trips to. create the tallest biggest most beautiful structures. strong person builders architects compete with each other. this is called massive churches or create a. contest of liquor. stores. on t.w. . this is eat every news africa on the program today on terra in east end the democratic republic of congo we have an exclusive report from a team imbedded with u.n. troops in the region it's the largest such peacekeeping mission. and in the other conflict the death of the main opposition visa has overshadowed the country's election should brace off

a coup and i was the main rival of president. was expected to extend his 36 c.l. hold on power. class african leaders pay respects to times in his former president john level 40 at a state ceremony in the capital good. natured racist later this week. hello i'm kristie want to welcome to the program it's good to have your company the democratic republic of congo is home to the u.n. peacekeeping mission gets a violent insurgency in the country shows no signs of abating for nearly 3 decades eastern congo has been mobbed with insecurity and frequent outbreaks of violence caused by armed groups last year more than 2000 civilians were killed in attacks by these rebels now the. to be over $100.00 odd groups in the region and experts say

the deadliest among them is the islamist group 80 if short for allied democratic forces now the un's one mission which has been on the ground since 2010 has deployed over 17000 peacekeeping troops in the region but as a team found the mission has not brought peace all security to people there. peace as soldiers from south africa their task if you will this region which is considered a red zone doesn't really even attacks by the islamist group a.t.m. it's only going to follow them one day. it feels a bit odd to move in an armored vehicle like this while people outside seem to live a normal everyday life but the impression is deceptive this area is dangerous attacks happen almost on a daily basis the islamist militia a.t.f. has carried out repeated massacres killing more than 500 people in the 2nd half of

2020. where on our way to the village of my morning i'm very close to the been there 6 kilometers away there was an a.t.m. protect the money to go out that is the area where we are heading to is that everything's ok order the records have been attacked with the u.n. troops we visit a clinic in my morea that has been targeted by a.t.f. in the past. who was the director here he's witnessed gruesome attacks all muslims are the militia slaughters people and when you see the animosity they have to kill these people how they cut off their heads you find the brain scattered all over they head off feet that leaves you with fear and traumatizes your heart. in one incident the islamists tried to kidnap 4 of his nurses. they found them in the waiting room and took them hostage once people realized it was i.d.f. they were very afraid but then the militia said they won't kill them they said it is not a day to kill. but because of the constant threat the clinic is only open for

a few hours in the morning women and children struggle to get the medical care they need a program with whom we cannot go and talk about going from they have to stay at home because move you really cannot go to school women cannot come to the clinic where the villagers have experienced a lot but many are reluctant to speak to us. according to the intelligence officer when all score some lives as are related to the f. members and filled them with information about activities of the u.n. troops and the congolese army the local population is in a tight corner some of their sons and daughters have joined a.t.f. and often provide them with food but in return the villagers have to cooperate and provide the militia group with information or risk getting killed. and sometimes we are happy and sometimes we are afraid because they can come today or tomorrow they

have now become our everyday people. just when we were about to leave a man wants to speak to us out of fear he doesn't want to be named. as the government should help all of the international community should help our government to deal with this phenomenon that has made a lot of people suffer a.t.f. should be finished finished finished. his frustration as possible and sums up what many people here told us off camera their feeling is they're being brutally massacred while the outside world needs to act. and they spoke to david soon and all of the u.n. group of experts on the democratic republic of congo and also a senior research at the s. issues of security studies in pretoria we asked him if the un peacekeeping mission in congo had failed. that want to score is the response to a compressed problem they have to tear with big territory and they have to face 150

groups scots are on the country some of them a sponsor but politicians all use them to be to secure their position kinshasa they listen bituminous going to government previous administration that is also not being goob by city did activities of institutions and you know when you go work in the government in the consul where government is capable to accompany what the efforts of been done of this given this has been lacking in it yes if it passed and yes but you really need to noise at least what's its isa no there have been many components within what is called the i democracy force and being a 2nd time. and then remember who are trying to return to uganda to china you want in the city of meetings at the not attack but to go to system doesn't assist in that effort under the gun as i can see on what is a girl is a citizens now we are also hearing that there might be some connection between them

