discover who. subscribe to the documentary. this is the africa coming up on the program the. region. the fighting began in 2 drive back continued concerns about human rights abuses. people and shortage of food also coming up. has been sworn in as the country's 1st female president i will have policies be any different from head previous s.s. .

i. welcome to the program they have been repeated reports of fighting extrajudicial killings and rape from ethiopia steve groene region we'll be speaking to the country's ambassador to germany for a closer look but before that we take each of the troubled regions capital sides they have returned to normal but the conflict began in early november has left its deep box many residents on the number of displaced people who refuge in the city continue to report of the war still raging on. hundreds of civilians are being treated for their injuries in hospitals in the region's capital mckillop they come from all over to great the conflict started over 4 months ago thousands are believed to have been killed since that capsule it was hit in the 2 a by

a bullet from the hague to grant special forces and if you'll be an army started fighting when the fighting stopped the ground forces left but the rest of the soldiers started killing civilians and the majority of the people died but some of us escaped in an area about 41 people died. in some way and most of the patients here say those carrying out the attacks are ethiopian and eritrean soldiers who are fighting the former ruling party in the region the to great people's liberation front or g.p.l. if the federal government has yet to officially acknowledge the presence of eritrean troops integrate well the region's interim president insists the t.p.s. is responsible for the current crisis why this has happened it's a legit is really important because it should be repeatedly said because the russian armed force of the north in the jaws of talked so we can use force or

the governors of people aboard us so without having this force it's not difficult to say no to this. script the budget system. and make residents have expressed anger at the situation as if you feel betrayed by the central government to gray held a regional election in september 2020 which was deemed illegal by federal authorities many gradients who are in favor of the country's federal system now want their region to become independent. of what it is all. right back in the internet getting it. to be and it is a lot to give them we need it we have. right to prove what we went on last on the police say rather. than that their

frustration is also fueled by a shame in a turn crisis throughout the region tens of thousands of people have arrived in mckellar seen violence for months my lead has worked as a volunteer helping displaced communities such as in the school which has been transformed into makeshift accommodation the federal government says it has scaled up humanitarian efforts but people here still face a shortage of food drinking water and medication if the government did not say i mean we didn't do good is my working his job his just hiding the truth that's why i came here it's not my job i'm here just doing variants are you know i'm here for my people. she's particularly worried about the children and regularly organizes to distribution in an effort to fight mola trish and i'm really mortified about a was going on in my country and this is a very sad i am a rescue. it's very sad to see children just be like this with fighting still

reported daily and rural areas to continue to flock to the cities desperate to tell their story they're also showing signs of considerable collect. joining me now is ethiopia some bustled out to germany has. been one. thanks for your time now we're hearing repeated reports of fighting still going on in your government says the war is over what is the actual situation. thank you for inviting me actress attrition is the major operation of operation is completed in quo but they don't. run away with a moment. yet the ones who are in bush. or so hiding in the quarter rest in the title company to an end source who miku new crime by destroying

the. kings and national defense forces in the november night and. the military and or social brutally. mix themselves out and. we pose. purse and one knows exactly the kind of stories the kind. of stuff going to the government want to do just will just be some markup to give them. to all be. searching for and just what's going on ok so talking about the wall your aim was to our. leadership because they were not here into our policies have you achieved. actually is this some of them have come back and do it to destroy destabilize a country and if it was not corrupted in such a way it would want was an event in countries do not think that the whole of africa

and do whole of africa would have been the whole of what sport for a terrorist is it was going toward on time so that the countries no destabilized the country it's not in such a way that expected that's what. we want to avoid such a way ok so you saying. believe in the country now but my mom us about last week we had a woman on disprove graham who said he had been raped by their retreat and so just how do you respond to that. there are so many allegations self abuse in different places even and if you can pin others that you can government has now. signed. and or for which is led by the if you ban human rights commissioner to the independent and or saw invited all international. communities to come in for humanitarian it or settle for a journalist to stand or fall for a independent investigators $280.00 up and human rights commission to me seems to

get incredible just just to be clear are you admitting then that they are retreating troops on the ground and if they are why are they there ok that is this is one of the investigation going on. because there are allegations out there is says. this in this one of the industry giving these. talks why this will be investigated in the outcome will be announced and clearly with independent investigators talking so much to the investigation that you see your government is allowing because indeed if you get invited a un human rights commission to jointly investigate all these allegations or the crimes go in on why not allow an independent u.n. investigation with full access. anywhere. only even less time it's only for security reasons they put example if

