discrimination, quality, or part of everyday life. for many, we ask why? because life is diversity. make up your own mind. d. w. need for mines. this is did up the news africa coming up on a program. the horn of africa faces it's worst drought in 40 years. we meet a mother struggling to survive in somalia, after losing 2 of her children. we ask, why are millions in east africa at risk of starvation? people's life milk, a dying serial harvest way below long time i've regions, we are concerned that the war in ukraine further exacerbate what, what already soaring pricings in somalia. so what can african leaders unpacked as

due to ease the burden of ukraine's wool? we'll ask in a goes economy minister and it's a grow in sports dominated by men, but she believes that skating is for all. we meet one of kenya's best speed skate is breaking through the barriers. ah, i am eddie micah junior and you are welcome to the program. we start with the unfold in humanitarian crisis. in the horn of africa, the un says the region is experienced and it's worse to drought in for decades. and the problem is compounded by a lack of you, monetary and 8 asa result, millions could phase farm in parts of a few of yeah. kenya, so malia and djibouti, the ongoing war in ukraine is for about western in the already warranty. and it's

wasted. somalia in particular is the worst affected dw correspondence. marianella traveled to the town of dolo, where 3 comes for internally displaced. people have sprung up in the last few months. 15 days of walking through the hot desert with little water and no food. it is here, mohammed left a village with 3 children, but he arrived with only one in full. ha ha ha ha! we were walking and walking. my son was very thirsty and exhausted. he asked me many times, mummy water mummy water. he started gasping, but there was nothing, no trump of water. i could give him a little white cur. sick 8 year old daughter died on arrival at the camp. suffering from a bad cough and weakened from the journey. as the drought worsens, children are among the most vulnerable. the un projects that if nothing is done 350000 of the $1400000.00 severely malnourished children, that after death,

it didn't year by clinic. we meet mothers waiting for treatment for their malnourished babies. one of them is ramo norwood dairy. when she lost over a 100 golds due to the drought, she left a village within 9 children without the support of her relatives. they wouldn't survive, she says 2 of her children among nourished and about the land dal but know what to say. lamb i know herself i had, but i can't put him down to rest because he is sick and i but his last night not sweating and fever have gone down. and then when we lost our life sto, i'd be rust online that we can't live without our livestock. i. that was a civil annette with the la la la mcgill grandmother level like her, many of those who fled a livestock from us. more than half a 1000000 people have been driven from the homes this year alone. according to the world food program, more than 6000000 and now facing critical hunger, this drought had the face of the child. and not only are children suffering from malnutrition, they're also suffering from other risk such as early marriage in the castle, girls,

and then being recruited in groups in the castle boys. the islamist militant group, asha barb is a constant threat in this region. these women have come from a town which has been under seige battleship up for the last 7 years that are local indeed be were denied from farming i land blocked from growing on greenville. well, the water access was blocked. there was no access to food either and nor cosmo ring . we left because of that. we came on foot, we walked for several nights for the be dropped our children and walked away, gathered up all of them. in order to survive, people try to earn money in nearby villages and buy friends with the little they have inflated prices make the situation even worse. the prices of food in somalia were already soaring up because people's lives knock a dying serial harvest away below long term averages. we are concerned that the war

in ukraine could further exacerbate what were already soaring prices in somalia. somalia is heavily dependent on ukraine and russia ford sweet inputs for the port of odessa and ukraine now closed the u. n. world food program is warning that the conflict could further drive up food prices. we are having to prioritize to really target those most in need for immediate life saving. but that means that we are taking from the hungry to feed the starving w. f p needs $192000000.00 urgently to avert famine. it could hit as early as mid here. it's a race against time. let's talk more about this where francesco reg, monte, his original humanitarian coordinates, awful, oxfam in east on central horn of africa. hello, francesco, thanks for joining us. so millions in the horn of africa, especially in somalia,

facing a risk of farming. what is the driving force behind this? thank you very much and thank you for having me. or there are like a number of drivers for these crises and conflict. climate change increase creating evie's cove increase drought and floods the effects of coal wheat . we should not forget that the horn of africa was eat last year by the war, st. locust infestation years. and of course they increase off prices are contributing to these to these crisis. so many different factors, but who's affected the most? these cries is unfortunately very unequal. he's affecting part of the, of the counties we aware whether it has been less investment by the local government. and he's affecting, we men and children. just to give you an idea. there are at the moment in somalia, 1400000 children that they are malnourished. that's like more than the population