and islamist state in the region so you have all those in one at a minute you need to make a difference between bias component of that institution to be able to engage in dialogue idiocy and international partners are trying to wean that remembers not enough good will in soc it will indeed sort of promised true and it will see it but they don't have it was just because of all the heavy financial support and there's not could be a plan. in place to ops up those who may want to leave room to go to civilians you know that they had been experiencing before but those experiences had therapy and have not really produce that kind of press progress ponce's i won't have expected 4 states towards the instability to submit to peace i think with new political sponsorship. and that way i mean in kinshasa it is to see how he is for a way for them apart in $84.00 with us in government and about us act us to be

initiated human forms that we have become true to move forwards of the one front is to simply to review electoral process to our last it isn't was pressed there we lose on who their want school to lead the country can be legitimacy but 2nd one is also off to war undertake an institutional reforms that will help us it to respond to the visit new powerful the local will is it isn't and what is happening now and then before a 2nd union or union with political forces can provide a moment on parties to help the effort of international community to kick in the ass it forwards but it's not going to be something that's going to happen overnight they're going to take a bit of time but between now and 2023 that they keep with us a government awoke with a movement on a current moment on course that's going to send a strong message that it's yes it is capable of overcoming some of the key challenge you thought we just highlights. now african leaders have been paying tribute to tanzania's late president john fully the new president and widow were

among the thousands attending a state funeral in the capital the government said well before he died of heart failure he had stood controversy by downplaying it 19 saying it did not exist in the country south africa's president was one of several to praise his legacy. the nation. today mourning the passing of the our own and this. is people and tireless you know because of progress. at south africa's president settled on of course the bit now in congo brazzaville the death of the main opposition candidate has overshadowed the country's election she braced succumbed to a cold at 19 on the eve of the votes now while on his deathbed he urged his supporters should show up at the polls and remove president denise whistle from power the whistle is one of the world's longest serving presidents the late was

seen as his main rival. the image few people in congo brazzaville expected to see. the main opposition candidate. calling on his supporters and hours before his death was an on. demand look i'm having trouble i'm fighting against death but i ask you to rise up go and vote for change so i will not be fighting in vain. he already knows he might not see the outcome of the elections. and he said after weeks of campaigning he tested positive for covert 19 on friday hours later on an emergency flight to france the man that kicked campaigning till his last breath. was declared dead.

rise up as one man make me happy i am fighting and you to go fight for change you owe it to the future of your children that you're beautiful. i do yes. his video went viral and shocked many in congo brazzaville the country has so far only had 10000 official cases of covert 19. the incumbent president is widely expected to win another term he's been in power almost throughout since 1997 and says the elections were a success. i've noticed the election campaign went on peacefully everywhere and the country i believe this is a good sign for our democracy. oil producing congo brazzaville is in a deep economic crisis as global oil prices have dropped over half of the population is under $25.00 and on employed but for those who can work the global

pandemic has hit hard whatever the outcome of the next government has a huge task on their hands both fighting the pen demick and reviving the economy. and now we want to take it to a town in northwestern nigeria that is associated with a very special product frog's now the town of windsor in care the state has the largest drug market in west africa the frogs here are not just being bought by locals they're also being exported to other countries there's a reason for it. within a fossil molly and togo now the market has become a major source of income for many since opening maybe 3 decades ago that's despite locals initially being skeptical at the idea of easing frogs and now now they're weird as a delicacy which in protein and can be eaten smoked on

a stick. or cooked in a stew. i'm not sure about frogs but that is it for now be sure to check out our. the stories on data on for discussion africa were also on facebook and on twitter we will see you next time but it's fact we're not. there and david and this is a climate change. happiness increased book. for your. smarter for free books on you tube.

