona came, changed everything. we didn't see him after bangkok he flew out from bangkok with one of the last regular flights. so did we, and we didn't see him for a while. we met him again. i'm on museum island because he worked at home office. everyone else here. and i think he was quite moved by the film we saw today. he things now that he should start last career as an actor and that is there a authentic to do that very much in self. thank you. i know that film will be running on monday on w, and we wish cup all our length, his successor, all the best. thanks for coming in and telling us about and all this week we've been looking at the impact of covert 19 on the film industry in europe. and hollywood are of course only part of the picture. india's bollywood and nigeria's

nollywood each produce more films per year than the u.s. ever has. which means the pandemic has a much wider ripple effect now there on where shake from india. and mme is on with saudi from nigeria are just 2 of the hundreds of thousands of people in the film business, who are now struggling to survive. on nollywood and bollywood based in lagos and mumbai are 2 of the most prolific movie industries in the world. millions of viewers across continents watch their films. but the global pandemic is taking its toll on the industry. a mini song, the saudis. film school is located in central lagos. it's no longer teeming with ambitious film students hoping to make it in the movies. numerous shoots have been put on hold or scrapped altogether. it's

a sense of my income for this year. from my part of projects, the t.v. series, the film in the cinema and the acting school. nollywood has become increasingly popular and successful since the end of the 1990 s. . it produces some 2000 films in series each year, mostly for the domestic market. budgets run from almost nothing to into the billions. but when nigeria imposed a strict lockdown early this year, the film industry came to a standstill. directors are now allowed to shoot films again, but under strict conditions. here they were pursing for series about a family with real life members of the found these days more and more productions are going straight to streaming without being released in a cinema at all. companies that are just faster now, much better position, such as north flags, a streaming platform,

you may know muslims. the sorrow some 7000 come a mother's away in mumbai is the center of india's hindi language film industry. known as bollywood. it's become famous for its extravagant music and dance scenes and superstars such as shah rukh khan. but the corona virus has hit the indian dream factory hard. behind the glitz and glamour, the industry also provides thousands of low paid workers with a livelihood lousier. anwar shake, his wife and their 2 children, all live in a small one room apartment. he's worked as a backing dancer on film sets for 35 years. he's even appeared in a shah rukh khan movie, but now he has no income whatsoever. before

the covert lockdown, i used to get good work. my name and i would get one or 2 songs per month. i managed to earn about $18000.00 rupees per month. when i used to take care of my family expenses, but for the past 6 months or so, there's been nothing even if some film studios have now reopened. but they're working under strict regulations as the authorities attempt to curb the spread of the virus. no big wedding or battle scenes are allowed for example, but at least cinemas, which were shut for months, were allowed to reopen in mid october even. and then the shoot for just starting now. the actors especially are requesting for minimal crews. so our crew sizes, which of course means those people who would be with us will end up being the biggest loser. as 19 continues to rage and want to shake has decided to look for

another job. i do have hope of finding work again. the world runs on hope after all, money would films almost always have a happy ending. hopefully there will be one for him too. well, happy endings are really his thing, but be unstoppable than a house, or knows how to beguile us with images. that literally open up new worlds. his latest film, fireball visitors from darker worlds, sees him, teamed up with cambridge professor clive oppenheimer to undertake a globetrotting exploration of need here, as that fell to earth, both ancient and recent. well, it's a fascinating 2 or that looks at the connections between science history and with ology, and that's now streaming on t.v. as of november 13th. so we'll leave you with some images from that film. and until we meet again, stay safe and all the best from us here in berlin. throughout

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news. a line from the u.n. says the situation in ethiopia could be spiraling out of control of civilians who fled to neighboring sudan say they were bombed by government forces. ethiopia says its troops have made gains in the country's new, within reach and fears of ever long conflict. also coming up honoring the victims, france marks the 5th anniversary of one of the worst terrorist atrocities in its history. when islamised militants killed, 130 people, and injured many in

a series of coordinated attacks in pairs. and as ballots are still being counted following the u.s. election, president trump's team continues to cast doubt on the result despite any evidence of wrongdoing. thanks for joining us. the u.n. says the conflict in ethiopia is to great region risks, spiraling spiraling out of control. civilians who have fled the fighting, say they were bombed by government forces this, despite the ethiopian government's claim that it is only striking military targets . the regional leader integrate has warned of a long struggle ahead, but the number of displaced people on the rides through they've come with

