even to the german culture. stereotype a question that any of think the future of the country that i'm not claiming. needed to be picked in is ground down to eat it's all that. bomb i'm rachel join me again and you post. this. coming up on the program. the u.s. . government insists did not need. in my region the humanitarian crisis in the region also coming out. of defiance in the freeze of a crackdown. planning that was traditions on to demand that conditions on the death will be for my protest and. conscience fills i'm pumped and i get these women in somalia are breaking barriers in this fitness center founded by one

of their own the woman. and you are welcome to the program. between the government and the un with access to the troubled region on sunday so just short detained a team of u.n. staff for trying to reach restricted areas has been in conflict since november with governments troops fighting regional militia and the u.n. has repeated the demand that safe passage to deliver relief to civilians that. as ethiopian troops battle to ground forces the government repeatedly rejects intervention from outside whether in resolving the conflict investigating violence

or in trying to get aid to civilians it says it doesn't need a babysitter. on sunday soldiers shot at a team of u.n. employees trying to access sheer melba camp in tikrit which houses eritrean refugees if the o.p.'s says the vehicle failed to stop at 2 checkpoints the un staff were detained and later released unharmed going to the government insists the area is restricted and that everyone has to comply with the rules limited no staff will work or not it becomes what they want background and it has to respect the government's order when the government believes that is something you know is not safe anymore and people should stop it that one starts from 4 un now going into. was inability to act un would collaborate with us and we the government would call the shots so we can and we lead but we must use stands in part and the un

maintains that it needs unhindered access to deliver essential services our humanitarian colleagues are reporting to us said the dire shortage of food water fuel cash in region is seriously affecting people including humanitarian workers in many areas people have been living for more than a month now with no electricity running water banking or communications the impact of the fighting has been heavy forcing thousands to flee but also wounding and killing an untold number as the world looks on. government has come under scrutiny by rights groups for brutally cracking down on a recent protest against tough living conditions in october dozens of activists and journalists were detained and just last month a 26 year old in a sense your mottos died in a demonstration but asked not to tear the protest this they plan to return to the

streets on thursday. a show of force from the police in response to the november 11th demonstrations in rwanda in a sense your models died during protests witnesses say the 26 year old was shot by life around fired by police autopsy results establishing the cause of matters death were never published his grandmother says she's been robbed of her grandson i believe. he was in that he didn't steal he did nothing he was just the student my life as a grandmother is to work to feed my grandson you know and now i don't feel like they can. i we want justice they shout i i i i think in a sense your martyrs funeral turned into an outpouring of anger i.

knew one man who died instantly it was the police who killed the government's police and those who died in this incident they say authorities in london have since prohibited demonstrations citing corona regulations as received but they haven't been able to silence calls for better news or conditions more jobs and elections the goal is 1st local elections were meant to be health this year before the government is buying them indefinitely. but protesters plan to make their voices heard once more thursday they say they'll be back on the streets. joining me now is a night on my saddle senior research africa vision with human rights watch helo's and i doubt thanks for your time now why are people protesting more and more against the government. you can look at it from 2 perspectives what i mean is the fact that this government is in any that

a country full of problems and those problems are beginning to emerge there is a bad economy in place nor jobs. them with that history shows brought about by a known teen everything is the. difficult and young people out there most can't get by the difficulties and they want to go to the streets and protest the other one is that we have to admit that compared to the previous president it was president said that the centrist that is the lot is more tolerant is allowing more people to go to the streets so all that's why you see more people on the streets you see more protests happening today in 2 centers no protest was a level whatsoever now last month president lauren saw mass with representatives of angola news to hear the our grievances as their chance to youth will get what they want it really depends on how president willis who takes his meeting which was a in fact an unprecedented meeting of saving a lot of us this way you heard from the present. he is of the you think ruling