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islamophobia he students say he's a fascist he says it's about terminology. now if you're anything like me i expect you 18 for cultural life to get back to normal like to be some way off but when lock downs are finally eased how much will the news and the public need to change their behavior to keep everyone safe that's exactly what a study carney wanting here in berlin sees to test. an historic evening the berlin on some more theatre in berlin opens its doors for the eager theatregoers here require a negative. chain test. negative . the additional hurdle of getting tested and wearing masks throughout performances has not dampened and few see as some. have it get us back to normal life more than happy and pleased to do that we're happy through private

thought i mean if the turf go very wrong but if it works and never did it by the way with him off yeah i hope performance so that's really where we are but on the other hand i mean we would see if that can be cooperate with him you know sort of you root for a procedure. you have to present your personalized ticket your passport and your negative test results before being allowed in. being back in a room with 350 people is exhilarating to tell you there is a longing for culture and hue are the proof of this because you are the ones who booked tickets within the 1st 4 minutes of going on sale. ok let's go to. the moment we've all been waiting for for so long has

a raw eved. and i'm joined now by my colleague adrian kennedy adrian you were the lucky guy who got to be there when the curtain 3rd finally rose again in berlin i have them quite jealous tell us what it was like well it was fantastic and i felt very privileged to be part of it to be part of a vanguard of hardcore theatre fans who stood patiently for about half an hour in the freezing cold panic panic heart by benjamin bar a good choice play with music rock songs mainly from the german limburg at one point in the performance one of the actors actually have to own what finally is to be back on the stage and this was met with spontaneous applause it was a very emotional occasion as i think you could see but this is unfortunately not

the end of the lockdown and there were some strict rules right that's why it's important to stress this is only a pilot project to test the feasibility of a particular concept in berlin 9 performances at 7 venues once they are as it stands cultural venues will remain closed while this concept is evaluated and the tests are an important part of that concept right that's why and the way it works is that when you buy your ticket you are read directed straight away to the test registration site you get a q.r. code and you book your test you have to be tested no more than 12 hours before the show if you are sensitive now is the time to look away it's not pleasant but it is in just a few seconds then you get a new code which takes you to home page where you get your results within 20

minutes or so ok just quickly i did that. other venues also taking part in the projects for an opera house is a club and there's also a concert at the berlin film only concert hall $1000.00 for lucky fans got to enjoy the berlin film like orchestra and the back of here to train car just come out right now there is even kennedy thank you for being a guinea pig and coming to tell us all about it my colleague i do thank you. as similar experiments are taking place in other countries like the netherlands thousands of revelers there have taken part in so-called field labs the trials are intended to test drive safety measures such as pre-testing and contacts monitoring the sun comes with a price tag payable on the dog a negative coronavirus test festival goers are also given devices to monitor their

movements and their contacts. apparently only a handful of participants tested positive for the virus after those events. and you can look across the pond for a glimpse of what could be to come from a pool arts venues in new york can reopen atwood used to capacity in the run up artists have been taking part in a scheme to kickstart theatre it's called n y pop ups and it sees artists performing unannounced in the open air. dancing with a breathtaking backdrop in front of a live audience is the moment choreographer phoebe berglund and her company have waited a year for. it's a lot today because we've been through so much during the winter and it's finally spring and we're really grateful that we've made it through pandemic in the winter which has been really really hard. and so it's kind of an overwhelming feeling.

york is still recording thousands of new covert cases each day. and yet with more and more vaccinations the city is slowly awakening from its enormously. i know we've got it to communicate with the audience like a growing now we are never going out and it's going to be very. new york is funding concerts in museums garages public squares and empty shop windows some of the performers are famous the performances are unannounced to keep. huge crowds from forming. that's how the new york cops initiative aims to keep the culture alive and with a little luck passers by can get a special treat like here at times square on. museums and movie theaters are slowly opening back up restaurants to at 50 percent capacity . stores at times square are open to people here are taking their masks seriously

they've become a part of new york's vibrant cultural scene that's once again showing vital signs. in new york. new york is like an energy bar there's always something going on like today there was just a performance here over there another performance 3 or 4 going on at the same time that's what makes it new york. and if it means wearing a mask to tap into that energy once again that's a price new yorkers are willing to pay. now to france where a college lecturer has been branded a fascist by students after he questioned usage of the term islamophobia the case has sparked the new debate about freedom of speech and about the recent trend of so-called council culture which sees people ostracized for voicing unpopular opinions. the grenoble institute of political studies this is where the