just what they can carry ethiopians from the region made their way to safety across the border and into sadar. and then most of them, if it wasn't for sadar and many would be dead. where do we go? if we go to eritrea, they will slaughter us. if we go to other parts of ethiopia, they will slaughter us. some had to make the heartbreaking choice of leaving loved ones behind my mother, i left her in a church. she is an elderly woman. my brother is blind. we left him there as well. there was no food or water that everyone ran away. and on the way we found murdered people with weapons and i was that's why we ran what were we to do? we want to save ourselves thousands of exhausted refugees

have fled to siddharth after fighting broke out between the ethiopian military and the people's liberation front. a militant group in the region. the conflict erupted in early november when the government sent troops into the region after an alleged attack by local forces on a federal army base integrates capital. since then, the violence has only gotten worse. highly, this mischievous force is surrounded on all sides, that it is a force in its final throes of death. your children are suffering death. injuries on the front line up, some of the the united nations is concerned that war crimes have been,, committed in the fighting between the government and t.p. l.f., and many voices in the region are calling for a deescalation. but what information is coming from the author later region indicates that the situation is deteriorating. earlier danger,

hughes from the u.n. high commission for refugees in nairobi, told the aid workers are having trouble getting supplies into the conflict. right now it's very difficult for anything to go in in anything to go out. we're very much don't go shooting with all aspects, all parties to try to have zones where we can actually get and get humanitarian access. and frankly, with the way that the situation is deteriorating, it is, it's not looking good. in fact, we're in the process of relocating much of our staff from the areas danny hughes talking to me a little earlier. let's briefly highlight some of the other stories making news around the world. french forces in mali have reportedly killed a senior jihad as leader linked in several attacks. the french defense minister hailed the operation against the military leader of north africa when france has

deployed thousands of troops in mali and across the region to counter militants. russian peacekeepers have entered the regional capital of no go off to oversee a cease fire. russia brokered the deal between troops and ethnic armenian forces earlier this week in a bid to and 6 weeks of fighting over the place. paris has been marking the 5th anniversary of the deadliest series of terror attacks in its post-war history. $130.00 people died in hundreds more wounded when so-called islamic state militants carried out a 4 hour killing spree around the french capital, including at the packed concert hall. it was one of the sites where today's memorial ceremonies were hell. during the memorial service, the names of the 90 victims killed in the baton claw attack are read. this year

their relatives cannot attend. but prime minister and the mayor of paris lay a wreath, a larger service had to be cancelled because of the pandemic. i still feel the horror of it. 5 years later, it is still palpable. on nov 13th, 2015, paris was shaken by a series of attacks. 3 suicide bombers blew themselves up at the defaults bars and restaurants were also attacked. 130 people died, most of them inside the but to clan concert hall, one survivor remembers. one of the assassins saw me standing up and started shooting. i ran but a bullet hit me and passed straight through my lung, but now islamist terror is sending shock waves through france again. most recently, the beheading of the teacher some of the party and the attack on a church in nice. the country has raised the terror alert to the highest level,

and we have to do more than just react to the attacks. we have to find the guilty party. we have to write laws, we have to rip out this evil at the root. so the attacks don't happen in the 1st place next year, the trial against the sole surviving suspected participant in the attacks and 19 others will begin to the united states. now president donald trump is a work meeting today to us plans for rolling out a coronavirus vaccine. the president has hardly been seen since last week's election. a loss. he still refuses to acknowledge some steam is focused on waging long, sought legal battles to contest the results. a strategy that's only likely to succeed in sowing doubts in the minds of his supporters. donald trump, in a bad mood, his only official appearance this week honoring the dead at arlington cemetery

