long long. long. long. respects. this is the the news live from berlin israel's prime minister claims victory in his 4th election in 2 years polls show benjamin netanyahu is right wing the likud party has won the most seats but with no outright majority. emergency services rescue residents stranded by the worst flooding in eastern australia in decades one has

a dangerous debris lurking in the floodwaters. that germany heads for an easter shutdown leaders agree on the most restrictive national lockdown yet public life will come to a halt for 5 days. on the show of paralympic equestrian who fought back from losing her legs in the brussels airport bombings now ready to compete at the summer games in tokyo. i'm told me a lot of well it's good to have you with us israel's long serving prime minister benjamin netanyahu is claiming a huge victory in the 4th national election in 2 years the reality looks like being somewhat short of that though exit polls show netanyahu is right wing likud party has won the most seats in. the mint but no outright majority will need to begin

what could be difficult coalition told with rivals a fast nationwide coronavirus vaccine program has boosted netanyahu standing even though he's on trial for corruption. for some more analysis on the elections i'm joined now by g.w. reporter shiny resign as shiny good to have you on the program prime minister benjamin netanyahu is right when likud party emerges as the strongest force in the exit polls now will netanyahu be able to form a government at last it doesn't look like it actually we still we still have to wait for the final results what we see now is based on exit polls and we see many shifts happening through the night every time there's more and more real results coming in but basically we see the same picture as we've seen the last 4 results we feel quite quite of the time between the 2 main sides of the prone ateneo camp

and they are the camp that is trying to defeat and change into now the thrown him and it's not quite clear if he has enough of the numbers lined up on his side yet and even if he does have that it's quite clear it's going to be very very narrow majority it's going to be a very difficult. coalition building process that we're facing yet once again the 4th time in 2 years in israel and still in those exit polls what do they indicate about the distribution of seats when you compare this to previous elections. it's interesting you know where we are after a year of pandemic that hit israel very hard and no we are mentioning how the role of the vaccine was quite supportive but we don't see changing much of the numbers if you look at it wouldn't when his supporters have gotten now comparing to what they've gotten a year ago or 2 years ago we see that in this. so in

a way. it's like the condemning never happened is that there will never happen and in that sense the success that we all have had with that it seems there's a really counting goose thing him up which you very much hope for above the threshold of 60 seats which he needs he needs at least 61 seats in order to to make the majority that entitles him to have a primary murshid been a very comfortable stable coalition he didn't manage to do that this by degree who's the vaccines there is no doubt they did have an effect but only in the sense that they have maybe stopped him from deteriorating we know that polls about a month ago showed him weakening so he would gain some of his bases but he doesn't manage to break through and neither does the other side basically and we're still in another stalemate will another very frustrating result for all citizens and politicians in israel alike so then have to be talks a coalition talks what will happen is you know we see

a kind of still meet. well it's horrible to think about it but there might be a 5th round of elections coming up if nobody can manage to assemble enough votes to get the majority to get the coalition running and this is about this is their faces the definitely a desperate need of the country after a pandemic and for election runs it within 2 years but still we see there's a clear buzz already tonight as results are coming in that there might need to be another round and that is really. the triplicane of that for the trust of the public in the democracy and in the system can be quite damaging i hope you know many israelis hope they don't need to make it all the way to another round so fast . shiny resign each resign is thank you for explaining this to us.

huge swathes of eastern australia remain underwater after a week of relentless rain emergency services which last year battled unprecedented bushfires and all rescue residents from flooded homes hazards include dangerous debris lurking in the flood waters. to mention the rains have been unstoppable in australia's east bridges roads. cars and buildings are surrounded by water. the flooding has forced tens of thousands of people from their homes. rescue efforts are underway to assist those left behind. alone you know anybody. days of heavy rain have caused rivers to burst their banks and water levels to rise to day breeze making recovery efforts all the more difficult. coming up one of the problems we've been encountering.

things like that are quite dangerous at this point on and it seems that boats are the only option to save those stranded in the terrain. some residents have decided to stay home and to weather the storm people around us not so lucky because in their. neighbors the. surf. lucky several areas have been declared disaster zones with floods and severe weather warnings issued from south east queensland to the border area and the cost of the damage is already being felt. a fair bit closer if the water started almost too much. so i thought to talk quickly about. the. fruit there and.