dollars that went to the street where they could even as people presented their problems that look at elections continuing to be postponed now it's up to him to take those grievances and provide solutions for them but we also have to be in mind the fact that we are approaching general elections and that means that politicians are less than that and too nice and then to take measures and that might also be a risk it self because as protesters continue to take place we might see a government sending more force to the ground and facing protesters that we can buy on in force and that might mean more human rights violation in all are exactly talking about more human rights violations there are conflicting reports on how the students in a sense who died during the protests last month are why is there so much doubt about the course of a step. it was a fabulous. witness continue to insist on diversion that he died of

a gunshot fired by a police officer but it is usually include looking to state prosecutor's version is that. would cause side with the version the initial version of the police officers is that he died of caused by is for when he found in the ground what these issues oh look at the polls is that. people are stupid much in a situation where they don't trust as they did you do sions and they believe that skittish additions instead of providing and no answer to conflicts they are dead to. the bed but this is our police officers ok now you protest as expected on thursday but there are restrictions and please do 2 measures to contain the pandemic so what can we expect let me just briefly nod to the fact that the fact of the it is called the 1000 should not be a reason for the oakland government to stop people from exercising their rights to

protest what they should do is to create conditions on the ground for people toward the door to door to door to have their one meter then of. each other to be sure that people wear masks that in the protest and other measures that. are called 1000 forces as to adopt but he should by no means use cog in 1000 it's an excuse to stay in police officers to the ground and use live bullets against a peaceful protesters was a simple world in that market that says we want jobs ok well said so and i doubt my shadow seen our research our african division with human rights watch thank you for your time. women are fighting to be treated as equals to man woman. in the country let alone a woman leading it and that's exactly what i shall we have is doing to break down

barriers she's keeping women fit both in self confidence while maintaining a thriving business. it's work out time in somalia's capital mogadishu. and this is the city's 1st fitness center for women. putting the women through their paces is the gyms co-founder and instructor dean. i'm very happy to be an instructor and i hope to participate in international sports events and service a coach for somalia in the future. any other places for women to exercise a rare in somalia's conservative society. even here women retain their

full body coverings and train in separate rooms for men. but even the mere existence of such spaces still irks some somali men. it's been difficult some people told us they think it is shameful to see a woman going to. do disagrees she comes here 3 times a week and feels she is making great progress on her fitness retain. recall that i started 7 months ago. i was 110 kilograms then but now i'm 78 kilograms thanks to god and my instructor now how i react i would say to women do not stay at home come out and go to the gym it improves your health and

makes your body beautiful for the last year where one who knows what will feel like the classes are gaining momentum about 50 women attending sessions regularly burning calories and breaking a sweat against the odds. that's it for now be sure to check out our stories on d.w. dot com slash africa or you can visit our facebook and twitter pages now we were just talking about getting fed to hit some more pages of some who put even more time and efforts to shape the our bodies they were showing off a body building contest in nairobi a few days ago goodbye but. in

the far north. beyond the inhabitable world. it's lonely. barren. and breathtakingly beautiful. the arctic. to take a journey around the north pole meet profiteers and talk with people experiencing the changing environment. or the ice disappears earlier and it keeps retreating

our future depends on what happens here of the most fragile ecosystems on our. northern whites to the arctic circle starts december 21st on d w. every character i write this is actually about me it's a little pompous meryl streep plays a famous author who has burned her bridges and the improvised comedy let them all talk. close more on that experimental project coming up here on arts and culture also be talking with our film expert about the trend in this year's christmas movies it's beginning to look a lot like same sex romance. there's street dot and later on the author johnny

pitts his book afro pm about the search for black european identity wins a major european prize ringback. welcome to arts and culture just when you think meryl streep has done it all well think again the queen of hollywood's latest street to streaming movie is new territory even for her street films let them all talk and just 2 weeks on a real atlantica crossing and with no script that takes a lot of trust and a director who loves to experiment steven soderbergh. start work meryl streep plays a famous author trying to finish her latest novel while on a cruise with her nephew into artist friends the film was shot in sequence and dialogue was improvised and the actors including lucas hedges diane least in candice bergen had no idea where the story was going to be going to go have a drink later no i can't. it's not anything any of us has ever