of muni. there are 350000 people ever children in that, in somalia that they are really at risk of starvation. if no intervention is estate and, and is the same insults were done $1300000.00 children there again, more than the population of many. and i was to say, rightfully so, an intervention is needed. i understand that much needed support is being hampered by the war in ukraine. how is that impacting the crisis and the horn of africa? thank you for this question that i like a number of, of elements to the our, our play here. first of all, is the attention the international, international media, attention and in the international donor attention is now focused on ukraine, and he's not on the nebraska in east africa. then there is an effect on food prices

because the rules are russia and ukraine are per user of wheat. and these, and these, these creating, like these cries is creating an increase in the prices which are already high before. and then the price of oil is making our job and the job of our partners more, more expensive. and he's driving all the, all the costs up. and then there is an issue related to the bid, the price of the items like $30.00 lasers and, and those are the effects of, of the ukraine crisis on the situation in east africa. i guess it's easy to blame the situation ukraine, but even before the war and ukraine, a loan has never been enough to tackle food insecurity in the region. people are dying and many others are suffering. what is needed to solve the problem? i think it's what is the these are concerned effort, as you correctly pointed out,

aid is not enough. we need to have action at the local level. the local government should be sources to affect this. do i address this rises international community should give more and more at if we are talking about like the appeal, the you an appeal we are talking about for be young. it seems like a big amount of money, but is not easy to compared with the money that we bought for co lead or demonic tweet, the international community, as, as, as, are located to ukraine. so is the political will, that is, that is missing. and, and we also need like a concern effort of all the actors, you and agencies. i am international organ, our organization like oxfam, but also local organization that they are on the front line of these response. ok, francesco reg, um on t with ox farm in east on central horn of africa. thank you. thank you very much.

and i was not just the horn of africa facing the humanitarian crisis. some west african countries are also struggling to meet food security demands. but the crisis there is mainly driven by islamists, insurgencies that have forced millions of people of the are land in countries lie bulky enough are so miley, the j, an nigeria. many who we rely on farm in for the us arrival are prevented from accessing it. did abuse flourish drucquer i went to my degree in nigeria to meet one farmer who is afraid to go back, even though the government says it is safe to return a boot and his family has found safety here. 7 years ago, the runaway from their home village of burger, 200 kilometers from here when book haram of thousands may killed among them abused bertha, who has been out of that with bach. her her arm came into burger firing their guns . we started running,

but they came after us. they told my brother to put down his 2 year old daughter and then they shot him in the neck. say about abu now leaves in the settlements for internally displaced people. recently the gov man said it would shut down the camps, it stops and years from providing eat, and st. people back to the villages. even though the danger of book or her ram has not gone away. this is one of the few remaining idp camps, in my degree more than 20000 people who fled vocal her. i'm you said as in the villages live here, and for 6 years, they depended on 8 organizations for their food. now those 8 organizations are saying they can't help them anymore was i'm a really difficult my late brothers, 2 children, my parents, my sick older brother's 8 children, all depend on me for food were really struggling to feed them. what is the government says it does not want people to depend on eat,

but instead they should go back to their livelihoods and farms. it gave them some money to restart their lives and walked to rebuild. the villages for government says they are safe to return home. despite frequent reports of attacks. shabamo, we don't relocate people where there is no peace or no security. if people feel they are not safe to return to the village or down, we give them a place that is very close to my degree or somewhere else that is safe so that these people can start farming again. this is our intention, yamaha noble in albany. many of the displaced c z do want to go home, but only when the us safety can be guaranteed the yellow, dirty toyota monastery. it's not right and i got the poor a forced to do whatever the government tells them. i'm staying here because i don't have a choice. this is not what i want. lights, organizations like human rights watch,