authorities are also offering funds for the displaced they're warning residents to be on high alert. overnight unfortunately some conditions have. conditions a lot during the day many communities will experience increasing heavy rainfall and as we had 5. 1000 people have been evacuated and regrettably we have warnings now for an additional $15000.00 people that may need to be a. while there have been no lives lost rebuilding. the homes and businesses destroyed in this disaster will come at the highest cost. now a quick look at other stories making news around the world the republic of congo has reelected its veteran leader with more than 88 percent of the vote denice us on this war has been in power for nearly 4 decades the opposition boycotted the poll

the president's only major rival died from corbett 19 during the campaign. u.s. president joe biden has called for a ban on assault weapons and tighter gun controls after a mass shooting at a supermarket in colorado 10 people including a police officer what killed in the attack in the city of boulder and injured suspect has been detained. germany is extending its national lockdown until the middle of april and imposing a strict 5 day shutdown over easter chancellor angela merkel and regional leaders agreed in lengthy talks on measures to fight a 3rd wave of corona virus infections now merkel says germany has entered a new pandemic driven by the british variant of the virus. germany is once again gearing up for another months of lockdown only weeks after a tentative loosening of rest a year interdependent make the opposition says the government's handling of the crisis has been chaotic and this latest action is no help engines and minutes

people are just as exhausted from the measures as they are from the pandemic the response has been too late too slow too hesitant and the losing of restrictions at the beginning of the months was not rolled out it was the right protection in place . than it want to lick mitchell it's feared that public acceptance as regards to measures which india and are for people's own protection will further decrease and people will lose trust in the government's professionalism and ability to act. on that state premiers involved in the talks said the decisions are justified by germany's exponential growth in infections yes that happened to figures in our state where once again significantly higher yesterday an incidence rate of over 80 that's why we unfortunately need more new measures to try and curb the 3rd wave in the hope of creating new prospects for the future enough i don't buy it and the current prospect of another months of restrictions joy mixed response on the

streets of berlin. in principle i think it's good of course it has serious consequences for students businesses and hospital ety industry but obviously they're hard to draw a tough line in order to contain the pandemic. it's a total catastrophe it's incomprehensible we have to live with the disease. it's completely right otherwise we'll never get a handle on it. the whole circus the back and forth and marco always proclaiming she's invented a new word for something it true really annoys me and often through. vaccination center and see how the place looks and how people are affected there should definitely be a longer lockdown. a year into japan they make pragmatism seems to be giving way in some cases to resignation and skepticism.

wonders legal club by a leverkusen have fired their coach peter bosh after a poor run of form they've claimed just 3 league wins this year and been knocked out of both the german cup and the europa league bush took over 2 years ago and managed 4th and 5th place finishes in the bundesliga leverkusen occupied 2nd spot earlier this season but are now 6 losing 3 nil to her in his last match in charge for much of got coach and as will take over for the rest of the season. but brussels airport bombings 5 years ago devastated the lives of many victims beatrice love aletta was 17 when she was caught up in the blast and had both legs amputated below the knees but she's fought her way back and is gearing up for her 1st paralympic games as an equestrian athlete. training for tokyo bay at least 11 let is happiest on horseback and began competing in dressage at the

age of 12 soon she will be heading to japan to take part in her 1st paralympic games. back in 2016 she was at brussels airport when a suicide bomber set off his explosives right next to a resulting injuries caused her to lose both her legs below the knee she battled back and was competing on horseback just one year later now riding for team usa and her determination is on show in the gym where she works tirelessly. to get out i want to maintain my autonomy as much as possible because it helps the horses around me just to get into my car myself and to dismantle my chair i need to be in good physical shape so exercising is very important. lots of. those working with her appreciate her drive and commitment she loves it here.

knows how to work hard but things add up especially with some of the stuff she deals with it adds up so her day could be a lot longer than one of our days if she gets if she does a little bit too much she will she feels it a little more one thing that could help her be even more autonomous is a new custom electronic eggs or skeleton that will enable her to walk independently . then want to be able to walk sit down get up it will help me a lot in life. i will be able for example to put gasoline in my car to do things for which i usually have to call someone and it will give me freedom in the life i have lost since the attacks. is also. still riding on her horse will presumably remain her preferred method of moving