the humanitarian assistance will and you'll notice this come to him you know which is not controlled and if this is. hiding in corners we can kind of talk to anybody the government is responsible to see if that is the investigators will have money to get an assistance or i don't know but knowing the killer to litigation or still why it's a joint issue one to secure it or not to him but if you want even to leave for anybody. this is a lot but to hope as a morsel to understand is a very complex situation ok heads and see. if you're some bastard out of germany thank you very much for your time thank you so much for your time. turns and. female president somehow salue who has a son was sworn in as head of state after the death of her predecessor john michael

fully father amend. the 5 year term which ends in 2025 let's hear how some feel about the new president some yeah who. now you want on trial sammy has been sworn in as president because we as women are capable woman to marry him a man. who left us can't for the less privileged and now we have the woman who understands the needs of women she will take care of our interests and follow our father's footsteps i discovered that he was about the former president michael foley who was hardworking chill's her as his vice president because he had seen the qualities that enabled her to be his deputy that he has with her that we are certain that she will deliver. that she's a hard working woman who's able to handle that position and i was actually. let's

get some more insights on this times i mean mohamed caliph from did abuse kiswahili service joins me now many thanks for your time now what can we expect from president sammy also who has. actually not that much changes i mean from from from his pretty i mean from his. president. but then actually there might be some. new developments with sample it comes to the initial request simulation in which in a hospital she mentioned about that was that people to to look forward not to look backward to look for the more positive tanzania that means and we sure would be interested by other that she means to consummation with the political divide that we are having in tanzania no ok but what is expected of her really in tackling issues such as press freedom and also the way the country are so far handled the cone of virus pandemic. on the press freedom

a she might be is somehow so liberal that way she's been always shows it's always been but it comes to court as pandemic that is now is something which is not which is still showing some very positive mostly because it was ample today when she was in there nobody in the audience except for the form of presidents who are wearing masks and even when she was leading the fuss to a cabinet meeting the same happened so we don't i don't think that would be much to say on the shift in the protocol of how the virus measures but let's see mohammed left africa thank you my pleasure. and that's how you wrap up the show for the week from all bastar dot com slash africa all visit our facebook and twitter pages goodbye have a great weekend. but

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is possible who is magical for me what moves her and want also who talk to people who follows her along the way i admire us and critics alike how is the world's most powerful woman shaping how they feel joining us from eccles last stop. coming up on arts and culture feminist fighters take on superhero sizes we'll show you the latest trend in street art and later on the show. music video remembering the victims of last year's explosion in beirut. and there maybe less than the optical illusions of artists. around the world women are still the targets of male violence and oppression that's

why more and more artists are creating murals known as brave walls so abrading the contributions of brave women's rights activists like the murder of the brazilian politician mario franco painted by a berlin based illustrator catarina verona. here catarina voronin or comes face to face with her fear her knees are shaking as the construction lift takes her to a position 15 meters above the streets of quite spare birdland from up there she works on her dream project. and ultimately unlike 2 years ago few months ago and it was always my dream to cower recall and go you know it was always like. one day. so you . know. what she has created here is an artwork with a political message a jury made up of members of amnesty international and the urbanization museum in berlin chose catarina voronin as design. is what they really

like about my profession that you can be very playful and so there is a lot of the varsity hours of being in the states or because i'm not doing we're also in my daily routine life and i can draw some very small illustrations and sketches and it's also very nice to feel me so for 1. her and you know worked on her mural for more than a week 1st she primed the wall then sketched the image and applied the colors. yes the result is what's being called a brave while named in honor of a brave activist and politician here it's mariel franco she was a city councilor in rio de janeiro who fought for women's rights into. she was shot dead in 20 teen that was a shock for many women in brazil who took to the streets by the thousands in protest mariel franco continues to be an important role model for many her story

has had an impact on catarina voronin as well. i wanted to make. a scene where to focus. possibilities of women shows inside which you can see in all of the small characters so it's basically about free rides also for women you can be a scientist you can be a musician and you can be a leader is just about free choice. the brave while in berlin is one of many around the world they draw attention to courageous human rights activists artists in mexico lebanon and portugal have also sprayed or painted these murals in recent years. so. the fact that her mural serves as a daily reminder for the rights of women fills catarina voronin

a with joy especially since the situation of women in her native russia is often difficult in russia we do not have. a law against domestic violence and we're still fighting for this and you cannot imagine how i'll bet it is. it's like it's time i'm reading all of the stories so it's not possible to stay in different or not total outcry about the. brave world in quotes reminds us to live courageously and have big dreams. i like to sing that illustration is a visual text and you can use it also to write you can try to bring some message to your list station so i was trying to be very clear with the idea of women's rights we go to only your life and you're only one person who prints and do whatever you want with your life and do something to me about. more culture news now police in los angeles are investigating sexual abuse allegations against film

