the answer. in 60 minutes. we've got some tips for your bucket list. corner. and some great country more news to boot. we go. to the but. this is due to be news africa on the program today. in ethiopia rights groups saying ever trained troops killed hundreds of people in the to bribe region and misty international stays to massacre may constitute war crimes against humanity. and to put african football in its playing the role that they have a message for the youngsters back home want to fondle in their footsteps.

hello i'm christine one but it's good to have your company the human rights organization amnesty international space it has evidence that eritrean troops massacred hundreds of people in ethiopia rolled into grad region last november it used witness accounts and satellite images to document the atrocities the reports suggest that eritrea and troops carried out war crimes in their attempts to take control from ripples in the region talking to one of the old authentic reports off of this. this family. they've escaped the fighting in ethiopia. and to found shelter in sudan. w. news met them back in november when they just arrived. coconuts and as a player we cried and our children cried with us and they wept in front of us so i

think just as shooting started while we were eating we just had to leave. even in. their home in ethiopia has seen almost 4 months of fighting between local rebel forces and the ethiopian military the latter allegedly receiving support by eritrean troops gaining an accurate picture of events in tikrit has been difficult to impossible journalists have been blocked from entering the region phone and internet services were at times cut completely and humanitarian organizations have struggled to get in. in early december un human rights chief michele basher lay said there is an urgent need for independent monitoring of the human rights situation in the t cry region for all necessary measures to protect civilians and for accountability for violations that came about 2 weeks too late for this woman and some 800 others in ethiopia as holy city of axim that's how many people are thought to have died in

an alleged massacre near an ancient orthodox church a recent investigation by the associated press found that the perpetrators were soldiers from neighboring eritrea and a new report by amnesty international backs this up the human rights group says it's collected evidence that ira trained soldiers went on a rampage in acts i'm on the 28th of november after an earlier attack on them by a small group of rebel fighters knesset mary's church witness accounts describe them roaming the streets and shooting at fleeing civilians with automatic weapons and precision rifles i saw the people being shot on the ground when they were running approximately 10 people or more all of them young men everyone was scared and run away. eritrea's government has denied its forces were involved in any massacre after the a.p. investigation was published the country's information minister called the story a horrendous lie relevant ethiopians to choose sions had long ascertained the utz

a fallacy of the story he posted on twitter fighting in t. cry is said to be ongoing and it will be hard to verify what really happened in axum and late november but in light of amnesty international's new allegations the eritrean government may face fresh questions about its involvement in this bloody conflict that is playing out away from the eyes of the world. and we've invited amnesty international into the program to talk more about the organizations latest reports on to cry. is the ethiopia horn of africa researcher for the organization welcome to news africa. say in the report that eritrean troops is alleged massacre off civilians into cry may amount to war crimes tell us more and actions that what happened on 28 center in the names of nobody better was my 2nd actually i mean operation. it's actually great harm to have injuries

i think was. under so there is a chance where she lived and jerry lives to. just a few days after the square left on gestates there is only after. 48 hours. there are now 2 berries and that there and administration international as eradicated and i'm but also. including sort of 2 of the expenses. satellite imagery and if you. say it is eritrean troops that have committed this massacre but does the ethiopian government bear some responsibility . yes what happened in egypt is that responsibility of the day to panic about meds and in addition to that there indeed after indiscriminate shelling in the actual town there if you're buried you have to enforce is. so our lives your

lives are indiscriminate surely was conducted to gaze at forces aged forces show how should the international community respond. where amnesty international is asking the international community to. government to accept a united nation late investigation into. my saturday city in us. all right that is to say a take off from amnesty international thank you for your. african football is playing in the european elites are the inspiration of many young people in their home countries who want to follow their steps the lives of soccer stars playing abroad are mostly. little is spoken off the burden they feel to create opportunities for those they leave behind now in a moment i'll be talking to an author who's written on the experiences of african

plays living abroad but 1st here's the story of joanna a model from kenya who set up a foundation to help kids back home with life on and off the pitch. then i thought i did a difficult place i lived pretty close to saddam played walking distance didn't. we put. the phone next to me it's so we used the plastic bags from from the garbage to make. nowadays johannes is a pro footballer in europe for the last 14 years the kenyan international has played in belgium luxembourg and turkey but a model has not forgotten his roots despite his time abroad. they don't want to talk about it. because they say it's. bad for me i'm proud of where i come from for that's why i really want to give back so i'm going

for me. for a lot of kids when i see all this here i think in my mind is why can't i have this in you know in 10 in 2017 almost set up a foundation in his hometown he established a football academy close to the dumpsite the academy helps local children hone their skills they dream of following in a mall those footsteps. and i wouldn't want to play in the premier league league or syria. i thought as long as i'm able to help the people back in the ghetto. compared to europe there are not enough quality academies for players in the crucial age bracket of 12 to 16 this academy aims to develop a better infrastructure a competitive league in kenya can help many earn a living johannes tries to give the kids a new perspective to seek their fortunes back home he tells them you are not