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hello i'm christine it's good to have you any africa has some of the highest rates of modern day slavery in the world a 2018 index showed that as many as 9000000 africans were living in servitude without having a choice in the matter and now today countries with the highest numbers of slaves in africa include iraq train budi sudan and wanda in mauritania slavery is especially prevent because it's been an institutionalized practiced state taxes they have been known to collude with slave now in a moment i'll be talking to every search on slavery in africa but 1st this report from nice jail where people who've escaped bondage are being set up for a new life. into me do became misread as a child that's was because they're very status is passed on through the generations

he took care of cutter and sometimes worked on farm land all without a. living is a reality we were born with it we are recognized as such as i'm us let us go a little far from the both of us to you on the. people are predominantly museums of the americas sunni in egypt believe in the arts the headlines. severin remains deeply embedded in the society it exists in rural and urban areas and is practiced virgins by the 20. 2 it worried him self is fighting this practice. zone gets into but i've been here by like we saw how our grandparents where in this situation and it was an unjust

situation i said that i'm going to fight against the sin just he said and today i would rather die in that fight than died next. after escaping their masters they were brought to this village which is isolated from ordinary communities with jews organization is providing social i mean teas. and of course. you could only move but if we had to support them we cheapen chickens each woman was given to the and most obviously and they are going to receive a cup talk that will allow them to be financially independent big government or couldn't. feed in this community in the long term might be a challenge so fighting for this minority to have access to their land and with the land they can work and feed themselves. these people are finally free from their fear of busters but their fear of course is that the us serves in their old

country that's why they are sick that they will call through to fight for their rights they have right through their law. hamadou admits his time is passing but the children around him deserve a better future. today in the eyes of everyone else lives both we will not continue to remain in this slavery we are going to fight off that's why we went to see to tell you that we have had enough of. server was a boy in indonesia in 1960 and has been a punishable crime since 2003 but despite that it is a harsh reality for many to talk more on this we've invited sophie de connick entre the program she is from the international labor organization one of her focus areas is the abolition of slavery she joins us from welcome to news africa sophie we've

just seen an example from a share but tell us more about what slavery in the modern day looks like in africa . thank you thank you very much and thank you for inviting me to speak come on this very important issue of slavery oppressed people as we call it in the international labor organization can take out to some point in africa your documentary describes traditional slavery which continues to exist in the sahara and part of africa particularly in egypt mauritania and mabie but and in d.c. in these countries some ethnic communities. exist where people are born into slavery and resulting in entire generations of them being owned and at the disposal of the han of martha but that's another form of 4th caper which is human trafficking i guess for labor or sexual exploitation which is pregnant in the continent and virtually all the countries in africa either

a source of. human trafficking or a destination and in some instances also transit countries and it's important to note that most of the the human trafficking cures within africa but indeed there are a few quick and that also trafficking to europe went to the better the. sylvia why debt slavery continues to thrive on the continent there are a number of factors that lead to defeat you ation i'm out partying with the white press poverty and the and the lack of a safety net for the population poor levels of education of skills lack of job opportunity and for playboy to be found radii in. mainly in conflicts because on subsistence farming and informal economic activity where they always forstmann hillsville particularly challenging and some specific groups are particularly vulnerable to forth they don't make to some population as we've seen

but also migrants women. don't like going back to that. sample that we saw in asia sophie in many societies slavery is entrenched in the cultural factors as you would say and it really dates back centuries it also forms part of the economic systems you talked about poverty have you looked into what the impact of collapsing that system would be well on one hand we need to make sure that. the form of slaves and the. descent population are empowered to start with they don't know their rights so they need to be empowered they need to be provided with literacy training because not training have access to livelihoods. of turnitin become a car opportunities for that the access to land is particularly important and but it's also a mental process that's what they all have known all their lives they've been under

the domination of are of a master so they need to be also empowered and perhaps receive. social support and many of them also don't have a legal identity which is very important on the other side we need to make sure that the perpetrators the masters also are actually prosecuted sophie is there a one size fits all approach to ending the practice of slavery in africa. musgrave yeah i mean the fundamentals are there needs to be a mug knowledge man from the from the government and from the society you know widely but there is an issue that this is an issue when some countries are not yet there. that they don't there needs to be a strong political will it's really the government that is primarily responsible for addressing this situation. so these governments need to take the necessary actions as a matter of urgency to address these issues means the adoption of logos that for

