and newton collins, i cost ya 2nd continent 77 percent in kinshasa. we met some boxes from all over the country who told us about the struggles they faced in the act quest for the additional part, i'm support for the all work and aboard. this takes us straight to our street debate. 17 a 60000000 you went on dw d double use crime fighters are back to africa. most successful radio drama series continues them all episodes are available online. and of course you can share and discuss on d. w, africa's facebook page and other social media platforms, crime fighters, tune in now. we're ah, this is deed of the news africa coming up on the program. why are clues on the rise in west africa? the number of military takeovers in recent years have raised concerns about the

state of democracy in the region. but what our regional bodies like eco us doing about this. also, i had live gradually returns to normal in south africa as new, only one infections plummet to what can other countries land from the south african experience of fighting the pandemic in tanzania and unacceptable number of women die given birth for shortly afterwards. but in one rural region, things are dramatically changing for the better class. need arise. just hop on in kenya, we meet a woman breaking down barriers as a motorcycle ride up in a male dominated industry. and i handle the knockout phase in the africa cup of nations. it's all excitement, that's football fans hope to chad the team on all the way to the top.

ah, hello, i am eddie micah junior and you are welcome to the program. not long after the new year begun, another west african country announced yet in new attempt at cool the government of akin. a fossil said last week that it had a better plot by armed forces to take over the country. i remember the last year there were military takeovers and molly, as well as in guinea, the country of chad, which is also in the rest of sale zone, saw a non democrat transition of power. ah, the omens had not been good in the keener fossa. back in november before they attempted to their protest, his took to the streets to vent their anger at the government and its inability to protect them from jihad his violence. at the time the un said it was concerned about volatility in the country and more than the military against trying to take

over. now it seems, the government dodged a bullet quite literally. on january 13th, ministers announced that they had uncovered a plot by a group of soldiers and civilians to destabilize institutions. they said they had to neutralize the threat. for now at least resume to jewelry. don't did p as a to day 15 people have been detained. this includes from the military as well. so 2 officers did 7 non commissioned officers and one soldier did it, as well as 5 civilians. as if you see, said sousa fisher, emily turned doodle series of crews are currently high in west, in central africa. in the last 18 months they've been for including 2 in molly alone. their military john sat 1st, the pallet and 2020 to end. what they said was corruption and weak leadership.

initially, military leaders promised to hold elections. but based in fact, transitional government and suggested they could run the country for the next 5 years. 7 in neighboring guinea, the democratically elected president, alpha con day, was also deposed by the military last year. he, too, was accused of corruption in danger, also saw a crew of swords, the son of president adjuster, b c's power aft. his father was killed on the battlefield in cross joining me now. is julia b found out of watty? i think tank in west africa. hello sir. thanks for your time. so what is it about west africa that's triggering these we sent schools. well i think it's always important to you know, to remind out the country of the continent and even within origin like west africa,

a own political trajectory. and so when you comment on record, for example, in malley, it is not the same thing as arguments. english constant is of course been guinea. so i think we have to be cautious about taking these groups as something that can be generalized as are trained in west africa for a steadily trend of democratic regression in, in veridian. but i would not necessarily take the case of molly, for example, as an example of that, because molly's facing a security crises and the quote was not a surprise in a country like that. okay. but, but then still on that, what is given rise to coups in the region, then you think, i think many issue is the way the countries are governed. i think that when we talk about democracy everywhere in the world, we have to recognize that it is something that builds and that is something which is linked to give a capacity of a political system to produce security,

to produce economic and social benefit to the people so when you do have a democratic system, we have regular election, but we, you who don't have a sense that the state is providing security is providing jobs for you. of these, providing it going to make and social development from people basically have a failure in the belief in the democrats systems. and i think that used to give a critic for the military to enter in the budget coliseum. and to say that we can bring especially security back, we have the best place to, to bring what the people needs. and i think that is a, that's a major issue. so original body is like a co us and the a you don't seem to be able to force cool lead us to attend to democratic ways. why is that a you and they have developed it as a protocols on democracy on good governance, but more effective in condemning military standing,

