7 percent in 60 minutes. oh d w, we've got some hot tips for your bucket list. ah, no magic corner chat. hot spot for food and some great cultural memorials to boot d w, travel off we go. this is dw news africa coming up on the program. nigeria has been battling insecurity for years, but it's getting worse. human rights watch says recent attacks close out to nigeria, seat of government, a cause and fear and anxiety among systems. what's also increasing is kid. nothing's around, so there are 3 i good murphy in missouri become a lucrative business, much more than the or, and business. and i want to tell you, it is explained is called by by

d. we'll try to find out what more authorities can do to tackle insecurity on protect civilians. in kenya, people do not want to repeat the post election violence that grant to the nation in 2007. we'll look at how some residents are doing everything they can to promote peace in this year's presidential elections. and there's a new strategy for us africa relations. we talked to an expert who believes the 2nd africa versus of us secretary of state, i'm from lincoln, technology. the paradigm shift class pollution is increase and in cynical we media dot com resident who is contributing to tackling the problem with i, eddie micah junior and you are welcome to the program rights groups us sound and the

alarm about rise and insecurity across nigeria. human rights watch says resent attacks on the capital of buddha, our cause and fear among citizens. my dear security forces are battling on several fronts which he had as groups in the north, east criminal gangs in the northwest and center on separate as violence in the southeast. the government is under pressure to and the grow in insecurity did of your correspondence flourish. true kura tells us more, rising tear off for the national left. and we need as far as rally security protection is because normally when you're asked to carry the problems feature on the front pages of newspapers almost every morning nigeria has wake up to the news of one i'll talk to you about it's become reality for the past decade, the bigger security threat has been the book or her ram insurgency in the north. but other criminal gangs, an armed movements have a much elsewhere,

threatening the countries to be see. among them other groups popularly referred to as bandy. they've turned the country's highway, is a high risk resume. frequently keep mapping travelers in march leave an ambush, a train. now they set their sights on a butcher, nigeria capitol, which was until now i could see that a safe haven for the country is any. we have to go down or shall activities somebody all night any more us down for a walk, you want to hurry home because the uncertainty what happens if something is not being done above them. even the so called the g mail we have in this conscious will not have any way to hide the fees and see if they go make an offer yet lifetime property, which is the primary objective government is embarrassing. if i don't,

i can invite it. then what is the command it is, is i thought best. it's clear nigerians have little faith in the police and military, some local authorities. i even advice in civilians to take care of their own security. lie, says he then to carry go. nigeria, president obama, highly recently, or that security agency in his words. and this martin, this is just one of the many times he has given such a command. and as the general election draw closer, they're growing. yes. that nigeria security crisis. we're worse them as we had there, one of the threats phased by nigerians as kidnapping security analysts, c abductions, i become part of the thrive in industry benefits, an armed gangs and other criminals. it abuse elisa shakuma spoke to a man who negotiates the release of hostages. ah, this is ye who said gisele,

you don't often get to meet people who do what he does. he's a kidnapper ransom negotiator. he works out deals with bandits, so families can pay to get their loved ones free. when that $390.00 murphy in madeira become a lucrative business, much more than the oil business. and i want to tell you it is explained is called by by the they don't care, we want, they don't care. the family you come from. they don't care whether you original he says when a kidnapping is reported, he contacts the families, an offense to help for free. he knows many gangs haven't researched videos, crime networks, but even which is expertise. he says, sometimes it doesn't. well, if i, she, but the total of $40000000.00 was collected was correlated on up

on that at a time when we are going to deliver the money for to miami, there was delivered and he killed one percent again because we could not complete the money to 50000000 bandits kidnapped hundreds of people in march this year when the attack the train leaving the capital. a bull. joe. i'm in his brother was one of those taken. he was held captive until just a few weeks ago. i mean, who didn't want to discuss the details of how they got him free. what he took months when we visits. he calls hassan. do we still recovering from? we really miss you. no, no seriously is a terrible 4 months was what i really miss and i so i'll give you an i'll verify

mom cry and i really miss you. brother. no one knows how many people are currently being blocked, but that's why you see the group in good enough or on the crime. a crime that can hit anyone at any time making normal life in nigeria, less searching for everyone. demand as i am now joined by annette. g. a one nigeria, i research i for human rights watch africa in abu jenna jerry. hello nancy. welcome to the program. now in your research, you see that security threats have reached critical levels. how bad is insecurity in nigeria now? oh, thank you very much for having me. i think we're saying that security threats have reached critical levels essentially because we're seeing islamist as such and see groups as well as i'm by and it's that have continued to try as

a result of years of conflict in 9 years, north, east and north west respectively. we're seeing these groups expand beyond their initial areas of operation into areas such as the federal capital territory, nigeria, seat of government, where they're carrying out breathing attacks against civilians and against government institutions as well. these groups are causing, you know, harm and they're really propagating fear among citizens who really do not know what is coming at them next. you know, recently in a good job, there was an attack against a federal prison where in almost 900 inmates, including about 65 book or rom suspect escaped. this happened to rights in the seat of rights in the city where the seat of government is located and the security forces are not able to intervene until much later. for many citizens who