star army hammer on thursday a 24 year old woman identified only as she taught a press conference that hammer had raped her and 2017 your own words here you know that it's made her go through all of the made me. earlier this year armie hammer was dropped from 2 films after leaked conversations appeared to show him planning violent sexual acts hammer's lawyer says his client has only ever engaged in acts that were consensual. every once in a while d.w. culture team likes to check in with the up and coming filmmakers we meet at the berlin international film festival the festival is barely knowledge talents program is where young creatives come together from around the globe and that's where we met german director and editor constantine book is now focusing his energies on telling stories from lebanon. director and editor constantine buck

spends his time living and working in both berlin and the route he witnessed the massive explosion that took place in the lebanese capital back in august and. washroom appeared out of nowhere and it took a few seconds before the shock wave hit out but. you know i think the scariest thing was not knowing what's going on as to what does this mean for the war or someone talking more about what's happening just so poor thing didn't realize what was going on months later it's still unclear who is to blame for the catastrophe many point the finger at politicians and have lost all faith and state. edited this video for a friend. case that i would lean a little. uncertain .

young people in particular don't see a future in beirut or lebanon anymore think of the structure really goes beyond the physical destruction of really destroyed something and people and. our friends our family in their hearts and souls and that the structure is much much harder to fix we 1st met constantine back at the $2900.00 belly now the talent's program he'd worked as an editor along with cinematographer christopher on the critically acclaimed film capernaum. capernaum explores the plight of children living in the slums of beirut the nonprofessional actors were plucked from the streets and much

of the film is shot from their perspective. the film won it can and was nominated for an oscar capernaum is an important story about children being denied their most fundamental rights. today constantine bach wants to process his own experiences in beirut he's currently developing the script for botox bale holt a dark satire that takes aim at widespread corruption in lebanon it's a film about the fashion scene tries to highlight the nepotism and mismanagement behind the glass even near. if we want to help in any way it's by telling stories from here and it's also by making a film here and employing our friends in the in the film industry and i have you know bringing there's so much talent here so the best thing we can do is. make something. the screenplay already has financial backing constantine to start

filming by 2023. in the art world it's called that's french for fool the art and technique that makes 2 dimensional pictures look 3 dimensional and its artist stefan pops special specialty the results sometimes look frighteningly real. watch out a dangerous scorpion but look closer and you'll see it's only an artwork created by. the artists from northwestern germany is a master of 3 d. optical illusions. stefan's eerily realistic looking scorpion took 4 hours to create he chose the motif because most people keep well away from such creatures . and you my most successful kind of 3 d. paintings and there are those with a spider sitting on a sheet of paper for example people are scared of them will want.

stefan pap's artworks are a hit and he regularly publishes them on you tube this video of stefan creating a 3 d. tarantula garnered over 12000000 views and. creating these amazing artworks requires a good eye and special techniques. after all optical illusions only work when you look at them from a certain angle. like using. the main effect with these lego bricks is that i stretched thin. so that when you put the painting down it looks as if the proportions are correct. getting the details exactly right is important. that means adding the scorpion's

shadow and the tiny hairs on its sting. finally cuts off a bit of paper perfecting the optical illusions. that's really important for the 3 d. a factual it must look as if the object extends over the edge of the sheet of paper one it will force us into thinking the object isn't actually painted on the paper. and here's a 3 dimensional scorpion is viewed from one side at a 45 degree angle change your perspective and the 3 d. effect instantly vanish. as ambitious plans for creating vast outdoor 3 d. art works. like creating a 3 d. pattern in a cornfield and then filming it from above with a drone to capture this effect. so. stefan reveals his motif just yet but whatever it is it will probably look amazingly realistic.

illustrator and children's fantasy author cornelia focus says she's leaving california because of climate change the german writer known for titles like in cart trade trading in her farm and avocado grove in malibu she says the drought and wildfires in california are a major factor in her decision now she's planning a new life in italy's tuscany region where she wants to keep inviting young authors and artists to stay with her. and just one more story before we go it's been 50 years since the british band queen got together with the late freddie mercury as their front man the group's surviving members are now celebrating by posting their greatest concerts each week on you tube i'll leave you now with a little taste season.

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a competitive world just cold it's cold it's flu cold water used to be free but the world is changing the most important commodity and it is called the freezing. water or the city or commodity starts march 22nd on t w. this is news and these are our top stories the german chancellor angela merkel says the government will begin supplying family doctors with vaccines to speed up the country's sluggish vaccination drive the decision follows of her virtual summit of federal and state leaders the chancellor also expressed optimism that every adult would have a chance to be vaccinated in by the end of the summer. senior u.s. and chinese officials have wrapped up 2 days of what washington described as serious talks and.