right sure the ice disappears and it keeps retreating our future depends upon what happens here in one of the most fragile ecosystems on earth. northern lights within the arctic circle starts december 21st on g.w. . this is state of the news africa on the program today consarn grows for the millions of people still cattle ethiopia's northern region off to the right sami has begun arriving but agencies say they're still not being allowed to reach people they know in need and that the situation there is critical. just last weekend behind the scenes of a new film being produced in cameroon the producers say peace is the message.

hello i'm kristie window it's good to have your company international aid agencies all sounding the alarm over the situation in the northern ethiopian region off to cry they were allowed to deliver some supplies at the start of the week but they say they need full humanitarian access to the region if they ought to save lives the fear is that millions of people into did not have enough to eat or drink and that the area is on the brink of a humanitarian disaster following the recent conflict there are thousands have fled the hostilities into grainge as we've reported many of them are now in sudan and they are also in dire need. the owner of the refugee camp in sudan one of several camps scattered along sudan's border to ethiopia the feeling out with people fleeing the conflict in the neighboring t.

region. and. we were in the house have a refugee camp and then we came here we've been here for a week there aren't enough tents or enough water and we're exposed to the sun most of the time. the u.n. says aid groups are struggling to care for the influx of refugees the remoteness of the camps is also a problem. in the 1st 2 weeks they took care of us but after that no one came again a truck comes be food twice a day but other than that there's nothing that i haven't even registered as yet. had so much to do. the refugees torn between the threat of violence into grime and the grim reality of the camp. thanks be to god i'm with my daughters here who take care of me there's nothing here to make me happy as

a refugee and this isn't to laugh at all but thanks to the lord at least i'm here with my daughters. refugees continue to pour into the camps in sudan despite ethiopia's prime minister and the ahmed declaring victory in 2 grime more than 2 weeks ago those at the camp hope they can soon return. meanwhile in to grind starting to trickle in the 1st trucks arrived carrying red cross medical supplies earlier this week you would stay with her. father read for us but. most younger. days i. think every kid. but millions into grime remain out of reach of aid as the conflict leaves hunger in its wake. of the formal i'm now joined by the

ethiopian american author and. to her new novel the shadow king was shortlisted for the booker prize the book's about is it is invasion of ethiopia in 1035 welcome to news africa i do want to begin by asking you about the current conflicts in your country. the u.n. said that the world is watching the unfolding off a full scale humanitarian crisis how does that make you feel. well. you know this is spent really it's a distressing. it's been a distressing event to watch this from afar. to know that. there are entire groups of people that are being left destitute that people's hopes and dreams for their families are being destroyed and people themselves are dying. it's been

a horrible month. and you know the fact that the world is watching. it feels like this is also a part of this war a part of everything that has been happening in 202030 year is nation versus nation your latest novel the shadow tell us more about your using the fiction to tell the story of how ethiopians for the italians during the invasion. you know i have i was interested in looking at what war can tell us about human beings the human condition what war can reveal about our fears our love our ambitions our dreams the war that took place in 1935 when italy invaded ironically italy invaded and around the region that is being that is at in conflict

today's so i have been looking at what's happening in 2020 and thinking very much about the way that war was fought on the same grounds in 1935. now the main protagonist in the shadow king is a woman the other main characters are also women why was this important for you to do. i wanted to think about the fact that when we speak about war and when we speak of conflict we imagine men we imagine soldiers as men and yet women and girls are directly affected by war and in ethiopia in 1935 they understood that and they went to the front lines in order to have their own say in the way that their country and their future went and i wanted to portray that because we don't talk enough about the active role of women and in in war. the books to release it is city early to tell us why you're particularly looking

forward to that. well. i've done so much research in italy it's this this history is the italian history but it's also history that most of italy either doesn't know about or feels very uncomfortable in addressing and i welcome the conversations that will happen there and i am eager to join the dialogue that has been started by other italians already this is a history that was supposed to be forgotten. muslim violence that invasion in 1035 is a strong theme in the mill in the novel do you think that ethiopia has healed from that do you think it will heal from the conflict that's currently raging. if you mean has not healed from 935 ethiopia had not had a chance to talk about that history italy has never apologized for the

