in the fridge for what's in store for the future. or to my grocery cart. this is africa on the program today, the escalating conflict, africa, ethiopia, and federal troops should be nearing victory as they battle with forces loyal to the t.p.m. . but are they fighting alongside eritrean forces and if so, why is there a tray involving itself in this conflict? and say, integrating a legend, a nigerian novelist who knew a champion would have turned 19 years old. today will be taking a page out of one of best selling books.

hello, i'm kristie wonder, it's good to have your company, various african and european governments all pressing ethiopia behind the scenes to stop negotiations with local rule is off to grice state for a 2nd week now ethiopian federal troops are backing forces loyal to the t.p.n. . if i decide to save it will achieve victory any day from now neighboring it would trade is now also say to be involved in the conflict. we'll be talking more about that after this report. you know, stop the war. that's the simple demand of these every train refugees in the to grind capital of mckayla. they know war all too well as they fled before in the late ninety's. more than 70000 people died in the border war between theo p.

and every tria. they say, what pains the most is that this war now is a war between people who speak the same language and share the same culture. they wanted to stop. but neither the european government nor to grind want to duck down . if we don't fight to defend, which is what should be done, they will wreckers and destroy us as a people. we have information that they have decided to and reserved lee fight us. those who attacked a gripe, i will not just attack and return home. we will retaliate or you will see all the fighting is having serious effects for the entire region to grab, a admitted it's forces fired rockets at neighboring eritrea's capital asmara. it says eritrean military divisions are fighting alongside the earth. european government troops, the fighting in northern ethiopia drive region has led to thousands fleeing to neighboring sudan. but here in this remote wasteland of eastern sudan authorities

are struggling to build shelters. here alone, $25000.00 refugees arrived within a few days. they're exhausted, hungry and scared. a bomb jaimie from the every train direction and in the tech from the direction of the earth, european federal government in the city. a lot of people died there and i came on foot. i fled from there. i was afraid of the bombs and the strikes. a lot of buildings were blown up to aid organizations are preparing for many more refugees. the as you have been state broadcasters, showing images of towns, it says, the european military has quote liberated. but i'm now joined by samuel get to cheer he's a freelance journalist, are joining us from the ethiopian capital, addis ababa, welcome. once more to data is africa, samuel?

at the beginning of this conflict, prime minister abby after came on record basically saying that this conflict was an internal matter. why is every trade and now being called into this? well, to understand what's happening. you have to be aware that i was part of ethiopia. they got their independence in the early ninety's in their been out war since $98.00. it was a t.p. and the government started the war with and vice versa. and they've been active since 2018. and that's when the prime minister came to our became prime minister. and then suddenly decided to try to bring peace and engage with him and bring some sort of an engagement good enough for him to be awarded the nobel peace price last year. ok, samuel? so there t.p.i.

live has accused eritrea of getting involved. if this end in this conflict, this is something that has been dismissed, denied by s. mara. but what can you tell us about that? because we've also seen the t.p.m. if say that they have attacked eritrea. has there been a response to that from the eritrean side? keeps denying that it's getting involved in this internal conflicts as the prime minister said. you've been prime minister. but even, you know, if you're here, if he keeps denying that t.p.o. left clearly understands this war to be not just with i.b.m. and government in 97 up, but with a smile. there she out. and that's why there they want me to, if they can, some of the action they've taken, including sending missiles to our smart and damaging airports. that's my international airport. again,

it's accusation going back and forth. that's being denied strongly by the government of ethiopia. and i do so in the event that the eritreans do get involved, assuming that they aren't involved assisting the ethiopian troops. if that was the case,, could one say that this would be the beginning of the end for the t.p.n., if having to defend itself against the ethiopian federal troops in addition to that? eritrea troops. i mean, it depends on who you ask or how you look at the situation, but it'll be really tough for that team p.l.f. to fight with ethiopian one, say the ethiopian government, and then try to defend themselves with whatever force comes out of eritrea. you have to be aware that it's a great mission as host of what than $200000.00 eritrean refugees. and there's

a strong bond. there's a strong connection between the 2 people. but it's just, it will be really, really difficult for the t.p.a. left government. or, you know, even then the prime minister of ethiopia has really appointed. he has a point to somebody else to be the interim government in the us. so it will be really tough to how to fight for the government too great, which they no longer exist in the books of the government of ethiopia and quitely, they can and also fight for their freedom government. at the same time, it would be a tough act to forward. ok, you did mention that that the community of eritrean refugees, that number is about a 1000. what is their situation at samuel very quickly. you know, the most basic information we're receiving is from this international, from the u.n.,

which has called for some kind of thought were crimes investigation with what's happening into iraq. and we're hearing from the people that have actually gone to sudan. and they're telling us that there are so many people out there in limbo when that girl couldn't even get the most basic support. some of them are too young to the walk ins. and what some are, all is, all of the people could be the most basic thing we know is people are dying and people are now think that of them who are the poorest at this game. what is the status of the ethiopian government's offensive? and to cry, after all, this is what started this conflict where the from the side of the viewer and the moment if said from day one that it was t.p. and the government engaged with them at the beginning of attacking a military strikes. and that has been story that has been told from day one, and the people of government just admitted a few days ago saying they were the ones who really started the conflicts. but the