seen before. as it came out of the perfervid imagination of everybody you know in it and it was a really seat of the pants kind of production. director steven soderbergh a free time pastor winter street only of roughly 100 line before each day's shoot his entire film was shot over 2 weeks as they cast across the atlantic on the queen mary 2 back when you could still take cruises. and it was like a fever dream and we. are not sure of that really any of us you think we made a movie it was so fast and that was all stephen and he shot the entire movie himself with a little teeny weeny camera that needed no lights and we just worked all the time on the ship we didn't get to go to the scraw our gym where we just did this movie

let them all talk premiers on line on h.b.o. max on december 10th compas who is the real. joining me now to talk about let them all talk is it always movie guy scott roxboro scott this actually works like beside this amazing cast it looks like kind of a small movie for a director like steven soderbergh yeah of course that sort of thing makes is maybe a big movie the ocean 11 series you know magic mike you know but in between those huge movies he likes to make really small experimental films he's a lot of these type of bookies which are. he basically with no budget where he shoots everything himself i mean this film is they were shot 2 weeks on this cruise across the atlantic he shot all by himself like rolling in a wheelchair with with with with with his camera improvise a script and essentially he does it for almost no budget he gets these great actors to work with them you know meryl streep diana west you know. candice bergen they

simply work for nothing just so they can be on the project the b.p. part of it and and this film is getting great reviews i mean it shows you maybe you don't need a 100000000 dollars to make a great movie you just need a great director great actors and you know the energy to power through the absolutely scott stick around because i want to look at some different movies let's check out this year's crop of christmas flicks. there's a more diverse crowd of christmas movies this holiday season kicking michael keaton and forest whitaker play rival toy makers enough flicks is jingle jangle it's a fresh take on the holiday musical genre with the only african-american leave. it school groups. are proof that there are things pools food food food food food you are seeing people of color being represented in a way you have seldom seen 1st and the christmas romantic comedy gets a new twist with happiness this season starring kristen stewart and mackenzie davis

as lesbian couple abby and harper their holiday trip home gets slammed harper admits she hasn't come out to her family to talk about sort of the camp this is her 1st american friend the hunky curse of their you're so brave. need to be you know the q. lots of cringe comedy and some on the nose for gas tanks all who they are. what are you doing and i suppose. there's no reason to wait a minute more traditional is dolly parton's christmas on the square also from netflix one for me it's an update on a christmas carol christine baranski has screwed. himself and dolly parton of course is a signal. christmas is a time for sharing even in. christmas is a time for angel pagan things all. you have to love dolly parton working 9 to 5 as

an angel scott actually let's talk more about how to be a seasoned lesbian christmas rom com in a way this just looks like a lot of other christmas movies we've seen that is it yeah it's very much so it follows the exact same sort of formula of these christmas movies you can really read the beats throughout the front the film i mean they even have scenes of me that are in every single sort. chris was wrong because the sort of skating scene where everyone gathers together there's sort of conflict for a lot of romance and so on they have all those traditional scenes you see in every christmas movie but it kind of works i mean particularly the chemistry between kristen stewart and mackenzie davis is amazing even though i think dave's is far too tall for the workers. it's a matter of personal taste ok so maybe not the most radical film for the 1st big was being there christmas it's actually also not the only gate christmas comedy this year is never no no exactly i mean there seems to be a below bit of

a mini trend this year lifetime you know lifetime it's a t.v. channel the us actually quite conservative traditional channel and they do almost a day program like a dozen christmas movies every year this year for the very 1st time they've done one where a same sex romantic relationship is at the center of the story the film is called the christmas set up and it's about a matchmaker mom played by fran drescher of nanny fame who sets up her gay son when he's home for christmas by setting up with his old high school crush is exactly what you'd expect from a lifetime movie incredibly cheesy you know exactly where this is going and a happy end of course is guaranteed and a little bit of an unexpected turn for fran drescher notably one of the funniest jewish comedians now and a christmas comedy scott thanks so much for for coming on and radio through all these wonderful movies. some more arts and culture news now tenet director christopher nolan has slammed the warner brothers over its new streaming strategy

