ah, yeah, as a depends on the was asking. the 77 percent im 60 minutes on d w. ah, what secrets lie behind these walls? discover new adventures in 360 degrees and explore fascinating world heritage sites. d w world heritage is 360. get the app now you know this, this did of the news africa coming up on the program. franz is winding down its presence in the sa health. so what does that mean for the fight against terrorism? the ongoing withdrawal of french troops o'malley has been met with mixed reactions . but as a time for a home grown solution to the continuing sale,

crisis will find out how on old tradition involve in come, else has been resurrect. i'd say how fights, terrorist and boost security also coming up as african countries tried to control the spread of the coven, omicron variance gonna introduce as one of the strict test travel rules on the continent. the blast elections in crisis and somalia. i've been delayed over a year, but voting is finally underweight. so why has it taken this long and what challenges still remain with the process on wild animals theme kept us pet spy. well, the onus, that's the new craze in the arab states, and it's helping drive cheaters to the brink of extinction. ah,

i am eddie micah junior and you are welcome to the program. it's been a long farewell. french troops transferred control of a key military base in molly, marking the final stage of the i withdrawal from the country. francis answered you had his campaign began in 2014. when forces helped retakes him, book to from islamist control, the gradual redraw of 5000 french troops. in this, i hail a spout of oppression. bakken was announced by 1st thing tomorrow. my crone in june, a small contingent will remain on the ground in northern molly. the decision is being met with a degree of anxiety. a last lack of pain to head of a changing of the guard. when french forces will pass control of this military base and tim book to, to their molly and counterparts, downtown trip to carry out a final patrol as locals. and so the call to prayer some here see operation bar keane's departure is bad news. benson elementary was galle,

i see the withdrawal as negative and you get it to live when you got, we need the french because of the insecurity it on, not, not been where it war and we need more security that the here and tim, back to an everywhere and molly, we're mighty, if about the it's really sad, it's them eyes yet the we residents of timble to really recognize the french contribution is liberal us and asked with a new security plan. so we need to keep our composure. oh, once a while, but this was what the french forces helped to defeat. for 8 months in 2012 islamists ruled and tara, carrying out public floggings and destroying mausoleums and monuments, dating back to tim buck to his golden age. in the 15th century. to day, the head of operation barkin insist that the french on turning their backs on molly sifting. and in the end,

the aim of operation barking was to enable mildly to take its face into its own hands through its own forces. distal, of course, this comes after preparation and a phase of joint training and all was in partnership with each other. i become people are a to florida group after now you're back at the base. molly and forces are information at the handing over ceremony. they're now in control here, supported by around 150 french trips did for new for us. a chapter was closed and timble to do with the mission continues her, my soldiers and i will continue our mission. and molly, or um, no records, no twin mission, or only as the hand over the keys to this camp. the french are stepping back. it's no up to molly and soldiers to keep the peace. fernandez, i'm now joined by the house security expert. now galli. bugger, you'll go in paris alone. yeah. golly, so france has gradually withdrawing its troops on this a how a region. why is that?

in fact has been decided to or last summer by year president michael, that it was time to change the kind of fur deployment that friend had didn't as a hail as a circle operation back back. and so it, so now as it time for the summer positions in by january knows in many in he died in dis, anything now in tumbled to, to be left. add to the national forty's or to mean you snap. so what impact us france had on the fight against extremism in miley and the overall region? i think that so we can consider that to france has been able to reach an info to number of tactical victories. but it never has been able to truthful them into a strategy, nick, during which means that in fact, jihad is em. i've continued to spread all over it as

a hell and beyond to the coastal countries. so why hasn't of friends made any huge success, sir? on the ground because i think it has a and not so taken into account to find that fighting there, arisen is not a strategy. it is not a political answer and that it add it. you have the tapped. it's a salient brought nurse to find a political solutions and it to answer as it kind of political project that the enemy is promoting because jihad is are not simply a human bumpers. they're also. 7 promoting an educational morale, so mental economy. oh, i don't, i teach projects. so molly intends to deploy russian mercenaries to that's

