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public health departments speak to the w on plans to improve on these gains. emotional reunions as if your p s t gra region opens up again. after 2 years of fighting. we ask if and how the sci fi will hold with less than 2 months before africa is most populous country chooses. the next president will look at the mountain of tasks awaiting nigeria, next leader and redressing the balance in the narrative about africa. we meet the entropy now on a mission to have the continent better depicted in the media. a i'm told me already. well, thanks for joining us this new year. how does africa plan to tackle health threats

in 2023? the past few years have been marked by several health emergencies, including the coven 19 pandemic, which has posed a serious challenge not only to public health, but also to economies and livelihoods. the continent also faces health threats from other infectious diseases, from humanitarian crises, and the rising burden of chronic illnesses, such as cancer as diabetes. every year, according to the world health organization, africa faces more than a 100 health emergencies. more than any other region in the world. we can now welcome to the program doctor, am at oklahoma, the acting director of the african unions centers for disease control. he joins us from addis ababa. thank you for joining us on the program. dr. oma, now the continent has faced major health care challenges recently, yet it's coped with outbreaks like covert and abolla better than some predicted.

what do you think this says about the continent? states of preparedness for these threats? thank you for having me. been number over public health events that we've dealt with throughout 2022 for example, is an excess of a dozen old order. the most known ones will be covered under the boiler. we packed is a very simple principle and that is building the capacity of our member state to be able to respond to any immediate outbreak and then providing them with the support technical financial. and otherwise, we should be needed to be able to bring that control that, that particular out big and a control. these means that we, the time the continent has built very good capacity for responding to some of these

outbreaks. we have built very good networks across the continent of supporting each other whenever we need to respond to a large how to break. and we've also built very good trust with our leaders, their political leaders, with our partners and our, with the private sector, the members of the public on the continent. that means that when we move, we move as a team. and this has resulted in the good results that you see with covet our, with the rapid control of it balling uganda and d, c and other places. right? and on that note what, what lessons, for example from these, these incidents, these events are you taking forwards in your role as we move into the new year and a into a new phase 5 because it is see a few things that i'll share 3 that we really need to do to ensure that we continue to have good success on the continent for outbreak. prevention and control. one is

only wanting systems. we know pathogens are they in the community and we know they will circulate because it's the nature of viruses and bacteria and others. to do that. what we need to do is we must know when and how to because of god. and we are able to respond rapidly to keep the big small so early warning systems at country level is the key thing in health security for the continent. second thing that we must do is to strengthen our institutions that are designed to respond to public. whether it is national public health institute, whether it is national, c, d, c. whether it is a national research institutions, whether it is a health facilities that are used to take care of those. what on? well, the national level institutions must be strong. because when you have those a strengthen, then you have a reaction time shot it. the 3rd thing that we must be able to do to,

to keep it as it is lock on production. we cannot wait for test gets to come from elsewhere for us to be able to respond rapidly. we cannot wait for vaccines to be consumed to the fullness of populations elsewhere before we start vaccinating ourselves. lock on production of simple things like mosques, complex things like vaccines. we must do it here on the continent. and all these are embodied in what we call the new public health order, which we as africa, c, d, c, are coordinating, and leading its implementation here on the continent of africa. you talk about these, these achievements. the success is they've also been african scientists, for example, who received some recognition for their work during the coven pandemic. what do you think the rest of the world is listening and learning from these frontline experiences and africa? the i use my simple answer because to be

a we have been sharing our experience is very robust. be across the continent in every platform that are we invited to share and our, the world is also seeing the results of what we do and be asking. and there are many countries that have come to ask, how did we do this? and how did we do the other? but apart from being asked, what we decided to do is to ensure that all our experiences have been well captured in our strategies and our engagement with other institutions that we, if someone doesn't have to ask, we be sharing on a really regular basis. and i am very confident that going forward. africa is going to be a leader in health security. we're not going to be the ones we to the end of the queue anymore. great. dr. alana or girl oma, acting director of the africa, c, d. c. thank you very much for speaking to us. thank you for having me. ah,