the studio announced it will put all its new films next year online the very same day cinema the director says wanted brothers should have told filmmakers 1st before deciding to premiere their long running project on h.b.o.'s streaming platform wonder woman director patti jenkins agrees with no one but she says she's glad her film will be released online instead of being held back. she won't do well here longest running soap opera in the world britain's coronation street is turning 60 with more than 10000 episodes broadcast the show has served as a model for daily television around the globe pairing light humor with plenty of intrigue and drama. lots of drama there and former u.s. president and best selling author of barack obama accepted the voice of influence

award given by literary and human rights organization pen america singer and writer howdy smith was also honored at the virtual edition of pan's annual gala she accepted the literary service award for authors who write about the human condition have the power well african american culture is known around the globe but the experiences of black europeans have only recently gained visibility it within the white mainstream british author photographer johnny pitts has done his part to help as a 21000 book afro p.n. notes from black europe has just been named the winner of the leipzig book award for european understanding we met up with pets a few months ago in his hometown. sheffield city in the north of england is where journalist television presenter and photographer johnny pitts grew up his mother was from a white working class family and his father was an african american so musician

it's his book africa has just won the lights it book award for european understanding in it he traces his journey through black europe to uncover black european identities that go beyond cliches. you either get images of black people in tower blocks and hoodies looking like they're violent or you get images of black people or sports stars and smiley and all festivals or carnivals and having fun and party and but there's this you don't often see the in between the things the banality the everyday in this. work commute i want to people on the metro going going to pick their kids up from school to get a kind of every day black experience that kind of tries to normalize rather than exhaust society's blackness and you're from sheffield pitts travel to paris and brussels and to amsterdam berlin stuff rome and my say he wanted to meet like europeans from the most diverse backgrounds the result is a look at

a black day asper in europe realities often go unnoticed. i did start to notice a rise in racism and it troubled me and i start to know it's a kind of insularity that was taking place in this country that scares me a smooth brown skin living on an island. leaning towards the right so i wanted to look beyond britain i discovered an old continent that was creaking. and black community is very often living on the periphery of europe. the notion of blackness that never really fit together properly you know the more i tried to fit afro paean solidly on to something the more it fell upon what is afro pian is it something that actually exists or is it a construct. stefania construct and i think that's something the the black community in europe. historically in the same way that the african-american

community of you know a kind of solidarity in the face of racism. in the interweave stories of the people puts matter on his journey with the history of european colonialism he shed light on atrocities white europeans committed on africans that are still often shrouded in silence today genocide perpetrated by german imperial troops against the herero unama people in present day now may be out for the cruelty of belgian colonial forces in the congo. it says it's high time europe faced up to its past i think there needs to be a level of honesty and i think it will start with teaching colonialism in schools when i'm criticizing europe when i'm criticizing this country i want europe to be a better place i want to take part in europe. i want britain to be a better place i'm fighting for this country but maybe not in the way that people traditionally fought for it which is you know to keep. prejudices in place. europe that confronts its colonial past head on and stops marginalizing black people

that's johnny now ward winning vision. and we've got more online about johnny pitts and others making waves in the world of arts and culture peirce a visit any time d.w. dot com slash culture stay safe and see a backstop. into

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this is it every news live from berlin raising the alarm german jumps on the american says people need to make sacrifices to slow a 2nd wave of coal business in a rare emotional appeal miracled warns the country is in a bleak tipping point she's pushing the public to accept limits that will save lives from the poor and our 1st also ahead deal or no deal with time running out britain's wars johnson jets to brussels in search of a post drags in trade pact with the e.u. but doubt a big obstacle standing in the way and defining of the rulers even as germany's

coded $900.00 case looks shore's it will be a minority still persisting the strictures will take you inside the countries where it's. on iraq thank you so much for your company everyone. german chancellor angela merkel is known for being calm under pressure a crisis manager while today merkel showed another side we rarely get to see when she made an impassioned plea for tougher restrictions to bring down the country's high coronavirus numbers germany's death toll for mark over 1000 has had a record deal. the high 590 with more than 20000 new infections addressing the german parliament earlier today merkel revealed the depth of her concern for the