successful only if you go to europe. it's to build the talked about core because if we do it there is a big. part of the skis who will make it who are on their lives you know i did. that here but the difficulty is that when they see you here they think you have what you have there and be ready. in january johannah signed a contract in turkey's 1st division with as room in eastern on a. new chapter of his life as an african footballer in europe has just begun. and i'm joined by. paul he is the author of a book titled african football is in europe migration community and give back behavior description of the book is that it shines new lights on contemporary migrations labor markets and sports and processes of development in africa welcome to africa and so you researched how african football players in europe contributes

to their countries of origin what did you find basic thing for me according to these players that be out like to give back to us that might generate he said of the old right to give back however far they have moved this education which chases investments. already i know that part of the process was that you interviewed a former and current african professional player in europe what were some of your takeaways from from from those interviews and perhaps share with us some of the the players that you spoke to. thank you too i'm a billy stuff fine by gene yeah yeah boy i cannot undo any of wot. nor . victor why i am not. made of clay that's it is good for

african players to play for hire a part they should try to combine with education in the sense that i want to be able to combine with education this will help them to make good decisions in terms of investment for the future. and it's just what is the overall take away office phenomenon of african football is to any professional in europe we saw it in the report at that we just played a young man going back even back to the community just what is the overall take away also from the research that if that. that clears where convenes that. haven't gone to so many challenges alone the with the thing that does best that they young once and potentially coming to she did dedications us the outlaw saved if that's why their right to dream or do is seem to be working for africa and especially the west african continent and so for me this mother should be the one that most of that stretch up and army trained for her. need for studies to

also look at that transitional analyses where some of this africa. and various of the challenges that they have to deal with the courts are for and stand their food their language and then their reeses johns and lowliness when they get to the new release of work as there's. going to play a professional or they have been recruited to. freshen up this work is being in riyadh working on this and very soon our power come out on how we can and nowadays the victory before the decision to leave professional. ok that's. helpful at keen to see what you come up with your faith and it's thank you. and you very much. and that's it for now be a small indeed if you dot com for its cash africa we're also on facebook and on

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change 15 top story. faces much less leeway for just one week. how much work can really do that. we still have time to an ongoing. success. but subscribe for more news like this it's. the 1st. day it's sold about movies today and else in culture pawns of the film festival is going ahead next week and also coming up. 12 year old german actress and i'm not saying it's for a golden globe award for the film since stalls him let's. less about our so called . the milena has been split into this year for

obvious reasons it's the world's biggest public film festival so that hopefully that part will take place in june the competition on the business side of things is mostly taking place online all next week from the 1st 5th of march with the jury determining the winners of the baz without an audience. gets a 1st in the history of the belly nala festival directors carlo shots 3 and matty have to be alone in the cinema for now only buyers distributors and press can see their film selection for this year. from iran comes the directorial debut of mario she also acts in the film playing a woman whose husband is executed after a miscarriage of justice and. i think he's. going to let it out.

it's an indictment of a merciless system from apple that you forgot. about to see something you knew the watchers but also a chamber piece dealing with timeless questions of guilt and justice. there's also some strong political sentiment from bella ruth these shows. for the sports. director of the x. a pal yon followed the protests that erupted after the presidential election courage is his 1st full length documentary film that shows the bravery of protestors using very limited means to fight for change in belarus. i. it was was a. french lebanese film memory

box shows the importance of remembering for contemporary history alex lives in montreal one day she discovers a diary and old tape recordings of her mother. it's not going away even used to. write my story so. alex makes her own picture tracing her mother's turbulent youth in the lebanese civil war her dreams as well as traumas come to life once again. german cinema is in the competition with no less than 4 films including an adaptation of novel 5 young the movie a set into mulch was berlin in $193011.00. saturday and it was a crazy and melancholy time trip takes us to the weimar republic we encounter

a menasha twa and dissected society decay. there's also some big star power the mauritanian is a political thriller about an alleged accomplice to the $911.00 terrorist attacks held without charge or trial at guantanamo it's a true story starring jodie foster. and i just found again defending. the festival organizers hope that in june they'll be able to roll out the red carpet and welcome fans and stars once again just like last year found hold the heroes before. and joining me now from our studios in bomb is all film gurus rockstro scott good to see you so barely nama is