to if e o. p. a. now where there are hopes of peace at last. after 2 years of a bitter war, the government, antique ran forces recently agreed to stop fighting. but that was after tens of thousands of people had been killed and millions more displaced in one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. the truce has now reopened the t gray region and passenger flights have just resumed, allowing many people from the region to re unite with their loved ones with an emotional moment as the 1st flight arrived back in may, kelly the civil war left he cry. lastly, cut off from the rest of the world. finally, families are being re united with now gabby said was just him. we were together in charlotte, emily and i did not see it now for 2 years. and now we are very happy to have this

opportunity. i flew in for addison, my sister came from london to reunite well, i think it's over a little my sisters. my family with with the guns have fallen silent. the regional party open on getting much needed. aid is flowing back in and some phone and internet connections have been restored. the conflict has caused immense hom, not only to the people. hospitals have been damaged and destroyed water, electricity, and medicines. i'm short supply with there's no way we haven't gone to hide with our children without a mattress, a cup of water to drink. anything to cook with. just us try to save our lives. the elderly novels with children and many others have been through tremendous

difficulties. many have died if he'll be a, was ruled for 3 decades by to quiet people's liberation front r t p l f. but when prime minister be armed came to power, he formed the coalition that lift out to peel. if members that resentment turned to be bolt and then full blown conflict, the war has created one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. and now hundreds of thousands on the brink of famine. american children under 5 years and malnourished a penny. we can't save some of these chill just with medicine. they need food. and we haven't received food yet. we give the children medicine now and may come back the 2nd day in a worse condition. while many here still need urgent help that fate will depend on the warring parties sticking to a fragile truce. joining the program now is that i am

a senior advisor in peace and constitution building at the international institute for democracy and electoral assistance in the hague. at m. hi, welcome to d. w. news africa. it appears as if the guns have been silenced in tea. greg, from your point of view, is the war over a thank you for having me was the war is not over. i think the country is, remains in the words, at the same time, there has been significant progress. and i think any fears that the piston might collapse easily subside by. now the region has been reconnected largely he material the situation has improved and even commercial drives have started in some areas of to grow. but there's still a lot of challenge that remained including the issue of every tyria withdrawal. and of course,

the resolution of identity land issues between to gray and i'm her region. and so yes, there is progress and i think the piece is likely to hold, but they're, they're still a lot of milestones to richard. what will be some of those key signs that indicate that this piece is genuine and sustainable? i think for it to hold the 1st, the entire in government integrate has to be established. and for that to happen, the federal government has to relieve the designation of the t p. i left the ruling party in think right as a terrorist organization. and for that to happen, they have to find the agreement for some reason the resolution to the land dispute between amara and to go i and so other say there is a good start. i think there's a lot of confidence building measures that i've been taken. so far, but the what is coming definitely is more challenging, politically, but also in terms of the resource it needs. now we know there were

a lot of atrocities reported that happened in t grey as the fighting went on. we'll probably be hearing more about these, these stories as, as more people get together, families are reunited. could some of these revelations threaten the piece? and indeed, you know, it has been a very, very atrocious war. indeed, all sides have been implicated in violations. as you know, they're the original reconnected now we were see were here more stories and part of the did the deal in the agreement is that there will be an accountability mechanics that transitional justice mechanism and, and those institutions thought processes would have to hear the voice of the coming out of to right now and consider them and find the appropriate solutions in terms of going forward. and so yes, there will be, there are 2 cities. i don't think they were, they were, you know, during the process,

