unhappiness in 45 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 360. get the app now. with this is dw news africa coming up on the program, the call for safe abortion rallies across the continent. as campaigners take to the streets, to their man, changes and laws and attitudes. we hear of the suffering of some women couldn't get safe abortions. class will meet a nurse helping women to get safe abortions, despite disapproval from friends and family, also coming up young, meet old,

a ne them gone up one initiative attempts to bridge the gap between generations and nigeria, music legend phemie cooties. speak to dw about his career, and why he doesn't rise romantic love songs. ah, ah, i'm told me a lot, but welcome to the program. africa is the riskiest place for a woman to have an abortion with the highest rate of abortion related deaths in the world. this week, campaigners from around the continent attended marches to demand access to safe abortion care. and many african countries, abortions are either illegal, restricted or stigmatized. still, they're common, but often clandestine. this endangered women's lives and health. and that's why rights groups say safe abortions all the way forward. in mallory go,

northern gonna some women have been speaking to d. w. every woman has the right, she has a right to choose the number of family she wants to have that time. so why would that be bad? then? am 3 at 3. all right, my. don't get pregnant as it got the girls that's out and up right now. that's why you went back with you that you are pregnant. you want to, but there will be calling you prostitute. i don't will be like, oh this i guess that will. but without knowing the consequences behind it, i think they're nice to respect with us. it's my buddy. i can choose way better than i can choose when you read to my own time. and what these campaign, as a calling for safe abortion, can be defined as the termination of a pregnancy by a trained provider in sanitary conditions. using modern techniques in

nigeria to look at just one example. nearly half of all abortions that women get unsafe. this is partly because terminating a pregnancy is only legal if the mother's life is in danger. d w a myco koya met 2 women who are suffering because they couldn't get safe abortions on a put so we have laundry, other crisis shelters. she calls whom she used to leave her uncle. a pastor, he raped her continually. she has had 8 abortions all from one trained providers on on may worries about what these unsafe abortions have done to her body. as our break, our schedule may lay us on white though we're scared that maybe this practices like damage. my war bought something. i was scared that and my dad to process

it or to know the amount of teeth i had for myself. i for so long. i he then they thought i wrote dorothy, germans of founded the shelter, we're on a man leaves. she is a well known activist help in survivors of sexual violence. she also champions of course, that's rather popular in nigeria who lose access to safe abortions for all her. what women can only legally get an abortion here when the mother's life is in danger. and amazon says that's not enough. abortions are needed. in the cases of rip, you don't force people who have the ritz the have the expos, dot com. well to keep pregnancies are rising from rip. we have high levels of suicides, you know, from people who are forced to keep pregnancies frog ring on our watch list. now

majority of the people on suicide watch my nose fisherman's and her staff are making web videos about safe abortions. they are targets in the younger audience because the demands of says, girls also need this information. what is i see children carrying pregnancies to tend to have no business. you know korean pregnancies and there were looking for people to fix that mika give birth as a minor. she wanted an abortion, but couldn't legally guess wound the birth caused catastrophe. damage to her body. 2 years later, she still hasn't completely healed. would i give it for jane and but then we had to courts down to the end and the babysitting still didn't come out so they had to pull her out after. uh they like the nurses found out somewhere on the open. so they had to we had to close it back most time say

a few pin devs on. thank he feel each, aaron, that state law or the stairs wouldn't have happened if i if i had the uh, bush on service for the missouri impacts d. now the crisis shelter, the women here, phil c was not c or c is restricted access to legal abortions. south africa has arguably the most liberal abortion laws on the continent. despite this more than half of all abortions, there are still unsafe endangering women's lives. let's meet on us trying to change this. my name is there, i table. i'm a professional. i work at my stops. i've been appointed to 2017 as a provider. i was i located to do permission of finances, which i was sorry. i've had to have a way i'm found in the