live here who have their lives in a huge, out really stopped by many of these attacks. it is really concerning and it really shows that this lamb isn't what you see in the northwest. and the unbounded treat that we're seeing in the north east, in the, in the northeast and in the north west, respectively. they're not just, you know, tricks in pockets all over the country, but they are national threats that are quite the stepping. you see the right word disturbing is what it is especially because insecurity has gone on for so long in my gerry a why is that? i think there is no simple answer to that question, but there are several factors that definitely come to mind. the very 1st being the fact that you know, niger and security forces best buy their best efforts, have not been able to, to protect citizens and prevent, you know, the sort of attacks from happening at the core of that issue. have been questions

around, you know, the capabilities of the danger and security forces, how well equipped they are. and despite huge budgetary allocations to 9 year insecurity for this year in and year out, we still see cases of corruption standards, iraq to the tune of billions of dollars of 9 millions of dollars that should be used to purchase, you know, weapons and other equipment for the security for us to be able to do their job. but apart from that, i think that they're still really core grievances in many of these communities that gave the conflict the start in the 1st place in the north west, we've seen many conflicts as a result of, you know, grazing land or water between my dad's men and farming communities really turned into violent crisis that you authorities have not been able to, to, to deal with. and, of course, have, let's say, you know, i'm groups that are costing a lot of me him to the country. yeah. i'm groups,

including especially are more of these days kidnappers, who are, can nothing for ransom. but as you said, it doesn't seem like whatever the government is doing is working. yeah. doing something, but it doesn't seem to be working. what more kind of storage is due to taco insecurity and protect civilians? i think another factor that we must also consider is the approach, you know, a completely militarized approach to dealing with the insurgency and the conflict is not all that should be considered as you know, the solution. more critically, we should be looking at how, you know, your door teeth are investigating these, these, these attacks or these groups and the trick that equals to civilians. whether or not their prosecution happening, whether or not, you know, they're really respecting human rights in carrying out the sort of counter insurgency measure that they're engaged in because of failure to do so. in our

opinion, only spas and from our research actually only spurs more grievances against the government, which feels more cycles of violence, which, you know, allows many of these groups to continue to recruit people into their ranks and, and continue to be at, at one end. odds and with the authorities. and i think one major recommendation that we have, apart from, you know, the authorities stepping up in their duties to protect citizens and to get to the call of many of the grievances that have led to the conflict in the best piece, including, you know, i'm conflicts around resources or, or at no religious tensions, or even poverty, which many people have also researched as one of the main drivers of these conflicts. we really need to see them step up in respecting human rights. ok along with human rights watch africa. thank you. the, you're watching dw news africa still to come. we meet the residents in cost

synagogue, inspiring others to help taco pollution in the country. that fast l direct in western kenya stands for a tragic chapter in canyon history. and the post election violence in 2007, dozens of people were killed there in clashes between 2 ethnic communities. the memories still fresh in people's minds, no matter what the outcome of the elections they want to prevent iran petition of those events. it abuse muddy l. leila reports out and about on behalf of piece helen currency and collins baron walked through the neighborhood and elder it in western kenya. one day ahead of kenya's general election. they talk to neighbors and ask if they feel safe, whichever the outcome i'd be ready to like make my cell. so the scenes that unfolded in 2007 are still fresh in everyone's memory. here, after the elections violent clashes broke out between different ethnic groups,

dozens of people, including children, were burned, a life in a church, peace activists, carissa and brother lost friends and relatives people. but some people, when they were injured, they still have injuries still to be some they become physically disabled, some become mentally disabled. you can see the fear that we have the elder at neighbourhood as a stronghold of william, brutal vice president of kenya. and one of the 2 leading presidential candidates authorities see the area as a possible hotspot for violence and have brought in hundreds of security forces. but like in 2007 leaflets with hate, speech have been circulating. they read vote for router or 2007 was just the tip of the iceberg. at the other end of the city ballad papers, a checked and sorted heavily armed police officers secure the site. the i, b, c. the canyon electoral authority has to deliver this time after the last election 5 years ago, had to be repeated due to serious errors. you have to be very clean to make sure

that you have the right well whatever. and in the right one is rissa. what is anxious? waiting will be critical grid. what is tuesday morning election day at 6 am. presidential candidate, william brutal is the 1st to cast his ballad in a village near elder it he to praise for peace with riggle. oh, good. but peace doesn't hold everywhere on election day. these pictures make the rounds we're going to, i went to meet with a freshly elected member of county assembly for rayleigh or dingoes party is involved in abide and dispute. he accuses his political arrival. no watch. wherever is not a strong party, let his mercy re local montgomery poolgan into a group through one of the attackers. brokers, aids arm. he says,

