people just say here's to us. trying to see each reporter every weekend. this is deja vu news africa on the program today hopes and hurdles in sudan to begin after the revolution that toppled a dictator is the impact of the change that took place at the top being felt on the ground. to do deeds when few significant advances in its transition however. the remaining challenges are staggering. also coming up on the show they're bringing in the bales zimbabwe's fanis have great expectations for this year's

auction season. that it would impose will be the 4th head vehicle for the 2 off the course you see it hoping to get it translates into much if prices. but cash crops the problem and not the solution we meet a man who's helping farmers transition the wage from tibet. hello i'm christine one to it's good to have your company it's been 2 years since omar al bashir has ensued done and the political situation in the country remains tenuous a sovereign transition council headed by prime minister abdullah gul is in charge and still 2024 when the election should be held now the called soul is comprised of civilians and members of the military keeping a balance between the 2 sides when it comes to. government decisions has proven to

be a struggle in a moment i will be talking to the new un envoy to sudan and getting his assessment of the progress that's been made but 1st here's a look back at the revolution that brought about the change. that was it was a time of great hope after months of violent protests that left many killed so dance revolution seemed to have triumphed in april 2019. the dictator and that of bashir was overthrown civilians were now sitting at the negotiating table with the army generals that are depleted of the sharon's government. after 30 years of authoritarian rule civilians were getting a say in the future of their country. it was against this backdrop that we met a cod have a sudanese artist who had returned from the diaspora at the height of the violent protest herself a sign mission was to keep the memory of those who died seeking freedom alive.

she painted murals of them near the houses of their families the artwork being there is a reminder to everyone that you know they died for you. we have to remember the martyrs because identity they are all comes down to they went out to protest for us this art forces you to speak about what's happening you know today it's not just a specific person but it's what he died for and the cause that he died for. now 2 years later i feel is disappointed. the transitional government have promised justice for the killed and injured protesters. promises that have come to nothing see the families of the victims. of the markers are still trying to look and armed and get our justice. so many of these family

marchers camels and all through the same thing there's no justice there's no clarification on how they're going to get by just when they're going to get. there very great because i will give up hope. there has been no contact from the government 2 years later calling markers family and saying you know we're going to get your rights by you know doing a hearing on this day or compensating you on this. the 1st inning economic situation is also weighing on the lives of people in sudan. under bush years rule the country was cut off economically because of sanctions the transitional government has succeeded in removing sudan from the united states a state sponsors of terrorism list that's paved the way for the country to rejoin the global economy between just slow to reach the common man and like many countries around the world the coded pandemic has hit sudan very hard. people are

tired you know there's electricity cuts for half a day there's. no petrol for their cars people are just tired they are living day by day i think you reach a point in your life where you so much time as you just were let it go you know. despite the challenges a few is not willing to give up on the promise of the revolution. her latest project was a public nurul depicting the former dictator ahmed bashir as the coronavirus something that would have been unthinkable under his rule. she says she wants to send a message to her fellow countrymen and women with this peace. justice we have beaten and dictator we can beat the virus and overcome anything. abraham file the report is just when she joins me now in studio to see a.s.l.

and comfortable living conditions the rising price of bridge traded sedan revolution has life improved for the young people who took to the streets you know kristie nobody thought this was easy even 2 years ago when i was in hospital at the height of the year for. the young people there didn't strike me as naive they knew the kind of mammoth challenge that was facing their country but at the same time 2 years later the harsh living conditions are starting to really take their toll on even the most optimistic among them are now you know feeling the brunt of this you know remember this this started as a protest against a hike in the price of bread but in addition to that there are different stations with the political transitions and the transition there oftentimes in this feeling that the military side of the government is sort of co-opting the power meant for the civilian part of the government so the issue of the kill protesters one thing but such things like the transitional legislative council that's behind you know this was the legislative council does it was supposed to be put together to

represent sudan more widely and also there's no constitutional conference also as promised that is also behind but there have been some improvements in freedom of speech that i something that i hear time and time again that you know that situation has improved and people are able to express their frustrations at least something that was not the case under the bashir writing women were at the forefront of the revolution all women best role in sudanese society today we all remember the image of that young sudanese woman on the car you know chanting she became the symbol of this revolution and certainly there has been some improvement you know in the situation of women the 1st transitional cabinet saw sudan's 1st ever female foreign minister used to minister in the 1st transitional cabinet there and to was also a woman female genital mutilation has been criminalized in sudan as a challenge and a demand by some of the activists for years and also some outdated laws about how