conflict erupted over a planned conference titled anti semitism racism and islamophobia professor of german clubs kinsler took issue with that name saying the term islamophobia shouldn't be used on par with the other 2 terms because. if you make statements that are anti semitic or racist you can be prosecuted but the term islamophobia doesn't exist in criminal law. kinsler made further arguments against the term islamophobia and the word was removed from the event title students and instructors responded with outrage on social media they didn't just question consumers arguments they called him a right wing extremist. after another professor defended can protesters pasted posters on campus calling both fascists. they believe the professors don't care about anti muslim discrimination. it's like one of hindu we

expect an apology at the least for what these professors have done to us if we get one then we can rethink our demands for sanctions but for now we're far from getting an apology. french security forces consider the protests dangerous after a case last october when an islamist extremist murdered french schoolteacher samuel at the tea party have taken the stance that freedom of expression also mans the freedom to mock religion including islam. french police see parallels between that case and counselors now professor chancellor is receiving special police protection. this is hatred and it is a form of hatred won't go away so soon. even i will be teaching again online at 1st and hopefully in person starting in september but i think i'll be

persona non grata for the next 4 years until i retire at some point. but the protesters have put professor kinzler under enormous pressure because he questions the term islamophobia. political scientist close leg of the sees it as an attack on freedom of speech and tolerance a case of what many call council culture. is. not as council culture is when you exclude a person whose opinion you don't want to hear at a podium or in an article in a tweet or whatever. oath that you cancel their appearances because their opinion is unwelcome and because you think you're protecting others who could feel offended by their opinion. and. critics or can. so culture compare it to authoritarian regimes in which certain

groups decide what other people are allowed to say and think thought crimes as described by author george orwell and the dystopian novel of 1984 about a world where free thought has banned. this and 2 pushes me sick it's a phenomenon typical of cults that's now encroaching on society as a whole and it works especially well on social networks or anti social networks as i often call them when you only want to have anything to do with people of the same persuasion. mention mind. for now the grenoble institute of political studies is still the scene of polemics and protest the institute's director has called for a return to level headed to bait but the discourse is still far from call.

finally captain kirk is a no no generic no that's not a creature from outer space it means canadian actor william shatner who famously played has turned 90 shatner is best known of course for the psi 5 phenomena in star trek but he's also had award winning roles in t.v. film and theater he's also directed the g.'s to britain and he's even been a singer. and that's all we've got time for thanks for watching us in culture and see you next time.

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frankfurt airport city managed by for. this is that every news life for the world and china is sanctioned for its treatment of weaker minorities the european union the united states and britain all an ounce penalties on chinese officials the 1st major global response to human rights offenses against weaker muslims while now china has hit back with sanctions of its own plus 8 huge fire sweeps through or hinder refugee camps and.

thousands are left homeless deaths and injuries are feared n.g.o.s say immediate support is needed and real we're seeing back in so locked out germany faces a 3rd wave of corona virus infections. one still going back recently east's the stick shifts could small. shanta speech forced to close again. on where we are thank you very much for your company everyone we start off with the new standoff between western powers and china the u.s. the u.k. and the e.u. have all slap sanctions on beijing over human rights abuses e.u. foreign ministers were 1st to announce the glock is blacklisting high ranking chinese officials for human rights offenses against the weaker muslim minority they

are the 1st such sanctions against china says the e.u. imposed an arms embargo in 1989 following the chinaman square crackdown while they were spawns beijing blacklisted 10 e.u. individuals and 4 entities claiming they quote maliciously spread lies and deceit in for nation while the e.u. stopped diplomats slammed those retaliatory measures take us rather than changes policies another wrestler legitimate concerns china is against turns a blind eye and these measures are right the wall and next unacceptable. there will be no change in due to fear union determination to defend you want rights and to respond to suit us relations in a religious as they said respective or where they are committed

we want china to engage in a dialogue with the e.u. a human right not to continue or be confrontational or strained or too is in of brussels and is tracking developments for you good to see you are barents does mr burrell seriously expect to achieve that goal. slimming countermeasures after you post measures yourself as part of the diplomatic game that is now in suing it's tit for tat and it was up around the high representative for foreign policy of the you see in the nuff to know that this is of course part of the game and nobody expects knowledge china to reverse its policy immediately this is meant to be a signal to beijing to think about human rights policy and to to say them to tell them he is a clear stop sign you cannot do as you wish and the you the u.k. and united states are willing at least to say no but on the other hand nobody wants