enforcing bitter governance by you know, by the rulers as including civilian rule, is that we have in many part of the continent which have been there for decades and you is not able to actually force will leader also to provide a different kind of political practices in their own country. so you cannot really expect leaders because at the end of it go out and the same thing, a, b, u at the end. it is the head of state who made the ability made decisions. and what we are saying is a lack of credibility of both organization. now, people don't believe in the capacity of the west in west africa, for example, to leave a democracy because they can see that both made decision themselves are not good example of democracy. governance in their own country, you know, it is that prevention is better than kill. so how can regional bodies then help prevent such clues from happening in the 1st place? i think we have to have a more. i was see

a must of his gated view of what is prevention of military coups. i think we have to recognize that what the countries of origin need is not only election is not only actually democracy is also state that word for the interest of the peoples. and so you can not only condemn recoup and, you know, try to prevent military to safe buy were if you are not working on changing the way because with government politically, but also we couldn't mccauley if you don't. coarsely did. they could. i mean, if you don't, you know, give the sense that you are governing for the people, then we will have, i'm afraid, always critics, for military rulers, to say is power. and i think the beat prevention would be to work on the structural values of the government and system in our country. ok, due to time will leave. it had to be found out the west african thing town was t. thanks for your insights. now is that africa after

a spike and coven cases, fueled by the owner can vary, and the number of new infections that is falling rapidly. more importantly, the owner, con wave has so far lead to few hospitalizations and less that's in the country than previous waves. as a result, thought africans are breathing the collective sigh of relief. and i hopeful that life can get back to normal to day is an important day for the pillow, honey born in 2 years ago, financial problems and the pandemic forced him to close his bar and dressed rent and kate towns, kylie chuck township. but now he's fine. in the re opening over it does cost us a lot of things that we need to put your eggs in different buckskin. and also you need to try and think outside the bose because i mean, for me, i don't care the storm from whatever bed situation that, i mean, i always look for positive things that i can do. instead of complaining,

after nearly 2 years, most lockdown restrictions were lifted, including in that liqueur, few tourists have once again been pouring into the country. they had been mass cancellations following the discovery of the army. crowd variant. life is slowly getting back to normal. here in cape song was decreasing numbers in you covert infections data from south africa suggests although omicron is much more infectious . the amount of people that were admitted to hospitals was much lower than during previous waves. many. yeah, hoping that we're seeing the beginning of the end of the pandemic. i so wish that i won't even hear the name holbert. that is what we're wishing for today. everyone is going. i've been allowed connect thing going. i've side with daddy now. don't know how long, and i hope that god is actually the final thing of this marriage to see slash enjoyment. this actually happened as the i'm so happy that the business is booming

. people to start making money. outcomes of officially open when lost as these die . i hate them business. i'm glad that if we can get to come here and enjoy. many scientists also optimistic despite the low vaccination rate by religious dwarf gang plaza says that many south africans had all been infected with the corona virus before the only true waste hospital data. so that a prior corona, virus infection or vaccination, provides protection against severe illness. also with the army from various women that i'm is if you are to an ice to be here, when you get to a situation like here we're nearly everyone has hot cove it or has been vaccinations, then you can relax than yeah, come on the ship off at bonham and of course on the other hand it is summer here on the 4th wave happened mostly over the long school breaking at equals in truth in huh. no one wants to think about more mutations right now in the middle restaurant

and bar. certainly not illness, he believes he already has big plans and wants to expands to other cities. he believes that the prospect was on africa. once again, the good you're watching didn't use africa still to come meet the canyon woman grabbing up her motorbike. ashy breaks down barriers and how is your country performing in the africa cup of nations? we'll talk about what to expect in cameroon. i had of the knockout face that fast in tanzania, women die in child bed, and often the i babies with them fought too often. this mostly due to poor basic health care to in pregnancy and delivery place in the country towards the bottom of global rankings, fault martino mortality. but things are gradually changing for those living in

towns and he has c v u region. cobble and to dine. her daughter meiza, a lackey to be alive. when the baby came in, tonga was curd though both day grown annual till lan with lan i. labor pains started around for a m, and at 5, my husband took me to the hospital on a bicycle, on the pick up a louis baton. but when we arrived, we found the clinician was looking after some one else, and there was only one room winging extended, so i gave birth outside the building without any help request ma'am said, oh, it does, then is matt in a motel. it really, it is one of the waste in the world. the national bureau of statistics put it at 556-510-0000 live live things or even with he in barrel rossimer region. pregnant women simply don't have the basic healthcare which will save their lives before now,