2 are going to go and insists. conflict is ongoing. and based on they haven't said a dead date and the ugandan president, there was a commission that the ugandan president will, could get involved and to bring a cease fire or ethiopian government, denied it saying it's afaik news. so that's where we are right now. all right, that's speaking to us from edison ever there. thank you, samuel. if you if you've read any of chinua achebe's writings, then you'll get why he is passing still leaves a big hole in literature and a big fan of his work and would have left to know his take on life and politics in africa today. my colleague is also a big fan of his work, and here she is now reflecting on a chip is 1st novel, things fall apart. all morphia was feared by all its neighbors. it was powerful in

war and in magic. and its priests and medicine men were feared in all the surrounding country. its most portents war medicine was as old as the clan itself. nobody knew how. but on one point there was general agreement. the active in that made scene had been an all woman with one leg. in fact, the medicine itself was called a guideline for all women. and that's a quote from things fall apart. this was his 1st novel, although this is in your edition. what it was 1st published in 195862 years ago is still widely read in manger and around the ward. through this book actually be a was able to inspire and piers the we for many of our rights as he once said, the popularity of things fall apart. in my all society explained simply, this was the 1st time we were able to see ourselves as also most individuals rather

than people. well, people in lagos told us what you know today and how his writing has left a mock country. in the

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is on its way to bring you more conservation. to make see the screen. how can we protect have a chance we can make a difference to the line to us environmental series of little 3000 w. dawn greetings from berlin, which is home to many artistic people who have been exiled from that country. more about that in a minute. also coming up known as the queen of soul. here in germany, joy laney status is now confirmed as motown records of song. and there are some of the 7 of crossfire. i'm a zager, a book about escape from a concentration camp,

which was actually written at the beginning of the war. but 1st, all this week we will be featuring people who've been exiled from their home country in germany. the chinese writer and filmmaker joe ching was imprisoned after being involved in the democracy movement in china, back in 99. now he lives in exile here in berlin, watching his home country from a distance for the last 8 years has lived on the outskirts of the i enjoyed being in the outdoors, it calms me. there's nowhere that i feel at home. i don't feel closely connected to any one place. i've lived in moscow in america and in beijing. now i'm here. i live everywhere and nowhere. i think it has something to do with my time in prison. since then, deep down,

i've been restless. turns out of the country and i'm in square 1989. tens of thousands of people peacefully demonstrate for more freedom. the chinese government brutally crushes the nascent democratic movement. judging, helped organize the demonstrations in his home city of she on. he was imprisoned for 2 years, including $51.00 days in solitary, in a dark hole in the ground. the experience has scarred him, but chilled ching is strong. in china, he was a respected author and publisher, and even in exile, reading and writing were essential. he even collects german city, can't yet grade cooking up a great passion, what he learned as a single father. today, his hosting, his translator and good friend, susanna becker spend

a lot of time in the chinese exile community. he's close to the artist, ai weiwei. but unlike him, joe doesn't describe himself as a dissident. i'm just an author and a witness to history. that should be enough. china and its history of the subjects of his books and films, a history that few did to address. like in joe's documentary, i don't quite recall it's about the mass lynchings during the cultural revolution. fanatical students killed 2 of their teachers georgian questioned the witnesses that she would take your day to day. she don't come for the ma ma.

no one has ever been charged with the killings. in 2004, children shocked the world with his investigation into china's food industry. years before chinese babies started dying from contaminated milk powder. he uncovered how dangerous poisons were being added to food staples. the book was a bestseller. translated into several languages. 15 years ago i said chinese food was not safe for what you thought you should be under the way food is introduced there can result in epidemics such as songs. nobody listened sugar, but i think that's a mistake in european policy. the food industry is in danger in itself with these imports and with us, the show ching is working on a new documentary about china, even in exile. he will continue to bear witness to his country's history. and

joining me is my colleague scott rock from scott has been an ex officer could, should, will time. but as we see that he's, he's carrying out his work, which is after all about china. but does he actually get to go to the country? he does travel there sort of under the radar because obviously it's incredibly dangerous. he could be arrested. he's even been assaulted on the street because of his criticism of the chinese government. but even here in berlin, he's not completely away from the censorship of, of beijing. i mean his film, i don't really recall, which was a bit up in the piece there that was supposed to screen at the berlin film festival last year. but it didn't take up, pulled the has, the chinese government refused to give a fishel certification. which research acquired to screen the film festival like that. and joe didn't even bother submitting it because he knew it would be rejected . why did he choose germany? why do you come to germany? yeah, i mean he initially came here as part of a writer in exile program. he was brought, brought over and was in munich. and then he came here to berlin because there's