the thoughts of violent incidents are not rare and canyon politics. although they haven't happened much in the selection. back at the polling station, 5 p. m sharp clip welling fish, i have been clothed time to count under the eyes of numerous election observers. now days later, people are still eagerly waiting for the final results. are you a secretary of state antony blanket has called on government to stop backing armed groups in the troubled democratic republic of congo. his comments came as he wrapped up b, 3 nation tor, to africa. with a meeting with rwandan precedence, bulk agony. rwanda has repeatedly denied allegations it supports malicious responsible for the resurgence of violence in the d. c. earlier in the week blinking gave a speech in south africa outlining what is being called a new strategy for the continent. he said it involved engaging with sub saharan

african nations as quote equal partners. he said washington did not want on in balanced or transactional relationship with africa and was quote, not trying to outdo anyone else to nations have been treated as instruments of other nations progress rather than the authors of their own total. yeah. they've been told to pick a us, if you're far removed from the united states, will not dictate evidence choices. neither should anyone us the right to make these choices belongs to along to dig into this to go back to cardiac gala joins me now from south africa. he's a professor of international relations and university of bit water surround in johannesburg. hello gilbert. we just had a clip from blink in speech, talking about washington's strategy for the continent. you have call this

a paradigm shift. can you explain why shoes? because often to us, when in africa, documented from the premise that globally but also today and i think these are being taught shift in the tone of approaching africa at the end of the day to see talk is cheap. so why should we believe his words anyways, you believe it was because jason can say yeah, i've been trying to do everything. so i don't think i went to do anything differently, but they still needed to come up with the blueprint for how to strengthen really

enjoy. okay, so we're basically saying that we can genuinely believe that the u. s. a seeking an equal partnership with africa, is that right? no didn't. but i think that's why i mean games. and then from there we can build up with us rather than studying from their family. we already was, we can be a long time and not a mental important to me is vital. ok. so we also saw blinking in the d. c. and rwanda. discuss the friction between those 2 countries. and you as diplomacy, do anything to diffuse those tensions? i think us has been missing in that call for

a long time since the deployment of the un very secondary wrong, my guess is and asia now come on mama will be but also with the resources to bring the tool by the way things is important that you become back to that table and what made a ro could a u. s. play that other countries cannot do, you know, but she does more to andrea because you can speak more often about the need to re and use that either simply banging, to be true. by the true countries and they, you being very thought and the result really into the, into our,

to deal with is if you want to ok, overall, how successful would you say blinking has been in trying to african nations. this isn't going to be important that you come to south africa greatly read on religion, strength and relationships. so overall i think it's also true because of the allowed him to strategy, but he walk in progress because you do have to reach out to alaska. ok. go bad cardiac gala, professor of international relations at university of the very bottom, around in johannesburg, south africa. thank you. now come with me to synagogue capital dot com and which appellate an area of almost 4000000 people. and then it goes economic hab. but its rapid growth has been accompanied by rapid increase in pollution while

a government policies exist, lack of awareness and infrastructure have made pollution a difficult issue to tackle. so some people are taking measures into the own hands did of use money. i gave nicholas school as more from the car the air in that car is filled with pollution, with few trees to fight back. and in many places the ground is littered with trash . to tackle these problems every sunday morning. abdul too, he is out in his street in the suburbs, setting an example for a cleaner and greener city for her lassie to weigh in a thief in my eyes. citizenship is something individual and every one can play the hot in engaging, voluntarily keep the space in front of the homes, claim upward from it to sweep all by plant trees, plant flowers. i don't think that needs a nationwide campaign go over the years. he has inspired neighbors to join in

including an increasing number of young people, abdul to lacy's hope in the future generations, a fools of by the to release off. you have to focus on the children so that the practice becomes integrated into day day. and i expect them to become future leaders in their community and be truly conscious of their environment. so either you so seeds on some day that you would have them on and you see what you get in the future when it got a 13 year old montage loan is one of those sprouting green thumbs. and he is well aware that taking care of the environment is a matter of urgency. j potential. again, i protect my land, my neighborhood, and all the inhabitants here. because plants and trees are like our brothers. so we can't live without an interval because if they were not on earth, humanity wouldn't exist. made this wonderful. parents also appreciate the change

they've seen in their neighborhood and they have children of the 2 of a accuracy group due to re has involved many young people. my, my children, the children of other level and i been hood. yeah, they now wake up early and suite the neighbourhood did valley, does our children good? because they're the ones who play here. you see? absolutely. also wants to change the attitudes of people far beyond the curve. he filmed the clean up sessions on his phone, and then cherry sped up videos and social media to influence a wider audience. he has connected with people from all over the content, with his hash tag, katie, of act, challenge. yeah, bootable condition. the so many young people have joined the great neighborhood challenge in africa. we've got members in about 15 countries to stay with all these people from different countries, burkina faso at the toga, right? or synagogue, chad. my message is to say to others,

you or so you can do the same. abdulla knows that his actions alone won't change the face of the entire city. a few streets further open air fields show the limits of these small scale actions. but he and others will continue to do their brit hoping to prompt the government and local authorities to make clean air and learn a priority for the country. that's a chance, a reminder that we all have a role to play in tackling pollution. that's it for now. be sure to check out our stories on d. w dot com slash africa fall visit our facebook and twitter pages. thanks for your time. i am eddie micah junior. so the next time it's bye for now. with

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