women who came here use the room in this building. there was only one bed and no running water. women who came after us, we'll have to find somewhere outside to have their babies. you can imagine that there is go from fictional, high, not only are tear, but even in there. and that building over there were the only washroom women who had just give a beth, had to walk all this way to get the toilet and washing facilities sees a change in. now am riff, images, african hath get charity. set up. there was an susie myself deliver his project in 2017. it is built a new clinic with clean water, washrooms, and toilets, and several maternity beds. there are so 3 health workers now before there was just one quick little afraid of whether, you know, this new building is helping a large audio over to and it has electricity and women feel comfortable coming here

because it's safe in every, although we don't have many beds for women to rest in after giving birth. yep. it's better than before. we can take care of 2 or 3 latoya. women are no longer scared when they come here. we have all the facilities we need, including washrooms was fun. but when you said, if we went our allow our be owned up on the carpet, the improvements in the region mean 80 percent of beth now take place in a clinic that is up from 5 to 6 percent 4 years ago. better facilities and care reduce the risk to mother and baby. in the year the project started. 10 local women died in or after childbirth. that figure was there 3 in 2020 in tonga is due to give birth to her next child in february. she'll deliver, you said, with all the new facilities, the fear she experienced. bless them is gone. now ferrying people

around on the back of a motorcycle taxi is big business in kenya. more people i said to work us bought, i bought our drivers across the country than in any other profession. but the vast majority, our men, are this fight there. some women are rubbing out their mil to bikes and breaking down barriers. and i will be correspondent for alex mud. nga met with one of them. kenya has 1400000 taxi by crate of just 300 of them. women jacqueline are, we're, is one of them. like many, she land on the job plans. i'm going to moving in the bed, i buried my 1st lion, and after a short distance we both fell. when he told me not to worry, we picked up the motorbike and continued with our journey. 3 years down the line, he remains to be my most loyal customer, motorbike taxi known i put a border here, right? as seen as it up and jody, most people would see it's no joke for

a woman. what you might know were against that they said they would be ashamed to see their mom ferrying on a motorbike. and it's not only the traffic that can be dancer. i'm going to be yeah. sometimes you get mail customers that don't want to pay. they want to have sex with you instead. i mean, when that happens, i call my male colleagues and they come and shame the men. he then agrees to pay and we both walk away. i get that a lot. i'm coming in. jacqueline is popular among her customers and colleagues about how can get out of 10. she has so many customers that she, she has them with the old one to be texted by her. people often ask me where she is best when they see her on the road. the asked so that she can carry them all, but i bought on and she's a good read on the road. she writes, if you, her bike has gordon was whether or not, then jacqueline is proud of her 50 record of the 3 years she's been riding

in that time. i've never been arrested, nor have i hit any one or had an accident. after a long day on the road, she returns home and takes on her other roland life as a mother. exactly as 2 daughters are in school, keeping them there is a priority. the lights became harder for the family last year when their father died. oh no longer. i see her struggle to make sure we have food and that our school fees are paid when it's hard for her because she's both our mom and our dad . she and just about enough to make i it's meets her focus is on the future. oh, not that i hope my kids will have a better life, a good life. even when they're done with school, i pray that they will have a great future so that they get good jobs and help me as their mom. i live at work. she focuses on that road. she says she wants more women to follow in her tracks. oh. now to the

africa cup of nations where tensions are rising, i had the knockout stage of the football tournament. we'll talk about it thrills and spells in just a moment. but 1st, let's look at how fans i experienced an african. so far. sir football fever has shipped from france float to do a limby stadium outside the capitol, yolande, the a here to watch the camera nationality. the indomitable lions. plague in the africa, cup of nations, be honest, randomly excited is the 1st time in 50 years. a cambodians can see their t clear home saw for many young people like reality tv star, patients your. it's about more than just football. i pad, i wonder, really pick the and i'm moving. i was anything that appointed i played with something like this, with me,

one experience for me. but the country has struggled to reach this point. cameron was stripped of the right to hold the previous off control moment. finally, because of serious construct 20 leagues on the evil d. c. as opening ceremony. walk us was to put any finishing touches on olympus. did you as soldiers patrol 247 in limber it town in cameron south was region anglophone separate is malicious. have threatened to destroy much is here cameras, tim competencies, players are rising above this problem. brussel of import us. i think what is important is what has brought us to this level. it's football to secure that, so it ever happens outside football doesn't interest us at us. we are doing our very best to stay focused on our goal and to have a great tournament in grand competition. is a wit to getting support as need a proof of vaccination and