a whole region, but wise friends. so again, cit if the and game is to fight terrorism, i fully agree with you if you refer to sunday curation on president mcgraw a 2 years ago after a need to send me e, mid kia that russia was not an adversary. it was a simply so wanted partner who could also be mobilized to fight international terrorism. so i think that the kind of a fight to we can see to day on the e a might ariel logic between a french and russia is cont, your project team. because the issue at stake is fighting, does she have a groups and not to share a power and influence in the region? ok, as we said earlier, so many foreign troops under ground for years. but their situation in the region is actually worsening. isn't a time for a home grown solution to the crisis?

yes, i think that's it. there is in dire need to recognize that both military but also civilians. actors in development in governance as been sailing is there is a coyote failure in fact. and in my view, local solutions promoted by national actors at the national level also and more local level should be considered niche more seriously. and if it is the case, in particular, off the negotiation processes which have been launched in a number of parts, offer some the say and states in particular in melody in northern gurkin official. okay. now, golly, by the yoko sal security experts, thanks for the insights law lead, stay in the sahara where one country has standard to each traditional animal the camo,

to help fight terrorism. crossing martinez the hard as it is best done on camels. so authorities there have resurrected a 100 year old nomadic police force to boost regional security. let's meet there at mahari camille core. this is the latest approach in the fight against jihad is terrorists in mauritania. a traditional solution to a modern problem. the mahari national guard are a police unit recruited from local nomads. there camels are their most important tool there. the best way to get around the vast border region between mauritania and molly. jihadist groups linked to al qaeda, have gained ground nearby, and authorities fighting them. need the kind of intelligence that only locals can offer oh, does it am i gonna say no, i agents go undercover in the market. they spy on the traders. for example,

if we see a know med buying large quantities of fuel, we know that's not normal shipper and norma. parts is to see the bodies on up. their work is not without danger. while the men cook, lieutenant colonel city labs are secures the camp. or phil, i said, can you form a circle hucker group? each group has a century and we from the command or in the center or sample. the mahari police travels through the desert for months at a time or feed in monsieur dante valdez on the hotel. we patrol the region sophie, we look for nomadic populations, but the room, the all shadow the we raise awareness. even though we gather intelligence as well that and communicate that to the central government in no actual softer on walks with. nothing of the capital corps are partly funded by money from the european union. it's an international attempt to improve security here and in the larger

region known as the sa, held its counter terrorism that starts at a local level. got the lizzie to him. he had his 2 ic, no how did units gather intelligence, lamb in us, they spot the threats and been anti terrorism units that get involved in take care of those threats. but on that account, said, let us their job is to also deepen trust with people. people they know from their own communities, they help them by providing health care to send them the sequence of to this woman says she has vertigo, nausea, and general fatigue. that's why i gave her some albin deserve because she could have a parasite desert. so see on the pot as he thought this approach combining local knowledge with traditional connections and offering help as well as asking for information. it's proving popular. a few 100 new mahari police are already

operational and authority say they plan to recruit $200.00 more. ah, you're watching dw news africa still to come the legal sales of wild cheat as to wealthy owners. us pests is a serious threat that a species and elections are finally on the way in somalia. after more than a year of delays. profess, let's go to gonna, the country has introduced arguably the strict test requirements in africa for traveling. basically, one must be fully vaccinated against the current virus before entering or leaving the country, unvaccinated ghanaians currently abroad of a 2 week grace period to enter the country. but to do so, we have to get vaccinated at the airport when they arrive in gonna dw reporter

isaac alleging a cra salesman header, new protocols, travelers coming to the country, you have to be fully vaccinated. you also have to secure and negative p. c out this resolves canyon's currently out of the country, but not fully vaccinated will be allowed in within 2 weeks and do have to be fully vaccinated when they get to the airport. or if they have to travel out of the country, they have to be fully vaccinated. and for airlines who are bringing in people who have not been vaccinated. and the government is now going to find them $3500.00 us dollars. pair a passing jam ela, i spoke to some people about these new entry requirements. i strongly believe that if each and everyone could be able to look to be looked connected, it should be easy for, for us, we don't need it myself. so i think it's fair, it's fair enough for us to be vaccinated. this is yet, you know, oh, i don't know why it should be composer to take of us. you know,