nation. bungle americal has spoken in parliament on countless occasions but this time was different she framed the decisions now facing germany as a matter of life and death in one of the most impassioned speeches of her life there are 14 days to go until christmas 14 days we have to give our all to ensure that we don't end up back in exponential growth if we have too much contact with others before christmas and then it turns out to be divinely last christmas with our grandparents then this will be a terrible failure to. miracles message it's time to act shops are still open and even some traditional christmas stands are serving mulled wine out on the streets merkel says this has to change. so how does how does this leave i know how much love gets poured into those christmas stands and i'm sorry from the bottom of my heart but if we have to pay the price of 590 people

dying every day thus just not acceptable in my eyes and we must take action and. accept god's better this decided this is a. battle also condemned the protest movements casting doubt on the science behind this so-called lock down light currently in place she made an unusually personal reference to her background as a scientist and her earlier years living under a regime with no respect for the truth that occurred at university nice gemini i decided to study physics i probably would not have done that if i had lived in the west i did it because i realized that many things could be undermined but not gravity or to speed of light other scientific fact i was for medical the facts are clear a title locked down is needed right now her next challenge is to persuade not only parliament but also the german people and the only important leaders of each german

state without their consent tougher actions won't be possible but if today's speech is anything to go by merkel is ready to put political power on the line. of use a chief political correspondent in a crane follow that speech in the german border certainly not just how unusual is it for the chancellor to make such an emotional appeal but. it's unusual and i think it was prompted by her very real very urgent concern after all she is a scientist and she understands the data and secondly perhaps it was a response to a jab that had been made by the speaker before her the leader of the right wing the party who called on the chancellor to quote unquote get out of her ivory tower and trust. the citizens with the facts so in her appeal the chancellor. of listed a whole set of facts that show the very disturbing developments both in infection

rates in the death rate and in the shrinking of intensive care capacity in this country and then she said i believe in the power of reason and of science and she cited the recommendations of germany's council of scientific experts the drina council which said yesterday that the country needs much stricter rules going up to perhaps even an extended christmas vacation where shops would be closed and social gatherings much more strictly limited so this was the mix the sober earnest real ism and almost maternal and courage meant and urging that we often saw from the chancellor during the 1st wave of the pandemic and that in fact makes her crisis communication when she doesn't gauge a net so effective germany is also considering taking on a sizable new debts to help aid the economy how is the chancellor justified.

indeed today's debate here at the bundestag was a debate about to the next german federal budget which would see the country take on the psych 2nd highest level of debt ever 180000000000 euros now she said she realizes this is a massive sum and that it is a burden on future generations that it will be paid back and she said the government has a schedule for that repayment and she said she also had heard other parties appealing that that money needs to be wisely used for a future that will truly take this country further so she listed a whole area a whole different number of areas where there will be significant investment ranging from artificial intelligence to the health care system to new renewable forms of energy and said that she intends to make absolutely sure that this debt is put to good use of news chief political correspondent linda crane reporting thank you. and as germany inches towards

a hard log down there will be opposition to the plans a small but vocal movement has been for testing against foreign a virus restrictions all year and they're angry about what they see as the loss of their freedom but the room was once rather proximity to the far right is now causing controversy. freedom instead of coronavirus that's a wish that millions of people would probably sign up to in this pandemic but most don't share the rejection of politicians enviroment just that germany's founding mcdonough's the word means someone who thinks outside of the box in this case the box they're protesting is germany's state ordered coronavirus restrictions. than dangers are a minority here but a very loud one a swiss study found that they were mostly supporters of the greens or the post communist left party or the far right call turnitin for germany.