to in danger of course the diplomat the economic ties that europe has been china and this is not part of the game. while the e.u. is not going it alone behrendt the u.s. and the u.k. have now also sanctioned chinese officials is this a court date at response you know this is clearly a coordinated effort. it's part of the posed brics a deal if you will that the united kingdom and the european union coordinate sanctions against not only china but also other countries so this worked obviously and the new administration in washington the biden administration is also more willing to go with natures of said in his press conference with the trump administration we had no coordination at all everybody went it alone and now he was happy and that was the new secretary of state to mr blinken he now can coordinate

better and bring in will be in brussels and they will talk about how to go forward in the next days reporting aberrative eager to do these correspondence in brussels thank you let's get you caught up now with some of the other stories making news this hour. canada is accusing beijing of hostage diplomacy over its treatment of a canadian citizen accused of spying ex diplomats and michael covert go was arrested in 2018 and is now awaiting a verdict after a short trial canada maintains that mr coe ric's trial and another case are in retaliation for his arrest of a top huawei executive. a group of 8 hong kong pro-democracy activists released from jail in china have been detained on their return home they were arrested at sea last year on charges of illegal border crossing it's believed they were trying to flee to taiwan to escape prosecution for their involvement in antigovernment

protests and hong kong. a huge fire has swept through a refugee camp in southern bangladesh leaving thousands homeless refugees say several people have died over 1000000 bridge all live in camps in the region most fled myanmar in 2017 after a military crackdown. well we're going to pick up where that story left off when speaking out about her this is country director at save the children on a fine man and he is in cox's bizarre which is where the camp is situated a very good day mr from anna what is the situation right now in the camp what can you tell us. thank you. right now we're still trying to do assess the situation what we what we do know is that this fire has affected most of soft camps where the total population of our approximately 150000 people and directly affected nearly 10000 households who. have lost their

shelter and basically the roof over there over their heads you have to imagine that this is an extremely crowded and confined space. and any outbreak any fire like this is extremely risky and fortunately we're already getting reports that there are that there have been casualties including children and of course that's that's a tragedy for people that have already gone through. such an ordeal and in the foster years there is an immediate need for for shelter and medical support as you mentioned do we know what caused the fire. at this point it's too early to say anything but like i mentioned before in these crowded conditions extremely dense densely populated areas at a time where. the dry dry season has lasted

for quite a long time and there haven't been many rank the risk is extremely high risk is extremely high specially the way we illustrated of course a densely populated area thousands of makeshift types destroyed what will happen to these people now i mean will they be sheltered elsewhere. so of course where where collectively looking with the humanitarian community and together with the government officials to see what we can do and will be using and any alternative shelter whether it's learning centers or our medical clinics or other facilities to support these people but it is that it's a huge challenge especially at this time and the at the nice well talk to us about the bell the dia bangladesh authorities are they providing any help.

so they are like i said we got are we with the humanitarian actors. the overall humanitarian responses is is a joint effort. that's the only way that it's going to work with this many people i'm sorry such a crowded area on a from a bungler dishes country director at save the children thank you. europe's biggest economy is poised to reintroduce moderate coronavirus lockdown measures just weeks after easing them german chancellor angela merkel is meeting right now would regional leaders to discuss the options well this amid growing evidence that a 3rd wave of the outbreak is well underway where the country has registered almost 8000 daily new cases and in fall last year a steep rise in cases was brought under control by a 2nd lockdown mostly targeting schools shops and restaurants but since some restrictions were eased at the start of march there has been another spike