but they would provide important resources for the transitional justice mechanism that the piecemeal anticipates. how can the leaders who signed the ceasefire bring the whole nation on board to prevent people from harboring ethnic resentments? the well i think, you know, the, the question of ethnicity as the, as a driving force of conflict of politics and all of that is a major issue that affects on just northern part of the country. no. just to grow and i'm her. but the broader nation of large, and there is an anticipated as a planet national our process. and that will be central to addressing the broader issues. and the piece still focus itself mainly on finding a solution to the conflict in the norse, but that a broader issues that the national data courses would have to have to achieve essentially, you know, the piece process itself is a difficult one. but once we take that box, we also have to find a solution to the broader issues that will involve the entire country. and so in

that process, there will be a role for all groups, including that the grimes and the got the federal government. ok. adam of ebay, thank you very much for speaking to us. ah, you're watching the daily news africa still to come. we hear from the media entropy near working to change the popular one sided narrative about africa. the 1st we turn to nigeria in just under 2 months, africa, most populous country will be choosing a new president. it's a crucial vote for nigerians incumbent head of state mohammed double. harry is finishing his 2nd term, but leaving behind a struggling economy and troubling security challenges. he has dw flourished sugar with a look at the massive task awaiting my jury is next president. many experts are describing

the upcoming election as who shouted the future direction of nigeria. the new president will inherit a truck load of serious problems to tackle. perhaps the most important of the economy, nigeria is neck deep in depth. the currency is at its lowest value ever, and prices for every thing of sorry, you've unemployment is an all time type. a research report said 63 percent of nigerians are multi dimensionally poor. they lack money, education and infrastructure well. so for russell funds, you know, nope, was the, this is recession, those were poor. you want to go to walk, no from 200, no up in 500. every is expensive for free. so we just need a good leader. and you are, we are working on this sheets, you see. so more so many big girls on the with the you see graduates working with

economic hardship and lack of field insecurity. many young people tend to prime and keep not be around. so to get money, banditry is white spread. an insurgency against authorities from groups like vocal hierarchy is also still a problem. many people feel that the government has left them on their own. all the time scully, i'm rover in others is in the countries phone noise happening. it is monday. most of us to do that on do what i expected of them to do. we go see the go. maybe they only take care of their serve. to go to our family, we don't care about the masses or anything to whatever. and i was good to go to the struggling economy and white spread insecurity at the 2 major problems are within the next president. the aspect, everything else, education, hell, be environmental. thank you. and both has know that nothing can change over nice.

when us leeway spitting so many attendees in terms of security economy, our social welfare room was a bit of a big. so obviously you're not going to happen just like that. i found it was gradually, we'll get it that will get it can be done. now what happens here? matter area has the biggest population in africa. it's carried huge. economy quits in west africa and major political influence across the region. if a new government can stay niger area towards a better economy, unsecured situation, it's a benefit. millions of people at home and abroad. joining us now from lagos is jamita at monocle and the executive director of enough is enough. nigeria, it's a citizens network aimed at promoting good governance and public accountability. hi yameen. welcome to the program. now nigeria is approaching

a major democratic test in less than 2 months. time with the elections. would you say my jury is ready? yes or no, i think yes because it is as eager to get it over and done with. it's been on election cycle ever because the new electra got lost extended campaign. and so i extended the process that's a much longer so it's gotten a bit kind of wary. but the other side of it is the country ready from a security perspective election management, body perspective, politicians perspective. not so sure. the last few years have been increasingly tough for nigerians. are you seeing an indications that they have faith in this democratic process as you're saying, you're not so sure the countries ready, but do you think these people see this process as a way out of their troubles?