clinic where i need to ask you a question face to face. but most of the time i located on element into the clinic to which it told me to take the call when correlated, as i'll tell him and said, is the one that is taking over my daily routine. that those who are in there around people who are upset africa so way there was no option. even if you don't need to come closer to the center or you can, you could don't have to be face to face with the provider. you can be contacted california and we send them medication. you do everything at your own pace, in your own location where no one will ever even notice that you've ever been to my folks on medication will come with one pill of

termination which is called made it. there will be 4 pills which are called title text and or one pick again with pain killers. then you tell them how to take the medication. i've took them weeks, you advised them to do a pregnancy test. we have lost a lot of women because of this back to abortion. so as might have subs came in each is also i just had a lot of way where it has given women a tense or an option to decide what they want. we have seen much improvement in much that has been happening towards the back to the portion of what the right to decide on their bodies and women of what the right to decide why this would for them. and as i was logan, we don't have babies by 10, so we need to have babies by choice. so we trying to cut of the abortions. i also have my family members who would take me as the common names of friends who

think they'll never do sides. why am i doing bed? we've got people who come with black eyed showing how we killing babies and all that. but that it's not the reason why we are doing it. we're not that to. i don't feel like i'm killing anyone. i don't feel like i'm committing any crime to me. i'm assisting someone who is in need of a service. abortion is a need in the community. abortion is, i need to know a minute can be raising a child just because there are no option just because the food of the stigma. so allow everyone to do what they want. and we thought people like, i don't have a lot of people dying to discuss more on safe abortions. i'm joined by when he came way or will i be she the physician and maternal health researcher based in new jersey in the us. welcome to deed of the news africa. now, what are the key things, factors that make abortions, so risky in african countries. thank you for having me. at the macro level,

the primary drive of risky abortions as a restrictive abortion laws in many countries in sub saharan africa. more than 3 court as a women leading these contexts and these laws ultimately determine health policy. the funding and the health infrastructure available around abortions. the 2nd main thing is the societal stigma around abortion and unintended pregnancy, particularly outside of marriage. this affects how women not able to manage their reproductive desires and not being safe care. it is an abortion. so does that mean that changing the laws could make abortions safer for african women? i do think so. i think ultimately to make abortion unsafe, awful, african me men. we do need to get government to change laws and policies in country . however, that said, changing laws is insufficient, primarily because of the stigma associated with abortion, that the societal level i'm so i in addition to law change,

government need to make sure that they're actively delivering interventions and programs to enlighten provide as on the community on access to safe abortion and when the law is changed, and i think the 2nd important thing is to make sure that the health system is actually able to deliver the services. this includes training is sufficient amount of staff task sharing among different kate as of provide as and making sure that the equipment and infrastructure you need to help access safe abortion care. particularly medication abortion, which is new and very helpful for many women. his existence and health services and at the community level. and have you seen any of changes? ugh, across the continent? yes, like we spoke about earlier. there are some really interesting changes on the legal front. a couple of countries have liberalized laws recently. be mean, sell to me on principi, on library i work. some countries have been specifically liberal like the laws, but the tech fund that helps them policies. like if you and gonna where we've been

able to access care health facilities with raven to bergen outside of your policy space. there's also been a growing body of work by n g o c s, susan activists to increase access to medication abortion, which women can take by themselves if we at home and talking about stigma as the religious angle. we have touched on many africans whether a christian muslim say, abortion is against that religion. now, what's your response to that? well, for disclosure, i am christina, my face is a cold butterfly. i am and i am not going to attempt to speak for christ then. but for myself, i broad need to be if you can't legislate morality, i think script jesse this. i also think that we cannot create noise and gotten into stance based on what we feel, what we believe because we all believe different. thanks bible does he give on to see what she says? i'm god, what his god? abortion is health care and medical science has advanced dramatically to make it