scientists now fear cases could jump to a new high well earlier i had the opportunity to speak to our political correspondent thomas sparrow and i asked him what the objective of this meeting is the objective is to evaluate exactly what the situation is like in germany and what the next steps will be to expect if they will pull the hand brake if you will on those reopening steps cautious reopening steps that they had planned a few weeks ago when they had previously met they had actually elaborated on a plan to reopen germany but the situation is now so complicated germany is now seeing again exponential rise in cases and increasing coronavirus hotspots and this is basically leading authorities including german chance of and i'm a fool to think about pulling that hound break and that the reason behind that is that germany is now beyond a very important threshold a threshold is 100 new infections po 100000 cases in 7 days and germany as i said is now beyond that so that is probably leading authorities to make sure that all

those cautious reopening steps unopen are now being pulled back obviously as you can imagine not everyone in the country is happy about those steps. comest there reporting there now to australia which is set to back away thousands more people from sydney suburbs as the region grapples with this worst flooding in decades heavy rains have swollen rivers across new south wales state causing widespread damage. a desperate attempt to save a stranded whorf. tourin chill rain and flush floods in a strangely states of new south wales have cut onus off from that and the move to many creatures help has come too late. at least 18000 people have been evacuated from their homes as rivers and dams overflow. some by trying to shore up their houses as best they can

ahead of the looming waters. others have already seen their homes ravaged by the flooding. rethink and state's top of cupboards everything. gone. but. it was worse off than i am so i gotta be thankful for this moment. but residents have been warned that the worst may still be to come and told to brace for a difficult week ahead. astride. is being tested once again in. the east coast of australia predominant new south wales but i stressed also in south east queensland has faced an extraordinary deluge i have a recent dice. in many places runs are expected for at least the next 24 to 48 hours but i feel worse. the extreme downpours battering a stray east have caused the west flooding in half a century having already battled drought bushfires and the ongoing coronavirus

pandemic over the past year community for a feeling pushed to breaking point. preparations are well under way ahead of the men's football world cup in qatar in 2022 at the host country has come under heavy criticism for the conditions experienced by migrant workers while now amnesty international has called on football's world governing body fifa to pressure qatar into ensuring better treatment of its workers these are some of the gleaming new stadiums but guitar is to showcase to an international audience when it hosts the world cup in 2022. insight there the last word in luxury a fee for president giani infantile phone died on a tour last october. but for many of the migrant workers drafted in to build them conditions have been less than comfortable no amnesty international has written to fifa to urge it to pressurize qatar to do more to protect those workers human

rights are they prepared to speak out and to make sure that the cuts are. and delivers on its reforms with the speaker we've cut or tries to reverse the reforms as it is a big question and will they make sure the future torments. of or better organize and and the bidding process really human rights to make sure that we don't see this . guitar has made reforms in recent years it became the 1st gulf country to introduce a minimum wage that does not discriminate against migrant workers infantine or says that qatar selection is world cup host has inspired change we need to look a little bit looser the history of where people countries regions are coming for me to cast in europe how many decades probably centuries to arrive. where we are today other countries in the same proses in a few years we need to recognize that greece recognizes we're live with the

spotlight of of the will come. no progress without them. several high profile norwegian clubs recently called on their country to boycott the world cup amid concerns over migrant workers treatment but how misty says a boycott would only worsen their situation. with us up next is business i love her rock n roll and randolph will be here with more news at the top of the hour and. every day just for us and for our planet. global ideas is on its way to bring you more conservation. how do we make cities screamer how can we protect animals and their habitats what to do with

all our waste. we can make a difference by choosing reforestation over the forest recycling over disposable smart new solutions for stains set in our earth is truly unique and we know that their uniqueness is what allows us to live and survive global ideas the environmental susu global 3000 song t w and on. 15 you sanctions china over humans rights abuses just months after the 2 sides agreed to a major investment deal in principle and the political and business interests of 2 of the world's biggest economies. co-exist. also on the show today is the united nations world water day look at agriculture and one thirsty plans in particular

avocado testbench farmers looking for creative sources of irrigation. globe welcome to the show i'm seen beardsley and berlin could have you with us in foreign ministers have imposed sanctions against china for the 1st time since 1989 response to the chinese internment and oppression of the weaker muslim minority and the move comes as trade relations between the 2 economies grow and both pursue broadening their investments in the other not just last year china become the most important trading partner goods and services between the 2 sides totaling nearly 600000000000 euros in 2020 a direct investment has meanwhile grown over the decades china surpassing 140000000000 euros over the last 20 years much of it in high tech acquisitions on the other side of the ledger 120000000000 euros of direct investment going from china to the e.u. most of it most of it companies founding founding rather new subsidiaries now today's decision comes