but as i said, i think citizens already because they want to vote, they want to participate in san antonio point. it's been a very difficult 8 years. and so there's a sense of and a lot of civic education has happened. so citizens feel that they have a state and again, and this election, an opportunity for them to express their discontent if i want to use that. but when i say the country is not ready, is really more in terms of the process of the election. as i said longer election period, that with an election management body has had to move, for example, twice the dates where people can pick up their business cards that they need to. so that's gotten it, people have been anxious. there's been quite a number of attacks on the election management bodies offices, especially in the south eastern part of the country and just a general state of insecurity in the country. so those are sort of the environmental issues that i see makes it a bit difficult and some have been ready for an election, but citizens or stephanie ready to book and participate in the process. and i guess

that speaks to some of the, in the past in elections as a part of a democratic process. right. and what opportunities do you think these elections provide? nigeria both internally and on the international skills m internally b sullivan? another test of the fact of handing over power peacefully. might we change parties at the possibility? i think also for young people who are coming from n sauce 2 years, they will, i suddenly a week and wanted to be part of that process. it's also an opportunity to see how much they're sort of anger and then we'll belies asian efforts in people coming out . and in some cases, hopefully getting their preferred candidates to win on a sort of regional and international. and it would be good to have a president who speaks a bit more who's a bit more tickets, who's a bit more able to present nigeria as

a quote unquote giant of africa in the fullness that he deserves. president wiley has not done that at all. and you'll be really nice to have a president or a leader that's able to show what i jazz about. i really cast a vision for nigeria that helps bring the country forward. and it's unifying in language and in action. gimme at a medical of e, i. e nigeria, thank you very much for your time. ah, the nigerian writer, cham amanda at ha, one spoke about the danger of a single story. and this refers to the one sided view of africa, often depicted in the west as a hopeless continent. plague with poverty, corruption, and disease. much of this comes from the western lead media. t w's christine wound weren't met the journalist and entrepreneur mulky mccord who is challenging this head on. to bring balance to the narrative about africa. when maki mccord has

started for media korea in the 1980s, stories about africa consistently portrayed the continent in the way she felt was lacking in balance, to sense of injustice in the story telling the way stories were that depicted us and i used to be in london, i mean i lived in london for a long time and i remember 1985 seminal moment with a lot of people in this generation for we don't remember, but that's live a that's when live it started. it was the feed, the world. it was, you know, then michael jackson song came and it was just all this, you know, feed the starving, pour in africa. and it struck me that i'm african levels, not africa, that i knew from then mock he set out to change the median narrative of africa by showcasing another side of the continent. i mean the soccer in van b, as in fact i'm in dire salaam in tanzania, and i remember putting in mozambique downtown nairobi. in fact, i'm in lagos, but i'm here to meet one of the most passionate polo players. i did my own series called living it,

which is about lifestyles of wealthy africans. because at the time i thought they went and bought enough representation of middle class africans. it was always the poverty stories of what my long time ago i've been doing this. i'm also read a book about africa's grades on 2 entrepreneurs, which was about showcasing our business leaders to day maki heads and non profit organization called african no filter, which is investing in stories about africa that inspire hope and pride. we are a narrative change organization that's on mission in life. we know the only way to change narrative is to change the underlying story. so essentially work with storytellers. we give out about a $1000000.00 a year in grants, to storytellers, to journalists, and to story tellers in the arts and culture space. that sounds about good news because a lot of things that happen that are not good. it's about balanced representation. today, there are more and more stories about africa being told by africans, content streaming platforms like netflix of a selection, films, and documentaries,

but the reporting of poverty conflict, disease and disaster is so prevalent in news coverage, even when it's africans reporting on africa. one of the reasons is because of limited resources about a 3rd of african stories reported in. i'll click on the continent is sourced from foreign news services. and more often than not, this content continues to feed old stereotypes. this year, african mistletoe will be releasing and index ranking the top 20 global media outlets on how they cover africa. and the idea is not to be a stick. we're not trying to beat media rap where she tried to show what good looks like, cuz that's what we're worried about. we're about better storytelling about africa. from monkeys perspective. in order to achieve that, the emphasis has to be on empowering african storytellers. last, we and the program today looking ahead at what and who was going to be shaping our future of

a new african magazine recently released its annual list of the top 100 most influential africans, many of whom we spoke to last year, more chemical road, whom we just heard from is one of those celebrated on the list. here are a few others by for now and wish you a fulfilling 2023. ah,

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