outside washington d.c. . no public comment, but his year's long tweet storm continued. ballot counting abuse. people will not accept a rigged election. we will win, and his most senior officials refused to concede anything. there will be a transition to a 2nd trimester action. the trump campaign has launched a lawsuit upon lawsuit, challenging vote counts in different states. the vast majority of republicans have stayed silent or repeated the president's claims. the question is, how long these challenges can last government election authorities say they found virtually no signs of legal fraud. so is this all for show an attempt to keep the base motivated? if so, it seems to be working, he's got 70000000, people got his back and we don't want a concession speech until we know that every counted and we feel there's no corruption. and if there is corruption, people need to go to jail. joe biden doesn't seem bothered. he's creating

a transition team and vetting people for his cabinet and other government positions such as take power on january 20th. we're just going to proceed the way we have. we're going to do exactly what we do. if he had conceded, we have nothing really changes. however, the team biden is putting together has been locked out of the government's confidential, coronavirus pandemic reporting as well as the president's daily intelligence briefing on international and domestic security threats. they've received no transition funding or access to agencies expertise and knowledge or even to the government buildings. they'll soon move into even if trump does concede in the near future, his tens of millions of hardcore supporters may never accept the very man lost at. and they may refuse to accept anyone else as president let's bring in

correspondent, in washington d.c. . you surely know there are reports that some more prominent republicans are privately accepting defeat. what can you tell us about what's actually happening behind the republican wall of silence here? well, there are some 1st cracks in this wall of silence. some 4 republican senators are officially now calling joe biden, the president elect, and the pressure is mounting on the president and on the republican party in particular. so there were officials saying that this was the safest election in a long time. there is no evidence of voter fraud. and what's important to understand here is the electoral college in whole it works because the bolts we're looking at right now and that this victory is based on there are not certified yet . and that has to happen until december 8th. that is the deadline here. and until then those votes are preliminary. now what donald trump is doing is he's using that time frame to raise money,

allegedly for repaying his campaign debt. and he is sending out countless e-mails. he and his campaign that we are receiving every day, addressing supporters to pay him to chip in some money here, holding that narrative that the election was rigged at some point. the republican party will, however, have to turn around in the big challenge for the party will certainly be how they're going to do this without putting all of those very important trump supporters. the protection from legal prosecution, the trump endured as a sitting president will expire when he leaves office. of course, tell us about the legal suits he might face after leaving and that's right. and that's after january 20th inauguration day, he will lose his immunity from prosecution. and there is this one pending investigation in a new york court that's looking into donald trump's tax returns and business practices. now donald trump took that case, the supreme court. so we're currently waiting an answer and a ruling there if the court in new york is allowed to move on and if so,

that might eventually lead into a criminal conviction off donald trump. of his supporters. a donald trump are planning a rally in washington d.c. on saturday. what can we expect from that rally? well, there are several rallies planned. they're all based on that. false claim that the election was rigged, which is not the case, as we know. so potentially we might see some large crowds of porting the narrative off donald trump. we also expect encountered them all. so we might, even as history has shown more counter protesters than actual protesters, extremism experts have warned of spontaneous violence following these pretty these protests. so the police certainly is on high alert. so there's no violence for sure . d.w. correspondent oliver salad in washington. thank you so much. let's take a look at some of the latest developments in the krona virus pandemic. south korea

has begun fining people for not wearing masks in public places. israel has signed a deal with pfizer and by intact to receive 8000000 doses of their corona virus vaccine. next year, italy has set a new daily record of almost 41000 fresh cases, and germany has recorded nearly 24000 new infections in the past 24 hours. the country's biggest single day increase. today, with europe still very much in the grips of the pen demick, many are wondering how their holiday plans will be affected. one of germany's much love traditions is its famous christmas markets. many cities have already announced they'll be closed this year, but one in keep their individual. he's keeping the traditional lives, but you'll have to buckle up to visit flurry of fake snow welcomes visitors to this atypical german christmas market. in line with the

times a drive through one with many christmas markets in germany, canceled this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. the organizer of this one had to come up with a new way to bring about the christmas spirit. through the staples of the classic german christmas market are all their sweets grosset, armin's, and cotton candy. but for the visitors. what really counts is the atmosphere. but i heard christmas carols for the 1st time and i'm slowly getting into the mood . but to get into a real christmas mood will take time. normally, more than 2500 christmas markets, welcome visitors in germany each year. the hope is that they'll be operational again, next year with about my biggest christmas wish is that the corona virus is finally brought under control. and the next year is halfway normal. again. i wish shared by