before we move on to reduce the risk of morbidity and mortality. so by restrict an abortion, basically what we're doing contravenes christ and faith because we're trying to punish, remain for having unintended pregnancies. and we're condemning them to die by exposing them to the risk of unsafe abortion. so i don't think that if anyone has a religion that follows a quote of love or believes in a 2nd chance, we should be making up or shuns restricted. that was on the cake way over lobby physician and maternal health researcher. ah. you're watching the dublin news africa still to come now. yes, this i mean, cuz he talks music and politics and tells me why his happy for the young generation of nigeria and musicians conquering the international charts. and in ghana we

meet a group of young people brightening the lives of elderly villages. but 1st, the trial of one of the alleged masterminds of rwanda is 1994 genocide has opened in the hague. judges at the un tribunal decided to proceed with the trial of alysia kaba. despite his decision to boycott it from jail. the former business man is accused of financing and facilitating the mass murders of some 800000 people. he was captured in france 2 years ago after decades on the run. on x report takes a look at the a lead role to book a played and the slaughter of rwanda's tootsie minority. a warning that this report contains, graphic images, broadcasts that lead to deadly bloodshed. her. 7 i mean, one, ha,

ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. in 1994, rwanda messages like these were used to turn people against each other. they resulted in heinous acts of violence and the genocide that lasted just over a 100 days violence erupted after the plane carrying president juvenile. happier ramana was shot down. who to extremists blamed the tootsie minority for the attack and went after them. an estimated 800000 people were killed with clubs and machetes . millions fled to neighboring countries. businessman feliciano kabuki is regarded as one of the masterminds behind the killings. he was among the founders and finance years of r t l m. the radio station that was used to dehumanize people and broadcast their locations. it wouldn't have happened on every,

on every hill and were won. that wouldn't happen in every commune. it was under the control of the, of who to extreme us government. were it not for the sort of messages delivered arching land, they continued to justify the attack on neighbors in the early 2, thousands, steven rappe led the prosecution in what became known as the media trial, which included the r t e l m. radio station kabuki had managed to evade justice for years. his money and connections keeping him safe. but in 2020 the hunt was over. kabuki was arrested in paris suburb. he had been living there for years under a false identity. felicity and kabuki is now facing trial in the hague, in an international court, responsible for a wandered war crimes which was set up by the un more than 6000 kilometers away in the round and capital kigali. people will be following the

proceedings closely. the country has moved on since the mid ninety's, but almost 3 decades later, the collective trauma still runs deep. quimby to europe g, quote. ne, itchy, you've seen kabuki and court is a great thing for us. the survivors of the genocide, adequate vision. it is something that so does our hearts better and then it encourages us and gives us the conviction that those who committed the genocide level and are hiding in different countries. a one day they will face justice, yucca, we chose that they will follow the trouble were to be tried. natca natasha kabuki is one of the last top wanted suspects for the rwandan genocide to be put on trial . he said to be in fragile health and victims of the genocide say they're hoping for things to move quickly. so he doesn't die before facing justice. ah. in many parts of africa, rural areas are mostly populated by old people. there left behind when the young

had for urban centers in search of a better life, or sometimes the all simply outlive their children. this often leaves the elderly fending for themselves, but in gonna, a project is changing this as d w's. maxwell soup reports from the north east and boom boom, go nap under each district. shared mass of laughter modify le, due to con, get leaves. the lawn in her house, in garners north east. with her children have died that the government doesn't of a care to hey, but in 97 year old still has people to lean on. thanks to your project, lincoln young people to luly, eldest, don't go well, i'm a dell. my then i'm, when i'm a line, i wait lawyer and i become sad. when i think about the death of my children with

them, i get to laugh whenever these women call on me one week, if one of them was if her radical a minute to these women, i volunteers, dances, aged people, would be, as of charles, do cook clean and wash for them, tans, some elderly people can no longer do on your own. one of the volunteers is liquid to inquire, rita, that embedded uncle mina. we didn't know that simple gestures like this could change someone circumstances. oh, well, you were going to put you not. our presence always may go to town and stronger or will do more last year. no, i belong. and then the project started 11 years ago. it now held some 3000 old people in more than 30 communities. here it is called unit tuna