half criticize the government's decision. colleen, it's unconscionable and sane. it's creates risks and hardships for people who have already lost everything. without urgent aid. hundreds of thousands of them who not know where their next meal will come from. the look you know, you can and you did up, i can, this is really brought us a lot of worries about food. children now have to sell water turned the money that allows us to feed them. women going to the bush to fetch far, wouldn't sell it to get some money for food. well we, it's frightening. how would love i recently with food supplies from 8 organizations, halted and no and insights of the book who her i'm you said jesse apple and all that displaced people here as a camp in may, do gallery can only pray that things get better now. so security is just one of the issues affecting africa leaders recognize the need for more collaborated solutions to make life bearable for many on the continent. this

week, petitions and other decision makers from africa and europe, got together in berlin for what is called the africa round table. the events addressed topics including how the war in ukraine is impacting lives across africa . decision makers of events included among hot seats and a girl's minister of economy on planning and cooperation. ladies and gentlemen, today and i, it's a pleasure to welcome minister my the hotel right here with me in the studio. thank you very much for coming. thank you for inviting me. it's a pleasure to be here. very welcome. so of all the issues discussed at the africa roundtable event. what in your opinion, needs urgent attention. thank you very much for being here. go round to africa. round table is a great platform of for political and business leaders to meet to discuss pressing issues that are affecting the continent today. but also to

discuss on how we can strengthen the partnership between africa and europe. in for us it was very important to be there to insist on the most depressing issues that we're dealing with today, especially after queried 19 or we still manage included 19 is not 100 percent gone . and suddenly we have the ukranian crisis that is affecting everybody around the world, but even more so, affecting africans let's, how am i a bit now on the war in ukraine, which is affecting many around the world, including across the continent. ad are rising cost of living fuel and food prices really increasing. why should african countries do to ease the burden of our citizens? we have short terms actually since that need to be taken to immediately or reduce the impact on the population. or we need to find ways to reduce

the impact of increase of food price in oil prices in many african countries. are you need to basically provide some financial support or for goring, some tax revenue because when you import product, there are tax cut, some duties that need to be paid, but some countries have to cancel the doors to avoid. the prices are increasing at the same time also, or countries need to really think medium long term is not acceptable. that africa, that has vast arable land that has a water that has everything continues to rely on other countries or for foot. and as the castell in all these things is seen, should be done, is really not being done by many african countries. and it's the ordinary person that's f, as in now is going to be done. we want our choice, we've seen actually during the equipment in prices,

several countries including synagogue, we have put the food sovereignty, but also pharmaceutical sovereignty. and the heart of our recovery plant are while we're executing louis plant, you, the euclidean crisis has come. what we are doing right now, a couple of things. one is be providing some subsidy on food and it is affecting our budget to day. the increase in oil prices increase in food prices is costing us an extra 3 percent, roughly almost 3 percent of g d p that the government has to find from somewhere to support the poor. but what we're doing also in synagogue in some countries has doing it is to do targeted cash transfers. 4 days ago, we launch a massive of $43000000000.00 c, f a which is about an $8000000000.00 initiative to really provide cash to the poorest families in synagogue,

about $500.00 or $50000.00 families across the country. or that are receiving money from the government has helped them address the increase in full price to address some of the bills that they have. now are the africa roundtable events you touched on it a bit earlier. you talked about a, a paradigm shift or building a new e u. africa partnership. what's wrong with the current one and how should it be like the current one is working, but we can do much better. africa has many needs and we need to accelerate africa development. we cannot wait for 50 years or 100 years on something that we can do in 1015 years. if there is a will, whenever there is a will that the leadership. there is a way we've seen during the coffee times, we've been innovative. they've been bold the world raised 20 trillion dollars only for g, 20 countries to deal with it. and for africa need, i think if people that believe in it and say that in africa that is prosperous,

that has a bigger actually or middle class is positive for europe. and for the rest of the world in the ukrainian crisis, has shown that a europe needs also to diversify its source of revenue, but also is near to diversify the markets where it's selling its product to that market is africa. we believe over the next years to come, but did market nice today, big investment, so that we can create the wealth in the economic opportunities for many africans. so that to morrow they will be the consumers of europe. we've been talking about africa beyond aid, many african leaders have been talking about that. and m as, as we all agree, there's a difference between talking it and walking it. what really is needed to achieve that dream of africa beyond 8 so that we will be self sufficient and self rely enough and not have to go out. several things should be done, lou domestically we african. there are things we need to do. the reform that we