many across germany and the world will all adjusting in these uncertain times. you're watching news coming up next. want to remember you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our website. dot com. i'm michael, look for me in the team. thanks so much for watching. i'm not nothing out of the. well, i guess sometimes i am, but mostly i'm nothing with me but i don't think deep into the german culture. we think that is grandma, they all believe it's all about who they know. i'm rachel, join me for me to get from the gulf coast. so many push ups are in the water right now. climb a tree. different awful story. this is one question when from just one week,

how much work can really get we still have time to work. i'm going to subscribe like this. the g. 20 promises to help the pandemic hits nations with their debt leaders have described . it has a very important step, but its or it ready being criticized as too little too late. also coming up involve wayans have also been finding money hard to come by. however, in a more literal sense. that's why there is cash to be made in refurbishing bank notes. and who needs make under a mask, will look at how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting france's famous cosmetics

industry. is it going to be business in berlin? welcome to the program. the g 20 group of wealthy nations has announced plans to restructure the debts of dozens of pandemic hit countries. but campaigners are already saying it won't be enough of a 1000 restrictions of had disastrous effects on some poor economies. a joint declaration by g 20 finance ministers and central bankers says a common framework will be used to help alleviate the burden on countries that includes many in sub-saharan africa. declaration suggests debt write offs will be avoided in favor of debt or reduction. but let's cross to our correspondent in the kenyan capital, nairobi joy doreen berra, joy, we can see the impact. health wise in sub-saharan, africa,

of the pandemic hasn't been enormous, but the impact on economies has been, hasn't it? yes, it has been economically. it has been the vul, the fact that the seeing a resurgence in the developed countries is likely to continuously affect for can countries that are highly dependent on trade. we've developed countries in exploited as well as the mineral resources as well. but when it comes to the fact economically, africa's economy has shrunk by about 3.2 percent, just the theor alone. and it's only expected to grow all depending on how the entire globe react to whatever is going to be happening. because this pandemic has shocked the entire global economy and by extension the african economy as well. i mean, while debts are only increasing on the as some countries now the point where they're

likely to default on those debts. rate between 20152018 many african countries have accumulated did a lot. and if you look at countries like exam be a which has been in the news the past few days, somebody has got an extended b. to about 12000000000 years dollars. and now we are looking at a country that is likely to be the 1st to default on its hoovering date at the moment because china is now coming in and saying, why have you not paid a loan that they should have paid? i think by the 14th of october and they had an extension up until today this friday, and should they not pay up? china development bank is likely to give them conditions. and what many african countries and the looking to see whether or not they could be some repercussions in terms of repercussion of the assets for which the loans were taken. has,

or is this action that would hang from that g. 20 today just coming to light? it wouldn't be too late, but i think what many african countries are afraid old is downgrading go credit rating the rain countries. and that in itself is making many african countries the away from the g. 20 relief alone. and also we are seeing that some countries are afraid that it could restrict access to other long global financial loan when it comes to them in private creditors. and bluefin alter the fact that they would not want to jeopardize their euro born pieman as well. and that, oh door the, some of the reason that african countries are giving for being away from the g. 20 a joy dream bear in nairobi. thanks so much for bringing us up to date,

hyperinflation ruined zimbabwe's currency more than a decade ago. and the so the african countries economy is so fragile that a new currency issued last year isn't fairing much better and means many zimbabwean businesses will now only accept the u.s. dollar. and that's taking its toll on the banknotes themselves. zimbabwean currency dealers are really only interested in one currency, and that's u.s. dollars. and they don't want to exchange them either. instead for $0.40, by tattered old notes that have been in circulation for ages, they fix them up and then back on the market, they go. deal or all that mitt romney says it's a lucrative business. you know, i don't care how torn it is. i take it all i want to see is the serial number, but a serial number should be visible on all the sides, even if it shredded by rats. i take it,

i do this every day. that's how i survive. putting it to the bus. and i think the us dollar has dominated transactions since unbearably dollar hyperinflation sold to more than 5000000000 percent a decade ago before being abandoned. a new currency never really took off. today, many businesses will only accept american currency, even if it comes with its own set of problems. common to the customer, you come in by almost a full day. but the problem that you're meeting here is to say, there was a line you don't have enough to for us. we are forced to get this for, you get something that's going to zimbabwe's economy. once the strongest in africa lacks industry, investment and exports. part of why people here just don't trust the country's own currency. the marine corps who knew so we do want her face in our currency. and so