coronavirus deniers concern the middle class families followers of conspiracy theories anti facts are occultists peace activists they don't demonstrate alongside the far right neo nazis and so-called citizens of the right who reject the modern germany and its constitution and it is from this corner analysts fear that the entire crowd danka movement is being radicalized more and more from the right. it began under the name fat dank in 711 in stuttgart in april founder michelle obama that never tires of distancing the movement from the far right saying this is all about defending important aspects of democracy like the right to demonstrate yet recently he met a leading light of the citizens of the movement paid to fit sank a man who has declared himself the king of germany the office for the protection of the constitution in a region where caddick and 711 began thinks the degree of radical. isn't enough to

put the group under observation so soon there may be some molds from the local secret service alongside the rest of the fandango. next it appears the european union standoff over its 7 year 1.8 trillion euro budget may have been resolved poland and hungary were standing in the way but seems to have come to a preliminary agreement with germany on the future spending plan that's at least according to poland's government germany currently holds the we're taking you council presidency the 2 eastern member states had previously blocked the e.u.'s long term budget and a kohen of virus recovery fund the country's disagreed with the rule that funding could be withheld if member states did not respect e.u. of law and democratic standards some skeptical states including the netherlands will still want to leave you today's potential deal. ok let's find out where they are at want to talk now to

a correspondent barbara visa who is in brussels barbara so good to have you you know sometime this afternoon news began trickling in that in a potential agreement had been struck and then radio silence. yeah what happened was that the ambassadors of the $27.00 member states came together and then we waited and waited and waited some more and then nothing over we listened into the briefings xoom these days of course and then everybody said we can't tell you anything yet because we had to bring this back this topic back to our capitals and so the governments now and then half and in paris and in rome and other places they will have to think about whether they like this what germany put on the table or something that really puts a break into and on to this new rule of law making isn't because if the european commission at the beginning of next year's sees for instance that the hungary is

eliminating the last shred of a free press they say this is enough we're going to take a part of their money away then hungary can go to the european court of justice 1st and have this checked and that usually lasts about 2 years so what happens is that both countries poland and hungary gave a lot of time in which they can sort of continue was that measures that a large majority in the european union things are on democratic now the other thing of course that we're also dealing with are we still looking at a potential new deal on bragg's it. yeah the dinner between boris johnson and also from the line is going to start soon ish he has already landed in brussels and is going to probably talk was his negotiating team beforehand and then they will sit together and somehow what is required is political will both sides say so but 1st johnston parliament in london today said

he expects the e.u. to scrap their demands now the same absolutely holds true for the european union side they expect boris johnson to scrap his obstinate stand on not accepting certain rules if you wants access to the european markets so the stand off is there and nobody really has any ideas about how to solve this and one european diplomat we just talked to said how about a miracle they usually have them around christmas and he would be like to get kendall for this tonight. all right now in 20 seconds if they have to be a new deal summit no deal on briggs and no deal on the budget how big of a defeat with that before chance i got america. no deal on the budget would be quite bad because she's in the chair and she somehow would have to resolve this no do you sit nobody is going to attach that to i'm going to america everybody will

throw their hands up and say we did our best and the blame lies in london it's as simple as that reporting from brussels as always thank you so much. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world. the ethiopian government has rejected calls for an independent investigation into the conflict in its to gripe region the un human rights chivas the situation is worrying and volatile humanitarian workers cannot reach the region and thousands of people have fled the fighting. officials in india are seeking are looking into the cause of a mystery illness that has hospitalized almost 600 people in the state of on the part of their show doctors have found traces of lead a nickel in but samples of those affected the authorities have ordered an inquiry into the source of the medals. now despite an election

victory the democratic party in the u.s. is divided can it heal a polarized country as joe biden has promised to do on the dummy's conflict zone tim sebastian spoke to democratic congresswoman debbie dingell on whether her party can accomplish anything with republicans in washington especially when it comes to fighting a pandemic you can't be how you can be in any of your states and with the people that you represent and not understand how scared people are how much they need but they're playing politics so they are they will want you to fail so they can come back in 4 years' time and say hey look what a lousy job the democrats did you know not a cynic like you are i actually think that there are people that want to get elected and both parties because they want to help the people they represent so there may be a few that are can't let them win but i think that there are a lot of people that are seeing the human suffering in their districts and more to do something to help the people they represent. and you can watch that interview in