a negative cru. navarro steps to access much venues. many cameron and football fans have been turned away because unlike this pool, that's hardly a surprise in a country. well, as a 6 percent of people over 18, a fully vaccinated spectator. turner has been lower than anticipated because of district moves. one of those who made it through is levina to travel from parties to support her team and country in need to shed the warrant and actually africa that we can organize something pattern, trade thing and that's a big now. yeah, we just couldn't wait to see it in them, and now i'm so proud of my country. i'm going about the free fund zune set up through al cameroon, also provided an enormous downcast. it seems that where are the see the games inside or outside the studios? cameron, fans akin not to miss out on the action from on africa as largest football competition,

i'm now joined by deed abuse or li such the coma who's been closely following the competition. hello lisa. tell us what we learned so far from the africa cup of nations. oh, hello, eddie. the african cup of nations as truly come to live. are you myself? so pretty much a bit of dull, open the 1st the to grew said matches. we've sent lots of girls to the instead of 6 matches 68 girls 80. that is a woman one for a group stage a tournament you have to say. and in terms of what we learnt, well, you have to be careful for the want. the so called middles are the debutantes, as they call them, the casting added by candy. well, they definitely can't think i know because ganna is out and louis stung by i such a team. but anyway, any major shock or surprise so far? obviously we have to talk about ghana, eddy. yeah. no pun intended, for you,

but that the black stars, i swear to do much better in this tournament, but you know, gets indeed sir, by the likes of morocco. i haven't a draw against gabble with at last. it's, you know, well frank, as we saw the end of the game and also getting beat 3 to buy camaros to be shown the exit though. it seem, you know, with this population as the under 1000000. that's the big blow for a full time. when a leg garner, so that's one of the big shocks of the tournament. but eddie is not just gonna who've been shown the exit door algeria defending champion, to have to say a big stars. sabri had marez baghdad, boone, their jar, and the belly all through an attitude toward him and they lost it again to it seem another debutantes. so you have to say are in that one. so algeria also not on a tournament is a big shot because you ask yourself, we thought that is tim, where the favor is going to it again to this tournament, but to get knocked out in the group stage, it touches somebody about this particular africa, football for this time. okay, well it's good to feel like i'm not alone in, in losing and being kicked out of the competition. it's time to separate the boys

from the men, right. what can we expect in the round of 16 knockout fees? well, eddie, you talk about the round of 16 favorites right now. obviously should be nigeria alongside the likes of cameras. now cameron will take on that debutante bar camaros who are 30 around of 16, but we're to knock our phase that game. so you look at the big game between nigeria and to news. yes. yes to nisha also struggled out to qualify the got beat. her bare software by surprise, by a gambling site. we're also debutantes. i yesterday added that on nigeria, teenagers have to be careful. yes. did you fair had a group are running into groups, they defeats in the life of egypt and also guinea, besides sudan, where you never can tell, you know, with this game against to nicea. and also egypt also struggling to group stage where they'd have to take on the now high fly in i have recorded likes of nickel aspect. they took out algeria yesterday. i buy 3 goes to one. i think those are the key big games going into this round of 60 matches really looking forward to those games, but that's one thing we can miss in this competition. history has been made in this

tournament with a fast of a female referee of an african gain. alyssa, i will come back to you in a bit, but let's 1st he had a thought of other football fans on the ground web. there are a lot of female referees and local leaks across africa. we need to make more of an effort to have them referee at a continental tournaments to be frank and she was good at today's game. she's an extraordinary referee. very good. oh, given up with this much from therefore i'm very impressed. yes. so 1st time i've seen a lady officiating male football and she was wonderful. she deserves a lot of praise liberalism. lisa, i'm sure you agree with a fans is definitely time for more women. participation, isn't it? most definitely, eddie. now when we heard the news that a female referee for the 1st time in the immense african, in a 65 year history, was going to wrapped again between eggs in bab way and guinea. we thought, hey, this may be a good way to say, have a more we meant to, you know, to ref,

african for bush, a 35 she is from rwanda talking about her. i the lady sally mammogram sang from lawanda. now, we may be seen more refereeing in terms of cast ornaments, women's football, men's football, afc on gwin for which is clearly opened the door from when we went in a referees all across africa. football at aisd north, south east and indeed west africa. that was alyssa tacoma did of your correspondence in vegas. that's all we got by for now. ah ah ah, with

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