it's a spiral one of desperation. to so. being 60 minutes to double who. is to say. to us. trying. to lose a reporter every weekend on d w. this is either every news africa on the program today on stilts off terra in easton the democratic republic of congo we have an exclusive report from a new team embedded with u.n. troops in the region it's the largest such peacekeeping mission. and in the other kong 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 says whistle was expected to extend his 36 c. a hold on power. last african media's pay respects to tanzania as former president john noble 48 at a state ceremony in the capitol hill be laid to rest later this week. hello i'm christie want to welcome to the program it's good to have your company the democratic republic of congo is home to the un peacekeeping mission get a violent insurgency in the country shows no signs of abating for nearly 3 decades is some 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 there. to be over $100.00 armed groups in the region and experts say

the deadliest among them is the islamist group a.d.f. shortfall allied democratic forces now the un's one mission which has been on the ground says 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 have their task secure this region which is considered the red zone doesn't repeat of attacks by the islamist group a.g.m. so we're 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. we're on our way to the village of my moya very close to the been there 6 kilometers away that was an idea of the tectonics a doubt that this area where we're heading to it's got several things that you know it will never get always have an attack 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 almost a picture of the militia slaughters people and when you see the animosity they have to kill these people how they cut off the heads you find the brains scattered all over their head all 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. 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 in crowd because of going from we have to stay at home we could not move her you cannot go to school where 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 here at all school some villages are related to a.d.f. members and for them with information about activities of the u. and fields and the congolese army the local population is in a tight corner some of their sons and daughters have joined a.d.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. the government should help all the international community should help our government to deal with this phenomenon that has made a lot of people suffer 80 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 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 deal with big territory and they have to face 150

groups scots are on the country some of them a sponsor about politicians or use them to be to secure their position kinshasa they listen bituminous going to governments the us administration but it's also not been 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 they have to do and don't look this good and this has been lacking in it yes if it passed and yes but security needs of noise at least what's in the isa no there have been many components within what is called the i democracy force getting in and being a 2nd time. and then remember who are trying to return to canada to china you want in the city to me james i've been attacked but to go to system doesn't assist in that effort on that consequence on what is a girl is a citizens now we are also hearing that there might be some connection between them

and islamist state india region so you have all those you know want em and then you need to make a difference between the bodies component of that institution to be able to engage in dialogue idiocy and international partners are trying to wean at that remembers not enough it will in stock it will lead to the problem is true and it will see it but they don't have it was just because of all the heavy financial support and that not to be a plan that we did in place to absorb those who may want to leave room to go to civilians you know that they had been experiencing before but those experiences at pharaoh's and have not really produced that kind of press spoke responses that long of expected for states to move to instability to spin 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 with an opportunity for 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 a simple tool who view electoral process while our citizen it was suppressed their will or who their want school to lead the country can be legitimacy but 2nd one is also up to one on the take institutional reforms that will help with us it to respond to the basic new powerful political will is it isn't and what is happening now and then before the 2nd union or union with political forces can provide the momentum for deeds to help the effort of international community to to get the us it forwards but is 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 i think it with yes a government awoke with a movement on a current moment almost that's going to send a strong message that it's yes it is capable of overcoming some of the key challenges that we just highlights. now african leaders have been paying tribute to tanzania his late president john michael 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 that 19th saying it did not exist in the country but south africa's president was one of several to praise his legacy . for many of the nation. today mourning the passing of the own. leader obese people and their tireless chump you know because of progress. at south africa's president settled on the pulse of it now in congo brazzaville the death of the main opposition candidate has overshadowed the country's election she breeze 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 now 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 his opponent who demanded 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 that he might not see the outcome of the elections and. 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. had met. 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 one of the expected to have 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 in 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 present demick and reviving the economy. and i 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 kid 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 countries and cleared. 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

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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 currently running here in berlin seeks to test. an historic evening the berliner ensemble theater in berlin opens its doors all the eager theatregoers here require a negative. chain test. the additional hurdle of getting tested and wearing masks throughout performances has not dampened and fuchsias from. if it gets us back to normal

life more than happy and pleased to do that we're happy to try this out i mean if the turf to go very wrong if it works and never did it by the way with him off i hope performance so that's really going to be hard but on the other hand i mean we would see if that can be cooperate with him in a sort of new rules per 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. there is a longing for culture and hue are the proof of this because you are the one she 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 you 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 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 still quite a good choice play with music rock songs mainly from the german limburg at one point in the performance one of the actors actually of what finally is to be back on the stage and this was met with a spontaneous applause it was a very emotional occasion as i think you can 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 right and the way it works is that when you buy your ticket you are redirected straight away to the test registration site you get a q.r. code and you put 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 do and there. other venue is also taking part in the project for an opera house is a club and there was also a concert at the berlin film only concert hall $1000.00 lucky fans got to enjoy the berlin film like orchestra and the back on of here to train co is coming out right now and there is a thing 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 fun comes with a price tag payable only do 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 poor arts venues in new york can reopen at reduced capacity in the run up artists have been taking part in a scheme to kick start live 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 the pandemic and the winter which has been really really hard. and so it's kind of an overwhelming feeling. york is still recording thousands of new covered cases each day.

and yet with more and more vaccinations the city is slowly awakening from its long sleep i. finally got it to come back at the old it's like a go and i want our interim again and it's going to be very good and i think new york is funding concerts and 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 pop ups initiative aims to keep culture alive and with 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 farnsworth 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. in 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 close kin slug took issue with that name saying the term islamophobia shouldn't be used on par with the other 2 terms because. it is if you make statements that are anti semitic or racist you can be prosecuted but the term islamophobia doesn't exist in criminal law. 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 when attended 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 sam you're right but tea party had taken the stance that freedom of expression also mans the freedom to mock religion including islam. french police see parallels between that case and counsellors now professor chancellor is receiving special police protection. this is hatred and it is a form of hatred won't go away so soon. 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 kinsler under enormous pressure because he questions the term islamophobia. political scientist leg of the sees it as an attack on freedom of speech and tolerance a case of what many call council culture. it 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 are can. 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 in the dystopian novel of 1984 about a world where free thought has banned. this and judicious mean 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. 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 debate but the discourse is still far from calm.

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 side 5 phenomenon 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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