full of the latest edition of conflict zone right here on the w at 1930 c.e. or watch it on the mat on. slash conflict so all right that does it for me next stop is business news a break off we'll have your world headlines for you at the top of the hour on little rock and i hope to see you again tomorrow. my 1st by say moses sewing machine. where i come from women are bones by this ocean to remember something as simple as learning how to write them by said isn't. since i was a little girl i wanted to have advised a lot of my home and it took me me as them and. finally they gave up invention by an e.m.i. say but returns people sewing machine sewing i suppose was more apt procreate goes than rising advice as no i want to meet those women back home who are bones about

their duties and social rules and informed him of oded peace and rights my name is the about of the hook and i work at. the college 19 pandemic has shone a light on global corruption on the show will ask if kickbacks and cronyism could get in the way of countries pulling themselves out of the coronavirus crisis also coming up time is running out to get a break sit deal with e.u. leaders are insisting an agreement cannot come by just any cost. and germany begins to tighten restrictions as pandemic deaths rise and commune factions continue to

search means retailers could soon be closing their doors. this is due to be business on robots in belin welcome to the program. campaigners claim the coronavirus pandemic has further exposed global corruption it showed itself in the ways governments have allocated public resources and handed out emergency contracts it's a reminder that corruption remains rife in many parts of the world with africa a real hot spot take a look at this map from transparency international the darker the red the more corrupt the country is perceived to be by its citizens for several years now somalia has been considered the most corrupt by people who live there but there are positive developments on the continent in botswana for example the government has energetically prosecuted bribery and kickbacks according to transparency international it now ranks about a host of european countries such as poland motor and greece and notable feature of

the global map is that the countries perceived to be least corrupt wealthier nations as well as having higher living standards they have functioning institutions hard hitting justice systems and political stability well let's bring in son samuel khamenei who is a board member at transparency international also sits on the african union's advisory board on corruption he joins us from the kenyan capital nairobi thanks for being on t.w. business let's talk about the corona virus pandemic has corruption got in the way of countries being able to respond to it in the way that they could in cuba you having me and and yes the answer to those question is yes. and you know you minute crazes. or would you need to use all those who want to benefit from the expense of citizens. and very very dense that you know in many

countries these is happening. is a real case of you know where corruption can be the difference between life and death. indeed. he did less corruption. bit of a chance for us to go we've successfully. we've got vaccines hopefully on the way and there are measures to try and get those to the countries that maybe couldn't secure them for themselves but is there a danger of corruption getting the way of that process as well and those vaccines not getting to the people the need them the most. well i think that danger exists and i think states need to do is to plan ahead and those who i need to look at these scenes also should be given priority and communicate that. to them so that everyone knows when they can expect to benefit from the vaccine.

let's try and set a more positive note all this areas on the african continent where we're seeing real progress on corruption. well there are countries on the continent that quite well go into this. one or reaches. out and others. created well i mean your. point about well. what can we learn from what those countries are doing there and that we can practically apply elsewhere. and you look at the. institutional remark you don't see much of what difference. what must make a difference is the leadership that is the political support that institutions that force. and walk on corruption. issues in the

country and secondly their commitment to the rule of law without the rule of law. russian interview go. from transparency international thanks for joining us on day that we. thank you. now the e.u. says it's preparing what it calls very specific contingency plans for a no deal brett says it's maintained connectivity in critical sectors u.k. prime minister boris johnson has travelled to brussels for talks with e.u. commission president on the line with the aim of breaking the deadlock in the trade negotiations if no breakthrough is found u.k. will trade with the new world trade organization terms from the start of january. the chancellor angela merkel has told german m.p.'s that the european union is willing to accept a no deal outcome if no agreement can be secured. is good enough if there still

remains the chance of a deal i don't think we will know by tomorrow whether we have succeeded or not that i can promise but we are working on it we are however prepared for a scenario in which we cannot accept the conditions if there are bridges conditions which we cannot accept then we will take the path of you know dear one thing is absolutely clear the integrity of the e.u. single market must be preserved. well let's bring in our reporter daniel went on this daniel how significant is what chancellor merkel saying that well it's all quite explosive it's more the drip drip drip of water torture in the u.k. government the pressure is building on them now to do something to change their stance but the thing is what i'm talking about is the so-called level playing field principles so what's stopping the u.k. just pouring its money into particular industry or company and then bouncing out the competition inside the e.u. taking advantage of that free market access well that's what the e.u.