foundation, which means goswick in luca language. in return as found out, wanted to revive gun is coming out. spirit, where the elderly are respected and helped. so i'll pick the knowledge for my grandfather is eda, and by doing that it brings unity. it brings love. it is bring good health to people. as for want it. she feels her time on it is nearly over. i knew as well come. i know that they say everyone has the day to die. man will got to go daddy. i am now waiting for that day to come, so that i can die peacefully, momma let. but while she is still here, the volunteers from unit tuner, i'm making her life better and

still on the link between generations. the award winning nigerian musician fan equity has carried on the legacy of his father, the legendary after a beat pioneer fella, cootie, and is now passing the baton to his own children. their music has a heavy emphasis on political corruption, poverty, and injustice. them equity is currently touring europe. i caught up with him ahead of his performance here in berlin and asked why this activism is so prominent in his music. yes, this, oh god. it was like, for me i don't find the love story that's more important than the poverty outside my house. i feel i feel em quite stupid singing about my personal love story. when i opened my get on, i just see things not working. they are more towards you and i think i think her,

my love stories for me are more private and confidential. i would love to probably think about more beautiful things in the wall was, was lose the war in ukraine or cold war ssl, mario sudan. when i read the news this, i had breaking things that i wish i had a magic wand, one to jose, change that situation. and the only one die harvey's to talk about it, which is i'm not just talking to the audience. my music is not just talking to the audience, i talk to myself as well. i tried to teach myself this teachings as well. so when i sing, i advocates and myself was, well, is that something you'd want to see more in it generally in the, in the zane? i don't want to see anything i do. i might my business probably leave all of us did that. it would be boring, so i don't, i can't criticize what art is too big topic to criticize anybody.

i major either is in a difficult place at the moment old is in a different world than a difficult place at the moment. but when we look at the music scene, at the moment my journey music has got such great recognition on the mainstream. when you look at that, what, what, what are you reflections? i have no, i'm just happy. i'm happy that young boys and girls are doing well. i what we should always remember. you must kayla, which always remember my remarkable people opened the door for people like me. africa, not as i've been in europe for wooten african hot for ages. so it didn't just stack now. so somebody, i'll be banging on that door, listen to us, you have to listen to our music. our music is good and soul. and then we should

remember, we have a very large community in europe in america now, who are very patriotic, when he calls, causes this musical cultural. so then, universities, they are doctors or lawyers here, engineers. and they tell their european or american friends listen to our music. so we have to pack those people as well who are promoting this for more than us here. and so it's not just the music just came out of new angels. they did big it so much groundwork is going on making sure this music is heard. oh, do you see this kind of clash between what's happening in the art scene, the music scene versus the state of the country? nature of the state of many african countries. no, i think is good and probably it's a good energy. it's more negative. it's

a good energy. i am not a critic. you can criticize young people for trying to make a to make something out of their lives. or if they were, bandits will complain into a drug pushers will complain. they are making a living good living. they're making people happy. people are dancing. they are feeling hall's so we should be happy. now that being said, i don't think they are not concerned about what is going on. i think i know a lot of them. they probably don't sing about it, but i know they are concerned that i don't think there's any african that is not concerned about what is going on back home. i'm in our own little way. maybe it's not enough, but i know in our little ways we're all trying our best to hope things change or make things change or that's it for di,

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you pay won't pay taxation and politics starts october 21st on d w a ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin, russia withdrawals, its troops from mckee, ukrainian city, to avoid being surrounded. ukrainian officials say that soldiers have now entered the town of lamon, a development being viewed as a major defeat. the moscow also coming up coolly does in buckingham foster claim, be allison president is hiding on a french bass plotting