a large chinese dissident community here that you can support them. and of course you knew i was a way what the time was here. he's known i way, way for decades and germany sees have come become a safe haven for many offices, cynics. so why do you think that is? yeah, you know, i think it has something to do with the, the history. i mean, germany has been very, very supportive of political distance really for decades now. and i think particularly now in the last number of years, maybe it's politically more welcoming than say, trump's america, or maybe britain. and i've of the thinking of this, it's almost that was sort of what, what new york was in the cold war for distant artists from eastern european europe . berlin is sort of become for just an artist from, from asia, from, from the middle east, from, from africa. what i was going to say, particularly, they all seem to sort of, he was in munich, i think you said before the game to berlin. i know of other distance who've ended up in germany, but they comes about. yeah, you know, i mean,

obviously here these communes have been built up now. so now you have a real community of iranian, just an artist of syrian, just an artist, a chinese, this and they're, it's here in the city and they all support each other and they also feed off of each other, different communities feed off each other. so i think for an artist being in berlin is a really good experience. but of course not everyone loves it here. i mean, i way, way one of the most famous just in there is to come to berlin. he left the city. he now you moved to england and said that german society was too racist for him so. so he obviously didn't like it that much, but most artists really love it in the city. and i think it's a place where they can be free to express themselves. ok, i wonder whether i wanted to get on with the sort of in the blood. well, you can make a group. that's scott rocks for, as always. thank you. letter, richie, diana, ross, stevie wonder. they were all signed to the legendary american music label, motown records. now a job, a musician is joining the joy dental lanie. she's a trooper later, but musically hot is in detroit charts,

motown songs from her new album and immediately signed her up think it's like traveling back in time to an era when music was made by hand and with a whole lot of soul motown a guarantee of both in 2 cities, a diva, the idea was to make a solo album, not a solo album in the classical sense. one that comes as close as possible to the original sound by the value of honor to the north was of course, also very important. i wanted a particular authenticity, but i couldn't put into words as a child, joy gentle, and he was influenced by her father's sold and funk records. she listened to a rita franklin and marvin gaye's.

the new album is not overly political. she's concerned with songs, identity, defining aspect of music that contains the power in protein of the civil rights movement. and she traces her own childhood feelings even on things if, when i 1st started listening to music, that was around the civil rights movement, time or just on after my father is from south africa, from johannesburg, the stronghold of apartheid. my white german mother was never allowed to go to south africa with my father and visit the family because they were simply not legally allowed to be together at all. so there was a lot of friction in the politics of the time. that meant my parents were

a political issue. we were a political issue and political was made in southern germany. in the end he was honest, and i think it's particularly nice that this record what i always say to beat cook was produced in interfering yes. and then ended up on motown, i think that's a very interesting, quite funny and remarkable leak. jelani german record company took the recordings to los angeles and played them for the motown passes. the rest is history, joy gentle, and he has become the 1st german motown artist, an album with a lot of passion, that yourself. he loves the german writer who was jewish and also had left wing views, not surprisingly,

fled 930, germany. and then she ending up in mexico. it was here, she completed her novel, the southern cross about 7 people escaping from a concentration camp, which was made into a movie join the war, starring spencer tracy. david levitz will see no evil hear no evil after world war 2. a lot of people here in germany claimed they had no idea what the nazis were up to. really the 7th cross is one of the books that shows us how much people in nazi germany could have known early on author out as a guys was jewish and a communist and fleeing for her life. when she started writing the book in 1938,, the book came out during world war 2, 1st in the u.s., then in mexico, where she was living in exile after the war and lived in this building in east berlin. like her biography of the 7th cross is an escape story. it's about 7

concentration camp inmates who break free. the commander of the camp vows to capture them. he puts up 7, crosses for their 7 bodies. one by 16 of the crosses are filled. we won't have to wait much longer for the servant, for he is on his way to the national socialist state, relentlessly prosecutes anyone who commits an offense against the national community. it protects that which is worth protecting. it punishes those who deserve punishment. it destroys that which should be destroyed. there is no asylum in our country anymore for fugitive criminals. our people are healthy, it shakes off the disease. it kills me, i'm saying. but the 7th, as a young communist names georg appears to make it to safety with the help of his friends and comrades. the 7th cross stays empty. message is that together, people could prevail against the nazis. the 7th cross is

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business g. w. news live from berlin tonight, germany told to prepare stricter coronavirus measures are coming just not today. chancellor angela merkel says she was not able to convince regional leaders to tight restrictions now, so they've agreed to wait. another week with inspections, remaining behind merkel is appealing to people to keep their social contacts, to an absolute minimum. also coming up another breakthrough in the hunt for a covert, 19 back seeing the u.s. drugmaker modernity says its experimental vaccine.