a few months after members linked page raft agreements on investment with china but that deal which had eluded both sides for years seeks among other things wider market openings in china for european businesses such as manufacturers the promise of clear rules from beijing for foreign businesses and transparency from chinese authorities and how they treat foreign businesses. that agreement which china has touted as a big political win and the e.u. as a win for its companies still needs to be ratified by both sides the sanctions announced today are just playing in the background histories of found the center for russia europe asia studies and brussels i think the biggest fear for china is that the companies have agreement an investment might not be ratified and they are also warning the public about sanctions their language has been extremely strong from the chinese and that's right here in brussels very very negative towards germany which actually initiated this narrative about the sanctions so the global times of

course it's a newspaper but was extremely critical of germany so i think they're trying to scare everyone to prevent them from having any form of sanctions but i think the in their mind say that the agreement should not be politicized and it's gone this far and i think that they are extremely fearful it would make china look even worse if the agreement is not ratified. it's recent there with the center for russia europe asian studies shifting it seems today is the un's world water day growing demands and a warming planet are stoking concerns that our most precious resource may eventually run dry food and agriculture are the biggest drivers of water consumption and some crops need water more than others in spain avocado business is flourishing but water supply is now becoming an issue. the farmers in all new car are having another abundant avocado harvest the buckets are practically filling themselves still fruit is like you walk in montana can't meet the demand he's already expanded

his small plantation where he grows cherno your fruit. demand for avocados has increased a lot by 100 percent we now plant more avocado. around $700000.00 tonnes of avocados are consumed in europe every year now business is booming a 45 minute drive away in valleys malika areas have been transformed into avocado plantations they consume a lot of water which is becoming scarce farmers use the local reservoir for irrigation some of them illegally the reservoir is now only 30 percent full any more cultivation would be harmful to the area. there are more and more droughts maybe because of climate change. and so the water

is decreasing drastically got a lot of on the one hand much more is used than is needed. on the other the water reserves don't get replenished because of the lack of rain. and lack of water might cause the lucrative avocado business to dry up that's why you are king mum tells this gradually turning to drip irrigation i used to love them on to your e-mails. the irrigation. we used to bring the water from the well here to a home an irrigation ditch that covered the entire ground nothing got in the home of. investors monika one organic avocado plantation hopes to grow more frugal varieties for 6 months they've used senses to measure how deep the water sinks into the soil and when they need to water the trees. this time on it out. somewhat on the level of this is how we give the avocados just the right amount of water they need at any given moment not too much but also not too little we believe

we can maintain the protective 80 this way while reducing about 30 percent of the water needed system all time all the lack of it will make or break spain's avocado trade. or a kit lamb is the global director of water security for environmental consulting firm c.d.p. just released its annual report on global water kate thank you for joining me water scarcity is your focus the focus of your report how critical is agriculture as a driver of the problem that's a really great question and in fact a very important well before it's all of the global water crisis agriculture in its current form accounts around 75 percent of all fresh water use and pollution well white so how that will say is used in agricultural processes will ultimately as the previous correspondent said make or break our ability not only to thrive in various

industries but ultimately to thrive as societies as the trend been going towards more sustainability in irrigation for example as we've seen there of a shift or at least a shift in efforts to become more sustainable or has it moved towards more waste. we are seeing some promising green shoots of innovation such as the ones outlined in the report but it's safe to say that that is far from the norm and what we're calling on in our report is that for those large corporations that have such a huge influence over agricultural supply chains whether that is in the food and beverage industry or in the apparel sector for example which grows a fugitive out of cotton that we want those companies to play their role in incentivizing and driving this level of innovation the solutions exist the technologies exist sustainable agricultural practices have been practiced forever and ever we just need the right types of signals coming from the markets and the support required to enable farmers to practice these new and existing techniques

have you seen meaningful action so far from these companies. we have we have there are companies such as. a apparel company that a way to improve the quality of the water and the quantity of water required to grow their cotton for their products but before they even get to the core to the farm they're also looking at ways in which they can reuse existing fabric in cotton preventing a little off a lot of it going to landfill practicing secular economy techniques so that a whole range of activities that a company can engage in trump traditional farming practices and from traditional engagement with supply is through to these innovative reuse of existing materials particularly plant based materials that will turn mean that we're having to grow less or at least what we are growing is going towards more productive and sustainable uses kid very briefly climate change is only making things worse.