being this practice is but there in force one of those particularly challenging law enforcement official need to be trained and the victims of forced labor need also to receive legal assistance to effectively access to justice and the worry is raising as a who are targeting the communities where ok so curious but also the policy makers and the general public and for that data are a b. necessary or at that selfie to copy from the i thank you. it's been 3 years since people in cape town faced the real prospect of running out of water at the time officials were warning of a day 0 when the taps would run dry because it was no more municipal water another crisis was triggered by a severe drought since then they've been a number of measures put in place to try to avoid a similar crisis one of those initiatives as a conservation project that involves cutting down trees from the city's scenic landscapes. dramatic sandstone peaks soaring over cape

town this is the city's main natural catchment area for water it's home to one of the planet's rarest and most vulnerable ecosystems known as fane boss. 2 thirds of its 9000 plant species found nowhere else among them south africa's national flower the king prettier. but this sensitive ecosystem faces tough competition from non-native species. it's these that employees of the n.-g. o. the nature conservancy are after. their especially looking out for acacia eucalyptus and pine trees as they were imported in colonial times. there is enough cutting destress there is because this truth. that there was there

. from cape town and laid not only from captain wherever though you'll find both trees there though i don't think that afford to end up not having enough went to. in 2018 taps and cape town almost ran dry. water for 4000000 residents was rationed capetonians queued to buy bottled water and fill jerry cans at public springs. the highly specialized team of the nature conservancy is now going the distance to save cape town's water. they have to conquer rough rugged and remote territory to take out thirsty non-native species. most of the invasive plants outcompete indigenous plants and they take up a lot more water. than we can save up to $55.00 or nearly as

or for that every year if week price of $3.00. catchwords of the great the region and the group that in conflict it's 2 months water supply for craig than that we can so by removing the impression trees from the watershed. and recent study has shown those tree cut against come at a 10th of the cost of other solutions the city is pursuing such as desalination and waste water recycling. and that's it for our program today as always be sure to check out our other stories that's on d.w. dot com forward slash africa we're also on facebook and on twitter we're always interested to know what you think about the stories that we cover here on the program and the stories that we should be covering today we leave you with some more pictures from south africa at this time of the effects of drought like animals

in the northern cape probably will see an extract of. apparent. germany's reputation in the street will waste time in this challenge. as the d.n.c. check for the contents are not in the house i. mean environmental sustainability. should just. listen to. me.

in 60 minutes. what secrets lie behind. discover new adventures in 360 degree. and explore fascinating world heritage sites. p.w. world heritage 360 get the maps now. to lockdowns new fears for german businesses retailers restaurants and hotels scratch easter revenues from their calendars as berlin keeps restrictions on domestic travel many business owners are wondering if they'll make it to summer. also on the show one of america's largest banks says employees will return to a hybrid working model that doesn't emphasize the office alone. and as part of its

settlement with american regulators over diesel emissions folks were required to go to electric charging stations in the u.s. could that now work to the company's advantage. welcome to the show in berlin german businesses responded with frustration to an extension of the country's lockdown until mid april restaurants and hotels are especially unhappy with the new rules which extend to messick travel bans over the easter holidays even as germans continued to travel overseas to favor destinations like majorca many businesses were hoping the holidays would bring in some much needed revenue after recent lock downs now some are wondering if they'll make it to summer. the same closed signs the same empty spaces germany's latest lockdown extension prolongs misery for businesses already suffering a year on from the 1st wave of lockdowns the. desperation is growing existential fears are increasing dramatically and the endless lockdown isn't

a solution so. the resorts in places like bavaria hope of an easter boost has melted away a ban on overnight stays by tourists will remain in place many hospitality manages feel the relatively normal summer of 2020 shows such tough restrictions on needed. and we're frustrated sad and disappointed that our industry is being dealt with this way after we proved last year that we are responsible in our guests treatment that. the german hospitality sector claims one in 5 jobs has been lost during the pandemic but it's by no means the only industry that's hurting cafes restaurants shops all facing prolonged pain pain that many think was avoidable. tell people they can fly to me york or in spain for shopping but they can't do that at home other measures will be better what we need is to speed up vaccinations and

testing. the empty shopping streets and hotels are increasingly being blamed on the actions of the german government many businesses don't know how much longer they can afford to stay closed. but chancellor angela merkel has called the new measures an emergency brake to stop the chain of in fact.