have started, we need to do more of those reforms in particular on domestic resource mobilization to generate more revenue for the government, which means to widen the tax base, not to increase the tax to wait for the people already paid tax. but to make sure that both we don't pay tax, we bring them into the tax system. so this is one, but also the international community has to be also more, i would say, proactive when it comes to africa as issues. one example, if you take the rating agencies or for us, the ratings that are being actually assigned to africa. probably add more, always reflecting the real risk on the ground. and that has to change. that has to change either hot and it goes minister of economy planning and corporation. many, thanks for your time. thank you very much. to shaded ah, let's now had to south africa where the number of new coven infections i increasing

. that's driven by a new variant of army grown, which according to data transfers, much faster than novice experts. one or van impending 5th wave of carbon infections . but with hospitalization rates remaining low, many that african say they are not bothered life and the country is almost back to normal. our correspondent increase as more from cape town, a crowded venue life music. good to pipes that sweat him soon dantes o and his band have been missing for almost 2 years. south africa, strict cove at 19 restrictions have kept things quiet doing that time. it really feels good for them to open up even though things are still weird. but i'm happy to see that everyone is enthusiastic. most importantly, one is dive of being tied. so it just happy to be outside and see if we can make it work, i guess will never be normal, but we'll establish a new norm. but of course, we have to be vigilant and still take care of ourselves, but i'm feeling positive and got a feeling people out and about here in cape town, seem to share most ignore the rules and don't wear

a mask while indoors. this despite rapidly increasing numbers of infections, but even viral adjusts and not ringing the alarm bell, because about 80 percent of the population have already developed some immunity, mainly due to previous infections. the big round of natural infection and increase in coverage of vaccines is really, really been a very helpful is tisha. those 2 things that the immunity is important. boosting that community, the vaccines natural immunity and, and vaccines is very important. we really need to get most people vaccinated this, especially as early day town than you or me, concept variance be a for and be a 5 begins to emerge. both strains were discovered by saw the african scientists and data suggests they transfer much faster than others. people that were just infected with on the chrome, be a one that was the original one. they can easily get to rein fact it would be

a 4 and be a 5. so we know that this previous immunity from previous infection, it is not very protective from 2nd infection. but we do expect the death this immunity to will be protective against hospitalization and death. as long as hospital to remain relatively empty by religious say, there is no need for boss to remain empty to. that's why they are not calling for tighter cobra regulations in south africa. ah, now to a sport in kenya that is fast and fast gaining in popularity. rural ice skating is taking over the streets of nairobi, but for top recess life cham banashali keesa. there are still hurdles to compete and internationally. elanda skate. when i was 3, i started skating. when i was 3 years old. now i may tain and i'm still skating

deep. chavana, the keesa has been doing this practically all her life. the daily ritual of tying her skate laces is now 2nd nature to someone who's worked her way up to become kenya's junior, wrote a speed skating champion. you said in a minute, most of the cash prizes that i've won go towards helping my family. if there's no food at home than it's use for that, i don't spend much on myself. i use most of that to support my mother. isn't that? does the seed yankee success hasn't come easy for chavana growing up in one of the countries toughest slums and battling stereotypes? the skating is not seen as a sport for women, $21.00 and that, and i used to keep very bad company. some of them are pregnant now and some of the others. i started skating with even have families to amy canyon skate his face. other challenges. training facilities are almost nonexistent. meaning practice is

on the streets in a country where running dominates skating is having to play catch up. oh, it is a sport of all ages for only calming backgrounds for all dr. all religions. and in clinton we've had it for the number of years now. mostly we do 2 schools in the, in learning institutions, but you also have communities where behalf rollerskating in landscaping as our main sport, kenya's youth and their love of speed had driving the sports popularity for cham. barnett speedskating is about more than that. one day she hopes to raise for her country internationally, and maybe even at the olympics, missouri. and that's how we wrap it up from all of our stories. go to d, w dot com, slash africa, or visit our facebook and twitter pages. we leave you now with more guleski to action, and i roby will see you next time. i for now. ah

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