happening online a least we've seen some of the political movies that will be screening but what are you most looking forward to. yeah i mean berlin for me is always a great chance to see the best new german films and as we just heard we've got 4 german films in competition the one i'm most excited to see i have to say is a science fiction movie it's called i'm your man by maria shada and it stars dan stevens of downton abbey fame i'm here he plays a german speaking love robot who has been specifically programmed to fulfill every need and desire of intelligent cynical but still quite romantic german scientist so it looks like a bit like a pygmalion tale but it's told from the female perspective. the really interesting director she just won an emmy for directing being netflix series on orthodox so i'm really interested to see what she's going to do with this story dan stevens as

a love robot let's go see i believe that film not many films this year was made under extremely difficult. conditions now always seeing an impact of the pandemic in the selection of the festival. well in a way yeah i mean there are no films that are specifically about the krona pandemic but looking at this year selection i've seen a lot of very sort of intimate personal stories stories about trying to connect like there's a korean film introduction by saying sue and this is a story of a korean student living in berlin and and her long distance relationship with with her boyfriend and it's very sort of a small intimate story and of course those type of stories are much easier to tell or because of kroner restrictions of course you can't tell big stories of being cast so it makes sense that these movies are coming out now but i think i see a connection at least between them and i don't know but i think we all feel and

have felt under lockdown on the sort of desire for connection with with other people it's interesting thanks to the director he had a film premier in berlin last year that still hasn't hit cinemas now he's got a new one coming out in the festival but of course we still don't know when cinemas are going to reopen so it's for the true good point the plans to hold a physical festival with red. pools the public in june do you think this is going to happen. well i hope so i talk to the festival directors this week and they're still optimistic they can hold some sort of physical festival even if it's just an open air festival and i just really hope that people be able to travel by june because if we're going to have a real sort of berlin festival with a berlin red carpet it be a real shame if the big stars from hollywood couldn't be there to walk down. indeed i hope we'll see the red carpet. in potsdam of plants this summer we'll keep our

fingers crossed scarves i just like say it's been always great to work we do you are always a mind of interesting information many subjects for the last time thanks for being with us thanks so much rob and thanks so much and all the best for your retirement thank you. now one actress not. heather not sang she's already won the german film award and now she's nominated for golden globe for the movie news of the world playing on was it the great man himself tom hanks she'll find out on sunday if she wins the gold. what's most extraordinary about all this is she's just 12 years old. i find a thread in that saying it's right if ya don't venture out with it and on my meds they're having a charming spittle. in the western news of the world helena plays the orphan johana lay on balco who has been raised by a group of kiowa native americans one day she meets captain jefferson kyle kidd

played by tom hanks. you would have to determine schoolgirl didn't encounter the american star until shooting had already started. as lobs mittal for the 1st time i met him i was in the makeup trailer getting fixed up for the shoot we were actually supposed to meet later on he just came in and i wasn't prepared at all and he said hello i'm tom hanks and it was so overwhelming overwhelming. to have heard. good. that we had 6 weeks to prepare a new mexico before the shoot began that and then we had another 3 weeks training in the kiowa language an hour and a half every day after school it was really important to me to learn exactly how it worked that they think more in a circle while we think in a straight line and to learn about their culture and how to include tools you can

certainly or one skill helena didn't have to learn was how to ride a horse she's been doing that since the age of 4 and that's course she was even quite a bit ahead of her screen partner but she did learn a great deal from tom hanks almost stood up to a good job he gave me advice like always be punctual know your lines and be nice to everyone and you should always help your screen partner in the last scene for example where we both end up crying he cried during every take just so i'd be able to i thought it was amazing he was able to do that every time his mother by. helena already has an impressive acting career behind her she 1st stood in front of a camera at age 5 she landed her 1st lead role in a feature. film at age 9 early on she tackled some extremely challenging parts. anyhow and i made a splash with system crasher impressing audiences with her brought energy she

played 9 year old benny a severely traumatized out of control girl. the drama one critical acclaim in more than 40 awards. and the german film award for best actress went to hell in not saying. helena spent a total of 3 months in the united states to shoot news of the world during that time she became good friends with tom hanks. so what does the future now hold. elements how my ambition is to please myself and the audience just make great movies and maybe have some impact on society with topics like in system crasher plus i'd like to have a star on the walk of fame but i think most important is to keep my feet on the ground and have a really clear idea of what i want to do. on the commish to the next milestone in helena career could be a golden globe award on february 28th. for

the very last time. 25 years presenting shows here. it's time for me to sign off and i want to take this opportunity to thank all the lovely wonderful people here at d w. c what i do possible all the people behind the scenes to whom i will be eternally grateful for all their hard work and professionalism so thank you to them from the bottom of my heart. thank you for watching it will be a bit pointless if you. are the great so i'm here. leave you with this final thoughts if you've enjoyed it as much as i have. then i've enjoyed it twice as much as you all the best cheerio and a very fun. eco

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