human crimes against humanity that they acted on with europeans at that time in 1935 there was a war fought in ethiopia in 1974 there was a revolution that came some of those people alive in 35 had to contend with revolution in 74974 to 2000 you know to 2020 people have those memories too so what we're seeing is an airing of memory and pain and trauma and violence and we haven't dealt with it yet that's lies the many guests ethiopian american writer and author of the shadow king thank you melissa thank you staying with ethiopia for a moment to grab is also the focus of the conflict zone this week we just want to show you what the country's minister of democratisation told us they were killed when she put it to him that the war was not over mr minister the international crisis group says the following but this conflict runs the risk of ripping the

state asunder the t.p.o. life as a valley into fight on there are reports of clashes continuing on the ground experts say we're seeing the beginning of a drawn out insurgency and yet your government is declaring victory you're saying that you have the situation under control after the offensive on the kelly your prime minister even said that that no citizen was killed is in your declaration a victory premature amid all of those assessments. reports will graham we know what. we. know there's a 100. and him some pretty much. the war is over but you can see more of that is of you here on at 930 u.t.c. or watch dot com forward slash conflicts.

now the women you see behind me are part of a film crew in cameroon that happens to be the country's only all female production crew the women of gold boss productions have taken their place in the country's male dominated film industry their latest project is a demand for peace in cameroon which is being torn apart by conflict and crisis news plays a young reports from one day. we one piece a group of all female female. issues in a unique film calling for peace. they want to see an end to the soup which is conflict raging in the country's west and. the team is led by to. be making films for nearly 5 years. to be.

very very. 2 young. 2020 has been on a specially bloody year in the english speaking regions of cameroon this. peace. to reach the war in functions. the protagonist of the film. on the streets. i'm interested in taking part in this project. the winning with. the project is promoting peace in our country. the. peace. in the. militias in the west. people are being killed in the

conflict which began in 2016. divisions have been disappointed in the country also . is not easy. because that. had. some. play. then there was a lot of sense of who are we what are we going to do was why did you have to pool and somebody at the desk of the government to go on food. read we are hoping the young women through the one year film to be as inclusive as possible be allies be done look you know the footage for d.s.l. for the project she was a kid she didn't piece of because of videos people from different backgrounds in florida volunteered to be part of it may be the reason of these blackouts will

bring renewed hope. now that's a phone i certainly would love to watch that is it for now be sure to check out our other stories on deeds m.p. dot com for ways to slash africa we're also on facebook and on twitter as well you can send us your views and comments about the content because then the content we should be i want twitter and when to say then i'll see you next time. i'm not nothing out of the germans because sometimes i am but nice and nothing with the time and the german thinks deep into the german culture of the new don't seem ridiculous grammar there you go it's all about who they know i'm rachel join me for me to get funky coming post a man who many portions of loves us turn out to more right know climate change the very top story. this is my pleasure went on just one week.

how much work can really do. we still have time to work i'm going. to sort of say. to subscribe to this like this. huge greetings and welcome from the german capital where the city's signature berlin international film festival is set to probably go virtual for 2021 we'll find out more and also in the pipeline. controversial swiss director mueller tackles the injustices all of the modern world with a film that asks the question if jesus were alive today what would he preach. and german sculptor. software uses trees for his visual ruminations on the themes

of temporality transformation and the transience of life and art. speculation was rife but now it's official berlin's international film festival one of europe's big 3 alongside the venice and cannes film festival will be quite different next year the belly nollywood which just managed to squeeze in its 2020 addition last february just prior to the 1st corona lockdown had been hoping to hold an in person event in february as planned but now the new lockdown measures here in germany have forced them to come up with a plan b. for its 71st edition. so to get the lowdown on just what that plan b. will look like our film experts got roxboro joins me from bond hello scott glad to see you there's been.