doesn't want and so the difficulty is though of course the e.u. is accustomed to pushing the go see asians too as a late as possible but british businesses are under pressure right now because they've only got 3 weeks to get everything together and they don't know what's happening here and this really can be coming at a time could yes apart from all of this getting ready for brics it british ports are suffering right now there's a huge bottleneck there at the moment now they're saying this is due to you know the coronavirus those are the christmas rush but getting their customs checks into into order before the end of the transition period so the likes of honda in the u.k. say that they're pausing production because they can't get all of the parts that they need to carry out their business as normal and this is all due to these ports having difficulties right now but beyond that supermarkets like tesco let's say have said that prices will likely rise in the event of a no deal breaks it and they already stockpiling along with many other british

businesses so the pressure really is on right now yeah and just briefly if you can any closer to understanding what a no deal bracks is going to look like well it's going to be huge shuji problematic and destructive for all kinds of industries so we're going to see of course tariffs applied to a lot of things like foodstuffs which is why tests are going to increase its prices toyota the car company on top of hundreds well says that their factories will not be competitive if there is no deal breck's it so of course it's going to change the business models. industries until a deal can be found so if a no deal breaks it happens then there is the wait is there going to be after that any further negotiations or the continuation or is that going to be it is the u.k. going to be trading on w.t.f. will trade organization terms with all the tariffs that implies with its closest trading neighbor that would be hugely problematic for the british economy at a time when it needs to recover from the coronavirus crisis because i've been saying it for ages but the clock really is taking as i salute you into thanks for

joining us for now to some of the other business stories making the news kenya has signed a post bret's it trades deal with the u.k. into secure duty and to quote a free access for its exports for when london is no longer part of existing he you trade partnerships from the start of next year. and the boeing 737 max has officially returned to commercial service brazilian airline goal has become the 1st to use the model for one of its flights since the max was grounded for 20 months following 2 deadly crashes. a german states are being urged to agree to a tighter coronavirus lockdown chancellor merkel is among those who believe the current restrictions simply aren't working the case numbers remain high and record numbers of daily deaths of a record some states are already moving to tighten their measures yen among stand shoppin kemet says still open but only just next week the eastern state of saxony

will toughen up its lockdown regulations and that means almost all retailers will have to close been buzzing with lou i'm stunned because we've been so punished already know christmas markets tighter regulations and now having to close a week before christmas. through tomorrow. and they'll stay shot until january the 10th as well schools and kindergartens here in saxony. germany's national academy of sciences is calling for the tough measures it wants all schools country wide to be closed from monday and for people to work from home wherever possible instead of the traditional holiday season it says public life should be put on hold economist claimants hoost was involved in drawing up the regulations and believes the time to act is now. reason when in fact to invite if we don't shut down now the infection rate will continue to rise and that will mean having to enforce tougher and longer lasting restrictions in january the lock down

is an investment in the economy so that come january or february will be able to relax restrictions on them time is pressing germany only has a finite number of intensive care beds 80 percent of which are currently occupied hospital staff are reaching breaking point. finally flashy holidays to far flung destinations of basically been a nonstarter for most of us this year but the trip of a lifetime may not be beyond reach if you're willing to use your imagination. there that see the looks fine there have been those flights are. good now is a border officer flight attendant and pilot all and warm. these 6 women have booked a flight to iceland have you ever been to iceland before they are taken there no i haven't it should be fine. on board there's everything you'd

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