there's a mobile dollars are just for now or so should move. we don't want to carry them around because you can use a large quantity just to buy a loaf of bread. they keep promising to come out to the larger denomination rich, but even then we don't trust them. and if we've got money, we going to put it in the bank. if we put it in the bank, you know? sure. if you kids are to get in the bank for trying to put money into it because you should be very consistent person. and so the u.s. dollar lives on in zimbabwe on every street corner, its board, its own set of jobs, currency fixer, you know, for some to make a living. now some of the other global business stories making. the news here is an economy grew almost 13 percent in the 3rd quarter. according to the statistics office. your a stat, as the block bounced back from the depths of the coronavirus lock down. analysts warn, however, that the 19 countries using the euro are likely to see g.d.p.

contract again in response to the renewed lockdown measures and asia pacific national leaders representing nearly a 3rd of the world's population, a set to establish the world's biggest free trade zone. china, australia, and the asean nations are among those expected to sign up to the regional comprehensive economic partnership this weekend. it will cover an area bigger than the european union and the us mexico, canada agreement combined. now spain's death toll from the corona virus pandemic is just past 40000. the impact on the economy is becoming ever clearer with banco santander on friday, announcing it was cutting $4000.00 jobs in the country in seville. thousands of taken to the streets to vent their anger at the damage caused by coronavirus restrictions. their sign says without aid, will be ruined. thousands of workers from the hospitality sector are on the streets,

demonstrating they're protesting the drastic coronavirus measures introduced by the government in and a lucio. since tuesday, all restaurants and bars have had to close at 6 pm. curfew starts 4 hours later. i mean this is you ation, it's absolutely deplorable. everything that's happening is unbelievable. there are sectors that are more contagious than the bars i think demonized. and so no one is helping they're letting us die without providing a solution. in other regions of spain, like catalonia in the northeast bars and restaurants have to shut down completely for 10 days, perhaps even longer. everyone here is afraid that the new situation will set a precedent. spain's 17 regional governments decide autonomously on pandemic measures. the protesters are demanding the central government in madrid in the confusion and help all those affected. and also we are not receiving any direct aid

. and politicians need to stop passing, the buck to the government has a responsibility to help put together a national financial bailout of our sector. the government in madrid says it's working on a solution, but the people here say it's anybody's guess what that might look like. well, another side of the pandemic is that people shopping habits have changed. the cosmetics industry in france, for example, normally sells around 40000000000 euros worth of product every year. but who needs expensive makeup under a face mask? it's a truth that no amount of cosmetics can cover up. customers and friends have been changing their purchasing habits since the coronavirus pandemic. i hardly ever put on makeup nowadays, just a little mascara on someone's derisory. i really don't wear it anymore with the

mask. it doesn't make sense to me that i've changed my make up style less lipstick, although i really enjoy it more skincare longer. mikey will now use a lot less no lipstick. it's not just a cultural loss for france, but also an economic one. cosmetics are about luxury, it's one of france's leading industries in terms of sales. the only silver lining is that the sector also produces products that are in higher demand during the pandemic. lucic through the book. these were the losses, are very hard hygiene articles such as soap and shampoo, lose before have seen strong growth because they play an important role in fighting the pandemic. didn't of all but normal make up sales have suffered or if you're more so fearful, prefer to more hear the virus as trendsetter. it's better up the development of an industry wide trend that has been in the works for years. less make up more

wellness products and sachets in jars all designed to pamper. we've seen the trend coming, but lock down made it stronger, and it's still going strong. we sell organic products. natural, do it yourself, be around with their own level, make their had the cosmetics sector has always survived by feeling the pulse of the times. and it's doing that again, practical tips for picking the right color. well, make sure it matches your mask. thanks for watching

something that is what hides by most consumers are finding solutions. i don't see the form of ecology knows this station soon as goldman turn into the next. fortunately, she's not watching in a deuce or support for 60 minutes.

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