women should dress in public have also been scrapped but something that even a c.e.o. told me you know as a woman who's you know her her job. means that she has to be outside you know this is a she says you know even though there have been improvements in these laws there's still the social perception it's still for example difficult for her to go and you know do her so the laws are taking steps but social perceptions still has to be changed. thank you a.j. . now in january the u.n. secretary general antonio terrace appointed focal passes as the new special representative for sudan mr passes joins us now from cuts and welcome to news africa it has been to give a sense omar al bashir is al steps have things improved for the people of sudan since he left. while a lot of things have improved arabs in action and it's really it's

a challenge at this hour on our enormous things have improved on the peaceful. things that improved the political transition from trek we stood. problems that. have become dangerous and we still are tensions between different parts of the population particularly those that have played a very dramatically negative for the last. i don't want to pick up on the point that you're making for there has been recent in the region as you've been saying and i'd like for all of you was to share one eyewitness account before i ask you my next question in my dinner as you know this is a large fire in op lose our comp. i lie how do you know hide it's a massive fire it will burn everything you know i saw a lot of men. sure but you're not ready to look at this fire.

donna so they're done etc but i'm not the remote but it will be you will the rapid support force is something i have rocket propelled grenades they have targeted the apple is our company going on that you. look everyone this is what saddam is going to be like a little helpless with a near your welcome wonderful so-so an eyewitness account from the ground they have dozens i have already died into communal violence many of rebel groups are not on board with that juba peace agreement and ambassador passes how fragile is the security situation in sudan the situation in sudan or such is not a situation in darfur particularly in worst of course it's true for china and what we have seen in the town of jena where your eyewitness are and is reporting from we have seen it in exactly the past now was a 3rd now less than in the earlier and a half an hour it's a saying constellation of injured common pleasures we're sharing

a little bit less likely said that this ship clashes between different troops is about lead winds it is about who is allowed to leave where or to be active in agriculture or have this verse where it is also unfortunately about who is getting tons of international. ambassador that this violence in this it in debt for a region as you're saying it's not a sudan problem it's more a regional problem but it has been linked to the withdrawal of u.n. peacekeeping forces that would there was that a mistake but by by the u.n. does the u.n. need to reconsider that decision so withdrawal of those peacekeeping forces from the region then. well i. didn't take this decision and the uni transmission wasn't involved so where are you going to have to answer this question to members of security council who took the decision so i wasn't even sure

we could do this weekends or sudanese government answer that society in becoming better on protecting civilians but now it is really the government's responsibility the government is real the reason this responsibility is huge some people as a regular say even go nurse were are not happy with the draw down of you know the decision has been treated and it seems to be earth ambassador going back to 2019 i specifically remember the statement by the un condemning the violence and force that sidney's officials had used against protesters dozens of people were killed and as we've been the since it's a young people in our report and no one's been brought to account for that have you raise this matter in your engagements with the people in charge of sudan right now . we are discussing these matters all the time yes we are in conflict with the government and conflict we see. weezer legal authorities here are what we insist on

when we speak about these issues it's that rule of war should be or my duty i mean it's not about simply putting people in prison and actually there are a couple of cease perpetrators or suspected perpetrators in prison right now. but what is more important through your own perspective is that even suspected perpetrators of these kind of atrocities are going to be rewards cheating and legal procedure and proper protocol would be applied and that just that. i'm that the it's a better step just. so if i may protect you they have on that note i want to interrupt you there because the government the sudanese government has pardoned a former member of the general weeds militia who the un sanctioned for alleged atrocities in darfur all pardons that all thought and said could just have to it to peace and reconciliation in sudan. well it's

a very delicate measure measure is this is this person who was pardoned was a she not you prisms for the atrocities he allegedly or sparked off and he has been sanctioned for vice president of nations he worse he was imprisoned for his role in the conflict between government forces and his own wants now i think that this person be months and months and she said this on just the right decision not to appear with him for all this this still expects a sudanese government to work to get her receive patients as we see isis here to hand over us to her sister's house because international. ambassador what needs to happen next in the region. well if you ask for the regions there are other issues we know since tensions

between if your current sudan we can already and we do one ask everybody to deescalate and not 1st respirators even rhetorical in our situation between the sudan and if your parents photographed border issues as well as the damage that is being built even if you're here and rest some insurgency countries particularly here in. each instance are insecure in general hokum will fall on the next step couric to the agenda if so then he sets himself since a constitutional declaration hockey's of his trip when it's a transitional that just a council so as to have more legitimacy and more participation more inclusive and when it comes to taking an important decision than a constitution conversations have to start very importantly in order to have

a constitution that is before the elections and endorse a transition and exit 3rd enormously little step is here to start peace negotiations with parties or are some people say who have not signed up to see juba he scream until last. and that is they give it and for it to sudan a best of all the past has talking to us from i think of. in zimbabwe the start of the tobacco selling season has come with much excitement farm is expect high prices for their crops because of good rains this year now zimbabwe remains africa's top tobacco produce and the leaves are the country's 2nd biggest export after gold but we will hear from people not being honest to quit growing believe after this report from privileged. districts in mashonaland east