as for me, i haven't to commit as well. have im calling said that taking me to so i don't think it should be composing. now according to the ghana health service, about 75 percent of new cases be recorded. are the airports are coming from people who are not fully vaccinated. our gun as president lanika for otto has said that even though these new enter requirements are strict, he thinks that it is in the interest of the country. these are stringent measures, i know, but the benefits far outweigh the negatives. as your president does, my duty to protect lives and livelier i've also been speaking to a public health expert now now could feel quite a while greece, with these new enter requirements. we know that the omicron variant presents a challenge with its ability to spread evidently much quicker than delta. and so it

makes sense to try and reduce the like could you're going to have people of, you're likely you're gonna have people coming in infected and the likely they are going to seed infections? yes, we have the screening at the airports. it's a pretty good test, but new tests feel proof. and in that context, additional layer of protection like requiring mantra. vaccination for having passengers does make a lot of in somalia. voting is finally underway. after a long series of delays and disputes over the election process, somalia has the complicated in direct system of voting with 3 steps on the 1st step, somalia state assemblies elect senators for the upper house that's now complete and the 2nd step, which is ongoing. some 30000 clam elder space. the members of the lower house, once members of both houses are decided on swan in parliamentarians then vote for a new precedent. the mandate of president mohammed abdulla mohammed that unknown by his nickname for module has been extended because of the delayed vote. let's talk

more about somalia with rashid abdi who is horn of africa analyst a ny will be hello rashid. why is it so difficult for somalia to organize elections? oh, yes, these elections in somalia has been very protracted. are almost all we have had rumblings for over a year and i think a lot of setbacks, a lot of negotiations and then breakdown and the negotiations. i think finally we are having a process getting on the we, as you said, the senatorial elections are complete and now we're in the middle of parliamentary elections. however, i think there are also increasing controversies about the integrity of the all itself. the opposition basically has come out very clearly that they want a pause in the literal process so that at least the stakeholders can discuss them

out how to make the process much more at least cleaner than what we have now. okay, so, so what are these controversies and complications when will we ever get to the presidential elections? again, it's up in there. i'm assuming that everything goes well and down the parliamentary elections are concluded in the next coming 3 to 4 weeks. or i think by january or early february, we will have a presidential luscious. but as i said, you know, a lot hinges on whether there is an opinion in the opposition and or the incoming government about l. how to actually agree on some of the issues which are become very hot, especially air to do with the integrity of the elections. are talking about her heart while the hot issues are has to do with their woman representation and

government rights companies are pushing for more women to be included in somalia. parliament still with us rashid us. we get more from this report in for malia women's rights activists. have long been calling for increased female representation in the countries parliament. theoretically, 30 percent of seats are reserved for women. so, maria, we know that somali women do not have their rights in politics, and men always have the priority in ministerial and parliament levels. i encourage all somali people to give women their rights and quarters in parliament, a lot of money. a lot of the campaign is worried. election delays will result in fewer women in parliament because they often lack the financial means to sustain their campaigns. somali women are the backbone of somali society, they have to get their 30 percent quota. societal norms also stand in the way. the

clans who vote for parliamentarians that almost exclusively male. hello, erica. so molly, it, while i look at the, the main challenges women face in their campaign for parliamentary seats are firstly that her clans says a particular seed isn't suitable for a woman. notice in bed, inches below both of us to look at her normal shape. i'm come on life and secondly, yet that it's men who should represent the clam. i'mma. hey that dora learn. some say getting rid of the clan election system would see more women sitting in somalia, parliament. i love isaac, as you see the election is an indirect election and that's the main challenge we face because if it was one person, one vote with an women would get their rights wherein the majority refers through o anglo real. but the size of the obstacles do not appear to be stopping the women