absolutely it's certainly one of the dominant fact is in driving the global water crisis but excitingly water plays a fundamental role in tackling the global climate crisis we have a saying it's c.d.p. if climate change is a shock that water is its teeth many of the effects of climate change will be felt through water but if we are able to secure the resources that we have if we are able to harness the energy that new tree and city exist in wastewater they're not safe to play afoot demento role in achieving our missions or say there's a lot of opportunity still to. thank you very much can land with environmental consulting firm c.d.p. great to have you thank you let's go now to some of the other global business stories making headlines. turkey's lira plunged to near to its all time to near its all time low rather following president wants decision to oust the hawkish central bank governor and install

a like minded critic of high interest rates it's the 3rd time since mid 2019 the area one has abruptly fired the central bank chief. energy giant saudi aramco saw its 2020 profit tumble by more than 40 percent crude prices have been under pressure with the coronavirus pandemic weighing heavily on global demands around cause over all earnings nevertheless stood at 49 $1000000000.00. over south africa now where there's plenty of trash and not much recycling that creates a market for so-called waste pickers the men and women who search through the rubbish to find the recyclable materials that can earn them cash it is a hard life for someways pickers and rolled her new program there's hope there will still pay off. david economy works for 12 hours a day as a waste picker in johannesburg eking out a living in a country with an unemployment rate of 30 percent. i have

a hard life every day i collect hundreds of kilograms of rubbish off the street legally. but while the majority of south africa's waste pickers fight to survive he has hopes of a better future. can a husband rolled in a program that empowers waste pickers green deeds is a social enterprise that brings waste pickers into the formal economy while fighting climate change by building south africa's recycling sector do you think all of those are bad teaching our clients what is recycling what i think they should bring to reside in order to make the most amount of money what equipment they should wait in order to protect themselves so that they're in full sink and it is their source of income and how to manage their income and the money that they get kids off the recycling normally waste pickers scrape by on little more than 40 year olds a month but with green deeds kana and others like him can now earn that amount in an average week i did this project has really changed my life i used to work in

construction and i didn't earn the money i'm making now i can help my family more. that work was also seasonal but now i'm busy from generally to december. to see. studies show that only 10 percent of the 95000000 tonnes of waste produced in south africa annually is recycled millions of tonnes of his likable material ends up in landfills damaging the environment. so that because there were developed a 2nd set target it's made up of both formal and informal ways could it does increase a class the pain isn't overall in the economy in that they contribute to waste minimization we sort of cover. of material that would have normally been discarded don't mean deeds processes $800.00 tons of recyclable waste each month and it has provided a critical lifeline to more than $300.00 waste pickers since 2019. to

tell you we could move towards being a government should it become only happy with this work if i carry on working like this i know things will only get better maybe one day i'll be able to afford a van and collect even more recycling to sell the stuff that's not. ok connors life may still be a struggle for now because outlook for the future is brighter. and that's it for me and indeed the business scene here below and as always you can find out more about these and other business stories online dot com slash business sometimes it's with . migrant workers europe's main packing industry. thousands of romanians come to germany on a decent living. and on the romanian job market the gap is filled by asian workers via social dumping. it's

a spiral of desperation. close up. the 60 minutes d w. people have to save others to us. that's why we listen to the stories reporter every weekend on t w. this is either every news that broke out on the program today on stilts off terror at east end democratic republic of congo we have an excuse. of reports from a new team embedded with u.n. troops in the region it's the largest such peacekeeping mission. and in the other congo the death of the main opposition leader has overshadowed the country's election should brace off

a cooler was the main rival of president davies. was expected to extend his 36 hold on power.