that's north east of. a busy time farm it is time to sort barrels of tobacco for the ocean floors about 200 workers are employed at the 600 head to farm which produces in average 200 tons of tobacco annually the farmer 38 year old it going to geo sequel is upbeat about the year's returns ringback were very positive about this year's. quality and the yields it's really too good to be we all thought that it would enclose well over the quite happy about for the tip of the crop this year hoping that that will translate into much higher prices i caution floors are now officially opened for the 2021 marketing season tobacco is in baba's pride accounting for 50 percent of the country's agriculture exports and 25 percent of the gross domestic

product it has become a source of livelihood for many small farmers who make up more than 60 percent of tobacco growers. this is the ultimate moment where farmers could be disappointed or smile from what they'll get from this market to the highest the price so far that opened on the 1st day of the market was $4.60 about $200000000.00 pilgrims of to buckle i expected to be sold at visit of sin floors until the end of august zimbabwe's debacle is in demand making the country the top producer in africa in 60 in the world. chain or takes the bulk of the exports. government plans to increase tobacco production to 300000000 grams and that teen a fight $1000000000.00 industry by 2025 government is the result of the conceit

that strong and principled you ready to put up with industry sporting child these demands it is in the city very government here that we stick with us in the interest you see to free our feinstein today from a p 3 pronged. strategy bank on to prevent any josephus farm government's plans are motivating farmers like him to increase their tobacco hic schrage his crop is usually a to hit is but he may go up zimbabwe is also expecting high yields from other crops juta the good rains received during the 2021 agricultural season. my next guest today is involved in several projects is involved with that help small hole it is in poor rural communities to practice. and to find out tentative

stew tobacco and when shall we say is from the organic form and he joins me now welcome to day to having his africa it went 1st start off by sending us way you are now and the project that your end is taking that. at the moment you know much ability not. just to officials from the culture where we are doing a stick order consultations on what is in the province. of pre-college police the government is in the process of doing it and not recruited police which supported the government's nish not because the police were making which were run from 2020 soap we rallied in the government officials in conducting that process all currently we are in my to belittle not province of zimbabwe one of the things that you are doing as well is you're trying to get far on this in some way to find out to its. back why is that your mission

is definitely. to find more income since for from us was the debacle used to pig from us but at the moment from no longer getting in 4 or 5 profit from tobacco because of many problems associated with climate change issues . it was the loss of. folklore to talk about was so what you are currently doing is giving i didn't faded those problems like deforestation for us not only is it enough to cure tobacco it was so pollution associated with the chemicals into production there over the region also lose all this it is the. you know bill those of the chemicals being sprayed in the environment were also to or maybe you know the carbon footprint which is. too high. in the 2

bubble production sawant to a location for is going to increase the. options for farmers so that they can get income right i just want to point out it's just seen a reports we've seen the success story off one commercial at a tobacco farmer we've also been told that a lot of small scale fun is also 5 odd tobacco so it seems that it's quite a new protests as successful for farm is it's also a big income enough for the government so help us understand where you come in with your side of your story and what other crops and farmers grow then add that that that will do for them what tobacco is doing. not in this is choose of the insured to put us in but from the world of almost making you know a huge profit from or why because you know. if we think. about where you

went for the walk for miles and it was so in the moment the objection within 4 to a bubble is no longer being that that isn't why we are now listed to look for other live options for farmers for example. you know is a kind of zimbabwe itself. exporting chillis we're also promoting you know i value groups such as you know the blueberry the black bit is also. the. currently small order from of their own just in you know small. groups around us into being exported to europe so. so there is a huge pull to joe tommy to other groups that can prove it can be exported just bringing it back to tobacco it when it's being pushed by the government for

example huge investment comes in from china one of his biggest tobacco bias what sort of supports are you getting for for your initiative to to get farmers to transition away from tobacco midges upward which we get from the government is through supporting the average college police orange bowl is actually we have to transform their lives kids in food systems of zimbabwe saw the government is actually leading into the development of this. college police we see all due to assist in the transition from group b. in such is groups which are obliged to buckle in to this if a bit of protection but are you saying to me saying that tobacco cannot be an environmentally sustainable crop. yes talk about warwick in not this is

a little rude that was. i don't know of any decision has been done or an organic talk about the production of the moment but focused on i'm sure out of turn a decision in the publications they will all go or not going to go to and so on i believe the initiative which can be done in along with maybe production of talk about the book and then maybe we can see it read be possible but at the moment i do not so we're seeing we need to do is really transit from sites that those groups with uses can be caused to maybe towards those groups which uses maybe our law law external inputs all right that is international we saw from the organic forum talking to us there from a civilian and no thank you. and that's it for now we'll leave you with pitches off farmers in africa and the crops they grow see you next time about.

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