campaigning and contesting to see themselves better represented in somali as corridors of power. rashid, how much support is there still for the 30 percent. quote awful women in government? yes em, there has been a lot of a debate and a lot of, you know, discussions over the last 2 years i'm, i'm happy to say that. finally, there is a broad consensus across the entire somali political aspect spectrum, about the need to maintain the 30 percent or to for women. and i don't think the issue is any more controversial than it is quite conceivable that some clowns may be reluctant to put women forward. but i think at least talking to all the sites the says i get is that the issue is no longer controversial. and in noise, considerable or a support across the wider political or so you know,

spectrum. okay. rush it up. the honor of africa analyst in nairobi. thank you. i cheaters are dangerously close to extinction. the vast majority of the cats are found in africa, where some 7000 cheaters still live in the wild. the backups are being increasingly ported to sale as exotic pets. despite a ban on the international trade of cheaters, according to conservation groups, the cats are often smuggled from the horn of africa to the arabian peninsula via a well established trade route between the brick r a region of so maryland and war tone. yemen are east africa correspondence. mario mueller reports from smiley land. wild cat, kept as pets paraded on instagram accounts of the super rich. having a pet fee line is the latest fad and gulf countries with cheaters among the most

sought after many originate in somali land. these ones have been rescued from traffickers and placed in a shelter. it's really hard when they arrive a they were really the head right there. they have gastric problems. many of them where like near dying, where they have proven, now you go from the teeter conservation fund cast for 55. she does as well as elaborate. the cats will stay here until a bigger shelter can be built, but they'll never be able to return to the wild because they were just cups when they arrived here. they the, they learn from their mom, any of their basic skills to survive in their while. they don't know how to hand, they don't know how to hide from predators. their probability thing they, while if we were releasing them, i'm not good and probably they're going to have a painful that the animal has behavioral problems from the experiences says he dial the leopard especially, shall signs of extreme stress. not all of those animals safe from traffickers are

lucky enough to end up here at the rescue station. this restaurant and somali lance capital had gazer is popular. the main attraction, the big cats it keeps in captivity. over the staff bring out a cheetah on a lease they wanted to perform for us, but it doesn't go as planned. every one of the dog supposed to guard the animals attack the teeter, it escaped. they managed to recapture it. it's visibly distressed. the loud noises lights and people a far cry from the cheapest natural environment. we asked the director general at the ministry of the environment. what he thinks basically is another law is the right way, but the we are actually consulting with the, the expertise here. so it has no problem, it looks okay, it looks ok. she does are endangered. and the horn of africa,

where only around $500.00 are left in the wild. farmers in the region will often kill cheaters, threatening the livestock, and then try to sell the cups to traders. b killed them bone, the mother i and pick the cups then this criminality tropical has come to their mondays, give them small amount of money, their traffic to the sea to the middle east. they sell it for how much up to $7.00 to $8000.00. your solo is if it a lucrative business. somali land is the main transit route for cheater trafficking in the horn of africa. the region isn't recognized internationally as a separate country from somalia that limits its ability to win funding to fight the legal trade. but authorities are trying their best to stop it. last year, the somali land coast guard managed to intercept a traffickers smuggling 13 cheater cups, which led to the conviction of somali lance, most notorious cup trafficker. the coast guard must be aware of everything that

happens in our see whether it is armed, smuggling, human trafficking, illegal fishing, or transporting endangered species. for us. the biggest problem is yemen. c, o. know about a young william. we are less than 200 kilometers away from the cost of them. and this is one of the main traffic it really not only which he does, but also for all kinds of endangered species. that weapon and even able. and if the monumental is, scott is able to effectively monitor this area with a coastline of more than 800 kilometer, nearly impossible to stop the legal marketing. and as long as the wealthy are willing to pay huge sums to buy wild animals, the future of cheat as is in jeopardy, you know, as much as possible, wild animals should be left in the natural habitat. but as it for now, from all our stories go to d, w dot com slash africa,

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